1997 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1997 American League champions American League Central champions American League Central 86–75 (86 75) 1st Jacobs Field Cleveland, Ohio Richard Jacobs John Hart Mike Hargrove WUAB Jack Corrigan, Mike Hegan SportsChannel John Sanders, Rick Manning WKNR (1220 AM) Herb Score, Tom Hamilton, Matt Underwood The 1997 Cleveland Indians season was the 97th season for the franchise and the 4th season at Jacobs Field. It involved the Indians making their second World Series appearance in three years, in which they'd lose to a National League East team again, this time to the wild card Florida Marlins in 7 games. The Indians finished in first place in the American League Central Division and hosted the 1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Offseason November 13, 1996: Matt Williams was traded by the San Francisco Giants with a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later, Jeff Kent, Julián Tavárez, and José Vizcaíno. The Cleveland Indians sent Joe Roa (December 16, 1996) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.Matt Williams Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 10, 1996: Eric Plunk was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/plunker01.shtml Eric Plunk Stats December 13, 1996: Kevin Mitchell signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.Kevin Mitchell Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 16, 1996: Trenidad Hubbard was sent by the San Francisco Giants to the Cleveland Indians to complete an earlier deal made on November 13, 1996.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hubbatr01.shtml Trent Hubbard Stats December 18, 1996: Chad Curtis was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/curtich01.shtml Chad Curtis Stats December 19, 1996: Les Norman was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.Les Norman Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 28, 1996: Tony Fernandez was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fernato01.shtml Tony Fernandez Stats January 1, 1997: Casey Candaele was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/candaca01.shtml Casey Candaele Stats January 31, 1997: Greg Cadaret was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cadargr01.shtml Greg Cadaret Stats Regular season The season started with several new faces. The Indians acquired home run hitter Matt Williams. On March 25, 1997, the club traded All-Star Kenny Lofton and pitcher Alan Embree to the Atlanta Braves for Marquis Grissom and David Justice. June 16 – The first interleague game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Cleveland Indians took place at Jacobs Field. The rivalry would be known as the Battle of Ohio. The Reds won the game by a score of 4–1.https://baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=199706160CLE Box Score of Game played on Monday, June 16, 1997 at Jacobs Field Most Starts by Position PositionName# of StartsC Sandy Alomar Jr.1191B Jim Thome1452B Tony Fernández1093B Matt Williams151SS Omar Vizquel152LF Brian Giles82CF Marquis Grissom144RF Manny Ramírez146DH David Justice61 Season standings Cleveland Indians Record vs. opponents CLE Notable transactions April 21, 1997: Ryan Thompson signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.Ryan Thompson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com May 20, 1997: Torey Lovullo was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lovulto01.shtml Torey Lovullo Stats June 3, 1997: Kevin Mitchell was released by the Cleveland Indians. June 5, 1997: Ryan Thompson was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jeff Manto. June 9, 1997: Dave Weathers was traded by the New York Yankees to the Cleveland Indians for Chad Curtis.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/weathda01.shtml David Weathers Stats July 3, 1997: Greg Cadaret was released by the Cleveland Indians. July 25, 1997: Pat Listach was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.Pat Listach Statistics Baseball-Reference.com July 31, 1997: John Smiley was traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Jeff Branson to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Crowell, Danny Graves, Damian Jackson, and Scott Winchester.John Smiley Statistics Baseball-Reference.com July 31, 1997: Jeff Juden was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Cleveland Indians for Steve Kline.Jeff Juden Statistics Baseball-Reference.com August 13, 1997: Julio Franco was released by the Cleveland Indians.Julio Franco Statistics Baseball-Reference.com Roster 1997 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 34 Brian Anderson 45 Paul Assenmacher 47 Terry Clark 40 Bartolo Colón 35 Danny Graves 55 Orel Hershiser 42 Mike Jackson 46 Jason Jacome  7 Jeff Juden 52 Steve Kline 59 Albie Lopez 29 Jack McDowell 49 José Mesa 51 Alvin Morman 41 Charles Nagy 37 Chad Ogea 38 Eric Plunk 53 Paul Shuey 57 John Smiley 50 David Weathers 27 Jaret Wright Catchers 15 Sandy Alomar Jr. 10 Pat Borders  2 Einar Díaz Infielders 11 Jeff Branson 26 Casey Candaele 52 Sean Casey  1 Tony Fernández 23 Julio Franco 11 Damian Jackson 12 Jeff Manto  6 Bip Roberts 44 Richie Sexson 20 Kevin Seitzer 25 Jim Thome 13 Omar Vizquel  9 Matt Williams 35 Enrique Wilson Outfielders 56 Bruce Aven 12 Chad Curtis 22 Brian Giles 17 Marquis Grissom 30 Trent Hubbard 33,23 David Justice 44 Kevin Mitchell 24 Manny Ramírez Manager 21 Mike Hargrove Coaches 54 Johnny Goryl (Bench)  4 Luis Isaac (Bullpen) 42 Charlie Manuel (Hitting)  8 Dave Nelson (First base) 16 Jeff Newman (Third base) 28 Mark Wiley (Pitching) 43 Dan Williams (Bullpen catcher) Game log background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023456 5px solid; border-bottom:#d81c3f 5px solid; 1997 Game Log: 86–75 (Home: 44–37; Away: 42–38) y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023456 2px solid; border-bottom:#d81c3f 2px solid; April: 12–13 (Home: 5–6; Away: 7–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 || April 2 || @ Athletics || 9–7 || Kline (1–0) || Wengert (0–1) || Shuey (1) || Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum || 41,235 || 1–0 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 2 || April 3 || @ Athletics || 4–5 || Lewis (1–0) || Plunk (0–1) || Taylor (1) || Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum || 13,707 || 1–1 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 3 || April 4 || @ Angels || 6–8 (11) || Holtz (1–0) || Shuey (0–1) || – || Anaheim Stadium || 17,758 || 1–2 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 || April 5 || @ Angels || 7–5 || Ogea (1–0) || Hasegawa (0–1) || Shuey (2) || Anaheim Stadium || 23,913 || 2–2 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 || April 6 || @ Angels || 10–8 || Kline (2–0) || Percival (0–2) || Jackson (1) || Anaheim Stadium || 29,363 || 3–2 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 || April 7 || @ Mariners || 8–3 || Nagy (1–0) || Sanders (0–2) || – || Kingdome || 22,012 || 4–2 || W3 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 7 || April 8 || @ Mariners || 8–14 || Hurtado (1–0) || Lopez (0–1) || – || Kingdome || 24,348 || 4–3 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 8 || April 9 || @ Mariners || 1–11 || Wolcott (1–1) || Colon (0–1) || – || Kingdome || 28,302 || 4–4 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 9 || April 11 || Angels || 15–3 || Ogea (2–0) || Gubicza (0–1) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,643 || 5–4 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | – || April 12 || Angels || colspan=8 | Postponed (rain, makeup July 28) |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 10 || April 13 || Angels || 3–8 || Langston (1–1) || McDowell (0–1) || – || Jacobs Field || 41,218 || 5–5 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 11 || April 14 || Mariners || 1–6 || Martinez (1–0) || Nagy (1–1) || – || Jacobs Field || 41,184 || 5–6 || L2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 12 || April 15 || Mariners || 4–8 || Wells (1–0) || Jackson (0–1) || Charlton (3) || Jacobs Field || 40,118 || 5–7 || L3 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 13 || April 16 || @ Red Sox || 6–11 || Avery (1–1) || Ogea (2–1) || – || Fenway Park || 21,305 || 5–8 || L4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 14 || April 17 || @ Red Sox || 4–3 || Kline (3–0) || Trlicek (2–3) || Mesa (1) || Fenway Park || 17,988 || 6–8 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 15 || April 18 || Brewers || 2–10 || McDonald (2–1) || McDowell (0–2) || – || Jacobs Field || 40,343 || 6–9 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 16 || April 19 || Brewers || 11–6 || Nagy (2–1) || Eldred (2–1) || – || Jacobs Field || 40,237 || 7–9 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 17 || April 20 || Brewers || 6–4 || Hershiser (1–0) || Wickman (2–1) || Mesa (2) || Jacobs Field || 42,285 || 8–9 || W2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 18 || April 22 || Red Sox || 2–8 || Avery (2–1) || Ogea (2–2) || Henry (3) || Jacobs Field || 41,800 || 8–10 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 19 || April 23 || Red Sox || 11–7 || McDowell (1–2) || Trlicek (2–4) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,430 || 9–10 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 20 || April 24 || @ Brewers || 6–3 || Nagy (3–1) || Eldred (2–2) || Mesa (3) || County Stadium || 7,135 || 10–10 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 21 || April 25 || @ Brewers || 11–4 || Hershiser (2–0) || Karl (0–4) || – || County Stadium || 11,150 || 11–10 || W3 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 22 || April 26 || @ Brewers || 8–9 || Jones (1–0) || Mesa (0–1) || – || County Stadium || 13,028 || 11–11 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 23 || April 27 || @ Brewers || 5–6 || Jones (2–0) || Plunk (0–2) || – || County Stadium || 19,709 || 11–12 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 24 || April 29 || Athletics || 10–4 || Nagy (4–1) || Prieto (2–1) || Jackson (2) || Jacobs Field || 40,421 || 12–12 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 25 || April 30 || Athletics || 9–11 (10) || Taylor (1–1) || Mesa (0–2) || Wengert (1) || Jacobs Field || 40,463 || 12–13 || L1 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023456 2px solid; border-bottom:#d81c3f 2px solid; May: 15–11 (Home: 9–3; Away: 6–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 26 || May 1 || Athletics || 7–1 || McDowell (2–2) || Adams (1–3) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,398 || 13–13 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | – || May 2 || Tigers || colspan=8 | Postponed (rain, makeup August 13) |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 27 || May 3 || Tigers || 7–6 || Plunk (1–2) || Brocail (0–3) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,269 || 14–13 || W2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 28 || May 4 || Tigers || 0–2 || Blair (3–2) || Nagy (4–2) || Brocail (1) || Jacobs Field || 42,387 || 14–14 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | – || May 5 || Rangers || colspan=8 | Postponed (rain, makeup August 9) |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 29 || May 6 || Rangers || 5–4 || Hershiser (3–0) || Pavlik (2–3) || Jackson (3) || Jacobs Field || 40,451 || 15–14 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 30 || May 7 || Blue Jays || 7–1 || McDowell (3–2) || Person (0–2) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,463 || 16–14 || W2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 31 || May 8 || Blue Jays || 3–4 || Guzman (3–2) || Ogea (2–3) || Quantrill (1) || Jacobs Field || 42,567 || 16–15 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 32 || May 9 || @ Tigers || 5–0 || Nagy (5–2) || Sager (2–2) || – || Tiger Stadium || 20,393 || 17–15 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 33 || May 10 || @ Tigers || 0–6 || Olivares (2–2) || Colon (0–2) || – || Tiger Stadium || 30,578 || 17–16 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 34 || May 11 || @ Tigers || 3–11 || Thompson (3–2) || Hershiser (3–1) || – || Tiger Stadium || 19,869 || 17–17 || L2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 35 || May 12 || @ Rangers || 2–4 || Burkett (2–2) || McDowell (3–3) || Wetteland (9) || The Ballpark in Arlington || 25,327 || 17–18 || L3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 36 || May 13 || @ Rangers || 7–3 || Ogea (3–3) || Oliver (1–4) || Morman (1) || The Ballpark in Arlington || 31,798 || 18–18 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 37 || May 14 || @ Rangers || 3–4 (10) || Wetteland (2–0) || Lopez (0–2) || – || The Ballpark in Arlington || 30,268 || 18–19 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 38 || May 16 || @ Blue Jays || 2–5 || Clemens (7–0) || Hershiser (3–2) || Timlin (5) || SkyDome || 35,195 || 18–20 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 39 || May 17 || @ Blue Jays || 8–1 || Lopez (1–2) || Williams (1–3) || – || SkyDome || 36,220 || 19–20 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 40 || May 18 || @ Blue Jays || 8–6 || Ogea (4–3) || Carpenter (0–2) || Jackson (4) || SkyDome || 31,137 || 20–20 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 41 || May 20 || Royals || 4–3 || Shuey (1–1) || Walker (2–2) || Jackson (5) || Jacobs Field || 43,167 || 21–20 || W3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 42 || May 21 || Royals || 1–0 || Hershiser (4–2) || Appier (4–3) || Jackson (6) || Jacobs Field || 42,290 || 22–20 || W4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 43 || May 22 || Royals || 9–1 || Lopez (2–2) || Rosado (3–3) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,962 || 23–20 || W5 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 44 || May 23 || Orioles || 6–1 || Ogea (5–3) || Key (8–1) || – || Jacobs Field || 41,154 || 24–20 || W6 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 45 || May 24 || Orioles || 3–8 || Mussina (6–1) || Kline (3–1) || – || Jacobs Field || 41,040 || 24–21 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 46 || May 25 || Orioles || 7–6 || Nagy (6–2) || Rhodes (2–2) || Morman (2) || Jacobs Field || 42,944 || 25–21 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 47 || May 26 || @ White Sox || 10–4 || Hershiser (5–2) || Navarro (4–3) || – || Comiskey Park || 26,383 || 26–21 || W2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 48 || May 27 || @ White Sox || 2–8 || Drabek (4–3) || Lopez (2–3) || – || Comiskey Park || 20,847 || 26–22 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 49 || May 28 || @ Royals || 10–3 || Assenmacher (1–0) || Belcher (5–6) || – || Kauffman Stadium || 13,380 || 27–22 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | – || May 29 || @ Royals || colspan=8 | Postponed (rain, makeup September 19) |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 50 || May 30 || @ Orioles || 0–3 || Mussina (7–1) || Nagy (6–3) || – || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 47,759 || 27–23 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 51 || May 31 || @ Orioles || 5–8 || Boskie (3–2) || Mesa (0–3) || Myers (17) || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 47,739 || 27–24 || L2 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023456 2px solid; border-bottom:#d81c3f 2px solid; June: 13–11 (Home: 7–7; Away: 6–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | – || June 1 || @ Orioles || colspan=8 | Postponed (rain, makeup September 15) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | – || June 2 || @ Orioles || colspan=8 | Postponed (rain, makeup September 16) |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 52 || June 3 || White Sox || 5–9 || Darwin (2–2) || Ogea (5–4) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,994 || 27–25 || L3 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 53 || June 4 || White Sox || 4–9 || Baldwin (3–7) || Lopez (2–4) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,992 || 27–26 || L4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 54 || June 5 || White Sox || 5–4 (11) || Shuey (2–1) || Castillo (0–1) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,948 || 28–26 