1997 Pacific Coast League season

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The 1997 Pacific Coast League season was the 95th season in the league's history. It ended with the Edmonton Trappers winning their second straight league championship.

This was the final season for the Phoenix Firebirds, and the final year the PCL used a split-season format.

Final first-half standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Vancouver Canadians 39 32 .549 - Bruce Hines Anaheim Angels
Edmonton Trappers 39 33 .542 ½ Gary Jones Oakland Athletics
Tacoma Rainiers 35 35 .532 Dave Myers Seattle Mariners
Salt Lake Buzz 34 38 .472 Phil Roof Minnesota Twins
Calgary Cannons 29 38 .433 8 Trent Jewett Pittsburgh Pirates
W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Colorado Springs Sky Sox 45 23 .661 - Paul Zuvella Colorado Rockies
Phoenix Firebirds 39 33 .542 8 Ron Wotus San Francisco Giants
Albuquerque Dukes 33 36 .478 12½ Glenn Hoffman Los Angeles Dodgers
Tucson Toros 34 38 .472 13 Tim Ireland Houston Astros
Las Vegas Stars 25 46 .352 21½ Jerry Royster San Diego Padres

Final second-half standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Edmonton Trappers 41 31 .569 -- Gary Jones Oakland Athletics
Tacoma Rainiers 40 31 .563 ½ Dave Myers Seattle Mariners
Salt Lake Buzz 38 33 .535 Phil Roof Minnesota Twins
Vancouver Canadians 36 36 .500 5 Bruce Hines Anaheim Angels
Calgary Cannons 31 40 .437 Trent Jewett Pittsburgh Pirates
W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Phoenix Firebirds 49 22 .690 -- Ron Wotus San Francisco Giants
Las Vegas Stars 31 39 .443 17½ Jerry Royster San Diego Padres
Colorado Springs Sky Sox 31 41 .431 18½ Paul Zuvella Colorado Rockies
Tucson Toros 30 40 .429 18½ Tim Ireland/Bob Mariano Houston Astros
Albuquerque Dukes 29 43 .403 20½ Glenn Hoffman Los Angeles Dodgers

Overall standings[edit]

W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Phoenix Firebirds 88 55 .615 -- Ron Wotus San Francisco Giants
Edmonton Trappers 80 64 .556 Gary Jones Oakland Athletics
Colorado Springs Sky Sox 76 64 .543 10½ Paul Zuvella Colorado Rockies
Tacoma Rainiers 75 66 .532 12 Dave Myers Seattle Mariners
Vancouver Canadians 75 68 .524 13 Bruce Hines Anaheim Angels
Salt Lake Buzz 72 71 .503 16 Phil Roof Minnesota Twins
Tucson Toros 64 78 .451 23½ Tim Ireland/Bob Mariano Houston Astros
Albuquerque Dukes 62 79 .440 25 Glenn Hoffman Los Angeles Dodgers
Calgary Cannons 60 78 .435 28½ Trent Jewett Pittsburgh Pirates
Las Vegas Stars 56 85 .397 31 Jerry Royster San Diego Padres

Playoffs[edit]

  First Round Championship Finals
                 
N1  Vancouver Canadians 0  
N2  Edmonton Trappers 3  
    N2  Edmonton Trappers 3
  S2  Phoenix Firebirds 1
S1  Colorado Springs Sky Sox 0
S2  Phoenix Firebirds 3  

First Round[edit]

Vancouver vs. Edmonton
Date Away Home
September 3 Edmonton 8 Vancouver 1
September 4 Edmonton 8 Vancouver 7
September 5 Vancouver 6 Edmonton 7
Edmonton wins series 3-0
Colorado Springs vs. Phoenix
Date Away Home
September 3 Phoenix 9 Colorado Springs 4
September 4 Phoenix 5 Colorado Springs 4
September 5 Colorado Springs 2 Phoenix 7
Phoenix wins series 3-0

Championship Finals[edit]

Edmonton vs. Phoenix
Date Away Home
September 8 Phoenix 5 Edmonton 6
11 innings
September 9 Phoenix 2 Edmonton 4
September 10 Edmonton 2 Phoenix 8
September 11 Edmonton 7 Phoenix 1
Edmonton wins series 3-1

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