The 1997 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 28th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, and their 29th overall. The Brewers finished third in the American League Central, eight games behind the Cleveland Indians, with a record of 78 wins and 83 losses. 1997 was the Brewers' final season in the American League, before moving to the National League for the following season.
Offseason November 27, 1996: Jeff Ware was selected off waivers by the Brewers from the Toronto Blue Jays.Jeff Ware page at Baseball Reference January 30, 1997: Jack Voigt was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.Jack Voigt page at Baseball Reference
Regular season (1997)Jackie RobinsonRetired byMajor League Baseball
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions August 13, 1997: Julio Franco was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.Julio Franco page at Baseball Reference August 14, 1997: Mark Davis was acquired by the Brewers from the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a conditional deal.Mark Davis page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1997 Milwaukee Brewers Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
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 123 320 78 .244 4 32 1B 156 554 154 .278 20 81 2B 79 324 89 .275 4 28 3B 154 580 167 .288 10 82 SS 136 494 125 .253 17 58 LF 155 566 143 .253 10 41 CF 153 494 139 .281 27 85 RF 84 253 63 .249 5 21 DH 42 141 34 .241 4 19
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 132 418 120 .287 5 47 Jesse Levis 99 200 57 .285 1 19 John Jaha 46 162 40 .247 11 26 Marc Newfield 50 157 36 .229 1 18 72 151 37 .245 8 22 Jeff Huson 84 143 29 .203 0 11 Todd Dunn 44 118 27 .229 3 9 Darrin Jackson 26 81 22 .272 2 15 Brian Banks 28 68 14 .206 1 8 Antone Williamson 24 54 11 .204 0 6 Eddy Díaz 16 50 11 .220 0 7 26 46 6 .130 0 0 Kelly Stinnett 30 36 9 .250 0 3 Tim Unroe 32 16 4 .250 2 51997 Milwaukee Brewers Statistics and Roster - Baseball-Reference.com
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 Cal Eldred 34 202.0 13 15 4.99 122 Scott Karl 32 193.1 10 13 4.47 119 José Mercedes 29 159.0 7 10 3.79 80 Jeff D'Amico 23 135.2 9 7 4.71 94 Ben McDonald 21 133.0 8 7 4.06 110 Steve Woodard 7 36.2 3 3 5.15 32 Jamie McAndrew 5 19.1 1 1 8.38 8 Pete Harnisch 4 14.0 1 1 5.14 10
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 Joel Adamson 30 76.1 5 3 3.54 56 Bryce Florie 32 75.0 4 4 4.32 53
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 Doug Jones 75 6 6 36 2.02 82 Bob Wickman 74 7 6 1 2.73 78 Mike Fetters 51 1 5 6 3.45 62 Ron Villone 50 1 0 0 3.42 40 Al Reyes 19 1 2 1 5.46 28 Mark Davis 19 0 0 0 5.51 14 Ángel Miranda 10 0 0 0 3.86 8 Mike Misuraca 5 0 0 0 11.32 10 Sean Maloney 3 0 0 0 5.14 5 Greg Hansell 3 0 0 0 9.64 5 Paul Wagner 2 1 0 0 9.00 0
Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of seven minor league affiliates in 1997.
Notes
References 1997 Milwaukee Brewers team page at Baseball Reference 1997 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com