1997 Philadelphia Phillies season

1997  Philadelphia Phillies
League	National League
Division	Eastern Division
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

• 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

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

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

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.

v t e NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	101	61	0.623	—	50–31	51–30
Florida Marlins	92	70	0.568	9	52–29	40–41
New York Mets	88	74	0.543	13	50–31	38–43
Montreal Expos	78	84	0.481	23	45–36	33–48
Philadelphia Phillies	68	94	0.420	33	38–43	30–51

Record vs. opponents

1997 National League record v t e Sources:
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

• 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

Legend
	Phillies win
	Phillies loss
	Postponement
Bold	Phillies team member

1997 Game Log [9] Overall Record: 68–94
April (8–16) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 1 @ Dodgers 3–0 Curt Schilling (1–0) Ramón Martínez (0–1) Ricky Bottalico (1) 53,079 1–0 2 April 2 @ Dodgers 1–5 Hideo Nomo (1–0) Calvin Maduro (0–1) Darren Dreifort (1) 37,195 1–1 3 April 3 @ Dodgers 1–2 Ismael Valdez (1–0) Mark Leiter (0–1) Todd Worrell (1) 26,579 1–2 4 April 4 @ Padres 3–13 Tim Worrell (1–0) Bobby Muñoz (0–1) None 20,903 1–3 5 April 5 @ Padres 1–4 Sterling Hitchcock (1–0) Mike Mimbs (0–1) Trevor Hoffman (1) 44,807 1–4 6 April 6 @ Padres 3–2 Curt Schilling (2–0) Joey Hamilton (1–1) Ricky Bottalico (2) 37,016 2–4 7 April 7 @ Giants 3–4 Shawn Estes (1–0) Calvin Maduro (0–2) Rod Beck (4) 7,525 2–5 8 April 8 @ Giants 2–1 Mark Leiter (1–1) Osvaldo Fernández (1–1) Ricky Bottalico (3) 6,260 3–5 9 April 9 @ Giants 0–3 Kirk Rueter (1–0) Bobby Muñoz (0–2) Rod Beck (5) 7,617 3–6 10 April 11 Padres 3–8 Sterling Hitchcock (2–0) Curt Schilling (2–1) None 36,774 3–7 – April 12 Padres Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 25 as a traditional double-header 11 April 13 Padres 1–3 Tim Scott (1–0) Ricky Bottalico (0–1) Trevor Hoffman (2) 16,613 3–8 12 April 15 Giants 4–8 William Van Landingham (1–0) Bobby Muñoz (0–3) None 12,099 3–9 13 April 16 Giants 5–6 (10) Jim Poole (1–0) Reggie Harris (0–1) Rod Beck (8) 12,109 3–10 – April 17 Expos Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 20 as a traditional double-header 14 April 18 Expos 8–3 Calvin Maduro (1–2) Jim Bullinger (0–3) None 11,883 4–10 15 April 19 Expos 10–8 Mark Leiter (2–1) Carlos Pérez (2–1) Ricky Bottalico (4) 17,426 5–10 16 April 20 (1) Expos 1–5 Jeff Juden (2–0) Bobby Muñoz (0–4) Dave Veres (1) see 2nd game 5–11 17 April 20 (2) Expos 0–3 Pedro Martínez (2–0) Mark Portugal (0–1) Ugueth Urbina (1) 20,262 5–12 18 April 21 @ Pirates 10–2 Curt Schilling (3–1) Steve Cooke (1–3) None 9,015 6–12 19 April 23 @ Pirates 2–3 Ricardo Rincón (2–1) Jerry Spradlin (0–1) None 8,850 6–13 20 April 25 @ Reds 10–7 Mark Leiter (3–1) Dave Burba (3–2) Ricky Bottalico (5) 22,843 7–13 21 April 26 @ Reds 2–10 Pete Schourek (1–2) Curt Schilling (3–2) None 27,357 7–14 – April 27 @ Reds Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 26 as a traditional double-header 22 April 28 Pirates 4–9 (12) Marc Wilkins (1–0) Mike Mimbs (0–2) None 12,017 7–15 23 April 29 Pirates 8–2 Calvin Maduro (2–2) Matt Ruebel (1–2) None 12,453 8–15 24 April 30 Dodgers 5–7 Hideo Nomo (3–2) Mark Leiter (3–2) Todd Worrell (7) 15,872 8–16
May (11–18) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 25 May 1 Dodgers 0–5 Pedro Astacio (3–0) Curt Schilling (3–3) None 16,546 8–17 26 May 2 @ Rockies 7–4 Bobby Muñoz (1–4) Mark Thompson (3–2) Ricky Bottalico (6) 48,031 9–17 27 May 3 @ Rockies 3–7 Jamey Wright (4–1) Mark Portugal (0–2) None 48,050 9–18 28 May 4 @ Rockies 0–9 Roger Bailey (4–1) Calvin Maduro (2–3) None 48,107 9–19 29 May 5 @ Astros 2–9 Chris Holt (3–3) Mark Leiter (3–3) None 11,268 9–20 30 May 6 @ Astros 5–1 Curt Schilling (4–3) Ramón García (2–2) None 12,179 10–20 31 May 7 @ Cardinals 7–14 John Frascatore (2–1) Reggie Harris (0–2) None 23,388 10–21 32 May 8 @ Cardinals 2–6 Andy Benes (2–1) Mike Mimbs (0–3) None 32,264 10–22 33 May 9 Rockies 3–1 Calvin Maduro (3–3) Roger Bailey (4–2) Ricky Bottalico (7) 13,564 11–22 34 May 10 Rockies 5–4 (10) Ricky Bottalico (1–1) Steve Reed (0–1) None 17,629 12–22 35 May 11 Rockies 3–1 Curt Schilling (5–3) John Thomson (0–1) None 21,282 13–22 36 May 12 Rockies 2–9 Mike DeJean (1–0) Bobby Muñoz (1–5) None 12,603 13–23 37 May 13 Cardinals 3–2 Jerry Spradlin (1–1) T. J. Mathews (1–2) Ricky Bottalico (8) 14,416 14–23 38 May 14 Cardinals 3–12 Todd Stottlemyre (2–2) Calvin Maduro (3–4) None 14,799 14–24 39 May 16 Astros 7–12 Chris Holt (5–3) Mark Leiter (3–4) None 13,456 14–25 40 May 17 Astros 4–2 Curt Schilling (6–3) Shane Reynolds (4–4) Ricky Bottalico (9) 17,138 15–25 41 May 18 Astros 5–3 Garrett Stephenson (1–0) Mike Hampton (2–4) Ricky Bottalico (10) 17,367 16–25 42 May 19 Astros 5–9 Darryl Kile (4–2) Calvin Maduro (3–5) None 15,122 16–26 43 May 20 @ Cubs 3–2 Mark Leiter (4–4) Frank Castillo (2–6) Ricky Bottalico (11) 20,186 17–26 44 May 21 @ Cubs 0–7 Kevin Foster (5–3) Edgar Ramos (0–1) None 22,881 17–27 45 May 22 Mets 3–10 Bobby J. Jones (8–2) Curt Schilling (6–4) None 18,486 17–28 46 May 23 Mets 2–1 Garrett Stephenson (2–0) Dave Mlicki (0–4) Ricky Bottalico (12) 15,501 18–28 47 May 24 Mets 4–8 Armando Reynoso (3–0) Calvin Maduro (3–6) John Franco (13) 19,090 18–29 – May 25 Mets Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 15 as a traditional double-header 48 May 26 (1) @ Reds 5–8 John Smiley (5–6) Mark Leiter (4–5) Mike Remlinger (2) see 2nd game 18–30 49 May 26 (2) @ Reds 4–8 Mike Morgan (2–4) Matt Beech (0–1) None 16,798 18–31 50 May 27 @ Reds 2–1 Curt Schilling (7–4) Brett Tomko (0–1) None 17,297 19–31 51 May 28 @ Reds 0–2 Kent Mercker (2–5) Garrett Stephenson (2–1) Jeff Shaw (7) 15,451 19–32 52 May 30 @ Mets 3–7 Dave Mlicki (1–4) Edgar Ramos (0–2) None 17,401 19–33 53 May 31 @ Mets 3–10 Armando Reynoso (4–0) Mark Leiter (4–6) None 28,526 19–34
June (4–22) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 54 June 1 @ Mets 5–8 Rick Reed (4–2) Matt Beech (0–2) Cory Lidle (1) 42,058 19–35 – June 2 Reds Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 12 as a traditional double-header 55 June 3 Reds 2–3 Kent Mercker (3–5) Curt Schilling (7–5) Jeff Shaw (8) 14,340 19–36 56 June 4 Cubs 1–5 Frank Castillo (3–7) Garrett Stephenson (2–2) None 12,872 19–37 57 June 5 Cubs 9–8 (10) Ken Ryan (1–0) Terry Adams (0–2) None 13,189 20–37 58 June 6 @ Pirates 4–5 (10) Marc Wilkins (5–0) Jerry Spradlin (1–2) None 15,165 20–38 59 June 7 @ Pirates 2–9 Jon Lieber (3–7) Ryan Nye (0–1) None 25,664 20–39 60 June 8 @ Pirates 3–2 Curt Schilling (8–5) Steve Cooke (5–7) Ricky Bottalico (13) 30,667 21–39 61 June 10 @ Expos 5–8 Dave Veres (2–1) Ricky Bottalico (1–2) Lee Smith (5) 27,823 21–40 62 June 11 @ Expos 3–4 Jim Bullinger (4–5) Jerry Spradlin (1–3) Ugueth Urbina (10) 10,475 21–41 63 June 13 Blue Jays 4–3 Wayne Gomes (1–0) Paul Spoljaric (0–3) Ricky Bottalico (14) 26,799 22–41 64 June 14 Blue Jays 2–3 Robert Person (2–4) Ryan Nye (0–2) Paul Quantrill (4) 22,582 22–42 65 June 15 Blue Jays 1–11 Pat Hentgen (7–3) Mark Leiter (4–7) None 30,516 22–43 66 June 16 @ Red Sox 4–5 (10) John Wasdin (1–3) Ricky Bottalico (1–3) None 26,926 22–44 67 June 17 @ Red Sox 6–12 Aaron Sele (8–5) Scott Ruffcorn (0–1) Kerry Lacy (3) 25,591 22–45 68 June 18 @ Red Sox 2–4 Jeff Suppan (2–0) Curt Schilling (8–6) Chris Hammond (1) 27,502 22–46 69 June 20 Braves 1–4 Tom Glavine (7–4) Mark Leiter (4–8) None 20,648 22–47 70 June 21 Braves 8–9 Brad Clontz (3–1) Ron Blazier (0–1) Mark Wohlers (15) 24,309 22–48 71 June 22 Braves 5–12 Greg Maddux (9–3) Garrett Stephenson (2–3) None 25,534 22–49 72 June 23 Marlins 9–3 Curt Schilling (9–6) Rick Helling (2–5) None 18,033 23–49 73 June 24 Marlins 1–4 Al Leiter (6–5) Scott Ruffcorn (0–2) Robb Nen (20) 16,300 23–50 74 June 25 Marlins 5–7 Alex Fernandez (8–6) Reggie Harris (0–3) Robb Nen (21) 20,324 23–51 75 June 26 @ Braves 4–5 Denny Neagle (11–1) Matt Beech (0–3) Mark Wohlers (16) 41,762 23–52 76 June 27 @ Braves 1–7 Greg Maddux (10–3) Garrett Stephenson (2–4) None 48,234 23–53 77 June 28 @ Braves 1–9 John Smoltz (7–7) Curt Schilling (9–7) None 48,557 23–54 78 June 29 @ Braves 5–6 Mike Bielecki (3–3) Billy Brewer (0–1) Mark Wohlers (17) 47,902 23–55 79 June 30 @ Orioles 1–8 Mike Mussina (10–2) Calvin Maduro (3–7) None 47,837 23–56
July (10–16) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 80 July 1 @ Orioles 1–4 Scott Erickson (11–3) Matt Beech (0–4) Randy Myers (26) 47,610 23–57 81 July 2 @ Orioles 6–10 Arthur Rhodes (5–2) Jerry Spradlin (1–4) None 47,785 23–58 82 July 3 Cubs 4–5 Geremi González (5–2) Curt Schilling (9–8) Mel Rojas (8) 40,213 23–59 83 July 4 Cubs 3–9 Terry Mulholland (6–9) Scott Ruffcorn (0–3) Kent Bottenfield (2) 14,378 23–60 84 July 5 Cubs 9–7 Reggie Harris (1–3) Bob Patterson (1–4) Ricky Bottalico (15) 37,680 24–60 85 July 6 Cubs 4–8 Frank Castillo (6–9) Mark Leiter (4–9) Mel Rojas (9) 18,392 24–61 – July 8 1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Jacobs Field in Cleveland 86 July 10 @ Marlins 7–8 Robb Nen (6–2) Jerry Spradlin (1–5) None 23,438 24–62 87 July 11 @ Marlins 13–3 Curt Schilling (10–8) Kevin Brown (8–6) None 22,225 25–62 – July 12 @ Marlins Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 17 as a traditional double-header 88 July 13 @ Marlins 3–9 Alex Fernandez (10–7) Mark Leiter (4–10) None 26,860 25–63 89 July 14 @ Braves 6–10 Kevin Millwood (1–0) Billy Brewer (0–2) Mark Wohlers (22) 38,118 25–64 90 July 15 @ Braves 8–1 Garrett Stephenson (3–4) John Smoltz (8–8) None 39,494 26–64 91 July 16 Expos 6–0 Curt Schilling (11–8) Jim Bullinger (6–9) None 16,202 27–64 92 July 17 Expos 4–5 Carlos Pérez (9–6) Matt Beech (0–5) Ugueth Urbina (17) 17,127 27–65 93 July 18 Pirates 8–6 Mark Leiter (5–10) Jon Lieber (6–9) Ricky Bottalico (16) 19,676 28–65 94 July 19 Pirates 3–13 Steve Cooke (8–9) Tyler Green (0–1) None 17,472 28–66 95 July 20 Pirates 4–1 Garrett Stephenson (4–4) Jason Schmidt (4–6) Ricky Bottalico (17) 20,431 29–66 96 July 21 Pirates 2–3 Esteban Loaiza (7–7) Curt Schilling (11–9) Rich Loiselle (14) 19,303 29–67 97 July 22 @ Giants 5–8 Mark Gardner (11–4) Jerry Spradlin (1–6) Rod Beck (31) 12,630 29–68 98 July 23 @ Giants 4–16 Shawn Estes (13–4) Mark Leiter (5–11) None 14,591 29–69 99 July 24 @ Giants 7–4 Wayne Gomes (2–0) Joe Roa (2–5) Ricky Bottalico (18) 13,520 30–69 100 July 25 @ Dodgers 1–8 Chan Ho Park (9–5) Garrett Stephenson (4–5) None 42,198 30–70 101 July 26 @ Dodgers 1–4 Darren Dreifort (4–1) Curt Schilling (11–10) Todd Worrell (24) 43,603 30–71 102 July 27 @ Dodgers 1–7 Tom Candiotti (7–3) Matt Beech (0–6) None 36,481 30–72 103 July 28 @ Padres 8–4 Mark Leiter (6–11) Sean Bergman (2–4) None 17,382 31–72 104 July 29 @ Padres 6–5 Tyler Green (1–1) Andy Ashby (6–7) Ricky Bottalico (19) 21,710 32–72 105 July 31 Cardinals 2–1 (10) Ricky Bottalico (2–3) Tony Fossas (1–3) None 18,409 33–72
August (17–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 106 August 1 Cardinals 4–1 Garrett Stephenson (5–5) Andy Benes (7–6) Ricky Bottalico (20) 17,171 34–72 107 August 2 Cardinals 1–2 Todd Stottlemyre (11–7) Matt Beech (0–7) Dennis Eckersley (27) 16,190 34–73 108 August 3 Cardinals 10–1 Mark Leiter (7–11) Donovan Osborne (1–4) None 20,094 35–73 109 August 4 Rockies 7–3 Tyler Green (2–1) Frank Castillo (8–10) None 15,230 36–73 110 August 5 Rockies 2–4 Darren Holmes (4–2) Ricky Bottalico (2–4) Jerry Dipoto (4) 16,428 36–74 111 August 6 Astros 6–4 Garrett Stephenson (6–5) Ramón García (4–8) Ricky Bottalico (21) 15,557 37–74 112 August 7 Astros 6–5 (11) Billy Brewer (1–2) Tom Martin (4–3) None 18,046 38–74 113 August 8 @ Cardinals 1–6 Donovan Osborne (2–4) Mark Leiter (7–12) None 38,300 38–75 114 August 9 @ Cardinals 3–2 Tyler Green (3–1) Manny Aybar (0–2) Ricky Bottalico (22) 42,926 39–75 115 August 10 @ Cardinals 8–0 Curt Schilling (12–10) Matt Morris (8–7) None 31,816 40–75 116 August 12 @ Rockies 5–0 Matt Beech (1–7) John Thomson (4–7) None 48,228 41–75 117 August 13 @ Rockies 12–8 Mark Leiter (8–12) Jamey Wright (6–8) None 48,491 42–75 118 August 15 @ Astros 5–1 Curt Schilling (13–10) Chris Holt (7–9) None 31,837 43–75 119 August 16 @ Astros 5–3 Jerry Spradlin (2–6) Billy Wagner (7–5) Ricky Bottalico (23) 28,260 44–75 120 August 17 @ Astros 6–11 Tom Martin (5–3) Wayne Gomes (2–1) Russ Springer (2) 23,161 44–76 121 August 18 Giants 12–3 Matt Beech (2–7) Mark Gardner (12–7) None 15,478 45–76 122 August 19 Giants 5–9 Shawn Estes (16–4) Mark Leiter (8–13) None 17,379 45–77 – August 20 Giants Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 11 123 August 22 Dodgers 3–5 Antonio Osuna (2–3) Ricky Bottalico (2–5) Todd Worrell (32) 21,060 45–78 124 August 23 Dodgers 3–4 Hideo Nomo (12–10) Tyler Green (3–2) Todd Worrell (33) 31,159 45–79 125 August 24 Dodgers 1–5 Ismael Valdez (9–10) Matt Beech (2–8) None 23,363 45–80 126 August 25 (1) Padres 10–1 Mark Leiter (9–13) Will Cunnane (6–3) None see 2nd game 46–80 127 August 25 (2) Padres 6–4 Ron Blazier (1–1) Andy Ashby (6–10) Ricky Bottalico (24) 16,025 47–80 128 August 26 Padres 4–2 Mike Grace (1–0) Sterling Hitchcock (9–8) Ricky Bottalico (25) 14,491 48–80 129 August 27 Padres 7–6 (12) Wayne Gomes (3–1) Jim Bruske (3–1) None 16,156 49–80 130 August 29 @ Tigers 2–7 Willie Blair (14–6) Tyler Green (3–3) None 22,925 49–81 131 August 30 @ Tigers 2–0 Matt Beech (3–8) Scott Sanders (4–12) Ricky Bottalico (26) 22,537 50–81 132 August 31 @ Tigers 1–2 Justin Thompson (12–10) Mark Leiter (9–14) Todd Jones (25) 19,152 50–82
September (18–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 133 September 1 Yankees 5–1 Curt Schilling (14–10) Hideki Irabu (4–3) None 50,869 51–82 134 September 2 Yankees 5–0 Mike Grace (2–0) Kenny Rogers (5–6) None 37,258 52–82 135 September 3 Yankees 5–4 Jerry Spradlin (3–6) Mike Stanton (6–1) None 38,352 53–82 136 September 4 @ Expos 6–4 Matt Beech (4–8) Pedro Martínez (16–7) Ricky Bottalico (27) 9,447 54–82 137 September 5 @ Expos 1–7 Mike Johnson (2–3) Mark Leiter (9–15) None 11,193 54–83 138 September 6 @ Expos 5–3 Curt Schilling (15–10) Marc Valdes (4–4) None 16,623 55–83 139 September 7 @ Expos 2–1 Ryan Karp (1–0) Anthony Telford (4–5) Ricky Bottalico (28) 18,058 56–83 140 September 8 @ Mets 13–4 Mike Grace (3–0) Jason Isringhausen (2–1) None 13,321 57–83 141 September 9 @ Mets 1–0 Tyler Green (4–3) Dave Mlicki (7–11) Ricky Bottalico (29) 13,871 58–83 142 September 10 @ Mets 2–10 Brian Bohanon (5–4) Matt Beech (4–9) None 13,257 58–84 143 September 11 Giants 3–5 Roberto Hernández (8–2) Jerry Spradlin (3–7) Rod Beck (36) 18,165 58–85 144 September 12 (1) Reds 2–4 Mike Remlinger (7–8) Garrett Stephenson (6–6) Jeff Shaw (35) see 2nd game 58–86 145 September 12 (2) Reds 9–1 Mark Leiter (10–15) Pete Schourek (5–8) None 17,546 59–86 146 September 13 Reds 0–3 Dave Burba (9–10) Mike Grace (3–1) Jeff Shaw (36) 15,524 59–87 147 September 14 Reds 4–6 Brett Tomko (11–6) Tyler Green (4–4) Jeff Shaw (37) 20,518 59–88 148 September 15 (1) Mets 5–10 Cory Lidle (7–1) Ryan Karp (1–1) None see 2nd game 59–89 149 September 15 (2) Mets 2–1 Darrin Winston (1–0) Joe Crawford (2–3) Ricky Bottalico (30) 14,416 60–89 150 September 16 Mets 3–2 Curt Schilling (16–10) Rick Reed (12–9) None 16,585 61–89 151 September 17 (1) @ Marlins 5–2 Garrett Stephenson (7–6) Liván Hernández (9–2) Ricky Bottalico (31) see 2nd game 62–89 152 September 17 (2) @ Marlins 2–5 Tony Saunders (4–6) Mark Leiter (10–16) Robb Nen (34) 26,305 62–90 153 September 18 @ Marlins 2–8 Kevin Brown (15–8) Mike Grace (3–2) None 16,677 62–91 154 September 19 @ Cubs 10–5 Darrin Winston (2–0) Mark Clark (13–8) Jerry Spradlin (1) 18,174 63–91 155 September 20 @ Cubs 3–2 Wayne Gomes (4–1) Terry Adams (2–9) Ricky Bottalico (32) 38,313 64–91 156 September 21 @ Cubs 3–11 Kevin Tapani (8–3) Curt Schilling (16–11) None 29,922 64–92 157 September 23 Braves 0–6 Kevin Millwood (5–3) Mark Leiter (10–17) None 14,264 64–93 158 September 24 Braves 5–1 Garrett Stephenson (8–6) Paul Byrd (4–4) None 16,772 65–93 159 September 25 Braves 2–3 (10) Mike Cather (2–4) Jerry Spradlin (3–8) Brad Clontz (1) 15,030 65–94 160 September 26 Marlins 5–3 Curt Schilling (17–11) Antonio Alfonseca (1–3) Ricky Bottalico (33) 18,007 66–94 161 September 27 Marlins 8–7 Jerry Spradlin (4–8) Rob Stanifer (1–2) None 17,664 67–94 162 September 28 Marlins 8–7 Wayne Gomes (5–1) Félix Heredia (5–3) Ricky Bottalico (34) 26,509 68–94

Roster

1997 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers 55 Matt Beech 22 Ron Blazier 52 Ricky Bottalico 49 Billy Brewer 61 Wayne Gomes 44 Mike Grace 28 Tyler Green 40 Reggie Harris 57 Ryan Karp 31 Mark Leiter 50 Calvin Maduro 47 Mike Mimbs 35 Bobby Muñoz 35 Ryan Nye 41 Erik Plantenberg 21 Mark Portugal 49 Edgar Ramos 33 Scott Ruffcorn 51 Ken Ryan 38 Curt Schilling 48 Jerry Spradlin 54 Garrett Stephenson 58 Darrin Winston		Catchers 27 Bobby Estalella 24 Mike Lieberthal  8 Mark Parent Infielders  2 Rico Brogna 23 Kevin Jordan 12 Mickey Morandini 13 Desi Relaford 17 Scott Rolen 11 Kevin Sefcik 19 Kevin Stocker		Outfielders 37 Rubén Amaro, Jr. 53 Tony Barron  5 Rob Butler 16 Midre Cummings 10 Darren Daulton 14 Rex Hudler 25 Gregg Jefferies 29 Wendell Magee 34 Derrick May 41 Billy McMillon 15 Ricky Otero 34 Mike Robertson 45 Danny Tartabull		Manager  7 Terry Francona Coaches 42 Galen Cisco (Pitching)  3 Chuck Cottier 56 Hal McRae (Hitting)  9 Brad Mills (First Base) 59 Joe Rigoli (Bullpen) 18 John Vukovich

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
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

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
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

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
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

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
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

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
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

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	International League	Marc Bombard
AA	Reading Phillies	Eastern League	Al LeBoeuf
A	Clearwater Phillies	Florida State League	Roy Majtyka
A	Piedmont Boll Weevils	South Atlantic League	Ken Oberkfell
A-Short Season	Batavia Clippers	New York–Penn League	Greg Legg
Rookie	Martinsville Phillies	Appalachian League	Kelly Heath

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References

1. Rex Hudler at Baseball Reference
2. Rico Brogna at Baseball Reference
3. Mark Portugal at Baseball Reference
4. Danny Tartabull at Baseball Reference
5. Zack, Bill (June 29, 1997). "Braves pound Phillies 9-1". Augusta Chronicle. Archived from the original on September 4, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2009.
6. The Official Site of The Philadelphia Phillies: History: Phillies Retired numbers
7. J. D. Drew at Baseball Reference
8. Midre Cummings at Baseball Reference
9. "1997 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
10. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

• 1997 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference