1997 Philadelphia Phillies season
1997 Philadelphia Phillies | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Veterans Stadium | |
City | Philadelphia | |
Record | 68–94 (.420) | |
Divisional place | 5th | |
Owners | Bill Giles | |
General managers | Lee Thomas | |
Managers | Terry Francona | |
Television | WPHL-TV PRISM SportsChannel Philadelphia (Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler, Kent Tekulve) | |
Radio | WPHT (Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler) | |
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The 1997 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 115th season in the history of the franchise.
Offseason
[edit]- November 21, 1996: Rex Hudler was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.[1]
- November 27, 1996: Ricardo Jordan and Toby Borland were traded by the Phillies to the New York Mets for Rico Brogna.[2]
- December 12, 1996: Mark Portugal was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.[3]
- February 25, 1997: Danny Tartabull was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.[4]
Regular season
[edit]On June 28, 1997, the Phillies played the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field in Atlanta. In honor of the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking professional baseball's color line, the Braves hosted a Turn Back the Clock game. The Braves wore 1938 Atlanta Black Crackers home uniforms and the Phillies wore 1938 Philadelphia Stars road uniforms. In 1938, the Black Crackers had played in the Negro American League and the Stars in the Negro National League.[5]
Jackie Robinson 2B MLB–retired 1997[6] |
J. D. Drew
[edit]Phillies' first round draft pick J. D. Drew and his agent Scott Boras elected not to sign with the Phillies, sticking to their guarantee that they would not sign for less than $10 million. The Phillies had no plan to pay an unproven player this amount of money, and despite Boras' warnings, drafted Drew nonetheless. Consequently, Drew ended up playing for the St. Paul Saints of the independent Northern League.
Season standings
[edit]The Phillies played extremely poorly in the first 100 games of the season, going 30–70, including a 4–22 stretch in the month of June. The team made a miraculous comeback in the last 62 games, going 38–24, the best of any team in the National League during that span. It was not enough, however, to get them out of last place.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Atlanta Braves | 101 | 61 | .623 | — | 50–31 | 51–30 |
Florida Marlins | 92 | 70 | .568 | 9 | 52–29 | 40–41 |
New York Mets | 88 | 74 | .543 | 13 | 50–31 | 38–43 |
Montreal Expos | 78 | 84 | .481 | 23 | 45–36 | 33–48 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 68 | 94 | .420 | 33 | 38–43 | 30–51 |
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 | 8–7 | ||
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
[edit]- June 3, 1997: J. D. Drew was drafted by the Phillies in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1997 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[7]
- July 8, 1997: Midre Cummings was selected off waivers by the Phillies from the Pittsburgh Pirates.[8]
1997 Game Log
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August (17–10)
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September (18–12)
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Roster
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 | Mike Lieberthal | 134 | 455 | 112 | .246 | 20 | 77 |
1B | Rico Brogna | 148 | 543 | 137 | .252 | 20 | 81 |
2B | Mickey Morandini | 150 | 553 | 163 | .295 | 1 | 39 |
SS | Kevin Stocker | 149 | 504 | 134 | .266 | 4 | 40 |
3B | Scott Rolen | 156 | 561 | 159 | .283 | 21 | 92 |
LF | Gregg Jeffries | 130 | 476 | 122 | .256 | 11 | 48 |
CF | Midre Cummings | 63 | 208 | 63 | .303 | 1 | 23 |
RF | Darren Daulton | 84 | 269 | 71 | .264 | 11 | 42 |
Other batters
[edit]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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Tony Barron | 57 | 189 | 54 | .286 | 4 | 24 |
Kevin Jordan | 84 | 177 | 47 | .266 | 6 | 30 |
Rubén Amaro Jr. | 117 | 175 | 41 | .234 | 2 | 21 |
Ricky Otero | 50 | 151 | 38 | .252 | 0 | 3 |
Derrick May | 83 | 149 | 34 | .228 | 1 | 13 |
Rex Hudler | 50 | 122 | 27 | .221 | 5 | 10 |
Kevin Sefcik | 61 | 119 | 32 | .269 | 2 | 6 |
Wendell Magee | 38 | 115 | 23 | .200 | 1 | 9 |
Mark Parent | 39 | 113 | 17 | .150 | 0 | 8 |
Rob Butler | 43 | 89 | 26 | .292 | 0 | 13 |
Billy McMillon | 24 | 72 | 21 | .292 | 2 | 13 |
Desi Relaford | 15 | 38 | 7 | .184 | 0 | 6 |
Mike Robertson | 22 | 38 | 8 | .211 | 0 | 4 |
Bobby Estalella | 13 | 29 | 10 | .345 | 4 | 9 |
Danny Tartabull | 3 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]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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Curt Schilling | 35 | 254.1 | 17 | 11 | 2.97 | 319 |
Mark Leiter | 31 | 182.2 | 10 | 17 | 5.67 | 148 |
Matt Beech | 24 | 136.2 | 4 | 9 | 5.07 | 120 |
Garrett Stephenson | 20 | 117.0 | 8 | 6 | 3.15 | 81 |
Tyler Green | 14 | 76.2 | 4 | 4 | 4.93 | 58 |
Calvin Maduro | 15 | 71.0 | 3 | 7 | 7.23 | 31 |
Mike Grace | 6 | 39.0 | 3 | 2 | 3.46 | 26 |
Bobby Muñoz | 8 | 33.1 | 1 | 5 | 8.91 | 20 |
Mark Portugal | 3 | 13.2 | 0 | 2 | 4.61 | 2 |
Other pitchers
[edit]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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Scott Ruffcorn | 18 | 39.2 | 0 | 3 | 7.71 | 33 |
Edgar Ramos | 4 | 14.0 | 0 | 2 | 5.14 | 4 |
Ryan Nye | 4 | 12.0 | 0 | 2 | 8.25 | 7 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]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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Ricky Bottalico | 69 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 3.65 | 89 |
Jerry Spradlin | 76 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4.74 | 67 |
Reggie Harris | 50 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.30 | 45 |
Wayne Gomes | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5.27 | 24 |
Ron Blazier | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.03 | 42 |
Erik Plantenberg | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 12 |
Billy Brewer | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.27 | 16 |
Ken Ryan | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.58 | 10 |
Mike Mimbs | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.53 | 29 |
Ryan Karp | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 18 |
Darrin Winston | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.25 | 8 |
Farm system
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rex Hudler at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rico Brogna at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mark Portugal at Baseball Reference
- ^ Danny Tartabull at Baseball Reference
- ^ Zack, Bill (June 29, 1997). "Braves pound Phillies 9-1". Augusta Chronicle. Archived from the original on September 4, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2009.
- ^ The Official Site of The Philadelphia Phillies: History: Phillies Retired numbers
- ^ J. D. Drew at Baseball Reference
- ^ Midre Cummings at Baseball Reference
- ^ "1997 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". 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
[edit]- 1997 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference