1997 Cincinnati Reds season
The 1997 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Cincinnati Reds' MLB season in the National League Central. The Reds were managed by Ray Knight and then Jack McKeon.
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Record | 76–86 (.469) |
Divisional place | 3rd |
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Owners | Marge Schott |
General managers | Jim Bowden |
Managers | 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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Offseason
- December 13, 1996: Pete Rose Jr. was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.[1]
- December 21, 1996: Stan Belinda was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.[2]
- December 23, 1996: Rikkert Faneyte was sent to the Cincinnati Reds by the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.[3]
- January 27, 1997: Terry Pendleton was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.[4]
- February 8, 1997: Joe Oliver was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.[5]
- March 27, 1997: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the Cincinnati Reds.[6]
Regular season
Season standings
NL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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
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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 |
Notable transactions
- April 4, 1997: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Oakland Athletics.[6]
- June 3, 1997: DeWayne Wise was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 5th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1997.[7]
- July 15, 1997: Chris Stynes was traded by the Kansas City Royals with Jon Nunnally to the Cincinnati Reds for Hector Carrasco and Scott Service.[8]
- July 24, 1997: Terry Pendleton was released by the Cincinnati Reds.[4]
- July 31, 1997: John Smiley was traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Jeff Branson to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Crowell, Danny Graves, Damian Jackson, and Scott Winchester.[9]
Roster
Game log
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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 |
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C | Joe Oliver | 111 | 349 | 90 | .258 | 14 | 43 |
1B | Hal Morris | 96 | 333 | 92 | .276 | 1 | 33 |
2B | Bret Boone | 139 | 443 | 99 | .223 | 7 | 46 |
SS | Pokey Reese | 128 | 397 | 87 | .219 | 4 | 26 |
3B | Willie Greene | 151 | 495 | 125 | .253 | 26 | 91 |
LF | Chris Stynes | 49 | 198 | 69 | .348 | 6 | 28 |
CF | Deion Sanders | 115 | 465 | 127 | .273 | 5 | 23 |
RF | Reggie Sanders | 86 | 312 | 79 | .253 | 19 | 56 |
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 |
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Eduardo Pérez | 106 | 297 | 75 | .253 | 16 | 52 |
Curtis Goodwin | 85 | 265 | 67 | .253 | 1 | 12 |
Eddie Taubensee | 108 | 254 | 68 | .268 | 10 | 34 |
Lenny Harris | 120 | 238 | 65 | .273 | 3 | 28 |
Barry Larkin | 73 | 224 | 71 | .317 | 4 | 20 |
Jon Nunnally | 65 | 201 | 64 | .318 | 13 | 35 |
Mike Kelly | 73 | 140 | 41 | .293 | 6 | 19 |
Terry Pendleton | 50 | 113 | 28 | .248 | 1 | 17 |
Jeff Branson | 65 | 98 | 15 | .153 | 1 | 5 |
Brook Fordyce | 47 | 96 | 20 | .208 | 1 | 8 |
Rubén Sierra | 25 | 90 | 22 | .244 | 2 | 7 |
Eric Owens | 27 | 57 | 15 | .263 | 0 | 3 |
Aaron Boone | 16 | 49 | 12 | .245 | 0 | 5 |
Pat Watkins | 17 | 29 | 6 | .207 | 0 | 0 |
Damian Jackson | 12 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 1 | 2 |
Pete Rose Jr. | 11 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Ozzie Timmons | 6 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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Mike Morgan | 31 | 162.0 | 9 | 12 | 4.78 | 103 |
Dave Burba | 30 | 160.0 | 11 | 10 | 4.73 | 131 |
Kent Mercker | 28 | 144.2 | 8 | 11 | 3.92 | 75 |
Brett Tomko | 22 | 126.0 | 11 | 7 | 3.43 | 95 |
John Smiley | 20 | 117.0 | 9 | 10 | 5.23 | 94 |
Pete Schourek | 18 | 84.2 | 5 | 8 | 5.42 | 59 |
Giovanni Carrara | 2 | 10.1 | 0 | 1 | 7.84 | 5 |
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 |
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Mike Remlinger | 69 | 124.0 | 8 | 8 | 4.14 | 145 |
Gabe White | 12 | 41.0 | 2 | 2 | 4.39 | 25 |
Ricky Bones | 9 | 17.2 | 0 | 1 | 10.19 | 8 |
Jim Crowell | 2 | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 9.95 | 3 |
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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Jeff Shaw | 78 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 2.38 | 74 |
Stan Belinda | 84 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3.71 | 114 |
Scott Sullivan | 59 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3.24 | 96 |
Héctor Carrasco | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.68 | 46 |
Félix Rodríguez | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.30 | 34 |
Jeff Brantley | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.86 | 16 |
Danny Graves | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.14 | 7 |
Kevin Jarvis | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10.13 | 12 |
Pedro Martínez | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.45 | 4 |
Scott Winchester | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 |
Richie Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.35 | 4 |
Scott Service | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.81 | 3 |
Jeff Tabaka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
Joey Eischen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 2 |
Awards and records
- Bret Boone, National League Record, Best Fielding Average in One Season by a National League Second Baseman (.997)[11]
1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Barry Larkin, shortstop, starter
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Billings[12]
Notes
- Pete Rose Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Stan Belinda Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- "Rikkert Faneyte Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- Terry Pendleton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- "Joe Oliver Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- Scott Service Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- "DeWayne Wise Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- Chris Stynes Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- John Smiley Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- 1997 Cincinnati Reds Statistics and Roster – Baseball-Reference.com
- 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
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007