⭐ Division Winner

1997 Cleveland Indians

86-75 • .534 Win% • 1st in AL C

The 1997 Cleveland Indians went 86-75 (.534) finishing 1st in the AL C division. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 868 runs, allowed 815, and played home games at Jacobs Field. Team leaders included Jim Thome (40 HR, 102 RBI) and Charles Nagy (15-11, 4.28 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

86 Wins
75 Losses
.534 Win %
1st Rank
868 R 815 RA
Diff +53

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868 Runs Scored
815 Runs Allowed
+53 Run Diff
3,394K Attendance

📈 vs. 1997 AL Average

Batting Avg .285 6% above the 1997 league average (.270)
OBP .358 5% above the 1997 league average (.340)
SLG .466 9% above the 1997 league average (.428)
Team ERA 4.73 4% worse than the 1997 league average (4.57)
Runs Scored 868 9% above the 1997 league average (797 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,394,750
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Avg per Game 41,910

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1997

Batting Avg

1 David Justice 0.329 2 Manny Ramirez 0.328 3 Sandy Alomar 0.324 4 Pat Borders 0.296 5 Jim Thome 0.286

Home Runs

1 Jim Thome 40 2 David Justice 33 3 Matt Williams 32 4 Manny Ramirez 26 5 Sandy Alomar 21

RBI

1 Matt Williams 105 2 Jim Thome 102 3 David Justice 101 4 Manny Ramirez 88 5 Sandy Alomar 83
1997 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Matt Williams 151 596 86 157 32 3 32 105 34 108 12 0.263
Omar Vizquel 153 565 89 158 23 6 5 49 57 58 43 0.280
Manny Ramirez 150 561 99 184 40 0 26 88 79 115 2 0.328
Marquis Grissom 144 558 74 146 27 6 12 66 43 89 22 0.262
Jim Thome 147 496 104 142 25 0 40 102 120 146 1 0.286
David Justice 139 495 84 163 31 1 33 101 80 79 3 0.329
Sandy Alomar 125 451 63 146 37 0 21 83 19 48 0 0.324
Tony Fernandez 120 409 55 117 21 1 11 44 22 47 6 0.286
Brian Giles 130 377 62 101 15 3 17 61 63 50 13 0.268
Julio Franco 78 289 46 82 13 1 3 25 38 75 8 0.284
Kevin Seitzer 64 198 27 53 14 0 2 24 18 25 0 0.268
Pat Borders 55 159 17 47 7 1 4 15 9 27 0 0.296
Bip Roberts 23 85 19 23 3 0 3 8 7 14 3 0.271
Jeff Branson 29 72 5 19 4 0 2 7 7 17 0 0.264
Kevin Mitchell 20 59 7 9 1 0 4 11 9 11 1 0.153
Jeff Manto 16 30 3 8 3 0 2 7 1 10 0 0.267
Chad Curtis 22 29 8 6 1 0 3 5 7 10 0 0.207
Casey Candaele 14 26 5 8 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0.308
Bruce Aven 13 19 4 4 1 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.211
Enrique Wilson 5 15 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.333
Trent Hubbard 7 12 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 0.250
Richie Sexson 5 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.273
Sean Casey 6 10 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.200
Damian Jackson 8 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.111
Einar Diaz 5 7 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.143
Charles Nagy 34 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Orel Hershiser 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jaret Wright 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Chad Ogea 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bartolo Colon 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Albie Lopez 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Alvin Morman 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Plunk 56 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Paul Shuey 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Brian Anderson 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Assenmacher 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Clark 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Graves 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Michael Jackson 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Jacome 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Juden 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Kline 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack McDowell 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Mesa 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Smiley 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David Weathers 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1997

ERA

1 Jose Mesa 2.40 2 Paul Assenmacher 2.94 3 Michael Jackson 3.24 4 Charles Nagy 4.28 5 Jaret Wright 4.38

Wins

1 Charles Nagy 15 2 Orel Hershiser 14 3 Chad Ogea 8 4 Jaret Wright 8 5 Paul Assenmacher 5

Strikeouts

1 Charles Nagy 149 2 Orel Hershiser 107 3 Chad Ogea 80 4 Michael Jackson 74 5 Jose Mesa 69
1997 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Charles Nagy 15 11 4.28 34 34 0 227.0 253 108 77 149
Orel Hershiser 14 6 4.47 32 32 0 195.1 199 97 69 107
Chad Ogea 8 9 4.99 21 21 0 126.1 139 70 47 80
Bartolo Colon 4 7 5.65 19 17 0 94.0 107 59 45 66
Jaret Wright 8 3 4.38 16 16 0 90.1 81 44 35 63
Jose Mesa 4 4 2.40 66 0 16 82.1 83 22 28 69
Albie Lopez 3 7 6.93 37 6 0 76.2 101 59 40 63
Michael Jackson 2 5 3.24 71 0 15 75.0 59 27 29 74
Eric Plunk 4 5 4.66 55 0 0 65.2 62 34 36 66
Paul Assenmacher 5 0 2.94 75 0 4 49.0 43 16 15 53
Brian Anderson 4 2 4.69 8 8 0 48.0 55 25 11 22
Paul Shuey 4 2 6.20 40 0 2 45.0 52 31 28 46
Jason Jacome 2 0 5.27 21 4 0 42.2 45 25 15 24
Jack McDowell 3 3 5.09 8 6 0 40.2 44 23 18 38
John Smiley 2 4 5.54 6 6 0 37.1 45 23 10 26
Jeff Juden 0 1 5.46 8 5 0 31.1 32 19 15 29
Terry Clark 0 3 6.15 4 4 0 26.1 29 18 13 13
Steve Kline 3 1 5.81 20 1 0 26.1 42 17 13 17
Alvin Morman 0 0 5.89 34 0 2 18.1 19 12 14 13
David Weathers 1 2 7.56 9 1 0 16.2 23 14 8 14
Danny Graves 0 0 4.76 5 0 0 11.1 15 6 9 4

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
CLE def. BAL 4-2
AL Division Series
CLE def. NYA 3-2
World Series
Lost to FLO 4-3

👥 Roster (46)

Sandy Alomar Brian Anderson Paul Assenmacher Bruce Aven Pat Borders Jeff Branson Casey Candaele Sean Casey Terry Clark Bartolo Colon Chad Curtis Einar Diaz +34 more

46 players

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The 1997 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1997 Cleveland Indians finished 86-75, a .534 winning percentage, placing 1st in the AL Central. The club won the pennant and took the division title. Runs came in at 868 scored against 815 allowed (+53). The team batting average of .285 was 6% above the 1997 league mark of .270. The staff ERA of 4.73 was 4% worse than the league average of 4.57.

Attendance at Jacobs Field totaled 3,394,750 for the year. For power, Jim Thome led the way with 40 homers. On the mound, Charles Nagy won 15 games to lead the staff. In the AL Championship Series, the Cleveland Indians beat BAL 4-2. In the AL Division Series, the Cleveland Indians beat NYA 3-2. The World Series ended in a loss against FLO 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1997 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1997 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1997 Cleveland Indians finished 86-75 (.534 win pct).
Did the 1997 Cleveland Indians make the playoffs?
The 1997 Cleveland Indians finished first in their division.
Who led the 1997 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Jim Thome led the 1997 Cleveland Indians with 40 home runs.
What was the 1997 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1997 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.73.
Did the 1997 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1997 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1997 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1997 Cleveland Indians played home games at Jacobs Field.
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