| 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium | |
| City | Los Angeles | |
| Record | 88–74 (.543) | |
| Divisional place | 2nd | |
| Owners | Peter O'Malley | |
| General managers | Fred Claire | |
| Managers | Bill Russell | |
| Television | Fox Sports West 2; KTLA (5) | |
| Radio | KABC Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Rick Monday KWKW Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas | |
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The 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 108th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 40th season in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers were competitive all season long before finally fading down the stretch; the Dodgers finished in second place behind their longtime rivals, San Francisco Giants, in the National League West. The edition of the Dodgers had, for the second time in team history (and for the first time since 1977), four players crack the 30 home run barrier: Mike Piazza led the team with 40, Eric Karros and Todd Zeile hit 31 each, and Raul Mondesi hit 30.