1997 Midwest League

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* The Midwest League played a 140 game, three-division, split-season schedule which began on April 4 and ended on August 31. The first half ended on June 15.
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* An All-Star Game was played on June 17 between All-Star Teams representing the league's Eastern and Western halves.  The East won by a 6-5 score<ref>{{cite-web|url=http://www.mwlguide.com/years/1997/allstars.html|year=2009|month=11|day=8}}</ref>.
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* A three-tier championship playoff was held after the season, including two wild cards whose selection was based on their full-season performance.  The best-of-five championship round was won by [[1997 Lansing (Midwest)|Lansing]].
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* Total 1997 attendance: 2,953,277.
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==Sources==
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* {{cite-book|title=1997 Baseball Blue Book}}
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* {{cite-book|title=1998 Sporting News Baseball Guide}}
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* {{cite-book|title=1998 Baseball America Almanac}}
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{{league-season-club-member | 1997 Beloit (Midwest)}}
 
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{{league-season-club-member | 1997 Burlington (Midwest)}}
 
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{{league-season-club-member | 1997 Cedar Rapids (Midwest)}}
 
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{{league-season-club-member | 1997 Clinton (Midwest)}}
 
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{{league-season-club-member | 1997 Fort Wayne (Midwest)}}
 
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{{league-season-club-member | 1997 Kane County (Midwest)}}
 
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{{league-season-club-member | 1997 Lansing (Midwest)}}
 
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{{league-season-club-member | 1997 Michigan (Midwest)}}
 
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{{league-season-club-member | 1997 Peoria (Midwest)}}
 
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{{league-season-club-member | 1997 Quad Cities (Midwest)}}
 
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{{league-season-club-member | 1997 Rockford (Midwest)}}
 
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{{league-season-club-member | 1997 South Bend (Midwest)}}
 
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{{league-season-club-member | 1997 West Michigan (Midwest)}}
 
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{{league-season-club-member | 1997 Wisconsin (Midwest)}}
 
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[[Category:Professional Leagues in 1997|Midwest League]]
 

Latest revision as of 22:57, 2 September 2010

1997 Midwest League
Classification: A
Statistics
{{#sabr-lightbox-iframe:http://sabrpedia.org/includes/active/leagues/batting/1a0c0280.html|Individual batting statistics for 1997 Midwest League|width:95%;height:95%;scrolling:auto|Batting}} • {{#sabr-lightbox-iframe:http://sabrpedia.org/includes/active/leagues/pitching/1a0c0280.html|Individual pitching statistics for 1997 Midwest League|width:95%;height:95%;scrolling:auto|Pitching}}
  • The Midwest League played a 140 game, three-division, split-season schedule which began on April 4 and ended on August 31. The first half ended on June 15.
  • An All-Star Game was played on June 17 between All-Star Teams representing the league's Eastern and Western halves. The East won by a 6-5 score[1].
  • A three-tier championship playoff was held after the season, including two wild cards whose selection was based on their full-season performance. The best-of-five championship round was won by Lansing.
  • Total 1997 attendance: 2,953,277.

[edit] Sources

  • 1997 Baseball Blue Book.
  • 1998 Sporting News Baseball Guide.
  • 1998 Baseball America Almanac.

Footnotes

  1. http://www.mwlguide.com/years/1997/allstars.html, retrieved on 2009-11-08.




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