1997 Florida Marlins season explained

The 1997 Florida Marlins season was the fifth season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) 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

• November 22, 1996: Bobby Bonilla was signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.^[1]
• March 26, 1997: Cliff Floyd was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Florida Marlins for Dustin Hermanson and Joe Orsulak.^[2]

Regular season

Transactions

• July 21, 1997: Darren Daulton was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Florida Marlins for Billy McMillon.^[3]
• July 27, 1997: Craig Counsell was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Florida Marlins for Mark Hutton.^[4]
• July 29, 1997: Matt Treanor was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Florida Marlins for Matt Whisenant.^[5]

Roster

1997 Florida Marlins
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches (3rd Base) (Bullpen) (Bench) (Hitting) (Pitching) (1st Base)

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
C		124	416	43	104	.250	19	63	0
1B		151	405	46	98	.242	17	61	2
2B		75	263	27	63	.240	0	8	16
3B		153	562	77	167	.297	17	96	6
SS		154	617	90	171	.277	4	52	32
LF		150	538	88	157	.292	23	115	9
CF		74	265	37	65	.245	6	34	13
RF		135	444	86	111	.250	21	71	11

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Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Player	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
	120	293	36	82	.280	2	34	0
	94	252	35	69	.274	6	30	3
	103	192	28	47	.245	1	12	5
	51	164	20	49	.299	1	16	1
	58	143	21	43	.301	2	20	1
	61	137	23	32	.234	6	19	6
	52	126	22	33	.262	3	21	2
	74	93	13	23	.247	1	11	0
	14	52	5	10	.192	0	4	3
	19	50	7	13	.260	2	7	2
	44	36	8	10	.278	0	2	1
	8	30	2	6	.200	0	2	1
	13	18	0	2	.111	0	1	0
	4	7	3	2	.286	1	2	1
	4	5	2	3	.600	0	1	0
	4	4	2	2	.500	1	3	0

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Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	33	33	237.1	16	8	2.69	205
	32	32	220.2	17	12	3.59	183
	27	27	151.1	11	9	4.34	132
	22	21	111.1	4	6	4.61	102
	19	19	108.2	4	6	4.47	64
	17	17	96.1	9	3	3.18	72

Other pitchers

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

| || 31 || 8 || 76.0 || 2 || 6 || 4.38 || 53|- style="text-align:center;"| || 7 || 5 || 28.2 || 1 || 2 || 3.14 || 19|}

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	73	9	3	35	3.89	81
	74	7	2	2	3.28	65
	59	1	2	0	3.90	63
	56	5	3	0	4.29	54
	36	1	2	1	4.60	28
	32	3	1	0	3.78	29
	17	1	3	0	4.91	19
	17	1	1	1	3.75	8
	7	0	1	0	9.82	7
	4	0	0	0	16.88	4
	2	0	0	0	3.86	0
	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

Postseason

NLDS

See main article: article and 1997 National League Division Series. Florida wins the series, 3-0

Game	Home	Score	Visitor	Score	Date	Series
1	Florida	2	San Francisco	1	September 30	1-0 (FLA)
2	Florida	7	San Francisco	6	October 1	2-0 (FLA)
3	San Francisco	2	Florida	6	October 3	3-0 (FLA)

NLCS

See main article: article and 1997 National League Championship Series.

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record(FLA-ATL)	Attendance
1	October 7	Florida	5	Atlanta	3	1-0	49,244
2	October 8	Florida	1	Atlanta	7	1-1	48,933
3	October 10	Atlanta	2	Florida	5	2-1	53,857
4	October 11	Atlanta	4	Florida	0	2-2	54,890
5	October 12	Atlanta	1	Florida	2	3-2	46,496
6	October 14	Florida	7	Atlanta	4	4-2	50,466
Florida wins series 4 - 2 and advance to the World Series

World Series

See main article: article and 1997 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

• Darren Daulton, National League Comeback Player of the Year
• Liván Hernández, NLCS MVP
• Liván Hernández, World Series MVP

1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Moisés Alou, reserve
• Kevin Brown, reserve
• Charles Johnson, reserve

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

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External links

• 1997 Marlins at Baseball Reference
• 1997 Florida Marlins at Baseball Almanac

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bonilbo01.shtml Bobby Bonilla Statistics
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/floydcl01.shtml Cliff Floyd Statistics
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/daultda01.shtml Darren Daulton Statistics
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/counscr01.shtml Craig Counsell Statistics
5. Web site: Matt Treanor Stats - Baseball-Reference.com. Baseball-Reference.com.
6. Web site: 1997 Florida Marlins Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com. Baseball-Reference.com.
7. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007