1997 Milwaukee Brewers
[edit] Summary
The 1997 Milwaukee Brewers finished with a record of 78-83. They scored 681 runs and belted 135 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. The offense was powered by Jeromy Burnitz, who led the team with 27 home runs and 85 RBI. Jeff Cirillo led the team with 167 hits for a .288 average.
The team allowed 742 runs and had a team ERA of 4.23. Cal Eldred led the pitching staff with 13 wins and 122 strikeouts. Doug Jones was the team's best fireman, with 36 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jeff Cirillo | 3B | 154 | 580 | 74 | 167 | 10 | 82 | 4 | .367 | .426 | .793 | .288 |
| Eddy Diaz | 2B | 16 | 50 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .235 | .300 | .535 | .220 |
| Jeff Huson | 2B | 84 | 143 | 12 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 3 | .238 | .224 | .462 | .203 |
| John Jaha | 1B | 46 | 162 | 25 | 40 | 11 | 26 | 1 | .354 | .494 | .848 | .247 |
| Mark Loretta | 2B | 132 | 418 | 56 | 120 | 5 | 47 | 5 | .354 | .388 | .742 | .287 |
| Dave Nilsson | 1B | 156 | 554 | 71 | 154 | 20 | 81 | 2 | .352 | .446 | .798 | .278 |
| Tim Unroe | 1B | 32 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .333 | .688 | 1.021 | .250 |
| Jose Valentin | SS | 136 | 494 | 58 | 125 | 17 | 58 | 19 | .310 | .407 | .717 | .253 |
| Fernando Vina | 2B | 79 | 324 | 37 | 89 | 4 | 28 | 8 | .312 | .361 | .673 | .275 |
| Anthony Williamson | 1B | 24 | 54 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .254 | .259 | .513 | .204 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Brian Banks | OF | 28 | 68 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .267 | .265 | .532 | .206 |
| Jeromy Burnitz | OF | 153 | 494 | 85 | 139 | 27 | 85 | 20 | .382 | .553 | .935 | .281 |
| Chuck Carr | OF | 26 | 46 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .184 | .196 | .380 | .130 |
| Todd Dunn | OF | 44 | 118 | 17 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 3 | .242 | .347 | .589 | .229 |
| Darrin Jackson | OF | 26 | 81 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 15 | 2 | .289 | .432 | .721 | .272 |
| Matt Mieske | OF | 84 | 253 | 39 | 63 | 5 | 21 | 1 | .300 | .391 | .691 | .249 |
| Marc Newfield | OF | 50 | 157 | 14 | 36 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .295 | .299 | .594 | .229 |
| Jack Voigt | OF | 72 | 151 | 20 | 37 | 8 | 22 | 1 | .331 | .490 | .821 | .245 |
| Gerald Williams | OF | 155 | 566 | 73 | 143 | 10 | 41 | 23 | .282 | .369 | .651 | .253 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jesse Levis | C | 99 | 200 | 19 | 57 | 1 | 19 | 1 | .361 | .335 | .696 | .285 |
| Mike Matheny | C | 123 | 320 | 29 | 78 | 4 | 32 | 0 | .294 | .338 | .632 | .244 |
| Kelly Stinnett | C | 30 | 36 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .308 | .361 | .669 | .250 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Julio Franco | DH | 42 | 141 | 22 | 34 | 4 | 19 | 7 | .373 | .348 | .721 | .241 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5444 | 681 | 1415 | 135 | 643 | 103 | .323 | .398 | .721 | .260 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joel Adamson | 30 | 6 | 76.3 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 56 | 19 | 3.54 | 1.271 | |||
| Jeff D'Amico | 23 | 23 | 135.7 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 0 | 94 | 43 | 4.71 | 1.341 | |||
| Mark Davis | 19 | 0 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 5.51 | 1.595 | |||
| Cal Eldred | 34 | 34 | 202 | 13 | 15 | .464 | 0 | 122 | 89 | 4.99 | 1.465 | |||
| Mike Fetters | 51 | 0 | 70.3 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 6 | 62 | 33 | 3.45 | 1.351 | |||
| Bryce Florie | 32 | 8 | 75 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 53 | 42 | 4.32 | 1.547 | |||
| Greg Hansell | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9.64 | 1.277 | |||
| Pete Harnisch | 4 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 5.14 | 1.786 | |||
| Doug Jones | 75 | 0 | 80.3 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 36 | 82 | 9 | 2.02 | 0.884 | |||
| Scott Karl | 32 | 32 | 193.3 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 0 | 119 | 67 | 4.47 | 1.443 | |||
| Sean Maloney | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5.14 | 1.286 | |||
| Jamie McAndrew | 5 | 4 | 19.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 8.38 | 2.435 | |||
| Ben McDonald | 21 | 21 | 133 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 0 | 110 | 36 | 4.06 | 1.173 | |||
| Jose Mercedes | 29 | 23 | 159 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 0 | 80 | 53 | 3.79 | 1.252 | |||
| Angel Miranda | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3.86 | 1.857 | |||
| Mike Misuraca | 5 | 0 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 11.32 | 2.136 | |||
| Alberto Reyes | 19 | 0 | 29.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 5.46 | 1.380 | |||
| Ron Villone | 50 | 0 | 52.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 40 | 36 | 3.42 | 1.708 | |||
| Paul Wagner | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.500 | |||
| Bob Wickman | 74 | 0 | 95.7 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 1 | 78 | 41 | 2.73 | 1.358 | |||
| Steve Woodard | 7 | 7 | 36.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 5.15 | 1.226 | |||
| Team Totals | 528 | 161 | 1427.3 | 78 | 83 | .484 | 44 | 1016 | 542 | 4.23 | 1.374 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dave Nilsson | 156 |
| At Bats | Jeff Cirillo | 580 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jeff Cirillo | 661 |
| Batting Average | Jeff Cirillo | .288 |
| On-Base % | Jeromy Burnitz | .382 |
| Slugging % | Jeromy Burnitz | .553 |
| OPS | Jeromy Burnitz | .935 |
| Runs | Jeromy Burnitz | 85 |
| Hits | Jeff Cirillo | 167 |
| Total Bases | Jeromy Burnitz | 273 |
| Doubles | Jeff Cirillo | 46 |
| Triples | Jeromy Burnitz | 8 |
| Home Runs | Jeromy Burnitz | 27 |
| RBI | Jeromy Burnitz | 85 |
| Walks | Jeromy Burnitz | 75 |
| Strikeouts | Jeromy Burnitz | 111 |
| Stolen Bases | Gerald Williams | 23 |
| Caught Stealing | Jeromy Burnitz | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mike Matheny | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Mark Loretta | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Mark Loretta | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Cal Eldred | 13 |
| Losses | Cal Eldred | 15 |
| Saves | Doug Jones | 36 |
| Won-Loss % | Jeff D'Amico | .563 |
| ERA | Scott Karl | 4.47 |
| WHIP | Scott Karl | 1.443 |
| Innings Pitched | Cal Eldred | 202 |
| Games | Doug Jones | 75 |
| Games Started | Cal Eldred | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Cal Eldred | 122 |
| Complete Games | Jose Mercedes | 2 |
| Shutouts | Jeff D'Amico, Cal Eldred, and Jose Mercedes | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Cal Eldred | 885 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Cal Eldred | 112 |
| Hits Allowed | Scott Karl | 212 |
| Walks Allowed | Cal Eldred | 89 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Cal Eldred | 31 |
| Doubles Allowed | Scott Karl | 47 |
| Triples Allowed | Cal Eldred and Ben McDonald | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Wickman | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Cal Eldred | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jose Mercedes | 21 |