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 55 || June 6 || @ Red Sox || 7–3 || Hershiser (6–2) || Gordon (3–6) || – || Fenway Park || 30,202 || 29–26 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 56 || June 7 || @ Red Sox || 9–5 || Colon (1–2) || Sele (6–5) || – || Fenway Park || 32,780 || 30–26 || W3 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 57 || June 8 || @ Red Sox || 6–12 || Hudson (1–0) || Ogea (5–5) || – || Fenway Park || 32,155 || 30–27 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 58 || June 10 || Brewers || 5–4 || Nagy (7–3) || Eldred (6–6) || Jackson (7) || Jacobs Field || 42,882 || 31–27 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 59 || June 11 || Brewers || 4–3 (11) || Assenmacher (2–0) || Jones (3–3) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,864 || 32–27 || W2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 60 || June 12 || Brewers || 2–6 || Mercedes (3–2) || Anderson (0–1) || – || Jacobs Field || 41,975 || 32–28 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | – || June 13 || @ Cardinals || colspan=8 | Postponed (rain, makeup June 14) |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 61 || June 14 (1) || @ Cardinals || 8–3 || Lopez (3–4) || Mathews (2–3) || – || Busch Stadium || 43,582 || 33–28 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 62 || June 14 (2) || @ Cardinals || 2–5 || Morris (5–3) || Ogea (5–6) || Eckersley (13) || Busch Stadium || 44,532 || 33–29 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 63 || June 15 || @ Cardinals || 9–2 || Nagy (8–3) || Stottlemyre (4–5) || – || Busch Stadium || 46,646 || 34–29 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 64 || June 16 || Reds || 1–4 || Tomko (3–1) || Hershiser (6–3) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,961 || 34–30 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 65 || June 17 || Reds || 5–1 || Anderson (1–1) || Smiley (5–8) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,901 || 35–30 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 66 || June 18 || Reds || 2–5 || Remlinger (2–3) || Ogea (5–7) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,865 || 35–31 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 67 || June 20 || Yankees || 1–7 || Gooden (2–0) || Nagy (8–4) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,019 || 35–32 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 68 || June 21 || Yankees || 13–4 || Hershiser (7–3) || Pettitte (8–5) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,006 || 36–32 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 69 || June 22 || Yankees || 5–2 || Anderson (2–1) || Wells (8–4) || Jackson (8) || Jacobs Field || 42,912 || 37–32 || W2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 70 || June 23 || Twins || 2–7 || Radke (8–5) || Ogea (5–8) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,861 || 37–33 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 71 || June 24 || Twins || 10–5 || Wright (1–0) || Stevens (0–1) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,902 || 38–33 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | – || June 25 || Twins || colspan=8 | Postponed (rain, makeup September 27) |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 72 || June 27 || @ Yankees || 2–3 || Gooden (3–0) || Hershiser (7–4) || Rivera (26) || Yankee Stadium || 35,837 || 38–34 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 73 || June 28 || @ Yankees || 12–8 || Plunk (2–2) || Rogers (4–4) || – || Yankee Stadium || 41,085 || 39–34 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 74 || June 29 || @ Yankees || 10–11 || Rivera (2–2) || Mesa (0–4) || – || Yankee Stadium || 39,756 || 39–35 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 75 || June 30 || @ Astros || 6–4 || Mesa (1–4) || Martin (2–2) || Jackson (9) || Astrodome || 29,051 || 40–35 || W1 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023456 2px solid; border-bottom:#d81c3f 2px solid; July: 14–13 (Home: 7–10; Away: 7–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 76 || July 1 || @ Astros || 8–6 || Plunk (3–2) || Lima (1–4) || Jackson (10) || Astrodome || 23,998 || 41–35 || W2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 77 || July 2 || @ Astros || 2–6 || Hampton (4–7) || Hershiser (7–5) || – || Astrodome || 25,661 || 41–36 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 78 || July 4 || Royals || 7–6 || Anderson (3–1) || Pichardo (2–4) || Jackson (11) || Jacobs Field || 42,984 || 42–36 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 79 || July 5 || Royals || 8–4 || Nagy (9–4) || Pittsley (2–6) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,892 || 43–36 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 80 || July 6 || Royals || 8–7 || Jackson (1–1) || Casian (0–2) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,863 || 44–36 || W3 |- bgcolor=#bbcaff | – || July 8 || 68th All-Star Game || colspan=8 | National League vs. American League (Jacobs Field, Cleveland, Ohio) |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 81 || July 10 || @ Twins || 2–8 || Radke (11–5) || Nagy (9–5) || – || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 13,605 || 44–37 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 82 || July 11 || @ Twins || 5–1 || Jacome (1–0) || Robertson (7–7) || – || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 14,400 || 45–37 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 