1997 American League Division Series

DatesOctober 1 – 5TelevisionNBC (Game 1)
ESPN (Games 2, 4)
Fox (Game 3)TV announcersBob Costas, Joe Morgan, and Bob Uecker (Game 1)
Jon Miller and Joe Morgan (Games 2, 4)
Thom Brennaman and Bob Brenly (Game 3)RadioCBSRadio announcersJohn Rooney and Al DowningTeamsDatesSeptember 30 – October 6TelevisionFox (Games 1–2, 4–5)
NBC (Game 3)TV announcersJoe Buck, Tim McCarver, and Bob Brenly (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Bob Costas, Joe Morgan, and Bob Uecker (Game 3)RadioCBSRadio announcersErnie Harwell and Jeff TorborgUmpiresTim McClelland, Dale Ford, Ken Kaiser, Greg Kosc, Dave Phillips, Rocky Roe (Orioles–Mariners, Games 1–2; Indians–Yankees, Games 3–5)
Tim Tschida, Dan Morrison, Rick Reed, Dale Scott, Rich Garcia, Derryl Cousins (Indians–Yankees, Games 1–2; Orioles–Mariners, Games 3–4)

The 1997 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the American League side in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 1997 postseason, began on Tuesday, September 30, and ended on Monday, October 6, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:

• (1) Baltimore Orioles (Eastern Division champion, 98–64) vs. (3) Seattle Mariners (Western Division champion, 90–72): Orioles win series, 3–1.
• (2) Cleveland Indians (Central Division champion, 86–75) vs. (4) New York Yankees (Wild Card, 96–66): Indians win series, 3–2.

The Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Indians went on to meet in the AL Championship Series (ALCS). The Indians became the American League champion, and lost to the National League championFlorida Marlins in the 1997 World Series.