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1997 Seattle Mariners season
| 1997 Seattle Mariners | ||
|---|---|---|
| American League West Champions | ||
| League | American League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Kingdome | |
| City | Seattle, Washington | |
| Record | 90–72 (.556) | |
| Divisional place | 1st | |
| Owners | Hiroshi Yamauchi (represented by John Ellis) | |
| General managers | Woody Woodward | |
| Managers | Lou Piniella | |
| Television | KIRO-TV 7 Fox Sports Northwest | |
| Radio | KIRO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus, Chip Caray, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson) | |
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The Seattle Mariners 1997 season was their 21st season, and the team won their second American League West title,[1] with a record of 90–72 (.556), six games ahead of the runner-up Anaheim Angels. For the second straight year, they led the AL in runs scored (925) and shattered the all-time record for most home runs hit by a team in one season (set at 257 by the Baltimore Orioles the year before) with 264. Five Mariners scored at least 100 runs and six hit at least 20 home runs. In addition, the Seattle pitching staff led the league with 1,207 strikeouts. In the postseason, the Mariners lost the ALDS to the Baltimore Orioles in 4 games.
The Mariners drew over three million in home attendance for the first time in franchise history,[2] in the penultimate full season at the Kingdome. Ken Griffey Jr. hit a franchise record 56 home runs and won the Most Valuable Player award in the American League. This would be Randy Johnson's final full year in a Mariners uniform, he would be traded to Houston midway through the 1998 season.
- ^ Cour, Jim (September 24, 1997). "Mariners wrap up AL West title with win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1C.
- ^ "Griffey fails to homer as Angeles thump M's". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 25, 1997. p. C4.
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