1997 Florida Marlins season
Major League Baseball season
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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. They are the 1st MLB Wild Card team to win a World Series.
| 1997 Florida Marlins | |
|---|---|
| World Series champions National League champions National League Wild Card winners | |
| League | National League |
| Division | East |
| Ballpark | Pro Player Stadium |
| City | Miami Gardens, Florida |
| Record | 92–70 (.568) |
| Divisional place | 2nd |
| Owners | Wayne Huizenga |
| General managers | Dave Dombrowski |
| Managers | Jim Leyland |
| Television | Sunshine Network/Sports Channel Florida WBFS-TV (Tommy Hutton, Joe Angel, Dave O'Brien, Jay Randolph) |
| Radio | WQAM (Joe Angel, Dave O'Brien, Jon Sciambi) WCMQ-FM (Spanish) (Felo Ramírez, Manolo Alvarez) |
Offseason
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 101 | 61 | .623 | — | 50–31 | 51–30 |
| Florida Marlins | 92 | 70 | .568 | 9 | 52–29 | 40–41 |
| New York Mets | 88 | 74 | .543 | 13 | 50–31 | 38–43 |
| Montreal Expos | 78 | 84 | .481 | 23 | 45–36 | 33–48 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 68 | 94 | .420 | 33 | 38–43 | 30–51 |
Record vs. opponents
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | — | 9–2 | 9–2 | 5–6 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 6–5 | 10–2 | 5–7 | 10–2 | 5–6 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 8–7 | ||
| Chicago | 2–9 | — | 7–5 | 2–9 | 2–9 | 3–9 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 7–5 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 4–8 | 9–6 | ||
| Cincinnati | 2–9 | 5–7 | — | 5–6 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 2–9 | 8–3 | 8–4 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 6–6 | 9–6 | ||
| Colorado | 6–5 | 9–2 | 6–5 | — | 7–4 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 7–4 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 9–7 | ||
| Florida | 8–4 | 9–2 | 6–5 | 4–7 | — | 7–4 | 7–4 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 12–3 | ||
| Houston | 4–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 6–5 | 4–7 | — | 7–4 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 9–3 | 4–11 | ||
| Los Angeles | 5–6 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 7–5 | 4–7 | 4–7 | — | 7–4 | 6–5 | 10–1 | 9–2 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 9–7 | ||
| Montreal | 2–10 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 5–7 | 3–8 | 4–7 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 12–3 | ||
| New York | 7–5 | 5–6 | 9–2 | 5–6 | 8–4 | 4–7 | 5–6 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 9–2 | 7–8 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2–10 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 7–4 | 6–6 | 7–4 | 1–10 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 5–6 | 7–4 | 3–8 | 6–5 | 5–10 | ||
| Pittsburgh | 6–5 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 6–6 | 2–9 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 6–5 | — | 5–6 | 8–3 | 9–3 | 7–8 | ||
| San Diego | 3–8 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 8–4 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 7–5 | 3–8 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 6–5 | — | 4–8 | 5–6 | 8–8 | ||
| San Francisco | 4–7 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 8–4 | 6–5 | 8–3 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 8–3 | 8–3 | 3–8 | 8–4 | — | 3–8 | 10–6 | ||
| St. Louis | 3–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–7 | 6–5 | 3–9 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 2–9 | 5–6 | 3–9 | 6–5 | 8–3 | — | 8–7 | ||
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 | |||||||||
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 | Charles Johnson | 124 | 416 | 43 | 104 | .250 | 19 | 63 | 0 |
| 1B | Jeff Conine | 151 | 405 | 46 | 98 | .242 | 17 | 61 | 2 |
| 2B | Luis Castillo | 75 | 263 | 27 | 63 | .240 | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| 3B | Bobby Bonilla | 153 | 562 | 77 | 167 | .297 | 17 | 96 | 6 |
| SS | Édgar Rentería | 154 | 617 | 90 | 171 | .277 | 4 | 52 | 32 |
| LF | Moisés Alou | 150 | 538 | 88 | 157 | .292 | 23 | 115 | 9 |
| CF | Devon White | 74 | 265 | 37 | 65 | .245 | 6 | 34 | 13 |
| RF | Gary Sheffield | 135 | 444 | 86 | 111 | .250 | 21 | 71 | 11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Eisenreich | 120 | 293 | 36 | 82 | .280 | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| Kurt Abbott | 94 | 252 | 35 | 69 | .274 | 6 | 30 | 3 |
| John Cangelosi | 103 | 192 | 28 | 47 | .245 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
| Craig Counsell | 51 | 164 | 20 | 49 | .299 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Greg Zaun | 58 | 143 | 21 | 43 | .301 | 2 | 20 | 1 |
| Cliff Floyd | 61 | 137 | 23 | 32 | .234 | 6 | 19 | 6 |
| Darren Daulton | 52 | 126 | 22 | 33 | .262 | 3 | 21 | 2 |
| Alex Arias | 74 | 93 | 13 | 23 | .247 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Mark Kotsay | 14 | 52 | 5 | 10 | .192 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Todd Dunwoody | 19 | 50 | 7 | 13 | .260 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| John Wehner | 44 | 36 | 8 | 10 | .278 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ralph Milliard | 8 | 30 | 2 | 6 | .200 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Billy McMillon | 13 | 18 | 0 | 2 | .111 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Russ Morman | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .286 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Josh Booty | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .600 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Natal | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Brown | 33 | 33 | 237.1 | 16 | 8 | 2.69 | 205 |
| Alex Fernandez | 32 | 32 | 220.2 | 17 | 12 | 3.59 | 183 |
| Al Leiter | 27 | 27 | 151.1 | 11 | 9 | 4.34 | 132 |
| Tony Saunders | 22 | 21 | 111.1 | 4 | 6 | 4.61 | 102 |
| Pat Rapp | 19 | 19 | 108.2 | 4 | 6 | 4.47 | 64 |
| Liván Hernández | 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
| Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Helling | 31 | 8 | 76.0 | 2 | 6 | 4.38 | 53 |
| Kirt Ojala | 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 |
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| Robb Nen | 73 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 3.89 | 81 |
| Jay Powell | 74 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3.28 | 65 |
| Dennis Cook | 59 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.90 | 63 |
| Félix Heredia | 56 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4.29 | 54 |
| Rob Stanifer | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.60 | 28 |
| Mark Hutton | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.78 | 29 |
| Antonio Alfonseca | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.91 | 19 |
| Ed Vosberg | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.75 | 8 |
| Kurt Miller | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.82 | 7 |
| Matt Whisenant | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.88 | 4 |
| Donn Pall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 0 |
| John Cangelosi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Postseason
NLDS
Florida wins the series, 3-0
| Game | Home | Score | Visitor | Score | Date | Series |
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| 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
| Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Record
(FLA-ATL) |
Attendance |
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| 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
Game 1
October 18, 1997, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 7 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Liván Hernández (1-0) LP: Orel Hershiser (0-1) Sv: Robb Nen (1) Home runs: CLE: Manny Ramírez (1), Jim Thome (1) FLA: Moisés Alou (1), Charles Johnson (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2
October 19, 1997, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Chad Ogea (1-0) LP: Kevin Brown (0-1) Home runs: CLE: Sandy Alomar Jr. (1) FLA: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3
October 21, 1997, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Florida | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Dennis Cook (1-0) LP: Eric Plunk (0-1) Sv: Robb Nen (2) Home runs: FLA: Gary Sheffield (1), Darren Daulton (1), Jim Eisenreich (1) CLE: Jim Thome (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 4
October 22, 1997, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | X | 10 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Jaret Wright (1-0) LP: Tony Saunders (0-1) Home runs: FLA: Moisés Alou (2) CLE: Manny Ramírez (2), Matt Williams (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 5
October 23, 1997, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Florida | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Liván Hernández (2-0) LP: Orel Hershiser (0-2) Sv: Robb Nen (3) Home runs: FLA: Moisés Alou (3) CLE: Sandy Alomar Jr. (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 6
October 25, 1997, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami
Game 7
October 26, 1997, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Jay Powell (1-0) LP: Charles Nagy (0-1) Home runs: CLE: None FLA: Bobby Bonilla (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards and honors
- Darren Daulton, National League Comeback Player of the Year
- Liván Hernández, NLCS MVP
- Liván Hernández, World Series MVP[7]
1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Moisés Alou, reserve
- Kevin Brown, reserve
- Charles Johnson, reserve