Midwest League 1997 Weekly Standings This page traces the Midwest League's 1997 season by showing snapshots of the division leaders. This was interesting stuff while it was occurring. But I've never been tempted to repeat this effort.... This large and complex page takes a while to load. Please be patient. Thanks.

New 23jun97 Changed 20jan08 Major Change 6sep97 1997 Season Summary Highlights League

Second Half August   Western Division Central Division Eastern Division Date Leader Won/Lost (%) Lead Leader Won/Lost (%) Lead Leader Won/Lost (%) Lead August 31 (Sun) Cedar Rapids 36/33 (.522) 3.5 Kane County 37/31 (.544) 2.0 West Michigan 46/22 (.676) 11.0 August 28 (Thu) Cedar Rapids 35/32 (.522) 3.0 Kane County 36/29 (.554) 3.0 West Michigan 45/21 (.682) 11.0 August 21 (Thu) Cedar Rapids 30/30 (.500) 0.5 Rockford 31/28 (.525) 0.5 West Michigan 41/18 (.695) 9.0 August 14 (Thu) Quad City 28/26 (.519) 1.0 Wisconsin Rockford 29/25 (.537) --- West Michigan 37/17 (.685) 8.5 August 7 (Thu) Cedar Rapids 26/21 (.553) 2.0 Wisconsin 26/21 (.553) 2.0 West Michigan 31/16 (.660) 5.5 July   Western Division Central Division Eastern Division Date Leader Won/Lost (%) Lead Leader Won/Lost (%) Lead Leader Won/Lost (%) Lead July 31 (Thu) Cedar Rapids 22/19 (.537) 0.5 Wisconsin 23/18 (.561) 3.0 West Michigan 30/11 (.732) 7.5 July 24 (Thu) Cedar Rapids 20/14 (.588) 2.0 Peoria Wisconsin 19/15 (.559) --- West Michigan 24/10 (.706) 4.5 July 18 (Fri) Cedar Rapids 17/12 (.586) 0.5 Peoria 16/13 (.552) 1.0 West Michigan 20/9 (.690) 4.5 July 10 (Thu) Quad City 13/8 (.619) 2.0 Kane County 12/8 (.600) 1.5 West Michigan 14/7 (.667) 1.0 July 3 (Thu) Quad City 7/8 (.467) 1.0 Wisconsin 9/6 (.600) 0.5 West Michigan South Bend 10/5 (.667) --- June   Western Division Central Division Eastern Division Date Leader Won/Lost (%) Lead Leader Won/Lost (%) Lead Leader Won/Lost (%) Lead June 26 (Thu) Quad City 4/4 (.500) 1.0 Wisconsin Rockford Peoria 5/3 (.625) --- West Michigan South Bend Michigan 5/3 (.725) --- First Half June   Western Division Central Division Eastern Division Date Leader Won/Lost (%) Lead Leader Won/Lost (%) Lead Leader Won/Lost (%) Lead June 15 (Sun/Final) Burlington 39/31 (.557) 4.5 Wisconsin 40/29 (.580) 5.5 West Michigan 46/17(.730) 11.0 June 12 (Thu) Burlington 36/29 (.576) 2.5 Wisconsin 38/28 (.576) 4.0 West Michigan 43/17(.717) 10.0 June 5 (Thu) Burlington 34/26 (.567) 1.5 Wisconsin 34/25 (.576) 4.0 West Michigan 40/13(.755) 12.0 May   Western Division Central Division Eastern Division Date Leader Won/Lost (%) Lead Leader Won/Lost (%) Lead Leader Won/Lost (%) Lead May 29 (Thu) Clinton 27/20 (.574) 1.5 Wisconsin 31/21 (.596) 3.5 West Michigan 34/12(.739) 8.5 May 22 (Thu) Clinton 24/18 (.571) 2.0 Wisconsin 24/20 (.545) 0.5 West Michigan 29/10(.744) 7.0 May 15 (Thu) Clinton 23/13 (.639) 6.5 Wisconsin 22/15 (.595) 2.0 West Michigan 25/8 (.758) 5.5 May 8 (Thu) Clinton 18/11 (.621) 3.5 Peoria 18/12 (.600) 1.0 West Michigan 20/6 (.769) 5.0 May 1 (Thu) Clinton 14/9 (.609) 3.0 Wisconsin 17/9 (.654) 1.0 West Michigan 16/4 (.800) 5.0 April   Western Division Central Division Eastern Division Date Leader Won/Lost (%) Lead Leader Won/Lost (%) Lead Leader Won/Lost (%) Lead April 24 (Thu) Clinton 12/5 (.706) 5.0 Wisconsin 15/5 (.750) 3.0 West Michigan 11/3 (.786) 3.0 April 19 (Sat) Clinton 9/3 (.750) 4.0 Wisconsin 11/4 (.733) 3.0 West Michigan 8/2 (.800) 2.0 April 10 (Thu) Burlington 4/3 (.571) 0.5 Wisconsin Peoria 4/2 (.667) --- West Michigan Fort Wayne 3/1 (.750) 4/2 (.667) ---

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The Midwest League plays Single-A, professional baseball in America's agricultural and industrial heartland. 14 teams play a 140 game schedule which begins in early April and ends Labor Day weekend.

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