- 1997 Cleveland Indians season
MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Cleveland Indians
season = 1997
misc = AL Champs
AL Central Champs
current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Central Division
y2 = 1996
Uniform
ballpark = Jacobs Field
y4 = 1994
city =Cleveland ,Ohio
y5 = 1901
owners =Richard Jacobs
general managers =John Hart
managers =Mike Hargrove
television =WUAB
(Mike Hegan , Jack Corrigan)
SportsChannel Ohio
(John Sanders,Rick Manning )
radio =WKNR
(Herb Score , Tom Hamilton)|The by|1997Cleveland Indians season was a season in Americanbaseball . It involved the Indians making their second World Series appearance in three years. The Indians finished in first place in theAmerican League Central and hosted the1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game .Offseason
*November 13, 1996: Matt Williams was traded by the San Francisco Giants with a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later, Jeff Kent, Julian Tavarez, and Jose Vizcaino. The Cleveland Indians sent Joe Roa (December 16, 1996) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade. The San Francisco Giants sent Trenidad Hubbard (December 16, 1996) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/willima04.shtml Matt Williams Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 10, 1996: Eric Plunk was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/plunker01.shtml]
* December 13, 1996: Kevin Mitchell signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mitchke01.shtml Kevin Mitchell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 19, 1996: Les Norman was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/normale01.shtml Les Norman Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*January 1, 1997: Casey Candaele was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/candaca01.shtml]
*January 31, 1997: Greg Cadaret was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cadargr01.shtml]Regular season
*The season started with several new faces. The Indians acquired home run hitter Matt Williams. On
March 25 ,1997 , the club traded All-StarKenny Lofton and pitcherAlan Embree to the Atlanta Braves for Marquis Grissom and David Justice.*
June 16 - The first interleague game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Cleveland Indians took place atJacobs Field . The rivalry would be known as theBattle of Ohio . The Reds won the game by a score of 4-1. [ http://baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=199706160CLE]Most Starts by Position
Other batters
Relief pitchers
Game 3
October 4 ,Jacobs Field American League Championship Series
Game 1
October 8 ,Camden Yards Game 4
October 12 ,Jacobs Field World Series
Game 1
October 18 ,1997 at Pro Player Stadium inMiami, Florida Game 4
October 22 ,1997 atJacobs Field inCleveland, Ohio Game 7
October 26 ,1997 at Pro Player Stadium inMiami, Florida Award Winners
*
Marquis Grissom , Outfield,ALCS MVPAll-Star Game
*Sandy Alomar, Jr. , Catcher, Reserve
*Jim Thome , First Baseman, Reserve
*David Justice , Outfield, ReserveReferences
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1997.shtml 1997 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1997&t=CLE 1997 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1997_WS.shtml 1997 WS page at Baseball Reference]succession box
title = AL Central Championship Season
years = 1997
before =Cleveland Indians
1996
after = Cleveland Indians
1998succession box
title = American League Championship
years = 1997
before = New York Yankees
1996
after = New York Yankees
1998
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