| 1997 Colorado Rockies | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Coors Field | |
| City | Denver, Colorado | |
| Record | 83–79 (.512) | |
| Divisional place | 3rd | |
| Owners | Jerry McMorris | |
| General managers | Bob Gebhard | |
| Managers | Don Baylor | |
| Television | KWGN-TV Fox Sports Rocky Mountain (Dave Campbell, Dave Armstrong) | |
| Radio | KOA (AM) (Wayne Hagin, Jeff Kingery) KCUV (Francisco Gamez, Antonio Guevara) | |
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The Colorado Rockies' 1997 season was the fifth for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Denver, Colorado, their fifth in the National League (NL), and third at Coors Field. The team competed in the National League West, finishing in third place with a record of 83–79. Right fielder Larry Walker won the NL Most Valuable Player Award (MVP), becoming the first Rockies player and Canadian-born player to do so in MLB.
In a season of contrasting dynamics, the Rockies led the NL in attendance, runs scored, batting average, on-base percentage (OBP), and slugging percentage. However, the club was last in earned run average (ERA), as only Roger Bailey and John Thomson pitched enough innings to qualify for the ERA title and both produced ERAs under 5.00. Walker, Vinny Castilla, and Andrés Galarraga each hit at least 40 home runs. Walker led the NL in home runs with 49 and OBP (.452), and the major leagues in on-base plus slugging (1.172), while Galarraga led the NL in runs batted in (140).