1997 Chicago Cubs roster: 68-94

The Chicago Cubs went 68-94 in the 1997 MLB regular season, 5th of 5 in the National League Central.

Team stats and league rank

1997 Chicago Cubs team stats
Home Runs12727th of 28
RBI64225th of 28
Hits1,44417th of 28
Runs68724th of 28
Stolen Bases11615th of 28
Doubles26918th of 28
Triples396th of 28
Walks45127th of 28
Strikeouts (Batting)1,0037th of 28
Batting Average.26315th of 28
On-Base %.32125th of 28
Slugging %.39624th of 28
OPS.71725th of 28
ERA4.4415th of 28
WHIP1.4314th of 28
Strikeouts (Pitching)1,07214th of 28
Saves3720th of 28
Wins6824th of 28
Runs Allowed75912th of 28
Errors22411th of 28

Counts are season totals; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 28 clubs that season.

1997 Cubs roster: batting

1997 Chicago Cubs batting
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.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Sammy SosaDH162642901613611922.251.300.779
Mark Grace1B1515558717713782.319.409.874
Doug GlanvilleCF1464747914243519.300.333.726
Ryne Sandberg2B1354475411812647.264.308.711
Scott ServaisC122385361006450.260.311.672
Kevin Orie3B114364401008442.275.350.781
Tyler Houston3B7219615512281.260.290.632
Jose Hernandez1B12118333507262.273.323.810
Dave Hansen3B9015119473211.311.429.880
Brant BrownLF4613715325152.234.286.694
Mike HubbardC2964413120.203.227.477
Miguel Cairo1B162977010.241.313.588
Robin JenningsRF91813020.167.158.380
Terrell LoweryLF91424001.286.412.697
Mel RojasCF54100000.000.000.000

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1997 Cubs roster: pitching

1997 Chicago Cubs pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Steve TrachselSP34348124.51201.11601.460
Kevin FosterRP26251074.61146.11181.410
Geremi GonzalezRP23231194.25144.0931.350
Kevin TapaniSP1313933.3985.0551.180
Kent BottenfieldSP640233.8684.0741.392
Terry AdamsRP740294.6274.0641.7718
Bob PattersonRP760163.3459.1580.960
Ramon TatisRP560115.3455.2331.710
Amaury TelemacoRP105036.1638.0291.530
Miguel BatistaSP116055.7036.1271.650
Marc PisciottaRP240313.1828.1211.270
Rodney MyersRP51006.009.062.110
Dave SwartzbaughSP22019.008.042.380

