| 1997 Montreal Expos | |
|---|---|
| League | National League |
| Division | East |
| Ballpark | Olympic Stadium |
| City | Montreal |
| Record | 78–84 |
| Divisional place | 4th |
| Owners | Claude Brochu |
| General managers | Jim Beattie |
| Managers | Felipe Alou |
| Television | The Sports Network (Dave Van Horne,Ken Singleton) TQS (Michel Villeneuve,Marc Griffin) SRC (Claude Raymond, Rene Pothier) RDS Network (Denis Casavant,Rodger Brulotte) |
| Radio | CIQC (Dave Van Horne,Joe Cannon,Elliott Price) CKAC (AM) (Jacques Doucet,Rodger Brulotte,Alain Chantelois) |
The1997Montreal Expos season was the 29th season of the franchise. They finished 78–84, 23 games back of theAtlanta Braves in theNational League East and 14 games back of theFlorida Marlins in the Wild Card. They played the Toronto Blue Jays inInterleague play for the first time during the season.
The Expos heldspring training atWest Palm Beach Municipal Stadium inWest Palm Beach,Florida – a facility they shared with theAtlanta Braves – for the last time in 1997. It was their 21st season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from1969 to1972 and since1981. In the final spring training game at Municipal Stadium, held on March 26, 1997, the Expos defeated the Braves 2–0.[8] Thefollowing season, the Expos moved their spring training activities toRoger Dean Stadium inJupiter, Florida.
In 1997, Pedro Martínez posted a 17–8 record for theExpos, and led the league in half a dozen pitching categories, including a 1.90ERA, 305strikeouts and 13complete games pitched, and won theNational LeagueCy Young Award. Pedro Martínez was also the first right-handed pitcher to reach 300strikeouts with an ERA under 2.00 sinceWalter Johnson in 1912.
The 13complete games were tied for the second-highest single-season total in all of baseball since Martínez's career began (Curt Schilling had 15 in 1998;Chuck Finley andJack McDowell also reached 13 in a year). However, this 1997 total is by far the highest in Martínez's career, as he has only completed more than 5 games in one other season (7, in 2000).
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 101 | 61 | .623 | — | 50–31 | 51–30 |
| Florida Marlins | 92 | 70 | .568 | 9 | 52–29 | 40–41 |
| New York Mets | 88 | 74 | .543 | 13 | 50–31 | 38–43 |
| Montreal Expos | 78 | 84 | .481 | 23 | 45–36 | 33–48 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 68 | 94 | .420 | 33 | 38–43 | 30–51 |
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | — | 9–2 | 9–2 | 5–6 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 6–5 | 10–2 | 5–7 | 10–2 | 5–6 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 8–7 | ||
| Chicago | 2–9 | — | 7–5 | 2–9 | 2–9 | 3–9 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 7–5 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 4–8 | 9–6 | ||
| Cincinnati | 2–9 | 5–7 | — | 5–6 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 2–9 | 8–3 | 8–4 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 6–6 | 9–6 | ||
| Colorado | 6–5 | 9–2 | 6–5 | — | 7–4 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 7–4 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 9–7 | ||
| Florida | 8–4 | 9–2 | 6–5 | 4–7 | — | 7–4 | 7–4 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 12–3 | ||
| Houston | 4–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 6–5 | 4–7 | — | 7–4 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 9–3 | 4–11 | ||
| Los Angeles | 5–6 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 7–5 | 4–7 | 4–7 | — | 7–4 | 6–5 | 10–1 | 9–2 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 9–7 | ||
| Montreal | 2–10 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 5–7 | 3–8 | 4–7 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 12–3 | ||
| New York | 7–5 | 5–6 | 9–2 | 5–6 | 8–4 | 4–7 | 5–6 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 9–2 | 7–8 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2–10 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 7–4 | 6–6 | 7–4 | 1–10 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 5–6 | 7–4 | 3–8 | 6–5 | 5–10 | ||
| Pittsburgh | 6–5 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 6–6 | 2–9 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 6–5 | — | 5–6 | 8–3 | 9–3 | 7–8 | ||
| San Diego | 3–8 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 8–4 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 7–5 | 3–8 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 6–5 | — | 4–8 | 5–6 | 8–8 | ||
| San Francisco | 4–7 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 8–4 | 6–5 | 8–3 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 8–3 | 8–3 | 3–8 | 8–4 | — | 3–8 | 10–6 | ||
| St. Louis | 3–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–7 | 6–5 | 3–9 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 2–9 | 5–6 | 3–9 | 6–5 | 8–3 | — | 8–7 | ||
| Team | AL East | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | BOS | DET | NYY | TOR | |
