![]() San Francisco Giants – 1, Florida Marlins – 2 Main article: 1997 NLDS San Francisco Giants vs. The Yankees and Indians would meet again in the post season five more times - in the 1998 ALCS (won by the Yankees), the 2007 ALDS (won by the Indians), the 2017 ALDS (won by the Yankees), the 2020 AL Wild Card Series (won by the Yankees), and the 2022 ALDS (won by the Yankees). The Indians knocked out the defending World Series champion Yankees in five games to return to the ALCS for the second time in three years. This was the first postseason appearance between the Yankees and Indians. New York Yankees – 3, Cleveland Indians – 4 New York Yankees – 2, Cleveland Indians – 3 New York Yankees – 6, Cleveland Indians – 1 New York Yankees Ĭleveland Indians – 6, New York Yankees – 8Ĭleveland Indians – 7, New York Yankees – 5 The 1997 ALDS was the last postseason series ever played at the Kingdome.Ĭleveland Indians vs. The Mariners would return to the postseason in 2000, defeating the Chicago White Sox in the ALDS before falling to the New York Yankees in the ALCS. This would be the last playoff series win by the Orioles until 2014, as well as their last postseason appearance until 2012. While the Mariners avoided a sweep in Game 3, they would be eliminated in Game 4 by two runs as the Orioles advanced to the ALCS. In Seattle, the Orioles blew out the Mariners in Games 1 and 2 to go up 2-0 in the series heading back to Baltimore. The Orioles defeated the Mariners in four games to return to the ALCS for the second straight year. Seattle Mariners – 1, Baltimore Orioles – 3 Seattle Mariners – 4, Baltimore Orioles – 2 Seattle Mariners īaltimore Orioles – 9, Seattle Mariners – 3 Main article: 1997 ALDS Baltimore Orioles vs. Home-field advantage priority order: West, Central, East Florida Marlins - 92–70, Clinched Wild Card.San Francisco Giants - 90–72, Clinched NL West.Houston Astros - 84–78, Clinched NL Central.Atlanta Braves - 101–61, Clinched NL East.Home-field advantage priority order: East, Central, West New York Yankees - 96–66, Clinched Wild Card.Seattle Mariners - 90–72, Clinched AL West.Cleveland Indians - 86–75, Clinched AL Central.Baltimore Orioles - 98–64, Clinched AL East. ![]() ![]() The following teams qualified for the postseason: It was the Marlins' first championship in franchise history. The postseason began on September 30, 1997, and ended on October 26, 1997, with the Marlins defeating the Indians in seven games in the 1997 World Series. In the National League, the Atlanta Braves made their sixth straight postseason appearance, the Houston Astros made their first postseason appearance since 1986, the Florida Marlins made their first postseason appearance four years into their existence, and the San Francisco Giants returned to the postseason for the first time since 1989. In the American League, the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians returned to the postseason for the third year in a row, the Baltimore Orioles returned to the postseason for the second straight year (which would be their last until 2012), and the Seattle Mariners returned to the postseason for the second time in three years. The winners of the League Division Series would move on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series. The 1997 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 1997 season. ![]()
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