The Tools of Ignorance: Stats for the year 1997

1997

Overall Batting Pitching Fielding Playoffs Managers HoF

Year	Team	Lg	Div	Rank	W	L	Pct.	G	G@H	R	RA	+/-	WC?	Div?	Lg?	WS?	Park	Attendance	BPF	PPF

1997	Baltimore Orioles	AL	E	1	98	64	.605	162	81	812	681	131	N	Y	N	N	Oriole Park at Camden Yards	3,711,132	97	96
1997	New York Yankees	AL	E	2	96	66	.593	162	80	891	688	203	Y	N	N	N	Yankee Stadium II	2,580,325	100	98
1997	Detroit Tigers	AL	E	3	79	83	.488	162	81	784	790	-6	N	N	N	N	Tiger Stadium	1,365,157	99	100
1997	Boston Red Sox	AL	E	4	78	84	.481	162	81	851	857	-6	N	N	N	N	Fenway Park II	2,226,136	102	102
1997	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	E	5	76	86	.469	162	81	654	694	-40	N	N	N	N	Skydome	2,589,297	99	99

1997	Cleveland Indians	AL	C	1	86	75	.534	161	81	868	815	53	N	Y	Y	N	Jacobs Field	3,404,750	103	102
1997	Chicago White Sox	AL	C	2	80	81	.497	161	81	779	833	-54	N	N	N	N	Comiskey Park II	1,864,782	96	96
1997	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	C	3	78	83	.484	161	80	681	742	-61	N	N	N	N	County Stadium	1,444,027	101	102
1997	Minnesota Twins	AL	C	4	68	94	.420	162	81	772	861	-89	N	N	N	N	Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome	1,411,064	101	101
1997	Kansas City Royals	AL	C	5	67	94	.416	161	80	747	820	-73	N	N	N	N	Kauffman Stadium	1,517,638	101	102

1997	Seattle Mariners	AL	W	1	90	72	.556	162	81	925	833	92	N	Y	N	N	Kingdome	3,192,237	98	98
1997	Anaheim Angels	AL	W	2	84	78	.519	162	82	829	794	35	N	N	N	N	Edison International Field	1,767,330	102	102
1997	Texas Rangers	AL	W	3	77	85	.475	162	81	807	823	-16	N	N	N	N	The Ballpark at Arlington	2,945,228	105	105
1997	Oakland Athletics	AL	W	4	65	97	.401	162	81	764	946	-182	N	N	N	N	Oakland Coliseum	1,264,218	96	97

1997	Atlanta Braves	NL	E	1	101	61	.623	162	81	791	581	210	N	Y	N	N	Turner Field	3,464,488	102	99
1997	Florida Marlins	NL	E	2	92	70	.568	162	81	740	669	71	Y	N	Y	Y	Joe Robbie Stadium	2,364,387	95	96
1997	New York Mets	NL	E	3	88	74	.543	162	81	777	709	68	N	N	N	N	Shea Stadium	1,766,174	97	97
1997	Montreal Expos	NL	E	4	78	84	.481	162	81	691	740	-49	N	N	N	N	Stade Olympique	1,497,609	99	99
1997	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	E	5	68	94	.420	162	81	668	840	-172	N	N	N	N	Veterans Stadium	1,490,638	100	101

1997	Houston Astros	NL	C	1	84	78	.519	162	81	777	660	117	N	Y	N	N	Astrodome	2,046,781	96	95
1997	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	C	2	79	83	.488	162	81	725	760	-35	N	N	N	N	Three Rivers Stadium	1,657,022	103	103
1997	Cincinnati Reds	NL	C	3	76	86	.469	162	81	651	764	-113	N	N	N	N	Cinergy Field	1,785,788	102	102
1997	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	C	4	73	89	.451	162	81	689	708	-19	N	N	N	N	Busch Stadium II	2,634,014	99	99
1997	Chicago Cubs	NL	C	5	68	94	.420	162	81	687	759	-72	N	N	N	N	Wrigley Field	2,190,308	102	102

1997	San Francisco Giants	NL	W	1	90	72	.556	162	81	784	793	-9	N	Y	N	N	3Com Park	1,690,869	98	98
1997	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	W	2	88	74	.543	162	81	742	645	97	N	N	N	N	Dodger Stadium	3,319,504	93	92
1997	Colorado Rockies	NL	W	3	83	79	.512	162	81	923	908	15	N	N	N	N	Coors Field	3,888,453	122	123
1997	San Diego Padres	NL	W	4	76	86	.469	162	81	795	891	-96	N	N	N	N	Qualcomm Stadium	2,089,333	93	93

Year	Team	Lg	Div	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS

1997	Baltimore Orioles	AL	E	162	5584	812	1498	264	22	196	63	26	586	952	65	59	.268	.341	.429	.770
1997	Boston Red Sox	AL	E	162	5781	851	1684	373	32	185	68	48	514	1044	59	55	.291	.352	.463	.815
1997	Detroit Tigers	AL	E	162	5481	784	1415	268	32	176	161	72	578	1164	49	47	.258	.332	.415	.747
1997	New York Yankees	AL	E	162	5710	891	1636	325	23	161	99	58	676	954	37	70	.287	.362	.436	.798
1997	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	E	162	5473	654	1333	275	41	147	134	50	487	1138	59	52	.244	.310	.389	.699

1997	Chicago White Sox	AL	C	161	5491	779	1498	260	28	158	106	52	569	901	33	60	.273	.341	.417	.758
1997	Cleveland Indians	AL	C	161	5556	868	1589	301	22	220	118	59	617	955	37	49	.286	.358	.467	.825
1997	Kansas City Royals	AL	C	161	5599	747	1478	256	35	158	130	66	561	1061	42	42	.264	.333	.407	.740
1997	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	C	161	5444	681	1415	294	27	135	103	55	494	967	58	52	.260	.325	.398	.723
1997	Minnesota Twins	AL	C	162	5634	772	1522	305	40	132	151	52	495	1121	60	56	.270	.333	.409	.741

1997	Anaheim Angels	AL	W	162	5628	829	1531	279	25	161	126	72	617	953	45	57	.272	.346	.416	.762
1997	Oakland Athletics	AL	W	162	5589	764	1451	274	23	197	71	36	642	1181	49	40	.260	.339	.423	.762
1997	Seattle Mariners	AL	W	162	5614	925	1574	312	21	264	89	40	626	1110	49	49	.280	.355	.485	.839
1997	Texas Rangers	AL	W	162	5651	807	1547	311	27	187	72	37	500	1116	34	52	.274	.334	.438	.771

1997	Atlanta Braves	NL	E	162	5528	791	1490	268	37	174	108	58	597	1160	52	52	.270	.343	.426	.769
1997	Florida Marlins	NL	E	162	5439	740	1410	272	28	136	115	58	686	1074	61	42	.259	.346	.395	.741
1997	Montreal Expos	NL	E	162	5526	691	1423	339	34	172	75	46	420	1084	73	40	.258	.316	.425	.741
1997	New York Mets	NL	E	162	5524	777	1448	274	28	153	97	74	550	1029	57	59	.262	.332	.405	.737
1997	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	E	162	5443	668	1390	290	35	116	92	56	519	1032	40	50	.255	.322	.385	.707

1997	Chicago Cubs	NL	C	162	5489	687	1444	269	39	127	116	60	451	1003	34	38	.263	.321	.396	.717
1997	Cincinnati Reds	NL	C	162	5484	651	1386	269	27	142	190	67	518	1113	45	30	.253	.321	.389	.710
1997	Houston Astros	NL	C	162	5502	777	1427	314	40	133	171	74	633	1085	100	53	.259	.344	.403	.747
1997	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	C	162	5503	725	1440	291	52	129	160	50	481	1161	92	47	.262	.329	.404	.733
1997	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	C	162	5524	689	1409	269	39	144	164	60	543	1191	42	44	.255	.324	.396	.720

1997	Colorado Rockies	NL	W	162	5603	923	1611	269	40	239	137	65	562	1060	63	35	.288	.357	.478	.835
1997	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	W	162	5544	742	1488	242	33	174	131	64	498	1079	33	36	.268	.330	.418	.748
1997	San Diego Padres	NL	W	162	5609	795	1519	275	16	152	140	60	604	1129	35	58	.271	.342	.407	.749
1997	San Francisco Giants	NL	W	162	5485	784	1415	266	37	172	121	49	642	1120	46	59	.258	.337	.414	.751

Year	Team	Lg	Div	W	L	G	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	R

1997	Baltimore Orioles	AL	E	98	64	162	8	10	59	1461	1498	635	196	586	952	3.91	812
1997	Boston Red Sox	AL	E	78	84	162	7	4	40	1451.2	1684	782	185	514	1044	4.85	851
1997	Detroit Tigers	AL	E	79	83	162	13	8	42	1445.2	1415	732	176	578	1164	4.56	784
1997	New York Yankees	AL	E	96	66	162	11	10	51	1467.2	1636	626	161	676	954	3.84	891
1997	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	E	76	86	162	19	16	34	1442.2	1333	628	147	487	1138	3.92	654

1997	Chicago White Sox	AL	C	80	81	161	6	7	52	1422.1	1498	748	158	569	901	4.73	779
1997	Cleveland Indians	AL	C	86	75	161	4	3	39	1425.2	1589	749	220	617	955	4.73	868
1997	Kansas City Royals	AL	C	67	94	161	11	5	29	1443	1478	753	158	561	1061	4.70	747
1997	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	C	78	83	161	6	8	44	1427.1	1415	669	135	494	967	4.22	681
1997	Minnesota Twins	AL	C	68	94	162	10	4	30	1434	1522	796	132	495	1121	5.00	772

1997	Anaheim Angels	AL	W	84	78	162	9	5	39	1454.2	1531	730	161	617	953	4.52	829
1997	Oakland Athletics	AL	W	65	97	162	2	1	38	1445.1	1451	880	197	642	1181	5.48	764
1997	Seattle Mariners	AL	W	90	72	162	9	8	38	1447.2	1574	769	264	626	1110	4.78	925
1997	Texas Rangers	AL	W	77	85	162	8	9	33	1429.2	1547	745	187	500	1116	4.69	807

1997	Atlanta Braves	NL	E	101	61	162	21	17	37	1465.2	1490	518	174	597	1160	3.18	791
1997	Florida Marlins	NL	E	92	70	162	12	10	39	1446.2	1410	615	136	686	1074	3.83	740
1997	Montreal Expos	NL	E	78	84	162	27	14	37	1447	1423	665	172	420	1084	4.14	691
1997	New York Mets	NL	E	88	74	162	7	8	49	1459.1	1448	640	153	550	1029	3.95	777
1997	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	E	68	94	162	13	7	35	1420.1	1390	765	116	519	1032	4.85	668

1997	Chicago Cubs	NL	C	68	94	162	6	4	37	1429	1444	705	127	451	1003	4.44	687
1997	Cincinnati Reds	NL	C	76	86	162	5	8	49	1449	1386	710	142	518	1113	4.41	651
1997	Houston Astros	NL	C	84	78	162	16	12	37	1459	1427	594	133	633	1085	3.66	777
1997	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	C	79	83	162	6	8	41	1436	1440	683	129	481	1161	4.28	725
1997	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	C	73	89	162	5	3	39	1455.2	1409	627	144	543	1191	3.88	689

1997	Colorado Rockies	NL	W	83	79	162	9	5	38	1432.2	1611	836	239	562	1060	5.25	923
1997	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	W	88	74	162	6	6	45	1459.1	1488	587	174	498	1079	3.62	742
1997	San Diego Padres	NL	W	76	86	162	5	2	43	1450	1519	802	152	604	1129	4.98	795
1997	San Francisco Giants	NL	W	90	72	162	5	9	45	1446	1415	706	172	642	1120	4.39	784

Year	Team	Lg	Div	E	DP	FP

1997	Baltimore Orioles	AL	E	97	148	0.984
1997	Boston Red Sox	AL	E	135	179	0.978
1997	Detroit Tigers	AL	E	92	146	0.985
1997	New York Yankees	AL	E	104	156	0.983
1997	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	E	94	150	0.984

1997	Chicago White Sox	AL	C	127	131	0.978
1997	Cleveland Indians	AL	C	106	159	0.983
1997	Kansas City Royals	AL	C	91	168	0.985
1997	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	C	121	171	0.980
1997	Minnesota Twins	AL	C	101	170	0.983

1997	Anaheim Angels	AL	W	123	140	0.980
1997	Oakland Athletics	AL	W	122	170	0.980
1997	Seattle Mariners	AL	W	126	143	0.979
1997	Texas Rangers	AL	W	121	155	0.980

1997	Atlanta Braves	NL	E	114	136	0.982
1997	Florida Marlins	NL	E	116	167	0.981
1997	Montreal Expos	NL	E	132	150	0.979
1997	New York Mets	NL	E	120	165	0.981
1997	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	E	108	134	0.982

1997	Chicago Cubs	NL	C	112	117	0.981
1997	Cincinnati Reds	NL	C	106	129	0.982
1997	Houston Astros	NL	C	131	169	0.979
1997	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	C	131	149	0.979
1997	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	C	123	156	0.980

1997	Colorado Rockies	NL	W	111	202	0.983
1997	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	W	116	104	0.981
1997	San Diego Padres	NL	W	132	132	0.979
1997	San Francisco Giants	NL	W	125	157	0.980

Year	Round	Lg	Winner	Lg	Loser	Results
1997	WS	NL	FLO	AL	CLE	4-3-0
1997	NLCS	NL	FLO	NL	ATL	4-2-0
1997	ALCS	AL	CLE	AL	BAL	4-2-0
1997	NLDS2	NL	ATL	NL	HOU	3-0-0
1997	NLDS1	NL	FLO	NL	SFN	3-0-0
1997	ALDS2	AL	BAL	AL	SEA	3-1-0
1997	ALDS1	AL	CLE	AL	NYA	3-2-0

Year	Team	Lg	Div	#	Manager	G	W	L	Pct.	Div Rank	Player?

1997	Baltimore Orioles	AL	E	1	Davey Johnson	162	98	64	0.605	1	N
1997	Boston Red Sox	AL	E	1	Jimy Williams	162	78	84	0.481	4	N
1997	Detroit Tigers	AL	E	1	Buddy Bell	162	79	83	0.488	3	N
1997	New York Yankees	AL	E	1	Joe Torre	162	96	66	0.593	2	N
1997	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	E	1	Cito Gaston	157	72	85	0.459	5	N
1997	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	E	2	Mel Queen	5	4	1	0.800	5	N

1997	Chicago White Sox	AL	C	1	Terry Bevington	161	80	81	0.497	2	N
1997	Cleveland Indians	AL	C	1	Mike Hargrove	161	86	75	0.534	1	N
1997	Kansas City Royals	AL	C	1	Bob Boone	82	36	46	0.439	5	N
1997	Kansas City Royals	AL	C	2	Tony Muser	79	31	48	0.392	5	N
1997	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	C	1	Phil Garner	161	78	83	0.484	3	N
1997	Minnesota Twins	AL	C	1	Tom Kelly	162	68	94	0.420	4	N

1997	Anaheim Angels	AL	W	1	Terry Collins	162	84	78	0.519	2	N
1997	Oakland Athletics	AL	W	1	Art Howe	162	65	97	0.401	4	N
1997	Seattle Mariners	AL	W	1	Lou Piniella	162	90	72	0.556	1	N
1997	Texas Rangers	AL	W	1	Johnny Oates	162	77	85	0.475	3	N

1997	Atlanta Braves	NL	E	1	Bobby Cox	162	101	61	0.623	1	N
1997	Florida Marlins	NL	E	1	Jim Leyland	162	92	70	0.568	2	N
1997	Montreal Expos	NL	E	1	Felipe Alou	162	78	84	0.481	4	N
1997	New York Mets	NL	E	1	Bobby Valentine	162	88	74	0.543	3	N
1997	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	E	1	Terry Francona	162	68	94	0.420	5	N

1997	Chicago Cubs	NL	C	1	Jim Riggleman	162	68	94	0.420	5	N
1997	Cincinnati Reds	NL	C	1	Ray Knight	99	43	56	0.434	3	N
1997	Cincinnati Reds	NL	C	2	Jack McKeon	63	33	30	0.524	3	N
1997	Houston Astros	NL	C	1	Larry Dierker	162	84	78	0.519	1	N
1997	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	C	1	Gene Lamont	162	79	83	0.488	2	N
1997	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	C	1	Tony LaRussa	162	73	89	0.451	4	N

