Background
Both teams hailed from the NL East division, the 101-win Braves being the division champions while the Marlins made the playoffs courtesy of the wild card. Both the Braves and Marlins swept their opponents during the Division Series. This was the first all-Southern postseason series.
Read more about this topic: 1997 National League Championship Series
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