1997 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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1997  Los Angeles Dodgers
League National League
Division West
Ballpark Dodger Stadium
CityLos Angeles
Record88–74 (.543)
Divisional place2nd
Owners Peter O'Malley
General managers Fred Claire
Managers Bill Russell
Television Fox Sports West 2; KTLA (5)
Radio KABC
Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Rick Monday
KWKW
Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas
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The 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 108th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 40th season in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers were competitive all season long before finally fading down the stretch; the Dodgers finished in second place behind their longtime rivals, San Francisco Giants, in the National League West. The edition of the Dodgers had, for the second time in team history (and for the first time since 1977), four players crack the 30 home run barrier: Mike Piazza led the team with 40, Eric Karros and Todd Zeile hit 31 each, and Raul Mondesi hit 30.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Tommy Lasorda's number 2 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1997. LAret2.PNG
Tommy Lasorda's number 2 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1997.

Season standings

NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
San Francisco Giants 9072.556—48‍–‍3342‍–‍39
Los Angeles Dodgers 8874.543247‍–‍3441‍–‍40
Colorado Rockies 8379.512747‍–‍3436‍–‍45
San Diego Padres 7686.4691439‍–‍4237‍–‍44

Record vs. opponents

1997 National League record

Sources:
TeamATLCHCCINCOLFLAHOULAMTLNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLAL
Atlanta —9–29–25–64–87–46–510–25–710–25–68–37–48–38–7
Chicago 2–9—7–52–92–93–95–64–76–56–57–56–55–64–89–6
Cincinnati 2–95–7—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
Florida 8–49–26–54–7—7–47–47–54–86–67–45–65–65–612–3
Houston 4–79–37–56–54–7—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
Montreal 2–107–45–64–75–73–84–7—5–76–65–68–36–56–512–3
New York 7–55–69–25–68–44–75–67–5—7–57–45–63–89–27–8
Philadelphia 2–105–63–87–46–67–41–106–65–7—5–67–43–86–55–10
Pittsburgh 6–55–74–87–44–76–62–96–54–76–5—5–68–39–37–8
San Diego 3–85–66–58–46–55–67–53–86–54–76–5—4–85–68–8
San Francisco 4–76–57–48–46–58–36–65–68–38–33–88–4—3–810–6
St. Louis 3–88–46–64–76–53–96–55–62–95–63–96–58–3—8–7

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
Brett Butler Center fielder
Wilton Guerrero Second baseman
Raúl Mondesí Right fielder
Mike Piazza Catcher
Eric Karros First baseman
Todd Zeile Third baseman
Todd Hollandsworth Left fielder
Greg Gagne Shortstop
Ramón Martínez Starting pitcher

Notable Transactions

Roster

1997 Los Angeles Dodgers

Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Game log

Regular season

Legend
 Dodgers win
 Dodgers loss
 Postponement
 Clinched division
BoldDodgers team member
1997 regular season game log: 88–74 (Home: 47–34; Away: 41–40) [3]
April: 13–11 (Home: 8–6; Away: 5–5)
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22 April 28@ Braves
23 April 29@ Braves
May: 13–15 (Home: 9–5; Away: 4–10)
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45 May 23 Braves
46 May 24 Braves
47 May 25 Braves
June: 13–16 (Home: 9–9; Away: 4–7)
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68 June 177:05 p.m. PDT Angels W 4–3 Hall (2–2) Percival (2–3)—2:55 41,428 33–35 W1
69 June 187:35 p.m. PDT Angels W 7–5 Dreifort (2–0) Holtz (2–1) Worrell (16)3:10 45,953 34–35 W2
July: 20–7 (Home: 10–3; Away: 10–4)
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83 July 27:36 p.m. PDT @ Angels W 5–4 Radinsky (3–1) Percival (2–4) Worrell (18)3:38 34,507 41–42 W2
84 July 37:05 p.m. PDT @ Angels W 8–2 Nomo (8–7) Watson (7–5)—3:33 35,295 42–42 W3
—July 8 68th All-Star Game in Cleveland, OH
96 July 18@ Braves
97 July 19@ Braves
98 July 20@ Braves
99 July 21@ Braves
August: 19–11 (Home: 7–4; Away: 12–7)
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September: 10–14 (Home: 4–7; Away: 6–7)
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145 September 9 Braves
146 September 10 Braves

Detailed records

Starting Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games

NameGGSIPW/LERABBSOCG
Hideo Nomo 3333207.114-124.25922331
Ismael Valdez 3030196.210-112.65471400
Chan Ho Park 3229192.014-83.38701662
Pedro Astacio 2624153.27-94.10471152
Ramón Martínez 2222133.210-53.64681201

Relief Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves

NameGGSIPW/LERABBSOSV
Todd Worrell 65059.22-65.28236135
Scott Radinsky 75062.15-12.8921443
Darren Hall 63054.23-22.3026392
Mark Guthrie 62069.11-45.3230421
Darren Dreifort 48063.05-22.8634634
Tom Candiotti 4118135.010-73.6040900
Antonio Osuna 48061.23-42.1919680
Dennys Reyes 14547.02-33.8318360
Mike Harkey 10014.21-04.30560
Rick Gorecki 416.01-015.00660
Mike Judd 102.20-00.00040

Batting Stats

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

NamePosGABAvg.RHHRRBISB
Mike Piazza C152556.362104201401245
Tom Prince C47100.22017223140
Eric Karros 1B162628.266861673110415
Wilton Guerrero 2B/SS111357.291391044326
Greg Gagne SS144514.251491299572
Todd Zeile 3B160575.2688915431908
Eric Young 2B37154.273284221613
Nelson Liriano 2B/SS/3B/1B7688.22710201110
Tripp Cromer 2B/SS2886.2918254200
Juan Castro SS/2B/3B4075.147311040
Adam Riggs 2B920.20034011
Chad Fonville 2B914.14312010
Chip Hale 3B1412.08301000
Paul Konerko 1B/3B67.14301000
Eddie Murray 1B97.28602030
Eddie Williams 1B87.14301010
Henry Blanco 1B35.40012110
Raúl Mondesí RF159616.31095191308732
Roger Cedeño CF/LF/RF80194.27331533179
Todd Hollandsworth LF/CF/RF106296.24739734315
Brett Butler CF/LF105343.283529701815
Otis Nixon CF42175.274304811812
Billy Ashley LF71131.24412326190
Darren Lewis LF/CF/RF2677.2997231103
Eric Anthony LF/RF4774.243818252
Wayne Kirby CF/LF/RF4665.169611040
Karim García LF/RF1539.12855180
Garey Ingram LF/CF129.44424011

1997 Awards

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Albuquerque Dukes Pacific Coast League Glenn Hoffman
AA San Antonio Missions Texas League Ron Roenicke
High A San Bernardino Stampede California League Del Crandall
Dino Ebel
High A Vero Beach Dodgers Florida State League John Shoemaker
A Savannah Sand Gnats South Atlantic League John Shelby
A-Short Season Yakima Bears Northwest League Joe Vavra
Rookie Great Falls Dodgers Pioneer League Mickey Hatcher
Rookie DSL Dodgers
DSL Dodgers 2 		Dominican Summer League
Rookie Adelaide Giants Australian Baseball League

Teams in BOLD won League Championships

Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers selected 71 players in this draft. Of those, seven of them would eventually play Major League baseball. They received an extra supplemental pick in the second round as a result of losing free agent Delino DeShields.

The first round pick was first baseman Glenn Davis from Vanderbilt University. In eight seasons in the minors, he never advanced past AA. He hit .242 in 802 minor league games with 108 homers and 431 RBI. With their second round pick, the Dodgers picked shortstop Chase Utley from Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California. However, Utley refused to sign and went to college instead. He was eventually a first round pick of the Philadelphia Phillies in 2000 and became a multi-time All-Star.

None of the players signed by the Dodgers in this draft class had a significant major league career.

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References

  1. ↑ "Otis Nixon Stats".
  2. ↑ "Chip Hale Stats".
  3. ↑ "1997 Los Angeles Dodgers Schedule & Results". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  4. ↑ 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
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