1997 American League Championship Series

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The 1997 American League Championship Series was Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff series that determined the American League pennant winner for the 1997 season.

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1997 American League Championship Series canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American League Championship Series
Major League Baseball postseason series
bestOfFormat best-of-seven
champion Cleveland Indians
cityOfJacobsField Cleveland
surface form: Cleveland, Ohio
cityOfOrioleParkAtCamdenYards Baltimore, Maryland, United States
surface form: Baltimore, Maryland
country United States of America
surface form: United States
determines American League champion
surface form: American League pennant
endDate 1997-10-15
finalSeriesResult Cleveland Indians defeated Baltimore Orioles 4–2
followedBy 1998 American League Championship Series
format best-of-seven series
game1Venue Oriole Park at Camden Yards
game2Venue Oriole Park at Camden Yards
game3Venue Jacobs Field
game4Venue Jacobs Field
game5Venue Jacobs Field
game6Venue Oriole Park at Camden Yards
homeFieldAdvantageTeam Baltimore Orioles
league American League
loser Baltimore Orioles
losingTeam Baltimore Orioles
managerOfLosingTeam Davey Johnson
managerOfWinningTeam Mike Hargrove
mvp Marquis Grissom
mvpTeam Cleveland Indians
notableGame Game 6 11-inning 1–0 win by Cleveland Indians
notablePitcherPerformance Mike Mussina
surface form: Mike Mussina for Baltimore Orioles

Orel Hershiser for Cleveland Indians
numberOfGames 6
partOfCompetition 1997 Major League Baseball postseason
postseasonRound League Championship Series
precededBy 1996 American League Championship Series
qualifiedFor 1997 World Series
radioNetworkUnitedStates ESPN Radio
runnerUp Baltimore Orioles
season 1997 Major League Baseball season
sport baseball
startDate 1997-10-08
televisionNetworkUnitedStates Fox
umpireCrewChief John Hirschbeck
winner Cleveland Indians
winningTeam Cleveland Indians
winningTeamLeaguePennantCountAfterSeries Cleveland Indians 5th American League pennant
year 1997

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Oriole Park at Camden Yards hostedEvent 1997 American League Championship Series
1996 American League Championship Series followedBy 1997 American League Championship Series