1997 Anaheim Angels season

The 1997 Anaheim Angels season involved the Angels finishing 2nd in the American League West with a record of 84 wins and 78 losses. It was the first season for the franchise as the "Anaheim Angels", after playing under the name of the "California Angels" for the previous 31 seasons, plus part of another. It was also the first season that the team introduced a new logo: the word angels on the front of the jerseys (which were now in a vest style) with wings coming out of the A (the winged A was also used on the team's caps). This look would last until 2001 when it was retired immediately after that season.

1997 Anaheim Angels
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
OwnersGene Autry
General managersBill Bavasi
ManagersTerry Collins
Local televisionFox Sports West
•Sparky Anderson, Steve Physioc
KCAL-9
•Jerry Reuss, Steve Physioc
Local radioKMPC (AM 710)
•Bob Starr, Mario Impemba
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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Offseason
  • October 28, 1996: Chili Davis was traded by the Angels to the Kansas City Royals for Mike Bovee and Mark Gubicza.[1]
  • November 12, 1996: Todd Van Poppel was selected off waivers by the Anaheim Angels from the Detroit Tigers.
  • November 26, 1996: J. T. Snow was traded by the Anaheim Angels to the San Francisco Giants for Allen Watson and Fausto Macey (minors).[2]
  • December 5, 1996: Jim Leyritz was traded by the New York Yankees to the Anaheim Angels for players to be named later. The Anaheim Angels sent Jeremy Blevins (minors) (December 9, 1996) and Ryan Kane (minors) (December 9, 1996) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.[3]
  • December 6, 1996: Craig Grebeck was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.[4]
  • March 26, 1997: Todd Van Poppel was released by the Anaheim Angels.
  • March 31, 1997: Jim Abbott was released by the Anaheim Angels.[5]

Regular season
  • June 17, 1997: The first interleague game between the Anaheim Angels and the Los Angeles Dodgers took place at Dodger Stadium. The rivalry would be known as the Freeway Series. The Dodgers won the game by a score of 4–3.[6]

Notable transactions
  • May 18, 1997: Tony Phillips was traded by the Chicago White Sox with Chad Kreuter to the Anaheim Angels for Chuck McElroy and Jorge Fábregas.[7]
  • June 3, 1997: Matt Wise was drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the 6th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1997.[8]
  • July 10, 1997: Greg Cadaret was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.[9]
  • July 29, 1997: Jim Leyritz was traded by the Anaheim Angels with a player to be named later to the Texas Rangers for Ken Hill. The Anaheim Angels sent Rob Sasser (October 31, 1997) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.[3]
  • August 13, 1997: Rickey Henderson was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Anaheim Angels for a player to be named later, Ryan Hancock, and Stevenson Agosto (minors). The Anaheim Angels sent George Arias (August 19, 1997) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

Season standings
AL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Seattle Mariners 9072 0.556 — 45–36 45–36
Anaheim Angels 8478 0.519 6 46–36 38–42
Texas Rangers 7785 0.475 13 39–42 38–43
Oakland Athletics 6597 0.401 25 35–46 30–51

Record vs. opponents
1997 American League record

Sources:
Team ANA BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR NL 
Anaheim —4–76–56–57–45–66–57–44–74–711–16–68–46–54–12
Baltimore 7–4—5–75–66–56–67–45–610–18–48–37–410–16–68–7
Boston 5–67–5—3–86–55–73–88–38–34–87–47–43–86–66–9
Chicago 5–66–58–3—5–74–711–14–76–62–98–35–63–85–68–7
Cleveland 4–75–65–67–5—6–58–38–48–45–67–43–85–66–59–6
Detroit 6–56–67–57–45–6—6–54–74–72–107–44–77–46–68–7
Kansas City 5–64–78–31–113–85–6—6–67–53–83–85–66–55–66–9
Milwaukee 4–76–53–87–44–87–46–6—5–74–75–65–67–47–48–7
Minnesota 7–41–103–86–64–87–45–77–5—3–87–45–63–83–87–8
New York 7–44–88–49–26–510–28–37–48–3—6–54–77–47–55–10
Oakland 1–113–84–73–84–74–78–36–54–75–6—5–75–76–57–9
Seattle 6–64–74–76–58–37–46–56–56–57–47–5—8–48–37–9
Texas 4–81–108–38–36–54–75–64–78–34–77–54–8—4–710–6
Toronto 5–66–66–66–55–66–66–54–78–35–75–63–87–4—4–11

Roster
1997 Anaheim Angels
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

Game log

Regular season
1997 regular season game log: 84–78 (Home: 46–36; Away: 38–42)
April: 12–12 (Home: 7–7; Away: 5–5)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
3April 47:06 p.m. PDTIndiansW 8–6 (11)4:1217,7582–1W2
4April 57:05 p.m. PDTIndiansL 5–73:0923,9132–2L1
5April 65:05 p.m. PDTIndiansL 8–103:2429,3632–3L2
6April 77:05 p.m. PDTYankeesL 3–53:2416,5142–4L3
7April 87:05 p.m. PDTYankeesW 10–9 (12)4:1817,2023–4W1
8April 97:35 p.m. PDTYankeesL 5–122:5219,2423–5L1
9April 1110:05 a.m. PDT@ IndiansL 3–153:1242,6433–6L2
–April 12@ IndiansPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 28)
10April 1310:05 a.m. PDT@ IndiansW 8–33:2941,2184–6W1
11April 144:35 p.m. PDT@ YankeesW 5–12:4015,0825–6W2
12April 154:35 p.m. PDT@ YankeesW 6–53:4916,9446–6W3
May: 16–12 (Home: 10–2; Away: 6–10)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
–May 2@ White SoxPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: May 3)
24 (1)May 3@ White Sox
25 (2)May 3@ White Sox
26May 4@ White Sox
28May 54:36 p.m. PDT@ OriolesW 7–23:0041,29614–14W1
29May 64:37 p.m. PDT@ OriolesL 4–82:4337,15014–15L1
30May 74:37 p.m. PDT@ OriolesL 0–32:4343,85814–16L2
34May 12White Sox
35May 13White Sox
36May 147:35 p.m. PDTOriolesW 6–52:5515,78017–19W3
37May 157:06 p.m. PDTOriolesW 3–22:5815,96618–19W4
41May 197:05 p.m. PDTMarinersL 4–133:0817,27921–20L1
42May 207:05 p.m. PDTMarinersW 11–93:2717,49222–20W1
43May 217:35 p.m. PDTMarinersW 18–33:1820,29523–20W2
June: 13–15 (Home: 6–5; Away: 7–10)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
63June 12PadresW 8–43:1122,16434–29W1
64June 13PadresL 7–8 (14)5:0324,66434–30L1
65June 147:05 p.m. PDTGiantsL 3–103:2127,87534–31L2
66June 151:05 p.m. PDTGiantsL 1–43:2830,40434–32L3
67June 177:05 p.m. PDT@ DodgersL 3–42:5541,42834–33L4
68June 187:35 p.m. PDT@ DodgersL 5–73:1045,95334–34L5
76June 267:06 p.m. PDT@ MarinersL 3–62:5131,24840–36L2
77June 277:07 p.m. PDT@ MarinersL 1–82:4232,24740–37L3
78June 287:07 p.m. PDT@ MarinersW 6–12:4638,75041–37W1
79June 291:35 p.m. PDT@ MarinersL 2–32:5542,76041–38L1
80June 306:07 p.m. PDT@ RockiesL 7–113:3248,35941–39L2
July: 19–9 (Home: 8–5; Away: 11–4)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
81July 112:05 p.m. PDT@ RockiesW 4–12:5348,23542–39W1
82July 27:36 p.m. PDTDodgersL 4–53:3834,50742–40L1
83July 37:05 p.m. PDTDodgersL 2–83:3335,29542–41L2
84July 47:08 p.m. PDTMarinersL 3–72:5034,83942–42L3
85July 57:05 p.m. PDTMarinersW 5–43:1726,30143–42W1
86July 65:06 p.m. PDTMarinersW 8–02:4322,91644–42W2
68th All-Star Game in Cleveland, OH
98July 224:35 p.m. PDT@ YankeesL 2–92:4525,81654–44L1
99July 2310:07 a.m. PDT@ YankeesL 4–53:0726,75054–45L2
–July 24@ YankeesPostponed (Rain; Site change) (Makeup date: August 20)
104 (1)July 281:05 p.m. PDT@ IndiansW 2–02:3743,03357–47W1
105 (2)July 284:06 p.m. PDT@ IndiansW 10–74:0042,85758–47W2
106July 294:05 p.m. PDT@ IndiansW 7–22:3142,97559–47W3
107July 304:36 p.m. PDT@ IndiansW 5–23:0942,89860–47W4
108July 31White Sox
August: 14–15 (Home: 10–8; Away: 4–7)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
109August 1White Sox
110August 2White Sox
111August 3White Sox
115August 87:05 p.m. PDTOriolesL 2–63:1024,94465–50L1
116August 97:05 p.m. PDTOriolesW 4–33:0532,20766–50

