1997 Houston Astros roster: 84-78

The Houston Astros went 84-78 in the 1997 MLB regular season, 1st of 5 in the National League Central. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

1997 Houston Astros team stats
Home Runs13324th of 28
RBI72016th of 28
Hits1,42719th of 28
Runs77714th of 28
Stolen Bases1712nd of 28
Doubles3144th of 28
Triples403rd of 28
Walks6335th of 28
Strikeouts (Batting)1,08516th of 28
Batting Average.25920th of 28
On-Base %.3448th of 28
Slugging %.40321st of 28
OPS.74715th of 28
ERA3.663rd of 28
WHIP1.303rd of 28
Strikeouts (Pitching)1,13810th of 28
Saves3720th of 28
Wins8410th of 28
Runs Allowed6603rd of 28
Errors26224th of 28

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

1997 Astros roster: batting

1997 Houston Astros 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.
Craig Biggio2B162619146191228147.309.415.916
Jeff Bagwell1B1625661091624313531.286.4251.017
Luis GonzalezLF15255078142106810.258.345.722
Derek BellRF12949367136157115.276.344.782
Brad AusmusC1304254511344414.266.326.684
Ricky Gutierrez2B10230333793345.261.315.678
Sean Berry3B9630137778431.256.318.739
Bill Spiers3B132291519344810.320.438.919
Thomas HowardRF10725524633221.247.323.676
Tim Bogar1B9724130604304.249.320.710
Bobby AbreuRF5918822473267.250.329.701
James MoutonCF8618024383239.211.287.609
Tony EusebioC6016412451180.274.364.669
Pat ListachSS521321324064.182.247.474
Ray MontgomeryLF2968816040.235.276.600
Richard HidalgoRF1962819261.306.358.842
Russ Johnson1B2160718291.300.364.780
J.R. PhillipsRF131522140.133.125.458
Ken RamosLF141200010.000.133.133
Randy KnorrC4813110.375.3751.125

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

1997 Astros roster: pitching

1997 Houston Astros 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.
Darryl KileSP34341972.57255.22051.180
Mike HamptonSP343415103.83223.01391.320
Chris HoltSP33328123.52209.2951.300
Shane ReynoldsSP30309104.23181.01521.300
Ramon GarciaRP4220983.69158.21201.301
Jose LimaSP521165.2875.0631.272
Billy WagnerRP620782.8566.11061.1923
Tom MartinRP550532.0956.0361.342
Russ SpringerRP540334.2355.1741.363
Mike MagnanteRP400312.2747.2431.051
Donne WallRP88256.2641.2251.660
John HudekRP400135.9840.2361.754
Jose CabreraRP120001.1715.1180.780
Blas MinorRP110104.5012.061.501
Tommy GreeneSP22017.009.0111.670
Sid FernandezSP11103.605.031.200
Oscar HenriquezRP40014.504.031.250
Manuel BarriosRP200012.003.033.000

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

Results

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

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.