1997 Chicago White Sox

80-81 • .497 Win% • 2nd in AL C

The 1997 Chicago White Sox went 80-81 (.497) finishing 2nd in the AL C division. The club scored 779 runs, allowed 833, and played home games at Comiskey Park II. Team leaders included Frank Thomas (35 HR, 125 RBI) and James Baldwin (12-15, 5.27 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

80 Wins
81 Losses
.497 Win %
2nd Rank
779 R 833 RA
Diff -54

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⚡ Quick Stats

779 Runs Scored
833 Runs Allowed
-54 Run Diff
1,865K Attendance

📈 vs. 1997 AL Average

Batting Avg .272 1% above the 1997 league average (.270)
OBP .341 equal to the 1997 league average (.340)
SLG .416 3% below the 1997 league average (.428)
Team ERA 4.73 4% worse than the 1997 league average (4.57)
Runs Scored 779 2% below the 1997 league average (797 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRate Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,865,052
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Avg per Game 23,025

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1997

Batting Avg

1 Frank Thomas 0.347 2 Magglio Ordonez 0.319 3 Tony Phillips 0.310 4 Harold Baines 0.305 5 Norberto Martin 0.300

Home Runs

1 Frank Thomas 35 2 Albert Belle 30 3 Mike Cameron 14 4 Harold Baines 12 5 Dave Martinez 12

RBI

1 Frank Thomas 125 2 Albert Belle 116 3 Mike Cameron 55 4 Dave Martinez 55 5 Ray Durham 53
1997 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Albert Belle 161 634 90 174 45 1 30 116 53 105 4 0.274
Ray Durham 155 634 106 172 27 5 11 53 61 96 33 0.271
Frank Thomas 146 530 110 184 35 0 35 125 109 69 1 0.347
Dave Martinez 145 504 78 144 16 6 12 55 55 69 12 0.286
Ozzie Guillen 142 490 59 120 21 6 4 52 22 24 5 0.245
Mike Cameron 116 379 63 98 18 3 14 55 55 105 23 0.259
Jorge Fabregas 100 322 31 90 10 1 7 48 11 43 1 0.280
Harold Baines 93 318 40 97 18 0 12 52 41 47 0 0.305
Chris Snopek 86 298 27 65 15 0 5 35 18 51 3 0.218
Lyle Mouton 88 242 26 65 9 0 5 23 14 66 4 0.269
Norberto Martin 71 213 24 64 7 1 2 27 6 31 1 0.300
Robin Ventura 54 183 27 48 10 1 6 26 34 21 0 0.262
Ron Karkovice 51 138 10 25 3 0 6 18 11 32 0 0.181
Tony Phillips 36 129 23 40 6 0 2 9 29 29 4 0.310
Mario Valdez 54 115 11 28 7 0 1 13 17 39 1 0.243
Darren Lewis 81 77 15 18 1 0 0 5 11 14 11 0.234
Magglio Ordonez 21 69 12 22 6 0 4 11 2 8 1 0.319
Tony Peña 31 67 4 11 1 0 0 8 8 13 0 0.164
Jeff Abbott 19 38 8 10 1 0 1 2 0 6 0 0.263
Chad Kreuter 19 37 6 8 2 1 1 3 8 9 0 0.216
Greg Norton 18 34 5 9 2 2 0 1 2 8 0 0.265
Robert Machado 10 15 1 3 0 1 0 2 1 6 0 0.200
Chad Fonville 9 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0.111
Wilson Alvarez 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
James Baldwin 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Danny Darwin 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Scott Eyre 11 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Carlos Castillo 37 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Tony Castillo 64 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Drabek 32 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jaime Navarro 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Sirotka 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jason Bere 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Bertotti 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Clemons 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nelson Cruz 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Darwin 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Fordham 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Keith Foulke 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roberto Hernandez 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Karchner 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Levine 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck McElroy 49 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Simas 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Thomas 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1997

ERA

1 Mike Sirotka 2.25 2 Roberto Hernandez 2.44 3 Matt Karchner 2.91 4 Wilson Alvarez 3.03 5 Chuck McElroy 3.94

Wins

1 James Baldwin 12 2 Doug Drabek 12 3 Wilson Alvarez 9 4 Jaime Navarro 9 5 Roberto Hernandez 5

Strikeouts

1 Jaime Navarro 142 2 James Baldwin 140 3 Wilson Alvarez 110 4 Doug Drabek 85 5 Danny Darwin 62
1997 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jaime Navarro 9 14 5.79 33 33 0 209.2 267 135 73 142
James Baldwin 12 15 5.27 32 32 0 200.0 205 117 83 140
Doug Drabek 12 11 5.74 31 31 0 169.1 170 108 69 85
Wilson Alvarez 9 8 3.03 22 22 0 145.2 126 49 55 110
Danny Darwin 4 8 4.13 21 17 0 113.1 130 52 31 62
Carlos Castillo 2 1 4.48 37 2 1 66.1 68 33 33 43
Tony Castillo 4 4 4.91 64 0 4 62.1 74 34 23 42
Scott Eyre 4 4 5.04 11 11 0 60.2 62 34 31 36
Chuck McElroy 1 3 3.94 48 0 1 59.1 56 26 19 44
Matt Karchner 3 1 2.91 52 0 15 52.2 50 17 26 30
Roberto Hernandez 5 1 2.44 46 0 27 48.0 38 13 24 47
Bill Simas 3 1 4.14 40 0 1 41.1 46 19 24 38
Mike Sirotka 3 0 2.25 7 4 0 32.0 36 8 5 24
Jason Bere 4 2 4.71 6 6 0 28.2 20 15 17 21
Keith Foulke 3 0 3.45 16 0 3 28.2 28 11 5 21
Al Levine 2 2 6.91 25 0 0 27.1 35 21 16 22
Nelson Cruz 0 2 6.49 19 0 0 26.1 29 19 9 23
Tom Fordham 0 1 6.23 7 1 0 17.1 17 12 10 10
Jeff Darwin 0 1 5.27 14 0 0 13.2 17 8 7 9
Chris Clemons 0 2 8.53 5 2 0 12.2 19 12 11 8
Mike Bertotti 0 0 7.36 9 0 0 3.2 9 3 2 4
Larry Thomas 0 0 8.10 5 0 0 3.1 3 3 2 0

👥 Roster (45)

Jeff Abbott Wilson Alvarez Harold Baines James Baldwin Albert Belle Jason Bere Mike Bertotti Mike Cameron Carlos Castillo Tony Castillo Chris Clemons Nelson Cruz +33 more

45 players

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The 1997 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1997 Chicago White Sox won 80 games and lost 81, ending up 2nd in the AL Central. The Chicago White Sox scored 779 runs and allowed 833, a run differential of -54. At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .272, 1% better than the league's .270. The staff ERA of 4.73 was 4% worse than the league average of 4.57. League clubs averaged 797 runs that year, so the Chicago White Sox scored 2% fewer.

The home park, Comiskey Park II, recorded 1,865,052 in attendance, about 23,025 a game. The home run leader was Frank Thomas, who hit 35. The pitching staff's wins leader was Doug Drabek (12). The strikeout leader was Jaime Navarro with 142. Roberto Hernandez saved 27 games. In all, the roster shows 45 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1997 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1997 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1997 Chicago White Sox finished 80-81 (.497 win pct).
Who led the 1997 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Frank Thomas led the 1997 Chicago White Sox with 35 home runs.
What was the 1997 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1997 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.73.
Did the 1997 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1997 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1997 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1997 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park II.
Who led the 1997 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Thomas (35 HR, 125 RBI) and James Baldwin (12-15, 5.27 ERA).
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