| 1997 MLB Leaders | ||
| 1997 American League Standings | |||||||||
| EAST | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF |
| *-Baltimore | 98 | 64 | .605 | -- | 46-35 | 52-29 | 812 | 681 | +131 |
| y-New York | 96 | 66 | .593 | 2 | 47-33 | 49-33 | 891 | 688 | +203 |
| Detroit | 79 | 83 | .488 | 19 | 42-39 | 37-44 | 784 | 790 | -6 |
| Boston | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20 | 39-42 | 39-42 | 851 | 857 | -6 |
| Toronto | 76 | 86 | .469 | 22 | 42-39 | 34-47 | 654 | 694 | -40 |
| CENTRAL | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF |
| x-Cleveland | 86 | 75 | .534 | -- | 44-37 | 42-38 | 868 | 815 | +53 |
| Chicago | 80 | 81 | .497 | 6 | 45-36 | 35-45 | 779 | 833 | -54 |
| Milwaukee | 78 | 83 | .484 | 8 | 47-33 | 31-50 | 681 | 742 | -61 |
| Minnesota | 68 | 94 | .420 | 18.5 | 35-46 | 33-48 | 772 | 861 | -89 |
| Kansas City | 67 | 94 | .416 | 19 | 33-47 | 34-47 | 747 | 820 | -73 |
| WEST | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF |
| x-Seattle | 90 | 72 | .556 | -- | 45-36 | 45-36 | 925 | 833 | +92 |
| Anaheim | 84 | 78 | .519 | 6 | 46-36 | 38-42 | 829 | 794 | +35 |
| Texas | 77 | 85 | .475 | 13 | 39-42 | 38-43 | 807 | 823 | -16 |
| Oakland | 65 | 97 | .401 | 25 | 35-46 | 30-51 | 764 | 946 | -182 |
| 1997 National League Standings | |||||||||
| EAST | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF |
| *-Atlanta | 101 | 61 | .623 | -- | 50-31 | 51-30 | 791 | 581 | +210 |
| y-Florida | 92 | 70 | .568 | 9 | 52-29 | 40-41 | 740 | 669 | +71 |
| New York | 88 | 74 | .543 | 13 | 50-31 | 38-43 | 777 | 709 | +68 |
| Montreal | 78 | 84 | .481 | 23 | 45-36 | 33-48 | 691 | 740 | -49 |
| Philadelphia | 68 | 94 | .420 | 33 | 38-43 | 30-51 | 668 | 840 | -172 |
| CENTRAL | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF |
| x-Houston | 84 | 78 | .519 | -- | 46-35 | 38-43 | 777 | 660 | +117 |
| Pittsburgh | 79 | 83 | .488 | 5 | 43-38 | 36-45 | 725 | 760 | -35 |
| Cincinnati | 76 | 86 | .469 | 8 | 40-41 | 36-45 | 651 | 764 | -113 |
| St. Louis | 73 | 89 | .451 | 11 | 41-40 | 32-49 | 689 | 708 | -19 |
| Chicago | 68 | 94 | .420 | 16 | 42-39 | 26-55 | 687 | 759 | -72 |
| WEST | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF |
| x-San Francisco | 90 | 72 | .556 | -- | 48-33 | 42-39 | 784 | 793 | -9 |
| Los Angeles | 88 | 74 | .543 | 2 | 47-34 | 41-40 | 742 | 645 | +97 |
| Colorado | 83 | 79 | .512 | 7 | 47-34 | 36-45 | 923 | 908 | +15 |
| San Diego | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 | 39-42 | 37-44 | 795 | 891 | -96 |
| 1997 All-Star Results | |||||||||
| DATE | SCORE | VENUE | LOCATION | ATT | WP | LP | MVP | ||
| July 8, 1997 | AL 3, NL 1 | Jacobs Field | Cleveland, OH | 44,916 | Jos� Rosado | Shawn Estes | |||
| Rosters | Complete Results | |||||||||
| 1997 Postseason Results | ||
| ROUND | OUTCOME | RESULT |
| World Series | Florida Marlins defeated Cleveland Indians | 4-3 |
| League Championship Series | Cleveland Indians defeated Baltimore Orioles | 4-2 |
| League Championship Series | Florida Marlins defeated Atlanta Braves | 4-2 |
| League Divisional Series | Baltimore Orioles defeated Seattle Mariners | 3-1 |
| League Divisional Series | Cleveland Indians defeated New York Yankees | 3-2 |
| League Divisional Series | Atlanta Braves defeated Houston Astros | 3-0 |
| League Divisional Series | Florida Marlins defeated San Francisco Giants | 3-0 |
| Complete Results | ||
| 1997 Award Winners | ||
| PLAYER | TEAM | AWARD |
| No award winners. | ||
| Complete Results | ||
| 1997 Draft Picks | |||
| PLAYER | POS | TEAM | |
| 1 | Matt Anderson | RHP | Detroit Tigers |
| 2 | J.D. Drew | OF | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 3 | Troy Glaus | 3B | Anaheim Angels |
| 4 | Jason Grilli | RHP | San Francisco Giants |
| 5 | Vernon Wells | OF | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Complete Results | |||
| 1997 No-Hitters | ||||||
| DATE | PITCHER | TEAM | OPPONENT | SCORE | LEAGUE | NOTES |
| 7/12/1997 | Francisco Cordova (9) | PIT | HOU | 3-0 | NL | Combined |
| 7/12/1997 | Ricardo Rincon (1) | PIT | HOU | 3-0 | NL | Combined |
| 6/10/1997 | Kevin Brown | FLA | SFO | 9-0 | NL | |
| Complete Results | ||||||
