1997 Houston Astros | |
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National League Central Champions | |
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Record | 84–78 (.519) |
Divisional place | 1st |
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Owner(s) | Drayton McLane, Jr. |
General manager(s) | Gerry Hunsicker |
Manager(s) | Larry Dierker |
Local television | KTXH Fox Sports Southwest (Bill Brown, Jim Deshaies) |
Local radio | KILT (AM) (Milo Hamilton, Vince Controneo) KXYZ (Francisco Ernesto Ruiz, Alex Treviño) |
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The 1997 Houston Astros season was the 36th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas. In their fourth season in the National League Central and first under former player/broadcaster-turned manager Larry Dierker, the Astros finished in first place, giving them their first playoff berth in eleven years.
December 2, 1996: Pat Listach signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.[1]
The 1,000 hit of Jeff Bagwell's career was a home run on May 20 against Calvin Maduro, one of his two that game, in a 9–5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.[2]
NL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Houston Astros | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | — | 46–35 | 38–43 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 5 | 43–38 | 36–45 |
Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 8 | 40–41 | 36–45 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 11 | 41–40 | 32–49 |
Chicago Cubs | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 16 | 42–39 | 26–55 |
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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 |
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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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C | Brad Ausmus | 130 | 425 | 113 | .266 | 4 | 44 |
1B | Jeff Bagwell | 162 | 566 | 162 | .286 | 43 | 135 |
2B | Craig Biggio | 162 | 619 | 191 | .309 | 22 | 81 |
SS | Tim Bogar | 97 | 241 | 60 | .249 | 4 | 30 |
3B | Sean Berry | 96 | 301 | 77 | .256 | 8 | 43 |
LF | Luis Gonzalez | 152 | 550 | 142 | .258 | 10 | 68 |
CF | Chuck Carr | 63 | 192 | 53 | .276 | 4 | 17 |
RF | Derek Bell | 129 | 493 | 136 | .276 | 15 | 71 |
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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Ricky Gutiérrez | 102 | 303 | 79 | .261 | 3 | 34 |
Bill Spiers | 132 | 291 | 93 | .320 | 4 | 48 |
Thomas Howard | 107 | 255 | 63 | .247 | 3 | 22 |
Bobby Abreu | 59 | 188 | 47 | .250 | 3 | 26 |
James Mouton | 86 | 180 | 38 | .211 | 3 | 23 |
Tony Eusebio | 60 | 164 | 45 | .274 | 1 | 18 |
Pat Listach | 52 | 132 | 24 | .182 | 0 | 6 |
Ray Montgomery | 29 | 68 | 16 | .235 | 0 | 4 |
Richard Hidalgo | 19 | 62 | 19 | .306 | 2 | 6 |
Russ Johnson | 21 | 60 | 18 | .300 | 2 | 9 |
Tony Peña | 9 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 2 |
J.R. Phillips | 13 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 1 | 4 |
Luis Rivera | 7 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 3 |
Ken Ramos | 14 | 12 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
Randy Knorr | 4 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 1 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Darryl Kile | 34 | 255.2 | 19 | 7 | 2.57 | 205 |
Mike Hampton | 34 | 223.0 | 15 | 10 | 3.83 | 139 |
Chris Holt | 33 | 209.2 | 8 | 12 | 3.52 | 95 |
Shane Reynolds | 30 | 181.0 | 9 | 10 | 4.23 | 152 |
Donne Wall | 8 | 41.2 | 2 | 5 | 6.26 | 25 |
Tommy Greene | 2 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.00 | 11 |
Sid Fernandez | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Ramón García | 42 | 158.2 | 9 | 8 | 3.69 | 120 |
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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Billy Wagner | 62 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 2.85 | 106 |
Tom Martin | 55 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2.09 | 36 |
Russ Springer | 54 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4.23 | 74 |
José Lima | 52 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5.28 | 63 |
Mike Magnante | 40 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.27 | 43 |
John Hudek | 40 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5.98 | 36 |
José Cabrera | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.19 | 18 |
Blas Minor | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 6 |
Óscar Henríquez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 3 |
Manuel Barrios | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 3 |
Main article: 1997 National League Division Series |
The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros, three games to none.
Game | Home | Score | Visitor | Score | Date | Series |
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1 | Atlanta | 2 | Houston | 1 | September 30 | 1-0 (ATL) |
2 | Atlanta | 13 | Houston | 3 | October 1 | 2-0 (ATL) |
3 | Houston | 1 | Atlanta | 4 | October 3 | 3-0 (ATL) |
See also: Minor League Baseball |