83 || July 12 || @ Twins || 7–2 || Hershiser (8–5) || Tewksbury (4–8) || – || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 30,055 || 46–37 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 84 || July 13 || @ Twins || 12–5 || Colon (2–2) || Hawkins (1–5) || – || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 16,734 || 47–37 || W3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 85 || July 14 || @ Yankees || 3–2 (10) || Jackson (2–1) || Rivera (2–3) || – || Yankee Stadium || 27,812 || 48–37 || W4 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 86 || July 15 || @ Yankees || 6–12 || Irabu (2–0) || Nagy (9–6) || Mendoza (1) || Yankee Stadium || 34,503 || 48–38 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 87 || July 16 || @ Brewers || 4–3 || Wright (2–0) || McDonald (8–7) || Jackson (12) || County Stadium || 23,047 || 49–38 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 88 || July 17 || @ Brewers || 3–2 || Hershiser (9–5) || Eldred (9–9) || Jackson (13) || County Stadium || 23,383 || 50–38 || W2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 89 || July 18 || Red Sox || 0–7 || Wakefield (4–10) || Colon (2–3) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,037 || 50–39 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 90 || July 19 || Red Sox || 3–6 || Suppan (4–0) || Clark (0–1) || Slocumb (14) || Jacobs Field || 43,070 || 50–40 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 91 || July 20 || Red Sox || 7–2 || Nagy (10–6) || Gordon (5–8) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,932 || 51–40 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 92 || July 21 || Red Sox || 1–3 || Avery (4–2) || Wright (2–1) || Slocumb (15) || Jacobs Field || 42,851 || 51–41 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 93 || July 22 || Mariners || 6–2 || Weathers (1–1) || Fassero (8–6) || Jackson (14) || Jacobs Field || 42,951 || 52–41 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 94 || July 23 || Mariners || 3–6 || Olivares (6–6) || Colon (2–4) || Holzemer (1) || Jacobs Field || 43,049 || 52–42 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 95 || July 24 || Mariners || 1–11 || Johnson (14–2) || Clark (0–2) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,984 || 52–43 || L2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 96 || July 25 || Athletics || 1–2 || Small (7–4) || Jackson (2–2) || Taylor (19) || Jacobs Field || 42,945 || 52–44 || L3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 97 || July 26 || Athletics || 6–3 || Wright (3–1) || Karsay (3–10) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,925 || 53–44 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 98 || July 27 || Athletics || 4–2 || Jacome (2–0) || Haynes (0–1) || Assenmacher (1) || Jacobs Field || 42,885 || 54–44 || W2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 99 || July 28 (1) || Angels || 0–2 || Springer (6–4) || Colon (2–5) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,033 || 54–45 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 100 || July 28 (2) || Angels || 7–10 || Harris (2–2) || Weathers (1–2) || Holtz (2) || Jacobs Field || 42,857 || 54–46 || L2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 101 || July 29 || Angels || 2–7 || Finley (10–6) || Clark (0–3) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,975 || 54–47 || L3 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 102 || July 30 || Angels || 2–5 || Hill (6–8) || Nagy (10–7) || James (7) || Jacobs Field || 42,898 || 54–48 || L4 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023456 2px solid; border-bottom:#d81c3f 2px solid; August: 16–14 (Home: 9–6; Away: 7–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 103 || August 1 || @ Rangers || 8–5 || Mesa (2–4) || Gunderson (2–1) || Assenmacher (2) || The Ballpark in Arlington || 44,859 || 55–48 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 104 || August 2 || @ Rangers || 7–3 || Smiley (10–10) || Witt (10–7) || – || The Ballpark in Arlington || 23,266 || 56–48 || W2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 105 || August 3 || @ Rangers || 7–8 || Wetteland (6–2) || Jackson (2–3) || – || The Ballpark in Arlington || 42,303 || 56–49 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 106 || August 4 || @ Tigers || 7–2 || Nagy (11–7) || Sanders (3–9) || – || Tiger Stadium || 26,832 || 57–49 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 107 || August 5 || @ Tigers || 4–6 || Thompson (10–8) || Plunk (3–3) || Jones (22) || Tiger Stadium || 24,824 || 57–50 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 108 || August 6 || @ Blue Jays || 3–6 || Hentgen (12–7) || Lopez (3–5) || Escobar (7) || SkyDome || 36,463 || 57–51 || L2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 109 || August 7 || @ Blue Jays || 0–4 || Clemens (17–4) || Smiley (10–11) || – || SkyDome || 35,194 || 57–52 || L3 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 110 || August 8 || Rangers || 5–6 || Bailes (1–0) || Jackson (2–4) || Wetteland (23) || Jacobs Field || 43,110 || 57–53 || L4 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 111 || August 9 (1) || Rangers || 3–4 || Clark (1–3) || Nagy (11–8) || Wetteland (24) || Jacobs Field || 42,964 || 57–54 || L5 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 112 || August 9 (2) || Rangers || 4–2 || Assenmacher (3–0) || Moody (0–1) || Mesa (4) || Jacobs