Template:1997 AL East standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Baltimore Orioles	98	64	0.605	—	46–35	52–29
New York Yankees	96	66	0.593	2	47–33	49–33
Detroit Tigers	79	83	0.488	19	42–39	37–44
Boston Red Sox	78	84	0.481	20	39–42	39–42
Toronto Blue Jays	76	86	0.469	22	42–39	34–47