1997 Montreal Expos

78-84 • .481 Win% • 4th in NL E

The 1997 Montreal Expos went 78-84 (.481) finishing 4th in the NL E division. The club scored 691 runs, allowed 740, and played home games at Stade Olympique. Team leaders included Rondell White (28 HR, 82 RBI) and Pedro Martinez (17-8, 1.90 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

78 Wins
84 Losses
.481 Win %
4th Rank
691 R 740 RA
Diff -49

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⚡ Quick Stats

691 Runs Scored
740 Runs Allowed
-49 Run Diff
1,507K Attendance

📈 vs. 1997 NL Average

Batting Avg .257 2% below the 1997 league average (.262)
OBP .316 5% below the 1997 league average (.333)
SLG .424 4% above the 1997 league average (.410)
Team ERA 4.14 2% better than the 1997 league average (4.20)
Runs Scored 691 7% below the 1997 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumStade Olympique
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,507,166
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Avg per Game 18,606

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1997

Batting Avg

1 David Segui 0.307 2 Vladimir Guerrero 0.302 3 Mike Lansing 0.281 4 Darrin Fletcher 0.277 5 Mark Grudzielanek 0.273

Home Runs

1 Rondell White 28 2 Henry Rodriguez 26 3 David Segui 21 4 Mike Lansing 20 5 Darrin Fletcher 17

RBI

1 Henry Rodriguez 83 2 Rondell White 82 3 Mike Lansing 70 4 David Segui 68 5 Darrin Fletcher 55
1997 Montreal Expos — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Mark Grudzielanek 156 649 76 177 54 3 4 51 23 76 25 0.273
Rondell White 151 592 84 160 29 5 28 82 31 111 16 0.270
Mike Lansing 144 572 86 161 45 2 20 70 45 92 11 0.281
Henry Rodriguez 132 476 55 116 28 3 26 83 42 149 3 0.244
David Segui 125 459 75 141 22 3 21 68 57 66 1 0.307
F. P. Santangelo 130 350 56 87 19 5 5 31 50 73 8 0.249
Doug Strange 118 327 40 84 16 2 12 47 36 76 0 0.257
Vladimir Guerrero 90 325 44 98 22 2 11 40 19 39 3 0.302
Darrin Fletcher 96 310 39 86 20 1 17 55 17 35 1 0.277
Chris Widger 91 278 30 65 20 3 7 37 22 59 2 0.234
Ryan McGuire 84 199 22 51 15 2 3 17 19 34 1 0.256
Jose Vidro 67 169 19 42 12 1 2 17 11 20 1 0.249
Joe Orsulak 106 150 13 34 12 1 1 7 18 17 0 0.227
Andy Stankiewicz 76 107 11 24 9 0 1 5 4 22 1 0.224
Pedro Martinez 31 69 5 8 2 1 0 0 3 28 0 0.116
Shane Andrews 18 64 10 13 3 0 4 9 3 20 0 0.203
Carlos Perez 33 64 3 11 2 0 1 2 2 31 0 0.172
Dustin Hermanson 32 48 1 5 1 0 1 1 2 24 0 0.104
Sherman Obando 41 47 3 6 1 0 2 9 6 14 0 0.128
Jim Bullinger 36 43 2 9 1 0 1 2 0 15 0 0.209
Jeff Juden 22 43 1 6 2 0 0 4 1 24 0 0.140
Brad Fullmer 19 40 4 12 2 0 3 8 2 7 0 0.300
Raul Chavez 13 26 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 5 1 0.269
Hensley Meulens 16 24 6 7 1 0 2 6 4 10 0 0.292
Marc Valdes 48 19 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 0.105
Orlando Cabrera 16 18 4 4 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0.222
Anthony Telford 65 15 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.200
Mike Johnson 11 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.077
Salomon Torres 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Omar Daal 33 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.200
Jose Paniagua 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Ugueth Urbina 63 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Rick DeHart 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Steve Falteisek 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mike Thurman 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Shayne Bennett 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Steve Kline 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dave Veres 53 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Rheal Cormier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lee Smith 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Everett Stull 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1997

