1997 San Francisco Giants season
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| 1997 San Francisco Giants National League West Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Peter Magowan | |
| General manager(s) | Brian Sabean | |
| Manager(s) | Dusty Baker | |
| Local television | KTVU SportsChannel Pacific (Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper, Lon Simmons, Ted Robinson, Jon Miller ) |
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| Local radio | KNBR (Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper, Lon Simmons, Ted Robinson, Jon Miller ) SP Radio (Julio Gonzalez, Rene De La Rosa, Amaury Pi-Gonzalez) |
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Offseason [edit]
- November 13, 1996: Matt Williams was traded by the San Francisco Giants with a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later, Jeff Kent, Julian Tavarez, and Jose Vizcaino. The Cleveland Indians sent Joe Roa (December 16, 1996) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.[1]
- November 26, 1996: J.T. Snow was traded by the Anaheim Angels to the San Francisco Giants for Allen Watson and Fausto Macey (minors).[2]
- December 16, 1996: Trenidad Hubbard was sent by the San Francisco Giants to the Cleveland Indians to complete an earlier deal made on November 13, 1996.[3]
- January 6, 1997: Damon Berryhill was signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.[4]
Regular season [edit]
- June 12 - The first interleague game took place as the Texas Rangers hosted the San Francisco Giants at The Ballpark in Arlington (now Rangers Ballpark in Arlington).
Opening Day starters [edit]
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Season standings [edit]
| NL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72 | -- | .556 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 74 | 2.0 | .543 |
| Colorado Rockies | 83 | 79 | 7.0 | .512 |
| San Diego Padres | 76 | 86 | 14.0 | .449 |
Roster [edit]
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Notable transactions [edit]
- August 8, 1997: William Van Landingham was released by the San Francisco Giants.[5]
- August 19, 1997: William Van Landingham was signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.[5]
The White Flag Trade was a trade made in 1997. On July 31, 1997, the Chicago White Sox traded three major players to the San Francisco Giants for six minor leaguers. At the time, the trade was maligned by the vast majority of White Sox fans as Jerry Reinsdorf giving up on the team, as they were only 3.5 games behind the Cleveland Indians for the American League Central Division lead. In 2000, however, the White Sox won the Central Division title, receiving large contributions from two of the players received in this trade.
- The Chicago White Sox received:
- Keith Foulke,[6] right-handed pitcher
- Bob Howry, right-handed pitcher
- Lorenzo Barcelo, right-handed pitcher
- Ken Vining, left-handed pitcher
- Mike Caruso, shortstop
- Brian Manning
- The San Francisco Giants received:
- Wilson Alvarez, left-handed pitcher
- Danny Darwin, right-handed pitcher
- Roberto Hernández, right-handed pitcher
Player stats [edit]
Batting [edit]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Other batters [edit]
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Starting pitchers [edit]
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers [edit]
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA |
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Relief pitchers [edit]
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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National League Divisional Playoffs [edit]
Main article: 1997 National League Division Series
Florida Marlins vs. San Francisco Giants [edit]
Florida wins the series, 3-0
| Game | Home | Score | Visitor | Score | Date | Series |
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| 1 | Florida | 2 | San Francisco | 1 | September 30 | 1-0 (FLA) |
| 2 | Florida | 7 | San Francisco | 6 | October 1 | 2-0 (FLA) |
| 3 | San Francisco | 2 | Florida | 6 | October 3 | 3-0 (FLA) |
Award winners [edit]
Farm system [edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/willima04.shtml
- ^ J.T. Snow Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hubbatr01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/berryda01.shtml
- ^ a b http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/vanlawi01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/foulkke01.shtml
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
External links [edit]
- 1997 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Reference
- 1997 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac
| Preceded by San Diego Padres 1996 |
NL West Division Championship Season 1997 |
Succeeded by San Diego Padres 1998 |
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