1997 Los Angeles Dodgers season
Ross Porter, Rick Monday KWKW Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas | ||
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The 1997
Offseason
- December 9, 1996: Acquired Jeff Berblinger from the Detroit Tigers for Deivi Cruz and Juan Hernaiz
Regular season
Season standings
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San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | — | 48–33 | 42–39 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 2 | 47–34 | 41–40 |
Colorado Rockies | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 7 | 47–34 | 36–45 |
San Diego Padres | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 14 | 39–42 | 37–44 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 |
Opening Day lineup
Notable Transactions
- August 9, 1997: Acquired Hal Garrett from the Pittsburgh Pirates for Eddie Williams.
- August 12, 1997: Acquired Otis Nixon from the Toronto Blue Jays for Bobby Cripps.[1]
- August 18, 1997: Acquired Eric Young from the Colorado Rockies for Pedro Astacio.
- August 27, 1997: Acquired Darren Lewis from the Chicago White Sox for Chad Fonville.
- September 3, 1997: Chip Hale was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.[2]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Starting Pitchers stats
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
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Hideo Nomo | 33 | 33 | 207.1 | 14-12 | 4.25 | 92 | 233 | 1 |
Ismael Valdez |
30 | 30 | 196.2 | 10-11 | 2.65 | 47 | 140 | 0 |
Chan Ho Park | 32 | 29 | 192.0 | 14-8 | 3.38 | 70 | 166 | 2 |
Pedro Astacio | 26 | 24 | 153.2 | 7-9 | 4.10 | 47 | 115 | 2 |
Ramón Martínez | 22 | 22 | 133.2 | 10-5 | 3.64 | 68 | 120 | 1 |
Relief Pitchers stats
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves
Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | SV |
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Todd Worrell | 65 | 0 | 59.2 | 2-6 | 5.28 | 23 | 61 | 35 |
Scott Radinsky | 75 | 0 | 62.1 | 5-1 | 2.89 | 21 | 44 | 3 |
Darren Hall | 63 | 0 | 54.2 | 3-2 | 2.30 | 26 | 39 | 2 |
Mark Guthrie | 62 | 0 | 69.1 | 1-4 | 5.32 | 30 | 42 | 1 |
Darren Dreifort | 48 | 0 | 63.0 | 5-2 | 2.86 | 34 | 63 | 4 |
Tom Candiotti | 41 | 18 | 135.0 | 10-7 | 3.60 | 40 | 90 | 0 |
Antonio Osuna | 48 | 0 | 61.2 | 3-4 | 2.19 | 19 | 68 | 0 |
Dennys Reyes | 14 | 5 | 47.0 | 2-3 | 3.83 | 18 | 36 | 0 |
Mike Harkey | 10 | 0 | 14.2 | 1-0 | 4.30 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
Rick Gorecki | 4 | 1 | 6.0 | 1-0 | 15.00 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Mike Judd | 1 | 0 | 2.2 | 0-0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Batting Stats
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Name | Pos | G | AB | Avg. | R | H | HR | RBI | SB |
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Mike Piazza | C | 152 | 556 | .362 | 104 | 201 | 40 | 124 | 5 |
Tom Prince | C | 47 | 100 | .220 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
Eric Karros | 1B | 162 | 628 | .266 | 86 | 167 | 31 | 104 | 15 |
Wilton Guerrero | 2B/SS | 111 | 357 | .291 | 39 | 104 | 4 | 32 | 6 |
Greg Gagne | SS | 144 | 514 | .251 | 49 | 129 | 9 | 57 | 2 |
Todd Zeile | 3B | 160 | 575 | .268 | 89 | 154 | 31 | 90 | 8 |
Eric Young | 2B | 37 | 154 | .273 | 28 | 42 | 2 | 16 | 13 |
Nelson Liriano | 2B/SS/3B/1B | 76 | 88 | .227 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
Tripp Cromer | 2B/SS | 28 | 86 | .291 | 8 | 25 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
Juan Castro | SS/2B/3B | 40 | 75 | .147 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Adam Riggs | 2B | 9 | 20 | .200 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Chad Fonville | 2B | 9 | 14 | .143 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chip Hale | 3B | 14 | 12 | .083 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Konerko | 1B/3B | 6 | 7 | .143 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Murray | 1B | 9 | 7 | .286 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Eddie Williams | 1B | 8 | 7 | .143 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Henry Blanco | 1B | 3 | 5 | .400 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Raúl Mondesí | RF | 159 | 616 | .310 | 95 | 191 | 30 | 87 | 32 |
Roger Cedeño | CF/LF/RF | 80 | 194 | .273 | 31 | 53 | 3 | 17 | 9 |
Todd Hollandsworth | LF/CF/RF | 106 | 296 | .247 | 39 | 73 | 4 | 31 | 5 |
Brett Butler | CF/LF | 105 | 343 | .283 | 52 | 97 | 0 | 18 | 15 |
Otis Nixon | CF | 42 | 175 | .274 | 30 | 48 | 1 | 18 | 12 |
Billy Ashley | LF | 71 | 131 | .244 | 12 | 32 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
Darren Lewis | LF/CF/RF | 26 | 77 | .299 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
Eric Anthony | LF/RF | 47 | 74 | .243 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Wayne Kirby | CF/LF/RF | 46 | 65 | .169 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Karim García | LF/RF | 15 | 39 | .128 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Garey Ingram | LF/CF | 12 | 9 | .444 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1997 Awards
- 1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Mike Piazza starter
- Gold Glove Award
- Silver Slugger Award
- TSN National League All-Star
- NL Player of the Month
- Mike Piazza (July 1997)
- Mike Piazza (August 1997)
- NL Player of the Week
- Mike Piazza (Aug. 25–31)
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Albuquerque Dukes | Pacific Coast League | Glenn Hoffman |
AA | San Antonio Missions | Texas League | Ron Roenicke |
High A
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San Bernardino Stampede
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California League | Del Crandall Dino Ebel |
High A
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Vero Beach Dodgers | Florida State League | John Shoemaker |
A
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Savannah Sand Gnats | South Atlantic League | John Shelby |
A-Short Season
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Yakima Bears | Northwest League | Joe Vavra |
Rookie
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Great Falls Dodgers | Pioneer League | Mickey Hatcher |
Rookie
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DSL Dodgers
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Dominican Summer League | |
Rookie
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Adelaide Giants | Australian Baseball League |
Teams in BOLD won League Championships
Major League Baseball Draft
The Dodgers selected 71 players in this draft. Of those, seven of them would eventually play Major League baseball. They received an extra supplemental pick in the second round as a result of losing free agent Delino DeShields.
The first round pick was first baseman Glenn Davis from
None of the players signed by the Dodgers in this draft class had a significant major league career.
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