1997 Florida Marlins season


The Florida Marlins' 1997 season was the fifth season for the Major League Baseball franchise in the National League. It would begin with the team attempting to improve on their season from 1996. Their manager was Jim Leyland. They played home games at Pro Player Stadium. They finished with a record of 92-70, posting the first winning season in franchise history and winning the NL Wild Card. They got through the National League playoffs and won the World Series over the Cleveland Indians.

Offseason

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
PosPlayerGABRHAvg.HRRBISB
C12441643104.25019630
1BJeff Conine1514054698.24217612
2B752632763.2400816
3BBobby Bonilla15356277167.29717966
SSÉdgar Rentería15461790171.27745232
LFMoisés Alou15053888157.292231159
CFDevon White742653765.24563413
RFGary Sheffield13544486111.250217111

Other batters

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
PlayerGABRHAvg.HRRBISB
Jim Eisenreich1202933682.2802340
Kurt Abbott942523569.2746303
John Cangelosi1031922847.2451125
Craig Counsell511642049.2991161
Greg Zaun581432143.3012201
Cliff Floyd611372332.2346196
Darren Daulton521262233.2623212
Alex Arias74931323.2471110
Mark Kotsay1452510.192043
Todd Dunwoody1950713.260272
John Wehner4436810.278021
Ralph Milliard83026.200021
Billy McMillon131802.111010
Russ Morman4732.286121
4523.600010
Bob Natal4422.500130

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGGSIPWLERASO
3333237.11682.69205
3232220.217123.59183
2727151.11194.34132
2221111.1464.61102
1919108.2464.4764
171796.1933.1872

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGGSIPWLERASO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
747223.2865
7393353.8981
591203.9063
565304.2954
361214.6028
323103.7829
171304.9119
171113.758
70109.827
400016.884
20003.860
10000.000

Postseason

NLDS

Florida wins the series, 3-0

NLCS

World Series

Game 1

October 18, 1997, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami

Game 2

October 19, 1997, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami

Game 3

October 21, 1997, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio

Game 4

October 22, 1997, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio

Game 5

October 23, 1997, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio

Game 6

October 25, 1997, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami

Game 7

October 26, 1997, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami

Awards and honors

1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game