⭐ Division Winner

1997 Baltimore Orioles

98-64 • .605 Win% • 1st in AL E

The 1997 Baltimore Orioles went 98-64 (.605) finishing 1st in the AL E division. They won their division. The club scored 812 runs, allowed 681, and played home games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Team leaders included Rafael Palmeiro (38 HR, 110 RBI) and Scott Erickson (16-7, 3.69 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

98 Wins
64 Losses
.605 Win %
1st Rank
812 R 681 RA
Diff +131

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812 Runs Scored
681 Runs Allowed
+131 Run Diff
3,692K Attendance

📈 vs. 1997 AL Average

Batting Avg .268 1% below the 1997 league average (.270)
OBP .341 equal to the 1997 league average (.340)
SLG .428 equal to the 1997 league average (.428)
Team ERA 3.91 14% better than the 1997 league average (4.57)
Runs Scored 812 2% above the 1997 league average (797 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOriole Park at Camden Yards
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,692,388
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Avg per Game 45,585

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1997

Batting Avg

1 Aaron Ledesma 0.352 2 Roberto Alomar 0.333 3 Eric Davis 0.304 4 Jerome Walton 0.294 5 Harold Baines 0.291

Home Runs

1 Rafael Palmeiro 38 2 Jeffrey Hammonds 21 3 Brady Anderson 18 4 B. J. Surhoff 18 5 Cal Ripken 17

RBI

1 Rafael Palmeiro 110 2 B. J. Surhoff 88 3 Cal Ripken 84 4 Brady Anderson 73 5 Roberto Alomar 60
1997 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cal Ripken 162 615 79 166 30 0 17 84 56 73 1 0.270
Rafael Palmeiro 158 614 95 156 24 2 38 110 67 109 5 0.254
Brady Anderson 151 590 97 170 39 7 18 73 84 105 18 0.288
B. J. Surhoff 147 528 80 150 30 4 18 88 49 60 1 0.284
Mike Bordick 153 509 55 120 19 1 7 46 33 66 0 0.236
Roberto Alomar 112 412 64 137 23 2 14 60 40 43 9 0.333
Jeffrey Hammonds 118 397 71 105 19 3 21 55 32 73 15 0.264
Chris Hoiles 99 320 45 83 15 0 12 49 51 86 1 0.259
Geronimo Berroa 83 300 48 78 13 0 10 48 40 62 1 0.260
Lenny Webster 98 259 29 66 8 1 7 37 22 46 0 0.255
Jeff Reboulet 99 228 26 54 9 0 4 27 23 44 3 0.237
Tony Tarasco 100 166 26 34 8 1 7 26 25 33 2 0.205
Eric Davis 42 158 29 48 11 0 8 25 14 47 6 0.304
Pete Incaviglia 48 138 18 34 4 0 5 12 11 43 0 0.246
Harold Baines 44 134 15 39 5 0 4 15 14 15 0 0.291
Aaron Ledesma 43 88 24 31 5 1 2 11 13 9 1 0.352
Jerome Walton 26 68 8 20 1 0 3 9 4 10 0 0.294
David Dellucci 17 27 3 6 1 0 1 3 4 7 0 0.222
Tim Laker 7 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 0 0.000
Mike Mussina 33 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Danny Clyburn 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Melvin Rosario 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Scott Erickson 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Charlie Greene 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.000
Scott Kamieniecki 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jimmy Key 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Arthur Rhodes 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Armando Benitez 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Shawn Boskie 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rocky Coppinger 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Johnson 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Krivda 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Mathews 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alan Mills 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Myers 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jesse Orosco 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Nerio Rodriguez 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Williams 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Esteban Yan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1997

ERA

1 Randy Myers 1.51 2 Jesse Orosco 2.32 3 Armando Benitez 2.45 4 Arthur Rhodes 3.02 5 Mike Mussina 3.20

Wins

1 Scott Erickson 16 2 Jimmy Key 16 3 Mike Mussina 15 4 Scott Kamieniecki 10 5 Arthur Rhodes 10

Strikeouts

1 Mike Mussina 218 2 Jimmy Key 141 3 Scott Erickson 131 4 Scott Kamieniecki 109 5 Armando Benitez 106
1997 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike Mussina 15 8 3.20 33 33 0 224.2 197 80 54 218
Scott Erickson 16 7 3.69 34 33 0 221.2 218 91 61 131
Jimmy Key 16 10 3.43 34 34 0 212.1 210 81 82 141
Scott Kamieniecki 10 6 4.01 30 30 0 179.1 179 80 67 109
Arthur Rhodes 10 3 3.02 53 0 1 95.1 75 32 26 102
Shawn Boskie 6 6 6.43 28 9 1 77.0 95 55 26 50
Armando Benitez 4 5 2.45 71 0 9 73.1 49 20 43 106
Terry Mathews 4 4 4.41 57 0 1 63.1 63 31 36 39
Randy Myers 2 3 1.51 61 0 45 59.2 47 10 22 56
Jesse Orosco 6 3 2.32 71 0 0 50.1 29 13 30 46
Rick Krivda 4 2 6.30 10 10 0 50.0 67 35 18 29
Mike Johnson 0 1 7.94 14 5 2 39.2 52 35 16 29
Alan Mills 2 3 4.89 39 0 0 38.2 41 21 33 32
Brian Williams 0 0 3.00 13 0 0 24.0 20 8 18 14
Nerio Rodriguez 2 1 4.91 6 2 0 22.0 21 12 8 11
Rocky Coppinger 1 1 6.30 5 4 0 20.0 21 14 16 22
Esteban Yan 0 1 15.83 3 2 0 9.2 20 17 7 4

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
Lost to CLE 4-2
AL Division Series
BAL def. SEA 3-1

👥 Roster (39)

Roberto Alomar Brady Anderson Harold Baines Armando Benitez Geronimo Berroa Mike Bordick Shawn Boskie Danny Clyburn Rocky Coppinger Eric Davis David Dellucci Scott Erickson +27 more

39 players

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The 1997 Baltimore Orioles in brief

The 1997 Baltimore Orioles finished 98-64, a .605 winning percentage, placing 1st in the AL East. This was a year in which the Baltimore Orioles took the division title. The run column shows 812 for and 681 against. Against a league average of .270, the 1997 Baltimore Orioles batted .268. Pitchers allowed 3.91 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.57.

Attendance at Oriole Park at Camden Yards totaled 3,692,388 for the year. Rafael Palmeiro topped the Baltimore Orioles with 38 home runs. On the mound, Scott Erickson won 16 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Mike Mussina with 218. In the AL Championship Series, the Baltimore Orioles lost to CLE 4-2. In the AL Division Series, the Baltimore Orioles beat SEA 3-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1997 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1997 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1997 Baltimore Orioles finished 98-64 (.605 win pct).
Did the 1997 Baltimore Orioles make the playoffs?
The 1997 Baltimore Orioles finished first in their division.
Who led the 1997 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Rafael Palmeiro led the 1997 Baltimore Orioles with 38 home runs.
What was the 1997 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1997 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 3.91.
Did the 1997 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1997 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1997 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1997 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
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