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1997 Milwaukee Brewers season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1997 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers finishing 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.
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| 1997 Milwaukee Brewers | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | Central | |||
| Ballpark | Milwaukee County Stadium | |||
| City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||
| Owners | Bud Selig | |||
| General managers | Sal Bando | |||
| Managers | Phil Garner | |||
| Television | WVTV Wisconsin Sports Net (Matt Vasgersian, Bill Schroeder) | |||
| Radio | WTMJ (AM) (Bob Uecker, Jim Powell) | |||
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- November 27, 1996: Jeff Ware was selected off waivers by the Brewers from the Toronto Blue Jays.[1]
- January 30, 1997: Jack Voigt was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.[2]
| (1997) Jackie Robinson Retired by Major League Baseball |
Season standings
More information W, L ...
| AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Cleveland Indians | 86 | 75 | 0.534 | — | 44–37 | 42–38 |
| Chicago White Sox | 80 | 81 | 0.497 | 6 | 45–36 | 35–45 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 78 | 83 | 0.484 | 8 | 47–33 | 31–50 |
| Minnesota Twins | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 18½ | 35–46 | 33–48 |
| Kansas City Royals | 67 | 94 | 0.416 | 19 | 33–47 | 34–47 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Anaheim | — | 4–7 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 11–1 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–5 | 4–12 |
| Baltimore | 7–4 | — | 5–7 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 6–6 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 10–1 | 8–4 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 10–1 | 6–6 | 8–7 |
| Boston | 5–6 | 7–5 | — | 3–8 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 3–8 | 8–3 | 8–3 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 3–8 | 6–6 | 6–9 |
| Chicago | 5–6 | 6–5 | 8–3 | — | 5–7 | 4–7 | 11–1 | 4–7 | 6–6 | 2–9 | 8–3 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 8–7 |
| Cleveland | 4–7 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 7–5 | — | 6–5 | 8–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 5–6 | 7–4 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 9–6 |
| Detroit | 6–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–4 | 5–6 | — | 6–5 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 2–10 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 6–6 | 8–7 |
| Kansas City | 5–6 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 1–11 | 3–8 | 5–6 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–8 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 6–9 |
| Milwaukee | 4–7 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 7–4 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 4–7 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 8–7 |
| Minnesota | 7–4 | 1–10 | 3–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 3–8 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 3–8 | 7–8 |
| New York | 7–4 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–2 | 6–5 | 10–2 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 8–3 | — | 6–5 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 7–5 | 5–10 |
| Oakland | 1–11 | 3–8 | 4–7 | 3–8 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 5–6 | — | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–5 | 7–9 |
| Seattle | 6–6 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 6–5 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 8–3 | 7–9 |
| Texas | 4–8 | 1–10 | 8–3 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 4–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | — | 4–7 | 10–6 |
| Toronto | 5–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 5–7 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 7–4 | — | 4–11 |
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Notable transactions
- August 13, 1997: Julio Franco was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.[3]
- August 14, 1997: Mark Davis was acquired by the Brewers from the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a conditional deal.[4]
Roster
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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
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Mike Matheny | 123 | 320 | 78 | .244 | 4 | 32 |
| 1B | Dave Nilsson | 156 | 554 | 154 | .278 | 20 | 81 |
| 2B | Fernando Viña | 79 | 324 | 89 | .275 | 4 | 28 |
| 3B | Jeff Cirillo | 154 | 580 | 167 | .288 | 10 | 82 |
| SS | José Valentín | 136 | 494 | 125 | .253 | 17 | 58 |
| LF | Gerald Williams | 155 | 566 | 143 | .253 | 10 | 41 |
| CF | Jeromy Burnitz | 153 | 494 | 139 | .281 | 27 | 85 |
| RF | Matt Mieske | 84 | 253 | 63 | .249 | 5 | 21 |
| DH | Julio Franco | 42 | 141 | 34 | .241 | 4 | 19 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Mark Loretta | 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 |
| Jack Voigt | 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 |
| Chuck Carr | 26 | 46 | 6 | .130 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Stinnett | 30 | 36 | 9 | .250 | 0 | 3 |
| Tim Unroe | 32 | 16 | 4 | .250 | 2 | 5 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| 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 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Joel Adamson | 30 | 76.1 | 5 | 3 | 3.54 | 56 |
| Bryce Florie | 32 | 75.0 | 4 | 4 | 4.32 | 53 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| 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 |
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See also: Minor League Baseball
The Brewers' farm system consisted of seven minor league affiliates in 1997.[6]
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| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| Triple-A | Tucson Toros | Pacific Coast League | Tim Ireland and Bob Mariano |
| Double-A | El Paso Diablos | Texas League | Dave Machemer |
| Class A-Advanced | Stockton Ports | California League | Greg Mahlberg |
| Class A | Beloit Snappers | Midwest League | Luis Salazar |
| Rookie | Helena Brewers | Pioneer League | Alex Morales |
| Rookie | Ogden Raptors | Pioneer League | Bernie Moncallo |
| Rookie | DSL Brewers | Dominican Summer League | — |
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- "1997 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.