1997 San Francisco Giants season
1997 San Francisco Giants | ||
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National League West Champions | ||
Division | Western Division | |
Ballpark | 3Com Park at Candlestick Point | |
City | San Francisco | |
Owners | Peter Magowan | |
Managers | Dusty Baker | |
Television | KTVU SportsChannel Pacific (Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper, Lon Simmons, Ted Robinson, Jon Miller ) | |
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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The 1997 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 115th season in Major League Baseball, their 40th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 38th at 3Com Park at Candlestick Point. The Giants finished in first place in the National League West with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses. They lost the National League Division Series in three games to the Florida Marlins.
Offseason
- 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, Julián Tavárez, and José Vizcaíno. 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
- 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
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Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72 | .556 | — | 48–33 | 42–39 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 74 | .543 | 2 | 47–34 | 41–40 |
Colorado Rockies | 83 | 79 | .512 | 7 | 47–34 | 36–45 |
San Diego Padres | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 | 39–42 | 37–44 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MTL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL | ||
Atlanta | — | 9–2 | 9–2 | 5–6 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 6–5 | 10–2 | 5–7 | 10–2 | 5–6 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 7–5 | ||
Chicago | 2–9 | — | 7–5 | 2–9 | 2–9 | 3–9 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 7–5 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 4–8 | 9–6 | ||
Cincinnati | 2–9 | 5–7 | — | 5–6 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 2–9 | 8–3 | 8–4 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 6–6 | 9–6 | ||
Colorado | 6–5 | 9–2 | 6–5 | — | 7–4 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 7–4 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 9–7 | ||
Florida | 8–4 | 9–2 | 6–5 | 4–7 | — | 7–4 | 7–4 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 12–3 | ||
Houston | 4–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 6–5 | 4–7 | — | 7–4 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 9–3 | 4–11 | ||
Los Angeles | 5–6 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 7–5 | 4–7 | 4–7 | — | 7–4 | 6–5 | 10–1 | 9–2 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 9–7 | ||
Montreal | 2–10 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 5–7 | 3–8 | 4–7 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 12–3 | ||
New York | 7–5 | 5–6 | 9–2 | 5–6 | 8–4 | 4–7 | 5–6 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 9–2 | 7–8 | ||
Philadelphia | 2-10 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 7–4 | 6–6 | 7–4 | 1–10 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 5–6 | 7–4 | 3–8 | 6–5 | 5–10 | ||
Pittsburgh | 6–5 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 6–6 | 2–9 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 6–5 | — | 5–6 | 8–3 | 9–3 | 7–8 | ||
San Diego | 3–8 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 8–4 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 7–5 | 3–8 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 6–5 | — | 4–8 | 5–6 | 8–8 | ||
San Francisco | 4–7 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 8–4 | 6–5 | 8–3 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 8–3 | 8–3 | 3–8 | 8–4 | — | 3–8 | 10–6 | ||
St. Louis | 3–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–7 | 6–5 | 3-9 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 2–9 | 5–6 | 3–9 | 6–5 | 8–3 | — | 8–7 |
Roster
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Notable transactions
- 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 Barceló, right-handed pitcher
- Ken Vining, left-handed pitcher
- Mike Caruso, shortstop
- Brian Manning
- The San Francisco Giants received:
- Wilson Álvarez, left-handed pitcher
- Danny Darwin, right-handed pitcher
- Roberto Hernández, right-handed pitcher
Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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Other batters
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Starting pitchers
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Other pitchers
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Relief pitchers
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National League Divisional Playoffs
Florida Marlins vs. San Francisco Giants
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
Farm system
References
- ^ 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, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
External links
- 1997 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
- 1997 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac