⭐ Division Winner

1997 Houston Astros

84-78 • .519 Win% • 1st in NL C

The 1997 Houston Astros went 84-78 (.519) finishing 1st in the NL C division. They won their division. The club scored 777 runs, allowed 660, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Jeff Bagwell (43 HR, 135 RBI) and Darryl Kile (19-7, 2.57 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

84 Wins
78 Losses
.519 Win %
1st Rank
777 R 660 RA
Diff +117

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777 Runs Scored
660 Runs Allowed
+117 Run Diff
2,046K Attendance

📈 vs. 1997 NL Average

Batting Avg .259 1% below the 1997 league average (.262)
OBP .343 3% above the 1997 league average (.333)
SLG .403 2% below the 1997 league average (.410)
Team ERA 3.66 13% better than the 1997 league average (4.20)
Runs Scored 777 4% above the 1997 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,046,275
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Avg per Game 25,262

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1997

Batting Avg

1 Bill Spiers 0.320 2 Craig Biggio 0.309 3 Richard Hidalgo 0.306 4 Russ Johnson 0.300 5 Jeff Bagwell 0.286

Home Runs

1 Jeff Bagwell 43 2 Craig Biggio 22 3 Derek Bell 15 4 Luis Gonzalez 10 5 Sean Berry 8

RBI

1 Jeff Bagwell 135 2 Craig Biggio 81 3 Derek Bell 71 4 Luis Gonzalez 68 5 Bill Spiers 48
1997 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Craig Biggio 162 619 146 191 37 8 22 81 84 107 47 0.309
Jeff Bagwell 162 566 109 162 40 2 43 135 127 122 31 0.286
Luis Gonzalez 152 550 78 142 31 2 10 68 71 67 10 0.258
Derek Bell 129 493 67 136 29 3 15 71 40 94 15 0.276
Brad Ausmus 130 425 45 113 25 1 4 44 38 78 14 0.266
Ricky Gutierrez 102 303 33 79 14 4 3 34 21 50 5 0.261
Sean Berry 96 301 37 77 24 1 8 43 25 53 1 0.256
Bill Spiers 132 291 51 93 27 4 4 48 61 42 10 0.320
Thomas Howard 107 255 24 63 16 1 3 22 26 48 1 0.247
Tim Bogar 97 241 30 60 14 4 4 30 24 42 4 0.249
Chuck Carr 63 192 34 53 11 2 4 17 15 37 11 0.276
Bobby Abreu 59 188 22 47 10 2 3 26 21 48 7 0.250
James Mouton 86 180 24 38 9 1 3 23 18 30 9 0.211
Tony Eusebio 60 164 12 45 2 0 1 18 19 27 0 0.274
Pat Listach 52 132 13 24 2 2 0 6 11 24 4 0.182
Darryl Kile 34 89 4 11 3 0 0 7 3 38 0 0.124
Mike Hampton 34 73 6 10 1 1 0 8 5 21 0 0.137
Ray Montgomery 29 68 8 16 4 1 0 4 5 18 0 0.235
Chris Holt 33 67 6 6 0 0 0 1 1 33 0 0.090
Richard Hidalgo 19 62 8 19 5 0 2 6 4 18 1 0.306
Russ Johnson 21 60 7 18 1 0 2 9 6 14 1 0.300
Shane Reynolds 30 53 3 6 3 0 0 2 2 31 0 0.113
Ramon Garcia 42 36 2 4 2 0 0 5 0 13 0 0.111
Tony Peña 9 19 2 4 3 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.211
J. R. Phillips 13 15 2 2 0 0 1 4 0 7 0 0.133
Luis Rivera 7 13 2 3 0 1 0 3 1 6 0 0.231
Ken Ramos 14 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.000
Donne Wall 8 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.100
Randy Knorr 4 8 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0.375
Tommy Greene 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.333
Jose Lima 52 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Mike Magnante 40 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Tom Martin 55 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jose Cabrera 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sid Fernandez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Russ Springer 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy Wagner 62 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Manuel Barrios 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Oscar Henriquez 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Hudek 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Blas Minor 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1997

ERA

1 Tom Martin 2.09 2 Mike Magnante 2.27 3 Darryl Kile 2.57 4 Billy Wagner 2.85 5 Chris Holt 3.52

Wins

1 Darryl Kile 19 2 Mike Hampton 15 3 Ramon Garcia 9 4 Shane Reynolds 9 5 Chris Holt 8

Strikeouts

1 Darryl Kile 205 2 Shane Reynolds 152 3 Mike Hampton 139 4 Ramon Garcia 120 5 Billy Wagner 106
1997 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Darryl Kile 19 7 2.57 34 34 0 255.2 208 73 94 205
Mike Hampton 15 10 3.83 34 34 0 223.0 217 95 77 139
Chris Holt 8 12 3.52 33 32 0 209.2 211 82 61 95
Shane Reynolds 9 10 4.23 30 30 0 181.0 189 85 47 152
Ramon Garcia 9 8 3.69 42 20 1 158.2 155 65 52 120
Jose Lima 1 6 5.28 52 1 2 75.0 79 44 16 63
Billy Wagner 7 8 2.85 62 0 23 66.1 49 21 30 106
Tom Martin 5 3 2.09 55 0 2 56.0 52 13 23 36
Russ Springer 3 3 4.23 54 0 3 55.1 48 26 27 74
Mike Magnante 3 1 2.27 40 0 1 47.2 39 12 11 43
Donne Wall 2 5 6.26 8 8 0 41.2 53 29 16 25
John Hudek 1 3 5.98 40 0 4 40.2 38 27 33 36
Jose Cabrera 0 0 1.17 12 0 0 15.1 6 2 6 18
Blas Minor 1 0 4.50 11 0 1 12.0 13 6 5 6
Tommy Greene 0 1 7.00 2 2 0 9.0 10 7 5 11
Sid Fernandez 1 0 3.60 1 1 0 5.0 4 2 2 3
Oscar Henriquez 0 1 4.50 4 0 0 4.0 2 2 3 3
Manuel Barrios 0 0 12.00 2 0 0 3.0 6 4 3 3

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Division Series
Lost to ATL 3-0

👥 Roster (41)

Bobby Abreu Brad Ausmus Jeff Bagwell Manuel Barrios Derek Bell Sean Berry Craig Biggio Tim Bogar Jose Cabrera Chuck Carr Tony Eusebio Sid Fernandez +29 more

41 players

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The 1997 Houston Astros in brief

The 1997 Houston Astros won 84 games and lost 78, ending up 1st in the NL Central. That season the Houston Astros took the division title. The Houston Astros scored 777 runs and allowed 660, a run differential of +117. The team batting average of .259 was 1% below the 1997 league mark of .262. The staff ERA of 3.66 was 13% better than the league average of 4.20.

Home games were played at Astrodome, where 2,046,275 fans came through the gates. For power, Jeff Bagwell led the way with 43 homers. Darryl Kile was the top winner, with 19 victories. The saves leader was Billy Wagner with 23. The NL Division Series ended in a loss against ATL 3-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1997 Houston Astros

What was the 1997 Houston Astros record?
The 1997 Houston Astros finished 84-78 (.519 win pct).
Did the 1997 Houston Astros make the playoffs?
The 1997 Houston Astros finished first in their division.
Who led the 1997 Houston Astros in home runs?
Jeff Bagwell led the 1997 Houston Astros with 43 home runs.
What was the 1997 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1997 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 3.66.
Did the 1997 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1997 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1997 Houston Astros play?
The 1997 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
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