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.

1997 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record76–86 (.469)
Divisional place3rd
Other information
Owner(s)Marge Schott
General manager(s)Jim Bowden
Manager(s)Ray Knight, Jack McKeon
Local televisionWSTR/WKRC-TV
SportsChannel Cincinnati
(Marty Brennaman, George Grande, Chris Welsh)
Local radioWLW
(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
Houston Astros 8478 0.519 — 46–35 38–43
Pittsburgh Pirates 7983 0.488 5 43–38 36–45
Cincinnati Reds 7686 0.469 8 40–41 36–45
St. Louis Cardinals 7389 0.451 11 41–40 32–49
Chicago Cubs 6894 0.420 16 42–39 26–55

Record vs. opponents
1997 National League Records

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LA MTL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL AL
Atlanta—9–29–25–64–87–46–510–25–710–25–68–37–48–37–5
Chicago2–9—7–52–92–93–95–64–76–56–57–56–55–64–89–6
Cincinnati2–95–7—5–65–65–76–56–52–98–38–45–64–76–69–6
Colorado 6–59–26–5—7–45–65–77–46–54–74–74–84–87–49–7
Florida8–49–26–54–7—7–47–47–54–86–67–45–65–65–612–3
Houston4–79–37–56–54–7—7–48–37–44–76–66–53–89–34–11
Los Angeles 5–66–55–67–54–74–7—7–46–510–19–25–76–65–69–7
Montreal2–107–45–64–75–73–84–7—5–76–65–68–36–56–512–3
New York7–55–69–25–68–44–75–67–5—7–57–45–63–89–27–8
Philadelphia2-105–63–87–46–67–41–106–65–7—5–67–43–86–55–10
Pittsburgh6–55–74–87–44–76–62–96–54–76–5—5–68–39–37–8
San Diego3–85–66–58–46–55–67–53–86–54–76–5—4–85–68–8
San Francisco4–76–57–48–46–58–36–65–68–38–33–88–4—3–810–6
St. Louis3–88–46–64–76–53-96–55–62–95–63–96–58–3—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
1997 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

  • 14 Pete Rose, Jr.
 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

  • 30 Ken Griffey, Sr. (hitting)

Game log
1997 Game Log
April
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1April 1Colorado Rockies11 – 454,8201-0
2April 2Colorado Rockies5 – 320,2102-0
3April 3Colorado Rockies7 – 122,6602-1
4April 4Florida Marlins9 – 725,0393-1
5April 5Florida Marlins4 – 338,5983-2
6April 6Florida Marlins3 – 236,1463-3
7April 7Colorado Rockies13 – 248,0143-4
8April 9Colorado Rockies13 – 450,0953-5
9April 11Florida Marlins10 – 021,2403-6
10April 12Florida Marlins2 – 121,4664-6
11April 13Florida Marlins6 – 417,6875-6
12April 14Atlanta Braves15 – 531,4275-7
13April 15Atlanta Braves3 – 031,9625-8
14April 16Atlanta Braves7 – 138,4115-9
15April 17Pittsburgh Pirates3 – 26,0395-10
16April 18Pittsburgh Pirates6 – 19,0826-10
17April 19Pittsburgh Pirates6 – 511,4576-11
18April 20Pittsburgh Pirates5 – 314,5426-12
19April 22New York Mets7 – 214,5856-13
20April 23New York Mets10 – 226,4926-14
21April 25Philadelphia Phillies10 – 722,8436-15
22April 26Philadelphia Phillies10 – 227,3577-15
23April 28New York Mets15 – 215,5727-16
24April 29New York Mets3 – 117,6997-17
25April 30Atlanta Braves12 – 318,2787-18
May
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
261 MayAtlanta Braves4 – 219,9917-19
272 MaySan Francisco Giants6 – 211,9598-19
283 MaySan Francisco Giants3 – 118,1499-19
294 MaySan Francisco Giants2 – 126,2879-20
305 MayLos Angeles Dodgers3 – 126,9559-21
316 MayLos Angeles Dodgers3 – 238,24110-21
327 MayLos Angeles Dodgers4 – 228,30310-22
339 MaySan Diego Padres7 – 222,69511-22
3410 MaySan Diego Padres9 – 624,73911-23
3511 MaySan Diego Padres5 – 431,53911-24
3613 MaySan Francisco Giants4 – 117,82811-25
3714 MaySan Francisco Giants4 – 216,40411-26
3815 MayLos Angeles Dodgers2 – 116,98611-27
3916 MayLos Angeles Dodgers4 – 224,55612-27
4017 MaySan Diego Padres6 – 221,46912-28
4118 MaySan Diego Padres5 – 023,26513-28
4219 MaySan Diego Padres13 – 617,89813-29
4320 MayHouston Astros7 – 414,95414-29
4421 MayHouston Astros4 – 315,08814-30
4523 MayChicago Cubs3 – 123,18914-31
4624 MayChicago Cubs4 – 126,88715-31
4725 MayChicago Cubs7 – 526,84416-31
4826 MayPhiladelphia Phillies8 – 5017-31
4926 MayPhiladelphia Phillies8 – 416,79818-31
5027 MayPhiladelphia Phillies2 – 117,29718-32
5128 MayPhiladelphia Phillies2 – 015,45119-32
5229 MayChicago Cubs2 – 123,00519-33
5330 MayChicago Cubs5 – 121,26720-33
5431 MayChicago Cubs7 – 436,44020-34
June
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
55June 1Chicago Cubs7 – 12884920-35
56June 3Philadelphia Phillies3 – 21434021-35
57June 4Houston Astros2 – 51884921-36
58June 5Houston Astros6 – 52243722-36
59June 6New York Mets5 – 22133923-36
60June 7New York Mets10 – 52383024-36
61June 9New York Mets4 – 22307924-37
62June 10Pittsburgh Pirates8 – 51855625-37
63June 11Pittsburgh Pirates2 – 12085426-37
64June 13Chicago White Sox3 – 13168226-38
65June 14Chicago White Sox5 – 13668527-38
66June 15Chicago White Sox14 – 63166327-39
67June 16Cleveland Indians4 – 14296128-39
68June 17Cleveland Indians5 – 14290128-40
69June 18Cleveland Indians5 – 24286529-40
70June 20St. Louis Cardinals4 – 24209130-40
71June 21St. Louis Cardinals6 – 24493130-41
72June 22St. Louis Cardinals5 – 24319430-42
73June 23Montréal Expos5 – 01236730-43
74June 24Montréal Expos7 – 61314131-43
75June 25Montréal Expos2 – 11240732-43
76June 26St. Louis Cardinals5 – 32011632-44
77June 27St. Louis Cardinals5 = 32831733-44
78June 28St. Louis Cardinals12 – 62439033-45
79June 29St. Louis Cardinals6 – 52421633-46
80June 30Milwaukee Brewers4 – 31986634-46
July
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
81July 1Milwaukee Brewers9:12126435-46
82July 2Milwaukee Brewers7:42786636-46
83July 3Houston Astros4:31470837-46
84July 4Houston Astros4:23408038-46
85July 5Houston Astros1:22402238-47
86July 6Houston Astros5:62556438-48
87July 11Montréal Expos2:52591538-49
88July 12Montréal Expos4:32574439-49
89July 13Montréal Expos0:22229339-50
90July 14St. Louis Cardinals4:21940540-50
91July 15St. Louis Cardinals4:72123240-51
92July 16Pittsburgh Pirates7:33069841-51
93July 17Pittsburgh Pirates9:51971042-51
94July 18New York Mets3:42290142-52
95July 19New York Mets3:52667542-53
96July 20New York Mets1:103625942-54
97July 21New York Mets3:52217242-55
98July 22Florida Marlins7:61954743-55
99July 23Florida Marlins1:82037143-56
100July 25Atlanta Braves3:73493143-57
101July 26Atlanta Braves7:63311544-57
102July 27Atlanta Braves2:33016744-58
103July 28Florida Marlins4:01839345-58
104July 29Florida Marlins1:72074545-59
105July 30Florida Marlins0:62137345-60
August
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
106August 1San Francisco Giants7:82563645-61
107August 2San Francisco Giants5:12326646-61
108August 3San Francisco Giants3:82127246-62
109August 4San Francisco Giants1:91793046-63
110August 5San Diego Padres7:31779747-63
111August 6San Diego Padres3:61821847-64
112August 7San Diego Padres7:01745848-64
113August 8Los Angeles Dodgers5:102683748-65
114August 9Los Angeles Dodgers3:23080949-65
115August 10Los Angeles Dodgers8:12474250-65
116August 11San Francisco Giants7:41908651-65
117August 12San Francisco Giants3:71589051-66
118August 13San Diego Padres2:01521852-66
119August 14San Diego Padres4:51677452-67
120August 15Los Angeles Dodgers5:34671153-67
121August 16Los Angeles Dodgers3:55346453-68
122August 17Los Angeles Dodgers5:05124554-68
123August 19Colorado Rockies6:53172255-68
124August 20Colorado Rockies3:52196855-69
125August 22Atlanta Braves2:64893755-70
126August 23Atlanta Braves3:104849955-71
127August 24Atlanta Braves6:44557756-71
128August 25Colorado Rockies7:64814357-71
129August 25Colorado Rockies6:44808158-71
130August 26Colorado Rockies5:94806358-72
131August 27Colorado Rockies5:74803258-73
132August 29Minnesota Twins5:31215559-73
133August 30Minnesota Twins1:41783159-74
134August 31Minnesota Twins6:81309259-75
September
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
135September 1Kansas City Royals7 – 431,92059-76
136September 2Kansas City Royals4:015,28860-76
137September 3Kansas City Royals6:316,28561-76
138September 4Pittsburgh Pirates5:215,13662-76
139September 5Pittsburgh Pirates8:621,49263-76
140September 6Pittsburgh Pirates4:1320,38363-77
141September 7Pittsburgh Pirates6:319,68264-77
142September 8Chicago Cubs1:815,33764-78
143September 9Chicago Cubs5:215,34965-78
144September 10Chicago Cubs1:316,20065-79
145September 12Philadelphia Phillies4:2066-79
146September 12Philadelphia Phillies1:917,54666-80
147September 13Philadelphia Phillies3:015,52467-80
148September 14Philadelphia Phillies6:420,51868-80
149September 15Chicago Cubs4 – 120,35269-80
150September 16Chicago Cubs5 – 022,19069-81
151September 17Montréal Expos4 – 115,75769-82
152September 18Montréal Expos6 – 315,09970-82
153September 19Houston Astros5 – 421,79171-82
154September 20Houston Astros4 – 120,19771-83
155September 21Houston Astros8 – 322,65271-84
156September 22Houston Astros6 – 317,41171-85
157September 23St. Louis Cardinals8 – 622,04572-85
158September 24St. Louis Cardinals5 – 423,30873-85
159September 25St. Louis Cardinals4 – 330,93874-85
160September 26Montreal Expos7 – 117,43075-85
161September 27Montreal Expos8 – 514,70875-86
162September 28Montreal Expos11 – 315,47776-86

Player stats

Batting

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
1BHal Morris9633392.276133
2BBret Boone13944399.223746
SSPokey Reese12839787.219426
LFChris Stynes4919869.348628
CFDeion Sanders115465127.273523
RFReggie Sanders8631279.2531956

[10]

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
Eduardo Pérez10629775.2531652
Curtis Goodwin8526567.253112
Eddie Taubensee10825468.2681034
Lenny Harris12023865.273328
Barry Larkin7322471.317420
Jon Nunnally6520164.3181335
Terry Pendleton5011328.248117
Rubén Sierra259022.24427
Pat Watkins17296.20700
Pete Rose, Jr.11142.14300

[10]

Pitching

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
Dave Burba3016011104.73131
Kent Mercker28144.28113.9275
John Smiley201179105.2394
Brett Tomko221261173.4395

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

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
Stan Belinda841513.71114
Jeff Shaw7842422.3874
Scott Sullivan595313.2496

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
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association Dave Miley
AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League Mark Berry
A Burlington Bees Midwest League Phillip Wellman
A Charleston Alley Cats South Atlantic League Barry Lyons
Rookie Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Donnie Scott

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Billings[12]

Notes
  1. Pete Rose Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  2. Stan Belinda Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  3. "Rikkert Faneyte Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  4. Terry Pendleton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  5. "Joe Oliver Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  6. Scott Service Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  7. "DeWayne Wise Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  8. Chris Stynes Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  9. John Smiley Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  10. 1997 Cincinnati Reds Statistics and Roster – Baseball-Reference.com
  11. 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
  12. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References
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