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1997 MLB AL West standings
The Seattle Mariners won the 1997 MLB AL West division race at 90-72, 6 games ahead of the Anaheim Angels.
🏆How the 1997 playoffs went
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AL West standings, 1997
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Seattle Mariners (SEA) | 90 | 72 | .556 | - | 6-4 | L1 |
| Anaheim Angels (ANA) | 84 | 78 | .519 | 6 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Texas Rangers (TEX) | 77 | 85 | .475 | 13 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Oakland Athletics (OAK) | 65 | 97 | .401 | 25 | 4-6 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 18 times.
- The Seattle Mariners trailed by as many as 3 games on May 31, 1997.
- The Seattle Mariners took first place for good on August 20, 1997.
- The Anaheim Angels won 10 games in a row from July 5, 1997 to July 17, 1997, the longest run of the race.
- The Texas Rangers led by 2 games as late as May 27, 1997.
- The Seattle Mariners went 22-9 from May 31, 1997 to July 4, 1997, turning a deficit of 3 games into a lead of 6 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 82 of the 177 days played.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Seattle Mariners spent 136 of the season's 181 charted days in first place.