Field || 41,330 || 58–54 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 113 || August 10 || Rangers || 6–7 || Whiteside (2–1) || Juden (11–6) || Wetteland (25) || Jacobs Field || 42,902 || 58–55 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 114 || August 12 || Tigers || 7–4 || Plunk (4–3) || Keagle (0–2) || Mesa (5) || Jacobs Field || 32,992 || 59–55 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 115 || August 13 (1) || Tigers || 3–13 || Blair (12–5) || Smiley (10–12) || – || Jacobs Field || N/A || 59–56 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 116 || August 13 (2) || Tigers || 9–1 || Hershiser (10–5) || Dishman (1–1) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,673 || 60–56 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 117 || August 14 || Tigers || 12–1 || Nagy (12–8) || Sanders (4–10) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,936 || 61–56 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 118 || August 15 || Blue Jays || 5–4 (10) || Assenmacher (4–0) || Crabtree (2–3) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,011 || 62–56 || W3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 119 || August 16 || Blue Jays || 8–4 || Shuey (3–1) || Quantrill (5–5) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,908 || 63–56 || W4 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 120 || August 17 || Blue Jays || 5–10 || Clemens (19–4) || Wright (3–2) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,861 || 63–57 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 121 || August 18 || Blue Jays || 5–3 || Hershiser (11–5) || Williams (7–11) || Mesa (6) || Jacobs Field || 42,471 || 64–57 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 122 || August 19 || @ Mariners || 7–5 || Smiley (11–12) || Cloude (1–2) || Mesa (7) || Kingdome || 33,645 || 65–57 || W2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 123 || August 20 || @ Mariners || 0–1 || Johnson (17–4) || Nagy (12–9) || Slocumb (20) || Kingdome || 32,546 || 65–58 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 124 || August 21 || @ Mariners || 6–7 || Moyer (13–4) || Colon (2–6) || Slocumb (21) || Kingdome || 30,395 || 65–59 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 125 || August 22 || @ Athletics || 5–3 || Wright (4–2) || Prieto (6–8) || Mesa (8) || Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum || 11,451 || 66–59 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 126 || August 23 || @ Athletics || 7–4 || Hershiser (12–5) || Rigby (0–5) || Mesa (9) || Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum || 17,066 || 67–59 || W2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 127 || August 24 || @ Athletics || 1–4 || Haynes (2–3) || Smiley (11–13) || Mathews (1) || Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum || 20,074 || 67–60 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 128 || August 26 || @ Angels || 7–8 || May (1–1) || Plunk (4–4) || – || Anaheim Stadium || 21,012 || 67–61 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 129 || August 27 || @ Angels || 10–4 || Wright (5–2) || Watson (11–8) || – || Anaheim Stadium || 20,140 || 68–61 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 130 || August 29 || Cubs || 7–6 || Mesa (3–4) || Stevens (1–4) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,060 || 69–61 || W2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 131 || August 30 || Cubs || 4–9 || Tapani (4–3) || Smiley (11–14) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,044 || 69–62 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 132 || August 31 || Cubs || 9–5 || Nagy (13–9) || Batista (0–3) || Assenmacher (3) || Jacobs Field || 43,013 || 70–62 || W1 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023456 2px solid; border-bottom:#d81c3f 2px solid; September: 16–13 (Home: 7–5; Away: 9–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 133 || September 1 || @ Pirates || 7–5 || Ogea (6–8) || Cooke (9–14) || Mesa (10) || Three Rivers Stadium || 45,298 || 71–62 || W2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 134 || September 2 || @ Pirates || 4–6 || Silva (1–0) || Wright (5–3) || Loiselle (25) || Three Rivers Stadium || 43,380 || 71–63 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 135 || September 3 || @ Pirates || 7–3 || Hershiser (13–5) || Loaiza (10–10) || – || Three Rivers Stadium || 37,513 || 72–63 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 136 || September 5 || White Sox || 11–1 || Nagy (14–9) || Bere (3–1) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,093 || 73–63 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 137 || September 6 || White Sox || 9–7 || Colon (3–6) || Baldwin (11–14) || Mesa (11) || Jacobs Field || 43,055 || 74–63 || W3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 138 || September 7 || White Sox || 5–2 || Wright (6–3) || Drabek (10–10) || Mesa (12) || Jacobs Field || 43,051 || 75–63 || W4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 139 || September 8 || Orioles || 2–1 ||Assenmacher (5–0) || Mills (2–2) || Mesa (13) || Jacobs Field || 43,009 || 76–63 || W5 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 140 || September 9 || Orioles || 3–9 (8) || Krivda (4–0) || Ogea (6–9) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,045 || 76–64 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 141 || September 11 || @ White Sox || 5–7 || Foulke (3–5) || Nagy (14–10) || Karchner (14) || Comiskey Park || 22,620 || 76–65 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 142 || September 12 || @ White Sox || 9–0 || Wright (7–3) || Drabek (10–11) || – || Comiskey Park || 31,249 || 77–65 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 143 || September 13 || @ White Sox || 6–7 || Sirotka (2–0) || Hershiser (13–6) || Karchner (15) || Comiskey Park || 32,306 || 77–66 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 144 || September 14 || @ White Sox || 8–3 || Shuey (4–1) || Darwin (0–1) || – || Comiskey Park || 32,485 || 78–66 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 145 || September 15 (1) || @ Orioles || 5–6 || Benitez (4–4) || Plunk (4–5) || Myers (42) || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 41,602 || 78–67 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 146 || September 15 (2) || @ Orioles || 4–1 || Ogea (7–9) || Krivda (4–1) || Mesa (14) || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 47,110 || 79–67 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 147 || September 16 (1) || @ Orioles || 4–2 || Nagy (15–10) || Rodriguez (0–1) || Mesa (15) || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 38,022 || 80–67 || W2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 148 || September 16 (2) || @ Orioles || 2–7 || Key (16–9) || Weathers (1–3) || – || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 46,185 || 80–68 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 149 || September 17 || @ Twins || 7–6 || Wright (8–3) || Miller (0–4) || Mesa (16) || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 9,512 || 81–68 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 150 || September 18 || @ Twins || 4–1 || Hershiser (14–6) || Tewksbury (6–13) || Jackson (15) || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 9,564 || 82–68 || W2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 151 || September 19 (1) || @ Royals || 3–10 || Belcher (13–12) || Colon (3–7) || – || Kauffman Stadium || N/A || 82–69 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 152 || September 19 (2) || @ Royals || 6–2 || Anderson (4–1) || Bones (3–8) || Assenmacher (4) || Kauffman Stadium || 16,973 || 83–69 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 153 || September 20 || @ Royals || 2–5 || Olson (4–3) || Lopez (3–6) || Montgomery (14) || Kauffman Stadium || 19,125 || 83–70 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 154 || September 21 || @ Royals || 0–1 || Bevil (1–2) || Jackson (2–5) || – || Kauffman Stadium || 15,274 || 83–71 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | – || September 22 || @ Royals || colspan=8 | Cancelled (rain) |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 155 || September 23 || Yankees || 10–9 || Mesa (4–4) || Nelson (3–7) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,039 || 84–71 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 156 || September 24 || Yankees || 4–8 || Gooden (9–5) || Anderson (4–2) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,976 || 84–72 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 157 || September 25 || Yankees || 4–5 (10) || Mendoza (8–6) || Shuey (4–2) || Stanton (3) || Jacobs Field || 43,004 || 84–73 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 158 || September 26 || Twins || 7–2 || Ogea (8–9) || Radke (20–10) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,895 || 85–73 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 159 || September 27 (1) || Twins || 10–6 || Colon (4–7) || Miller (1–5) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,854 || 86–73 || W2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 160 || September 27 (2) || Twins || 4–6 (10) || Aguilera (5–4) || Lopez (3–7) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,867 || 86–74 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 161 || September 28 || Twins || 1–5 || Tewksbury (8–13) || Nagy (15–11) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,940 || 86–75 || L2 |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fbb darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = PostponementBold = Indians team member All-Star game The 1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 68th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL). There were no members of the Indians in the starting lineup although three Indians (Sandy Alomar Jr., Jim Thome, and David Justice) were named to the team. The game was held on July 8, 1997, and the first pitch was thrown by former Indian Larry Doby. The American League were victorious 3 – 1, with the go ahead HR coming courtesy of Alomar Jr. Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Sandy Alomar Jr. 125 451 146 .324 21 83 1B Jim Thome 147 496 142 .286 40 102 2B Tony Fernández 120 409 117 .286 11 44 SS Omar Vizquel 153 565 158 .280 5 49 3B Matt Williams 151 596 157 .263 32 105 LF Brian Giles 130 377 101 .268 17 61 CF Marquis Grissom 144 558 146 .262 12 66 RF Manny Ramirez 150 561 184 .328 26 88 DH David Justice 139 495 163 .329 33 101 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Julio Franco 78 289 82 .284 3 25 Kevin Seitzer 64 198 53 .268 2 24 Pat Borders 55 159 47 .296 4 15 Bip Roberts 23 85 23 .271 3 8 Jeff Branson 29 72 19 .264 2 7 Kevin Mitchell 20 59 9 .153 4 11 Jeff Manto 16 30 8 .267 2 7 Chad Curtis 22 29 6 .207 3 5 Casey Candaele 14 26 8 .308 0 4 Bruce Aven 13 19 4 .211 0 2 Enrique Wilson 5 15 5 .333 0 1 Trent Hubbard 7 12 3 .250 0 0 Richie Sexson 5 11 3 .273 0 0 Sean Casey 6 10 2 .200 0 1 Damian Jackson 8 9 1 .111 0 0 Einar Díaz 5 7 1 .143 0 1 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Charles Nagy 34 227.0 15 11 4.28 149 Orel Hershiser 32 195.1 14 6 4.47 107 Chad Ogea 21 126.1 8 9 4.99 80 Bartolo Colón 19 94.0 4 7 5.65 66 Jaret Wright 16 90.1 8 3 4.38 63 Brian Anderson 8 48.0 4 2 4.69 22 John Smiley 6 37.1 2 4 5.54 26 Terry Clark 4 26.1 0 3 6.15 13 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Albie Lopez 37 76.2 3 7 6.93 63 Jason Jacome 21 42.2 2 0 5.27 24 Jack McDowell 8 40.2 3 3 5.09 38 Jeff Juden 8 31.1 0 1 5.46 29 David Weathers 9 16.2 1 2 7.56 14 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO José Mesa 66 4 4 16 2.40 69 Paul Assenmacher 75 5 0 4 2.94 53 Mike Jackson 71 2 5 15 3.24 74 Eric Plunk 55 4 5 0 4.66 66 Paul Shuey 40 4 2 2 6.20 46 Alvin Morman 34 0 0 2 5.89 13 Steve Kline 20 3 1 0 5.81 17 Danny Graves 5 0 0 0 4.76 4 American League Division Series 1997 American League Division Series Cleveland Indians vs. New York Yankees Game 1 September 30, Yankee Stadium Team123456789RHECleveland5001000006110New York01011500X8110W: Ramiro Mendoza (1–0)   L: Eric Plunk (0–1)  SV: Mariano Rivera (1)HR: CLE – Sandy Alomar Jr. (1)   NYY – Tino Martinez (1)   Tim Raines (1)   Derek Jeter (1)   Paul O'Neill (1) Game 2 October 2, Yankee Stadium Team123456789RHECleveland0005200007111New York300000011572W: Jaret Wright (1–0)   L: Andy Pettitte (0–1)  SV: NoneHR: CLE – Matt Williams (1)  NYY – Derek Jeter (2) Game 3 October 4, Jacobs Field Team123456789RHENew York101400000641Cleveland010000000151W: David Wells (1–0)   L: Charles Nagy (0–1)  SV: NoneHR: CLE – None   NYY – Paul O'Neill (2) Game 4 October 5, Jacobs Field Team123456789RHENew York200000000291Cleveland010000011390W: Mike Jackson (1–0)   L: Ramiro Mendoza (1-1)  SV: NoneHR: CLE – David Justice (1)   Sandy Alomar Jr. (2)   NYY – None Game 5 October 6, Jacobs Field Team123456789RHENew York0000210003120Cleveland00310000X472W: Jaret Wright (2–0)   L: Andy Pettitte (0–2)  SV: José Mesa (1)HR: CLE – None   NYY – None American League Championship Series 1997 American League Championship Series Game 1 October 8, Camden Yards Team123456789RHECleveland000000000041Baltimore10200000X361WP: Scott Erickson (1–0)  LP: Chad Ogea (0–1)  SV: Randy Myers (1)HRs: BAL – Brady Anderson (1) Roberto Alomar (1) Game 2 October 9, Camden Yards Team123456789RHECleveland200000030563Baltimore020002000481WP: Paul Assenmacher (1–0)  LP: Armando Benítez (0–1)  SV: José Mesa (1)HRs: CLE – Manny Ramírez (1) Marquis Grissom (1)   BAL – Cal Ripken (1) Game 3 October 11, Jacobs Field Team123456789101112RHEBaltimore000000001000181Cleveland000000100001260WP: Eric Plunk (1–0)  LP: Randy Myers (0–1)  HRs: None Game 4 October 12, Jacobs Field Team123456789RHEBaltimore0140001017122Cleveland0201400018130WP: José Mesa (1–0)  LP: Alan Mills (0–1)  HRs: CLE – Sandy Alomar Jr. (1) Manny Ramírez (2)   BAL – Brady Anderson (2) Harold Baines (1) Rafael Palmeiro (1) Game 5 October 13, Jacobs Field Team123456789RHEBaltimore0020000024100Cleveland000000002281WP: Scott Kamieniecki (1–0)  LP: Chad Ogea (0–2)  HRs: BAL – Eric Davis (1) Game 6 October 15, Camden Yards Team1234567891011RHECleveland00000000001130Baltimore000000000000100WP: Brian Anderson (1–0)  LP: Armando Benítez (0–2)  S: José Mesa (1)HRs: CLE: – Tony Fernández (1) World Series 1997 World Series Game 1 October 18, 1997, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Team123456789RHECleveland1000110104110Florida00142000x771W: Liván Hernández (1–0)   L: Orel Hershiser (0–1)  S: Robb Nen (1)HR: CLE – Manny Ramírez (1), Jim Thome (1)  FLA – Moisés Alou (1), Charles Johnson (1) Game 2 October 19, 1997, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Team123456789RHECleveland1000320006140Florida100000000180W: Chad Ogea (1–0)   L: Kevin Brown (0–1)  HR: CLE – Sandy Alomar Jr. (1) Game 3 October 21, 1997, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio Team123456789RHEFlorida10110220714163Cleveland20032000411103W: Dennis Cook (1–0)   L: Eric Plunk (0–1)  S: Robb Nen (2)HR: FLA – Gary Sheffield (1), Darren Daulton (1), Jim Eisenreich (1)  CLE – Jim Thome (2) Game 4 October 22, 1997, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio Team123456789RHEFlorida000102000362Cleveland30300112X10150W: Jaret Wright (1–0)   L: Tony Saunders (0–1)  HR: FLA – Moisés Alou (2)  CLE – Manny Ramírez (2), Matt Williams (1) Game 5 October 23, 1997, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio Team123456789RHEFlorida0200040118152Cleveland013000003790W: Liván Hernández (2–0)   L: Orel Hershiser (0–2)  S: Robb Nen (3)HR: FLA – Moisés Alou (3)  CLE – Sandy Alomar Jr. (2) Game 6 October 25, 1997, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Team123456789RHECleveland020101000470Florida000010000180W: Chad Ogea (2–0)   L: Kevin Brown (0–2)  S: José Mesa (1) Game 7 October 26, 1997, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Team1234567891011RHECleveland00200000000262Florida00000010101380W: Jay Powell (1–0)   L: Charles Nagy (0–1)  HR – FLA: Bobby Bonilla (1) Award winners Marquis Grissom, Outfield, ALCS MVP All-Star Game Sandy Alomar Jr., catcher, reserve Jim Thome, first baseman, reserve David Justice, Outfield, elected to start, but was unable to play due to an injury. 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