1997 Boston Red Sox | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | Eastern Division | |
Ballpark | Fenway Park | |
City | Boston, Massachusetts | |
Record | 78–84 (.481) | |
Divisional place | 4th (20 GB) | |
Owners | JRY Trust | |
President | John Harrington | |
General managers | Dan Duquette | |
Managers | Jimy Williams | |
Television | WABU (Sean McDonough, Jerry Remy) NESN (Bob Kurtz, Jerry Remy) | |
Radio | WEEI (Jerry Trupiano, Joe Castiglione) WROL (Bobby Serrano, Hector Martinez) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The 1997 Boston Red Sox season was the 97th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League East with a record of 78 wins and 84 losses, 20 games behind the Baltimore Orioles. It was the last time the Red Sox had a losing record until 2012. The Red Sox had 5,781 at bats, a single-season major league record. [1]
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Baltimore Orioles | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | — | 46–35 | 52–29 |
New York Yankees | 96 | 66 | 0.593 | 2 | 47–33 | 49–33 |
Detroit Tigers | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 19 | 42–39 | 37–44 |
Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 20 | 39–42 | 39–42 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 22 | 42–39 | 34–47 |
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Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR | NL |
Anaheim | — | 4–7 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 11–1 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–5 | 4–12 |
Baltimore | 7–4 | — | 5–7 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 6–6 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 10–1 | 8–4 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 10–1 | 6–6 | 8–7 |
Boston | 5–6 | 7–5 | — | 3–8 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 3–8 | 8–3 | 8–3 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 3–8 | 6–6 | 6–9 |
Chicago | 5–6 | 6–5 | 8–3 | — | 5–7 | 4–7 | 11–1 | 4–7 | 6–6 | 2–9 | 8–3 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 8–7 |
Cleveland | 4–7 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 7–5 | — | 6–5 | 8–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 5–6 | 7–4 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 9–6 |
Detroit | 6–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–4 | 5–6 | — | 6–5 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 2–10 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 6–6 | 8–7 |
Kansas City | 5–6 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 1–11 | 3–8 | 5–6 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–8 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 6–9 |
Milwaukee | 4–7 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 7–4 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 4–7 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 8–7 |
Minnesota | 7–4 | 1–10 | 3–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 3–8 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 3–8 | 7–8 |
New York | 7–4 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–2 | 6–5 | 10–2 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 8–3 | — | 6–5 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 7–5 | 5–10 |
Oakland | 1–11 | 3–8 | 4–7 | 3–8 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 5–6 | — | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–5 | 7–9 |
Seattle | 6–6 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 6–5 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 8–3 | 7–9 |
Texas | 4–8 | 1–10 | 8–3 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 4–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | — | 4–7 | 10–6 |
Toronto | 5–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 5–7 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 7–4 | — | 4–11 |
Team | ATL | FLA | MON | NYM | PHI |
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Boston | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
5 | Nomar Garciaparra | SS |
13 | John Valentin | 2B |
42 | Mo Vaughn | 1B |
20 | Mike Stanley | DH |
11 | Tim Naehring | 3B |
12 | Wil Cordero | LF |
44 | Rudy Pemberton | RF |
37 | Bill Haselman | C |
24 | Shane Mack | CF |
36 | Tom Gordon | P |
Wally the Green Monster is the official mascot for the Boston Red Sox. His name is derived from the Green Monster nickname of the 37-foot wall in left field at Fenway Park. Wally debuted in 1997 to the chagrin of many older Red Sox fans. Although he was a hit with children, the older fans did not immediately adopt him as part of the franchise. According to the Red Sox promotions department, Wally was a huge Red Sox fan who decided to move inside the left field wall of Fenway Park since it "eats up" hits that would easily be home runs at other parks in 1947. Apparently, he was very shy and lived the life of a hermit for 50 years. On the 50th anniversary of the Green Monster in 1997, he came out of the manual scoreboard and has been interacting with players and fans ever since. [6] Thanks to former Red Sox second baseman and broadcaster Jerry Remy, those older fans have adored him.
Note: Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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C | Scott Hatteberg | 114 | 350 | 97 | .277 | 10 | 44 | 0 |
1B | Mo Vaughn | 141 | 527 | 166 | .315 | 35 | 96 | 2 |
2B | John Valentin | 143 | 575 | 176 | .306 | 18 | 77 | 7 |
SS | Nomar Garciaparra | 153 | 684 | 209 | .306 | 30 | 98 | 22 |
3B | Tim Naehring | 70 | 259 | 74 | .286 | 9 | 40 | 1 |
LF | Wil Cordero | 140 | 570 | 160 | .281 | 18 | 72 | 1 |
CF | Darren Bragg | 153 | 513 | 132 | .257 | 9 | 57 | 10 |
RF | Troy O'Leary | 146 | 499 | 154 | .309 | 15 | 80 | 0 |
DH | Reggie Jefferson | 136 | 489 | 156 | .319 | 13 | 67 | 1 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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Jeff Frye | 127 | 404 | 126 | .312 | 3 | 51 | 19 |
Mike Stanley | 97 | 260 | 78 | .300 | 13 | 53 | 0 |
Bill Haselman | 67 | 212 | 50 | .236 | 6 | 26 | 0 |
Shane Mack | 60 | 130 | 41 | .315 | 3 | 17 | 2 |
Mike Benjamin | 49 | 116 | 27 | .233 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
Jesus Tavarez | 42 | 69 | 12 | .174 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Rudy Pemberton | 27 | 63 | 15 | .238 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Michael Coleman | 8 | 24 | 4 | .167 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Arquimedez Pozo | 4 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Jose Malave | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Walt McKeel | 5 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Curtis Pride | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Jason Varitek | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Tim Wakefield | 35 | 29 | 201.1 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 4.25 | 151 |
Tom Gordon | 42 | 25 | 182.2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 3.74 | 159 |
Aaron Sele | 33 | 33 | 177.1 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 5.38 | 122 |
Jeff Suppan | 23 | 22 | 112.1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5.69 | 67 |
Steve Avery | 22 | 18 | 96.2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6.42 | 51 |
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Heathcliff Slocumb | 49 | 0 | 46.2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 5.79 | 36 |
John Wasdin | 53 | 7 | 124.2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4.40 | 84 |
Butch Henry | 36 | 5 | 84.1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3.52 | 51 |
Jim Corsi | 52 | 0 | 57.2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3.43 | 40 |
Kerry Lacy | 33 | 0 | 45.2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6.11 | 18 |
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Chris Hammond | 29 | 8 | 65.1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5.92 | 48 |
Vaughn Eshelman | 21 | 6 | 42.2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.33 | 18 |
Mark Brandenburg | 31 | 0 | 41.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.49 | 34 |
Joe Hudson | 26 | 0 | 35.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.53 | 14 |
Bret Saberhagen | 6 | 6 | 26.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.58 | 14 |
Ron Mahay | 28 | 0 | 25.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.52 | 22 |
Ricky Trlicek | 18 | 0 | 23.1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.63 | 10 |
Derek Lowe | 8 | 0 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.38 | 13 |
Rich Garcés | 12 | 0 | 13.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.61 | 12 |
Robinson Checo | 5 | 2 | 13.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 | 14 |
Pat Mahomes | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 5 |
Toby Borland | 3 | 0 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
Ken Grundt | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Brian Rose | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 3 |
Mike Benjamin | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
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June: 14–15
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July: 15–13
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