1997 American League Championship Series (ALCS)
Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles

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The 1997 American League Championship Series (ALCS), was the playoff round that Cleveland Indians beat Baltimore Orioles to win the 1997 American League pennant. Cleveland Indians advanced to play the winner of the 1997 National League Championship Series in the 1997 World Series

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1997 American League Championship Series (ALCS):
Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles

Cleveland Indians (86 - 75) vs Baltimore Orioles (98 - 64).
The Cleveland Indians defeat Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 2.

1997 ALCS Game by Game Breakdown


1997 ALCS Game #1 Recap1997-10-08 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards with 40029 people in attendance.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9RunsHitsErrors
Baltimore Orioles1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X361
Cleveland Indians0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0041

Pitchers for game 1 in the 1997 ALCS
BAL - Erickson, Myers (9)
CLE - Ogea, Anderson (7)
Home Runs in game 1 in the 1997 ALCS
BAL -Anderson, Alomar
CLE -


1997 ALCS Game #2 Recap1997-10-09 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards with 49131 people in attendance.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9RunsHitsErrors
Baltimore Orioles0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0481
Cleveland Indians2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0563

Pitchers for game 2 in the 1997 ALCS
BAL - Key, Kamieniecki (5), Benitez (8), Mills (9)
CLE - Nagy, Morman (6), Juden (7), Assenmacher (7), Jackson (8), Mesa (9)
Home Runs in game 2 in the 1997 ALCS
BAL -Ripken
CLE -Ramirez, Grissom


1997 ALCS Game #3 Recap1997-10-11 at Jacobs Field with 45047 people in attendance.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9RunsHitsErrors
Cleveland Indians0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1260
Baltimore Orioles0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0181

Pitchers for game 3 in the 1997 ALCS
CLE - Hershiser, Assenmacher(8), Jackson(8), Mesa(9), Juden(11), Plunk(12)
BAL -Mussina, Benitez (8), Orosco (9),Mills (9), Rhodes (10), Myers (11)
Home Runs in game 3 in the 1997 ALCS
CLE -
BAL -


1997 ALCS Game #4 Recap1997-10-12 at Jacobs Field with 45081 people in attendance.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9RunsHitsErrors
Cleveland Indians0 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 18130
Baltimore Orioles0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 17122

Pitchers for game 4 in the 1997 ALCS
CLE -Wright, Anderson (4), Juden (7), Assenmacher (7),Jackson (7), Mesa (8)
BAL -Erickson, Rhodes (5), Mills (7), Orosco (9),Benitez (9)
Home Runs in game 4 in the 1997 ALCS
CLE -S. Alomar, Ramirez
BAL -Anderson, Baines, Palmeiro


1997 ALCS Game #5 Recap1997-10-13 at Jacobs Field with 45068 people in attendance.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9RunsHitsErrors
Cleveland Indians0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2281
Baltimore Orioles0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24100

Pitchers for game 5 in the 1997 ALCS
CLE - Ogea, Assenmacher (9), Jackson (9)
BAL - Kamieniecki, Key (6), Myers (9)
Home Runs in game 5 in the 1997 ALCS
CLE -
BAL -Davis


1997 ALCS Game #6 Recap1997-10-15 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards with 49075 people in attendance.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9RunsHitsErrors
Baltimore Orioles0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00100
Cleveland Indians0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1130

Pitchers for game 6 in the 1997 ALCS
BAL - Mussina, Myers (9), Benitez (11)
CLE - Nagy, Assenmacher (8), Jackson (8), Anderson (10), Mesa (11)
Home Runs in game 6 in the 1997 ALCS
BAL -
CLE -Fernandez