1997 Oakland Athletics

65-97 • .401 Win% • 4th in AL W

The 1997 Oakland Athletics went 65-97 (.401) finishing 4th in the AL W division. The club scored 764 runs, allowed 946, and played home games at Oakland Coliseum. Team leaders included Mark McGwire (34 HR, 81 RBI) and Aaron Small (9-5, 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

65 Wins
97 Losses
.401 Win %
4th Rank
764 R 946 RA
Diff -182

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764 Runs Scored
946 Runs Allowed
-182 Run Diff
1,260K Attendance

📈 vs. 1997 AL Average

Batting Avg .259 4% below the 1997 league average (.270)
OBP .338 equal to the 1997 league average (.340)
SLG .422 1% below the 1997 league average (.428)
Team ERA 5.48 20% worse than the 1997 league average (4.57)
Runs Scored 764 4% below the 1997 league average (797 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland Coliseum
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,260,565
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Avg per Game 15,562

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1997

Batting Avg

1 Ben Grieve 0.312 2 Geronimo Berroa 0.310 3 Dave Magadan 0.303 4 Matt Stairs 0.298 5 Pat Lennon 0.293

Home Runs

1 Mark McGwire 34 2 Matt Stairs 27 3 Jose Canseco 23 4 Jason Giambi 20 5 Geronimo Berroa 16

RBI

1 Jason Giambi 81 2 Mark McGwire 81 3 Jose Canseco 74 4 Matt Stairs 73 5 Scott Spiezio 65
1997 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Scott Spiezio 147 538 58 131 28 4 14 65 44 75 9 0.243
Jason Giambi 142 519 66 152 41 2 20 81 55 89 0 0.293
Scott Brosius 129 479 59 97 20 1 11 41 34 102 9 0.203
Jose Canseco 108 388 56 91 19 0 23 74 51 122 8 0.235
Mark McGwire 105 366 48 104 24 0 34 81 58 98 1 0.284
Matt Stairs 133 352 62 105 19 0 27 73 50 60 3 0.298
Damon Mashore 92 279 55 69 10 2 3 18 50 82 5 0.247
Dave Magadan 128 271 38 82 10 1 4 30 50 40 1 0.303
Geronimo Berroa 73 261 40 81 12 0 16 42 36 58 3 0.310
Brent Mayne 85 256 29 74 12 0 6 22 18 33 1 0.289
Jason McDonald 78 236 47 62 11 4 4 14 36 49 13 0.263
Mark Bellhorn 68 224 33 51 9 1 6 19 32 70 7 0.228
Rafael Bournigal 79 222 29 62 9 0 1 20 16 19 2 0.279
George Williams 76 201 30 58 9 1 3 22 35 46 0 0.289
Tony Batista 68 188 22 38 10 1 4 18 14 31 2 0.202
Ernie Young 71 175 22 39 7 0 5 15 19 57 1 0.223
Brian Lesher 46 131 17 30 4 1 4 16 9 30 4 0.229
Pat Lennon 56 116 14 34 6 1 1 14 15 35 0 0.293
Izzy Molina 48 111 6 22 3 1 3 7 3 17 0 0.198
Miguel Tejada 26 99 10 20 3 2 2 10 2 22 2 0.202
Ben Grieve 24 93 12 29 6 0 3 24 13 25 0 0.312
Tilson Brito 17 46 8 13 2 1 2 6 1 10 0 0.283
Scott Sheldon 13 24 2 6 0 0 1 2 1 6 0 0.250
Mike Oquist 21 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Brad Rigby 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jimmy Haynes 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Eric Ludwick 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dave Telgheder 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Aaron Small 71 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Acre 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willie Adams 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy Brewer 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buddy Groom 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Haught 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dane Johnson 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Johnstone 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Karsay 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Kubinski 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Richie Lewis 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andrew Lorraine 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
T. J. Mathews 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Mohler 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Montgomery 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ariel Prieto 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carlos Reyes 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy Taylor 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Wengert 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jay Witasick 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Wojciechowski 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1997

ERA

1 Billy Taylor 3.82 2 Aaron Small 4.28 3 Jimmy Haynes 4.42 4 Dane Johnson 4.53 5 Brad Rigby 4.87

Wins

1 Aaron Small 9 2 T. J. Mathews 6 3 Ariel Prieto 6 4 Don Wengert 5 5 Dane Johnson 4

Strikeouts

1 Steve Karsay 92 2 Ariel Prieto 90 3 Mike Oquist 72 4 Don Wengert 68 5 Mike Mohler 66
1997 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Don Wengert 5 11 6.04 49 12 2 134.0 177 90 41 68
Steve Karsay 3 12 5.77 24 24 0 132.2 166 85 47 92
Ariel Prieto 6 8 5.04 22 22 0 125.0 155 70 70 90
Mike Oquist 4 6 5.02 19 17 0 107.2 111 60 43 72
Mike Mohler 1 10 5.13 62 10 1 101.2 116 58 54 66
Dave Telgheder 4 6 6.06 20 19 0 101.0 134 68 35 55
Aaron Small 9 5 4.28 71 0 4 96.2 109 46 40 57
Brad Rigby 1 7 4.87 14 14 0 77.2 92 42 22 34
Carlos Reyes 3 4 5.82 37 6 0 77.1 101 50 25 43
Jimmy Haynes 3 6 4.42 13 13 0 73.1 74 36 40 65
Billy Taylor 3 4 3.82 72 0 23 73.0 70 31 36 66
Buddy Groom 2 2 5.15 78 0 3 64.2 75 37 24 45
Willie Adams 3 5 8.18 13 12 0 58.1 73 53 32 37
Dane Johnson 4 1 4.53 38 0 2 45.2 49 23 31 43
Andrew Lorraine 3 1 6.37 12 6 0 29.2 45 21 15 18
T. J. Mathews 6 2 4.40 24 0 3 28.2 34 14 12 24
Eric Ludwick 1 4 8.25 6 5 0 24.0 32 22 16 14
Richie Lewis 2 0 9.64 14 0 0 18.2 24 20 15 12
Mark Acre 2 0 5.74 15 0 0 15.2 21 10 8 12
Tim Kubinski 0 0 5.68 11 0 0 12.2 12 8 6 10
Gary Haught 0 0 7.15 6 0 0 11.1 12 9 6 11
Jay Witasick 0 0 5.73 8 0 0 11.0 14 7 6 8
Steve Wojciechowski 0 2 7.84 2 2 0 10.1 17 9 1 5
John Johnstone 0 0 2.84 5 0 0 6.1 7 2 7 4
Steve Montgomery 0 1 9.95 4 0 0 6.1 10 7 8 1
Billy Brewer 0 0 13.50 3 0 0 2.0 4 3 2 1

👥 Roster (49)

Mark Acre Willie Adams Tony Batista Mark Bellhorn Geronimo Berroa Rafael Bournigal Billy Brewer Tilson Brito Scott Brosius Jose Canseco Jason Giambi Ben Grieve +37 more

49 players

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The 1997 Oakland Athletics in brief

The 1997 Oakland Athletics won 65 games and lost 97, ending up 4th in the AL West. The run column shows 764 for and 946 against. Against a league average of .270, the 1997 Oakland Athletics batted .259. The Oakland Athletics staff finished with a 5.48 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.57. The 1997 Oakland Athletics scored 4% fewer runs than the average club (764 against 797).

Oakland Coliseum was home in 1997, drawing a total attendance of 1,260,565. The home run leader was Mark McGwire, who hit 34. Jason Giambi collected the most hits, 152. On the mound, Aaron Small won 9 games to lead the staff. Steve Karsay struck out 92, the most on the club. Billy Taylor saved 23 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1997 Oakland Athletics

What was the 1997 Oakland Athletics record?
The 1997 Oakland Athletics finished 65-97 (.401 win pct).
Who led the 1997 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Mark McGwire led the 1997 Oakland Athletics with 34 home runs.
What was the 1997 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 1997 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 5.48.
Did the 1997 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1997 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1997 Oakland Athletics play?
The 1997 Oakland Athletics played home games at Oakland Coliseum.
Who led the 1997 Oakland Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mark McGwire (34 HR, 81 RBI) and Aaron Small (9-5, 4.28 ERA).
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