1997 Los Angeles Dodgers

88-74 • .543 Win% • 2nd in NL W

The 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers went 88-74 (.543) finishing 2nd in the NL W division. The club scored 742 runs, allowed 645, and played home games at Dodger Stadium. Team leaders included Mike Piazza (40 HR, 124 RBI) and Hideo Nomo (14-12, 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

88 Wins
74 Losses
.543 Win %
2nd Rank
742 R 645 RA
Diff +97

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742 Runs Scored
645 Runs Allowed
+97 Run Diff
3,319K Attendance

📈 vs. 1997 NL Average

Batting Avg .268 2% above the 1997 league average (.262)
OBP .330 1% below the 1997 league average (.333)
SLG .418 2% above the 1997 league average (.410)
Team ERA 3.62 14% better than the 1997 league average (4.20)
Runs Scored 742 equal to the 1997 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumDodger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,319,320
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Avg per Game 40,979

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1997

Batting Avg

1 Mike Piazza 0.362 2 Raul Mondesi 0.310 3 Darren Lewis 0.299 4 Wilton Guerrero 0.291 5 Tripp Cromer 0.291

Home Runs

1 Mike Piazza 40 2 Eric Karros 31 3 Todd Zeile 31 4 Raul Mondesi 30 5 Greg Gagne 9

RBI

1 Mike Piazza 124 2 Eric Karros 104 3 Todd Zeile 90 4 Raul Mondesi 87 5 Greg Gagne 57
1997 Los Angeles Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Eric Karros 162 628 86 167 28 0 31 104 61 116 15 0.266
Raul Mondesi 159 616 95 191 42 5 30 87 44 105 32 0.310
Todd Zeile 160 575 89 154 17 0 31 90 85 112 8 0.268
Mike Piazza 152 556 104 201 32 1 40 124 69 77 5 0.362
Greg Gagne 144 514 49 129 20 3 9 57 31 120 2 0.251
Wilton Guerrero 111 357 39 104 10 9 4 32 8 52 6 0.291
Brett Butler 105 343 52 97 8 3 0 18 42 40 15 0.283
Todd Hollandsworth 106 296 39 73 20 2 4 31 17 60 5 0.247
Roger Cedeno 80 194 31 53 10 2 3 17 25 44 9 0.273
Otis Nixon 42 175 30 48 6 2 1 18 13 24 12 0.274
Eric Young 37 154 28 42 4 2 2 16 14 17 13 0.273
Billy Ashley 71 131 12 32 7 0 6 19 8 46 0 0.244
Tom Prince 47 100 17 22 5 0 3 14 5 15 0 0.220
Nelson Liriano 76 88 10 20 6 0 1 11 6 12 0 0.227
Tripp Cromer 28 86 8 25 3 0 4 20 6 16 0 0.291
Darren Lewis 26 77 7 23 3 1 1 10 6 17 3 0.299
Juan Castro 40 75 3 11 3 1 0 4 7 20 0 0.147
Eric Anthony 47 74 8 18 3 2 2 5 12 18 2 0.243
Hideo Nomo 33 69 3 11 5 0 0 2 1 32 0 0.159
Wayne Kirby 46 65 6 11 2 0 0 4 10 12 0 0.169
Ismael Valdez 30 57 0 5 1 0 0 1 3 17 1 0.088
Chan Ho Park 32 51 5 9 4 0 0 2 4 21 0 0.176
Ramon Martinez 22 42 5 8 1 0 0 1 0 11 0 0.190
Pedro Astacio 26 41 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 16 0 0.146
Karim Garcia 15 39 5 5 0 0 1 8 6 14 0 0.128
Tom Candiotti 42 32 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 10 0 0.094
Adam Riggs 9 20 3 4 1 0 0 1 4 3 1 0.200
Chad Fonville 9 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.143
Chip Hale 14 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.083
Garey Ingram 12 9 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0.444
Dennys Reyes 14 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0.000
Darren Dreifort 48 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.143
Paul Konerko 6 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.143
Eddie Murray 9 7 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0.286
Eddie Williams 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.143
Henry Blanco 3 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.400
Mark Guthrie 62 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Scott Radinsky 75 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Antonio Osuna 48 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Mike Harkey 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Judd 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rick Gorecki 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Darren Hall 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Worrell 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1997

ERA

1 Antonio Osuna 2.19 2 Darren Hall 2.30 3 Ismael Valdez 2.65 4 Darren Dreifort 2.86 5 Scott Radinsky 2.89

Wins

1 Hideo Nomo 14 2 Chan Ho Park 14 3 Tom Candiotti 10 4 Ramon Martinez 10 5 Ismael Valdez 10

Strikeouts

1 Hideo Nomo 233 2 Chan Ho Park 166 3 Ismael Valdez 140 4 Ramon Martinez 120 5 Pedro Astacio 115
1997 Los Angeles Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hideo Nomo 14 12 4.25 33 33 0 207.1 193 98 92 233
Ismael Valdez 10 11 2.65 30 30 0 196.2 171 58 47 140
Chan Ho Park 14 8 3.38 32 29 0 192.0 149 72 70 166
Pedro Astacio 7 9 4.10 26 24 0 153.2 151 70 47 115
Tom Candiotti 10 7 3.60 41 18 0 135.0 128 54 40 89
Ramon Martinez 10 5 3.64 22 22 0 133.2 123 54 68 120
Mark Guthrie 1 4 5.32 62 0 1 69.1 71 41 30 42
Darren Dreifort 5 2 2.86 48 0 4 63.0 45 20 34 63
Scott Radinsky 5 1 2.89 75 0 3 62.1 54 20 21 44
Antonio Osuna 3 4 2.19 48 0 0 61.2 46 15 19 68
Todd Worrell 2 6 5.28 65 0 35 59.2 60 35 23 61
Darren Hall 3 2 2.30 63 0 2 54.2 58 14 26 39
Dennys Reyes 2 3 3.83 14 5 0 47.0 51 20 18 36
Mike Harkey 1 0 4.30 10 0 0 14.2 12 7 5 6
Rick Gorecki 1 0 15.00 4 1 0 6.0 9 10 6 6
Mike Judd 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.2 4 0 0 4

👥 Roster (44)

Eric Anthony Billy Ashley Pedro Astacio Henry Blanco Brett Butler Tom Candiotti Juan Castro Roger Cedeno Tripp Cromer Darren Dreifort Chad Fonville Greg Gagne +32 more

44 players

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The 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers in brief

The record for the 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers reads 88 wins and 74 losses, good for 2nd in the NL West. The Los Angeles Dodgers scored 742 runs and allowed 645, a run differential of +97. At the plate the Los Angeles Dodgers hit .268, 2% better than the league's .262. The Los Angeles Dodgers staff finished with a 3.62 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.20. Dodger Stadium was home in 1997, drawing a total attendance of 3,319,320.

Mike Piazza topped the Los Angeles Dodgers with 40 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Chan Ho Park (14). Hideo Nomo struck out 233, the most on the club. Todd Worrell closed out 35 saves. The roster section lists 44 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers

What was the 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers record?
The 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers finished 88-74 (.543 win pct).
Who led the 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers in home runs?
Mike Piazza led the 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers with 40 home runs.
What was the 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers team ERA?
The 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers posted a team ERA of 3.62.
Did the 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers play?
The 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers played home games at Dodger Stadium.
Who led the 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mike Piazza (40 HR, 124 RBI) and Hideo Nomo (14-12, 4.25 ERA).
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