Standings
1997
Division
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB | WCGB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | 64 | .605 | - | - | 5-5 | W2 | 812 | 681 | +131 | 94-68 | 46-35 | 52-29 | 32-22 | |
| 96 | 66 | .593 | 2.0 | - | 8-2 | W5 | 891 | 688 | +203 | 100-62 | 47-33 | 49-33 | 25-29 | |
| 79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 | 17.0 | 4-6 | L5 | 784 | 790 | -6 | 80-82 | 42-39 | 37-44 | 29-37 | |
| 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 4-6 | L3 | 851 | 857 | -6 | 80-82 | 39-42 | 39-42 | 32-34 | |
| 76 | 86 | .469 | 22.0 | 20.0 | 5-5 | W4 | 654 | 694 | -40 | 77-85 | 42-39 | 34-47 | 25-41 | |
AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB | WCGB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
| 86 | 75 | .534 | - | - | 4-6 | L2 | 868 | 815 | +53 | 85-76 | 44-37 | 42-38 | 19-28 | |
| 80 | 81 | .497 | 6.0 | 15.5 | 6-4 | W1 | 779 | 833 | -54 | 76-85 | 45-36 | 35-45 | 26-33 | |
| 78 | 83 | .484 | 8.0 | 17.5 | 3-7 | L2 | 681 | 742 | -61 | 74-87 | 47-33 | 31-50 | 25-34 | |
| 68 | 94 | .420 | 18.5 | 28.0 | 7-3 | W2 | 772 | 861 | -89 | 73-89 | 35-46 | 33-48 | 22-37 | |
| 67 | 94 | .416 | 19.0 | 28.5 | 5-5 | L1 | 747 | 820 | -73 | 74-87 | 33-47 | 34-47 | 22-36 | |
AL West | W | L | PCT | GB | WCGB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
| 90 | 72 | .556 | - | - | 6-4 | L1 | 925 | 833 | +92 | 89-73 | 45-36 | 45-36 | 31-26 | |
| 84 | 78 | .519 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 5-5 | L1 | 829 | 794 | +35 | 84-78 | 46-36 | 38-42 | 23-34 | |
| 77 | 85 | .475 | 13.0 | 19.0 | 5-5 | W1 | 807 | 823 | -16 | 80-82 | 39-42 | 38-43 | 27-42 | |
| 65 | 97 | .401 | 25.0 | 31.0 | 4-6 | W1 | 764 | 946 | -182 | 65-97 | 35-46 | 30-51 | 22-47 | |
NL East | W | L | PCT | GB | WCGB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
| 101 | 61 | .623 | - | - | 6-4 | L2 | 791 | 581 | +210 | 103-59 | 50-31 | 51-30 | 36-38 | |
| 92 | 70 | .568 | 9.0 | - | 3-7 | L4 | 740 | 669 | +71 | 88-74 | 52-29 | 40-41 | 40-34 | |
| 88 | 74 | .543 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 6-4 | W2 | 777 | 709 | +68 | 88-74 | 50-31 | 38-43 | 35-39 | |
| 78 | 84 | .481 | 23.0 | 14.0 | 3-7 | L1 | 691 | 740 | -49 | 76-86 | 45-36 | 33-48 | 33-53 | |
| 68 | 94 | .420 | 33.0 | 24.0 | 6-4 | W3 | 668 | 840 | -172 | 64-98 | 38-43 | 30-51 | 34-52 | |
NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB | WCGB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
| 84 | 78 | .519 | - | - | 7-3 | L1 | 777 | 660 | +117 | 93-69 | 46-35 | 38-43 | 32-37 | |
| 79 | 83 | .488 | 5.0 | 13.0 | 6-4 | W1 | 725 | 760 | -35 | 78-84 | 43-38 | 36-45 | 38-43 | |
| 76 | 86 | .469 | 8.0 | 16.0 | 6-4 | W1 | 651 | 764 | -113 | 69-93 | 40-41 | 36-45 | 31-50 | |
| 73 | 89 | .451 | 11.0 | 19.0 | 3-7 | W2 | 689 | 708 | -19 | 79-83 | 41-40 | 32-49 | 33-48 | |
| 68 | 94 | .420 | 16.0 | 24.0 | 4-6 | L2 | 687 | 759 | -72 | 74-88 | 42-39 | 26-55 | 26-55 | |
NL West | W | L | PCT | GB | WCGB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
| 90 | 72 | .556 | - | - | 7-3 | L1 | 784 | 793 | -9 | 80-82 | 48-33 | 42-39 | 46-30 | |
| 88 | 74 | .543 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4-6 | L1 | 742 | 645 | +97 | 91-71 | 47-34 | 41-40 | 37-39 | |
| 83 | 79 | .512 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 5-5 | W1 | 923 | 908 | +15 | 82-80 | 47-34 | 36-45 | 38-38 | |
| 76 | 86 | .469 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 4-6 | W1 | 795 | 891 | -96 | 73-89 | 39-42 | 37-44 | 44-44 |
Clinch Indicators
- wClinched Wild Card
- yClinched Division