| 1997 Detroit Tigers | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium | |
| City | Detroit, Michigan | |
| Owners | Mike Ilitch | |
| General managers | Randy Smith | |
| Managers | Buddy Bell | |
| Television | WKBD (Ernie Harwell, Al Kaline, Jim Price) PASS (Ernie Harwell, Jim Price, Fred McLeod) | |
| Radio | WJR (Frank Beckmann, Lary Sorensen) | |
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The 1997 Detroit Tigers finished in third place in the American League East with a record of 79–83 (.488), an improvement of 26 games over the previous season. They were outscored by their opponents 790 to 784. The Tigers drew 1,365,157 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1997, ranking 13th of the 14 teams in the American League.
This was the Tigers' final year in the AL East. To make room for the expansion Tampa Bay Devil Rays, the team moved from the AL East to the AL Central. On July 27, 1997, the Detroit Tigers retired pitcher Hal Newhouser's number 16.