1997 Baltimore Orioles Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
Team Record: 98-64
Finished 1st in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 3,711,132, Avg. 46,155
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Won Division
American League Division Series - Defeated Seattle Mariners 3-1
American League Championship Series - Lost to Cleveland Indians 4-2
Manager: Davey Johnson (98-64)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1997 Baltimore Orioles Statistics
1997 Baltimore Orioles Roster

The Baltimore Orioles of the American League ended the 1997 season with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses, finishing first in the AL's East Division.

The Orioles led the league with just 681 runs allowed. Baltimore scored 812 runs. Rafael Palmeiro walloped 38 home runs for the team, while Jeffrey Hammonds, Cal Ripken, B. J. Surhoff and Brady Anderson each added 20 or more, too. Rafael Palmeiro accounted for 110 RBI. Brady Anderson paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .288. Scott Erickson and Jimmy Key topped the team with 16 wins each, plus Mike Mussina contributed 15 or more wins, too Mike Mussina recorded a 3.20 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Davey Johnson coached the team. The 1997 Baltimore Orioles qualified for the playoffs as a division winner.

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Regular Season Runs For: 812
Regular Season Runs Against: 681

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 2, 1997 Kansas City Royals 2 at Baltimore Orioles 4 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 3, 1997 Kansas City Royals 4 at Baltimore Orioles 6 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
April 4, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Texas Rangers 4 W 2-0 1-0 3-0
April 5, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 9 at Texas Rangers 7 W 2-0 2-0 4-0
April 6, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 3 at Texas Rangers 9 L 2-0 2-1 4-1
April 7, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Kansas City Royals 6 L 2-0 2-2 4-2
April 9, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Kansas City Royals 2 W 2-0 3-2 5-2
April 11, 1997 Texas Rangers 3 at Baltimore Orioles 9 W 3-0 3-2 6-2
April 13, 1997 Texas Rangers 0 at Baltimore Orioles 9 W 4-0 3-2 7-2
April 14, 1997 Minnesota Twins 2 at Baltimore Orioles 4 W 5-0 3-2 8-2
April 15, 1997 Minnesota Twins 1 at Baltimore Orioles 3 W 6-0 3-2 9-2
April 16, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 3 at Chicago White Sox 9 L 6-0 3-3 9-3
April 17, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 1 at Chicago White Sox 0 W 6-0 4-3 10-3
April 20, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 11 at Boston Red Sox 1 W 6-0 5-3 11-3
April 21, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Boston Red Sox 4 L 6-0 5-4 11-4
April 22, 1997 Chicago White Sox 2 at Baltimore Orioles 3 W 7-0 5-4 12-4
April 23, 1997 Chicago White Sox 11 at Baltimore Orioles 9 L 7-1 5-4 12-5
April 24, 1997 Boston Red Sox 2 at Baltimore Orioles 1 L 7-2 5-4 12-6
April 25, 1997 Boston Red Sox 0 at Baltimore Orioles 2 W 8-2 5-4 13-6
April 26, 1997 Boston Red Sox 5 at Baltimore Orioles 14 W 9-2 5-4 14-6
April 27, 1997 Boston Red Sox 13 at Baltimore Orioles 7 L 9-3 5-4 14-7
April 29, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 6 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 9-3 6-4 15-7
April 30, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 12 at Minnesota Twins 3 W 9-3 7-4 16-7
May 1, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 3 at Minnesota Twins 2 W 9-3 8-4 17-7
May 2, 1997 Oakland Athletics 1 at Baltimore Orioles 7 W 10-3 8-4 18-7
May 3, 1997 Oakland Athletics 4 at Baltimore Orioles 3 L 10-4 8-4 18-8
May 4, 1997 Oakland Athletics 0 at Baltimore Orioles 11 W 11-4 8-4 19-8
May 5, 1997 Anaheim Angels 7 at Baltimore Orioles 2 L 11-5 8-4 19-9
May 6, 1997 Anaheim Angels 4 at Baltimore Orioles 8 W 12-5 8-4 20-9
May 7, 1997 Anaheim Angels 0 at Baltimore Orioles 3 W 13-5 8-4 21-9
May 8, 1997 Seattle Mariners 3 at Baltimore Orioles 13 W 14-5 8-4 22-9
May 9, 1997 Seattle Mariners 8 at Baltimore Orioles 2 L 14-6 8-4 22-10
May 10, 1997 Seattle Mariners 3 at Baltimore Orioles 2 L 14-7 8-4 22-11
May 11, 1997 Seattle Mariners 5 at Baltimore Orioles 9 W 15-7 8-4 23-11
