1997 Anaheim Angels

84-78 • .519 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 1997 Anaheim Angels went 84-78 (.519) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 829 runs, allowed 794, and played home games at Edison International Field. Team leaders included Tim Salmon (33 HR, 129 RBI) and Jason Dickson (13-9, 4.29 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

84 Wins
78 Losses
.519 Win %
2nd Rank
829 R 794 RA
Diff +35

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829 Runs Scored
794 Runs Allowed
+35 Run Diff
1,774K Attendance

📈 vs. 1997 AL Average

Batting Avg .272 1% above the 1997 league average (.270)
OBP .345 2% above the 1997 league average (.340)
SLG .416 3% below the 1997 league average (.428)
Team ERA 4.52 1% better than the 1997 league average (4.57)
Runs Scored 829 4% above the 1997 league average (797 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEdison International Field
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,774,702
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Avg per Game 21,642

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1997

Batting Avg

1 Garret Anderson 0.303 2 Darin Erstad 0.299 3 Tim Salmon 0.296 4 Jim Edmonds 0.291 5 Todd Greene 0.290

Home Runs

1 Tim Salmon 33 2 Jim Edmonds 26 3 Darin Erstad 16 4 Dave Hollins 16 5 Jack Howell 14

RBI

1 Tim Salmon 129 2 Garret Anderson 92 3 Dave Hollins 85 4 Jim Edmonds 80 5 Darin Erstad 77
1997 Anaheim Angels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Garret Anderson 154 624 76 189 36 3 8 92 30 70 10 0.303
Tim Salmon 157 582 95 172 28 1 33 129 95 142 9 0.296
Dave Hollins 149 572 101 165 29 2 16 85 62 124 16 0.288
Gary Disarcina 154 549 52 135 28 2 4 47 17 29 7 0.246
Darin Erstad 139 539 99 161 34 4 16 77 51 86 23 0.299
Jim Edmonds 133 502 82 146 27 0 26 80 60 80 5 0.291
Tony Phillips 105 405 73 107 28 2 6 48 73 89 9 0.264
Luis Alicea 128 388 59 98 16 7 5 37 69 65 22 0.253
Jim Leyritz 84 294 47 81 7 0 11 50 37 56 1 0.276
Chad Kreuter 70 218 19 51 7 1 4 18 21 57 0 0.234
Jack Howell 77 174 25 45 7 0 14 34 13 36 1 0.259
Eddie Murray 46 160 13 35 7 0 3 15 13 24 1 0.219
Orlando Palmeiro 74 134 19 29 2 2 0 8 17 11 2 0.216
Craig Grebeck 63 126 12 34 9 0 1 6 18 11 0 0.270
Todd Greene 34 124 24 36 6 0 9 24 7 25 2 0.290
Rickey Henderson 32 115 21 21 3 0 2 7 26 23 16 0.183
Jorge Fabregas 21 38 2 3 1 0 0 3 3 3 0 0.079
Chris Turner 13 23 4 6 1 1 1 2 5 8 0 0.261
Robert Eenhoorn 11 20 2 7 1 0 1 6 0 2 0 0.350
Angelo Encarnacion 11 17 2 7 1 0 1 4 0 1 2 0.412
George Arias 3 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Chuck Finley 25 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dennis Springer 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jason Dickson 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Hill 12 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.500
Darrell May 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Kevin Gross 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Holtz 66 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Matt Perisho 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Bovee 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Cadaret 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Anthony Chavez 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich DeLucia 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Gubicza 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pep Harris 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Shigetoshi Hasegawa 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike James 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Langston 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck McElroy 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Troy Percival 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Velarde 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Allen Watson 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Shad Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1997

ERA

1 Mike Holtz 3.32 2 Troy Percival 3.46 3 Rich DeLucia 3.61 4 Pep Harris 3.62 5 Ken Hill 3.65

Wins

1 Jason Dickson 13 2 Chuck Finley 13 3 Allen Watson 12 4 Dennis Springer 9 5 Rich DeLucia 6

Strikeouts

1 Chuck Finley 155 2 Allen Watson 141 3 Jason Dickson 115 4 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 83 5 Dennis Springer 75
1997 Anaheim Angels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jason Dickson 13 9 4.29 33 32 0 203.2 236 97 56 115
Allen Watson 12 12 4.93 35 34 0 199.0 220 109 73 141
Dennis Springer 9 9 5.18 32 28 0 194.2 199 112 73 75
Chuck Finley 13 6 4.23 25 25 0 164.0 152 77 65 155
Shigetoshi Hasegawa 3 7 3.93 50 7 0 116.2 118 51 46 83
Pep Harris 5 4 3.62 61 0 0 79.2 82 32 38 56
Ken Hill 4 4 3.65 12 12 0 79.0 65 32 39 38
Mike James 5 5 4.31 58 0 7 62.2 69 30 28 57
Troy Percival 5 5 3.46 55 0 27 52.0 40 20 22 72
Darrell May 2 1 5.23 29 2 0 51.2 56 30 25 42
Mark Langston 2 4 5.85 9 9 0 47.2 61 31 29 30
Matt Perisho 0 2 6.00 11 8 0 45.0 59 30 28 35
Mike Holtz 3 4 3.32 66 0 2 43.1 38 16 15 40
Rich DeLucia 6 4 3.61 33 0 3 42.1 29 17 27 42
Kevin Gross 2 1 6.75 12 3 0 25.1 30 19 20 20
Chuck McElroy 0 0 3.45 13 0 0 15.2 17 6 3 18
Greg Cadaret 0 0 3.29 15 0 0 13.2 11 5 8 11
Anthony Chavez 0 0 0.93 7 0 0 9.2 7 1 5 10
Mark Gubicza 0 1 25.07 2 2 0 4.2 13 13 3 5
Mike Bovee 0 0 5.40 3 0 0 3.1 3 2 1 5
Shad Williams 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0

👥 Roster (43)

Luis Alicea Garret Anderson George Arias Mike Bovee Greg Cadaret Anthony Chavez Rich DeLucia Jason Dickson Gary Disarcina Jim Edmonds Robert Eenhoorn Angelo Encarnacion +31 more

43 players

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The 1997 Anaheim Angels in brief

A 84-78 record (.519) put the 1997 Anaheim Angels 2nd in the AL West. With 829 runs scored and 794 given up, the 1997 differential was +35. At the plate the Anaheim Angels hit .272, 1% better than the league's .270. Pitchers allowed 4.52 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.57. The 829 runs scored compare with a league average of 797 per club, 4% more.

Edison International Field was home in 1997, drawing a total attendance of 1,774,702. For power, Tim Salmon led the way with 33 homers. The hits leader was Garret Anderson with 189. The pitching staff's wins leader was Chuck Finley (13). The saves leader was Troy Percival with 27. The roster section lists 43 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1997 Anaheim Angels

What was the 1997 Anaheim Angels record?
The 1997 Anaheim Angels finished 84-78 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1997 Anaheim Angels in home runs?
Tim Salmon led the 1997 Anaheim Angels with 33 home runs.
What was the 1997 Anaheim Angels team ERA?
The 1997 Anaheim Angels posted a team ERA of 4.52.
Did the 1997 Anaheim Angels win the World Series?
No. The 1997 Anaheim Angels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1997 Anaheim Angels play?
The 1997 Anaheim Angels played home games at Edison International Field.
Who led the 1997 Anaheim Angels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tim Salmon (33 HR, 129 RBI) and Jason Dickson (13-9, 4.29 ERA).
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