How many home runs did Ryne Sandberg have in 1997?
121997 Regular Season
Ryne Sandberg recorded 12 home runs in the 1997 regular season, 132nd in the MLB.
- 11th-best of Ryne Sandberg's 16 seasons on file; the high is 40 in 1990.
- Down 13 from 25 in 1996.
- 12% of the Chicago Cubs' home runs that regular season.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1981 |  PHI | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| 1982 |  CHC | 156 | 635 | 103 | 172 | 7 | 54 | 32 | .271 | .312 | .372 | .683 |
| 1983 | CHC | 158 | 633 | 94 | 165 | 8 | 48 | 37 | .261 | .316 | .351 | .667 |
| 1984 | CHC | 156 | 636 | 114 | 200 | 19 | 84 | 32 | .314 | .367 | .520 | .887 |
| 1985 | CHC | 153 | 609 | 113 | 186 | 26 | 83 | 54 | .305 | .364 | .504 | .868 |
| 1986 | CHC | 154 | 627 | 68 | 178 | 14 | 76 | 34 | .284 | .330 | .411 | .741 |
| 1987 | CHC | 132 | 523 | 81 | 154 | 16 | 59 | 21 | .294 | .367 | .442 | .809 |
| 1988 | CHC | 155 | 618 | 77 | 163 | 19 | 69 | 25 | .264 | .322 | .419 | .741 |
| 1989 | CHC | 157 | 606 | 104 | 176 | 30 | 76 | 15 | .290 | .356 | .497 | .853 |
| 1990 | CHC | 155 | 615 | 116 | 188 | 40 | 100 | 25 | .306 | .354 | .559 | .913 |
| 1991 | CHC | 158 | 585 | 104 | 170 | 26 | 100 | 22 | .291 | .379 | .485 | .865 |
| 1992 | CHC | 158 | 612 | 100 | 186 | 26 | 87 | 17 | .304 | .371 | .510 | .881 |
| 1993 | CHC | 117 | 456 | 67 | 141 | 9 | 45 | 9 | .309 | .359 | .412 | .772 |
| 1994 | CHC | 57 | 223 | 36 | 53 | 5 | 24 | 2 | .238 | .312 | .390 | .702 |
| 1996 | CHC | 150 | 554 | 85 | 135 | 25 | 92 | 12 | .244 | .316 | .444 | .760 |
| 1997 | CHC | 135 | 447 | 54 | 118 | 12 | 64 | 7 | .264 | .308 | .403 | .711 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS