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The 1997 National League Division Series was a best-of-five matchup that saw the Wild Card Champion Florida Marlins face the Western Division Champion San Francisco Giants and the Eastern Division Champion Atlanta Braves face the Central Division Champion Houston Astros. Both Division Series were sweeps as both teams dominated to make their way into the 1997 National League Championship Series. The Marlins would defeat the Braves 4 games to 2 in that Series and would go on to become the first Wild Card team to win the World Series. The following are the events of the year 1997 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ...
In Major League Baseball, the National League Division Series (NLDS) determine which two teams from the National League will advance to the National League Championship Series. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1993-present) East Division (1993-present) Current uniform Ballpark Dolphin Stadium (1993-present) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 2003 • 1997 NL Pennants (2) 2003 • 1997 East Division titles (0) None Wild card berths (2) 2003 • 1997 The Florida Marlins are a Major League...
Major league affiliations National League (1883-present) West Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (5) 1954 • 1933 • 1922 • 1921 1905 NL Pennants (20) 2002 • 1989 • 1962 • 1954 1951 • 1937 • 1936 • 1933 1924 • 1923 • 1922 • 1921 1917 • 1913 • 1912 • 1911 1905 • 1904 • 1889 • 1888 West Division titles (6...
The Atlanta Braves are a Major League Baseball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1962-present) Central Division (1994-present) West Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None NL Pennants (1) 2005 Central Division titles (4) 2001 • 1999 • 1998 • 1997 West Division titles (2) [1][2] 1986 • 1980 Wild card berths (2) 2005 • 2004 [1...
The 1997 National League Championship Series pitted the Florida Marlins against the Atlanta Braves. ...
The 1997 World Series was widely regarded as one of the most exciting Series in recent memory. ...
Managers:
Umpires: Robert Joseph Cox, most widely known as Bobby Cox, (born May 21, 1941 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA) is a former player — and current manager — in Major League Baseball. ...
Lawrence Edward Dierker (September 22, 1946 Hollywood, CA - ) was a pitcher with a 14 year career from 1964 to 1977 and a manager with a 5 year career from 1997 to 2001. ...
Jim Leyland (born December 15, 1944) is a Major League Baseball manager for the Detroit Tigers. ...
Johnnie Dusty Baker, Jr. ...
- Greg Bonin, Ed Rapuano, Charlie Reliford, Steve Rippley, Harry Wendelstedt, Angel Hernandez (Atlanta vs. Houston)
- Mark Hirschbeck, Gary Darling, Tom Hallion, Dana DeMuth, Terry Tata, Brian Gorman (Florida vs. San Francisco
Television: Charles Harold Reliford (born September 19, 1955 in Ashland, Kentucky) is an umpire in Major League Baseball. ...
Harry Hunter Wendelstedt, Jr. ...
Gary Richard Darling (born October 9, 1957 in San Francisco, California) is an umpire in Major League Baseball. ...
Brian Gorman (born June 11, 1959 in Whitestone, Queens, New York City) is an umpire in Major League Baseball. ...
ESPN (formerly an initialism for the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ...
Jon Miller (born October 11, 1951 in San Francisco, California) is an American sportscaster, known primarily for his broadcasts of Major League Baseball. ...
1967 Topps pinup #25 Joseph Leonard Morgan (born September 19, 1943 in Bonham, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman, considered by many as one of the greatest second basemen to have played the game. ...
Reginald Martinez Reggie Jackson (born May 18, 1946), nicknamed Mr. ...
Chris Berman, ESPN Personality. ...
Ray Knight (born December 28, 1952 in Albany, Georgia) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball player in the 1970s and 80s. ...
NBC, (Formerly an acronym for the National Broadcasting Company until 2004), is an American television and radio network based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ...
Robert Quinlan Costas, also known as Bob Costas (born March 22, 1952 in Queens, New York) is an American sportscaster, on the air for the NBC network since the early 1980s. ...
1967 Topps pinup #25 Joseph Leonard Morgan (born September 19, 1943 in Bonham, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman, considered by many as one of the greatest second basemen to have played the game. ...
Robert George Uecker (born January 26, 1935) is an American former Major League Baseball player, later an award-winning sportscaster and actor. ...
Quotes
"Their first ever postseason game is a sentilating one, as they win it in the bottom of the ninth two to one!" - Chris Berman, calling the game-winning hit by Edgar Renteria in Game 1, Florida vs. San Francisco Chris Berman, ESPN Personality. ...
Edgar Enrique Rentería [ren-ter-EE-ah] (born August 7, 1975 in Barranquilla, Colombia) is a Major League Baseball shortstop and right-handed batter who plays for the Boston Red Sox. ...
"Here comes the runner home, oh, it hits the mound, the Marlins win! [Gary] Sheffield scores!!!" - Chris Berman, calling the game-winning hit by Moises Alou and the throw that could have gotten Gary Sheffield out in Game 2, Florida vs. San Francisco Moisés Rojas Alou (born July 3, 1966 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an All-Star outfielder in Major League Baseball. ...
Gary Antonian Sheffield (born November 18, 1968) is an American baseball player. ...
"In the air to left, [Barry] Bonds goes back, Bonds to the track, this ball is a grand slam home run!" - Bob Costas, calling Devon White's dramatic grand slam in Game 3, Florida vs. San Francisco Robert Quinlan Costas, also known as Bob Costas (born March 22, 1952 in Queens, New York) is an American sportscaster, on the air for the NBC network since the early 1980s. ...
Devon White (December 29, 1962-) was a Jamaican baseball player. ...
"And this could do it...[Craig] Counsell...throws him out! The Marlins sweep and the Braves are next!" - Bob Costas, calling the final out in Game 3, Florida vs. San Francisco Robert Quinlan Costas, also known as Bob Costas (born March 22, 1952 in Queens, New York) is an American sportscaster, on the air for the NBC network since the early 1980s. ...
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2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 In Major League Baseball, the National League Division Series (NLDS) determine which two teams from the National League will advance to the National League Championship Series. ...
The 1994 baseball strike resulted in the cancellation of the World Series for the first time in 90 years. ...
The 1995 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 1995 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 3, and ended on Saturday, October 7, with the champions of the three NL divisions – along with a wild card team – participating in two best-of-five series. ...
The 1999 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 1999 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 5, and ended on Saturday, October 9, with the champions of the three NL divisions – along with a wild card team – participating in two best-of-five series. ...
The 2000 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 2000 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 3, and ended on Sunday, October 8, with the champions of the three NL divisions – along with a wild card team – participating in two best-of-five series. ...
The 2003 National League Division Series, the first round of the 2003 National League playoffs, pitted the NL East Champion Atlanta Braves (101-61) against the NL Central Champion Chicago Cubs (88-74), and the NL West Champion San Francisco Giants (100-62) against the Wild Card Florida Marlins (91...
The 2004 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 2004 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 5, and ended on Monday, October 11, with the champions of the three NL divisions – along with a wild card team – participating in two best-of-five series. ...
The 2005 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 2005 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 4, and ended on Sunday, October 9, with the champions of the three NL divisions – along with a wild card team – participating in two best-of-five series. ...
The 2006 National League Division Series, the opening round of the 2006 National League playoffs, is scheduled to start on October 3. ...
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