1997 Detroit Tigers season
The 1997 Detroit Tigers finished in third place in the American League Eastern Division with a record of 79-83, an improvement of 26 games over the previous season. They were outscored by their opponents 790 to 784. The Tigers drew 1,365,157 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1997, ranking 13th of the 14 teams in the American League.
This was the Tigers' final year in the AL East. Beginning in 1998, the team joined the American League Central Division. On July 27, 1997, the Detroit Tigers retired pitcher Hal Newhouser's number 16.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Transactions
- April 8, 1997: Bob Hamelin was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
- April 16, 1997: Vince Coleman was released by the Detroit Tigers.
Roster
Game log
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; 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 |
| C | | 101 | 304 | 74 | .243 | 5 | 24 |
| 1B | | 159 | 580 | 160 | .276 | 32 | 117 |
| 2B | | 151 | 527 | 139 | .264 | 22 | 72 |
| 3B | | 154 | 595 | 163 | .274 | 22 | 102 |
| SS | | 147 | 436 | 105 | .241 | 2 | 40 |
| LF | | 146 | 546 | 163 | .299 | 27 | 101 |
| CF | | 162 | 658 | 177 | .269 | 4 | 45 |
| RF | | 116 | 359 | 82 | .228 | 20 | 64 |
| DH | | 110 | 318 | 86 | .270 | 18 | 52 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 93 | 251 | 59 | .235 | 9 | 35 |
| 79 | 162 | 34 | .210 | 2 | 19 |
| 45 | 139 | 33 | .237 | 2 | 18 |
| 47 | 137 | 38 | .277 | 3 | 10 |
| 44 | 123 | 28 | .228 | 4 | 13 |
| 52 | 112 | 22 | .196 | 0 | 8 |
| 50 | 111 | 26 | .234 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | 33 | 7 | .212 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | 26 | 8 | .308 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 32 | 223.1 | 15 | 11 | 3.02 | 151 |
| 31 | 175.1 | 11 | 12 | 4.67 | 97 |
| 29 | 175 | 16 | 8 | 4.17 | 90 |
| 19 | 115 | 5 | 6 | 4.70 | 74 |
| 20 | 92 | 5 | 7 | 5.77 | 64 |
| 14 | 74.1 | 3 | 8 | 5.33 | 58 |
| 11 | 45.1 | 3 | 5 | 6.55 | 33 |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5.00 | 4 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 7 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 5.28 | 20 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 68 | 70 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 3.09 | 70 |
| 88 | 53.2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5.70 | 50 |
| 71 | 82.2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5.01 | 79 |
| 61 | 78 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3.23 | 60 |
| 38 | 84 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4.18 | 53 |
| 17 | 41.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.40 | 27 |
| 21 | 40.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.69 | 19 |
| 19 | 24.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.47 | 8 |
| 16 | 20.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.31 | 12 |
| 13 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.59 | 11 |
| 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.50 | 2 |
Farm system
