MLB : 1997 standings


 AMERICAN LEAGUE                                                   P L A Y O F F S

 American League East      W   L  PCT.   GB  COACH                DIV SERIES   LCS      WORLD SERIES
 Baltimore Orioles        98  64  .605    -  DJ                   W SEA 3-1  L CLE 2-4           
 New York Yankees         96  66  .593    2  JT                   L CLE 2-3                      
 Detroit Tigers           79  83  .488   19  BB                                                  
 Boston Red Sox           78  84  .481   20  JW                                                  
 Toronto Blue Jays        76  86  .469   22  CG/MQ                                               
   
 American League Central
 Cleveland Indians        86  75  .534    -  MH                   W NYY 3-2  W BAL 4-2  L FLA 3-4
 Chicago White Sox        80  81  .497    6  TB                                                  
 Milwaukee Brewers        78  83  .484    8  PG                                                  
 Minnesota Twins          68  94  .420 18.5  TK                                                  
 Kansas City Royals       67  94  .416   19  BB/TM                                               

 American League West
 Seattle Mariners         90  72  .556    -  LP                   L BAL 1-3                      
 Anaheim Angels           84  78  .519    6  TC                                                  
 Texas Rangers            77  85  .475   13  JO                                                  
 Oakland Athletics        65  97  .401   25  AH                                                  


 NATIONAL LEAGUE                                                   P L A Y O F F S

 National League East      W   L  PCT.   GB  COACH                DIV SERIES   LCS      WORLD SERIES
 Atlanta Braves          101  61  .623    -  BC                   W HOU 3-0  L FLA 2-4           
 Florida Marlins          92  70  .568    9  JL                   W SF  3-0  W ATL 4-2  W CLE 4-3
 New York Mets            88  74  .543   13  BV                                                  
 Montreal Expos           78  84  .481   23  FA                                                  
 Philadelphia Phillies    68  94  .420   33  TF                                                  
   
 National League Central
 Houston Astros           84  78  .516    -  LD                   L ATL 0-3                      
 Pittsburgh Pirates       79  83  .488    5  GL                                                  
 Cincinnati Reds          76  86  .469    8  RK/JM                                               
 St. Louis Cardinals      73  89  .451   11  TL                                                  
 Chicago Cubs             68  94  .420   16  JR                                                  
   
 National League West
 San Francisco Giants     90  72  .556    -  DB                   L FLA 0-3                      
 Los Angeles Dodgers      88  74  .543    2  BR                                                  
 Colorado Rockies         83  79  .512    7  DB                                                  
 San Diego Padres         76  86  .469   14  BB                                                  


 NOTE: California Angels renamed Anaheim Angels