1997 San Diego Padres season
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Owner(s) | John Moores |
General manager(s) | Kevin Towers |
Manager(s) | Bruce Bochy |
Local television | KUSI-TV 4SD (Mark Grant, Mel Proctor, Rick Sutcliffe, Glenn Geffner) |
Local radio | KFMB (AM) (Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner, Bob Chandler, Glenn Geffner) |
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The 1997 San Diego Padres season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Padres finished last in the National League West. Right fielder (and future Hall of Famer) Tony Gwynn had the highest batting average in the majors, at .372.
In April, the Padres played three home games at the Aloha Stadium in Hawaii against the St Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals won the opening two games (a double header) on April 19, winning the first 1-0[1] and the second 2-1[2] before the Padres won game 3 on Sunday April 20 by a score of 8-2.[3] Reported attendances were 37,382 (game 2) and 40,050 (game 3).
Contents
Offseason
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Regular season
Transactions
- June 13, 1997: Fernando Valenzuela was traded by the San Diego Padres with Scott Livingstone and Phil Plantier to the St. Louis Cardinals for Rich Batchelor, Danny Jackson, and Mark Sweeney.
- August 13, 1997: Rickey Henderson was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Anaheim Angels for a player to be named later, Ryan Hancock, and Stevenson Agosto (minors). The Anaheim Angels sent George Arias (August 19, 1997) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
Opening Day Starters
Season standings
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | — | 48–33 | 42–39 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 2 | 47–34 | 41–40 |
Colorado Rockies | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 7 | 47–34 | 36–45 |
San Diego Padres | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 14 | 39–42 | 37–44 |
Record vs. opponents
1997 National League Records
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] |
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MON | 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 |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
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Outfielders
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Player stats
Batting
Note: 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 |
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C | John Flaherty | ||||||
1B | Wally Joyner | ||||||
2B | Quilvio Veras | ||||||
SS | Chris Gomez | ||||||
3B | Ken Caminiti | ||||||
LF | Greg Vaughn | ||||||
CF | Steve Finley | ||||||
RF | Tony Gwynn |
Other batters
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Rickey Henderson |
Starting pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Andy Ashby | ||||||
Joey Hamilton | ||||||
Sterling Hitchcock |
Other pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA |
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Relief pitchers
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Trevor Hoffman |
League Honors
All-Stars
- Ken Caminiti (Starting 3B)
- Steve Finley
- Tony Gwynn (Starting DH)
Awards
- Gold Glove: Ken Caminiti (3B)
- Silver Slugger Award: Tony Gwynn (OF)
Statistical Leaders
- Tony Gwynn: Batting Champion (.372)
Farm system
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References
- ↑ Box Score Cardinals @ Padres April 19 Game 1
- ↑ Box Score Cardinals @ Padres April 19 Game 2
- ↑ Box Score Cardinals @ Padres April 20
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
External links
- 1997 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Reference
- 1997 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac