1997 Florida Marlins season
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The Florida Marlins' 1997 season was the fifth season for the
Offseason
- November 22, 1996: Bobby Bonilla was signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.[1]
- March 26, 1997: Cliff Floyd was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Florida Marlins for Dustin Hermanson and Joe Orsulak.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
W
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L
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Pct. | GB | Home | Road | |
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Atlanta Braves | 101 | 61 | 0.623 | — | 50–31 | 51–30 |
Florida Marlins | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 9 | 52–29 | 40–41 |
New York Mets | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 13 | 50–31 | 38–43 |
Montreal Expos | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 23 | 45–36 | 33–48 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 33 | 38–43 | 30–51 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MTL | 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 |
Transactions
- July 21, 1997: Darren Daulton was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Florida Marlins for Billy McMillon.[3]
- July 27, 1997: Craig Counsell was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Florida Marlins for Mark Hutton.[4]
- July 29, 1997: Matt Treanor was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Florida Marlins for Matt Whisenant.[5]
Roster
1997 Florida Marlins | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
= Indicates team leader |
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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C | Charles Johnson | 124 | 416 | 43 | 104 | .250 | 19 | 63 | 0 |
1B | Jeff Conine | 151 | 405 | 46 | 98 | .242 | 17 | 61 | 2 |
2B | Luis Castillo | 75 | 263 | 27 | 63 | .240 | 0 | 8 | 16 |
3B | Bobby Bonilla | 153 | 562 | 77 | 167 | .297 | 17 | 96 | 6 |
SS | Édgar Rentería | 154 | 617 | 90 | 171 | .277 | 4 | 52 | 32 |
LF | Moisés Alou | 150 | 538 | 88 | 157 | .292 | 23 | 115 | 9 |
CF | Devon White | 74 | 265 | 37 | 65 | .245 | 6 | 34 | 13 |
RF | Gary Sheffield | 135 | 444 | 86 | 111 | .250 | 21 | 71 | 11 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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Jim Eisenreich | 120 | 293 | 36 | 82 | .280 | 2 | 34 | 0 |
Kurt Abbott | 94 | 252 | 35 | 69 | .274 | 6 | 30 | 3 |
John Cangelosi | 103 | 192 | 28 | 47 | .245 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
Craig Counsell | 51 | 164 | 20 | 49 | .299 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
Greg Zaun |
58 | 143 | 21 | 43 | .301 | 2 | 20 | 1 |
Cliff Floyd | 61 | 137 | 23 | 32 | .234 | 6 | 19 | 6 |
Darren Daulton | 52 | 126 | 22 | 33 | .262 | 3 | 21 | 2 |
Alex Arias | 74 | 93 | 13 | 23 | .247 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
Mark Kotsay | 14 | 52 | 5 | 10 | .192 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Todd Dunwoody | 19 | 50 | 7 | 13 | .260 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
John Wehner | 44 | 36 | 8 | 10 | .278 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Ralph Milliard | 8 | 30 | 2 | 6 | .200 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Billy McMillon | 13 | 18 | 0 | 2 | .111 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Russ Morman | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .286 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Josh Booty | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .600 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bob Natal | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Kevin Brown | 33 | 33 | 237.1 | 16 | 8 | 2.69 | 205 |
Alex Fernandez | 32 | 32 | 220.2 | 17 | 12 | 3.59 | 183 |
Al Leiter | 27 | 27 | 151.1 | 11 | 9 | 4.34 | 132 |
Tony Saunders | 22 | 21 | 111.1 | 4 | 6 | 4.61 | 102 |
Pat Rapp | 19 | 19 | 108.2 | 4 | 6 | 4.47 | 64 |
Liván Hernández | 17 | 17 | 96.1 | 9 | 3 | 3.18 | 72 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Rick Helling | 31 | 8 | 76.0 | 2 | 6 | 4.38 | 53 |
Kirt Ojala | 7 | 5 | 28.2 | 1 | 2 | 3.14 | 19 |
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 |
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Robb Nen | 73 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 3.89 | 81 |
Jay Powell |
74 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3.28 | 65 |
Dennis Cook | 59 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.90 | 63 |
Félix Heredia | 56 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4.29 | 54 |