| Montreal | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 1997 Montreal Expos | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
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June 30, SkyDome, Toronto, Ontario
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| W: Pedro Martínez (10–3) L: Pat Hentgen (8–5) | ||||||||||||
| Home Runs: Vladimir Guerrero (4), Carlos Delgado (15)Attendance: 37,430Time: 2:03 | ||||||||||||
| Montreal Expos | AB | R | H | RBI | Toronto Blue Jays | AB | R | H | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grudzielanek, ss | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Nixon cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lansing 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Merced dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santangelo 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Carter lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Segui 1b | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Delgado 1b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rodriguez lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sprague 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orsulak lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Green rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guerrero rf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Santiago c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McGuire dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gonzalez ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| White cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Garcia 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Widger c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NONE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Totals | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Montreal Expos | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinez W (10–3) | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hentgen L (8–5) | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| = Indicates team leader |
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 | Chris Widger | 91 | 278 | 65 | .234 | 7 | 37 |
| 1B | David Segui | 125 | 459 | 141 | .307 | 21 | 68 |
| 2B | Mike Lansing | 144 | 572 | 161 | .281 | 20 | 70 |
| SS | Mark Grudzielanek | 156 | 649 | 177 | .273 | 4 | 51 |
| 3B | Doug Strange | 118 | 327 | 84 | .257 | 12 | 47 |
| LF | Henry Rodriguez | 132 | 476 | 116 | .244 | 26 | 83 |
| CF | Rondell White | 151 | 592 | 160 | .270 | 28 | 82 |
| RF | Vladimir Guerrero | 90 | 325 | 98 | .302 | 11 | 40 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F.P. Santangelo | 130 | 350 | 87 | .249 | 5 | 31 |
| Darrin Fletcher | 96 | 310 | 86 | .277 | 17 | 55 |
| Ryan McGuire | 84 | 199 | 51 | .256 | 3 | 17 |
| José Vidro | 67 | 169 | 42 | .249 | 2 | 17 |
| Joe Orsulak | 106 | 150 | 34 | .227 | 1 | 7 |
| Andy Stankiewicz | 76 | 107 | 24 | .224 | 1 | 5 |
| Shane Andrews | 18 | 64 | 13 | .203 | 4 | 9 |
| Sherman Obando | 41 | 47 | 6 | .128 | 2 | 9 |
| Brad Fullmer | 19 | 40 | 12 | .300 | 3 | 8 |
| Raúl Chávez | 13 | 26 | 7 | .269 | 0 | 2 |
| Hensley Meulens | 16 | 24 | 7 | .292 | 2 | 6 |
| Orlando Cabrera | 16 | 18 | 4 | .222 | 0 | 2 |
| = Indicates league leader |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Martínez | 31 | 241.1 | 17 | 8 | 1.90 | 305 |
| Carlos Pérez | 33 | 206.2 | 12 | 13 | 3.88 | 110 |
| Dustin Hermanson | 32 | 158.1 | 8 | 8 | 3.69 | 136 |
| Jeff Juden | 22 | 130.0 | 11 | 5 | 4.22 | 107 |
| Mike Johnson | 11 | 50.0 | 2 | 5 | 5.94 | 28 |
| Rhéal Cormier | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 33.75 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bullinger | 36 | 155.1 | 7 | 12 | 5.56 | 87 |
| Marc Valdes | 48 | 95.0 | 4 | 4 | 3.13 | 54 |
| José Paniagua | 9 | 18.0 | 1 | 2 | 12.00 | 8 |
| Mike Thurman | 5 | 11.2 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 8 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ugueth Urbina | 63 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 3.78 | 84 |
| Anthony Telford | 65 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3.24 | 61 |
| Dave Veres | 53 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3.48 | 47 |
| Omar Daal | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9.79 | 16 |
| Steve Kline | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.15 | 20 |
| Lee Smith | 25 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.82 | 15 |
| Rick DeHart | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.52 | 29 |
| Shayne Bennett | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.18 | 8 |
| Salomón Torres | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.25 | 11 |
| Steve Falteisek | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 2 |
| Everett Stull | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.20 | 2 |
1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Harrisburg[12]