1997 Texas Rangers season
| 1997 Texas Rangers | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington | |
| City | Arlington, Texas | |
| Record | 77–85 (.475) | |
| Divisional place | 3rd | |
| Owners | George W. Bush | |
| General managers | Doug Melvin | |
| Managers | Johnny Oates | |
| Television | KXTX-TV KXAS-TV Fox Sports Southwest (Mark Holtz, Tom Grieve, Bill Jones) | |
| Radio | KRLD (Eric Nadel, Brad Sham ) KMRT (Luis Mayoral, Josue Perez) | |
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The 1997 Texas Rangers season was the 37th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 26th in Arlington as the Rangers, and their 4th season at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Rangers finished third in the American League West with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses. Despite not making the playoffs the club would set an all-time attendance record of over 2.945 million fans, which would be the franchise's best until 2011.
On a somber note, the club would lose long-time radio broadcaster Mark Holtz to leukemia during the season; however, in his final game in May the Rangers won, allowing him to sign off one final time with his trademark "Hello Win Column!".