Rob Stanifer | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.60 | 28 |
Mark Hutton | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.78 | 29 |
Antonio Alfonseca | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.91 | 19 |
Ed Vosberg | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.75 | 8 |
Kurt Miller | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.82 | 7 |
Matt Whisenant | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.88 | 4 |
Donn Pall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 0 |
John Cangelosi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Postseason
NLDS
Florida wins the series, 3-0
Game | Home | Score | Visitor | Score | Date | Series |
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1 | Florida | 2 | San Francisco | 1 | September 30 | 1-0 (FLA) |
2 | Florida | 7 | San Francisco | 6 | October 1 | 2-0 (FLA) |
3 | San Francisco | 2 | Florida | 6 | October 3 | 3-0 (FLA) |
NLCS
Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Record
(FLA-ATL) |
Attendance |
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1 | October 7 | Florida | 5 | Atlanta | 3 | 1-0 | 49,244 |
2 | October 8 | Florida | 1 | Atlanta | 7 | 1-1 | 48,933 |
3 | October 10 | Atlanta | 2 | Florida | 5 | 2-1 | 53,857 |
4 | October 11 | Atlanta | 4 | Florida | 0 | 2-2 | 54,890 |
5 | October 12 | Atlanta | 1 | Florida | 2 | 3-2 | 46,496 |
6 | October 14 | Florida | 7 | Atlanta | 4 | 4-2 | 50,466 |
Florida wins series 4–2 and advance to the World Series |
World Series
Game 1
October 18, 1997, at
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 7 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1) |
Game 2
October 19, 1997, at
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Chad Ogea (1-0) LP: Kevin Brown (0-1) Home runs: CLE: Sandy Alomar Jr. (1) FLA: None |
Game 3
October 21, 1997, at
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Florida | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Dennis Cook (1-0) LP: Eric Plunk (0-1) Sv: Robb Nen (2) Home runs: FLA: Gary Sheffield (1), Darren Daulton (1), Jim Eisenreich (1) CLE: Jim Thome (2) |
Game 4
October 22, 1997, at
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | X | 10 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Manny Ramírez (2), Matt Williams (1)
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Game 5
October 23, 1997, at
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Florida | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Liván Hernández (2-0) LP: Orel Hershiser (0-2) Sv: Robb Nen (3) Home runs: FLA: Moisés Alou (3) CLE: Sandy Alomar Jr. (2) |
Game 6
October 25, 1997, at
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Cleveland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Chad Ogea (2-0) LP: Kevin Brown (0-2) Sv: José Mesa (1) |
Game 7
October 26, 1997, at
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||
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Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
(1) |
Awards and honors
- Darren Daulton, National League Comeback Player of the Year
- Liván Hernández, NLCS MVP
- Liván Hernández, World Series MVP
1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Moisés Alou, reserve
- Kevin Brown, reserve
- Charles Johnson, reserve
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Charlotte Knights | International League | Carlos Tosca |
AA | Portland Sea Dogs | Eastern League
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Fredi González |
A
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Brevard County Manatees | Florida State League | Lorenzo Bundy |
A
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Kane County Cougars | Midwest League | Lynn Jones |
A-Short Season
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Utica Blue Sox | New York–Penn League | Juan Bustabad |
Rookie
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GCL Marlins
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Gulf Coast League
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Jon Deeble |
References
- ^ Bobby Bonilla Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Cliff Floyd Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Darren Daulton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Craig Counsell Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Matt Treanor Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ a b "1997 Florida Marlins Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
External links
- 1997 Marlins at Baseball Reference
- 1997 Florida Marlins at Baseball Almanac