W1

117August 105:05 p.m. PDTOriolesL 3–43:3334,06066–51L1
118August 12@ White Sox
119August 13@ White Sox
122August 164:07 p.m. PDT@ OriolesL 9–103:2547,81568–54L1
123August 1710:35 a.m. PDT@ OriolesL 4–5 (10)3:4747,34068–55L2
124August 184:35 p.m. PDT@ OriolesL 1–23:2947,80468–56L3
125August 197:05 p.m. PDTYankeesW 12–43:0022,59669–56W1
126 (1)August 204:05 p.m. PDTYankeesL 3–73:0469–57L1
127 (2)August 207:50 p.m. PDTYankeesL 5–83:2432,34369–58L2
128August 217:05 p.m. PDTYankeesL 3–4 (12)4:1127,10269–59L3
132August 267:05 p.m. PDTIndiansW 8–73:0721,01272–60W1
133August 277:35 p.m. PDTIndiansL 4–103:0320,14072–61L1
134August 28@ PadresL 2–92:4118,20372–62L2
135August 29@ PadresW 3–12:3760,23073–62W1
136August 301:08 p.m. PDT@ GiantsL 3–72:4326,20073–63L1
137August 311:07 p.m. PDT@ GiantsW 7–43:1524,75174–63W1
September: 10–15 (Home: 5–9; Away: 5–6)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
138September 17:05 p.m. PDTRockiesL 1–42:5519,61474–64L1
139September 27:05 p.m. PDTRockiesL 2–73:0118,26674–65L2
157September 237:07 p.m. PDT@ MarinersL 3–43:0152,88482–75L1
158September 247:36 p.m. PDT@ MarinersW 9–32:5141,97583–75W1
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Angels team member

Player stats

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
CChad Kreuter7021851.234418
1BDarin Erstad139539161.2991677
2BLuis Alicea12838898.253537
3BDave Hollins149572165.2881685
SSGary DiSarcina154549135.246447
LFGarret Anderson154624189.303892
CFJim Edmonds133502146.2912680
RFTim Salmon157582172.29633129
DHEddie Murray4616035.219315

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
Tony Phillips105405107.264648
Jim Leyritz8429481.2761150
Jack Howell7717445.2591434
Orlando Palmeiro7413429.21608
Craig Grebeck6312634.27016
Todd Greene3412436.290924
Rickey Henderson3211521.18327
Jorge Fábregas21383.07903
Chris Turner13236.26112
Robert Eenhoorn11207.35016
Angelo Encarnación11177.41214
George Arias362.33301
Randy Velarde100----00

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
Jason Dickson33203.21394.29115
Allen Watson35199.012124.93141
Dennis Springer32194.2995.1875
Chuck Finley25164.01364.23155
Ken Hill1279.0443.6538
Mark Langston948.0245.8530
Mark Gubicza25.00125.075

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
Shigetoshi Hasegawa50116.2373.9383
Matt Perisho1145.0026.0035
Kevin Gross1225.0216.7520

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
Troy Percival5555273.4672
Mike Holtz663423.3240
Pep Harris615403.6256
Mike James585574.3157
Rich DeLucia336433.6142
Darrell May292105.2342
Greg Cadaret150003.2911
Chuck McElroy130003.4518
Anthony Chavez70000.9310
Mike Bovee30005.405
Shad Williams10000.000

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Vancouver Canadians Pacific Coast League Bruce Hines
AA Midland Angels Texas League Mitch Seoane
A Lake Elsinore Storm California League Don Long
A Cedar Rapids Kernels Midwest League Mario Mendoza
A-Short Season Boise Hawks Northwest League Tom Kotchman
Rookie Butte Copper Kings Pioneer League Bill Lachemann

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References
  1. Chili Davis at Baseball Reference
  2. J. T. Snow Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  3. Jim Leyritz Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  4. "Craig Grebeck Stats".
  5. Jim Abbott Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  6. "Team games". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2008.
  7. Tony Phillips Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  8. "Matt Wise: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  9. "Greg Cadaret Stats".
  10. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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