May 12, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Oakland Athletics 1 W 15-7 9-4 24-11
May 13, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 7 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 15-7 10-4 25-11
May 14, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Anaheim Angels 6 L 15-7 10-5 25-12
May 15, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Anaheim Angels 3 L 15-7 10-6 25-13
May 16, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 6 at Seattle Mariners 3 W 15-7 11-6 26-13
May 17, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Seattle Mariners 3 W 15-7 12-6 27-13
May 18, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 8 at Seattle Mariners 7 W 15-7 13-6 28-13
May 20, 1997 Detroit Tigers 3 at Baltimore Orioles 4 W 16-7 13-6 29-13
May 21, 1997 Detroit Tigers 0 at Baltimore Orioles 2 W 17-7 13-6 30-13
May 23, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 1 at Cleveland Indians 6 L 17-7 13-7 30-14
May 24, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 8 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 17-7 14-7 31-14
May 25, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 6 at Cleveland Indians 7 L 17-7 14-8 31-15
May 26, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 8 at New York Yankees 6 W 17-7 15-8 32-15
May 27, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 10 at New York Yankees 6 W 17-7 16-8 33-15
May 28, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 8 at Detroit Tigers 1 W 17-7 17-8 34-15
May 30, 1997 Cleveland Indians 0 at Baltimore Orioles 3 W 18-7 17-8 35-15
May 31, 1997 Cleveland Indians 5 at Baltimore Orioles 8 W 19-7 17-8 36-15
June 3, 1997 New York Yankees 5 at Baltimore Orioles 7 W 20-7 17-8 37-15
June 4, 1997 New York Yankees 7 at Baltimore Orioles 9 W 21-7 17-8 38-15
June 6, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 3 at Chicago White Sox 7 L 21-7 17-9 38-16
June 7, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 0 at Chicago White Sox 1 L 21-7 17-10 38-17
June 8, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Chicago White Sox 1 W 21-7 18-10 39-17
June 9, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 10 at Chicago White Sox 2 W 21-7 19-10 40-17
June 10, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 7 at Boston Red Sox 2 W 21-7 20-10 41-17
June 10, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Boston Red Sox 2 W 21-7 21-10 42-17
June 11, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 1 at Boston Red Sox 10 L 21-7 21-11 42-18
June 12, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Boston Red Sox 9 L 21-7 21-12 42-19
June 13, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 21-7 22-12 43-19
June 14, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 6 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 21-7 23-12 44-19
June 15, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 21-7 24-12 45-19
June 16, 1997 Montreal Expos 6 at Baltimore Orioles 4 L 21-8 24-12 45-20
June 17, 1997 Montreal Expos 4 at Baltimore Orioles 5 W 22-8 24-12 46-20
June 18, 1997 Montreal Expos 1 at Baltimore Orioles 0 L 22-9 24-12 46-21
June 20, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 0 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 L 22-9 24-13 46-22
June 21, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 W 22-9 25-13 47-22
June 22, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 W 22-9 26-13 48-22
June 23, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 0 at Milwaukee Brewers 5 L 22-9 26-14 48-23
June 24, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 6 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 W 22-9 27-14 49-23
June 25, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 9 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 W 22-9 28-14 50-23
June 26, 1997 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Baltimore Orioles 0 L 22-10 28-14 50-24
June 27, 1997 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Baltimore Orioles 1 L 22-11 28-14 50-25
June 28, 1997 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Baltimore Orioles 2 L 22-12 28-14 50-26
June 29, 1997 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Baltimore Orioles 2 L 22-13 28-14 50-27
June 30, 1997 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Baltimore Orioles 8 W 23-13 28-14 51-27
July 1, 1997 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Baltimore Orioles 4 W 24-13 28-14 52-27
July 2, 1997 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Baltimore Orioles 10 W 25-13 28-14 53-27
July 3, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 10 at Detroit Tigers 1 W 25-13 29-14 54-27
July 4, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 25-13 30-14 55-27
July 4, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 8 at Detroit Tigers 11 L 25-13 30-15 55-28
July 5, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 L 25-13 30-16 55-29
July 6, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 9 at Detroit Tigers 14 L 25-13 30-17 55-30
July 11, 1997 Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Baltimore Orioles 1 L 25-14 30-17 55-31
July 12, 1997 Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Baltimore Orioles 2 L 25-15 30-17 55-32
July 13, 1997 Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Baltimore Orioles 4 L 25-16 30-17 55-33
July 14, 1997 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Baltimore Orioles 9 W 26-16 30-17 56-33
July 15, 1997 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Baltimore Orioles 8 W 27-16 30-17 57-33
July 16, 1997 Boston Red Sox 4 at Baltimore Orioles 1 L 27-17 30-17 57-34
July 17, 1997 Boston Red Sox 12 at Baltimore Orioles 9 L 27-18 30-17 57-35
July 18, 1997 Chicago White Sox 3 at Baltimore Orioles 0 L 27-19 30-17 57-36
July 19, 1997 Chicago White Sox 3 at Baltimore Orioles 8 W 28-19 30-17 58-36
July 20, 1997 Chicago White Sox 10 at Baltimore Orioles 2 L 28-20 30-17 58-37
July 21, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Texas Rangers 1 W 28-20 31-17 59-37
July 22, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 9 at Texas Rangers 3 W 28-20 32-17 60-37
July 23, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 3 at Texas Rangers 2 W 28-20 33-17 61-37
July 25, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Minnesota Twins 5 L 28-20 33-18 61-38
July 26, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Minnesota Twins 1 W 28-20 34-18 62-38
July 27, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 9 at Minnesota Twins 0 W 28-20 35-18 63-38
July 28, 1997 Texas Rangers 2 at Baltimore Orioles 7 W 29-20 35-18 64-38
July 29, 1997 Texas Rangers 4 at Baltimore Orioles 5 W 30-20 35-18 65-38
July 30, 1997 Texas Rangers 1 at Baltimore Orioles 3 W 31-20 35-18 66-38
July 31, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Oakland Athletics 0 W 31-20 36-18 67-38
August 1, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 1 at Oakland Athletics 2 L 31-20 36-19 67-39
August 2, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 13 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 31-20 37-19 68-39
August 3, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 7 at Oakland Athletics 5 W 31-20 38-19 69-39
August 5, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 3 at Seattle Mariners 4 L 31-20 38-20 69-40
August 6, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Seattle Mariners 3 W 31-20 39-20 70-40
August 8, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 6 at Anaheim Angels 2 W 31-20 40-20 71-40
August 9, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 3 at Anaheim Angels 4 L 31-20 40-21 71-41
August 10, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Anaheim Angels 3 W 31-20 41-21 72-41
August 12, 1997 Oakland Athletics 0 at Baltimore Orioles 8 W 32-20 41-21 73-41
August 13, 1997 Oakland Athletics 4 at Baltimore Orioles 2 L 32-21 41-21 73-42
August 15, 1997 Seattle Mariners 8 at Baltimore Orioles 3 L 32-22 41-21 73-43
August 15, 1997 Seattle Mariners 3 at Baltimore Orioles 4 W 33-22 41-21 74-43
August 16, 1997 Anaheim Angels 9 at Baltimore Orioles 10 W 34-22 41-21 75-43
August 17, 1997 Anaheim Angels 4 at Baltimore Orioles 5 W 35-22 41-21 76-43
August 18, 1997 Anaheim Angels 1 at Baltimore Orioles 2 W 36-22 41-21 77-43
August 19, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Kansas City Royals 9 L 36-22 41-22 77-44
August 19, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 12 at Kansas City Royals 9 W 36-22 42-22 78-44
August 20, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Kansas City Royals 2 W 36-22 43-22 79-44
August 21, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Kansas City Royals 3 W 36-22 44-22 80-44
August 22, 1997 Minnesota Twins 1 at Baltimore Orioles 3 W 37-22 44-22 81-44
August 23, 1997 Minnesota Twins 4 at Baltimore Orioles 5 W 38-22 44-22 82-44
August 24, 1997 Minnesota Twins 1 at Baltimore Orioles 5 W 39-22 44-22 83-44
August 26, 1997 Kansas City Royals 5 at Baltimore Orioles 4 L 39-23 44-22 83-45
August 27, 1997 Kansas City Royals 3 at Baltimore Orioles 7 W 40-23 44-22 84-45
August 28, 1997 Kansas City Royals 5 at Baltimore Orioles 1 L 40-24 44-22 84-46
August 29, 1997 New York Mets 3 at Baltimore Orioles 4 W 41-24 44-22 85-46
August 30, 1997 New York Mets 13 at Baltimore Orioles 6 L 41-25 44-22 85-47
August 31, 1997 New York Mets 4 at Baltimore Orioles 1 L 41-26 44-22 85-48
September 1, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Florida Marlins 10 L 41-26 44-23 85-49
September 2, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Florida Marlins 3 L 41-26 44-24 85-50
September 3, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 6 at Florida Marlins 7 L 41-26 44-25 85-51
September 4, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 5 at New York Yankees 2 W 41-26 45-25 86-51
September 5, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 13 at New York Yankees 9 W 41-26 46-25 87-51
September 6, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 4 at New York Yankees 1 W 41-26 47-25 88-51
September 7, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 3 at New York Yankees 10 L 41-26 47-26 88-52
September 8, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 41-26 47-27 88-53
September 9, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 9 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 41-26 48-27 89-53
September 11, 1997 New York Yankees 14 at Baltimore Orioles 2 L 41-27 48-27 89-54
September 12, 1997 New York Yankees 13 at Baltimore Orioles 5 L 41-28 48-27 89-55
September 13, 1997 New York Yankees 1 at Baltimore Orioles 6 W 42-28 48-27 90-55
September 14, 1997 New York Yankees 8 at Baltimore Orioles 2 L 42-29 48-27 90-56
September 15, 1997 Cleveland Indians 5 at Baltimore Orioles 6 W 43-29 48-27 91-56
September 15, 1997 Cleveland Indians 4 at Baltimore Orioles 1 L 43-30 48-27 91-57
September 16, 1997 Cleveland Indians 2 at Baltimore Orioles 7 W 44-30 48-27 92-57
September 16, 1997 Cleveland Indians 4 at Baltimore Orioles 2 L 44-31 48-27 92-58
September 17, 1997 Milwaukee Brewers 8 at Baltimore Orioles 3 L 44-32 48-27 92-59
September 18, 1997 Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Baltimore Orioles 4 W 45-32 48-27 93-59
September 19, 1997 Detroit Tigers 5 at Baltimore Orioles 3 L 45-33 48-27 93-60
September 20, 1997 Detroit Tigers 8 at Baltimore Orioles 12 W 46-33 48-27 94-60
September 21, 1997 Detroit Tigers 11 at Baltimore Orioles 3 L 46-34 48-27 94-61
September 22, 1997 Detroit Tigers 5 at Baltimore Orioles 4 L 46-35 48-27 94-62
September 23, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 W 46-35 49-27 95-62
September 24, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 9 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 W 46-35 50-27 96-62
September 25, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 L 46-35 50-28 96-63
September 26, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 L 46-35 50-29 96-64
September 27, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 W 46-35 51-29 97-64
September 28, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 7 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 W 46-35 52-29 98-64
October 1, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 9 at Seattle Mariners 3 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
October 2, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 9 at Seattle Mariners 3 W 0-0 2-0 2-0
October 4, 1997 Seattle Mariners 4 at Baltimore Orioles 2 L 0-1 2-0 2-1
October 5, 1997 Seattle Mariners 1 at Baltimore Orioles 3 W 1-1 2-0 3-1
October 8, 1997 Cleveland Indians 0 at Baltimore Orioles 3 W 2-1 2-0 4-1
October 9, 1997 Cleveland Indians 5 at Baltimore Orioles 4 L 2-2 2-0 4-2
October 11, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 2-2 2-1 4-3
October 12, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 7 at Cleveland Indians 8 L 2-2 2-2 4-4
October 13, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Cleveland Indians 2 W 2-2 3-2 5-4
October 15, 1997 Cleveland Indians 1 at Baltimore Orioles 0 L 2-3 3-2 5-5