1997 Cincinnati Reds season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Reds 1997 National League Central Cinergy Field Cincinnati 76–86 (.469) 3rd Marge Schott Jim Bowden Ray Knight, Jack McKeon WSTR/WKRC-TV SportsChannel Cincinnati (Marty Brennaman, George Grande, Chris Welsh) WLW(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall) The 1997 Cincinnati Reds season was the 128th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 28th and 27th full season at Cinergy Field The Reds failed to improve on their record of 81–81 from 1996 and finished the season at 76-86, missing the postseason for the 2nd consecutive season. The Reds were managed by Ray Knight and then Jack McKeon. Offseason December 13, 1996: Pete Rose Jr. was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.Pete Rose Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 21, 1996: Stan Belinda was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.Stan Belinda Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 23, 1996: Rikkert Faneyte was sent to the Cincinnati Reds by the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/faneyri01.shtml?redir Rikkert Faneyte Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com August 24, 2012 January 27, 1997: Terry Pendleton was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.Terry Pendleton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com February 8, 1997: Joe Oliver was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/olivejo01.shtml Joe Oliver Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com August 24, 2012 March 27, 1997: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the Cincinnati Reds.Scott Service Statistics Baseball-Reference.com Regular season Season standings Cincinnati Reds Record vs. opponents CIN Notable transactions April 4, 1997: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Oakland Athletics. June 3, 1997: DeWayne Wise was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 5th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1997.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wisede01.shtml DeWayne Wise Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com August 24, 2012 July 15, 1997: Chris Stynes was traded by the Kansas City Royals with Jon Nunnally to the Cincinnati Reds for Hector Carrasco and Scott Service.Chris Stynes Statistics Baseball-Reference.com July 24, 1997: Terry Pendleton was released by the Cincinnati Reds. July 31, 1997: John Smiley was traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Jeff Branson to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Crowell, Danny Graves, Damian Jackson, and Scott Winchester.John Smiley Statistics Baseball-Reference.com Roster 1997 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers 37 Stan Belinda 40 Ricky Bones 45 Jeff Brantley 34 Dave Burba 61 Giovanni Carrara 58 Héctor Carrasco 50 Jim Crowell 49 Joey Eischen 32 Danny Graves 32 Kevin Jarvis 58 Richie Lewis 53 Pedro Martínez 38 Kent Mercker 31,36 Mike Morgan 43 Mike Remlinger 67 Félix Rodríguez 46 Pete Schourek 50 Scott Service 41 Jeff Shaw 57 John Smiley 56 Scott Sullivan 51 Jeff Tabaka 40 Brett Tomko 48 Gabe White 52 Scott Winchester Catchers  6 Brook Fordyce  7 Joe Oliver 10 Eddie Taubensee Infielders 17 Aaron Boone 29 Bret Boone 20 Jeff Branson 12 Willie Greene  4 Damian Jackson 11 Barry Larkin 23 Hal Morris  9 Terry Pendleton 39 Eduardo Pérez  3 Pokey Reese 14 Pete Rose Jr. Outfielders 00 Curtis Goodwin 28 Lenny Harris 15 Mike Kelly 22 Jon Nunnally 18 Eric Owens 21 Deion Sanders 16 Reggie Sanders 22 Rubén Sierra 20 Chris Stynes 31 Ozzie Timmons 44 Pat Watkins Manager 25 Ray Knight 31 Jack McKeon Coaches 30 Ken Griffey, Sr. (hitting) 35 Don Gullett (pitching) 47 Tom Hume (bullpen) 19 Denis Menke (bench)  0 Ron Oester (first base)  2 Joel Youngblood (third base) Game log Cincinnati Reds 1997 Game Log y Cincinnati Reds April # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 1 || April 1 || Colorado Rockies || 11 – 4 || || || || 54,820 || 1-0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 2 || April 2 || Colorado Rockies || 5 – 3 || || || || 20,210 || 2-0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 3 || Colorado Rockies || 7 – 1 || || || || 22,660 || 2-1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 4 || April 4 || Florida Marlins || 9 – 7 || || || || 25,039 || 3-1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 5 || Florida Marlins || 4 – 3 || || || || 38,598 || 3-2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 6 || Florida Marlins || 3 – 2 || || || || 36,146 || 3-3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 7 || Colorado Rockies || 13 – 2 || || || || 48,014 || 3-4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 9 || Colorado Rockies || 13 – 4 || || || || 50,095 || 3-5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 11 || Florida Marlins || 10 – 0 || || || || 21,240 || 3-6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 10 || April 12 || Florida Marlins || 2 – 1 || || || || 21,466 || 4-6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 11 || April 13 || Florida Marlins || 6 – 4 || || || || 17,687 || 5-6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 14 || Atlanta Braves || 15 – 5 || || || || 31,427 || 5-7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 15 || Atlanta Braves || 3 – 0 || || || || 31,962 || 5-8 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 16 || Atlanta Braves || 7 – 1 || || || || 38,411 || 5-9 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 17 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 3 – 2 || || || || 6,039 || 5-10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 16 || April 18 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 6 – 1 || || || || 9,082 || 6-10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 17 || April 19 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 6 – 5 || || || || 11,457 || 6-11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 18 || April 20 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 5 – 3 || || || || 14,542 || 6-12 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 19 || April 22 || New York Mets || 7 – 2 || || || || 14,585 || 6-13 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 20 || April 23 || New York Mets || 10 – 2 || || || || 26,492 || 6-14 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 21 || April 25 || Philadelphia Phillies || 10 – 7 || || || || 22,843 || 6-15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 22 || April 26 || Philadelphia Phillies || 10 – 2 || || || || 27,357 || 7-15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 23 || April 28 || New York Mets || 15 – 2 || || || || 15,572 || 7-16 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 24 || April 29 || New York Mets || 3 – 1 || || || || 17,699 || 7-17 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 25 || April 30 || Atlanta Braves || 12 – 3 || || || || 18,278 || 7-18 |- y Cincinnati Reds May # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 26 || 1 May || Atlanta Braves || 4 – 2 || || || || 19,991 || 7-19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 27 || 2 May || San Francisco Giants || 6 – 2 || || || || 11,959 || 8-19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 28 || 3 May || San Francisco Giants || 3 – 1 || || || || 18,149 || 9-19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 29 || 4 May || San Francisco Giants || 2 – 1 || || || || 26,287 || 9-20 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 30 || 5 May || Los Angeles Dodgers || 3 – 1 || || || || 26,955 || 9-21 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 31 || 6 May || Los Angeles Dodgers || 3 – 2 || || || || 38,241 || 10-21 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 32 || 7 May || Los Angeles Dodgers || 4 – 2 || || || || 28,303 || 10-22 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 33 || 9 May || San Diego Padres || 7 – 2 || || || || 22,695 || 11-22 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 34 || 10 May || San Diego Padres || 9 – 6 || || || || 24,739 || 11-23 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 35 || 11 May || San Diego Padres || 5 – 4 || || || || 31,539 || 11-24 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 36 || 13 May || San Francisco Giants || 4 – 1 || || || || 17,828 || 11-25 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 37 || 14 May || San Francisco Giants || 4 – 2 || || || || 16,404 || 11-26 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 38 || 15 May || Los Angeles Dodgers || 2 – 1 || || || || 16,986 || 11-27 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 39 || 16 May || Los Angeles Dodgers || 4 – 2 || || || || 24,556 || 12-27 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 40 || 17 May || San Diego Padres || 6 – 2 || || || || 21,469 || 12-28 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 41 || 18 May || San Diego Padres || 5 – 0 || || || || 23,265 || 13-28 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 42 || 19 May || San Diego Padres || 13 – 6 || || || || 17,898 || 13-29 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 43 || 20 May || Houston Astros || 7 – 4 || || || || 14,954 || 14-29 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 44 || 21 May || Houston Astros || 4 – 3 || || || || 15,088 || 14-30 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 45 || 23 May || Chicago Cubs || 3 – 1 || || || || 23,189 || 14-31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 46 || 24 May || Chicago Cubs || 4 – 1 || || || || 26,887 || 15-31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 47 || 25 May || Chicago Cubs || 7 – 5 || || || || 26,844 || 16-31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 48 || 26 May || Philadelphia Phillies || 8 – 5 || || || || 0 || 17-31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 49 || 26 May || Philadelphia Phillies || 8 – 4 || || || || 16,798 || 18-31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 50 || 27 May || Philadelphia Phillies || 2 – 1 || || || || 17,297 || 18-32 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 51 || 28 May || Philadelphia Phillies || 2 – 0 || || || || 15,451 || 19-32 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 52 || 29 May || Chicago Cubs || 2 – 1 || || || || 23,005 || 19-33 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 53 || 30 May || Chicago Cubs || 5 – 1 || || || || 21,267 || 20-33 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 54 || 31 May || Chicago Cubs || 7 – 4 || || || || 36,440 || 20-34 |- y Cincinnati Reds June # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 55 || June 1 || Chicago Cubs || 7 – 1 || || || || 28849 || 20-35 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 56 || June 3 || Philadelphia Phillies || 3 – 2 || || || || 14340 || 21-35 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 57 || June 4 || Houston