1997 Season

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1997 Season

The 1997 season gave us one of the worst World Series matchups ever. The Orioles and Braves had dominated their leagues all season, never falling out of first place. It would have been a classic contest, but Baseball saw fit to give us the 4th place Cleveland Indians, and a Florida Marlins team that couldn't even come close to winning its own division. The Marlins won this who-cares contest, but could hardly be considered the best team in baseball. We've used Diamond Mind Baseball to play the "real" World Series between Atlanta and Baltimore. The results, a surprising 4-game sweep by Atlanta, are described below.

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FINAL STANDINGS

AMERICAN LEAGUE	W	L	Pct	GB	NATIONAL LEAGUE	W	L	Pct	GB
Baltimore	98	64	.605	--	Atlanta	101	61	.623	--
New York	96	66	.593	2	Florida	92	70	.568	9
Seattle	90	72	.556	8	San Francisco	90	72	.556	11
Cleveland	86	75	.534	11½	Los Angeles	88	74	.543	13
Anaheim	84	78	.519	14	New York	88	74	.543	13
Chicago	80	81	.497	17½	Houston	84	78	.516	17
Detroit	79	83	.488	19	Colorado	83	79	.512	18
Milwaukee	78	83	.484	19½	Pittsburgh	79	83	.488	22
Boston	78	84	.481	20	Montreal	78	84	.481	23
Texas	77	85	.475	21	Cincinnati	76	86	.469	25
Toronto	76	86	.469	22	San Diego	76	86	.469	25
Minnesota	68	94	.420	30	St. Louis	73	89	.451	28
Kansas City	67	94	.416	30½	Chicago	68	94	.420	33
Oakland	65	97	.401	33	Philadelphia	68	94	.420	33

Data source The Sporting News Official Major League Baseball Fact Book 1998 Edition

PENNANT RACE

AMERICAN LEAGUE
The Baltimore Orioles didn't run away with the pennant, but they did lead all year. Details.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
The Atlanta Braves withstood an early September push by the Florida Marlins to win their third straight NL pennant. Details.

WORLD SERIES
The Atlanta Braves won their third consecutive World Championship by sweeping Baltimore. Details.

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