| 1997 Minnesota Twins | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |
| Division | Central | |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | |
| City | Minneapolis | |
| Record | 68-94 (.420) | |
| Divisional place | 4th | |
| Owners | Carl Pohlad | |
| General managers | Terry Ryan | |
| Managers | Tom Kelly | |
| Television | WCCO-TV Midwest Sports Channel (Bert Blyleven, Dick Bremer, Ryan Lefebvre) | |
| Radio | 830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, John Gordon) | |
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The 1997 Minnesota Twins will not be remembered as the strongest team the Twins ever fielded. Manager Tom Kelly's team consisted of a few solid players, but mainly past-their-prime veterans and never-to-be-established prospects. One of the few bright spots was pitcher Brad Radke's breakout season, in which he won 20 games, at one point had 12 consecutive victories, tying a record Scott Erickson set in 1991. The team finished with a 68–94 record, good enough for fourth place in what proved to be the league's weakest division that season. The Cleveland Indians, who won the division that year, made it all the way to the World Series, but lost in seven games to the Florida Marlins.