1997 Chicago Cubs

68-94 • .420 Win% • 5th in NL C

The 1997 Chicago Cubs went 68-94 (.420) finishing 5th in the NL C division. The club scored 687 runs, allowed 759, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Sammy Sosa (36 HR, 119 RBI) and Geremi Gonzalez (11-9, 4.25 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

68 Wins
94 Losses
.420 Win %
5th Rank
687 R 759 RA
Diff -72

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687 Runs Scored
759 Runs Allowed
-72 Run Diff
2,189K Attendance

📈 vs. 1997 NL Average

Batting Avg .263 equal to the 1997 league average (.262)
OBP .320 4% below the 1997 league average (.333)
SLG .395 4% below the 1997 league average (.410)
Team ERA 4.44 6% worse than the 1997 league average (4.20)
Runs Scored 687 8% below the 1997 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,189,948
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Avg per Game 27,036

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1997

Batting Avg

1 Mark Grace 0.319 2 Dave Hansen 0.311 3 Lance Johnson 0.303 4 Dave Clark 0.301 5 Doug Glanville 0.300

Home Runs

1 Sammy Sosa 36 2 Mark Grace 13 3 Ryne Sandberg 12 4 Shawon Dunston 9 5 Kevin Orie 8

RBI

1 Sammy Sosa 119 2 Mark Grace 78 3 Ryne Sandberg 64 4 Scott Servais 45 5 Kevin Orie 44
1997 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sammy Sosa 162 642 90 161 31 4 36 119 45 174 22 0.251
Mark Grace 151 555 87 177 32 5 13 78 88 45 2 0.319
Doug Glanville 146 474 79 142 22 5 4 35 24 46 19 0.300
Ryne Sandberg 135 447 54 118 26 0 12 64 28 94 7 0.264
Shawon Dunston 114 419 57 119 18 4 9 41 8 64 29 0.284
Brian McRae 108 417 63 100 27 5 6 28 52 62 14 0.240
Scott Servais 122 385 36 100 21 0 6 45 24 56 0 0.260
Kevin Orie 114 364 40 100 23 5 8 44 39 57 2 0.275
Rey Sanchez 97 205 14 51 9 0 1 12 11 26 4 0.249
Tyler Houston 72 196 15 51 10 0 2 28 9 35 1 0.260
Jose Hernandez 121 183 33 50 8 5 7 26 14 42 2 0.273
Dave Hansen 90 151 19 47 8 2 3 21 31 32 1 0.311
Lance Johnson 39 145 17 44 6 2 4 15 9 10 5 0.303
Dave Clark 102 143 19 43 8 0 5 32 19 34 1 0.301
Brant Brown 46 137 15 32 7 1 5 15 7 28 2 0.234
Manny Alexander 33 99 11 29 3 1 1 7 8 16 2 0.293
Brooks Kieschnick 39 90 9 18 2 0 4 12 12 21 1 0.200
Mike Hubbard 29 64 4 13 0 0 1 2 2 21 0 0.203
Steve Trachsel 34 60 5 7 3 0 0 4 5 19 0 0.117
Terry Mulholland 25 49 0 8 2 0 0 2 0 24 0 0.163
Kevin Foster 30 47 3 6 1 0 0 4 1 20 0 0.128
Geremi Gonzalez 23 40 1 4 0 0 0 1 3 12 0 0.100
Frank Castillo 20 33 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 9 0 0.152
Miguel Cairo 16 29 7 7 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.241
Mark Clark 9 23 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 12 0 0.000
Kevin Tapani 13 22 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 12 1 0.136
Robin Jennings 9 18 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.167
Terrell Lowery 9 14 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0.286
Amaury Telemaco 10 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.222
Miguel Batista 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Kent Bottenfield 64 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Dave Swartzbaugh 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ramon Tatis 56 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Turk Wendell 52 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Terry Adams 74 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Larry Casian 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Patterson 76 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marc Pisciotta 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mel Rojas 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Stevens 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ramon Morel 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rodney Myers 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1997

ERA

1 Mark Clark 2.86 2 Bob Patterson 3.34 3 Kevin Tapani 3.39 4 Kent Bottenfield 3.86 5 Terry Mulholland 4.07

Wins

1 Geremi Gonzalez 11 2 Kevin Foster 10 3 Kevin Tapani 9 4 Steve Trachsel 8 5 Frank Castillo 6

Strikeouts

1 Steve Trachsel 160 2 Kevin Foster 118 3 Geremi Gonzalez 93 4 Kent Bottenfield 74 5 Terry Mulholland 74
1997 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Steve Trachsel 8 12 4.51 34 34 0 201.1 225 101 69 160
Terry Mulholland 6 12 4.07 25 25 0 157.0 162 71 45 74
Kevin Foster 10 7 4.61 26 25 0 146.1 141 75 66 118
Geremi Gonzalez 11 9 4.25 23 23 0 144.0 126 68 69 93
Frank Castillo 6 9 5.42 20 19 0 98.0 113 59 44 67
Kevin Tapani 9 3 3.39 13 13 0 85.0 77 32 23 55
Kent Bottenfield 2 3 3.86 64 0 2 84.0 82 36 35 74
Terry Adams 2 9 4.62 74 0 18 74.0 91 38 40 64
Mark Clark 6 1 2.86 9 9 0 63.0 55 20 12 51
Turk Wendell 3 5 4.20 52 0 4 60.0 53 28 39 54
Bob Patterson 1 6 3.34 76 0 0 59.1 47 22 10 58
Mel Rojas 0 4 4.42 54 0 13 59.0 54 29 30 61
Ramon Tatis 1 1 5.34 56 0 0 55.2 66 33 29 33
Amaury Telemaco 0 3 6.16 10 5 0 38.0 47 26 11 29
Miguel Batista 0 5 5.70 11 6 0 36.1 36 23 24 27
Marc Pisciotta 3 1 3.18 24 0 0 28.1 20 10 16 21
Larry Casian 0 1 7.45 12 0 0 9.2 16 8 2 7
Dave Stevens 0 2 9.64 10 0 0 9.1 13 10 9 13
Rodney Myers 0 0 6.00 5 1 0 9.0 12 6 7 6
Dave Swartzbaugh 0 1 9.00 2 2 0 8.0 12 8 7 4
Ramon Morel 0 0 4.91 3 0 0 3.2 3 2 3 3

👥 Roster (42)

Terry Adams Manny Alexander Miguel Batista Kent Bottenfield Brant Brown Miguel Cairo Larry Casian Frank Castillo Dave Clark Mark Clark Shawon Dunston Kevin Foster +30 more

42 players

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The 1997 Chicago Cubs in brief

A 68-94 record (.420) put the 1997 Chicago Cubs 5th in the NL Central. The Chicago Cubs scored 687 runs and allowed 759, a run differential of -72. The Chicago Cubs staff finished with a 4.44 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.20. League clubs averaged 746 runs that year, so the Chicago Cubs scored 8% fewer. The home park, Wrigley Field, recorded 2,189,948 in attendance, about 27,036 a game.

Sammy Sosa topped the Chicago Cubs with 36 home runs. Mark Grace collected the most hits, 177. Geremi Gonzalez led the pitchers with 11 wins. Steve Trachsel struck out 160, the most on the club. Terry Adams saved 18 games. The 1997 roster runs to 42 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1997 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1997 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1997 Chicago Cubs finished 68-94 (.420 win pct).
Who led the 1997 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Sammy Sosa led the 1997 Chicago Cubs with 36 home runs.
What was the 1997 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1997 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.44.
Did the 1997 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1997 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1997 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1997 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1997 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Sammy Sosa (36 HR, 119 RBI) and Geremi Gonzalez (11-9, 4.25 ERA).
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