ERA

1 Pedro Martinez 1.90 2 Marc Valdes 3.13 3 Anthony Telford 3.24 4 Dave Veres 3.48 5 Dustin Hermanson 3.69

Wins

1 Pedro Martinez 17 2 Carlos Perez 12 3 Jeff Juden 11 4 Dustin Hermanson 8 5 Jim Bullinger 7

Strikeouts

1 Pedro Martinez 305 2 Dustin Hermanson 136 3 Carlos Perez 110 4 Jeff Juden 107 5 Jim Bullinger 87
1997 Montreal Expos — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pedro Martinez 17 8 1.90 31 31 0 241.1 158 51 67 305
Carlos Perez 12 13 3.88 33 32 0 206.2 206 89 48 110
Dustin Hermanson 8 8 3.69 32 28 0 158.1 134 65 66 136
Jim Bullinger 7 12 5.56 36 25 0 155.1 165 96 74 87
Jeff Juden 11 5 4.22 22 22 0 130.0 125 61 57 107
Marc Valdes 4 4 3.13 48 7 2 95.0 84 33 39 54
Anthony Telford 4 6 3.24 65 0 1 89.0 77 32 33 61
Ugueth Urbina 5 8 3.78 63 0 27 64.1 52 27 29 84
Dave Veres 2 3 3.48 53 0 1 62.0 68 24 27 47
Mike Johnson 2 5 5.94 11 11 0 50.0 54 33 21 28
Omar Daal 1 2 9.79 33 0 1 30.1 48 33 15 16
Rick DeHart 2 1 5.52 23 0 0 29.1 33 18 14 29
Steve Kline 1 3 6.15 26 0 0 26.1 31 18 10 20
Shayne Bennett 0 1 3.18 16 0 0 22.2 21 8 9 8
Salomon Torres 0 0 7.25 12 0 0 22.1 25 18 12 11
Lee Smith 0 1 5.82 25 0 5 21.2 28 14 8 15
Jose Paniagua 1 2 12.00 9 3 0 18.0 29 24 16 8
Mike Thurman 1 0 5.40 5 2 0 11.2 8 7 4 8
Steve Falteisek 0 0 3.38 5 0 0 8.0 8 3 3 2
Everett Stull 0 1 16.20 3 0 0 3.1 7 6 4 2
Rheal Cormier 0 1 33.75 1 1 0 1.1 4 5 1 0

👥 Roster (41)

Shane Andrews Shayne Bennett Jim Bullinger Orlando Cabrera Raul Chavez Rheal Cormier Omar Daal Rick DeHart Steve Falteisek Darrin Fletcher Brad Fullmer Mark Grudzielanek +29 more

41 players

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The 1997 Montreal Expos in brief

The record for the 1997 Montreal Expos reads 78 wins and 84 losses, good for 4th in the NL East. The run column shows 691 for and 740 against. Against a league average of .262, the 1997 Montreal Expos batted .257. The Montreal Expos staff finished with a 4.14 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.20. Measured against the 746-run league average, the offense was 7% behind. The home park, Stade Olympique, recorded 1,507,166 in attendance, about 18,606 a game.

Rondell White led the club in home runs with 28. Henry Rodriguez drove in a team-high 83 runs. The hits leader was Mark Grudzielanek with 177. Pedro Martinez was the top winner, with 17 victories. Ugueth Urbina closed out 27 saves. The 1997 roster runs to 41 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1997 Montreal Expos

What was the 1997 Montreal Expos record?
The 1997 Montreal Expos finished 78-84 (.481 win pct).
Who led the 1997 Montreal Expos in home runs?
Rondell White led the 1997 Montreal Expos with 28 home runs.
What was the 1997 Montreal Expos team ERA?
The 1997 Montreal Expos posted a team ERA of 4.14.
Did the 1997 Montreal Expos win the World Series?
No. The 1997 Montreal Expos did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1997 Montreal Expos play?
The 1997 Montreal Expos played home games at Stade Olympique.
Who led the 1997 Montreal Expos in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rondell White (28 HR, 82 RBI) and Pedro Martinez (17-8, 1.90 ERA).
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