1997 Florida Marlins season: Information from Answers.com

1997 Florida Marlins 1997 World Series Champions 1997 National League Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1993) Eastern Division (since 1993)
Location
Pro Player Stadium (since 1993) Miami Gardens, Florida (since 1993)
1997 information
Owner(s)	Wayne Huizenga
Manager(s)	Jim Leyland
Local television	Sunshine Network/Sports Channel Florida WBFS-TV (Gary Carter, Jay Randolph)
Local radio	WQAM (Joe Angel, Dave O'Brien) WCMQ-FM (Spanish) (Felo Ramirez, Manolo Alvarez)

The Florida Marlins' 1997 season started off with the team trying to improve on their record from 1996. Their manager was Jim Leyland. They played home games at Pro Player Stadium. They finished with a record of 92-70, winning the NL Wild Card got through the National League playoffs and won the World Series over the Cleveland Indians.

Offseason

November 22, 1996: Bobby Bonilla was Signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.^[1]
March 26, 1997: Cliff Floyd was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Florida Marlins for Dustin Hermanson and Joe Orsulak.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Atlanta Braves	101	61	.623	--
Florida Marlins	92	70	.568	9
New York Mets	88	74	.543	13
Montreal Expos	78	84	.481	23
Philadelphia Phillies	68	94	.420	33

Transactions

July 21, 1997: Darren Daulton was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Florida Marlins for Billy McMillon.^[3]
July 27, 1997: Craig Counsell was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Florida Marlins for Mark Hutton.^[4]
July 29, 1997: Matt Treanor was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Florida Marlins for Matt Whisenant.^[5]

Roster

1997 Florida Marlins

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

10 Jim Leyland

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	Avg.	SB
Charles Johnson	124	416	43	104	19	63	.250	0
Jeff Conine	151	405	46	98	17	61	.242	2
Luis Castillo	75	263	27	63	0	8	.240	16
Bobby Bonilla	153	562	77	167	17	96	.297	6
Edgar Renteria	154	617	90	171	4	52	.277	32
Moises Alou	150	538	88	157	23	115	.292	9
Devon White	74	265	37	65	6	34	.245	13
Gary Sheffield	135	444	86	111	21	71	.250	11

^[6]

Other batters

Player	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	Avg.	SB
Josh Booty	4	5	2	3	0	1	.600	0
John Cangelosi	103	192	28	47	1	12	.245	5
Craig Counsell	51	164	20	49	1	16	.299	1
Darren Daulton	52	126	22	33	3	21	.262	2
Jim Eisenreich	120	293	36	82	2	34	.280	0
Cliff Floyd	61	137	23	32	6	19	.234	6
Bob Natal	4	4	2	2	1	3	.500	0

^[6]

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Robb Nen	73	74.0	9	3	35	3.89	81

NLDS

Main article: 1997 National League Division Series

Florida wins the series, 3-0

Game	Home	Score	Visitor	Score	Date	Series
1	Florida	2	San Francisco	1	September 30	1-0 (FLA)
2	Florida	7	San Francisco	6	October 1	2-0 (FLA)
3	San Francisco	2	Florida	6	October 3	3-0 (FLA)

NLCS

Main article: 1997 National League Championship Series

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (FLA-ATL)	Attendance
1	October 7	Florida	5	Atlanta	3	1-0	49,244
2	October 8	Florida	1	Atlanta	7	1-1	48,933
3	October 10	Atlanta	2	Florida	5	2-1	53,857
4	October 11	Atlanta	4	Florida	0	2-2	54,890
5	October 12	Atlanta	1	Florida	2	3-2	46,496
6	October 14	Florida	7	Atlanta	4	4-2	50,466
Florida wins series 4–2 and advance to the World Series

World series

Main article: 1997 World Series

Game 1

October 18, 1997 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	4	11	0
Florida	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	x	7	7	1
W: Liván Hernández (1-0) L: Orel Hershiser (0-1) S: Robb Nen (1)
HR: CLE – Manny Ramírez (1), Jim Thome (1) FLA – Moisés Alou (1), Charles Johnson (1)

Game 2

October 19, 1997 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland	1	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	6	14	0
Florida	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0
W: Chad Ogea (1-0) L: Kevin Brown (0-1)
HR: CLE – Sandy Alomar Jr. (1)

Game 3

October 21, 1997 at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Florida	1	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	7	14	16	3
Cleveland	2	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	4	11	10	3
W: Dennis Cook (1-0) L: Eric Plunk (0-1) S: Robb Nen (2)
HR: FLA – Gary Sheffield (1), Darren Daulton (1), Jim Eisenreich (1) CLE – Jim Thome (2)

Game 4

October 22, 1997 at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Florida	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	6	2
Cleveland	3	0	3	0	2	1	1	2	X	10	15	0
W: Jaret Wright (1-0) L: Tony Saunders (0-1)
HR: FLA – Moisés Alou (2) CLE – Manny Ramírez (2), Matt Williams (1)

Game 5

October 23, 1997 at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Florida	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	8	15	2
Cleveland	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	9	0
W: Liván Hernández (2-0) L: Orel Hershiser (0-2) S: Robb Nen (3)
HR: FLA – Moisés Alou (3) CLE – Sandy Alomar Jr. (2)

Game 6

October 25, 1997 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	7	0
Florida	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	0
W: Chad Ogea (2-0) L: Kevin Brown (0-2) S: Jose Mesa (1)

Game 7

October 26, 1997 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Cleveland	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	2
Florida	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	3	8	0
W: Jay Powell (1-0) L: Charles Nagy (0-1)
HR – FLA: Bobby Bonilla (1)

Awards and honors

Darren Daulton, National League Comeback Player of the Year
Liván Hernández, NLCS MVP
Liván Hernández, World Series MVP

1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Moises Alou, Outfield, Reserve
Kevin Brown, Pitcher, Reserve
Charles Johnson, Catcher, Reserve

Farm system

References

^ Bobby Bonilla Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ Cliff Floyd Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ Darren Daulton Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ Craig Counsell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/treanma01.shtml
^ ^a ^b http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/FLA/1997.shtml
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

External links

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Florida Marlins

Based in Miami Gardens, Florida

The Franchise

Seasons • History • Expansion Draft • Records • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters • Florida Marlins Radio Network • Opening Day starters

Ballparks

Land Shark Stadium • New Marlins Ballpark (future)
Spring Training: Cocoa Expo Stadium • Space Coast Stadium • Roger Dean Stadium

Culture

Steve Bartman • The Inning • Billy the Marlin • Fire sales • Norman Braman

Rivalries

Philadelphia Phillies • Citrus Series

Important Figures

Carl Barger • H. Wayne Huizenga • John W. Henry • Jeffrey Loria • David Samson • Larry Beinfest • Fredi Gonzalez • Rene Lachemann • Jeff Conine • Mike Lowell • Luis Castillo • Josh Beckett • Dontrelle Willis • Miguel Cabrera • Jack McKeon • Jim Leyland • Iván Rodríguez • Hanley Ramírez • Dan Uggla • Jeremy Hermida • Liván Hernández • Gary Sheffield • Edgar Rentería • Craig Counsell • Juan Pierre • Kevin Brown • Al Leiter • Alex Fernandez • Charles Johnson • Benito Santiago

Retired Numbers

5 • 42

Key Personnel

Owner: Jeffrey Loria • Team President: David Samson • President of Baseball Operations: Larry Beinfest • General Manager: Michael Hill • Manager: Fredi González

World Series
Championships (2)

1997 • 2003

National League Pennants (2)