1997 Baltimore Orioles Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 98-64
Finished 1st in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 3,692,388, 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 Results

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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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Roberto Alomar2BBRFebruary 5, 19686'0"184Ponce, P.R.
Brady AndersonCFLLJanuary 18, 19646'1"170Silver Spring, MD USA
Harold BainesPLLMarch 15, 19596'2"175Easton, MD USA
Armando BenitezPRRNovember 3, 19726'4"180Ramon Santana, Sa D.R.
Geronimo BerroaRFRRMarch 18, 19656'0"165Santo Domingo, Di D.R.
Mike BordickSSRRJuly 21, 19655'11"170Marquette, MI USA
Shawn BoskiePRRMarch 28, 19676'3"205Hawthorne, NV USA
Danny ClyburnLFRRApril 6, 19746'3"220Lancaster, SC USA
Rocky CoppingerPRRMarch 19, 19746'5"245El Paso, TX USA
Eric DavisRFRRMay 29, 19626'2"165Los Angeles, CA USA
David DellucciRFLLOctober 31, 19735'10"180Baton Rouge, LA USA
Scott EricksonPRRFebruary 2, 19686'4"220Long Beach, CA USA
Charlie GreeneCRRJanuary 23, 19716'1"170Miami, FL USA
Jeffrey HammondsOFRRMarch 5, 19716'0"195Plainfield, NJ USA
Chris HoilesCRRMarch 20, 19656'0"195Bowling Green, OH USA
Pete IncavigliaRFRRApril 2, 19646'1"225Pebble Beach, CA USA
Mike JohnsonPLROctober 3, 19756'2"175Edmonton, AB CAN
Scott KamienieckiPRRApril 19, 19646'0"195Mount Clemens, MI USA
Jimmy KeyPRLApril 22, 19616'1"185Huntsville, AL USA
Rick KrivdaPRLJanuary 19, 19706'1"180McKeesport, PA USA
Tim LakerCRRNovember 27, 19696'2"185Encino, CA USA
Aaron Ledesma2BRRJune 3, 19716'2"200Union City, CA USA
Terry MathewsPLROctober 5, 19646'2"200Alexandria, LA USA
Alan MillsPRROctober 18, 19666'1"190Lakeland, FL USA
Mike MussinaPLRDecember 8, 19686'2"185Williamsport, PA USA
Randy MyersPLLSeptember 19, 19626'1"190Vancouver, WA USA
Jesse OroscoPRLApril 21, 19576'2"174Santa Barbara, CA USA
Rafael Palmeiro1BLLSeptember 24, 19646'0"180La Habana, La Cuba
Jeff Reboulet2BRRApril 30, 19646'0"167Dayton, OH USA
Arthur RhodesPLLOctober 24, 19696'2"220Waco, TX USA
Cal Ripken3BRRAugust 24, 19606'4"200Havre de Grace, MD USA
Nerio RodriguezPRRMarch 4, 19716'1"220San Pedro de Macoris, Sa D.R.
Melvin RosarioCBRMay 25, 19736'0"191Santo Domingo, Di D.R.
B. J. SurhoffLFLRAugust 4, 19646'1"185Bronx, NY USA
Tony TarascoRFLRDecember 9, 19706'0"185New York, NY USA
Jerome WaltonRFRRJuly 8, 19656'1"175Newnan, GA USA
Lenny WebsterCRRFebruary 10, 19655'9"185New Orleans, LA USA
Brian WilliamsPRRFebruary 15, 19696'3"205Lancaster, SC USA
Esteban YanPRRJune 22, 19756'4"255Campina, El D.R.



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