1997 Philadelphia Phillies season
The 1997 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 115th season in the history of the franchise.
Offseason
- November 21, 1996: Rex Hudler was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.
- November 27, 1996: Ricardo Jordan and Toby Borland were traded by the Phillies to the New York Mets for Rico Brogna.
- December 12, 1996: Mark Portugal was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.
- February 25, 1997: Danny Tartabull was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.
Regular season
Jackie Robinson 2B MLB-retired 1997 |
J. D. Drew
Phillies' first round draft pick J. D. Drew and his agent Scott Boras elected not to sign with the Phillies, sticking to their guarantee that they would not sign for less than $10 million. The Phillies had no plan to pay an unproven player this amount of money, and despite Boras' warnings, drafted Drew nonetheless. Consequently, Drew ended up playing for the St. Paul Saints of the independent Northern League.Season standings
The Phillies played extremely poorly in the first 100 games of the season, going 30-70, including a 4-22 stretch in the month of June. The team made a miraculous comeback in the last 62 games, going 38-24, the best of any team in the National League during that span. It was not enough, however, to get them out of last place.Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- June 3, 1997: J. D. Drew was drafted by the Phillies in the 1st round of the 1997 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.
- July 8, 1997: Midre Cummings was selected off waivers by the Phillies from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1997 Game Log
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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 |
Other batters
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 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |