On September 23, 1997, the Seattle Mariners win the American League West Championship with a record of 90 wins against 72 losses. They go on to meet the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Division Series, which Baltimore wins, three games out of four.
Sources:
Seattle Mariners 2001 Information Guide ed. by Tim Hevly (Seattle: Seattle Mariners Baseball Club, 2001), 163, 206.
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