1997 Milwaukee Brewers season

1997 Milwaukee Brewers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1969)
Central Division (since 1994)
Location
Milwaukee County Stadium (since 1970)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (since 1970)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bud Selig
General manager(s)	Sal Bando
Manager(s)	Phil Garner
Local television	WVTV Wisconsin Sports Net (Matt Vasgersian, Bill Schroeder)
Local radio	WTMJ (AM) (Bob Uecker, Jim Powell)
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The 1997 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers finishing third in the American League Central, eight games behind the Cleveland Indians, with a record of 78 wins and 83 losses. 1997 was the Brewers' final season in the American League, before moving to the National League for the following season.

Offseason

• November 27, 1996: Jeff Ware was selected off waivers by the Brewers from the Toronto Blue Jays.^[1]
• January 30, 1997: Jack Voigt was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.^[2]

Regular season

(1997) Jackie Robinson Retired by Major League Baseball

Season standings

AL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cleveland Indians	86	75	0.534	—	44–37	42–38
Chicago White Sox	80	81	0.497	6	45–36	35–45
Milwaukee Brewers	78	83	0.484	8	47–33	31–50
Minnesota Twins	68	94	0.420	18½	35–46	33–48
Kansas City Royals	67	94	0.416	19	33–47	34–47

Record vs. opponents

1997 American League Records Sources:
Team	ANA	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR	NL
Anaheim	—	4–7	6–5	6–5	7–4	5–6	6–5	7–4	4–7	4–7	11–1	6–6	8–4	6–5	4–12
Baltimore	7–4	—	5–7	5–6	6–5	6–6	7–4	5–6	10–1	8–4	8–3	7–4	10–1	6–6	8–7
Boston	5–6	7–5	—	3–8	6–5	5–7	3–8	8–3	8–3	4–8	7–4	7–4	3–8	6–6	6–9
Chicago	5–6	6–5	8–3	—	5–7	4–7	11–1	4–7	6–6	2–9	8–3	5–6	3–8	5–6	8–7
Cleveland	4–7	5–6	5–6	7–5	—	6–5	8–3	8–4	8–4	5–6	7–4	3–8	5–6	6–5	9–6
Detroit	6–5	6–6	7–5	7–4	5–6	—	6–5	4–7	4–7	2–10	7–4	4–7	7–4	6–6	8–7
Kansas City	5–6	4–7	8–3	1–11	3–8	5–6	—	6–6	7–5	3–8	3–8	5–6	6–5	5–6	6–9
Milwaukee	4–7	6–5	3–8	7–4	4–8	7–4	6–6	—	5–7	4–7	5–6	5–6	7–4	7–4	8–7
Minnesota	7–4	1–10	3–8	6–6	4–8	7–4	5–7	7–5	—	3–8	7–4	5–6	3–8	3–8	7–8
New York	7–4	4–8	8–4	9–2	6–5	10–2	8–3	7–4	8–3	—	6–5	4–7	7–4	7–5	5–10
Oakland	1–11	3–8	4–7	3–8	4–7	4–7	8–3	6–5	4–7	5–6	—	5–7	5–7	6–5	7–9
Seattle	6–6	4–7	4–7	6–5	8–3	7–4	6–5	6–5	6–5	7–4	7–5	—	8–4	8–3	7–9
Texas	4–8	1–10	8–3	8–3	6–5	4–7	5–6	4–7	8–3	4–7	7–5	4–8	—	4–7	10–6
Toronto	5–6	6–6	6–6	6–5	5–6	6–6	6–5	4–7	8–3	5–7	5–6	3–8	7–4	—	4–11

Notable transactions

• August 13, 1997: Julio Franco was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.^[3]
• August 14, 1997: Mark Davis was acquired by the Brewers from the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a conditional deal.^[4]

Roster

1997 Milwaukee Brewers
Roster
Pitchers 38 Joel Adamson 13 Jeff D'Amico 37,48 Mark Davis 21 Cal Eldred 36 Mike Fetters 39 Bryce Florie 53 Greg Hansell 31 Pete Harnisch 43 Doug Jones 42 Scott Karl 46 Sean Maloney 33 Jamie McAndrew 40 Ben McDonald 41 José Mercedes 25 Ángel Miranda 52 Mike Misuraca 47 Al Reyes 49 Ron Villone 46 Paul Wagner 27 Bob Wickman 37,48 Steve Woodard		Catchers 16 Jesse Levis 22 Mike Matheny  5 Kelly Stinnett Infielders 26 Jeff Cirillo 51 Eddy Díaz 25 Julio Franco 15 Jeff Huson 32 John Jaha  8 Mark Loretta 14 Dave Nilsson  9 Tim Unroe  2 José Valentín  1 Fernando Viña 29 Gerald Williams 11 Antone Williamson		Outfielders  7 Brian Banks 20 Jeromy Burnitz 24 Chuck Carr 18 Todd Dunn 24 Darrin Jackson 30 Matt Mieske 10 Marc Newfield 28 Jack Voigt		Manager  3 Phil Garner Coaches 12 Chris Bando (Third Base) 35 Bill Castro (Bullpen) 17 Jim Gantner (First Base) 23 Lamar Johnson (Hitting) 45 Don Rowe (Pitching)

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
C	Matheny, MikeMike Matheny	123	320	78	.244	4	32
1B	Nilsson, DaveDave Nilsson	156	554	154	.278	20	81
2B	Viña, FernandoFernando Viña	79	324	89	.275	4	28
3B	Cirillo, JeffJeff Cirillo	154	580	167	.288	10	82
SS	Valentín, JoséJosé Valentín	136	494	125	.253	17	58
LF	Williams, GeraldGerald Williams	155	566	143	.253	10	41
CF	Burnitz, JeromyJeromy Burnitz	153	494	139	.281	27	85
RF	Mieske, MattMatt Mieske	84	253	63	.249	5	21
DH	Franco, JulioJulio Franco	42	141	34	.241	4	19

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
Loretta, MarkMark Loretta	132	418	120	.287	5	47
Voigt, JackJack Voigt	72	151	37	.245	8	22
Carr, ChuckChuck Carr	26	46	6	.130	0	0

^[5]

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

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

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tucson Toros	Pacific Coast League	Tim Ireland and Bob Mariano
AA	El Paso Diablos	Texas League	Dave Machemer
A	Stockton Ports	California League	Greg Mahlberg
A	Beloit Snappers	Midwest League	Luis Salazar
Rookie	Helena Brewers	Pioneer League	Alex Morales
Rookie	Ogden Raptors	Pioneer League	Bernie Moncallo

^[6]

Notes

1. Jeff Ware page at Baseball Reference
2. Jack Voigt page at Baseball Reference
3. Julio Franco page at Baseball Reference
4. Mark Davis page at Baseball Reference
5. 1997 Milwaukee Brewers Statistics and Roster - Baseball-Reference.com
6. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

• 1997 Milwaukee Brewers team page at Baseball Reference
• 1997 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com