1997 Pittsburgh Pirates season 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 116th season of the franchise; the 111th in the National League. This was their 28th season at Three Rivers Stadium . The Pirates finished second in the National League Central with a record of 79–83.Offseason November 14 , 1996: Dan Plesac , Carlos García and Orlando Merced were traded by the Pirates to the Toronto Blue Jays for José Silva , Brandon Cromer, Jose Pett, and players to be named later . The Blue Jays completed the deal by sending Abraham Núñez , Craig Wilson , and Mike Halperin to the Pirates on December 11 . December 13, 1996: Jay Bell and Jeff King were traded by the Pirates to the Kansas City Royals for Jeff Granger , Joe Randa , Jeff Wallace , and Jeff Martin . December 20 , 1996: Kevin Elster was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.New stadium referendum the field . In 1997 voters in Pittsburgh's Allegheny County and 10 surrounding counties were presented with a referendum, known as the Regional Renaissance Initiative , to raise their county sales tax by 1/2% for seven years to fund, among other things, new stadiums for the Pirates and Pittsburgh Steelers . Both teams were playing in Three Rivers Stadium, which at the time was considered by many to be obsolete. The unexpected pennant drive provided a backdrop for the question as it was debated throughout the summer, given the concern that the Pirates might leave the city if a new stadium wasn't procured.Convention Center . The new plan was eventually passed, this time without a referendum and despite polls showing the public was against this as well, resulting in the construction of PNC Park and Heinz Field , where both teams would start playing in 2001 .Regular season The 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates were informally known as "The Freak Show," as the team of rookies and cheap veterans unexpectedly competed with the Houston Astros for the division title until the final week of the season.Season standings Game Log Record vs. opponents Detailed records Month Games Won Lost Win % April 25 12 13 91 123 May 28 14 14 127 122 June 27 11 16 119 135 July 28 16 12 123 122 August 29 15 14 136 147 September 25 11 14 129 111 Total 162 79 83 725 760
Roster Opening Day lineup Player stats ;BattingPlayer 45 2 1 0.500 0 0 18 71 28 0.394 5 16 71 167 59 0.353 7 33 126 443 134 0.302 7 60 97 333 100 0.300 18 74 144 486 143 0.294 8 49 113 423 123 0.291 13 59 71 193 55 0.285 9 35 155 641 178 0.278 6 50 84 245 67 0.273 4 21 143 498 133 0.267 14 70 126 306 80 0.261 12 47 49 105 27 0.257 0 7 108 369 94 0.255 3 43 31 4 1 0.250 0 2 30 89 22 0.247 3 11 19 40 9 0.225 0 6 39 138 31 0.225 7 25 78 219 47 0.215 4 29 48 147 28 0.190 1 10 52 106 20 0.189 3 8 66 95 17 0.179 2 6 33 60 10 0.167 0 5 20 40 6 0.150 3 5 11 7 1 0.143 0 0 18 37 5 0.135 0 3 33 58 7 0.121 0 8 32 56 6 0.107 0 2 29 56 5 0.089 0 0 32 52 3 0.058 0 1 3 1 0 0.000 0 0 72 1 0 0.000 0 0 62 1 0 0.000 0 0 44 7 0 0.000 0 0 14 1 0 0.000 0 0 25 2 0 0.000 0 0 70 4 0 0.000 0 1 39 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0
Player 3 0 0 0.00 2 11 12 0 0 0.75 14 10 1 0 1.93 6 39 3 0 2.94 37 72 1 5 3.10 66 62 60 4 8 3.45 71 29 11 8 3.63 121 45 52 2 2 3.63 51 70 9 5 3.69 47 14 16 0 0 3.94 9 33 11 11 4.13 122 32 9 15 4.30 109 33 11 14 4.49 160 31 2 2 4.58 17 32 10 9 4.60 136 5 0 0 4.70 4 11 2 1 5.94 30 3 6 0 0 6.00 3 44 3 2 6.32 50 25 28 0 1 8.04 21 9 5 0 0 18.00 4
Awards and honors The Sporting News Executive of the Year Award 1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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