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10 unusual facts about 1997 in baseball


1997 Little League World Series

The 1997 Little League World Series took place between August 18 and August 23 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Allen McDill

Allen Gabriel McDill (born August 23, 1971 in Greenville, Mississippi) is a former left-handed specialist in Major League Baseball who pitched from 1997 through 2001 for the Kansas City Royals (1997–98), Detroit Tigers (2000) and Boston Red Sox (2001).

Del Crandall

In between those American League stints, he was a highly successful manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers' top farm club, the Albuquerque Dukes of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, and also managed the Class A San Bernardino Stampede from 1995 to 1997.

Joe Rigoli

He spent 1997 in the same role under new skipper Terry Francona but in 1998 returned to the Redbirds as a minor-league coach.

Ken Grundt

Grundt entered the majors in 1996 with the Boston Red Sox, playing for them until the 1997 midseason.

Nate Minchey

Nathan Derek Minchey (born August 31, 1969 in Austin, Texas) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1993 through 1997 for the Boston Red Sox (1993–94, 1996) and Colorado Rockies (1997).

Omaha Dodgers

The club still exists, but the Association — even though it was thriving as the third AAA league — again disbanded after the 1997 season in a minor-league reorganization, and its teams were absorbed by the two surviving AAA leagues.

Rod Beck

On September 17 and 18, 1997, the Los Angeles Dodgers came to San Francisco to play a two-game series at Candlestick Park.

Vaughn Eshelman

Vaughn Michael Eshelman (born May 22, 1969 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1995 through 1997 for the Boston Red Sox.

White Flag Trade

The White Flag Trade was a trade made between two Major League Baseball teams in 1997.