| 1997 New York Yankees | |
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| 1997 AL Wild Card | |
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| Owner(s) | George Steinbrenner |
| General manager(s) | Bob Watson |
| Manager(s) | Joe Torre |
| Local television |
WPIX (Bobby Murcer, Rick Cerone) MSG (Ken Singleton, Jim Kaat, Al Trautwig, Suzyn Waldman) |
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WABC (AM) (John Sterling, Michael Kay) |
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The New York Yankees' 1997 season was the 95th season for the Yankees. New York was managed by Joe Torre and played at Yankee Stadium. The team finished with a record of 96-66 finishing 2 games behind of the Baltimore Orioles in the American League East. They entered the postseason as the American League Wild Card, but lost the Division Series in 5 games to the Cleveland Indians.
On June 16 – The first interleague game between the New York Mets and New York Yankees took place at Yankee Stadium. The Mets won the game by a score of 6-0.
On August 31: The New York Yankees retired Don Mattingly's number.
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