1997 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1997 throughout the world. == Champions == === Major League Baseball === World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3); Liván Hernández, MVP American League Championship Series MVP: Marquis Grissom American League Division Series National League Championship Series MVP: Liván Hernández National League Division Series All-Star Game, July 8 at Jacobs Field: American League, 3-1; Sandy Alomar Jr., MVP === Other champions === Caribbean World Series: Aguilas Cibaeñas (Dominican Republic) College World Series: LSU Cuban National Series: Pinar del Río over Villa Clara Japan Series: Yakult Swallows over Seibu Lions (4-1) Korean Series: Haitai Tigers over LG Twins Big League World Series: Broward County, Florida Junior League World Series: Salem, New Hampshire Little League World Series: Linda Vista, Guadalupe, Mexico Senior League World Series: San Francisco, Venezuela Taiwan Series: Uni-President Lions over China Times Eagles Central American Games: Panama == Awards and honors == Baseball Hall of Fame Nellie Fox Tommy Lasorda Phil Niekro Willie Wells Most Valuable Player Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle Mariners, OF (AL) Larry Walker, Colorado Rockies, OF (NL) Cy Young Award Roger Clemens, Toronto Blue Jays (AL) Pedro Martínez, Montreal Expos (NL) Rookie of the Year Nomar Garciaparra, Boston Red Sox, SS (AL) Scott Rolen, Philadelphia Phillies, 3B (NL) Manager of the Year Award Davey Johnson, Baltimore Orioles (AL) Dusty Baker, San Francisco Giants (NL) Woman Executive of the Year (major or minor league): Dot Cloud, Nashville Sounds, American Association Gold Glove Award Rafael Palmeiro (1B) (AL) Chuck Knoblauch (2B) (AL) Matt Williams (3B) (AL) Omar Vizquel (SS) (AL) Jim Edmonds (OF) (AL) Ken Griffey Jr.