1997 Cleveland Indians roster: 86-75

The Cleveland Indians went 86-75 in the 1997 MLB regular season, 1st of 5 in the American League Central. They reached the 1997 World Series and lost 4-3.

Team stats and league rank

1997 Cleveland Indians team stats
Home Runs2203rd of 28
RBI8104th of 28
Hits1,5894th of 28
Runs8684th of 28
Stolen Bases11814th of 28
Doubles3018th of 28
Triples2225th of 28
Walks6177th of 28
Strikeouts (Batting)9555th of 28
Batting Average.2864th of 28
On-Base %.3582nd of 28
Slugging %.4673rd of 28
OPS.8253rd of 28
ERA4.7320th of 28
WHIP1.4823rd of 28
Strikeouts (Pitching)1,03618th of 28
Saves3913th of 28
Wins869th of 28
Runs Allowed81518th of 28
Errors2046th of 28

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

1997 Guardians roster: batting

1997 Cleveland Indians 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.
Matt Williams3B151596861573210512.263.307.795
Omar Vizquel2B1535658915854943.280.347.715
Manny RamirezLF1505619918426882.328.415.953
Marquis GrissomCF14455874146126622.262.317.713
Jim ThomeDH147496104142401021.286.4231.001
David JusticeLF13949584163331013.329.4181.013
Tony FernandezDH1204095511711446.286.323.746
Brian GilesRF13037762101176113.268.368.827
Kevin Seitzer1B6419827532240.268.326.694
Pat BordersC5515917474150.296.341.769
Kevin MitchellDH2059794111.153.275.648
Jeff Manto1B163038270.267.290.857
Casey Candaele2B142658041.308.333.679
Bruce AvenLF131944020.211.250.513
Enrique Wilson2B51525010.333.333.667
Trenidad HubbardCF71233002.250.308.641
Richie Sexson1B51113000.273.273.545
Sean Casey1B61012010.200.333.533
Einar DiazC5711010.143.143.429

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

1997 Guardians roster: pitching

1997 Cleveland Indians 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.
Charles NagyRP343415114.28227.01491.450
Orel HershiserSP32321464.47195.11071.370
Chad OgeaSP2121894.99126.1801.470
Bartolo ColonSP1917475.6594.0661.620
Jaret WrightSP1616834.3890.1631.280
Jose MesaRP660442.4082.1691.3516
Albie LopezRP376376.9376.2631.840
Mike JacksonRP710253.2475.0741.1715
Eric PlunkRP550454.6665.2661.490
Paul AssenmacherRP750502.9449.0531.184
Brian AndersonSP88424.6948.0221.380
Paul ShueyRP400426.2045.0461.782
Jack McDowellSP86335.0940.2381.520
Alvin MormanRP340005.8918.1131.802

