1997 New York Yankees season

1997 New York Yankees
1997 AL Wild Card
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Yankee Stadium (since 1976)
New York City (since 1903)
Other information
Owner(s)	George Steinbrenner
General manager(s)	Bob Watson
Manager(s)	Joe Torre
Local television	WPIX (Bobby Murcer, Rick Cerone) MSG (Ken Singleton, Jim Kaat, Al Trautwig, Suzyn Waldman)
Local radio	WABC (AM) (John Sterling, Michael Kay)
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The New York Yankees' 1997 season was the 95th season for the Yankees. New York was managed by Joe Torre and played at Yankee Stadium. The team finished with a record of 96-66 finishing 2 games behind of the Baltimore Orioles in the American League East. They entered the postseason as the American League Wild Card, but lost the Division Series in 5 games to the Cleveland Indians.

Offseason

October 2, 1996: Pat Listach was sent by the New York Yankees to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete an earlier deal made on August 23, 1996. The New York Yankees sent Bob Wickman and Gerald Williams to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later, Pat Listach, and Graeme Lloyd. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Ricky Bones (August 29, 1996) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade. Pat Listach returned to original teams on October 2, 1996.^[1]
November 4, 1996: Clay Bellinger was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.^[2]
December 5, 1996: Jim Leyritz was traded by the New York Yankees to the Anaheim Angels for players to be named later. The Anaheim Angels sent Jeremy Blevins (minors) (December 9, 1996) and Ryan Kane (minors) (December 9, 1996) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.^[3]
December 11, 1996: Mike Stanton was Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.^[4]
January 9, 1997: Mark Whiten was Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.^[5]
January 9, 1997: Luis Sojo was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.^[6]

Notable transaction chart

June 9, 1997: Dave Weathers was traded by the New York Yankees to the Cleveland Indians for Chad Curtis.^[7]
July 29, 1997: Mariano Duncan was traded by the New York Yankees with cash to the Toronto Blue Jays for Angel Ramirez (minors).^[8]
August 15, 1997: Mark Whiten was Released by the New York Yankees.^[5]

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Baltimore Orioles	98	64	0.605	—	46–35	52–29
New York Yankees	96	66	0.593	2	47–33	49–33
Detroit Tigers	79	83	0.488	19	42–39	37–44
Boston Red Sox	78	84	0.481	20	39–42	39–42
Toronto Blue Jays	76	86	0.469	22	42–39	34–47

Season summary

June

On June 16 – The first interleague game between the New York Mets and New York Yankees took place at Yankee Stadium. The Mets won the game by a score of 6-0.^[9]

August

On August 31: The New York Yankees retired Don Mattingly's number.

Mattingly's retired number in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium

Record vs. opponents

1997 American League Records Sources:
Team	ANA	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR	NL
Anaheim	—	4–7	6–5	6–5	7–4	5–6	6–5	7–4	4–7	4–7	11–1	6–6	8–4	6–5	4–12
Baltimore	7–4	—	5–7	5–6	6–5	6–6	7–4	5–6	10–1	8–4	8–3	7–4	10–1	6–6	8–7
Boston	5–6	7–5	—	3–8	6–5	5–7	3–8	8–3	8–3	4–8	7–4	7–4	3–8	6–6	6–9
Chicago	5–6	6–5	8–3	—	5–7	4–7	11–1	4–7	6–6	2–9	8–3	5–6	3–8	5–6	8–7
Cleveland	4–7	5–6	5–6	7–5	—	6–5	8–3	8–4	8–4	5–6	7–4	3–8	5–6	6–5	9–6
Detroit	6–5	6–6	7–5	7–4	5–6	—	6–5	4–7	4–7	2–10	7–4	4–7	7–4	6–6	8–7
Kansas City	5–6	4–7	8–3	1–11	3–8	5–6	—	6–6	7–5	3–8	3–8	5–6	6–5	5–6	6–9
Milwaukee	4–7	6–5	3–8	7–4	4–8	7–4	6–6	—	5–7	4–7	5–6	5–6	7–4	7–4	8–7
Minnesota	7–4	1–10	3–8	6–6	4–8	7–4	5–7	7–5	—	3–8	7–4	5–6	3–8	3–8	7–8
New York	7–4	4–8	8–4	9–2	6–5	10–2	8–3	7–4	8–3	—	6–5	4–7	7–4	7–5	5–10
Oakland	1–11	3–8	4–7	3–8	4–7	4–7	8–3	6–5	4–7	5–6	—	5–7	5–7	6–5	7–9
Seattle	6–6	4–7	4–7	6–5	8–3	7–4	6–5	6–5	6–5	7–4	7–5	—	8–4	8–3	7–9
Texas	4–8	1–10	8–3	8–3	6–5	4–7	5–6	4–7	8–3	4–7	7–5	4–8	—	4–7	10–6
Toronto	5–6	6–6	6–6	6–5	5–6	6–6	6–5	4–7	8–3	5–7	5–6	3–8	7–4	—	4–11

Detailed record

Team	Home	Away	Total	Win %
AL East





AL Central






AL West
Anaheim Angels	2–2	5–2	7–4	.636



	2–2	5–2	7–4	.636
NL East

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %
April	27	14	13	.519
May	27	15	12	.556
June	25	17	8	.680
July	26	15	11	.577
August	29	18	11	.621
September	28	17	11	.607
Overall:	162	96	66	.593

	Games	Won	Lost	Win %
Home	80	47	33	.588
Away	82	49	33	.598

Roster

1997 New York Yankees

Roster

Pitchers

62 Willie Banks

41 Brian Boehringer

52 Joe Borowski

36 David Cone

11 Dwight Gooden

35 Hideki Irabu

27 Graeme Lloyd

54 Jim Mecir

55 Ramiro Mendoza

43 Jeff Nelson

46 Andy Pettitte

63 Danny Rios

42 Mariano Rivera

17 Kenny Rogers

29 Mike Stanton

52 David Weathers

33 David Wells

Catchers

63 Mike Figga

25 Joe Girardi

22,20 Jorge Posada

Infielders

12 Wade Boggs

38 Homer Bush

47 Iván Cruz

18 Mariano Duncan

45 Cecil Fielder

18,26 Andy Fox

33 Charlie Hayes

2 Derek Jeter

14 Pat Kelly

24 Tino Martinez

26 Rey Sánchez

19 Luis Sojo

20 Mike Stanley

Outfielders

28 Chad Curtis

21 Paul O'Neill

38 Scott Pose

31 Tim Raines

39 Darryl Strawberry

22 Mark Whiten

51 Bernie Williams

Other batters

52 Pete Incaviglia

Manager

6 Joe Torre

Coaches

53 José Cardenal (First Base)

50 Chris Chambliss (Hitting)

40 Tony Cloninger (Bullpen)

30 Willie Randolph (Third Base)

34 Mel Stottlemyre (Pitching)

48 Don Zimmer (Bench)

Game log

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|- ! colspan="3" | Legend |- ! bgcolor="ccffcc" | Yankees Win ! bgcolor="ffbbbb" | Yankees Loss ! bgcolor="bbbbbb" | Game Postponed |}

1997 Game Log (96–66) Home: 47–33 Away: 49–33

April (14–13) Home: 7–6 Away: 7–7

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Location	Attendance	Record
	April 1
	April 2
	April 4
	April 5
	April 6
6	April 7	@ Angels	5–3	Pettitte (2–0)	Langston (0–1)	Rivera (2)	Anaheim Stadium	16,514	3–3
7	April 8	@ Angels	9–10 (12)	James (1–0)	Nelson (0–2)		Anaheim Stadium	17,202	3–4
8	April 9	@ Angels	12–5	Wells (1–0)	Watson (0–1)		Anaheim Stadium	19,242	4–4
	April 11
	April 13
	April 13
12	April 14	Angels	1–5	Dickson (2–0)	Rogers (0–1)		Yankee Stadium	15,082	5–7
13	April 15	Angels	5–6	Hasegawa (1–1)	Rivera (0–1)	James (1)	Yankee Stadium	16,944	5–8
	April 16
	April 17
	April 18
	April 19
	April 20
	April 21
	April 22
	April 23
	April 25
	April 26
	April 27
	April 28
	April 29
	April 30

May (15–12) Home: 6–8 Away: 9–4

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Location	Attendance	Record
	May 2
	May 3
	May 4
	May 5
	May 6
	May 7
	May 8
	May 9
	May 10
	May 11
	May 13
	May 14
	May 15
	May 16
	May 17
	May 18
	May 20
	May 21
	May 22
	May 23
	May 24
	May 26
	May 27
	May 28
	May 29
	May 30
	May 31

June (17–8) Home: 10–2 Away: 7–6

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Location	Attendance	Record
	June 1
	June 2
	June 3
	June 4
	June 6
	June 7
	June 8
	June 10
	June 11
	June 13
	June 15
	June 15
	June 16
	June 17
	June 18
	June 20
	June 21
	June 22
	June 23
	June 24
	June 25
	June 27
	June 28
	June 29
	June 30

July (15–11) Home: 9–7 Away: 6–4

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Location	Attendance	Record
	July 1
	July 2
	July 3
	July 4
	July 5
	July 6
	July 10
	July 11
	July 12
	July 13
	July 14
	July 15
	July 16
	July 17
	July 18
	July 19
	July 20
	July 21
98	July 22	Angels	9–2	Cone (11–4)	Springer (5–4)	Yankee Stadium	25,816	57–41
99	July 23	Angels	5–4	Nelson (3–5)	Hasegawa (2–5)	Yankee Stadium	26,750	58–41
--	July 24	Angels	Postponed (rain); rescheduled for August 20
	July 25
	July 26
	July 27
	July 28
	July 29
	July 30

August (18–11) Home: 7–5 Away: 11–6

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Location	Attendance	Record
	August 1
	August 2
	August 3
	August 4
	August 5
	August 6
	August 7
	August 8
	August 9
	August 10
	August 11
	August 12
	August 13
	August 14
	August 15
	August 16
	August 17
123	August 19	@ Angels	4–12	Dickson (12–5)	Wells (14–6)		Anaheim Stadium	22,596	73–50
124	August 20	@ Angels	7–3	Gooden (7–4)	Hill (6–10)	Mendoza (2)	Anaheim Stadium	N/A	74–50
125	August 20	@ Angels	8–5	Irabu (4–2)	Langston (2–4)	Rivera (39)	Anaheim Stadium	32,343	75–50
126	August 21	@ Angels	4–3 (12)	Stanton (6–0)	Harris (2–3)	Nelson (2)	Anaheim Stadium	27,102	76–50
	August 22
	August 23
	August 24
	August 26
	August 27
	August 29
	August 30
	August 31

September (17–11) Home: 8–5 Away: 9–6

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Location	Attendance	Record
	September 1
	September 2
	September 3
	September 4
	September 5
	September 6
	September 7
	September 9
	September 10
	September 11
	September 12
	September 13
	September 14
	September 15
	September 16
	September 16
	September 17
	September 18
	September 19
	September 20
	September 21
	September 22
	September 23
	September 24
	September 25
	September 26
	September 27
	September 28

Postseason Game log

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|- ! colspan="3"|Legend |- ! bgcolor="bbffbb" | Yankees Win ! bgcolor="ffbbbb" | Yankees Loss ! bgcolor="bbbbbb" | Game Postponed |}

1997 Postseason Game Log (2–3)

ALDS vs Indians (2–3)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Location	Attendance	Record
	September 30
	October 2
	October 4
	October 5
	October 6

Player stats

Batting

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
Derek Jeter	159	654	190	.291	10	70

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

ALDS

Main article: 1997 American League Division Series

Game 1

September 30, Yankee Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	11	0
New York	0	1	0	1	1	5	0	0	X	8	11	0
W: 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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	7	11	1
New York	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	7	2
W: Jaret Wright (1-0) L: Andy Pettitte (0-1) SV: None
HR: CLE – Matt Williams (1) NYY – Derek Jeter (2)

Game 3

October 4, Jacobs Field

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	1
Cleveland	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1
W: David Wells (1-0) L: Charles Nagy (0-1) SV: None
HR: CLE – None NYY – Paul O'Neill (2)

Game 4

October 5, Jacobs Field

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	1
Cleveland	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	9	0
W: Mike Jackson (1-0) L: Ramiro Mendoza (1-1) SV: None
HR: CLE – David Justice (1) Sandy Alomar, Jr. (2) NYY – None

Game 5

October 6, Jacobs Field

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	12	0
Cleveland	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	X	4	7	2
W: Jaret Wright (2-0) L: Andy Pettitte (0-2) SV: José Mesa (1)
HR: CLE – None NYY – None

Awards and records


Don Mattingly's number 23 was retired by the New York Yankees in 1997.

Tino Martinez, Silver Slugger Award

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Columbus Clippers	International League	Stump Merrill
AA	Norwich Navigators	Eastern League	Trey Hillman
A	Tampa Yankees	Florida State League	Lee Mazzilli
A	Greensboro Bats	South Atlantic League	Tom Nieto
A-Short Season	Oneonta Yankees	New York–Penn League	Joe Arnold
Rookie	GCL Yankees	Gulf Coast League	Ken Dominguez

References

↑ Pat Listach Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bellicl01.shtml
↑ Jim Leyritz Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
↑ Mike Stanton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
1 2 Mark Whiten Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sojolu01.shtml
↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/weathda01.shtml
↑ Mariano Duncan Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
↑ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=199706160NYA
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

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1997 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Detroit New York Toronto

AL Central	Chicago Cleveland Kansas City Milwaukee Minnesota

AL West	Anaheim Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Atlanta Florida Montréal New York Philadelphia

NL Central	Chicago Cincinnati Houston Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Colorado Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

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