1997 Kansas City Royals season
| 1997 Kansas City Royals | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |
| Division | Central | |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium | |
| City | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Owners | David Glass | |
| General managers | Herk Robinson | |
| Managers | Bob Boone and Tony Muser | |
| Television | KMBC-TV KCWB Fox Sports Rocky Mountain (Paul Splittorff, Bob Davis) | |
| Radio | WIBW (AM) (Denny Matthews, Fred White, John Wathan, Paul Splittorff) | |
| ||
The 1997 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing fifth in the American League Central with a record of 67 wins and 94 losses.
Offseason
[edit]- October 28, 1996: Mike Bovee and Mark Gubicza were traded by the Royals to the Anaheim Angels for Chili Davis.[1]
- December 13, 1996: Jeff Granger, Joe Randa, Jeff Wallace, and Jeff Martin (minors) were traded by the Royals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jay Bell and Jeff King.[2]
- December 16, 1996: Scott Cooper was signed as a free agent by the Royals.[3]
- January 16, 1997: Ryan Thompson signed as a free agent by the Royals.[4]
- January 28, 1997: Melvin Bunch was traded by the Royals to the Montreal Expos for Yamil Benítez.[5]
- March 4, 1997: Doug Linton was released by the Royals.[6]
- March 26, 1997: Ryan Thompson was released by the Royals.[4]
- March 26, 1997: Bob Hamelin was released by the Royals.[7]
- March 27, 1997: Michael Tucker and Keith Lockhart were traded to the Atlanta Braves for Jermaine Dye and Jamie Walker.[8]
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | 86 | 75 | .534 | — | 44–37 | 42–38 |
| Chicago White Sox | 80 | 81 | .497 | 6 | 45–36 | 35–45 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 78 | 83 | .484 | 8 | 47–33 | 31–50 |
| Minnesota Twins | 68 | 94 | .420 | 18½ | 35–46 | 33–48 |
| Kansas City Royals | 67 | 94 | .416 | 19 | 33–47 | 34–47 |
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Notable transactions
[edit]- April 17, 1997: Todd Van Poppel was signed as a free agent by the Royals.[9]
- June 6, 1997: Todd Van Poppel was released by the Royals.[9]
- July 15, 1997: Chris Stynes and Jon Nunnally were traded by the Royals to the Cincinnati Reds for Héctor Carrasco and Scott Service.[10]
- July 29, 1997: Matt Treanor was traded by the Royals to the Florida Marlins for Matt Whisenant.[11]
Roster
[edit]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Mike Macfarlane | 82 | 257 | 61 | .237 | 8 | 35 |
| 1B | Jeff King | 155 | 543 | 129 | .238 | 28 | 112 |
| 2B | José Offerman | 106 | 424 | 126 | .297 | 2 | 39 |
| SS | Jay Bell | 153 | 573 | 167 | .291 | 21 | 92 |
| 3B | Craig Paquette | 77 | 252 | 58 | .230 | 8 | 33 |
| LF | Bip Roberts | 97 | 346 | 107 | .309 | 1 | 36 |
| CF | Tom Goodwin | 97 | 367 | 100 | .272 | 2 | 22 |
| RF | Jermaine Dye | 75 | 263 | 62 | .236 | 7 | 22 |
| DH | Chili Davis | 140 | 477 | 133 | .279 | 30 | 90 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | 146 | 472 | 130 | .275 | 8 | 48 |
| Mike Sweeney | 84 | 240 | 58 | .242 | 7 | 31 |
| Yamil Benítez | 53 | 191 | 51 | .267 | 8 | 21 |
| Dean Palmer | 49 | 187 | 52 | .278 | 9 | 31 |
| David Howard | 80 | 162 | 39 | .241 | 1 | 13 |
| Scott Cooper | 75 | 159 | 32 | .201 | 3 | 15 |
| Joe Vitiello | 51 | 130 | 31 | .238 | 5 | 18 |
| Shane Halter | 74 | 123 | 34 | .276 | 2 | 10 |
| Rod Myers | 31 | 101 | 26 | .257 | 2 | 9 |
| Jed Hansen | 34 | 94 | 29 | .309 | 1 | 14 |
| Larry Sutton | 27 | 69 | 20 | .290 | 2 | 8 |
| Sal Fasano | 13 | 38 | 8 | .211 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Spehr | 17 | 35 | 6 | .171 | 1 | 2 |
| Félix Martínez | 16 | 31 | 7 | .226 | 0 | 3 |
| Jon Nunnally | 13 | 29 | 7 | .241 | 1 | 4 |
| Ryan Long | 6 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 2 |
| Andy Stewart | 5 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Appier | 34 | 235.2 | 9 | 13 | 3.40 | 196 |
| Tim Belcher | 32 | 213.1 | 13 | 12 | 5.02 | 113 |
| José Rosado | 33 | 203.1 | 9 | 12 | 4.69 | 129 |
| Glendon Rusch | 30 | 170.1 | 6 | 9 | 5.50 | 116 |
| Jim Pittsley | 21 | 112.0 | 5 | 8 | 5.46 | 52 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Bones | 21 | 78.1 | 4 | 7 | 5.97 | 36 |
| Chris Haney | 8 | 24.2 | 1 | 2 | 4.38 | 16 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Montgomery | 55 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3.49 | 48 |
| Jamie Walker | 50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.44 | 24 |
| Hipólito Pichardo | 47 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4.22 | 34 |
| Gregg Olson | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3.02 | 28 |
| Larry Casian | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.06 | 16 |
| Héctor Carrasco | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5.45 | 30 |
| Randy Veres | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3.31 | 28 |
| Matt Whisenant | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 | 16 |
| Brian Bevil | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.61 | 13 |
| Mike Pérez | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.54 | 17 |
| Scott Service | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.76 | 19 |
| Mike Williams | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.43 | 10 |
| Jason Jacome | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.45 | 10 |
| Mitch Williams | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.80 | 3 |
| José Santiago | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 1 |
| Jim Converse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 3 |
| Allen McDill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 |
| Roland de la Maza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
Farm system
[edit]LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lansing[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Chili Davis at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jay Bell at Baseball Reference
- ^ Scott Cooper at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Ryan Thompson at Baseball Reference
- ^ Yamil Benítez at Baseball Reference
- ^ Doug Linton at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bob Hamelin at Baseball Reference
- ^ Michael Tucker at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Todd Van Poppel at Baseball Reference
- ^ Chris Stynes at Baseball Reference
- ^ Matt Treanor at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- 1997 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference
- 1997 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac