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1997 MLB AL Central standings
The Cleveland Indians won the 1997 MLB AL Central division race at 86-75, 6 games ahead of the Chicago White Sox.
🏆How the 1997 playoffs went
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AL Central standings, 1997
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 86 | 75 | .534 | - | 4-6 | L2 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 80 | 81 | .497 | 6 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Milwaukee Brewers (MIL) | 78 | 83 | .484 | 8 | 3-7 | L2 |
| Minnesota Twins (MIN) | 68 | 94 | .420 | 18.5 | 7-3 | W2 |
| Kansas City Royals (KC) | 67 | 94 | .416 | 19 | 5-5 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 14 times.
- The Cleveland Indians trailed by as many as 3.5 games on April 18, 1997.
- The Cleveland Indians took first place for good on June 5, 1997.
- The Milwaukee Brewers won 9 games in a row from July 25, 1997 to August 1, 1997, the longest run of the race.
- The Milwaukee Brewers led by 2.5 games as late as May 12, 1997.
- The Cleveland Indians led by as many as 8 games on September 18, 1997.
- The Cleveland Indians went 21-13 from April 18, 1997 to May 28, 1997, turning a deficit of 3.5 games into a lead of 4 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 49 of the 176 days played.
- The Cleveland Indians spent 141 of the season's 181 charted days in first place.