1997 Cincinnati Reds season

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1997 Cincinnati Reds
Major league affiliations
Location
1997 information
Owner(s) Marge Schott
General manager(s) Jim Bowden
Manager(s) Ray Knight, Jack McKeon
Local television WSTR/WKRC-TV
SportsChannel Cincinnati
(Marty Brennaman, George Grande, Chris Welsh)
Local radio WLW
(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
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The 1997 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League Central. The Reds were managed by Ray Knight and Jack McKeon.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 13, 1996: Pete Rose, Jr. was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.1
  • December 21, 1996: Stan Belinda was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.2
  • December 23, 1996: Rikkert Faneyte was sent to the Cincinnati Reds by the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.3
  • January 27, 1997: Terry Pendleton was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.4
  • February 8, 1997: Joe Oliver was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.5
  • March 27, 1997: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the Cincinnati Reds.6

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division W L GB Pct.
Houston Astros 84 78 .519 --
Pittsburgh Pirates 79 83 .488 5.0
Cincinnati Reds 76 86 .469 8.0
St. Louis Cardinals 73 89 .451 11.0
Chicago Cubs 68 94 .420 16.0


Notable transactions

  • April 4, 1997: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Oakland Athletics.6
  • June 3, 1997: DeWayne Wise was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 5th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1997.7
  • July 15, 1997: Chris Stynes was traded by the Kansas City Royals with Jon Nunnally to the Cincinnati Reds for Hector Carrasco and Scott Service.8
  • July 24, 1997: Terry Pendleton was released by the Cincinnati Reds.4
  • July 31, 1997: John Smiley was traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Jeff Branson to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Crowell, Danny Graves, Damian Jackson, and Scott Winchester.9

