1997 Milwaukee Brewers season

1997 Milwaukee Brewers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1969)
Central Division (since 1994)
Location
Milwaukee County Stadium (since 1970)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (since 1970)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bud Selig
General manager(s)	Sal Bando
Manager(s)	Phil Garner
Local television	WVTV Wisconsin Sports Net (Matt Vasgersian, Bill Schroeder)
Local radio	WTMJ (AM) (Bob Uecker, Jim Powell)
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The 1997 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers finishing third in the American League Central, eight games behind the Cleveland Indians, with a record of 78 wins and 83 losses. 1997 was the Brewers' final season in the American League, before moving to the National League for the following season.

Offseason

November 27, 1996: Jeff Ware was selected off waivers by the Brewers from the Toronto Blue Jays.^[1]
January 30, 1997: Jack Voigt was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.^[2]

Regular season

(1997) Jackie Robinson Retired by Major League Baseball

Season standings

AL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cleveland Indians	86	75	0.534	—	44–37	42–38
Chicago White Sox	80	81	0.497	6	45–36	35–45
Milwaukee Brewers	78	83	0.484	8	47–33	31–50
Minnesota Twins	68	94	0.420	18½	35–46	33–48
Kansas City Royals	67	94	0.416	19	33–47	34–47

Record vs. opponents

1997 American League Records Sources:
Team	ANA	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR	NL
Anaheim	—	4–7	6–5	6–5	7–4	5–6	6–5	7–4	4–7	4–7	11–1	6–6	8–4	6–5	4–12
Baltimore	7–4	—	5–7	5–6	6–5	6–6	7–4	5–6	10–1	8–4	8–3	7–4	10–1	6–6	8–7
Boston	5–6	7–5	—	3–8	6–5	5–7	3–8	8–3	8–3	4–8	7–4	7–4	3–8	6–6	6–9
Chicago	5–6	6–5	8–3	—	5–7	4–7	11–1	4–7	6–6	2–9	8–3	5–6	3–8	5–6	8–7
Cleveland	4–7	5–6	5–6	7–5	—	6–5	8–3	8–4	8–4	5–6	7–4	3–8	5–6	6–5	9–6
Detroit	6–5	6–6	7–5	7–4	5–6	—	6–5	4–7	4–7	2–10	7–4	4–7	7–4	6–6	8–7
Kansas City	5–6	4–7	8–3	1–11	3–8	5–6	—	6–6	7–5	3–8	3–8	5–6	6–5	5–6	6–9
Milwaukee	4–7	6–5	3–8	7–4	4–8	7–4	6–6	—	5–7	4–7	5–6	5–6	7–4	7–4	8–7
Minnesota	7–4	1–10	3–8	6–6	4–8	7–4	5–7	7–5	—	3–8	7–4	5–6	3–8	3–8	7–8
New York	7–4	4–8	8–4	9–2	6–5	10–2	8–3	7–4	8–3	—	6–5	4–7	7–4	7–5	5–10
Oakland	1–11	3–8	4–7	3–8	4–7	4–7	8–3	6–5	4–7	5–6	—	5–7	5–7	6–5	7–9
Seattle	6–6	4–7	4–7	6–5	8–3	7–4	6–5	6–5	6–5	7–4	7–5	—	8–4	8–3	7–9
Texas	4–8	1–10	8–3	8–3	6–5	4–7	5–6	4–7	8–3	4–7	7–5	4–8	—	4–7	10–6
Toronto	5–6	6–6	6–6	6–5	5–6	6–6	6–5	4–7	8–3	5–7	5–6	3–8	7–4	—	4–11

Notable transactions

August 13, 1997: Julio Franco was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.^[3]
August 14, 1997: Mark Davis was acquired by the Brewers from the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a conditional deal.^[4]

Roster

1997 Milwaukee Brewers

Roster

Pitchers

38 Joel Adamson

13 Jeff D'Amico

37,48 Mark Davis

21 Cal Eldred

36 Mike Fetters

39 Bryce Florie

53 Greg Hansell

31 Pete Harnisch

43 Doug Jones

42 Scott Karl

46 Sean Maloney

33 Jamie McAndrew

40 Ben McDonald

41 José Mercedes

25 Ángel Miranda

52 Mike Misuraca

47 Al Reyes

49 Ron Villone

46 Paul Wagner

27 Bob Wickman

37,48 Steve Woodard

Catchers

16 Jesse Levis

22 Mike Matheny

5 Kelly Stinnett

Infielders

26 Jeff Cirillo

51 Eddy Díaz

25 Julio Franco

15 Jeff Huson

32 John Jaha

8 Mark Loretta

14 Dave Nilsson

9 Tim Unroe

2 José Valentín

1 Fernando Viña

29 Gerald Williams

11 Antone Williamson

Outfielders

7 Brian Banks

20 Jeromy Burnitz

24 Chuck Carr

18 Todd Dunn

24 Darrin Jackson

30 Matt Mieske

10 Marc Newfield

28 Jack Voigt

Manager

3 Phil Garner

Coaches

12 Chris Bando (Third Base)

35 Bill Castro (Bullpen)

17 Jim Gantner (First Base)

23 Lamar Johnson (Hitting)

45 Don Rowe (Pitching)

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
C	Matheny, MikeMike Matheny	123	320	78	.244	4	32
1B	Nilsson, DaveDave Nilsson	156	554	154	.278	20	81
2B	Viña, FernandoFernando Viña	79	324	89	.275	4	28
3B	Cirillo, JeffJeff Cirillo	154	580	167	.288	10	82
SS	Valentín, JoséJosé Valentín	136	494	125	.253	17	58
LF	Williams, GeraldGerald Williams	155	566	143	.253	10	41
CF	Burnitz, JeromyJeromy Burnitz	153	494	139	.281	27	85
RF	Mieske, MattMatt Mieske	84	253	63	.249	5	21
DH	Franco, JulioJulio Franco	42	141	34	.241	4	19

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
Loretta, MarkMark Loretta	132	418	120	.287	5	47
Voigt, JackJack Voigt	72	151	37	.245	8	22
Carr, ChuckChuck Carr	26	46	6	.130	0	0

^[5]

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

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tucson Toros	Pacific Coast League	Tim Ireland and Bob Mariano
AA	El Paso Diablos	Texas League	Dave Machemer
A	Stockton Ports	California League	Greg Mahlberg
A	Beloit Snappers	Midwest League	Luis Salazar
Rookie	Helena Brewers	Pioneer League	Alex Morales
Rookie	Ogden Raptors	Pioneer League	Bernie Moncallo

Notes

↑ Jeff Ware page at Baseball Reference
↑ Jack Voigt page at Baseball Reference
↑ Julio Franco page at Baseball Reference
↑ Mark Davis page at Baseball Reference
↑ 1997 Milwaukee Brewers Statistics and Roster - Baseball-Reference.com
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

1997 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Detroit New York Toronto

AL Central	Chicago Cleveland Kansas City Milwaukee Minnesota

AL West	Anaheim Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Atlanta Florida Montréal New York Philadelphia

NL Central	Chicago Cincinnati Houston Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Colorado Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

Milwaukee Brewers

Formerly the Seattle Pilots
Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Tempe Diablo Stadium
Sun City Stadium
Compadre Stadium
Maryvale Baseball Park

Culture

Key personnel

Owner: Mark Attanasio
General Manager: David Stearns
Manager: Craig Counsell

Minors

Rivalries

Chicago Cubs

League pennants

American League: 1982
National League: none

Division titles

AL East: 1981 (second half)
1982
NL Central: 2011
AL Wild Card: none
NL Wild Card: 2008

Seasons (49)

1960s	1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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