The Florida Marlins' 1997 season was the fifth season for the

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(MLB) franchise in the National League. It would begin with the team attempting to improve on their season from 1996. Their manager was

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. They played home games at

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. They finished with a record of 92-70, posting the first winning season in franchise history and winning the NL Wild Card. They got through the National League playoffs and won the

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over the

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Offseason

* November 22, 1996: Bobby Bonilla was signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins. * March 26, 1997: Cliff Floyd was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Florida Marlins for Dustin Hermanson and Joe Orsulak.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions

* July 21, 1997:

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was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Florida Marlins for Billy McMillon. * July 27, 1997:

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was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Florida Marlins for Mark Hutton. *July 29, 1997:

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was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Florida Marlins for Matt Whisenant.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases''

Other batters

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

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Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Postseason

NLDS

Florida wins the series, 3-0

NLCS

World Series

Game 1

October 18, 1997, at

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Game 2

October 19, 1997, at

Game 3

October 21, 1997, at

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Game 4

October 22, 1997, at

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Game 5

October 23, 1997, at

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Game 6

October 25, 1997, at

Game 7

October 26, 1997, at

Awards and honors

, National League Comeback Player of the Year *

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, NLCS MVP *

, World Series MVP

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*Moisés Alou, reserve *Kevin Brown, reserve *Charles Johnson, reserve

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

External links

1997 Marlins at Baseball Reference1997 Florida Marlins
at ''Baseball Almanac'' {{1997 MLB season by team Miami Marlins seasons Florida Marlins season National League champion seasons World Series champion seasons Miami Marl