1997 Milwaukee Brewers season

29th season in franchise history, final in American League March 2026 November 2013 Milwaukee Brewers 1997 American League Central Milwaukee County Stadium Milwaukee, Wisconsin 78 83 y 3rd Bud Selig Sal Bando Phil Garner WVTVWisconsin Sports Net(Matt Vasgersian, Bill Schroeder) WTMJ (AM) (Bob Uecker, Jim Powell) The 1997 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 28th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, and their 29th overall. The Brewers finished 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.Jeff Ware page at Baseball Reference January 30, 1997: Jack Voigt was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.Jack Voigt page at Baseball Reference Regular season (1997)100pxJackie RobinsonRetired byMajor League Baseball Season standings Milwaukee Brewers Record vs. opponents MIL Notable transactions August 13, 1997: Julio Franco was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.Julio Franco page at Baseball Reference August 14, 1997: Mark Davis was acquired by the Brewers from the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a conditional deal.Mark Davis page at Baseball Reference 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 Mike Matheny 123 320 78 .244 4 32 1B Dave Nilsson 156 554 154 .278 20 81 2B Fernando Viña 79 324 89 .275 4 28 3B Jeff Cirillo 154 580 167 .288 10 82 SS José Valentín 136 494 125 .253 17 58 LF Gerald Williams baseball 155 566 143 .253 10 41 CF Jeromy Burnitz 153 494 139 .281 27 85 RF Matt Mieske 84 253 63 .249 5 21 DH Julio 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 Mark Loretta 132 418 120 .287 5 47 Jesse Levis 99 200 57 .285 1 19 John Jaha 46 162 40 .247 11 26 Marc Newfield 50 157 36 .229 1 18 Jack Voigt 72 151 37 .245 8 22 Jeff Huson 84 143 29 .203 0 11 Todd Dunn 44 118 27 .229 3 9 Darrin Jackson 26 81 22 .272 2 15 Brian Banks 28 68 14 .206 1 8 Antone Williamson 24 54 11 .204 0 6 Eddy Díaz 16 50 11 .220 0 7 Chuck Carr Chuck Carr (baseball) 26 46 6 .130 0 0 Kelly Stinnett 30 36 9 .250 0 3 Tim Unroe 32 16 4 .250 2 51997 Milwaukee Brewers Statistics and Roster - Baseball-Reference.com 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 Cal Eldred 34 202.0 13 15 4.99 122 Scott Karl 32 193.1 10 13 4.47 119 José Mercedes 29 159.0 7 10 3.79 80 Jeff D'Amico 23 135.2 9 7 4.71 94 Ben McDonald 21 133.0 8 7 4.06 110 Steve Woodard 7 36.2 3 3 5.15 32 Jamie McAndrew 5 19.1 1 1 8.38 8 Pete Harnisch 4 14.0 1 1 5.14 10 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 Joel Adamson 30 76.1 5 3 3.54 56 Bryce Florie 32 75.0 4 4 4.32 53 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 Doug Jones 75 6 6 36 2.02 82 Bob Wickman 74 7 6 1 2.73 78 Mike Fetters 51 1 5 6 3.45 62 Ron Villone 50 1 0 0 3.42 40 Al Reyes 19 1 2 1 5.46 28 Mark Davis 19 0 0 0 5.51 14 Ángel Miranda 10 0 0 0 3.86 8 Mike Misuraca 5 0 0 0 11.32 10 Sean Maloney 3 0 0 0 5.14 5 Greg Hansell 3 0 0 0 9.64 5 Paul Wagner 2 1 0 0 9.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball The Brewers' farm system consisted of seven minor league affiliates in 1997.https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/affiliate.cgi?id=MIL&year=1997 1997 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates Baseball-Reference Sports Reference December 30, 2020 Triple-A Tucson Toros Pacific Coast League Tim Ireland and Bob Mariano Double-A El Paso Diablos Texas League Dave Machemer Class A-Advanced Stockton Ports California League Greg Mahlberg Class A Beloit Snappers Midwest League Luis Salazar Rookie Helena Brewers Pioneer League Alex Morales Rookie Ogden Raptors Pioneer League Bernie Moncallo Rookie DSL Brewers Dominican Summer League — Notes 3 References 1997 Milwaukee Brewers team page at Baseball Reference 1997 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Milwaukee Brewers seasons Milwaukee Brewers season Milwaukee Brew