1997 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE REVIEW
Level: A
An organized section of a full season review with standings, team totals, leaderboards, player registers and much more.
YEAR IN REVIEW
| Central |
| 1 | Columbia Bombers | NYM | 77 | 63 | .550 | -- | 564 | 495 | Doug Mansolino | Capital City Stadium | 135,670 | Dan Ramirez (22) | Kyle Kessel (3) | Lost in 1st Round |
| 2 | Hickory Crawdads | CHW | 76 | 64 | .543 | 1.0 | 748 | 669 | Chris Cron | L. P. Frans Stadium | 196,394 | Jeff Inglin (1) | Joe Farley (10) | Lost in 1st Round |
| 3 | Greensboro Bats | NYY | 75 | 65 | .536 | 2.0 | 641 | 706 | Tom Nieto | World War Memorial Stadiu | 146,987 | Rod Smith (12) | Tuli Rangel (7) | Lost in Finals |
| 4 | Piedmont Boll Weevils | PHI | 70 | 72 | .493 | 8.0 | 624 | 632 | Ken Oberkfell | Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium | 114,646 | Jimmy Rollins (9) | Buck Allen (12) | |
| 5 | Asheville Tourists | COL | 62 | 76 | .449 | 14.0 | 599 | 651 | Ronnie Gideon | McCormick Field | 143,351 | Mark Hamlin (6) | Jake Westbrook (13) | |
| 6 | Charleston (Sc) RiverDogs | TB | 60 | 82 | .423 | 18.0 | 563 | 617 | Scott Fletcher | Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park | 231,006 | Alex Sanchez (18) | Pablo Ortega (2) | |
| Northern |
| 1 | Delmarva Shorebirds ** | BAL | 77 | 65 | .542 | 2.0 | 668 | 625 | Tommy Shields | Arthur W. Perdue Stadium | 324,412 | Ryan Minor (5) | Americo Peguero (26) | League Champions |
| 2 | Charleston (Wv) AlleyCats | CIN | 76 | 62 | .551 | -- | 695 | 650 | Barry Lyons | Walt Powell Park | 88,378 | Jason Parsons (3) | Buddy Carlyle (4) | Lost in Semi-Finals |
| 3 | Cape Fear Crocs | MTL | 66 | 74 | .471 | 11.0 | 634 | 675 | Phil Stephenson | J.P. Riddle Stadium | 69,873 | Jeremy Ware (10) | Christian Parker (18) | Lost in 1st Round |
| 4 | Hagerstown Suns | TOR | 65 | 73 | .471 | 11.0 | 644 | 646 | J.J. Cannon | Municipal Stadium | 115,011 | Luis Lopez (2) | Gary Glover (5) | |
| Southern |
| 1 | Macon Braves | ATL | 80 | 60 | .571 | -- | 689 | 573 | Brian Snitker | Luther Williams Field | 129,723 | Steve Hacker (4) | Bruce Chen (1) | Lost in Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Augusta GreenJackets | PIT | 71 | 71 | .500 | 10.0 | 642 | 668 | Jeff Richardson | Lake Olmstead Stadium | 152,270 | Stan Schreiber (40) | Dave Daniels (33) | Lost in 1st Round |
| 3 | Savannah Sand Gnats | LAD | 63 | 77 | .450 | 17.0 | 560 | 660 | John Shelby | Grayson Stadium | 125,729 | Peter Bergeron (17) | Dean Mitchell (30) | |
| 4 | Columbus Red Stixx | CLE | 62 | 76 | .449 | 17.0 | 676 | 749 | Jack Mull | Golden Park | 119,646 | Michael Glavine (14) | Mike Bacsik (29) | |