1997_Houston_Astros_season

1997 Houston Astros
1997 Houston Astros
National League Central Champions
League	National League
Division	Central
Ballpark	Astrodome
City	Houston, Texas
Record	84–78 (51.9%)
Divisional place	1st
Owners	Drayton McLane, Jr.
General managers	Gerry Hunsicker
Managers	Larry Dierker
Television	KTXH–TV 20; (Bill Brown, Milo Hamilton, Jim Deshaies); Fox Sports Southwest; (Bill Brown, Milo Hamilton, Jim Deshaies, Bill Worrell)
Radio	KILT–AM 610; (Milo Hamilton, Vince Controneo); KXYZ–AM 1320; (Francisco Ernesto Ruiz, Alex Treviño)

1997 Houston Astros season

Major League Baseball team season

The 1997 Houston Astros season was the 36th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas. In their fourth season in the National League Central and first under former player/broadcaster-turned manager Larry Dierker, the Astros finished in first place, giving them their first playoff berth in eleven years. They clinched the division title eleven years to the day of their last title on September 25.^[1]

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v t e NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Houston Astros	84	78	0.519	—	46–35	38–43
Pittsburgh Pirates	79	83	0.488	5	43–38	36–45
Cincinnati Reds	76	86	0.469	8	40–41	36–45
St. Louis Cardinals	73	89	0.451	11	41–40	32–49
Chicago Cubs	68	94	0.420	16	42–39	26–55

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Brad Ausmus	130	425	113	.266	4	44
1B	Jeff Bagwell	162	566	162	.286	43	135
2B	Craig Biggio	162	619	191	.309	22	81
SS	Tim Bogar	97	241	60	.249	4	30
3B	Sean Berry	96	301	77	.256	8	43
LF	Luis Gonzalez	152	550	142	.258	10	68
CF	Chuck Carr	63	192	53	.276	4	17
RF	Derek Bell	129	493	136	.276	15	71

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Ricky Gutiérrez	102	303	79	.261	3	34
Bill Spiers	132	291	93	.320	4	48
Thomas Howard	107	255	63	.247	3	22
Bobby Abreu	59	188	47	.250	3	26
James Mouton	86	180	38	.211	3	23
Tony Eusebio	60	164	45	.274	1	18
Pat Listach	52	132	24	.182	0	6
Ray Montgomery	29	68	16	.235	0	4
Richard Hidalgo	19	62	19	.306	2	6
Russ Johnson	21	60	18	.300	2	9
Tony Peña	9	19	4	.211	0	2
J.R. Phillips	13	15	2	.133	1	4
Luis Rivera	7	13	3	.231	0	3
Ken Ramos	14	12	0	.000	0	1
Randy Knorr	4	8	3	.375	1	1

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Darryl Kile	34	255.2	19	7	2.57	205
Mike Hampton	34	223.0	15	10	3.83	139
Chris Holt	33	209.2	8	12	3.52	95
Shane Reynolds	30	181.0	9	10	4.23	152
Donne Wall	8	41.2	2	5	6.26	25
Tommy Greene	2	9.0	0	1	7.00	11
Sid Fernandez	1	5.0	1	0	3.60	3

1997_Houston_Astros_season

1997 Houston Astros season

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

Notable transactions

Roster

Game log

Regular season

Postseason Game log

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

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National League Divisional Playoffs

Farm system

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Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Billy Wagner	62	7	8	23	2.85	106
Tom Martin	55	5	3	2	2.09	36
Russ Springer	54	3	3	3	4.23	74
José Lima	52	1	6	2	5.28	63
Mike Magnante	40	3	1	1	2.27	43
John Hudek	40	1	3	4	5.98	36
José Cabrera	12	0	0	0	1.19	18
Blas Minor	11	1	0	1	4.50	6
Óscar Henríquez	4	0	1	0	4.50	3
Manuel Barrios	2	0	0	0	12.00	3

Game	Home	Score	Visitor	Score	Date	Series
1	Atlanta	2	Houston	1	September 30	1-0 (ATL)
2	Atlanta	13	Houston	3	October 1	2-0 (ATL)
3	Houston	1	Atlanta	4	October 3	3-0 (ATL)

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	New Orleans Zephyrs	American Association	Steve Swisher and Matt Galante
AA	Jackson Generals	Texas League	Dave Engle
A	Kissimmee Cobras	Florida State League	John Tamargo
A	Quad Cities River Bandits	Midwest League	Manny Acta
A-Short Season	Auburn Doubledays	New York–Penn League	Mike Rojas
Rookie	GCL Astros	Gulf Coast League	Bobby Ramos