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

Results

  1. Apr 2, 1997@ ATHW 9-7
  2. Apr 3, 1997@ ATHL 4-5
  3. Apr 4, 1997@ LAAL 6-8
  4. Apr 5, 1997@ LAAW 7-5
  5. Apr 6, 1997@ LAAW 10-8
  6. Apr 7, 1997@ SEAW 8-3
  7. Apr 8, 1997@ SEAL 8-14
  8. Apr 9, 1997@ SEAL 1-11
  9. Apr 11, 1997vs LAAW 15-3
  10. Apr 13, 1997vs LAAL 3-8
  11. Apr 14, 1997vs SEAL 1-6
  12. Apr 15, 1997vs SEAL 4-8
  13. Apr 16, 1997@ BOSL 6-11
  14. Apr 17, 1997@ BOSW 4-3
  15. Apr 18, 1997vs MILL 2-10
  16. Apr 19, 1997vs MILW 11-6
  17. Apr 20, 1997vs MILW 6-4
  18. Apr 22, 1997vs BOSL 2-8
  19. Apr 23, 1997vs BOSW 11-7
  20. Apr 24, 1997@ MILW 6-3
  21. Apr 25, 1997@ MILW 11-4
  22. Apr 26, 1997@ MILL 8-9
  23. Apr 27, 1997@ MILL 5-6
  24. Apr 29, 1997vs ATHW 10-4
  25. Apr 30, 1997vs ATHL 9-11
  26. May 1, 1997vs ATHW 7-1
  27. May 3, 1997vs DETW 7-6
  28. May 4, 1997vs DETL 0-2
  29. May 6, 1997vs TEXW 5-4
  30. May 7, 1997vs TORW 7-1
  31. May 8, 1997vs TORL 3-4
  32. May 9, 1997@ DETW 5-0
  33. May 10, 1997@ DETL 0-6
  34. May 11, 1997@ DETL 3-11
  35. May 12, 1997@ TEXL 2-4
  36. May 13, 1997@ TEXW 7-3
  37. May 14, 1997@ TEXL 3-4
  38. May 16, 1997@ TORL 2-5
  39. May 17, 1997@ TORW 8-1
  40. May 18, 1997@ TORW 8-6
  41. May 20, 1997vs KCW 4-3
  42. May 21, 1997vs KCW 1-0
  43. May 22, 1997vs KCW 9-1
  44. May 23, 1997vs BALW 6-1
  45. May 24, 1997vs BALL 3-8
  46. May 25, 1997vs BALW 7-6
  47. May 26, 1997@ CHWW 10-4
  48. May 27, 1997@ CHWL 2-8
  49. May 28, 1997@ KCW 10-3
  50. May 30, 1997@ BALL 0-3
  51. May 30, 1997@ BALL 0-3
  52. May 31, 1997@ BALL 5-8
  53. Jun 3, 1997vs CHWL 5-9
  54. Jun 4, 1997vs CHWL 4-9
  55. Jun 5, 1997vs CHWW 5-4
  56. Jun 6, 1997@ BOSW 7-3
  57. Jun 7, 1997@ BOSW 9-5
  58. Jun 8, 1997@ BOSL 6-12
  59. Jun 10, 1997vs MILW 5-4
  60. Jun 11, 1997vs MILW 4-3
  61. Jun 12, 1997vs MILL 2-6
  62. Jun 14, 1997@ STLW 8-3
  63. Jun 14, 1997@ STLL 2-5
  64. Jun 15, 1997@ STLW 9-2
  65. Jun 16, 1997vs CINL 1-4
  66. Jun 17, 1997vs CINW 5-1
  67. Jun 18, 1997vs CINL 2-5
  68. Jun 20, 1997vs NYYL 1-7
  69. Jun 21, 1997vs NYYW 13-4
  70. Jun 22, 1997vs NYYW 5-2
  71. Jun 23, 1997vs MINL 2-7
  72. Jun 24, 1997vs MINW 10-5
  73. Jun 27, 1997@ NYYL 2-3
  74. Jun 28, 1997@ NYYW 12-8
  75. Jun 29, 1997@ NYYL 10-11
  76. Jun 30, 1997@ HOUW 6-4
  77. Jul 1, 1997@ HOUW 8-6
  78. Jul 2, 1997@ HOUL 2-6
  79. Jul 4, 1997vs KCW 7-6
  80. Jul 5, 1997vs KCW 8-4
  81. Jul 6, 1997vs KCW 8-7
  82. Jul 10, 1997@ MINL 2-8
  83. Jul 11, 1997@ MINW 5-1
  84. Jul 12, 1997@ MINW 7-2
  85. Jul 13, 1997@ MINW 12-5
  86. Jul 14, 1997@ NYYW 3-2
  87. Jul 15, 1997@ NYYL 6-12
  88. Jul 16, 1997@ MILW 4-3
  89. Jul 17, 1997@ MILW 3-2
  90. Jul 18, 1997vs BOSL 0-7
  91. Jul 19, 1997vs BOSL 3-6
  92. Jul 20, 1997vs BOSW 7-2
  93. Jul 21, 1997vs BOSL 1-3
  94. Jul 22, 1997vs SEAW 6-2
