1997 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1997 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 86-75. They scored 868 runs and belted 220 home runs to go along with a .286 batting average. Jim Thome led the team in home runs with 40. Matt Williams was the best run producer with 105 RBI. Manny Ramirez led the team with 184 hits for a .328 average. Omar Vizquel had a great year on the basepaths with 43 stolen bases.
The team allowed 815 runs and had a team ERA of 4.73. Charles Nagy led the pitching staff with 15 wins and 149 strikeouts. Jose Mesa led the team with 16 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jeff Branson | 2B | 29 | 72 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .329 | .403 | .732 | .264 |
| Casey Candaele | 2B | 14 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .333 | .346 | .679 | .308 |
| Tony Fernandez | 2B | 120 | 409 | 55 | 117 | 11 | 44 | 6 | .323 | .423 | .746 | .286 |
| Damian Jackson | SS | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .111 | .311 | .111 |
| Jeff Manto | 3B | 16 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .290 | .567 | .857 | .267 |
| Bip Roberts | 2B | 23 | 85 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 3 | .333 | .412 | .745 | .271 |
| Richie Sexson | 1B | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .546 | .273 |
| Jim Thome | 1B | 147 | 496 | 104 | 142 | 40 | 102 | 1 | .423 | .579 | 1.002 | .286 |
| Omar Vizquel | SS | 153 | 565 | 89 | 158 | 5 | 49 | 43 | .347 | .368 | .715 | .280 |
| Matt Williams | 3B | 151 | 596 | 86 | 157 | 32 | 105 | 12 | .307 | .488 | .795 | .263 |
| Enrique Wilson | SS | 5 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bruce Aven | OF | 13 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .263 | .513 | .211 |
| Chad Curtis | OF | 22 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .361 | .552 | .913 | .207 |
| Brian Giles | OF | 130 | 377 | 62 | 101 | 17 | 61 | 13 | .368 | .459 | .827 | .268 |
| Marquis Grissom | OF | 144 | 558 | 74 | 146 | 12 | 66 | 22 | .317 | .396 | .713 | .262 |
| Trent Hubbard | OF | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .308 | .333 | .641 | .250 |
| David Justice | OF | 139 | 495 | 84 | 163 | 33 | 101 | 3 | .418 | .596 | 1.014 | .329 |
| Manny Ramirez | OF | 150 | 561 | 99 | 184 | 26 | 88 | 2 | .415 | .538 | .953 | .328 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Sandy Alomar | C | 125 | 451 | 63 | 146 | 21 | 83 | 0 | .354 | .545 | .899 | .324 |
| Pat Borders | C | 55 | 159 | 17 | 47 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .341 | .428 | .769 | .296 |
| Einar Diaz | C | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .286 | .429 | .143 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Sean Casey | DH | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .200 | .533 | .200 |
| Julio Franco | DH | 78 | 289 | 46 | 82 | 3 | 25 | 8 | .367 | .367 | .734 | .284 |
| Kevin Mitchell | DH | 20 | 59 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 1 | .275 | .373 | .648 | .153 |
| Kevin Seitzer | DH | 64 | 198 | 27 | 53 | 2 | 24 | 0 | .326 | .369 | .695 | .268 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5556 | 868 | 1589 | 220 | 810 | 118 | .356 | .467 | .823 | .286 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Brian Anderson | 8 | 8 | 48 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 4.69 | 1.375 | |||
| Paul Assenmacher | 75 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 53 | 15 | 2.94 | 1.184 | |||
| Terry Clark | 4 | 4 | 26.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 6.15 | 1.597 | |||
| Bartolo Colon | 19 | 17 | 94 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 66 | 45 | 5.65 | 1.617 | |||
| Danny Graves | 5 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4.76 | 2.124 | |||
| Orel Hershiser | 32 | 32 | 195.3 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 0 | 107 | 69 | 4.47 | 1.372 | |||
| Michael Jackson | 71 | 0 | 75 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 15 | 74 | 29 | 3.24 | 1.173 | |||
| Jason Jacome | 21 | 4 | 42.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 5.27 | 1.405 | |||
| Jeff Juden | 8 | 5 | 31.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 29 | 15 | 5.46 | 1.502 | |||
| Steve Kline | 20 | 1 | 26.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 5.81 | 2.091 | |||
| Albie Lopez | 37 | 6 | 76.7 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 63 | 40 | 6.93 | 1.838 | |||
| Jack McDowell | 8 | 6 | 40.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 38 | 18 | 5.09 | 1.523 | |||
| Jose Mesa | 66 | 0 | 82.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 16 | 69 | 28 | 2.40 | 1.349 | |||
| Alvin Morman | 34 | 0 | 18.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 5.89 | 1.803 | |||
| Charles Nagy | 34 | 34 | 227 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 0 | 149 | 77 | 4.28 | 1.454 | |||
| Chad Ogea | 21 | 21 | 126.3 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 0 | 80 | 47 | 4.99 | 1.473 | |||
| Eric Plunk | 55 | 0 | 65.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 66 | 36 | 4.66 | 1.492 | |||
| Paul Shuey | 40 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2 | 46 | 28 | 6.20 | 1.778 | |||
| John Smiley | 6 | 6 | 37.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 5.54 | 1.475 | |||
| David Weathers | 9 | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7.56 | 1.856 | |||
| Jaret Wright | 16 | 16 | 90.3 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 0 | 63 | 35 | 4.38 | 1.285 | |||
| Team Totals | 589 | 161 | 1425.5 | 86 | 75 | .534 | 39 | 1036 | 575 | 4.73 | 1.475 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Omar Vizquel | 153 |
| At Bats | Matt Williams | 596 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Manny Ramirez | 651 |
| Batting Average | David Justice | .329 |
| On-Base % | Jim Thome | .423 |
| Slugging % | David Justice | .596 |
| OPS | David Justice | 1.014 |
| Runs | Jim Thome | 104 |
| Hits | Manny Ramirez | 184 |
| Total Bases | Manny Ramirez | 302 |
| Doubles | Manny Ramirez | 40 |
| Triples | Marquis Grissom and Omar Vizquel | 6 |
| Home Runs | Jim Thome | 40 |
| RBI | Matt Williams | 105 |
| Walks | Jim Thome | 120 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Thome | 146 |
| Stolen Bases | Omar Vizquel | 43 |
| Caught Stealing | Marquis Grissom | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Omar Vizquel | 16 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Marquis Grissom | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Manny Ramirez | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Charles Nagy | 15 |
| Losses | Charles Nagy | 11 |
| Saves | Jose Mesa | 16 |
| Won-Loss % | Orel Hershiser | .700 |
| ERA | Charles Nagy | 4.28 |
| WHIP | Orel Hershiser | 1.372 |
| Innings Pitched | Charles Nagy | 227 |
| Games | Paul Assenmacher | 75 |
| Games Started | Charles Nagy | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Charles Nagy | 149 |
| Complete Games | Bartolo Colon, Orel Hershiser, Charles Nagy, and Chad Ogea | 1 |
| Shutouts | Charles Nagy | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Charles Nagy | 991 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Charles Nagy | 108 |
| Hits Allowed | Charles Nagy | 253 |
| Walks Allowed | Charles Nagy | 77 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Charles Nagy | 27 |
| Doubles Allowed | Charles Nagy | 48 |
| Triples Allowed | Orel Hershiser | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Orel Hershiser | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Orel Hershiser | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Orel Hershiser | 31 |
