1997 Cincinnati Reds season

1997 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
Location
Other 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.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL Central W L Pct. GB Home Road
Houston Astros 84 78 0.519 46–35 38–43
Pittsburgh Pirates 79 83 0.488 5 43–38 36–45
Cincinnati Reds 76 86 0.469 8 40–41 36–45
St. Louis Cardinals 73 89 0.451 11 41–40 32–49
Chicago Cubs 68 94 0.420 16 42–39 26–55

Record vs. opponents

1997 National League Records

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL AL
Atlanta 9–2 9–2 5–6 4–8 7–4 6–5 10–2 5–7 10–2 5–6 8–3 7–4 8–3 7–5
Chicago 2–9 7–5 2–9 2–9 3–9 5–6 4–7 6–5 6–5 7–5 6–5 5–6 4–8 9–6
Cincinnati 2–9 5–7 5–6 5–6 5–7 6–5 6–5 2–9 8–3 8–4 5–6 4–7 6–6 9–6
Colorado 6–5 9–2 6–5 7–4 5–6 5–7 7–4 6–5 4–7 4–7 4–8 4–8 7–4 9–7
Florida 8–4 9–2 6–5 4–7 7–4 7–4 7–5 4–8 6–6 7–4 5–6 5–6 5–6 12–3
Houston 4–7 9–3 7–5 6–5 4–7 7–4 8–3 7–4 4–7 6–6 6–5 3–8 9–3 4–11
Los Angeles 5–6 6–5 5–6 7–5 4–7 4–7 7–4 6–5 10–1 9–2 5–7 6–6 5–6 9–7
Montreal 2–10 7–4 5–6 4–7 5–7 3–8 4–7 5–7 6–6 5–6 8–3 6–5 6–5 12–3
New York 7–5 5–6 9–2 5–6 8–4 4–7 5–6 7–5 7–5 7–4 5–6 3–8 9–2 7–8
Philadelphia 2-10 5–6 3–8 7–4 6–6 7–4 1–10 6–6 5–7 5–6 7–4 3–8 6–5 5–10
Pittsburgh 6–5 5–7 4–8 7–4 4–7 6–6 2–9 6–5 4–7 6–5 5–6 8–3 9–3 7–8
San Diego 3–8 5–6 6–5 8–4 6–5 5–6 7–5 3–8 6–5 4–7 6–5 4–8 5–6 8–8
San Francisco 4–7 6–5 7–4 8–4 6–5 8–3 6–6 5–6 8–3 8–3 3–8 8–4 3–8 10–6
St. Louis 3–8 8–4 6–6 4–7 6–5 3-9 6–5 5–6 2–9 5–6 3–9 6–5 8–3 8–7

Notable transactions

Roster

1997 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Game log

1997 Game Log

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

1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

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: Billings[12]

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 August 24, 2012.
  4. 1 2 Terry Pendleton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  5. "Joe Oliver Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  6. 1 2 Scott Service Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  7. "DeWayne Wise Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  8. Chris Stynes Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  9. John Smiley Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  10. 1 2 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, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

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