- 1997 Oakland Athletics season
MLB yearly infobox
name = Oakland Athletics
season = 1997
misc =
current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
y4 = 1968
city = Oakland,California
y5 = 1968
owners =Stephen Schott &Kenneth Hofmann
managers =Art Howe
television =KRON-TV
Sports Channel Pacific
(Ray Fosse ,Greg Papa , Ken Wilson)
radio = KFRC
(Bill King ,Ken Korach ,Ray Fosse ) |TheOakland Athletics ' 1997 season involved the A's finishing 4th in theAmerican League West with a record of 65 wins and 97 losses. The club's elephant mascot took its current form,Stomper .Offseason
*October 2, 1996: Dane Johnson was selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the Toronto Blue Jays. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnsda05.shtml]
* December 9, 1996: Frank Catalanotto was drafted by the Oakland Athletics from the Detroit Tigers in the 1996 rule 5 draft. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/catalfr01.shtml Frank Catalanotto Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* January 27, 1997: John Wasdin was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Boston Red Sox for Jose Canseco.
* March 21, 1997: Frank Catalanotto was returned (earlier draft pick) by the Oakland Athletics to the Detroit Tigers.
*March 27, 1997: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the Cincinnati Reds. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/servisc01.shtml Scott Service Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]Regular season
Transactions
*April 4, 1997: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Oakland Athletics.
*June 3, 1997: Tim Hudson was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 6th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1997. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hudsoti01.shtml Tim Hudson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*July 31 ,1997 - Mark McGwire was traded by Oakland Athletics to the St. Louis Cardinals forEric Ludwick , T.J. Mathews, andBlake Stein . McGwire had 34 home runs and 81 RBIs withOakland at the time of the trade, which reunited him with former Athletics managerTony La Russa .eason standings
Roster
Awards and records
*Mark McGwire, Major League record, 1st player to lead the Major Leagues in Home Runs but not lead the American League or National League in home runs [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.372, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]
References
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1997.shtml 1997 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1997&t=OAK 1997 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
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