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Results

  1. Apr 1, 1997@ MIAL 2-4
  2. Apr 2, 1997@ MIAL 3-4
  3. Apr 3, 1997@ MIAL 2-8
  4. Apr 4, 1997@ ATLL 4-5
  5. Apr 5, 1997@ ATLL 5-11
  6. Apr 6, 1997@ ATLL 0-4
  7. Apr 8, 1997vs MIAL 3-5
  8. Apr 10, 1997vs MIAL 0-1
  9. Apr 12, 1997vs ATLL 1-2
  10. Apr 13, 1997vs ATLL 4-6
  11. Apr 15, 1997vs COLL 7-10
  12. Apr 16, 1997vs COLL 0-4
  13. Apr 19, 1997@ NYML 3-6
  14. Apr 20, 1997@ NYML 2-8
  15. Apr 20, 1997@ NYMW 4-3
  16. Apr 21, 1997@ NYMW 6-4
  17. Apr 22, 1997@ WSHL 1-5
  18. Apr 23, 1997@ WSHL 3-4
  19. Apr 24, 1997vs PITL 3-4
  20. Apr 25, 1997vs PITW 11-1
  21. Apr 26, 1997vs PITW 7-6
  22. Apr 27, 1997vs PITL 0-7
  23. Apr 28, 1997vs WSHW 5-2
  24. Apr 29, 1997vs WSHW 14-8
  25. Apr 30, 1997@ COLL 5-11
  26. May 1, 1997@ COLL 4-5
  27. May 2, 1997@ LADL 7-8
  28. May 3, 1997@ LADW 2-1
  29. May 4, 1997@ LADL 2-5
  30. May 6, 1997@ SDW 2-1
  31. May 7, 1997@ SDL 3-6
  32. May 8, 1997@ SDW 6-2
  33. May 9, 1997@ SFW 5-3
  34. May 10, 1997@ SFL 2-4
  35. May 11, 1997@ SFL 5-11
  36. May 13, 1997vs LADW 2-1
  37. May 14, 1997vs LADL 4-6
  38. May 15, 1997vs SDW 8-2
  39. May 16, 1997vs SDW 16-7
  40. May 17, 1997vs SFL 1-4
  41. May 18, 1997vs SFW 5-3
  42. May 19, 1997vs SFW 15-4
  43. May 20, 1997vs PHIL 2-3
  44. May 21, 1997vs PHIW 7-0
  45. May 23, 1997@ CINW 3-1
  46. May 24, 1997@ CINL 1-4
  47. May 25, 1997@ CINL 5-7
  48. May 26, 1997@ PITW 2-1
  49. May 27, 1997@ PITW 8-7
  50. May 28, 1997@ PITL 1-4
  51. May 29, 1997vs CINW 2-1
  52. May 30, 1997vs CINL 1-5
  53. May 31, 1997vs CINW 7-4
  54. Jun 1, 1997vs CINW 7-1
  55. Jun 2, 1997vs PITW 3-2
  56. Jun 3, 1997vs PITL 1-3
  57. Jun 4, 1997@ PHIW 5-1
  58. Jun 5, 1997@ PHIL 8-9
  59. Jun 6, 1997@ WSHL 0-3
  60. Jun 7, 1997@ WSHL 0-5
  61. Jun 8, 1997@ WSHL 4-5
  62. Jun 9, 1997@ WSHL 5-6
  63. Jun 10, 1997vs NYML 6-10
  64. Jun 11, 1997vs NYMW 5-4
  65. Jun 13, 1997vs MILL 2-4
  66. Jun 14, 1997vs MILW 9-5
  67. Jun 15, 1997vs MILW 4-3
  68. Jun 16, 1997@ CHWW 8-3
  69. Jun 17, 1997@ CHWL 3-5
  70. Jun 18, 1997@ CHWL 0-3
  71. Jun 20, 1997@ HOUL 3-7
  72. Jun 21, 1997@ HOUL 3-7
  73. Jun 22, 1997@ HOUL 1-3
  74. Jun 23, 1997@ STLW 3-0
  75. Jun 24, 1997@ STLL 2-7
  76. Jun 25, 1997@ STLL 1-3
  77. Jun 26, 1997vs HOUL 6-7
  78. Jun 27, 1997vs HOUW 2-1
  79. Jun 28, 1997vs HOUW 5-2
  80. Jun 29, 1997vs HOUL 8-10
  81. Jun 30, 1997vs KCW 8-7
  82. Jul 1, 1997vs KCW 6-1
  83. Jul 2, 1997vs KCW 3-2
  84. Jul 3, 1997@ PHIW 5-4
  85. Jul 4, 1997@ PHIW 9-3
  86. Jul 5, 1997@ PHIL 7-9
  87. Jul 6, 1997@ PHIW 8-4
  88. Jul 10, 1997vs STLL 2-3
  89. Jul 11, 1997vs STLW 7-1
  90. Jul 12, 1997vs STLL 1-2
  91. Jul 13, 1997vs STLL 5-11
  92. Jul 14, 1997vs HOUL 7-9
  93. Jul 15, 1997vs HOUL 3-5
  94. Jul 16, 1997@ NYMW 6-5
  95. Jul 17, 1997@ NYML 3-4
  96. Jul 19, 1997vs COLW 7-0
  97. Jul 19, 1997vs COLW 6-5
  98. Jul 20, 1997vs COLL 5-9
  99. Jul 22, 1997vs ATLL 1-4
  100. Jul 22, 1997vs ATLW 5-4
  101. Jul 23, 1997vs ATLW 3-1
  102. Jul 24, 1997@ COLL 1-7
  103. Jul 25, 1997@ COLL 3-9
  104. Jul 26, 1997@ COLL 3-6
  105. Jul 27, 1997@ COLL 0-4
  106. Jul 28, 1997@ ATLL 0-6
  107. Jul 29, 1997@ ATLL 2-7
  108. Jul 30, 1997@ ATLL 5-6
  109. Jul 31, 1997vs LADL 1-4
  110. Aug 1, 1997vs LADL 9-13
  111. Aug 2, 1997vs LADW 5-1
  112. Aug 3, 1997vs LADW 4-3
  113. Aug 5, 1997vs SFL 2-8
  114. Aug 6, 1997vs SFL 4-7
  115. Aug 7, 1997vs SFW 6-3
  116. Aug 8, 1997vs SDW 3-1
  117. Aug 9, 1997vs SDL 5-7
  118. Aug 10, 1997vs SDL 3-4
  119. Aug 11, 1997@ LADL 1-2
  120. Aug 12, 1997@ LADW 4-2
  121. Aug 13, 1997@ SFW 6-5
  122. Aug 14, 1997@ SFL 3-7
  123. Aug 15, 1997@ SDL 1-5
  124. Aug 16, 1997@ SDL 3-4
  125. Aug 17, 1997@ SDW 6-5
  126. Aug 19, 1997@ MIAL 1-8
  127. Aug 20, 1997@ MIAL 5-6
  128. Aug 22, 1997vs WSHW 3-1
  129. Aug 23, 1997vs WSHL 5-9
  130. Aug 24, 1997vs WSHW 12-3
  131. Aug 25, 1997vs MIAW 3-1
  132. Aug 26, 1997vs MIAL 0-11
  133. Aug 27, 1997vs MIAL 3-4
  134. Aug 28, 1997vs MIAW 4-3
  135. Aug 29, 1997@ CLEL 6-7
  136. Aug 30, 1997@ CLEW 9-4
  137. Aug 31, 1997@ CLEL 5-9
  138. Sep 1, 1997vs MINL 6-7
  139. Sep 2, 1997vs MINW 9-3
  140. Sep 3, 1997vs MINW 10-6
  141. Sep 5, 1997vs NYMW 8-3
  142. Sep 6, 1997vs NYMW 7-5
  143. Sep 7, 1997vs NYML 2-9
  144. Sep 8, 1997@ CINW 8-1
  145. Sep 9, 1997@ CINL 2-5
  146. Sep 10, 1997@ CINW 3-1
  147. Sep 12, 1997@ PITL 1-3
  148. Sep 13, 1997@ PITW 4-1
  149. Sep 14, 1997@ PITW 3-2
  150. Sep 15, 1997vs CINL 1-4
  151. Sep 16, 1997vs CINW 5-0
  152. Sep 17, 1997vs STLL 9-12
  153. Sep 18, 1997vs STLW 4-3
  154. Sep 19, 1997vs PHIL 5-10
  155. Sep 20, 1997vs PHIL 2-3
  156. Sep 21, 1997vs PHIW 11-3
  157. Sep 23, 1997@ HOUL 3-5
  158. Sep 24, 1997@ HOUW 3-1
  159. Sep 25, 1997@ HOUL 1-9
  160. Sep 26, 1997@ STLW 5-2
  161. Sep 27, 1997@ STLL 4-12
  162. Sep 28, 1997@ STLL 1-2

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season.