Major League Baseball season
1997 Cincinnati Reds
National League (since 1890 )
Cinergy Field (since 1970 )Cincinnati (since 1882 )Record 76–86 (.469) Divisional place 3rd Owner(s) Marge Schott General manager(s) Jim Bowden Manager(s) Ray Knight , Jack McKeon Local television WSTR /WKRC-TV SportsChannel Cincinnati (Marty Brennaman , George Grande , Chris Welsh )Local radio WLW (Marty Brennaman , Joe Nuxhall )< Previous season Next season >
The 1997 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Cincinnati Reds' MLB season in the National League Central . The Reds were managed by Ray Knight and then Jack McKeon .
Offseason [ ]
December 13, 1996: Pete Rose, Jr. was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.[1]
December 21, 1996: Stan Belinda was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.[2]
December 23, 1996: Rikkert Faneyte was sent to the Cincinnati Reds by the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.[3]
January 27, 1997: Terry Pendleton was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.[4]
February 8, 1997: Joe Oliver was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.[5]
March 27, 1997: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the Cincinnati Reds.[6]
Regular season [ ]
Season standings [ ]
Record vs. opponents [ ]
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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 [ ]
April 4, 1997: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Oakland Athletics.[6]
June 3, 1997: DeWayne Wise was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 5th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1997.[7]
July 15, 1997: Chris Stynes was traded by the Kansas City Royals with Jon Nunnally to the Cincinnati Reds for Hector Carrasco and Scott Service .[8]
July 24, 1997: Terry Pendleton was released by the Cincinnati Reds.[4]
July 31, 1997: John Smiley was traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Jeff Branson to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Crowell, Danny Graves , Damian Jackson, and Scott Winchester.[9]
Roster [ ]
1997 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Game log [ ]
1997 Game Log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 1
Colorado Rockies
11 – 4
54,820
1-0
2
April 2
Colorado Rockies
5 – 3
20,210
2-0
3
April 3
Colorado Rockies
7 – 1
22,660
2-1
4
April 4
Florida Marlins
9 – 7
25,039
3-1
5
April 5
Florida Marlins
4 – 3
38,598
3-2
6
April 6
Florida Marlins
3 – 2
36,146
3-3
7
April 7
Colorado Rockies
13 – 2
48,014
3-4
8
April 9
Colorado Rockies
13 – 4
50,095
3-5
9
April 11
Florida Marlins
10 – 0
21,240
3-6
10
April 12
Florida Marlins
2 – 1
21,466
4-6
11
April 13
Florida Marlins
6 – 4
17,687
5-6
12
April 14
Atlanta Braves
15 – 5
31,427
5-7
13
April 15
Atlanta Braves
3 – 0
31,962
5-8
14
April 16
Atlanta Braves
7 – 1
38,411
5-9
15
April 17
Pittsburgh Pirates
3 – 2
6,039
5-10
16
April 18
Pittsburgh Pirates
6 – 1
9,082
6-10
17
April 19
Pittsburgh Pirates
6 – 5
11,457
6-11
18
April 20
Pittsburgh Pirates
5 – 3
14,542
6-12
19
April 22
New York Mets
7 – 2
14,585
6-13
20
April 23
New York Mets
10 – 2
26,492
6-14
21
April 25
Philadelphia Phillies
10 – 7
22,843
6-15
22
April 26
Philadelphia Phillies
10 – 2
27,357
7-15
23
April 28
New York Mets
15 – 2
15,572
7-16
24
April 29
New York Mets
3 – 1
17,699
7-17
25
April 30
Atlanta Braves
12 – 3
18,278
7-18
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
26
1 May
Atlanta Braves
4 – 2
19,991
7-19
27
2 May
San Francisco Giants
6 – 2
11,959
8-19
28
3 May
San Francisco Giants
3 – 1
18,149
9-19
29
4 May
San Francisco Giants
2 – 1
26,287
9-20
30
5 May
Los Angeles Dodgers
3 – 1
26,955
9-21
31
6 May
Los Angeles Dodgers
3 – 2
38,241
10-21
32
7 May
Los Angeles Dodgers
4 – 2
28,303
10-22
33
9 May
San Diego Padres
7 – 2
22,695
11-22
34
10 May
San Diego Padres
9 – 6
24,739
11-23
35
11 May
San Diego Padres
5 – 4
31,539
11-24
36
13 May
San Francisco Giants
4 – 1
17,828
11-25
37
14 May
San Francisco Giants
4 – 2
16,404
11-26
38
15 May
Los Angeles Dodgers
2 – 1
16,986
11-27
39
16 May
Los Angeles Dodgers
4 – 2
24,556
12-27
40
17 May
San Diego Padres
6 – 2
21,469
12-28
41
18 May
San Diego Padres
5 – 0
23,265
13-28
42
19 May
San Diego Padres
13 – 6
17,898
13-29
43
20 May
Houston Astros
7 – 4
14,954
14-29
44
21 May
Houston Astros
4 – 3
15,088
14-30
45
23 May
Chicago Cubs
3 – 1
23,189
14-31
46
24 May
Chicago Cubs
4 – 1
26,887
15-31
47
25 May
Chicago Cubs
7 – 5
26,844
16-31
48
26 May
Philadelphia Phillies
8 – 5
0
17-31
49
26 May
Philadelphia Phillies
8 – 4
16,798
18-31
50
27 May
Philadelphia Phillies
2 – 1
17,297
18-32
51
28 May
Philadelphia Phillies
2 – 0
15,451
19-32
52
29 May
Chicago Cubs
2 – 1
23,005
19-33
53
30 May
Chicago Cubs
5 – 1
21,267
20-33
54
31 May
Chicago Cubs
7 – 4
36,440
20-34
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
55
June 1
Chicago Cubs
7 – 1
28849
20-35
56
June 3
Philadelphia Phillies
3 – 2
14340
21-35
57
June 4
Houston Astros
2 – 5
18849
21-36
58
June 5
Houston Astros
6 – 5
22437
22-36
59
June 6
New York Mets
5 – 2
21339
23-36
60
June 7
New York Mets
10 – 5
23830
24-36
61
June 9
New York Mets
4 – 2
23079
24-37
62
June 10
Pittsburgh Pirates
8 – 5
18556
25-37
63
June 11
Pittsburgh Pirates
2 – 1
20854
26-37
64
June 13
Chicago White Sox
3 – 1
31682
26-38
65
June 14
Chicago White Sox
5 – 1
36685
27-38
66
June 15
Chicago White Sox
14 – 6
31663
27-39
67
June 16
Cleveland Indians
4 – 1
42961
28-39
68
June 17
Cleveland Indians
5 – 1
42901
28-40
69
June 18
Cleveland Indians
5 – 2
42865
29-40
70
June 20
St. Louis Cardinals
4 – 2
42091
30-40
71
June 21
St. Louis Cardinals
6 – 2
44931
30-41
72
June 22
St. Louis Cardinals
5 – 2
43194
30-42
73
June 23
Montréal Expos
5 – 0
12367
30-43
74
June 24
Montréal Expos
7 – 6
13141
31-43
75
June 25
Montréal Expos
2 – 1
12407
32-43
76
June 26
St. Louis Cardinals
5 – 3
20116
32-44
77
June 27
St. Louis Cardinals
5 = 3
28317
33-44
78
June 28
St. Louis Cardinals
12 – 6
24390
33-45
79
June 29
St. Louis Cardinals
6 – 5
24216
33-46
80
June 30
Milwaukee Brewers
4 – 3
19866
34-46
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
81
July 1
Milwaukee Brewers
9:1
21264
35-46
82
July 2
Milwaukee Brewers
7:4
27866
36-46
83
July 3
Houston Astros
4:3
14708
37-46
84
July 4
Houston Astros
4:2
34080
38-46
85
July 5
Houston Astros
1:2
24022
38-47
86
July 6
Houston Astros
5:6
25564
38-48
87
July 11
Montréal Expos
2:5
25915
38-49
88
July 12
Montréal Expos
4:3
25744
39-49
89
July 13
Montréal Expos
0:2
22293
39-50
90
July 14
St. Louis Cardinals
4:2
19405
40-50
91
July 15
St. Louis Cardinals
4:7
21232
40-51
92
July 16
Pittsburgh Pirates
7:3
30698
41-51
93
July 17
Pittsburgh Pirates
9:5
19710
42-51
94
July 18
New York Mets
3:4
22901
42-52
95
July 19
New York Mets
3:5
26675
42-53
96
July 20
New York Mets
1:10
36259
42-54
97
July 21
New York Mets
3:5
22172
42-55
98
July 22
Florida Marlins
7:6
19547
43-55
99
July 23
Florida Marlins
1:8
20371
43-56
100
July 25
Atlanta Braves
3:7
34931
43-57
101
July 26
Atlanta Braves
7:6
33115
44-57
102
July 27
Atlanta Braves
2:3
30167
44-58
103
July 28
Florida Marlins
4:0
18393
45-58
104
July 29
Florida Marlins
1:7
20745
45-59
105
July 30
Florida Marlins
0:6
21373
45-60
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
106
August 1
San Francisco Giants
7:8
25636
45-61
107
August 2
San Francisco Giants
5:1
23266
46-61
108
August 3
San Francisco Giants
3:8
21272
46-62
109
August 4
San Francisco Giants
1:9
17930
46-63
110
August 5
San Diego Padres
7:3
17797
47-63
111
August 6
San Diego Padres
3:6
18218
47-64
112
August 7
San Diego Padres
7:0
17458
48-64
113
August 8
Los Angeles Dodgers
5:10
26837
48-65
114
August 9
Los Angeles Dodgers
3:2
30809
49-65
115
August 10
Los Angeles Dodgers
8:1
24742
50-65
116
August 11
San Francisco Giants
7:4
19086
51-65
117
August 12
San Francisco Giants
3:7
15890
51-66
118
August 13
San Diego Padres
2:0
15218
52-66
119
August 14
San Diego Padres
4:5
16774
52-67
120
August 15
Los Angeles Dodgers
5:3
46711
53-67
121
August 16
Los Angeles Dodgers
3:5
53464
53-68
122
August 17
Los Angeles Dodgers
5:0
51245
54-68
123
August 19
Colorado Rockies
6:5
31722
55-68
124
August 20
Colorado Rockies
3:5
21968
55-69
125
August 22
Atlanta Braves
2:6
48937
55-70
126
August 23
Atlanta Braves
3:10
48499
55-71
127
August 24
Atlanta Braves
6:4
45577
56-71
128
August 25
Colorado Rockies
7:6
48143
57-71
129
August 25
Colorado Rockies
6:4
48081
58-71
130
August 26
Colorado Rockies
5:9
48063
58-72
131
August 27
Colorado Rockies
5:7
48032
58-73
132
August 29
Minnesota Twins
5:3
12155
59-73
133
August 30
Minnesota Twins
1:4
17831
59-74
134
August 31
Minnesota Twins
6:8
13092
59-75
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
135
September 1
Kansas City Royals
7 – 4
31,920
59-76
136
September 2
Kansas City Royals
4:0
15,288
60-76
137
September 3
Kansas City Royals
6:3
16,285
61-76
138
September 4
Pittsburgh Pirates
5:2
15,136
62-76
139
September 5
Pittsburgh Pirates
8:6
21,492
63-76
140
September 6
Pittsburgh Pirates
4:13
20,383
63-77
141
September 7
Pittsburgh Pirates
6:3
19,682
64-77
142
September 8
Chicago Cubs
1:8
15,337
64-78
143
September 9
Chicago Cubs
5:2
15,349
65-78
144
September 10
Chicago Cubs
1:3
16,200
65-79
145
September 12
Philadelphia Phillies
4:2
0
66-79
146
September 12
Philadelphia Phillies
1:9
17,546
66-80
147
September 13
Philadelphia Phillies
3:0
15,524
67-80
148
September 14
Philadelphia Phillies
6:4
20,518
68-80
149
September 15
Chicago Cubs
4 – 1
20,352
69-80
150
September 16
Chicago Cubs
5 – 0
22,190
69-81
151
September 17
Montréal Expos
4 – 1
15,757
69-82
152
September 18
Montréal Expos
6 – 3
15,099
70-82
153
September 19
Houston Astros
5 – 4
21,791
71-82
154
September 20
Houston Astros
4 – 1
20,197
71-83
155
September 21
Houston Astros
8 – 3
22,652
71-84
156
September 22
Houston Astros
6 – 3
17,411
71-85
157
September 23
St. Louis Cardinals
8 – 6
22,045
72-85
158
September 24
St. Louis Cardinals
5 – 4
23,308
73-85
159
September 25
St. Louis Cardinals
4 – 3
30,938
74-85
160
September 26
Montreal Expos
7 – 1
17,430
75-85
161
September 27
Montreal Expos
8 – 5
14,708
75-86
162
September 28
Montreal Expos
11 – 3
15,477
76-86
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
1B
Hal Morris
96
333
92
.276
1
33
2B
Bret Boone
139
443
99
.223
7
46
SS
Pokey Reese
128
397
87
.219
4
26
LF
Chris Stynes
49
198
69
.348
6
28
CF
Deion Sanders
115
465
127
.273
5
23
RF
Reggie Sanders
86
312
79
.253
19
56
[10]
Other batters [ ]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
[10]
Pitching [ ]
Starting pitchers [ ]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers [ ]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers [ ]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and records [ ]
Bret Boone, National League Record, Best Fielding Average in One Season by a National League Second Baseman (.997)[11]
1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Barry Larkin, Shortstop, Starter
Farm system [ ]
See also: Minor League Baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Billings [12]
Notes [ ]
^ Pete Rose Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ Stan Belinda Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ "Rikkert Faneyte Statistics and History" . Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012 .
^ a b Terry Pendleton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ "Joe Oliver Statistics and History" . Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012 .
^ a b Scott Service Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ "DeWayne Wise Statistics and History" . Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012 .
^ Chris Stynes Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ John Smiley Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ a b 1997 Cincinnati Reds Statistics and Roster – Baseball-Reference.com
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures , 2008 Edition, p.92, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition . Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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Franchise Ballparks Culture Lore Rivalries Key personnel
Owner: Robert Castellini
President of Baseball Operations: Dick Williams
General Manager: Nick Krall
Manager: David Bell
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