1997 Texas Rangers

77-85 • .475 Win% • 3rd in AL W

The 1997 Texas Rangers went 77-85 (.475) finishing 3rd in the AL W division. The club scored 807 runs, allowed 823, and played home games at The Ballpark at Arlington. Team leaders included Juan Gonzalez (42 HR, 131 RBI) and Darren Oliver (13-12, 4.20 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

77 Wins
85 Losses
.475 Win %
3rd Rank
807 R 823 RA
Diff -16

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807 Runs Scored
823 Runs Allowed
-16 Run Diff
2,923K Attendance

📈 vs. 1997 AL Average

Batting Avg .273 1% above the 1997 league average (.270)
OBP .333 2% below the 1997 league average (.340)
SLG .437 2% above the 1997 league average (.428)
Team ERA 4.69 3% worse than the 1997 league average (4.57)
Runs Scored 807 1% above the 1997 league average (797 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumThe Ballpark at Arlington
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,923,590
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Avg per Game 36,093

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1997

Batting Avg

1 Will Clark 0.326 2 Rusty Greer 0.321 3 Ivan Rodriguez 0.313 4 Lee Stevens 0.300 5 Juan Gonzalez 0.296

Home Runs

1 Juan Gonzalez 42 2 Rusty Greer 26 3 Lee Stevens 21 4 Ivan Rodriguez 20 5 Dean Palmer 14

RBI

1 Juan Gonzalez 131 2 Rusty Greer 87 3 Ivan Rodriguez 77 4 Lee Stevens 74 5 Dean Palmer 55
1997 Texas Rangers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rusty Greer 157 601 112 193 42 3 26 87 83 87 9 0.321
Ivan Rodriguez 150 597 98 187 34 4 20 77 38 89 7 0.313
Juan Gonzalez 133 533 87 158 24 3 42 131 33 107 0 0.296
Lee Stevens 137 426 58 128 24 2 21 74 23 83 1 0.300
Will Clark 110 393 56 128 29 1 12 51 49 62 0 0.326
Damon Buford 122 366 49 82 18 0 8 39 30 83 18 0.224
Domingo Cedeno 113 365 49 103 19 6 4 36 27 77 3 0.282
Dean Palmer 94 355 47 87 21 0 14 55 26 84 1 0.245
Mark McLemore 89 349 47 91 17 2 1 25 40 54 7 0.261
Benji Gil 110 317 35 71 13 2 5 31 17 96 1 0.224
Fernando Tatis 60 223 29 57 9 0 8 29 14 42 3 0.256
Tom Goodwin 53 207 39 49 13 2 0 17 25 37 16 0.237
Billy Ripken 71 203 18 56 9 1 3 24 9 32 0 0.276
Warren Newson 81 169 23 36 10 1 10 23 31 53 3 0.213
Mike Simms 59 111 13 28 8 0 5 22 8 27 0 0.252
Alex Diaz 28 90 8 20 4 0 2 12 5 13 1 0.222
Jim Leyritz 37 85 11 24 4 0 0 14 23 22 1 0.282
Mike Devereaux 29 72 8 15 3 0 0 7 7 10 1 0.208
Henry Mercedes 23 47 4 10 4 0 0 4 6 25 0 0.213
Mickey Tettleton 17 44 5 4 1 0 3 4 3 12 0 0.091
Marc Sagmoen 21 43 2 6 2 0 1 4 2 13 0 0.140
Hanley Frias 14 26 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.192
Bobby Witt 35 6 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0.333
Kevin Brown 4 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.400
John Burkett 30 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Dave Silvestri 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rick Helling 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Darren Oliver 32 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.500
Julio Santana 30 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Terry Clark 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
John Wetteland 61 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Jose Alberro 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Bailes 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bryan Eversgerd 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Gunderson 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wilson Heredia 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Xavier Hernandez 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Hill 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Moody 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Patterson 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger Pavlik 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tanyon Sturtze 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Vosberg 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Whiteside 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1997

ERA

1 John Wetteland 1.94 2 Eric Gunderson 3.26 3 Danny Patterson 3.42 4 Darren Oliver 4.20 5 Roger Pavlik 4.37

Wins

1 Darren Oliver 13 2 Bobby Witt 12 3 Danny Patterson 10 4 John Burkett 9 5 John Wetteland 7

Strikeouts

1 John Burkett 139 2 Bobby Witt 121 3 Darren Oliver 104 4 Danny Patterson 69 5 Ken Hill 68
1997 Texas Rangers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bobby Witt 12 12 4.82 34 32 0 209.0 245 112 74 121
Darren Oliver 13 12 4.20 32 32 0 201.1 213 94 82 104
John Burkett 9 12 4.56 30 30 0 189.1 240 96 30 139
Ken Hill 5 8 5.19 19 19 0 111.0 129 64 56 68
Julio Santana 4 6 6.75 30 14 0 104.0 141 78 49 64
Matt Whiteside 4 1 5.08 42 1 0 72.2 85 41 26 44
Danny Patterson 10 6 3.42 54 0 1 71.0 70 27 23 69
John Wetteland 7 2 1.94 61 0 31 65.0 43 14 21 63
Roger Pavlik 3 5 4.37 11 11 0 57.2 59 28 31 35
Rick Helling 3 3 4.58 10 8 0 55.0 47 28 21 46
Eric Gunderson 2 1 3.26 60 0 1 49.2 45 18 15 31
Xavier Hernandez 0 4 4.56 44 0 0 49.1 51 25 22 36
Ed Vosberg 1 2 4.61 42 0 0 41.0 44 21 15 29
Tanyon Sturtze 1 1 8.27 9 5 0 32.2 45 30 18 18
Terry Clark 1 4 5.87 9 5 0 30.2 41 20 10 11
Jose Alberro 0 3 7.94 10 4 0 28.1 37 25 17 11
Scott Bailes 1 0 2.86 24 0 0 22.0 18 7 10 14
Wilson Heredia 1 0 3.20 10 0 0 19.2 14 7 16 8
Eric Moody 0 1 4.26 10 1 0 19.0 26 9 2 12
Bryan Eversgerd 0 2 20.25 3 0 0 1.1 5 3 3 2

👥 Roster (44)

Jose Alberro Scott Bailes Kevin Brown Damon Buford John Burkett Domingo Cedeno Terry Clark Will Clark Mike Devereaux Alex Diaz Bryan Eversgerd Hanley Frias +32 more

44 players

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The 1997 Texas Rangers in brief

The 1997 Texas Rangers finished 77-85, a .475 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the AL West. Runs came in at 807 scored against 823 allowed (-16). At the plate the Texas Rangers hit .273, 1% better than the league's .270. Pitchers allowed 4.69 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.57. League clubs averaged 797 runs that year, so the Texas Rangers scored 1% more.

Home games were played at The Ballpark at Arlington, where 2,923,590 fans came through the gates. Juan Gonzalez topped the Texas Rangers with 42 home runs. Rusty Greer collected the most hits, 193. The pitching staff's wins leader was Darren Oliver (13). The strikeout leader was John Burkett with 139. John Wetteland saved 31 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1997 Texas Rangers

What was the 1997 Texas Rangers record?
The 1997 Texas Rangers finished 77-85 (.475 win pct).
Who led the 1997 Texas Rangers in home runs?
Juan Gonzalez led the 1997 Texas Rangers with 42 home runs.
What was the 1997 Texas Rangers team ERA?
The 1997 Texas Rangers posted a team ERA of 4.69.
Did the 1997 Texas Rangers win the World Series?
No. The 1997 Texas Rangers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1997 Texas Rangers play?
The 1997 Texas Rangers played home games at The Ballpark at Arlington.
Who led the 1997 Texas Rangers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Juan Gonzalez (42 HR, 131 RBI) and Darren Oliver (13-12, 4.20 ERA).
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