1997	Colorado Rockies	NL	W	1	Don Baylor	162	83	79	0.512	3	N
1997	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	W	1	Bill Russell	162	88	74	0.543	2	N
1997	San Diego Padres	NL	W	1	Bruce Bochy	162	76	86	0.469	4	N
1997	San Francisco Giants	NL	W	1	Dusty Baker	162	90	72	0.556	1	N

Year	Player	Voters	Ballots	Required	Votes	Pct.	Ind.	Category
1997	Phil Niekro	BBWAA	473	353	380.0	0.80338	Y	Player
1997	Nellie Fox	Veterans					Y	Player
1997	Tom Lasorda	Veterans					Y	Manager
1997	Willie Wells	Veterans					Y	Player
1997	Don Sutton	BBWAA	473	353	346.0	0.73150	N	Player
1997	Tony Perez	BBWAA	473	353	312.0	0.65962	N	Player
1997	Ron Santo	BBWAA	473	353	186.0	0.39323	N	Player
1997	Jim Rice	BBWAA	473	353	178.0	0.37632	N	Player
1997	Steve Garvey	BBWAA	473	353	167.0	0.35307	N	Player
1997	Bruce Sutter	BBWAA	473	353	130.0	0.27484	N	Player
1997	Jim Kaat	BBWAA	473	353	107.0	0.22622	N	Player
1997	Joe Torre	BBWAA	473	353	105.0	0.22199	N	Player
1997	Tommy John	BBWAA	473	353	97.0	0.20507	N	Player
1997	Minnie Miñoso	BBWAA	473	353	84.0	0.17759	N	Player
1997	Dave Parker	BBWAA	473	353	83.0	0.17548	N	Player
1997	Dick Allen	BBWAA	473	353	79.0	0.16702	N	Player
1997	Dave Concepcion	BBWAA	473	353	60.0	0.12685	N	Player
1997	Luis Tiant	BBWAA	473	353	53.0	0.11205	N	Player
1997	Keith Hernandez	BBWAA	473	353	45.0	0.09514	N	Player
1997	Mickey Lolich	BBWAA	473	353	34.0	0.07188	N	Player
1997	Ron Guidry	BBWAA	473	353	31.0	0.06554	N	Player
1997	Bob Boone	BBWAA	473	353	28.0	0.05920	N	Player
1997	Dwight Evans	BBWAA	473	353	28.0	0.05920	N	Player
1997	Ken Griffey	BBWAA	473	353	22.0	0.04651	N	Player
1997	Fred Lynn	BBWAA	473	353	22.0	0.04651	N	Player
1997	Graig Nettles	BBWAA	473	353	22.0	0.04651	N	Player
1997	Bobby Bonds	BBWAA	473	353	20.0	0.04228	N	Player
1997	Rusty Staub	BBWAA	473	353	18.0	0.03805	N	Player
1997	Rick Reuschel	BBWAA	473	353	2.0	0.00423	N	Player
1997	Mike Scott	BBWAA	473	353	2.0	0.00423	N	Player
1997	Garry Templeton	BBWAA	473	353	2.0	0.00423	N	Player
1997	Terry Kennedy	BBWAA	473	353	1.0	0.00211	N	Player
1997	Terry Puhl	BBWAA	473	353	1.0	0.00211	N	Player
1997	Nestor Chylak	Veterans					N	Umpire
1997	Dom DiMaggio	Veterans					N	Player
1997	Larry Doby	Veterans					N	Player
1997	Wes Ferrell	Veterans					N	Player
1997	Larry Goetz	Veterans					N	Umpire
1997	Joe Gordon	Veterans					N	Player
1997	Gil Hodges	Veterans					N	Player
1997	Bowie Kuhn	Veterans					N	Executive
1997	Lee MacPhail	Veterans					N	Executive
1997	Marty Marion	Veterans					N	Player
1997	Bill Mazeroski	Veterans					N	Player
1997	Walter O'Malley	Veterans					N	Executive
1997	Allie Reynolds	Veterans					N	Player