Roster

1997 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Game log

1997 Game Log
April
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 1 Colorado Rockies 11 - 4 54,820 1-0
2 April 2 Colorado Rockies 5 - 3 20,210 2-0
3 April 3 Colorado Rockies 7 - 1 22,660 2-1
4 April 4 Florida Marlins 9 - 7 25,039 3-1
5 April 5 Florida Marlins 4 - 3 38,598 3-2
6 April 6 Florida Marlins 3 - 2 36,146 3-3
7 April 7 Colorado Rockies 13 - 2 48,014 3-4
8 April 9 Colorado Rockies 13 - 4 50,095 3-5
9 April 11 Florida Marlins 10 - 0 21,240 3-6
10 12 April Florida Marlins 2 - 1 21,466 4-6
11 13 April Florida Marlins 6 - 4 17,687 5-6
12 14 April Atlanta Braves 15 - 5 31,427 5-7
13 15 April Atlanta Braves 3 - 0 31,962 5-8
14 16 April Atlanta Braves 7 - 1 38,411 5-9
15 17 April Pittsburgh Pirates 3 - 2 6,039 5-10
16 18 April Pittsburgh Pirates 6 - 1 9,082 6-10
17 19 April Pittsburgh Pirates 6 - 5 11,457 6-11
18 20 April Pittsburgh Pirates 5 - 3 14,542 6-12
19 22 April New York Mets 7 - 2 14,585 6-13
20 23 April New York Mets 10 - 2 26,492 6-14
21 25 April Philadelphia Phillies 10 - 7 22,843 6-15
22 26 April Philadelphia Phillies 10 - 2 27,357 7-15
23 28 April New York Mets 15 - 2 15,572 7-16
24 29 April New York Mets 3 - 1 17,699 7-17
25 30 April Atlanta Braves 12 - 3 18,278 7-18
May
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
26 1 May Atlanta Braves 4 - 2 19,991 7-19
27 2 May San Francisco Giants 6 - 2 11,959 8-19
28 3 May San Francisco Giants 3 - 1 18,149 9-19
29 4 May San Francisco Giants 2 - 1 26,287 9-20
30 5 May Los Angeles Dodgers 3 - 1 26,955 9-21
31 6 May Los Angeles Dodgers 3 - 2 38,241 10-21
32 7 May Los Angeles Dodgers 4 - 2 28,303 10-22
33 9 May San Diego Padres 7 - 2 22,695 11-22
34 10 May San Diego Padres 9 - 6 24,739 11-23
35 11 May San Diego Padres 5 - 4 31,539 11-24
36 13 May San Francisco Giants 4 - 1 17,828 11-25
37 14 May San Francisco Giants 4 - 2 16,404 11-26
38 15 May Los Angeles Dodgers 2 - 1 16,986 11-27
39 16 May Los Angeles Dodgers 4 - 2 24,556 12-27
40 17 May San Diego Padres 6 - 2 21,469 12-28
41 18 May San Diego Padres 5 - 0 23,265 13-28
42 19 May San Diego Padres 13 - 6 17,898 13-29
43 20 May Houston Astros 7 - 4 14,954 14-29
44 21 May Houston Astros 4 - 3 15,088 14-30
45 23 May Chicago Cubs 3 - 1 23,189 14-31
46 24 May Chicago Cubs 4 - 1 26,887 15-31
47 25 May Chicago Cubs 7 - 5 26,844 16-31
48 26 May Philadelphia Phillies 8 - 5 0 17-31
49 26 May Philadelphia Phillies 8 - 4 16,798 18-31
50 27 May Philadelphia Phillies 2 - 1 17,297 18-32
51 28 May Philadelphia Phillies 2 - 0 15,451 19-32
52 29 May Chicago Cubs 2 - 1 23,005 19-33
53 30 May Chicago Cubs 5 - 1 21,267 20-33
54 31 May Chicago Cubs 7 - 4 36,440 20-34
June
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
55 1 June Chicago Cubs 7 - 1 28849 20-35
56 3 June Philadelphia Phillies 3 - 2 14340 21-35
57 4 June Houston Astros 2 - 5 18849 21-36
58 5 June Houston Astros 6 - 5 22437 22-36
59 6 June New York Mets 5 - 2 21339 23-36
60 7 June New York Mets 10 - 5 23830 24-36
61 9 June New York Mets 4 - 2 23079 24-37
62 10 June Pittsburgh Pirates 8 - 5 18556 25-37
63 11 June Pittsburgh Pirates 2 - 1 20854 26-37
64 13 June Chicago White Sox 3 - 1 31682 26-38
65 14 June Chicago White Sox 5 - 1 36685 27-38
66 15 June Chicago White Sox 14 - 6 31663 27-39
67 16 June Cleveland Indians 4 - 1 42961 28-39
68 17 June Cleveland Indians 5 - 1 42901 28-40
69 18 June Cleveland Indians 5 - 2 42865 29-40
70 20 June St. Louis Cardinals 4 - 2 42091 30-40
71 21 June St. Louis Cardinals 6 - 2 44931 30-41
72 22 June St. Louis Cardinals 5 - 2 43194 30-42
73 23 June Montréal Expos 5 - 0 12367 30-43
74 24 June Montréal Expos 7 - 6 13141 31-43
75 25 June Montréal Expos 2 - 1 12407 32-43
76 26 June St. Louis Cardinals 5 - 3 20116 32-44
77 27 June St. Louis Cardinals 5 = 3 28317 33-44
78 28 June St. Louis Cardinals 12 - 6 24390 33-45
79 29 June St. Louis Cardinals 6 - 5 24216 33-46
80 30 June Milwaukee Brewers 4 - 3 19866 34-46
July
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