  95. Jul 23, 1997vs SEAL 3-6
  96. Jul 24, 1997vs SEAL 1-11
  97. Jul 25, 1997vs ATHL 1-2
  98. Jul 26, 1997vs ATHW 6-3
  99. Jul 27, 1997vs ATHW 4-2
  100. Jul 28, 1997vs LAAL 0-2
  101. Jul 28, 1997vs LAAL 7-10
  102. Jul 29, 1997vs LAAL 2-7
  103. Jul 30, 1997vs LAAL 2-5
  104. Aug 1, 1997@ TEXW 8-5
  105. Aug 2, 1997@ TEXW 7-3
  106. Aug 3, 1997@ TEXL 7-8
  107. Aug 4, 1997@ DETW 7-2
  108. Aug 5, 1997@ DETL 4-6
  109. Aug 6, 1997@ TORL 3-6
  110. Aug 7, 1997@ TORL 0-4
  111. Aug 8, 1997vs TEXL 5-6
  112. Aug 9, 1997vs TEXL 3-4
  113. Aug 9, 1997vs TEXW 4-2
  114. Aug 10, 1997vs TEXL 6-7
  115. Aug 12, 1997vs DETW 7-4
  116. Aug 13, 1997vs DETL 3-13
  117. Aug 13, 1997vs DETW 9-1
  118. Aug 14, 1997vs DETW 12-1
  119. Aug 15, 1997vs TORW 5-4
  120. Aug 16, 1997vs TORW 8-4
  121. Aug 17, 1997vs TORL 5-10
  122. Aug 18, 1997vs TORW 5-3
  123. Aug 19, 1997@ SEAW 7-5
  124. Aug 20, 1997@ SEAL 0-1
  125. Aug 21, 1997@ SEAL 6-7
  126. Aug 22, 1997@ ATHW 5-3
  127. Aug 23, 1997@ ATHW 7-4
  128. Aug 24, 1997@ ATHL 1-4
  129. Aug 26, 1997@ LAAL 7-8
  130. Aug 27, 1997@ LAAW 10-4
  131. Aug 29, 1997vs CHCW 7-6
  132. Aug 30, 1997vs CHCL 4-9
  133. Aug 31, 1997vs CHCW 9-5
  134. Sep 1, 1997@ PITW 7-5
  135. Sep 2, 1997@ PITL 4-6
  136. Sep 3, 1997@ PITW 7-3
  137. Sep 5, 1997vs CHWW 11-1
  138. Sep 6, 1997vs CHWW 9-7
  139. Sep 7, 1997vs CHWW 5-2
  140. Sep 8, 1997vs BALW 2-1
  141. Sep 9, 1997vs BALL 3-9
  142. Sep 11, 1997@ CHWL 5-7
  143. Sep 12, 1997@ CHWW 9-0
  144. Sep 13, 1997@ CHWL 6-7
  145. Sep 14, 1997@ CHWW 8-3
  146. Sep 15, 1997@ BALL 5-6
  147. Sep 15, 1997@ BALW 4-1
  148. Sep 16, 1997@ BALW 4-2
  149. Sep 16, 1997@ BALL 2-7
  150. Sep 17, 1997@ MINW 7-6
  151. Sep 18, 1997@ MINW 4-1
  152. Sep 19, 1997@ KCL 3-10
  153. Sep 19, 1997@ KCW 6-2
  154. Sep 20, 1997@ KCL 2-5
  155. Sep 21, 1997@ KCL 0-1
  156. Sep 23, 1997vs NYYW 10-9
  157. Sep 24, 1997vs NYYL 4-8
  158. Sep 25, 1997vs NYYL 4-5
  159. Sep 26, 1997vs MINW 7-2
  160. Sep 27, 1997vs MINW 10-6
  161. Sep 27, 1997vs MINL 4-6
  162. Sep 28, 1997vs MINL 1-5
  163. Sep 30, 1997@ NYYL 6-8playoffs
  164. Oct 2, 1997@ NYYW 7-5playoffs
  165. Oct 4, 1997vs NYYL 1-6playoffs
  166. Oct 5, 1997vs NYYW 3-2playoffs
  167. Oct 6, 1997vs NYYW 4-3playoffs
  168. Oct 8, 1997@ BALL 0-3playoffs
  169. Oct 9, 1997@ BALW 5-4playoffs
  170. Oct 11, 1997vs BALW 2-1playoffs
  171. Oct 12, 1997vs BALW 8-7playoffs
  172. Oct 13, 1997vs BALL 2-4playoffs
  173. Oct 15, 1997@ BALW 1-0playoffs
  174. Oct 18, 1997@ MIAL 4-7playoffs
  175. Oct 19, 1997@ MIAW 6-1playoffs
  176. Oct 21, 1997vs MIAL 11-14playoffs
  177. Oct 22, 1997vs MIAW 10-3playoffs
  178. Oct 23, 1997vs MIAL 7-8playoffs
  179. Oct 25, 1997@ MIAW 4-1playoffs
  180. Oct 26, 1997@ MIAL 2-3playoffs

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.