1997 Detroit Tigers

79-83 • .488 Win% • 3rd in AL E

The 1997 Detroit Tigers went 79-83 (.488) finishing 3rd in the AL E division. The club scored 784 runs, allowed 790, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Tony Clark (32 HR, 117 RBI) and Willie Blair (16-8, 4.17 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

79 Wins
83 Losses
.488 Win %
3rd Rank
784 R 790 RA
Diff -6

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784 Runs Scored
790 Runs Allowed
-6 Run Diff
1,395K Attendance

📈 vs. 1997 AL Average

Batting Avg .258 5% below the 1997 league average (.270)
OBP .331 2% below the 1997 league average (.340)
SLG .415 3% below the 1997 league average (.428)
Team ERA 4.56 equal to the 1997 league average (4.57)
Runs Scored 784 2% below the 1997 league average (797 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,395,413
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Avg per Game 17,227

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1997

Batting Avg

1 Bobby Higginson 0.299 2 Matt Walbeck 0.277 3 Tony Clark 0.276 4 Travis Fryman 0.274 5 Bob Hamelin 0.270

Home Runs

1 Tony Clark 32 2 Bobby Higginson 27 3 Damion Easley 22 4 Travis Fryman 22 5 Melvin Nieves 20

RBI

1 Tony Clark 117 2 Travis Fryman 102 3 Bobby Higginson 101 4 Damion Easley 72 5 Melvin Nieves 64
1997 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Brian Hunter 162 658 112 177 29 7 4 45 66 121 74 0.269
Travis Fryman 154 595 90 163 27 3 22 102 46 113 16 0.274
Tony Clark 159 580 105 160 28 3 32 117 93 144 1 0.276
Bobby Higginson 146 546 94 163 30 5 27 101 70 85 12 0.299
Damion Easley 151 527 97 139 37 3 22 72 68 102 28 0.264
Deivi Cruz 147 436 35 105 26 0 2 40 14 55 3 0.241
Melvin Nieves 116 359 46 82 18 1 20 64 39 157 1 0.228
Bob Hamelin 110 318 47 86 15 0 18 52 48 72 2 0.270
Raul Casanova 101 304 27 74 10 1 5 24 26 48 1 0.243
Phil Nevin 93 251 32 59 16 1 9 35 25 68 0 0.235
Curtis Pride 79 162 21 34 4 4 2 19 24 45 6 0.210
Brian Johnson 45 139 13 33 6 1 2 18 5 19 1 0.237
Matt Walbeck 47 137 18 38 3 0 3 10 12 19 3 0.277
Bubba Trammell 44 123 14 28 5 0 4 13 15 35 3 0.228
Jody Reed 52 112 6 22 2 0 0 8 10 15 3 0.196
Orlando Miller 50 111 13 26 7 1 2 10 5 24 1 0.234
Juan Encarnacion 11 33 3 7 1 1 1 5 3 12 3 0.212
Frank Catalanotto 13 26 2 8 2 0 0 3 3 7 0 0.308
Jimmy Hurst 13 17 1 3 1 0 1 1 2 6 0 0.176
Vince Coleman 6 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.071
Marcus Jensen 8 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.182
Kimera Bartee 12 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0.200
Willie Blair 29 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Joe Hall 2 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.500
Brian Moehler 31 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Omar Olivares 22 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.667
Justin Thompson 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Greg Keagle 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jose Bautista 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Brocail 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Cummings 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Glenn Dishman 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roberto Duran 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eddie Gaillard 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fernando Hernandez 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Jarvis 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Jones 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Felipe Lira 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Miceli 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Myers 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Pugh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
A. J. Sager 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Sanders 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1997

ERA

1 Justin Thompson 3.02 2 Todd Jones 3.09 3 Doug Brocail 3.23 4 Willie Blair 4.17 5 A. J. Sager 4.18

Wins

1 Willie Blair 16 2 Justin Thompson 15 3 Brian Moehler 11 4 Todd Jones 5 5 Felipe Lira 5

Strikeouts

1 Justin Thompson 151 2 Brian Moehler 97 3 Willie Blair 90 4 Dan Miceli 79 5 Omar Olivares 74
1997 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Justin Thompson 15 11 3.02 32 32 0 223.1 188 75 66 151
Brian Moehler 11 12 4.67 31 31 0 175.1 198 91 61 97
Willie Blair 16 8 4.17 29 27 0 175.0 186 81 46 90
Omar Olivares 5 6 4.70 19 19 0 115.0 110 60 53 74
Felipe Lira 5 7 5.77 20 15 0 92.0 101 59 45 64
A. J. Sager 3 4 4.18 38 1 3 84.0 81 39 24 53
Dan Miceli 3 2 5.01 71 0 3 82.2 77 46 38 79
Doug Brocail 3 4 3.23 61 4 2 78.0 74 28 36 60
Scott Sanders 3 8 5.33 14 14 0 74.1 79 44 24 58
Todd Jones 5 4 3.09 68 0 31 70.0 60 24 35 70
Mike Myers 0 4 5.70 88 0 2 53.2 58 34 25 50
Greg Keagle 3 5 6.55 11 10 0 45.1 58 33 18 33
Kevin Jarvis 0 3 5.40 17 3 0 41.2 55 25 14 27
Jose Bautista 2 2 6.69 21 0 0 40.1 55 30 12 19
Glenn Dishman 1 2 5.28 7 4 0 29.0 30 17 8 20
John Cummings 2 0 5.47 19 0 0 24.2 32 15 14 8
Eddie Gaillard 1 0 5.31 16 0 1 20.1 16 12 10 12
Roberto Duran 0 0 7.59 13 0 0 10.2 7 9 15 11
Tim Pugh 1 1 5.00 2 2 0 9.0 6 5 5 4
Fernando Hernandez 0 0 40.50 2 0 0 1.1 5 6 3 2

👥 Roster (43)

Kimera Bartee Jose Bautista Willie Blair Doug Brocail Raul Casanova Frank Catalanotto Tony Clark Vince Coleman Deivi Cruz John Cummings Glenn Dishman Roberto Duran +31 more

43 players

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The 1997 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1997 Detroit Tigers won 79 games and lost 83, ending up 3rd in the AL East. The Detroit Tigers scored 784 runs and allowed 790, a run differential of -6. Against a league average of .270, the 1997 Detroit Tigers batted .258. Measured against the 797-run league average, the offense was 2% behind. Attendance at Tiger Stadium totaled 1,395,413 for the year. For power, Tony Clark led the way with 32 homers.

Brian Hunter collected the most hits, 177. The pitching staff's wins leader was Willie Blair (16). The strikeout leader was Justin Thompson with 151. The saves leader was Todd Jones with 31. The 1997 roster runs to 43 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1996 season and the 1998 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1997 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1997 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1997 Detroit Tigers finished 79-83 (.488 win pct).
Who led the 1997 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Tony Clark led the 1997 Detroit Tigers with 32 home runs.
What was the 1997 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1997 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.56.
Did the 1997 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1997 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1997 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1997 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
Who led the 1997 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tony Clark (32 HR, 117 RBI) and Willie Blair (16-8, 4.17 ERA).
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