1997 Texas Rangers season
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| Owner(s) | George W. Bush | |
| Manager(s) | Johnny Oates | |
| Local television | KXTX-TV KXAS-TV Fox Sports Southwest (Mark Holtz, Tom Grieve, Bill Jones) |
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| Local radio | KRLD (Eric Nadel, Brad Sham ) KMRT (Luis Mayoral, Josue Perez) |
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The Texas Rangers 1997 season involved the Rangers finishing 3rd in the American League west with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses. Despite not making the playoffs the club would set an all-time attendance record of over 2.945 million fans, which would be the franchise's best until 2011.
On a somber note, the club would lose long-time radio broadcaster Mark Holtz to leukemia during the season; however, in his final game in May the Rangers won, allowing him to sign off one final time with his trademark "Hello Win Column!".
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[edit] Offseason
- December 10, 1996: Billy Ripken was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[1]
- December 16, 1996: Scott Bailes was signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.[2]
- December 19, 1996: Mike Simms was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[3]
- March 27, 1997: Dave Silvestri was selected off waivers by the Rangers from the Seattle Mariners.[4]
[edit] Regular season
- June 12, 1997: 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).
[edit] Opening Day starters
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[edit] Season standings
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Seattle Mariners | 90 | 72 | .556 | -- |
| Anaheim Angels | 84 | 78 | .519 | 6 |
| Texas Rangers | 77 | 85 | .475 | 13 |
| Oakland Athletics | 65 | 97 | .401 | 25 |
[edit] Notable transactions
- April 16, 1997: Alex Diaz was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[5]
- June 20, 1997: Todd Van Poppel was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[6]
- July 29, 1997: Ken Hill was traded by the Rangers to the Anaheim Angels for Jim Leyritz and a player to be named later. The Angels completed the deal by sending Rob Sasser to the Rangers on October 31.[7]
[edit] Draft Picks
- June 3, 1997: Mike Lamb was drafted by the Rangers in the 7th round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed June 6, 1997.[8]
[edit] Roster
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[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
[edit] Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| 1B | Will Clark | 110 | 393 | 128 | .326 | 12 | 51 |
[edit] Other batters
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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| Billy Ripken | 71 | 203 | 56 | .276 | 3 | 24 |
| Mike Simms | 59 | 111 | 28 | .252 | 5 | 22 |
| Alex Diaz | 28 | 90 | 20 | .222 | 2 | 12 |
[edit] Pitching
[edit] Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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[edit] Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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[edit] Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Xavier Hernandez | 44 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.56 | 36 |
[edit] Awards and honors
- Juan González, Silver Slugger Award
- Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove
- Iván Rodríguez, Silver Slugger Award
[edit] Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
[edit] References
- ^ Billy Ripken page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bailesc01.shtml
- ^ Mike Simms page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dave Silvestri page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Alex Diaz page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Todd Van Poppel page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ken Hill page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Lamb page at Baseball Reference
- 1997 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference
- 1997 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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