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Owner(s) | Mike Ilitch |
General manager(s) | Randy Smith |
Manager(s) | Buddy Bell |
Local television | WKBD (Ernie Harwell, Al Kaline, Jim Price) PASS (Ernie Harwell, Jim Price, Fred McLeod) |
Local radio | WJR (Frank Beckmann, Lary Sorensen) |
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The 1997 Detroit Tigers finished in third place in the American League Eastern Division with a record of 79-83 (.488). 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 American League Eastern Division. 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[edit]
- January 9, 1997: Vince Coleman signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.[1]
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Baltimore Orioles | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | — | 46–35 | 52–29 |
New York Yankees | 96 | 66 | 0.593 | 2 | 47–33 | 49–33 |
Detroit Tigers | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 19 | 42–39 | 37–44 |
Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 20 | 39–42 | 39–42 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 22 | 42–39 | 34–47 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1997 American League Records
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Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR | NL |
Anaheim | — | 4–7 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 11–1 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–5 | 4–12 |
Baltimore | 7–4 | — | 5–7 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 6–6 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 10–1 | 8–4 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 10–1 | 6–6 | 8–7 |
Boston | 5–6 | 7–5 | — | 3–8 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 3–8 | 8–3 | 8–3 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 3–8 | 6–6 | 6–9 |
Chicago | 5–6 | 6–5 | 8–3 | — | 5–7 | 4–7 | 11–1 | 4–7 | 6–6 | 2–9 | 8–3 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 8–7 |
Cleveland | 4–7 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 7–5 | — | 6–5 | 8–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 5–6 | 7–4 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 9–6 |
Detroit | 6–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–4 | 5–6 | — | 6–5 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 2–10 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 6–6 | 8–7 |
Kansas City | 5–6 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 1–11 | 3–8 | 5–6 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–8 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 6–9 |
Milwaukee | 4–7 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 7–4 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 4–7 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 8–7 |
Minnesota | 7–4 | 1–10 | 3–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 3–8 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 3–8 | 7–8 |
New York | 7–4 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–2 | 6–5 | 10–2 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 8–3 | — | 6–5 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 7–5 | 5–10 |
Oakland | 1–11 | 3–8 | 4–7 | 3–8 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 5–6 | — | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–5 | 7–9 |
Seattle | 6–6 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 6–5 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 8–3 | 7–9 |
Texas | 4–8 | 1–10 | 8–3 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 4–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | — | 4–7 | 10–6 |
Toronto | 5–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 5–7 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 7–4 | — | 4–11 |
Transactions[edit]
- April 8, 1997: Bob Hamelin was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.[2]
- April 16, 1997: Vince Coleman was released by the Detroit Tigers.[1]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 |
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C | Casanova, RaulRaul Casanova | 101 | 304 | 74 | .243 | 5 | 24 |
1B | Clark, TonyTony Clark | 159 | 580 | 160 | .276 | 32 | 117 |
2B | Easley, DamionDamion Easley | 151 | 527 | 139 | .264 | 22 | 72 |
3B | Fryman, TravisTravis Fryman | 154 | 595 | 163 | .274 | 22 | 102 |
SS | Cruz, DeiviDeivi Cruz | 147 | 436 | 105 | .241 | 2 | 40 |
LF | Higginson, BobbyBobby Higginson | 146 | 546 | 163 | .299 | 27 | 101 |
CF | Hunter, BrianBrian Hunter | 162 | 658 | 177 | .269 | 4 | 45 |
RF | Nieves, MelvinMelvin Nieves | 116 | 359 | 82 | .228 | 20 | 64 |
DH | Hamelin, BobBob Hamelin | 110 | 318 | 86 | .270 | 18 | 52 |
Other batters[edit]
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 |
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Nevin, PhilPhil Nevin | 93 | 251 | 59 | .235 | 9 | 35 |
Pride, CurtisCurtis Pride | 79 | 162 | 34 | .210 | 2 | 19 |
Johnson, BrianBrian Johnson | 45 | 139 | 33 | .237 | 2 | 18 |
Walbeck, MattMatt Walbeck | 47 | 137 | 38 | .277 | 3 | 10 |
Trammell, BubbaBubba Trammell | 44 | 123 | 28 | .228 | 4 | 13 |
Reed, JodyJody Reed | 52 | 112 | 22 | .196 | 0 | 8 |
Miller, OrlandoOrlando Miller | 50 | 111 | 26 | .234 | 2 | 10 |
Encarnacion, JuanJuan Encarnacion | 11 | 33 | 7 | .212 | 1 | 5 |
Catalanotto, FrankFrank Catalanotto | 13 | 26 | 8 | .308 | 0 | 3 |
Hurst, JimmyJimmy Hurst | 13 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 1 | 1 |
Coleman, VinceVince Coleman | 6 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 0 |
Jensen, MarcusMarcus Jensen | 8 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
Bartee, KimeraKimera Bartee | 12 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Hall, JoeJoe Hall | 2 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Thompson, JustinJustin Thompson | 32 | 223.1 | 15 | 11 | 3.02 | 151 |
Moehler, BrianBrian Moehler | 31 | 175.1 | 11 | 12 | 4.67 | 97 |
Blair, WillieWillie Blair | 29 | 175 | 16 | 8 | 4.17 | 90 |
Olivares, OmarOmar Olivares | 19 | 115 | 5 | 6 | 4.70 | 74 |
Lira, FelipeFelipe Lira | 20 | 92 | 5 | 7 | 5.77 | 64 |
Sanders, ScottScott Sanders | 14 | 74.1 | 3 | 8 | 5.33 | 58 |
Keagle, GregGreg Keagle | 11 | 45.1 | 3 | 5 | 6.55 | 33 |
Pugh, TimTim Pugh | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5.00 | 4 |
Other pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Dishman, GlennGlenn Dishman | 7 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 5.28 | 20 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
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 |
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Jones, ToddTodd Jones | 68 | 70 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 3.09 | 70 |
Myers, MikeMike Myers | 88 | 53.2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5.70 | 50 |
Miceli, DanDan Miceli | 71 | 82.2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5.01 | 79 |
Brocail, DougDoug Brocail | 61 | 78 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3.23 | 60 |
Sager, A. J.A. J. Sager | 38 | 84 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4.18 | 53 |
Jarvis, KevinKevin Jarvis | 17 | 41.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.40 | 27 |
Bautista, JoséJosé Bautista | 21 | 40.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.69 | 19 |
Cummings, JohnJohn Cummings | 19 | 24.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.47 | 8 |
Gaillard, EddieEddie Gaillard | 16 | 20.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.31 | 12 |
Duran, RobertoRoberto Duran | 13 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.59 | 11 |
Hernández, FernandoFernando Hernández | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.50 | 2 |
Farm system[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Vince Coleman Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hamelbo01.shtml
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
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