Astros || 2 – 5 || || || || 18849 || 21-36 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 58 || June 5 || Houston Astros || 6 – 5 || || || || 22437 || 22-36 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 59 || June 6 || New York Mets || 5 – 2 || || || || 21339 || 23-36 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 60 || June 7 || New York Mets || 10 – 5 || || || || 23830 || 24-36 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 9 || New York Mets || 4 – 2 || || || || 23079 || 24-37 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 62 || June 10 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 8 – 5 || || || || 18556 || 25-37 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 63 || June 11 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 2 – 1 || || || || 20854 || 26-37 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 64 || June 13 || Chicago White Sox || 3 – 1 || || || || 31682 || 26-38 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 65 || June 14 || Chicago White Sox || 5 – 1 || || || || 36685 || 27-38 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 15 || Chicago White Sox || 14 – 6 || || || || 31663 || 27-39 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 67 || June 16 || Cleveland Indians || 4 – 1 || || || || 42961 || 28-39 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 68 || June 17 || Cleveland Indians || 5 – 1 || || || || 42901 || 28-40 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 69 || June 18 || Cleveland Indians || 5 – 2 || || || || 42865 || 29-40 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 70 || June 20 || St. Louis Cardinals || 4 – 2 || || || || 42091 || 30-40 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 71 || June 21 || St. Louis Cardinals || 6 – 2 || || || || 44931 || 30-41 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 72 || June 22 || St. Louis Cardinals || 5 – 2 || || || || 43194 || 30-42 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 73 || June 23 || Montreal Expos || 5 – 0 || || || || 12367 || 30-43 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 74 || June 24 || Montreal Expos || 7 – 6 || || || || 13141 || 31-43 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 75 || June 25 || Montreal Expos || 2 – 1 || || || || 12407 || 32-43 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 76 || June 26 || St. Louis Cardinals || 5 – 3 || || || || 20116 || 32-44 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 77 || June 27 || St. Louis Cardinals || 5 = 3 || || || || 28317 || 33-44 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 78 || June 28 || St. Louis Cardinals || 12 – 6 || || || || 24390 || 33-45 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 79 || June 29 || St. Louis Cardinals || 6 – 5 || || || || 24216 || 33-46 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 80 || June 30 || Milwaukee Brewers || 4 – 3 || || || || 19866 || 34-46 |- y Cincinnati Reds July # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 81 || July 1 || Milwaukee Brewers || 9:1 || || || || 21264 || 35-46 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 82 || July 2 || Milwaukee Brewers || 7:4 || || || || 27866 || 36-46 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 83 || July 3 || Houston Astros || 4:3 || || || || 14708 || 37-46 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 84 || July 4 || Houston Astros || 4:2 || || || || 34080 || 38-46 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 85 || July 5 || Houston Astros || 1:2 || || || || 24022 || 38-47 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 86 || July 6 || Houston Astros || 5:6 || || || || 25564 || 38-48 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 87 || July 11 || Montreal Expos || 2:5 || || || || 25915 || 38-49 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 88 || July 12 || Montreal Expos || 4:3 || || || || 25744 || 39-49 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 89 || July 13 || Montreal Expos || 0:2 || || || || 22293 || 39-50 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 90 || July 14 || St. Louis Cardinals || 4:2 || || || || 19405 || 40-50 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 91 || July 15 || St. Louis Cardinals || 4:7 || || || || 21232 || 40-51 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 92 || July 16 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 7:3 || || || || 30698 || 41-51 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 93 || July 17 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 9:5 || || || || 19710 || 42-51 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 94 || July 18 || New York Mets || 3:4 || || || || 22901 || 42-52 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 95 || July 19 || New York Mets || 3:5 || || || || 26675 || 42-53 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 96 || July 20 || New York Mets || 1:10 || || || || 36259 || 42-54 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 97 || July 21 || New York Mets || 3:5 || || || || 22172 || 42-55 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 98 || July 22 || Florida Marlins || 7:6 || || || || 19547 || 43-55 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 99 || July 23 || Florida Marlins || 1:8 || || || || 20371 || 43-56 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 100 || July 25 || Atlanta Braves || 3:7 || || || || 34931 || 43-57 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 101 || July 26 || Atlanta Braves || 7:6 || || || || 33115 || 44-57 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 102 || July 27 || Atlanta Braves || 2:3 || || || || 30167 || 44-58 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 103 || July 28 || Florida Marlins || 4:0 || || || || 18393 || 45-58 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 104 || July 29 || Florida Marlins || 1:7 || || || || 20745 || 45-59 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 105 || July 30 || Florida Marlins || 0:6 || || || || 21373 || 45-60 |- y Cincinnati Reds August # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 106 || August 1 || San Francisco Giants || 7:8 || || || || 25636 || 45-61 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 107 || August 2 || San Francisco Giants || 5:1 || || || || 23266 || 46-61 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 108 || August 3 || San Francisco Giants || 3:8 || || || || 21272 || 46-62 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 109 || August 4 || San Francisco Giants || 1:9 || || || || 17930 || 46-63 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 110 || August 5 || San Diego Padres || 7:3 || || || || 17797 || 47-63 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 111 || August 6 || San Diego Padres || 3:6 || || || || 18218 || 47-64 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 112 || August 7 || San Diego Padres || 7:0 || || || || 17458 || 48-64 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 113 || August 8 || Los Angeles Dodgers || 5:10 || || || || 26837 || 48-65 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 114 || August 9 || Los Angeles Dodgers || 3:2 || || || || 30809 || 49-65 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 115 || August 10 || Los Angeles Dodgers || 8:1 || || || || 24742 || 50-65 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 116 || August 11 || San Francisco Giants || 7:4 || || || || 19086 || 51-65 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 117 || August 12 || San Francisco Giants || 3:7 || || || || 15890 || 51-66 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 118 || August 13 || San Diego Padres || 2:0 || || || || 15218 || 52-66 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 119 || August 14 || San Diego Padres || 4:5 || || || || 16774 || 52-67 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 120 || August 15 || Los Angeles Dodgers || 5:3 || || || || 46711 || 53-67 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 121 || August 16 || Los Angeles Dodgers || 3:5 || || || || 53464 || 53-68 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 122 || August 17 || Los Angeles Dodgers || 5:0 || || || || 51245 || 54-68 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 123 || August 19 || Colorado Rockies || 6:5 || || || || 31722 || 55-68 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 124 || August 20 || Colorado Rockies || 3:5 || || || || 21968 || 55-69 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 125 || August 22 || Atlanta Braves || 2:6 || || || || 48937 || 55-70 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 126 || August 23 || Atlanta Braves || 3:10 || || || || 48499 || 55-71 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 127 || August 24 || Atlanta Braves || 6:4 || || || || 45577 || 56-71 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 128 || August 25 || Colorado Rockies || 7:6 || || || || 48143 || 57-71 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 129 || August 25 || Colorado Rockies || 6:4 || || || || 48081 || 58-71 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 130 || August 26 || Colorado Rockies || 5:9 || || || || 48063 || 58-72 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 131 || August 27 || Colorado Rockies || 5:7 || || || || 48032 || 58-73 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 132 || August 29 || Minnesota Twins || 5:3 || || || || 12155 || 59-73 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 133 || August 30 || Minnesota Twins || 1:4 || || || || 17831 || 59-74 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 134 || August 31 || Minnesota Twins || 6:8 || || || || 13092 || 59-75 |- y Cincinnati Reds September # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 135 || September 1 || Kansas City Royals || 7 – 4 || || || || 31,920 || 59-76 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 136 || September 2 || Kansas City Royals || 4:0 || || || || 15,288 || 60-76 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 137 || September 3 || Kansas City Royals || 6:3 || || || || 16,285 || 61-76 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 138 || September 4 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 5:2 || || || || 15,136 || 62-76 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 139 || September 5 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 8:6 || || || || 21,492 || 63-76 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 140 || September 6 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 4:13 || || || || 20,383 || 63-77 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 141 || September 7 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 6:3 || || || || 19,682 || 64-77 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 142 || September 8 || Chicago Cubs || 1:8 || || || || 15,337 || 64-78 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 