| 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 involved the Rangers finishing 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!".