1997 Cleveland Indians Season, Schedule & Results

1997 Cleveland Indians

What was the record of the 1997 Cleveland Indians?

The Cleveland Indians finished the regular season with a 86-75 record. They went 44-37 at home and 42-38 on the road. Including the postseason, the Cleveland Indians went 96-83. Their final game was a loss in the World Series to the Florida Marlins.

What division did the 1997 Cleveland Indians play in?

The 1997 Cleveland Indians played in the Central Division of the American League.

What was the division record of the 1997 Cleveland Indians?

During the regular season, the 1997 Cleveland Indians went 31-16 against their AL Central opponents.

What was the 1997 Cleveland Indians record against each of their divisional opponents?

Opponent	Record	Win Percentage %	Run Differential
Kansas City Royals	8-3	72.7%	+16
Minnesota Twins	8-4	66.7%	+17
Milwaukee Brewers	8-4	66.7%	+7
Chicago White Sox	7-5	58.3%	+18

Did the 1997 Cleveland Indians Win The World Series?

No. While the 1997 Cleveland Indians did play in the World Series, they lost to the Florida Marlins.

What was the run differential for the 1997 Cleveland Indians?

The Cleveland Indians finished the regular season with a run differential of +53. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Indians could have been expected to have about 85.1 wins, or a 85-76 record in the regular season.

How did the 1997 Cleveland Indians perform in one-run games?

In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1997 Cleveland Indians went 19-22.

How did the 1997 Cleveland Indians perform in extra inning games?

During the regular season, the 1997 Cleveland Indians went 4-5 in extra inning games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1997 Cleveland Indians?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1997 Cleveland Indians was a 6 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1997 Cleveland Indians?

The longest losing streak that the Cleveland Indians had during the 1997 regular season was 5 games, which happened once during the season.

1997 Cleveland Indians Schedule

= Playoff Team

Bold = Division Opponent

Date	Opponent	Score
Regular Season
Wed, Apr 2, 1997 Wed, Apr 2	@ Oakland Athletics	Win 9 - 7
Thu, Apr 3, 1997 Thu, Apr 3	@ Oakland Athletics	Loss 4 - 5
Fri, Apr 4, 1997 Fri, Apr 4	@ Anaheim Angels	Loss 6 - 8	(11)
Sat, Apr 5, 1997 Sat, Apr 5	@ Anaheim Angels	Win 7 - 5
Sun, Apr 6, 1997 Sun, Apr 6	@ Anaheim Angels	Win 10 - 8
Mon, Apr 7, 1997 Mon, Apr 7	@ Seattle Mariners	Win 8 - 3
Tue, Apr 8, 1997 Tue, Apr 8	@ Seattle Mariners	Loss 8 - 14
Wed, Apr 9, 1997 Wed, Apr 9	@ Seattle Mariners	Loss 1 - 11
Fri, Apr 11, 1997 Fri, Apr 11	vs Anaheim Angels	Win 15 - 3
Sun, Apr 13, 1997 Sun, Apr 13	vs Anaheim Angels	Loss 3 - 8
Mon, Apr 14, 1997 Mon, Apr 14	vs Seattle Mariners	Loss 1 - 6
Tue, Apr 15, 1997 Tue, Apr 15	vs Seattle Mariners	Loss 4 - 8
Wed, Apr 16, 1997 Wed, Apr 16	@ Boston Red Sox	Loss 6 - 11
Thu, Apr 17, 1997 Thu, Apr 17	@ Boston Red Sox	Win 4 - 3
Fri, Apr 18, 1997 Fri, Apr 18	vs Milwaukee Brewers	Loss 2 - 10
Sat, Apr 19, 1997 Sat, Apr 19	vs Milwaukee Brewers	Win 11 - 6
Sun, Apr 20, 1997 Sun, Apr 20	vs Milwaukee Brewers	Win 6 - 4
Tue, Apr 22, 1997 Tue, Apr 22	vs Boston Red Sox	Loss 2 - 8
Wed, Apr 23, 1997 Wed, Apr 23	vs Boston Red Sox	Win 11 - 7
Thu, Apr 24, 1997 Thu, Apr 24	@ Milwaukee Brewers	Win 6 - 3
Fri, Apr 25, 1997 Fri, Apr 25	@ Milwaukee Brewers	Win 11 - 4
Sat, Apr 26, 1997 Sat, Apr 26	@ Milwaukee Brewers	Loss 8 - 9
Sun, Apr 27, 1997 Sun, Apr 27	@ Milwaukee Brewers	Loss 5 - 6
Tue, Apr 29, 1997 Tue, Apr 29	vs Oakland Athletics	Win 10 - 4
Wed, Apr 30, 1997 Wed, Apr 30	vs Oakland Athletics	Loss 9 - 11	(10)
Thu, May 1, 1997 Thu, May 1	vs Oakland Athletics	Win 7 - 1
Sat, May 3, 1997 Sat, May 3	vs Detroit Tigers	Win 7 - 6
Sun, May 4, 1997 Sun, May 4	vs Detroit Tigers	Loss 0 - 2
Tue, May 6, 1997 Tue, May 6	vs Texas Rangers	Win 5 - 4
Wed, May 7, 1997 Wed, May 7	vs Toronto Blue Jays	Win 7 - 1
Thu, May 8, 1997 Thu, May 8	vs Toronto Blue Jays	Loss 3 - 4
Fri, May 9, 1997 Fri, May 9	@ Detroit Tigers	Win 5 - 0
Sat, May 10, 1997 Sat, May 10	@ Detroit Tigers	Loss 0 - 6
Sun, May 11, 1997 Sun, May 11	@ Detroit Tigers	Loss 3 - 11
Mon, May 12, 1997 Mon, May 12	@ Texas Rangers	Loss 2 - 4
Tue, May 13, 1997 Tue, May 13	@ Texas Rangers	Win 7 - 3
Wed, May 14, 1997 Wed, May 14	@ Texas Rangers	Loss 3 - 4	(10)
Fri, May 16, 1997 Fri, May 16	@ Toronto Blue Jays	Loss 2 - 5
Sat, May 17, 1997 Sat, May 17	@ Toronto Blue Jays	Win 8 - 1
Sun, May 18, 1997 Sun, May 18	@ Toronto Blue Jays	Win 8 - 6
Tue, May 20, 1997 Tue, May 20	vs Kansas City Royals	Win 4 - 3
Wed, May 21, 1997 Wed, May 21	vs Kansas City Royals	Win 1 - 0
Thu, May 22, 1997 Thu, May 22	vs Kansas City Royals	Win 9 - 1
Fri, May 23, 1997 Fri, May 23	vs Baltimore Orioles	Win 6 - 1
Sat, May 24, 1997 Sat, May 24	vs Baltimore Orioles	Loss 3 - 8
Sun, May 25, 1997 Sun, May 25	vs Baltimore Orioles	Win 7 - 6
Mon, May 26, 1997 Mon, May 26	@ Chicago White Sox	Win 10 - 4
Tue, May 27, 1997 Tue, May 27	@ Chicago White Sox	Loss 2 - 8
Wed, May 28, 1997 Wed, May 28	@ Kansas City Royals	Win 10 - 3
Fri, May 30, 1997 Fri, May 30	@ Baltimore Orioles	Loss 0 - 3
Sat, May 31, 1997 Sat, May 31	@ Baltimore Orioles	Loss 5 - 8
Tue, Jun 3, 1997 Tue, Jun 3	vs Chicago White Sox	Loss 5 - 9
Wed, Jun 4, 1997 Wed, Jun 4	vs Chicago White Sox	Loss 4 - 9
Thu, Jun 5, 1997 Thu, Jun 5	vs Chicago White Sox	Win 5 - 4	(11)
Fri, Jun 6, 1997 Fri, Jun 6	@ Boston Red Sox	Win 7 - 3
Sat, Jun 7, 1997 Sat, Jun 7	@ Boston Red Sox	Win 9 - 5
Sun, Jun 8, 1997 Sun, Jun 8	@ Boston Red Sox	Loss 6 - 12
Tue, Jun 10, 1997 Tue, Jun 10	vs Milwaukee Brewers	Win 5 - 4
Wed, Jun 11, 1997 Wed, Jun 11	vs Milwaukee Brewers	Win 4 - 3	(11)
Thu, Jun 12, 1997 Thu, Jun 12	vs Milwaukee Brewers	Loss 2 - 6
Sat, Jun 14, 1997 Sat, Jun 14	@ St. Louis Cardinals	Win 8 - 3
Sat, Jun 14, 1997 Sat, Jun 14	@ St. Louis Cardinals	Loss 2 - 5
Sun, Jun 15, 1997 Sun, Jun 15	@ St. Louis Cardinals	Win 9 - 2
Mon, Jun 16, 1997 Mon, Jun 16	vs Cincinnati Reds	Loss 1 - 4
Tue, Jun 17, 1997 Tue, Jun 17	vs Cincinnati Reds	Win 5 - 1
Wed, Jun 18, 1997 Wed, Jun 18	vs Cincinnati Reds	Loss 2 - 5
Fri, Jun 20, 1997 Fri, Jun 20	vs New York Yankees	Loss 1 - 7
Sat, Jun 21, 1997 Sat, Jun 21	vs New York Yankees	Win 13 - 4
Sun, Jun 22, 1997 Sun, Jun 22	vs New York Yankees	Win 5 - 2
Mon, Jun 23, 1997 Mon, Jun 23	vs Minnesota Twins	Loss 2 - 7
Tue, Jun 24, 1997 Tue, Jun 24	vs Minnesota Twins	Win 10 - 5
Fri, Jun 27, 1997 Fri, Jun 27	@ New York Yankees	Loss 2 - 3
Sat, Jun 28, 1997 Sat, Jun 28	@ New York Yankees	Win 12 - 8
Sun, Jun 29, 1997 Sun, Jun 29	@ New York Yankees	Loss 10 - 11
Mon, Jun 30, 1997 Mon, Jun 30	@ Houston Astros	Win 6 - 4
Tue, Jul 1, 1997 Tue, Jul 1	@ Houston Astros	Win 8 - 6
Wed, Jul 2, 1997 Wed, Jul 2	@ Houston Astros	Loss 2 - 6
Fri, Jul 4, 1997 Fri, Jul 4	vs Kansas City Royals	Win 7 - 6
Sat, Jul 5, 1997 Sat, Jul 5	vs Kansas City Royals	Win 8 - 4
Sun, Jul 6, 1997 Sun, Jul 6	vs Kansas City Royals	Win 8 - 7
Thu, Jul 10, 1997 Thu, Jul 10	@ Minnesota Twins	Loss 2 - 8
Fri, Jul 11, 1997 Fri, Jul 11	@ Minnesota Twins	Win 5 - 1
Sat, Jul 12, 1997 Sat, Jul 12	@ Minnesota Twins	Win 7 - 2
Sun, Jul 13, 1997 Sun, Jul 13	@ Minnesota Twins	Win 12 - 5
Mon, Jul 14, 1997 Mon, Jul 14	@ New York Yankees	Win 3 - 2	(10)
Tue, Jul 15, 1997 Tue, Jul 15	@ New York Yankees	Loss 6 - 12
Wed, Jul 16, 1997 Wed, Jul 16	@ Milwaukee Brewers	Win 4 - 3
Thu, Jul 17, 1997 Thu, Jul 17	@ Milwaukee Brewers	Win 3 - 2
Fri, Jul 18, 1997 Fri, Jul 18	vs Boston Red Sox	Loss 0 - 7
Sat, Jul 19, 1997 Sat, Jul 19	vs Boston Red Sox	Loss 3 - 6
Sun, Jul 20, 1997 Sun, Jul 20	vs Boston Red Sox	Win 7 - 2
Mon, Jul 21, 1997 Mon, Jul 21	vs Boston Red Sox	Loss 1 - 3
Tue, Jul 22, 1997 Tue, Jul 22	vs Seattle Mariners	Win 6 - 2
Wed, Jul 23, 1997 Wed, Jul 23	vs Seattle Mariners	Loss 3 - 6
Thu, Jul 24, 1997 Thu, Jul 24	vs Seattle Mariners	Loss 1 - 11
Fri, Jul 25, 1997 Fri, Jul 25	vs Oakland Athletics	Loss 1 - 2
Sat, Jul 26, 1997 Sat, Jul 26	vs Oakland Athletics	Win 6 - 3
Sun, Jul 27, 1997 Sun, Jul 27	vs Oakland Athletics	Win 4 - 2
Mon, Jul 28, 1997 Mon, Jul 28	vs Anaheim Angels	Loss 0 - 2
Mon, Jul 28, 1997 Mon, Jul 28	vs Anaheim Angels	Loss 7 - 10
Tue, Jul 29, 1997 Tue, Jul 29	vs Anaheim Angels	Loss 2 - 7
Wed, Jul 30, 1997 Wed, Jul 30	vs Anaheim Angels	Loss 2 - 5
Fri, Aug 1, 1997 Fri, Aug 1	@ Texas Rangers	Win 8 - 5
Sat, Aug 2, 1997 Sat, Aug 2	@ Texas Rangers	Win 7 - 3
Sun, Aug 3, 1997 Sun, Aug 3	@ Texas Rangers	Loss 7 - 8
Mon, Aug 4, 1997 Mon, Aug 4	@ Detroit Tigers	Win 7 - 2
Tue, Aug 5, 1997 Tue, Aug 5	@ Detroit Tigers	Loss 4 - 6
Wed, Aug 6, 1997 Wed, Aug 6	@ Toronto Blue Jays	Loss 3 - 6
Thu, Aug 7, 1997 Thu, Aug 7	@ Toronto Blue Jays	Loss 0 - 4
Fri, Aug 8, 1997 Fri, Aug 8	vs Texas Rangers	Loss 5 - 6
Sat, Aug 9, 1997 Sat, Aug 9	vs Texas Rangers	Loss 3 - 4
Sat, Aug 9, 1997 Sat, Aug 9	vs Texas Rangers	Win 4 - 2
Sun, Aug 10, 1997 Sun, Aug 10	vs Texas Rangers	Loss 6 - 7
Tue, Aug 12, 1997 Tue, Aug 12	vs Detroit Tigers	Win 7 - 4
Wed, Aug 13, 1997 Wed, Aug 13	vs Detroit Tigers	Loss 3 - 13
Wed, Aug 13, 1997 Wed, Aug 13	vs Detroit Tigers	Win 9 - 1
Thu, Aug 14, 1997 Thu, Aug 14	vs Detroit Tigers	Win 12 - 1
Fri, Aug 15, 1997 Fri, Aug 15	vs Toronto Blue Jays	Win 5 - 4	(10)
Sat, Aug 16, 1997 Sat, Aug 16	vs Toronto Blue Jays	Win 8 - 4
Sun, Aug 17, 1997 Sun, Aug 17	vs Toronto Blue Jays	Loss 5 - 10
Mon, Aug 18, 1997 Mon, Aug 18	vs Toronto Blue Jays	Win 5 - 3
Tue, Aug 19, 1997 Tue, Aug 19	@ Seattle Mariners	Win 7 - 5
Wed, Aug 20, 1997 Wed, Aug 20	@ Seattle Mariners	Loss 0 - 1
Thu, Aug 21, 1997 Thu, Aug 21	@ Seattle Mariners	Loss 6 - 7
Fri, Aug 22, 1997 Fri, Aug 22	@ Oakland Athletics	Win 5 - 3
Sat, Aug 23, 1997 Sat, Aug 23	@ Oakland Athletics	Win 7 - 4
Sun, Aug 24, 1997 Sun, Aug 24	@ Oakland Athletics	Loss 1 - 4
Tue, Aug 26, 1997 Tue, Aug 26	@ Anaheim Angels	Loss 7 - 8
Wed, Aug 27, 1997 Wed, Aug 27	@ Anaheim Angels	Win 10 - 4
Fri, Aug 29, 1997 Fri, Aug 29	vs Chicago Cubs	Win 7 - 6
Sat, Aug 30, 1997 Sat, Aug 30	vs Chicago Cubs	Loss 4 - 9
Sun, Aug 31, 1997 Sun, Aug 31	vs Chicago Cubs	Win 9 - 5
Mon, Sep 1, 1997 Mon, Sep 1	@ Pittsburgh Pirates	Win 7 - 5
Tue, Sep 2, 1997 Tue, Sep 2	@ Pittsburgh Pirates	Loss 4 - 6
Wed, Sep 3, 1997 Wed, Sep 3	@ Pittsburgh Pirates	Win 7 - 3
Fri, Sep 5, 1997 Fri, Sep 5	vs Chicago White Sox	Win 11 - 1
Sat, Sep 6, 1997 Sat, Sep 6	vs Chicago White Sox	Win 9 - 7
Sun, Sep 7, 1997 Sun, Sep 7	vs Chicago White Sox	Win 5 - 2
Mon, Sep 8, 1997 Mon, Sep 8	vs Baltimore Orioles	Win 2 - 1
Tue, Sep 9, 1997 Tue, Sep 9	vs Baltimore Orioles	Loss 3 - 9
Thu, Sep 11, 1997 Thu, Sep 11	@ Chicago White Sox	Loss 5 - 7
Fri, Sep 12, 1997 Fri, Sep 12	@ Chicago White Sox	Win 9 - 0
Sat, Sep 13, 1997 Sat, Sep 13	@ Chicago White Sox	Loss 6 - 7
Sun, Sep 14, 1997 Sun, Sep 14	@ Chicago White Sox	Win 8 - 3
Mon, Sep 15, 1997 Mon, Sep 15	@ Baltimore Orioles	Loss 5 - 6
Mon, Sep 15, 1997 Mon, Sep 15	@ Baltimore Orioles	Win 4 - 1
Tue, Sep 16, 1997 Tue, Sep 16	@ Baltimore Orioles	Win 4 - 2
Tue, Sep 16, 1997 Tue, Sep 16	@ Baltimore Orioles	Loss 2 - 7
Wed, Sep 17, 1997 Wed, Sep 17	@ Minnesota Twins	Win 7 - 6
Thu, Sep 18, 1997 Thu, Sep 18	@ Minnesota Twins	Win 4 - 1
Fri, Sep 19, 1997 Fri, Sep 19	@ Kansas City Royals	Loss 3 - 10
Fri, Sep 19, 1997 Fri, Sep 19	@ Kansas City Royals	Win 6 - 2
Sat, Sep 20, 1997 Sat, Sep 20	@ Kansas City Royals	Loss 2 - 5
Sun, Sep 21, 1997 Sun, Sep 21	@ Kansas City Royals	Loss 0 - 1
Tue, Sep 23, 1997 Tue, Sep 23	vs New York Yankees	Win 10 - 9
Wed, Sep 24, 1997 Wed, Sep 24	vs New York Yankees	Loss 4 - 8
Thu, Sep 25, 1997 Thu, Sep 25	vs New York Yankees	Loss 4 - 5	(10)
Fri, Sep 26, 1997 Fri, Sep 26	vs Minnesota Twins	Win 7 - 2
Sat, Sep 27, 1997 Sat, Sep 27	vs Minnesota Twins	Win 10 - 6
Sat, Sep 27, 1997 Sat, Sep 27	vs Minnesota Twins	Loss 4 - 6	(10)
Sun, Sep 28, 1997 Sun, Sep 28	vs Minnesota Twins	Loss 1 - 5
Postseason

AL Divisional Series
Tue, Sep 30, 1997 Tue, Sep 30	@ New York Yankees	Loss 6 - 8
Thu, Oct 2, 1997 Thu, Oct 2	@ New York Yankees	Win 7 - 5
Sat, Oct 4, 1997 Sat, Oct 4	vs New York Yankees	Loss 1 - 6
Sun, Oct 5, 1997 Sun, Oct 5	vs New York Yankees	Win 3 - 2
Mon, Oct 6, 1997 Mon, Oct 6	vs New York Yankees	Win 4 - 3
AL Championship Series
Wed, Oct 8, 1997 Wed, Oct 8	@ Baltimore Orioles	Loss 0 - 3
Thu, Oct 9, 1997 Thu, Oct 9	@ Baltimore Orioles	Win 5 - 4
Sat, Oct 11, 1997 Sat, Oct 11	vs Baltimore Orioles	Win 2 - 1	(12)
Sun, Oct 12, 1997 Sun, Oct 12	vs Baltimore Orioles	Win 8 - 7
Mon, Oct 13, 1997 Mon, Oct 13	vs Baltimore Orioles	Loss 2 - 4
Wed, Oct 15, 1997 Wed, Oct 15	@ Baltimore Orioles	Win 1 - 0	(11)
World Series
Sat, Oct 18, 1997 Sat, Oct 18	@ Florida Marlins	Loss 4 - 7
Sun, Oct 19, 1997 Sun, Oct 19	@ Florida Marlins	Win 6 - 1
Tue, Oct 21, 1997 Tue, Oct 21	vs Florida Marlins	Loss 11 - 14
Wed, Oct 22, 1997 Wed, Oct 22	vs Florida Marlins	Win 10 - 3
Thu, Oct 23, 1997 Thu, Oct 23	vs Florida Marlins	Loss 7 - 8
Sat, Oct 25, 1997 Sat, Oct 25	@ Florida Marlins	Win 4 - 1
Sun, Oct 26, 1997 Sun, Oct 26	@ Florida Marlins	Loss 2 - 3	(11)

86-75	Lost WS
Record	Outcome

1997 Cleveland Indians

Season Overview