1997 American League Division Series
The 1997 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the 1997 American League playoffs, began on Tuesday, September 30, and ended on Monday, October 6, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:
- (1) Baltimore Orioles (Eastern Division champion, 98–64) vs. (3) Seattle Mariners (Western Division champion, 90–72): Orioles win series, 3–1.
- (2) Cleveland Indians (Central Division champion, 86–75) vs. (4) New York Yankees (Wild Card, 96–66): Indians win series, 3–2.
| 1997 American League Division Series | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 1 – 5 | ||||||||||||
| Television | NBC (Game 1) ESPN (Games 2, 4) Fox (Game 3) | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Bob Costas, Joe Morgan, and Bob Uecker (Game 1) Jon Miller and Joe Morgan (Games 2, 4) Thom Brennaman and Bob Brenly (Game 3) | ||||||||||||
| Radio | CBS | ||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | John Rooney and Al Downing | ||||||||||||
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| Dates | September 30 – October 6 | ||||||||||||
| Television | Fox (Games 1–2, 4–5) NBC (Game 3) | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Joe Buck, Tim McCarver, and Bob Brenly (Games 1–2, 4–5) Bob Costas, Joe Morgan, and Bob Uecker (Game 3) | ||||||||||||
| Radio | CBS | ||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Ernie Harwell and Jeff Torborg | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Tim McClelland, Dale Ford, Ken Kaiser, Greg Kosc, Dave Phillips, Rocky Roe (Orioles–Mariners, Games 1–2; Indians–Yankees, Games 3–5) Tim Tschida, Dan Morrison, Rick Reed, Dale Scott, Rich Garcia, Derryl Cousins (Indians–Yankees, Games 1–2; Orioles–Mariners, Games 3–4) | ||||||||||||
The Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Indians went on to meet in the AL Championship Series (ALCS). The Indians became the American League champion, and lost to the National League champion Florida Marlins in the 1997 World Series.
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