81 1 July Milwaukee Brewers 9:1 21264 35-46
82 2 July Milwaukee Brewers 7:4 27866 36-46
83 3 July Houston Astros 4:3 14708 37-46
84 4 July Houston Astros 4:2 34080 38-46
85 5 July Houston Astros 1:2 24022 38-47
86 6 July Houston Astros 5:6 25564 38-48
87 11 July Montréal Expos 2:5 25915 38-49
88 12 July Montréal Expos 4:3 25744 39-49
89 13 July Montréal Expos 0:2 22293 39-50
90 14 July St. Louis Cardinals 4:2 19405 40-50
91 15 July St. Louis Cardinals 4:7 21232 40-51
92 16 July Pittsburgh Pirates 7:3 30698 41-51
93 17 July Pittsburgh Pirates 9:5 19710 42-51
94 18 July New York Mets 3:4 22901 42-52
95 19 July New York Mets 3:5 26675 42-53
96 20 July New York Mets 1:10 36259 42-54
97 21 July New York Mets 3:5 22172 42-55
98 22 July Florida Marlins 7:6 19547 43-55
99 23 July Florida Marlins 1:8 20371 43-56
100 25 July Atlanta Braves 3:7 34931 43-57
101 26 July Atlanta Braves 7:6 33115 44-57
102 27 July Atlanta Braves 2:3 30167 44-58
103 28 July Florida Marlins 4:0 18393 45-58
104 29 July Florida Marlins 1:7 20745 45-59
105 30 July Florida Marlins 0:6 21373 45-60
August
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
106 1 August San Francisco Giants 7:8 25636 45-61
107 2 August San Francisco Giants 5:1 23266 46-61
108 3 August San Francisco Giants 3:8 21272 46-62
109 4 August San Francisco Giants 1:9 17930 46-63
110 5 August San Diego Padres 7:3 17797 47-63
111 6 August San Diego Padres 3:6 18218 47-64
112 7 August San Diego Padres 7:0 17458 48-64
113 8 August Los Angeles Dodgers 5:10 26837 48-65
114 9 August Los Angeles Dodgers 3:2 30809 49-65
115 10 August Los Angeles Dodgers 8:1 24742 50-65
116 11 August San Francisco Giants 7:4 19086 51-65
117 12 August San Francisco Giants 3:7 15890 51-66
118 13 August San Diego Padres 2:0 15218 52-66
119 14 August San Diego Padres 4:5 16774 52-67
120 15 August Los Angeles Dodgers 5:3 46711 53-67
121 16 August Los Angeles Dodgers 3:5 53464 53-68
122 17 August Los Angeles Dodgers 5:0 51245 54-68
123 19 August Colorado Rockies 6:5 31722 55-68
124 20 August Colorado Rockies 3:5 21968 55-69
125 22 August Atlanta Braves 2:6 48937 55-70
126 23 August Atlanta Braves 3:10 48499 55-71
127 24 August Atlanta Braves 6:4 45577 56-71
128 25 August Colorado Rockies 7:6 48143 57-71
129 25 August Colorado Rockies 6:4 48081 58-71
130 26 August Colorado Rockies 5:9 48063 58-72
131 27 August Colorado Rockies 5:7 48032 58-73
132 29 August Minnesota Twins 5:3 12155 59-73
133 30 August Minnesota Twins 1:4 17831 59-74
134 31 August Minnesota Twins 6:8 13092 59-75
September
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
135 1 September Kansas City Royals 7 - 4 31,920 59-76
136 2 September Kansas City Royals 4:0 15,288 60-76
137 3 September Kansas City Royals 6:3 16,285 61-76
138 4 September Pittsburgh Pirates 5:2 15,136 62-76
139 5 September Pittsburgh Pirates 8:6 21,492 63-76
140 6 September Pittsburgh Pirates 4:13 20,383 63-77
141 7 September Pittsburgh Pirates 6:3 19,682 64-77
142 8 September Chicago Cubs 1:8 15,337 64-78
143 9 September Chicago Cubs 5:2 15,349 65-78
144 10 September Chicago Cubs 1:3 16,200 65-79
145 12 September Philadelphia Phillies 4:2 0 66-79
146 12 September Philadelphia Phillies 1:9 17,546 66-80
147 13 September Philadelphia Phillies 3:0 15,524 67-80
148 14 September Philadelphia Phillies 6:4 20,518 68-80
149 15 September Chicago Cubs 4 - 1 20,352 69-80
150 16 September Chicago Cubs 5 - 0 22,190 69-81
151 17 September Montréal Expos 4 - 1 15,757 69-82
152 18 September Montréal Expos 6 - 3 15,099 70-82
153 19 September Houston Astros 5 - 4 21,791 71-82
154 20 September Houston Astros 4 - 1 20,197 71-83
155 21 September Houston Astros 8 - 3 22,652 71-84
156 22 September Houston Astros 6 - 3 17,411 71-85
157 23 September St. Louis Cardinals 8 - 6 22,045 72-85
158 24 September St. Louis Cardinals 5 - 4 23,308 73-85
159 25 September St. Louis Cardinals 4 - 3 30,938 74-85
160 26 September Montreal Expos 7 - 1 17,430 75-85
161 September 27 Montreal Expos 8 - 5 14,708 75-86
162 28 September Montreal Expos 11 - 3 15,477 76-86

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
1B Morris, HalHal Morris 96 333 92 .276 1 33
2B Boone, BretBret Boone 139 443 99 .223 7 46
SS Reese, PokeyPokey Reese 128 397 87 .219 4 26
LF Stynes, ChrisChris Stynes 49 198 69 .348 6 28
CF Sanders, DeionDeion Sanders 115 465 127 .273 5 23
RF Sanders, ReggieReggie Sanders 86 312 79 .253 19 56

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Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Pérez, EduardoEduardo Pérez 106 297 75 .253 16 52
Goodwin, CurtisCurtis Goodwin 85 265 67 .253 1 12
Taubensee, EddieEddie Taubensee 108 254 68 .268 10 34
Harris, LennyLenny Harris 120 238 65 .273 3 28
Larkin, BarryBarry Larkin 73 224 71 .317 4 20
Nunnally, JonJon Nunnally 65 201 64 .318 13 35
Pendleton, TerryTerry Pendleton 50 113 28 .248 1 17
Sierra, RubénRubén Sierra 25 90 22 .244 2 7
Watkins, PatPat Watkins 17 29 6 .207 0 0
Rose, Jr., PetePete Rose, Jr. 11 14 2 .143 0 0

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Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Burba, DaveDave Burba 30 160 11 10 4.73 131
Mercker, KentKent Mercker 28 144.2 8 11 3.92 75
Smiley, JohnJohn Smiley 20 117 9 10 5.23 94
Tomko, BrettBrett Tomko 22 126 11 7 3.43 95

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Belinda, StanStan Belinda 84 1 5 1 3.71 114
Shaw, JeffJeff Shaw 78 4 2 42 2.38 74
Sullivan, ScottScott Sullivan 59 5 3 1 3.24 96

Awards and records

  • Bret Boone, National League Record, Best Fielding Average in One Season by a National League Second Baseman (.997)11

1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

  • Barry Larkin, Shortstop, Starter

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association Dave Miley
AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League Mark Berry
A Burlington Bees Midwest League Phillip Wellman
A Charleston Alley Cats South Atlantic League Barry Lyons
Rookie Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Donnie Scott

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Billings12

Notes

  1. ^ Pete Rose Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  2. ^ Stan Belinda Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  3. ^ "Rikkert Faneyte Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2012-08-24. 
  4. ^ a b Terry Pendleton Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ^ "Joe Oliver Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2012-08-24. 
  6. ^ a b Scott Service Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  7. ^ "Dewayne Wise Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2012-08-24. 
  8. ^ Chris Stynes Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  9. ^ John Smiley Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  10. ^ a b 1997 Cincinnati Reds Statistics and Roster - Baseball-Reference.com
  11. ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.92, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  12. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

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