1997 Texas Rangers
[edit] Summary
The 1997 Texas Rangers finished with a record of 77-85. They scored 807 runs and belted 187 home runs to go along with a .274 batting average. The offense was powered by Juan Gonzalez, who led the team with 42 home runs and 131 RBI. Rusty Greer led the team with 193 hits for a .321 average.
The team allowed 823 runs and had a team ERA of 4.70. Darren Oliver led the team with 13 wins. John Burkett led the team with 139 strikeouts. John Wetteland led the team with 31 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Domingo Cedeno | 2B | 113 | 365 | 49 | 103 | 4 | 36 | 3 | .334 | .400 | .734 | .282 |
| Will Clark | 1B | 110 | 393 | 56 | 128 | 12 | 51 | 0 | .400 | .496 | .896 | .326 |
| Hanley Frias | SS | 14 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .231 | .453 | .192 |
| Benji Gil | SS | 110 | 317 | 35 | 71 | 5 | 31 | 1 | .263 | .325 | .588 | .224 |
| Mark McLemore | 2B | 89 | 349 | 47 | 91 | 1 | 25 | 7 | .338 | .330 | .668 | .261 |
| Dean Palmer | 3B | 94 | 355 | 47 | 87 | 14 | 55 | 1 | .296 | .423 | .719 | .245 |
| Billy Ripken | SS | 71 | 203 | 18 | 56 | 3 | 24 | 0 | .300 | .374 | .674 | .276 |
| Dave Silvestri | 3B | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Lee Stevens | 1B | 137 | 426 | 58 | 128 | 21 | 74 | 1 | .336 | .514 | .850 | .300 |
| Fernando Tatis | 3B | 60 | 223 | 29 | 57 | 8 | 29 | 3 | .297 | .404 | .701 | .256 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Damon Buford | OF | 122 | 366 | 49 | 82 | 8 | 39 | 18 | .287 | .339 | .626 | .224 |
| Mike Devereaux | OF | 29 | 72 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .275 | .250 | .525 | .208 |
| Alex Diaz | OF | 28 | 90 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .268 | .333 | .601 | .222 |
| Tom Goodwin | OF | 53 | 207 | 39 | 49 | 0 | 17 | 16 | .319 | .319 | .638 | .237 |
| Rusty Greer | OF | 157 | 601 | 112 | 193 | 26 | 87 | 9 | .405 | .531 | .936 | .321 |
| Warren Newson | OF | 81 | 169 | 23 | 36 | 10 | 23 | 3 | .333 | .462 | .795 | .213 |
| Marc Sagmoen | OF | 21 | 43 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .174 | .256 | .430 | .140 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Kevin Brown | C | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .400 | 1.000 | 1.400 | .400 |
| Jim Leyritz | C | 37 | 85 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 1 | .446 | .329 | .775 | .282 |
| Henry Mercedes | C | 23 | 47 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .302 | .298 | .600 | .213 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | C | 150 | 597 | 98 | 187 | 20 | 77 | 7 | .360 | .484 | .844 | .313 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Juan Gonzalez | DH | 133 | 533 | 87 | 158 | 42 | 131 | 0 | .335 | .589 | .924 | .296 |
| Mike Simms | DH | 59 | 111 | 13 | 28 | 5 | 22 | 0 | .298 | .459 | .757 | .252 |
| Mickey Tettleton | DH | 17 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .167 | .318 | .485 | .091 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5651 | 807 | 1547 | 187 | 773 | 72 | .332 | .438 | .770 | .274 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jose Alberro | 10 | 4 | 28.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 7.94 | 1.908 | |||
| Scott Bailes | 24 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 2.86 | 1.273 | |||
| John Burkett | 30 | 30 | 189.3 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 0 | 139 | 30 | 4.56 | 1.426 | |||
| Terry Clark | 9 | 5 | 30.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 5.87 | 1.661 | |||
| Bryan Eversgerd | 3 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2.25 | 6.154 | |||
| Eric Gunderson | 60 | 0 | 49.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 3.26 | 1.207 | |||
| Rick Helling | 10 | 8 | 55 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 46 | 21 | 4.58 | 1.236 | |||
| Wilson Heredia | 10 | 0 | 19.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 3.20 | 1.523 | |||
| Xavier Hernandez | 44 | 0 | 49.3 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 36 | 22 | 4.56 | 1.481 | |||
| Ken Hill | 19 | 19 | 111 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 0 | 68 | 56 | 5.19 | 1.667 | |||
| Eric Moody | 10 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4.26 | 1.474 | |||
| Darren Oliver | 32 | 32 | 201.3 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 0 | 104 | 82 | 4.20 | 1.465 | |||
| Danny Patterson | 54 | 0 | 71 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1 | 69 | 23 | 3.42 | 1.310 | |||
| Roger Pavlik | 11 | 11 | 57.7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 35 | 31 | 4.37 | 1.560 | |||
| Julio Santana | 30 | 14 | 104 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 64 | 49 | 6.75 | 1.827 | |||
| Tanyon Sturtze | 9 | 5 | 32.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 8.27 | 1.927 | |||
| Ed Vosberg | 42 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 29 | 15 | 4.61 | 1.439 | |||
| John Wetteland | 61 | 0 | 65 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 31 | 63 | 21 | 1.94 | 0.985 | |||
| Matt Whiteside | 42 | 1 | 72.7 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 44 | 26 | 5.08 | 1.527 | |||
| Bobby Witt | 34 | 32 | 209 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 0 | 121 | 74 | 4.82 | 1.526 | |||
| Team Totals | 544 | 162 | 1429.7 | 77 | 85 | .475 | 33 | 925 | 541 | 4.70 | 1.496 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rusty Greer | 157 |
| At Bats | Rusty Greer | 601 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rusty Greer | 690 |
| Batting Average | Rusty Greer | .321 |
| On-Base % | Rusty Greer | .405 |
| Slugging % | Juan Gonzalez | .589 |
| OPS | Rusty Greer | .936 |
| Runs | Rusty Greer | 112 |
| Hits | Rusty Greer | 193 |
| Total Bases | Rusty Greer | 319 |
| Doubles | Rusty Greer | 42 |
| Triples | Domingo Cedeno | 6 |
| Home Runs | Juan Gonzalez | 42 |
| RBI | Juan Gonzalez | 131 |
| Walks | Rusty Greer | 83 |
| Strikeouts | Juan Gonzalez | 107 |
| Stolen Bases | Damon Buford | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | Damon Buford | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Benji Gil and Mark McLemore | 6 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Juan Gonzalez | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ivan Rodriguez and Lee Stevens | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Darren Oliver | 13 |
| Losses | John Burkett, Darren Oliver, and Bobby Witt | 12 |
| Saves | John Wetteland | 31 |
| Won-Loss % | Danny Patterson | .625 |
| ERA | Darren Oliver | 4.20 |
| WHIP | John Burkett | 1.426 |
| Innings Pitched | Bobby Witt | 209 |
| Games | John Wetteland | 61 |
| Games Started | Darren Oliver and Bobby Witt | 32 |
| Strikeouts | John Burkett | 139 |
| Complete Games | Darren Oliver and Bobby Witt | 3 |
| Shutouts | Darren Oliver | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Bobby Witt | 919 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bobby Witt | 112 |
| Hits Allowed | Bobby Witt | 245 |
| Walks Allowed | Darren Oliver | 82 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bobby Witt | 33 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bobby Witt | 45 |
| Triples Allowed | Darren Oliver and Bobby Witt | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Julio Santana | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Darren Oliver | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Darren Oliver | 20 |
