1997 Detroit Tigers

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Season Overview

79-83 Missed Playoffs
Record Outcome

1997 Detroit Tigers

What was the record of the 1997 Detroit Tigers?

The Detroit Tigers finished the regular season with a 79-83 record. They went 42-39 at home and 37-44 on the road.

What division did the 1997 Detroit Tigers play in?

The 1997 Detroit Tigers played in the East Division of the American League.

What was the division record of the 1997 Detroit Tigers?

During the regular season, the 1997 Detroit Tigers went 21-27 against their AL East opponents.

What was the 1997 Detroit Tigers record against each of their divisional opponents?

Opponent Record Win Percentage % Run Differential
Boston Red Sox 7-5 58.3% +11
Baltimore Orioles 6-6 50% -4
Toronto Blue Jays 6-6 50% -6
New York Yankees 2-10 16.7% -38

Did the 1997 Detroit Tigers make the Postseason?

No, the Tigers didn't make the Postseason in 1997.

What was the run differential for the 1997 Detroit Tigers?

The Detroit Tigers finished the regular season with a run differential of -6. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Tigers could have been expected to have about 80.4 wins, or a 80-82 record in the regular season.

How did the 1997 Detroit Tigers perform in one-run games?

In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1997 Detroit Tigers went 20-20.

How did the 1997 Detroit Tigers perform in extra inning games?

During the regular season, the 1997 Detroit Tigers went 8-4 in extra inning games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1997 Detroit Tigers?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1997 Detroit Tigers was a 4 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1997 Detroit Tigers?

The longest losing streak that the Detroit Tigers had during the 1997 regular season was 5 games, which occured 2 separate times.

1997 Detroit Tigers Schedule

= Playoff Team

Bold = Division Opponent

Date Opponent Score
Regular Season
Tue, Apr 1, 1997 @ Minnesota Twins Loss 5 - 7
Wed, Apr 2, 1997 @ Minnesota Twins Loss 6 - 7
Thu, Apr 3, 1997 @ Minnesota Twins Loss 6 - 10
Fri, Apr 4, 1997 @ Chicago White Sox Win 8 - 7 (10)
Sat, Apr 5, 1997 @ Chicago White Sox Win 15 - 12
Sun, Apr 6, 1997 @ Chicago White Sox Loss 3 - 5
Mon, Apr 7, 1997 vs Minnesota Twins Win 10 - 4
Wed, Apr 9, 1997 vs Minnesota Twins Win 10 - 5
Thu, Apr 10, 1997 vs Minnesota Twins Loss 3 - 7
Fri, Apr 11, 1997 vs Chicago White Sox Win 5 - 4
Sun, Apr 13, 1997 vs Chicago White Sox Loss 8 - 11 (12)
Sun, Apr 13, 1997 vs Chicago White Sox Win 4 - 2
Mon, Apr 14, 1997 @ Milwaukee Brewers Loss 0 - 7
Tue, Apr 15, 1997 @ Milwaukee Brewers Win 3 - 1
Wed, Apr 16, 1997 vs Seattle Mariners Loss 3 - 7
Thu, Apr 17, 1997 vs Seattle Mariners Loss 6 - 8
Fri, Apr 18, 1997 vs Oakland Athletics Loss 5 - 9
Sat, Apr 19, 1997 vs Oakland Athletics Loss 1 - 7
Sun, Apr 20, 1997 vs Oakland Athletics Win 9 - 2
Mon, Apr 21, 1997 @ Texas Rangers Win 7 - 6
Wed, Apr 23, 1997 @ Texas Rangers Loss 1 - 2
Thu, Apr 24, 1997 @ Texas Rangers Loss 2 - 4
Fri, Apr 25, 1997 @ Anaheim Angels Loss 3 - 8
Sat, Apr 26, 1997 @ Anaheim Angels Win 2 - 0
Sun, Apr 27, 1997 @ Anaheim Angels Loss 5 - 6
Tue, Apr 29, 1997 vs Milwaukee Brewers Loss 1 - 2
Wed, Apr 30, 1997 vs Milwaukee Brewers Win 8 - 4
Sat, May 3, 1997 @ Cleveland Indians Loss 6 - 7
Sun, May 4, 1997 @ Cleveland Indians Win 2 - 0
Mon, May 5, 1997 @ Toronto Blue Jays Loss 1 - 3
Tue, May 6, 1997 @ Toronto Blue Jays Loss 1 - 2 (10)
Wed, May 7, 1997 vs Kansas City Royals Win 12 - 3
Thu, May 8, 1997 vs Kansas City Royals Loss 0 - 4
Fri, May 9, 1997 vs Cleveland Indians Loss 0 - 5
Sat, May 10, 1997 vs Cleveland Indians Win 6 - 0
Sun, May 11, 1997 vs Cleveland Indians Win 11 - 3
Tue, May 13, 1997 vs Toronto Blue Jays Win 4 - 0
Wed, May 14, 1997 vs Toronto Blue Jays Loss 2 - 7
Thu, May 15, 1997 @ Kansas City Royals Loss 9 - 10
Fri, May 16, 1997 @ Kansas City Royals Win 10 - 2
Sat, May 17, 1997 @ Kansas City Royals Win 9 - 2
Sun, May 18, 1997 @ Kansas City Royals Win 6 - 5
Tue, May 20, 1997 @ Baltimore Orioles Loss 3 - 4
Wed, May 21, 1997 @ Baltimore Orioles Loss 0 - 2
Fri, May 23, 1997 vs Texas Rangers Win 7 - 1
Sat, May 24, 1997 vs Texas Rangers Loss 4 - 8
Sun, May 25, 1997 vs Texas Rangers Win 13 - 5
Mon, May 26, 1997 vs Anaheim Angels Win 6 - 0
Tue, May 27, 1997 vs Anaheim Angels Win 6 - 2
Wed, May 28, 1997 vs Baltimore Orioles Loss 1 - 8
Fri, May 30, 1997 @ Seattle Mariners Win 5 - 2
Sat, May 31, 1997 @ Seattle Mariners Win 4 - 2
Sun, Jun 1, 1997 @ Seattle Mariners Loss 1 - 4
Mon, Jun 2, 1997 @ Oakland Athletics Win 8 - 7
Tue, Jun 3, 1997 @ Oakland Athletics Loss 8 - 9
Thu, Jun 5, 1997 vs Seattle Mariners Loss 6 - 14
Fri, Jun 6, 1997 vs Seattle Mariners Loss 3 - 6
Sat, Jun 7, 1997 vs Seattle Mariners Win 3 - 1
Sun, Jun 8, 1997 vs Seattle Mariners Loss 0 - 2
Tue, Jun 10, 1997 vs Oakland Athletics Win 6 - 4
Wed, Jun 11, 1997 vs Oakland Athletics Win 4 - 2
Fri, Jun 13, 1997 @ Montreal Expos Loss 3 - 4
Sat, Jun 14, 1997 @ Montreal Expos Loss 0 - 1
Sun, Jun 15, 1997 @ Montreal Expos Loss 2 - 10
Mon, Jun 16, 1997 vs Florida Marlins Loss 3 - 7
Tue, Jun 17, 1997 vs Florida Marlins Loss 2 - 3
Wed, Jun 18, 1997 vs Florida Marlins Win 6 - 2
Fri, Jun 20, 1997 vs Boston Red Sox Win 12 - 6
Sat, Jun 21, 1997 vs Boston Red Sox Win 15 - 4
Sun, Jun 22, 1997 vs Boston Red Sox Loss 1 - 2
Mon, Jun 23, 1997 vs New York Yankees Loss 2 - 5
Tue, Jun 24, 1997 vs New York Yankees Loss 9 - 12
Wed, Jun 25, 1997 vs New York Yankees Loss 1 - 3
Thu, Jun 26, 1997 @ Boston Red Sox Win 10 - 6
Fri, Jun 27, 1997 @ Boston Red Sox Win 2 - 1 (11)
Sat, Jun 28, 1997 @ Boston Red Sox Win 9 - 2
Sun, Jun 29, 1997 @ Boston Red Sox Loss 6 - 8
Mon, Jun 30, 1997 vs New York Mets Win 14 - 0
Tue, Jul 1, 1997 vs New York Mets Win 8 - 6
Wed, Jul 2, 1997 vs New York Mets Win 9 - 7
Thu, Jul 3, 1997 vs Baltimore Orioles Loss 1 - 10
Fri, Jul 4, 1997 vs Baltimore Orioles Loss 3 - 4
Fri, Jul 4, 1997 vs Baltimore Orioles Win 11 - 8
Sat, Jul 5, 1997 vs Baltimore Orioles Win 6 - 5
Sun, Jul 6, 1997 vs Baltimore Orioles Win 14 - 9
Thu, Jul 10, 1997 @ New York Yankees Loss 3 - 10
Fri, Jul 11, 1997 @ New York Yankees Loss 0 - 3
Sat, Jul 12, 1997 @ New York Yankees Loss 2 - 6
Sun, Jul 13, 1997 @ New York Yankees Win 3 - 1
Mon, Jul 14, 1997 @ Boston Red Sox Loss 4 - 18
Tue, Jul 15, 1997 @ Boston Red Sox Win 7 - 5 (12)
Wed, Jul 16, 1997 @ Anaheim Angels Loss 3 - 5
Thu, Jul 17, 1997 @ Anaheim Angels Loss 4 - 9
Fri, Jul 18, 1997 @ Texas Rangers Win 5 - 4
Sat, Jul 19, 1997 @ Texas Rangers Win 6 - 5
Sun, Jul 20, 1997 @ Texas Rangers Loss 6 - 7 (10)
Mon, Jul 21, 1997 vs Chicago White Sox Loss 0 - 3
Tue, Jul 22, 1997 vs Chicago White Sox Win 6 - 3
Wed, Jul 23, 1997 vs Chicago White Sox Win 8 - 6
Fri, Jul 25, 1997 vs Milwaukee Brewers Loss 1 - 6
Sat, Jul 26, 1997 vs Milwaukee Brewers Loss 1 - 3
Sun, Jul 27, 1997 vs Milwaukee Brewers Loss 7 - 11
Tue, Jul 29, 1997 @ Chicago White Sox Win 3 - 1
Wed, Jul 30, 1997 @ Chicago White Sox Loss 2 - 3
Thu, Jul 31, 1997 vs Toronto Blue Jays Win 4 - 2
Fri, Aug 1, 1997 vs Toronto Blue Jays Loss 5 - 7
Sat, Aug 2, 1997 vs Toronto Blue Jays Win 8 - 7
Sun, Aug 3, 1997 vs Toronto Blue Jays Win 5 - 2