143 || September 9 || Chicago Cubs || 5:2 || || || || 15,349 || 65-78 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 144 || September 10 || Chicago Cubs || 1:3 || || || || 16,200 || 65-79 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 145 || September 12 || Philadelphia Phillies || 4:2 || || || || 0 || 66-79 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 146 || September 12 || Philadelphia Phillies || 1:9 || || || || 17,546 || 66-80 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 147 || September 13 || Philadelphia Phillies || 3:0 || || || || 15,524 || 67-80 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 148 || September 14 || Philadelphia Phillies || 6:4 || || || || 20,518 || 68-80 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 149 || September 15 || Chicago Cubs || 4 – 1 || || || || 20,352 || 69-80 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 150 || September 16 || Chicago Cubs || 5 – 0 || || || || 22,190 || 69-81 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 151 || September 17 || Montreal Expos || 4 – 1 || || || || 15,757 || 69-82 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 152 || September 18 || Montreal Expos || 6 – 3 || || || || 15,099 || 70-82 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 153 || September 19 || Houston Astros || 5 – 4 || || || || 21,791 || 71-82 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 154 || September 20 || Houston Astros || 4 – 1 || || || || 20,197 || 71-83 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 155 || September 21 || Houston Astros || 8 – 3 || || || || 22,652 || 71-84 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 156 || September 22 || Houston Astros || 6 – 3 || || || || 17,411 || 71-85 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 157 || September 23 || St. Louis Cardinals || 8 – 6 || || || || 22,045 || 72-85 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 158 || September 24 || St. Louis Cardinals || 5 – 4 || || || || 23,308 || 73-85 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 159 || September 25 || St. Louis Cardinals || 4 – 3 || || || || 30,938 || 74-85 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 160 || September 26 || Montreal Expos || 7 – 1 || || || || 17,430 || 75-85 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 161 || September 27 || Montreal Expos || 8 – 5 || || || || 14,708 || 75-86 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 162 || September 28 || Montreal Expos || 11 – 3 || || || || 15,477 || 76-86 |- 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 Joe Oliver 111 349 90 .258 14 43 1B Hal Morris 96 333 92 .276 1 33 2B Bret Boone 139 443 99 .223 7 46 SS Pokey Reese 128 397 87 .219 4 26 3B Willie Greene 151 495 125 .253 26 91 LF Chris Stynes 49 198 69 .348 6 28 CF Deion Sanders 115 465 127 .273 5 23 RF Reggie Sanders 86 312 79 .253 19 561997 Cincinnati Reds Statistics and Roster – Baseball-Reference.com 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 Eduardo Pérez 106 297 75 .253 16 52 Curtis Goodwin 85 265 67 .253 1 12 Eddie Taubensee 108 254 68 .268 10 34 Lenny Harris 120 238 65 .273 3 28 Barry Larkin 73 224 71 .317 4 20 Jon Nunnally 65 201 64 .318 13 35 Mike Kelly 73 140 41 .293 6 19 Terry Pendleton 50 113 28 .248 1 17 Jeff Branson 65 98 15 .153 1 5 Brook Fordyce 47 96 20 .208 1 8 Rubén Sierra 25 90 22 .244 2 7 Eric Owens 27 57 15 .263 0 3 Aaron Boone 16 49 12 .245 0 5 Pat Watkins Pat Watkins (baseball) 17 29 6 .207 0 0 Damian Jackson 12 27 6 .222 1 2 Pete Rose Jr. 11 14 2 .143 0 0 Ozzie Timmons 6 9 3 .333 0 0 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 Mike Morgan 31 162.0 9 12 4.78 103 Dave Burba 30 160.0 11 10 4.73 131 Kent Mercker 28 144.2 8 11 3.92 75 Brett Tomko 22 126.0 11 7 3.43 95 John Smiley John Smiley (baseball) 20 117.0 9 10 5.23 94 Pete Schourek 18 84.2 5 8 5.42 59 Giovanni Carrara 2 10.1 0 1 7.84 5 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 Mike Remlinger 69 124.0 8 8 4.14 145 Gabe White 12 41.0 2 2 4.39 25 Ricky Bones 9 17.2 0 1 10.19 8 Jim Crowell 2 6.1 0 1 9.95 3 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 Jeff Shaw 78 4 2 42 2.38 74 Stan Belinda 84 1 5 1 3.71 114 Scott Sullivan Scott Sullivan (baseball) 59 5 3 1 3.24 96 Héctor Carrasco 38 1 2 0 3.68 46 Félix Rodríguez 26 0 0 0 4.30 34 Jeff Brantley 13 1 1 1 3.86 16 Danny Graves 10 0 0 0 6.14 7 Kevin Jarvis 9 0 1 1 10.13 12 Pedro Martínez 8 1 1 0 9.45 4 Scott Winchester 5 0 0 0 6.00 3 Richie Lewis 4 0 0 0 6.35 4 Scott Service 4 0 0 0 11.81 3 Jeff Tabaka 3 0 0 0 4.50 1 Joey Eischen 1 0 0 0 6.75 2 Awards and records Bret Boone, National League Record, Best Fielding Average in One Season by a National League Second Baseman (.997)Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.92, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Barry Larkin, shortstop, starter Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association Dave Miley AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League Mark Berry A Burlington Bees Midwest League Phillip Wellman A Charleston Alley Cats South Atlantic League Barry Lyons Rookie Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Donnie ScottLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: BillingsJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 Notes References 1997 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference Cincinnati Reds season Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cinc