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The 2017 season of the American League was the one hundred seventeenth season of the league.
Season summary[edit]
Standings[edit]
- An asterisk (*) indicates the team was one of its league's wild cards, Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cleveland Indians | 162 | 102 | 60 | 0 | .630 | -.- | 818 (5.05) | 564 (3.48) | 0.263 | 0.339 | 0.449 | 3.30 | 0.987 |
| 2 | Minnesota Twins* | 162 | 85 | 77 | 0 | .525 | 17.0 | 815 (5.03) | 788 (4.86) | 0.260 | 0.334 | 0.434 | 4.59 | 0.987 |
| 3 | Kansas City Royals | 162 | 80 | 82 | 0 | .494 | 22.0 | 702 (4.33) | 791 (4.88) | 0.259 | 0.311 | 0.420 | 4.61 | 0.987 |
| 4 | Chicago White Sox | 162 | 67 | 95 | 0 | .414 | 35.0 | 706 (4.36) | 820 (5.06) | 0.256 | 0.314 | 0.417 | 4.78 | 0.981 |
| 5 | Detroit Tigers | 162 | 64 | 98 | 0 | .395 | 38.0 | 735 (4.54) | 894 (5.52) | 0.258 | 0.324 | 0.424 | 5.36 | 0.985 |
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston Red Sox | 162 | 93 | 69 | 0 | .574 | -.- | 785 (4.85) | 668 (4.12) | 0.258 | 0.329 | 0.407 | 3.70 | 0.982 |
| 2 | New York Yankees* | 162 | 91 | 71 | 0 | .562 | 2.0 | 858 (5.30) | 660 (4.07) | 0.262 | 0.339 | 0.447 | 3.72 | 0.984 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Rays | 162 | 80 | 82 | 0 | .494 | 13.0 | 694 (4.28) | 704 (4.35) | 0.245 | 0.317 | 0.422 | 3.97 | 0.983 |
| 4 | Toronto Blue Jays | 162 | 76 | 86 | 0 | .469 | 17.0 | 693 (4.28) | 784 (4.84) | 0.240 | 0.312 | 0.412 | 4.42 | 0.985 |
| 5 | Baltimore Orioles | 162 | 75 | 87 | 0 | .463 | 18.0 | 743 (4.59) | 841 (5.19) | 0.260 | 0.312 | 0.435 | 4.97 | 0.984 |
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Houston Astros | 162 | 101 | 61 | 0 | .623 | -.- | 896 (5.53) | 700 (4.32) | 0.282 | 0.346 | 0.478 | 4.12 | 0.983 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Angels | 162 | 80 | 82 | 0 | .494 | 21.0 | 710 (4.38) | 709 (4.38) | 0.243 | 0.315 | 0.397 | 4.08 | 0.986 |
| 3 | Seattle Mariners | 162 | 78 | 84 | 0 | .481 | 23.0 | 750 (4.63) | 772 (4.77) | 0.259 | 0.325 | 0.424 | 4.46 | 0.982 |
| 3 | Texas Rangers | 162 | 78 | 84 | 0 | .481 | 23.0 | 799 (4.93) | 816 (5.04) | 0.244 | 0.320 | 0.430 | 4.66 | 0.982 |
| 5 | Oakland Athletics | 162 | 75 | 87 | 0 | .463 | 26.0 | 739 (4.56) | 826 (5.10) | 0.246 | 0.319 | 0.436 | 4.68 | 0.980 |
League leaders[edit]
Batting[edit]
Pitching[edit]
All-Star Game[edit]
The American League won the 2017 All-Star Game, played at Marlins Park in Miami, FL on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 by a score of 2 to 1 over the National League. The league's manager was Brad Mills, subbing for Terry Francona for medical reasons.
Postseason[edit]
The 2017 American League playoffs featured the champions of the league's three divisions along with two wild card teams. The teams competed in a Wild Card Game, a best-of-five Division Series, and a best-of-seven League Championship Series. The winner of the League Championship Series represented the league in the World Series.
| Wild Card Game | Division Series | League Championship Series | |||||||||||
| Cent. | Cleveland Indians | 2 | |||||||||||
| WC1 | New York Yankees | 1 | WC | New York Yankees | 3 | ||||||||
| WC2 | Minnesota Twins | 0 | WC | New York Yankees | 3 | ||||||||
| West. | Houston Astros | 4 | |||||||||||
| West. | Houston Astros | 3 | |||||||||||
| East. | Boston Red Sox | 1 | |||||||||||
In the World Series, the American League champion Houston Astros defeated the National League's Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 3.
Award winners[edit]
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was José Altuve, a second baseman with the Houston Astros. In the award's voting, he had 405 out of a possible 420 points and 27 of 30 first-place votes.
The winner of the league's Cy Young Award, given its best pitcher, was Corey Kluber of the Cleveland Indians. In the award's voting, he had 204 out of a possible 210 points and 28 of 30 first-place votes.
The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Aaron Judge, an outfielder with the New York Yankees, by unanimous vote. In the award's voting, he had 150 points and all 30 first-place votes.
The Mariano Rivera Award, given to the best relief pitcher in the league, was given to Craig Kimbrel of the Boston Red Sox.
Gold Gloves[edit]
The following players won the Gold Glove Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
Silver Sluggers[edit]
The following players won the Silver Slugger Award, given to the league's best hitters as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
Monthly Awards[edit]
- Player of the Month Award
- April: Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
- May: Carlos Correa, Houston Astros
- June: Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
- July: Jose Altuve, Houston Astros
- August: Manny Machado, Baltimore Orioles
- September: Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
- Pitcher of the Month Award
- April: Dallas Keuchel, Houston Astros
- May: Lance McCullers, Houston Astros
- June: Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians
- July: James Paxton, Seattle Mariners
- August: Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians
- September: Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians
- Rookie of the Month Award
- April: Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
- May: Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
- June: Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
- July: Yuli Gurriel, Houston Astros
- August: Andrew Benintendi, Boston Red Sox
- September: Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
Notable events[edit]
Umpires[edit]
See 2017 Major League Baseball
Further Reading[edit]
- Matt Kelly: "10 historic performances from 2017: Statistical feats will be remembered for years to come", mlb.com, December 27, 2017. [1]
- Joe Posnanski: "10 second-half questions from All-Star moments", mlb.com, July 12, 2017. [2]
- Kevin Santo: "American League second half preview: Will East rule the wild cards?", USA Today Sports, July 13, 2017. [3]
- Deesha Thosar: "Diamond dandies: Best AL games of 2017", mlb.com, December 28, 2017. [4]
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