1997 Cincinnati Reds

76-86 • .469 Win% • 3rd in NL C

The 1997 Cincinnati Reds went 76-86 (.469) finishing 3rd in the NL C division. The club scored 651 runs, allowed 764, and played home games at Cinergy Field. Team leaders included Willie Greene (26 HR, 91 RBI) and Dave Burba (11-10, 4.73 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

76 Wins
86 Losses
.469 Win %
3rd Rank
651 R 764 RA
Diff -113

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651 Runs Scored
764 Runs Allowed
-113 Run Diff
1,790K Attendance

📈 vs. 1997 NL Average

Batting Avg .252 4% below the 1997 league average (.262)
OBP .320 4% below the 1997 league average (.333)
SLG .389 5% below the 1997 league average (.410)
Team ERA 4.41 5% worse than the 1997 league average (4.20)
Runs Scored 651 13% below the 1997 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCinergy Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,790,058
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Avg per Game 22,099

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1997

Batting Avg

1 Chris Stynes 0.348 2 Jon Nunnally 0.318 3 Barry Larkin 0.317 4 Mike Kelly 0.293 5 Hal Morris 0.276

Home Runs

1 Willie Greene 26 2 Reggie Sanders 19 3 Eduardo Perez 16 4 Joe Oliver 14 5 Jon Nunnally 13

RBI

1 Willie Greene 91 2 Reggie Sanders 56 3 Eduardo Perez 52 4 Bret Boone 46 5 Joe Oliver 43
1997 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie Greene 151 495 62 125 22 1 26 91 78 111 6 0.253
Deion Sanders 115 465 53 127 13 7 5 23 34 67 56 0.273
Bret Boone 139 443 40 99 25 1 7 46 45 101 5 0.223
Pokey Reese 128 397 48 87 15 0 4 26 31 82 25 0.219
Joe Oliver 111 349 28 90 13 0 14 43 25 58 1 0.258
Hal Morris 96 333 42 92 20 1 1 33 23 43 3 0.276
Reggie Sanders 86 312 52 79 19 2 19 56 42 93 13 0.253
Eduardo Perez 106 297 44 75 18 0 16 52 29 76 5 0.253
Curtis Goodwin 85 265 27 67 11 0 1 12 24 53 22 0.253
Ed Taubensee 108 254 26 68 18 0 10 34 22 66 0 0.268
Lenny Harris 120 238 32 65 13 1 3 28 18 18 4 0.273
Barry Larkin 73 224 34 71 17 3 4 20 47 24 14 0.317
Jon Nunnally 65 201 38 64 12 3 13 35 26 51 7 0.318
Chris Stynes 49 198 31 69 7 1 6 28 11 13 11 0.348
Mike Kelly 73 140 27 41 13 2 6 19 10 30 6 0.293
Terry Pendleton 50 113 11 28 9 0 1 17 12 14 2 0.248
Jeff Branson 65 98 9 15 3 1 1 5 7 23 1 0.153
Brook Fordyce 47 96 7 20 5 0 1 8 8 15 2 0.208
Ruben Sierra 25 90 6 22 5 1 2 7 6 21 0 0.244
Eric Owens 27 57 8 15 0 0 0 3 4 11 3 0.263
Aaron Boone 16 49 5 12 1 0 0 5 2 5 1 0.245
Dave Burba 30 46 2 9 0 0 0 2 1 18 0 0.196
Kent Mercker 31 45 3 7 1 1 0 1 4 23 0 0.156
Mike Morgan 31 44 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 14 0 0.091
John Smiley 20 40 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 10 0 0.100
Brett Tomko 24 36 2 5 1 0 0 3 1 14 0 0.139
Pat Watkins 17 29 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 0.207
Damian Jackson 12 27 6 6 2 1 1 2 4 7 1 0.222
Pete Schourek 19 24 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 8 1 0.167
Mike Remlinger 71 21 1 2 2 0 0 6 2 11 0 0.095
Pete Rose 11 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0.143
Ozzie Timmons 6 9 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Gabe White 12 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.111
Scott Sullivan 59 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Stan Belinda 84 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Felix Rodriguez 26 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Shaw 78 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Ricky Bones 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Giovanni Carrara 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jim Crowell 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joey Eischen 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Graves 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Kevin Jarvis 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Richie Lewis 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Jeff Brantley 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hector Carrasco 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pedro Martinez 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Service 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Tabaka 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Winchester 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1997

