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1997 Houston Astros
1997 NL Central Champions
Major League affiliations

  • National League (since 1962)



  • Western Division 1969–1993
    Central Division (since 1994)

Location

  • Astrodome (since 1965)

  • Houston, Texas (since 1962)

Results
Record 84–78 (.519)
Divisional place 1st
Other information
Owner(s) Drayton McLane, Jr.
General manager(s) Gerry Hunsicker
Manager(s) Larry Dierker
Local television
KTXH
Fox Sports Southwest
(Bill Brown, Jim Deshaies)
Local radio
KILT (AM)
(Milo Hamilton, Vince Controneo)
KXYZ
(Francisco Ernesto Ruiz, Alex Treviño)
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The 1997 Houston Astros season was a season in American baseball. The Houston Astros won their first-ever National League Central division title, giving them their first playoff berth in 11 years.




Contents






  • 1 Offseason


  • 2 Regular season


    • 2.1 Season standings


    • 2.2 Record vs. opponents


    • 2.3 Opening Day starters


    • 2.4 Notable transactions


    • 2.5 Roster




  • 3 Player stats


    • 3.1 Batting


      • 3.1.1 Starters by position


      • 3.1.2 Other batters




    • 3.2 Pitching


      • 3.2.1 Starting pitchers


      • 3.2.2 Other pitchers


      • 3.2.3 Relief pitchers






  • 4 National League Divisional Playoffs


  • 5 Farm system


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Offseason[edit]


December 2, 1996: Pat Listach signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.[1]



Regular season[edit]


The 1,000 hit of Jeff Bagwell's career was a home run on May 20 against Calvin Maduro, one of his two that game, in a 9–5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.[2]



Season standings[edit]



























































  • v

  • t

  • e


NL Central
W
L
Pct.
GB
Home
Road

Houston Astros
 84 78
 0.519
 —
 46–35
 38–43

Pittsburgh Pirates
 79 83
 0.488
 5
 43–38
 36–45

Cincinnati Reds
 76 86
 0.469
 8
 40–41
 36–45

St. Louis Cardinals
 73 89
 0.451
 11
 41–40
 32–49

Chicago Cubs
 68 94
 0.420
 16
 42–39
 26–55




Record vs. opponents[edit]



















































































































































































































































































1997 National League Records

  • v

  • t

  • e




Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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 7–5
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




Opening Day starters[edit]



  • Bobby Abreu

  • Brad Ausmus

  • Jeff Bagwell

  • Derek Bell

  • Sean Berry

  • Craig Biggio

  • Luis Gonzalez

  • Pat Listach

  • Shane Reynolds[3]



Notable transactions[edit]



  • June 3, 1997: 1997 Major League Baseball draft


    • Lance Berkman was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (16th pick) . Player signed June 4, 1997.[4]


    • Eric Byrnes was drafted by the Astros in the 4th round, but did not sign.[5]



  • July 1, 1997: Pat Listach was released by the Astros.[1]

  • July 27, 1997: Josías Manzanillo was signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.[6]



Roster[edit]














1997 Houston Astros

Roster

Pitchers


  • 55 Manuel Barrios


  • 51 José Cabrera


  • 50 Sid Fernandez


  • 59 Ramón García


  • 54 Tommy Greene


  • 10 Mike Hampton


  • 54 Oscar Henríquez


  • 45 Chris Holt


  • 35 John Hudek


  • 57 Darryl Kile


  • 42 José Lima


  • 52 Mike Magnante


  • 41 Tom Martin


  • 43 Blas Minor


  • 37 Shane Reynolds


  • 31 Russ Springer


  • 21 Greg Swindell


  • 13 Billy Wagner


  • 56 Donne Wall

Catchers


  • 11 Brad Ausmus


  • 20 Tony Eusebio


  •  9 Randy Knorr


  •  4 Tony Peña


Infielders




  •  5 Jeff Bagwell


  • 17 Sean Berry


  •  7 Craig Biggio


  • 27 Tim Bogar


  • 12 Ricky Gutiérrez


  • 19 Russ Johnson


  •  4 Pat Listach


  •  2 Luis Rivera


  • 28 Bill Spiers

Outfielders


  • 53 Bobby Abreu


  • 14 Derek Bell


  • 21 Chuck Carr


  • 26 Luis Gonzalez


  • 52 Richard Hidalgo


  • 22 Thomas Howard


  • 39 Ray Montgomery


  •  6 James Mouton


  • 29 J. R. Phillips


  • 29 Ken Ramos

Manager

  • 49 Larry Dierker

Coaches




  •  8 Alan Ashby (bullpen)


  • 25 José Cruz (first base)


  • 16 Tom McCraw (hitting)


  • 48 Vern Ruhle (pitching)


  • 18 Bill Virdon (bench)


  • 24 Mike Cubbage (third base)


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
CF Chuck Carr 63 192 53 .276 4 17


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


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


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


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


National League Divisional Playoffs[edit]


Main article: 1997 National League Division Series

The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros, three games to none.







































Game
 Home
 Score
 Visitor
 Score
 Date
 Series
1 Atlanta 2 Houston 1 September 30 1-0 (ATL)
2 Atlanta 13 Houston 3 October 1 2-0 (ATL)
3 Houston 1 Atlanta 4 October 3 3-0 (ATL)


Farm system[edit]


See also: Minor League Baseball












































Level
 Team
 League
 Manager

AAA
New Orleans Zephyrs
American Association
Steve Swisher and Matt Galante

AA
Jackson Generals
Texas League
Dave Engle

A
Kissimmee Cobras
Florida State League
John Tamargo

A
Quad Cities River Bandits
Midwest League
Manny Acta

A-Short Season
Auburn Doubledays
New York–Penn League
Mike Rojas

Rookie
GCL Astros
Gulf Coast League
Bobby Ramos


References[edit]





  1. ^ ab Pat Listach at Baseball-Reference


  2. ^ "Bagwell's 1,000th hit leads Astros, 9–5". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. May 20, 1997. Retrieved February 17, 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1997&t=HOU


  4. ^ Lance Berkman at Baseball-Reference


  5. ^ Eric Byrnes at Baseball-Reference


  6. ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/manzajo01.shtml




External links[edit]


  • 1997 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference












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