1997 Florida Marlins | |
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World Series Champions National League Champions National League Wild Card Winners | |
League | National League |
Division | East |
Ballpark | Pro Player Stadium |
City | Miami Gardens, Florida |
Record | 92–70 (.568) |
Divisional place | 2nd |
Owners | Wayne Huizenga |
General managers | Dave Dombrowski |
Managers | Jim Leyland |
Television | Sunshine Network/Sports Channel Florida WBFS-TV (Tommy Hutton, Joe Angel, Dave O'Brien, Jay Randolph) |
Radio | WQAM (Joe Angel, Dave O'Brien, Jon Sciambi) WCMQ-FM (Spanish) (Felo Ramírez, Manolo Alvarez) |
The 1997 Florida Marlins season was the fifth season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in the National League. It would begin with the team attempting to improve on their season from 1996. Their manager was Jim Leyland. They played home games at Pro Player Stadium. They finished with a record of 92–70, posting the first winning season in franchise history and winning the NL Wild Card. They got through the National League playoffs and won the World Series over the Cleveland Indians.
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 |
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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 |
1997 Florida Marlins | |||||||||
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= Indicates team leader |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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C | Charles Johnson | 124 | 416 | 43 | 104 | .250 | 19 | 63 | 0 |
1B | Jeff Conine | 151 | 405 | 46 | 98 | .242 | 17 | 61 | 2 |
2B | Luis Castillo | 75 | 263 | 27 | 63 | .240 | 0 | 8 | 16 |
3B | Bobby Bonilla | 153 | 562 | 77 | 167 | .297 | 17 | 96 | 6 |
SS | Édgar Rentería | 154 | 617 | 90 | 171 | .277 | 4 | 52 | 32 |
LF | Moisés Alou | 150 | 538 | 88 | 157 | .292 | 23 | 115 | 9 |
CF | Devon White | 74 | 265 | 37 | 65 | .245 | 6 | 34 | 13 |
RF | Gary Sheffield | 135 | 444 | 86 | 111 | .250 | 21 | 71 | 11 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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Jim Eisenreich | 120 | 293 | 36 | 82 | .280 | 2 | 34 | 0 |
Kurt Abbott | 94 | 252 | 35 | 69 | .274 | 6 | 30 | 3 |
John Cangelosi | 103 | 192 | 28 | 47 | .245 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
Craig Counsell | 51 | 164 | 20 | 49 | .299 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
Greg Zaun | 58 | 143 | 21 | 43 | .301 | 2 | 20 | 1 |
Cliff Floyd | 61 | 137 | 23 | 32 | .234 | 6 | 19 | 6 |
Darren Daulton | 52 | 126 | 22 | 33 | .262 | 3 | 21 | 2 |
Alex Arias | 74 | 93 | 13 | 23 | .247 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
Mark Kotsay | 14 | 52 | 5 | 10 | .192 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Todd Dunwoody | 19 | 50 | 7 | 13 | .260 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
John Wehner | 44 | 36 | 8 | 10 | .278 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Ralph Milliard | 8 | 30 | 2 | 6 | .200 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Billy McMillon | 13 | 18 | 0 | 2 | .111 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Russ Morman | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .286 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Josh Booty | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .600 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bob Natal | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Kevin Brown | 33 | 33 | 237.1 | 16 | 8 | 2.69 | 205 |
Alex Fernandez | 32 | 32 | 220.2 | 17 | 12 | 3.59 | 183 |
Al Leiter | 27 | 27 | 151.1 | 11 | 9 | 4.34 | 132 |
Tony Saunders | 22 | 21 | 111.1 | 4 | 6 | 4.61 | 102 |
Pat Rapp | 19 | 19 | 108.2 | 4 | 6 | 4.47 | 64 |
Liván Hernández | 17 | 17 | 96.1 | 9 | 3 | 3.18 | 72 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Rick Helling | 31 | 8 | 76.0 | 2 | 6 | 4.38 | 53 |
Kirt Ojala | 7 | 5 | 28.2 | 1 | 2 | 3.14 | 19 |
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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Robb Nen | 73 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 3.89 | 81 |
Jay Powell | 74 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3.28 | 65 |
Dennis Cook | 59 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.90 | 63 |
Félix Heredia | 56 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4.29 | 54 |
Rob Stanifer | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.60 | 28 |
Mark Hutton | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.78 | 29 |
Antonio Alfonseca | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.91 | 19 |
Ed Vosberg | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.75 | 8 |
Kurt Miller | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.82 | 7 |
Matt Whisenant | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.88 | 4 |
Donn Pall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 0 |
John Cangelosi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Florida wins the series, 3-0
Game | Home | Score | Visitor | Score | Date | Series |
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1 | Florida | 2 | San Francisco | 1 | September 30 | 1-0 (FLA) |
2 | Florida | 7 | San Francisco | 6 | October 1 | 2-0 (FLA) |
3 | San Francisco | 2 | Florida | 6 | October 3 | 3-0 (FLA) |
Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Record (FLA-ATL) | Attendance |
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1 | October 7 | Florida | 5 | Atlanta | 3 | 1-0 | 49,244 |
2 | October 8 | Florida | 1 | Atlanta | 7 | 1-1 | 48,933 |
3 | October 10 | Atlanta | 2 | Florida | 5 | 2-1 | 53,857 |
4 | October 11 | Atlanta | 4 | Florida | 0 | 2-2 | 54,890 |
5 | October 12 | Atlanta | 1 | Florida | 2 | 3-2 | 46,496 |
6 | October 14 | Florida | 7 | Atlanta | 4 | 4-2 | 50,466 |
Florida wins series 4–2 and advance to the World Series |
October 18, 1997, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 7 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Liván Hernández (1-0) LP: Orel Hershiser (0-1) Sv: Robb Nen (1) Home runs: CLE: Manny Ramírez (1), Jim Thome (1) FLA: Moisés Alou (1), Charles Johnson (1) |
October 19, 1997, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Chad Ogea (1-0) LP: Kevin Brown (0-1) Home runs: CLE: Sandy Alomar Jr. (1) FLA: None |
October 21, 1997, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Florida | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Dennis Cook (1-0) LP: Eric Plunk (0-1) Sv: Robb Nen (2) Home runs: FLA: Gary Sheffield (1), Darren Daulton (1), Jim Eisenreich (1) CLE: Jim Thome (2) |
October 22, 1997, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | X | 10 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Jaret Wright (1-0) LP: Tony Saunders (0-1) Home runs: FLA: Moisés Alou (2) CLE: Manny Ramírez (2), Matt Williams (1) |
October 23, 1997, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Florida | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Liván Hernández (2-0) LP: Orel Hershiser (0-2) Sv: Robb Nen (3) Home runs: FLA: Moisés Alou (3) CLE: Sandy Alomar Jr. (2) |
October 25, 1997, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Cleveland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Chad Ogea (2-0) LP: Kevin Brown (0-2) Sv: José Mesa (1) |
October 26, 1997, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||
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Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
WP: Jay Powell (1-0) LP: Charles Nagy (0-1) Home runs: CLE: None FLA: Bobby Bonilla (1) |
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