ERA

1 Jeff Shaw 2.38 2 Scott Sullivan 3.24 3 Brett Tomko 3.43 4 Hector Carrasco 3.68 5 Stan Belinda 3.71

Wins

1 Dave Burba 11 2 Brett Tomko 11 3 Mike Morgan 9 4 John Smiley 9 5 Kent Mercker 8

Strikeouts

1 Mike Remlinger 145 2 Dave Burba 131 3 Stan Belinda 114 4 Mike Morgan 103 5 Scott Sullivan 96
1997 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike Morgan 9 12 4.78 31 30 0 162.0 165 86 49 103
Dave Burba 11 10 4.73 30 27 0 160.0 157 84 73 131
Kent Mercker 8 11 3.92 28 25 0 144.2 135 63 62 75
Brett Tomko 11 7 3.43 22 19 0 126.0 106 48 47 95
Mike Remlinger 8 8 4.14 69 12 2 124.0 100 57 60 145
John Smiley 9 10 5.23 20 20 0 117.0 139 68 31 94
Stan Belinda 1 5 3.71 84 0 1 99.1 84 41 33 114
Scott Sullivan 5 3 3.24 59 0 1 97.1 79 35 30 96
Jeff Shaw 4 2 2.38 78 0 42 94.2 79 25 12 74
Pete Schourek 5 8 5.42 18 17 0 84.2 78 51 38 59
Hector Carrasco 1 2 3.68 38 0 0 51.1 51 21 25 46
Felix Rodriguez 0 0 4.30 26 1 0 46.0 48 22 28 34
Gabe White 2 2 4.39 12 6 1 41.0 39 20 8 25
Ricky Bones 0 1 10.19 9 2 0 17.2 31 20 11 8
Danny Graves 0 0 6.14 10 0 0 14.2 26 10 11 7
Kevin Jarvis 0 1 10.13 9 0 1 13.1 21 15 7 12
Jeff Brantley 1 1 3.86 13 0 1 11.2 9 5 7 16
Giovanni Carrara 0 1 7.84 2 2 0 10.1 14 9 6 5
Pedro Martinez 1 1 9.45 8 0 0 6.2 8 7 7 4
Jim Crowell 0 1 9.95 2 1 0 6.1 12 7 5 3
Scott Winchester 0 0 6.00 5 0 0 6.0 9 4 2 3
Richie Lewis 0 0 6.35 4 0 0 5.2 4 4 3 4
Scott Service 0 0 11.81 4 0 0 5.1 11 7 1 3
Jeff Tabaka 0 0 4.50 3 0 0 2.0 1 1 1 1
Joey Eischen 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 1.1 2 1 1 2

👥 Roster (50)

Stan Belinda Ricky Bones Aaron Boone Bret Boone Jeff Branson Jeff Brantley Dave Burba Giovanni Carrara Hector Carrasco Jim Crowell Joey Eischen Brook Fordyce +38 more

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The 1997 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The 1997 Cincinnati Reds won 76 games and lost 86, ending up 3rd in the NL Central. With 651 runs scored and 764 given up, the 1997 differential was -113. Against a league average of .262, the 1997 Cincinnati Reds batted .252. The Cincinnati Reds staff finished with a 4.41 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.20. The 651 runs scored compare with a league average of 746 per club, 13% fewer.

Cinergy Field was home in 1997, drawing a total attendance of 1,790,058. Willie Greene topped the Cincinnati Reds with 26 home runs. Deion Sanders collected the most hits, 127. Brett Tomko was the top winner, with 11 victories. The strikeout leader was Mike Remlinger with 145. The saves leader was Jeff Shaw with 42.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1997 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1997 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1997 Cincinnati Reds finished 76-86 (.469 win pct).
Who led the 1997 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Willie Greene led the 1997 Cincinnati Reds with 26 home runs.
What was the 1997 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1997 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 4.41.
Did the 1997 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1997 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1997 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1997 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Cinergy Field.
Who led the 1997 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie Greene (26 HR, 91 RBI) and Dave Burba (11-10, 4.73 ERA).
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