1997 Anaheim Angels season
{{Short description|Major League Baseball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Anaheim Angels
| image =
| image_size =
| alt = 1997 Anaheim Angels primary logo
| caption = The logo of the Anaheim Angels during their 1997 campaign
| season = 1997
| misc =
| league = American League
| division = West
| ballpark = Anaheim Stadium
| owners = Gene Autry
| general_managers = Bill Bavasi
| managers = Terry Collins
| television = Fox Sports West
•Sparky Anderson, Steve Physioc
KCAL-9
•Jerry Reuss, Steve Physioc
| radio = KMPC (AM 710)
•Bob Starr, Mario Impemba
| espntn = laa
| brtn = ANA
| prev_season = 1996 California Angels season
}}
The 1997 Anaheim Angels season was the 37th season of the Anaheim Angels franchise in the American League, the 32nd in Anaheim, and their 32nd season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished second in the American League West with a record of 84 wins and 78 losses. It was the first season for the franchise as the "Anaheim Angels", after playing under the name of the "California Angels" for the previous 31 seasons, plus part of another. It was also the first season that the team introduced a new logo: the word angels on the front of the jerseys (which were now in a vest style) with wings coming out of the A (the winged A was also used on the team's caps). This look would last until 2001 when it was retired immediately after that season.
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Offseason
- October 28, 1996: Chili Davis was traded by the Angels to the Kansas City Royals for Mike Bovee and Mark Gubicza.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/davisch01.shtml Chili Davis] at Baseball Reference
- November 12, 1996: Todd Van Poppel was selected off waivers by the Anaheim Angels from the Detroit Tigers.
- November 26, 1996: J. T. Snow was traded by the Anaheim Angels to the San Francisco Giants for Allen Watson and Fausto Macey (minors).[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/snowj.01.shtml J. T. Snow Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
- December 5, 1996: Jim Leyritz was traded by the New York Yankees to the Anaheim Angels for players to be named later. The Anaheim Angels sent Jeremy Blevins (minors) (December 9, 1996) and Ryan Kane (minors) (December 9, 1996) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/leyriji01.shtml Jim Leyritz Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
- December 6, 1996: Craig Grebeck was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/grebecr01.shtml|title = Craig Grebeck Stats}}
- March 26, 1997: Todd Van Poppel was released by the Anaheim Angels.
- March 31, 1997: Jim Abbott was released by the Anaheim Angels.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/abbotji01.shtml Jim Abbott Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
Regular season
- June 17, 1997: The first interleague game between the Anaheim Angels and the Los Angeles Dodgers took place at Dodger Stadium. The rivalry would be known as the Freeway Series. The Dodgers won the game by a score of 4–3.{{Cite web |url=http://www.thebaseballnexus.com/team_games/ANA/1997 |title=Team games |access-date=September 25, 2008 |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716222640/http://www.thebaseballnexus.com/team_games/ANA/1997 |url-status=dead }}
=Notable transactions=
- May 18, 1997: Tony Phillips was traded by the Chicago White Sox with Chad Kreuter to the Anaheim Angels for Chuck McElroy and Jorge Fábregas.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/phillto02.shtml Tony Phillips Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
- June 3, 1997: Matt Wise was drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the 6th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1997.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wisema01.shtml |title= Matt Wise: Career Statistics |publisher= Baseball Reference| access-date= 16 February 2018}}
- July 10, 1997: Greg Cadaret was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cadargr01.shtml|title = Greg Cadaret Stats}}
- July 29, 1997: Jim Leyritz was traded by the Anaheim Angels with a player to be named later to the Texas Rangers for Ken Hill. The Anaheim Angels sent Rob Sasser (October 31, 1997) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
- August 13, 1997: Rickey Henderson was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Anaheim Angels for a player to be named later, Ryan Hancock, and Stevenson Agosto (minors). The Anaheim Angels sent George Arias (August 19, 1997) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
=Season standings=
{{1997 AL West standings|highlight=Anaheim Angels}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1997 AL Record vs. opponents|team=ANA}}
=Roster=
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colspan="10" style="background:#ed1b2e; color:white; text-align:center;"| 1997 Anaheim Angels |
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colspan="10" style="background:#47a6dc; color:white; text-align:center;"| Roster |
valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer|61|Mike Bovee}} {{MLBplayer|36|Greg Cadaret}} {{MLBplayer|43|Anthony Chavez}} {{MLBplayer|41|Rich DeLucia}} {{MLBplayer|19|Jason Dickson}} {{MLBplayer|31|Chuck Finley}} {{MLBplayer|44|Kevin Gross}} {{MLBplayer|23|Mark Gubicza}} {{MLBplayer|48|Pep Harris}} {{MLBplayer|21|Shigetoshi Hasegawa}} {{MLBplayer|44|Ken Hill}} {{MLBplayer|65|Mike Holtz}} {{MLBplayer|46|Mike James}} {{MLBplayer|12|Mark Langston}} {{MLBplayer|22|Darrell May}} {{MLBplayer|17|Chuck McElroy}} {{MLBplayer|40|Troy Percival}} {{MLBplayer|62|Matt Perisho}} {{MLBplayer|35|Dennis Springer}} {{MLBplayer|34|Allen Watson}} {{MLBplayer|59|Shad Williams}} | style="width:25px;"| | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer| 7|Angelo Encarnacion}} {{MLBplayer|14|Jorge Fábregas}} {{MLBplayer| 8|Todd Greene}} {{MLBplayer| 6|Chad Kreuter}} {{MLBplayer|13|Jim Leyritz}} {{MLBplayer|20|Chris Turner}} Infielders {{MLBplayer| 5|Luis Alicea}} {{MLBplayer| 7|George Arias}} {{MLBplayer| 9|Gary DiSarcina}} {{MLBplayer|11|Robert Eenhoorn}} {{MLBplayer|27|Darin Erstad}} {{MLBplayer| 4|Craig Grebeck}} {{MLBplayer|10|Dave Hollins}} {{MLBplayer|32|Jack Howell}} {{MLBplayer|73|Tony Phillips}} | style="width:25px;"| | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer|16|Garret Anderson}} {{MLBplayer|25|Jim Edmonds}} {{MLBplayer|24|Rickey Henderson}} {{MLBplayer| 3|Orlando Palmeiro}} {{MLBplayer|15|Tim Salmon}} Other batters {{MLBplayer|33|Eddie Murray}} {{MLBplayer|18|Randy Velarde}} | style="width:25px;"| | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer| 1|Terry Collins}} Coaches {{MLBplayer|57|Mick Billmeyer}} (Bullpen) {{MLBplayer| 2|Larry Bowa}} (Third Base) {{MLBplayer|29|Rod Carew}} (Hitting) {{MLBplayer|47|Joe Coleman}} (Bullpen) {{MLBplayer|53|Marcel Lachemann}} (Pitching) {{MLBplayer|70|Joe Maddon}} (Bench) {{MLBplayer|39|Dave Parker}} (First Base) |
Game log
=Regular season=
{{Game log start|style=background:#ED1B2E;color:#47A6DC;|title=1997 regular season game log: 84–78 (Home: 46–36; Away: 38–42)}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#47A6DC;color:#ED1B2E;|title=April: 12–12 (Home: 7–7; Away: 5–5)|#|Date|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/
Streak}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199704040.shtml 3] || April 4 || Indians || W 8–6 {{small|(11)}} || || || || 4:12 || 17,758 || 2–1 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B04040ANA1997.htm W2]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199704050.shtml 4] || April 5 || Indians || L 5–7 || || || || 3:09 || 23,913 || 2–2 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B04050ANA1997.htm L1]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199704060.shtml 5] || April 6 || Indians || L 8–10 || || || || 3:24 || 29,363 || 2–3 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B04060ANA1997.htm L2]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199704070.shtml 6] || April 7 || Yankees || L 3–5 || || || || 3:24 || 16,514 || 2–4 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B04070ANA1997.htm L3]
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199704080.shtml 7] || April 8 || Yankees || W 10–9 {{small|(12)}} || || || || 4:18 || 17,202 || 3–4 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B04080ANA1997.htm W1]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199704090.shtml 8] || April 9 || Yankees || L 5–12 || || || || 2:52 || 19,242 || 3–5 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B04090ANA1997.htm L1]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE199704110.shtml 9] || April 11 || @ Indians || L 3–15 || || || || 3:12 || 42,643 || 3–6 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B04110CLE1997.htm L2]
|- style="background:#bbb;"
|–|| April 12 || @ Indians || colspan="8"|Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 28)
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE199704130.shtml 10] || April 13 || @ Indians || W 8–3 || || || || 3:29 || 41,218 || 4–6 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B04130CLE1997.htm W1]
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199704140.shtml 11] || April 14 || @ Yankees || W 5–1 || || || || 2:40 || 15,082 || 5–6 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B04140NYA1997.htm W2]
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199704150.shtml 12] || April 15 || @ Yankees || W 6–5 || || || || 3:49 || 16,944 || 6–6 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B04150NYA1997.htm W3]
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#47A6DC;color:#ED1B2E;|title=May: 16–12 (Home: 10–2; Away: 6–10)|#|Date|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/
Streak}}
|- style="background:#bbb;"
|–|| May 2 || @ White Sox || colspan="8"|Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: May 3)
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 24 {{small|(1)}} || May 3 || @ White Sox
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 25 {{small|(2)}} || May 3 || @ White Sox
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 26 || May 4 || @ White Sox
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL199705050.shtml 28] || May 5 || @ Orioles || W 7–2 || || || || 3:00 || 41,296 || 14–14 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B05050BAL1997.htm W1]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL199705060.shtml 29] || May 6 || @ Orioles || L 4–8 || || || || 2:43 || 37,150 || 14–15 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B05060BAL1997.htm L1]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL199705070.shtml 30] || May 7 || @ Orioles || L 0–3 || || || || 2:43 || 43,858 || 14–16 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B05070BAL1997.htm L2]
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 34 || May 12 || || White Sox
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 35 || May 13 || || White Sox
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199705140.shtml 36] || May 14 || Orioles || W 6–5 || || || || 2:55 || 15,780 || 17–19 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B05140ANA1997.htm W3]
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199705150.shtml 37] || May 15 || Orioles || W 3–2 || || || || 2:58 || 15,966 || 18–19 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B05150ANA1997.htm W4]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199705190.shtml 41] || May 19 || Mariners || L 4–13 || || || || 3:08 || 17,279 || 21–20 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B05190ANA1997.htm L1]
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199705200.shtml 42] || May 20 || Mariners || W 11–9 || || || || 3:27 || 17,492 || 22–20 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B05200ANA1997.htm W1]
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199705210.shtml 43] || May 21 || Mariners || W 18–3 || || || || 3:18 || 20,295 || 23–20 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B05210ANA1997.htm W2]
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#47A6DC;color:#ED1B2E;|title=June: 13–15 (Home: 6–5; Away: 7–10)|#|Date|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/
Streak}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 63 || June 12 || Padres || W 8–4 || || || || 3:11 || 22,164 || 34–29 || W1
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 64 || June 13 || Padres || L 7–8 {{small|(14)}} || || || || 5:03 || 24,664 || 34–30 || L1
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199706140.shtml 65] || June 14 || Giants || L 3–10 || || || || 3:21 || 27,875 || 34–31 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B06140ANA1997.htm L2]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199706150.shtml 66] || June 15 || Giants || L 1–4 || || || || 3:28 || 30,404 || 34–32 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B06150ANA1997.htm L3]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN199706170.shtml 67] || June 17 || @ Dodgers || L 3–4 || || || || 2:55 || 41,428 || 34–33 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B06170LAN1997.htm L4]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN199706180.shtml 68] || June 18 || @ Dodgers || L 5–7 || || || || 3:10 || 45,953 || 34–34 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B06180LAN1997.htm L5]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA199706260.shtml 76] || June 26 || @ Mariners || L 3–6 || || || || 2:51 || 31,248 || 40–36 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B06260SEA1997.htm L2]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA199706270.shtml 77] || June 27 || @ Mariners || L 1–8 || || || || 2:42 || 32,247 || 40–37 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B06270SEA1997.htm L3]
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA199706280.shtml 78] || June 28 || @ Mariners || W 6–1 || || || || 2:46 || 38,750 || 41–37 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B06280SEA1997.htm W1]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA199706290.shtml 79] || June 29 || @ Mariners || L 2–3 || || || || 2:55 || 42,760 || 41–38 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B06290SEA1997.htm L1]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/COL/COL199706300.shtml 80] || June 30 || @ Rockies || L 7–11 || || || || 3:32 || 48,359 || 41–39 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B06300COL1997.htm L2]
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#47A6DC;color:#ED1B2E;|title=July: 19–9 (Home: 8–5; Away: 11–4)|#|Date|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/
Streak}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/COL/COL199707010.shtml 81] || July 1 || @ Rockies || W 4–1 || || || || 2:53 || 48,235 || 42–39 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B07010COL1997.htm W1]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199707020.shtml 82] || July 2 || Dodgers || L 4–5 || || || || 3:38 || 34,507 || 42–40 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B07020ANA1997.htm L1]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199707030.shtml 83] || July 3 || Dodgers || L 2–8 || || || || 3:33 || 35,295 || 42–41 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B07030ANA1997.htm L2]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199707040.shtml 84] || July 4 || Mariners || L 3–7 || || || || 2:50 || 34,839 || 42–42 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B07040ANA1997.htm L3]
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199707050.shtml 85] || July 5 || Mariners || W 5–4 || || || || 3:17 || 26,301 || 43–42 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B07050ANA1997.htm W1]
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199707060.shtml 86] || July 6 || Mariners || W 8–0 || || || || 2:43 || 22,916 || 44–42 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B07060ANA1997.htm W2]
|- style=background:#bbbfff
|colspan="12"|68th All-Star Game in Cleveland, OH
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199707220.shtml 98] || July 22 || @ Yankees || L 2–9 || || || || 2:45 || 25,816 || 54–44 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B07220NYA1997.htm L1]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199707230.shtml 99] || July 23 || @ Yankees || L 4–5 || || || || 3:07 || 26,750 || 54–45 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B07230NYA1997.htm L2]
|- style="background:#bbb;"
|–|| July 24 || @ Yankees || colspan="8"|Postponed (Rain; Site change) (Makeup date: August 20)
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE199707280.shtml 104] {{small|(1)}} || July 28 || @ Indians || W 2–0 || || || || 2:37 || 43,033 || 57–47 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B07280CLE1997.htm W1]
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE199707280.shtml 105] {{small|(2)}} || July 28 || @ Indians || W 10–7 || || || || 4:00 || 42,857 || 58–47 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B07280CLE1997.htm W2]
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE199707290.shtml 106] || July 29 || @ Indians || W 7–2 || || || || 2:31 || 42,975 || 59–47 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B07290CLE1997.htm W3]
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE199707300.shtml 107] || July 30 || @ Indians || W 5–2 || || || || 3:09 || 42,898 || 60–47 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B07300CLE1997.htm W4]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 108 || July 31 || White Sox
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#47A6DC;color:#ED1B2E;|title=August: 14–15 (Home: 10–8; Away: 4–7)|#|Date|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/
Streak}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 109 || August 1 || White Sox
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 110 || August 2 || White Sox
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 111 || August 3 || White Sox
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199708080.shtml 115] || August 8 || Orioles || L 2–6 || || || || 3:10 || 24,944 || 65–50 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B08080ANA1997.htm L1]
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199708090.shtml 116] || August 9 || Orioles || W 4–3 || || || || 3:05 || 32,207 || 66–50 ||
[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B08090ANA1997.htm W1]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199708100.shtml 117] || August 10 || Orioles || L 3–4 || || || || 3:33 || 34,060 || 66–51 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B08100ANA1997.htm L1]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 118 || August 12 || @ White Sox
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 119 || August 13 || @ White Sox
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL199708160.shtml 122] || August 16 || @ Orioles || L 9–10 || || || || 3:25 || 47,815 || 68–54 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B08160BAL1997.htm L1]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL199708170.shtml 123] || August 17 || @ Orioles || L 4–5 {{small|(10)}} || || || || 3:47 || 47,340 || 68–55 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B08170BAL1997.htm L2]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL199708180.shtml 124] || August 18 || @ Orioles || L 1–2 || || || || 3:29 || 47,804 || 68–56 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B08180BAL1997.htm L3]
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199708190.shtml 125] || August 19 || Yankees || W 12–4 || || || || 3:00 || 22,596 || 69–56 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B08190ANA1997.htm W1]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199708200.shtml 126] {{small|(1)}} || August 20 || Yankees || L 3–7 || || || || 3:04 || || 69–57 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B08200ANA1997.htm L1]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199708200.shtml 127] {{small|(2)}} || August 20 || Yankees || L 5–8 || || || || 3:24 || 32,343 || 69–58 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B08200ANA1997.htm L2]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199708210.shtml 128] || August 21 || Yankees || L 3–4 {{small|(12)}} || || || || 4:11 || 27,102 || 69–59 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B08210ANA1997.htm L3]
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199708260.shtml 132] || August 26 || Indians || W 8–7 || || || || 3:07 || 21,012 || 72–60 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B08260ANA1997.htm W1]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199708270.shtml 133] || August 27 || Indians || L 4–10 || || || || 3:03 || 20,140 || 72–61 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B08270ANA1997.htm L1]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 134 || August 28 || @ Padres || L 2–9 || || || || 2:41 || 18,203 || 72–62 || L2
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 135 || August 29 || @ Padres || W 3–1 || || || || 2:37 || 60,230 || 73–62 || W1
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN199708300.shtml 136] || August 30 || @ Giants || L 3–7 || || || || 2:43 || 26,200 || 73–63 || L1
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN199708310.shtml 137] || August 31 || @ Giants || W 7–4 || || || || 3:15 || 24,751 || 74–63 || W1
|-
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{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#47A6DC;color:#ED1B2E;|title=September: 10–15 (Home: 5–9; Away: 5–6)|#|Date|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/
Streak}}
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| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199709010.shtml 138] || September 1 || Rockies || L 1–4 || || || || 2:55 || 19,614 || 74–64 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B09010ANA1997.htm L1]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA199709020.shtml 139] || September 2 || Rockies || L 2–7 || || || || 3:01 || 18,266 || 74–65 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B09020ANA1997.htm L2]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA199709230.shtml 157] || September 23 || @ Mariners || L 3–4 || || || || 3:01 || 52,884 || 82–75 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B09230SEA1997.htm L1]
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA199709240.shtml 158] || September 24 || @ Mariners || W 9–3 || || || || 2:51 || 41,975 || 83–75 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B09240SEA1997.htm W1]
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|- style="text-align:center;"
| Legend: {{Color box|#cfc|border=darkgray}} = Win {{Color box|#fcc|border=darkgray}} = Loss {{Color box|#bbb|border=darkgray}} = Postponement
Bold = Angels team member
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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
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style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"| Pos
! style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| G ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| AB ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| H ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| Avg. ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| HR ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| RBI | |||||||
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| C | Chad Kreuter | 70 | 218 | 51 | .234 | 4 | 18 |
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| 1B | Darin Erstad | 139 | 539 | 161 | .299 | 16 | 77 |
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| 2B | Luis Alicea | 128 | 388 | 98 | .253 | 5 | 37 |
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| 3B | Dave Hollins | 149 | 572 | 165 | .288 | 16 | 85 |
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| SS | Gary DiSarcina | 154 | 549 | 135 | .246 | 4 | 47 |
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| LF | Garret Anderson | 154 | 624 | 189 | .303 | 8 | 92 |
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| CF | Jim Edmonds | 133 | 502 | 146 | .291 | 26 | 80 |
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| RF | Tim Salmon | 157 | 582 | 172 | .296 | 33 | 129 |
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| DH | Eddie Murray | 46 | 160 | 35 | .219 | 3 | 15 |
==Other batters==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| G ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| AB ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| H ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| Avg. ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| HR ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| RBI | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="text-align:center;" | 105 | 405 | 107 | .264 | 6 | 48 |
style="text-align:center;" | 84 | 294 | 81 | .276 | 11 | 50 |
style="text-align:center;" | 77 | 174 | 45 | .259 | 14 | 34 |
style="text-align:center;" | 74 | 134 | 29 | .216 | 0 | 8 |
style="text-align:center;" | 63 | 126 | 34 | .270 | 1 | 6 |
style="text-align:center;" | 34 | 124 | 36 | .290 | 9 | 24 |
style="text-align:center;" | 32 | 115 | 21 | .183 | 2 | 7 |
style="text-align:center;" | 21 | 38 | 3 | .079 | 0 | 3 |
style="text-align:center;" | 13 | 23 | 6 | .261 | 1 | 2 |
style="text-align:center;" | 11 | 20 | 7 | .350 | 1 | 6 |
style="text-align:center;" | 11 | 17 | 7 | .412 | 1 | 4 |
style="text-align:center;" | 3 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
style="text-align:center;" | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
=Pitching=
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| G ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| IP ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| W ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| L ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| ERA ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| SO | ||||||
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style="text-align:center;" | 33 | 203.2 | 13 | 9 | 4.29 | 115 |
align=center | 35 | 199.0 | 12 | 12 | 4.93 | 141 |
style="text-align:center;" | 32 | 194.2 | 9 | 9 | 5.18 | 75 |
style="text-align:center;" | 25 | 164.0 | 13 | 6 | 4.23 | 155 |
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| Ken Hill | 12 | 79.0 | 4 | 4 | 3.65 | 38 |
style="text-align:center;" | 9 | 48.0 | 2 | 4 | 5.85 | 30 |
style="text-align:center;" | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 25.07 | 5 |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| G ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| IP ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| W ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| L ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| ERA ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| SO | ||||||
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style="text-align:center;" | 50 | 116.2 | 3 | 7 | 3.93 | 83 |
style="text-align:center;" | 11 | 45.0 | 0 | 2 | 6.00 | 35 |
style="text-align:center;" | 12 | 25.0 | 2 | 1 | 6.75 | 20 |
== Relief pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| G ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| W ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| L ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| SV ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| ERA ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| SO | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="text-align:center;" | 55 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 3.46 | 72 |
align=center | 66 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3.32 | 40 |
align=center | 61 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3.62 | 56 |
align=center | 58 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4.31 | 57 |
align=center | 33 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3.61 | 42 |
align=center | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.23 | 42 |
align=center | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.29 | 11 |
align=center | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.45 | 18 |
align=center | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.93 | 10 |
align=center | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 5 |
style="text-align:center;" | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Farm system
{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}
{{MLB Farm System|level15=AAA|team15=Vancouver Canadians|league15=Pacific Coast League|manager15=Bruce Hines
|level16=AA|team16=Midland Angels|league16=Texas League|manager16=[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=seoane001mit Mitch Seoane]
|level17=A|team17=Lake Elsinore Storm|league17=California League|manager17=Don Long
|level18=A|team18=Cedar Rapids Kernels|league18=Midwest League|manager18=Mario Mendoza
|level19=A-Short Season|team19=Boise Hawks|league19=Northwest League|manager19=Tom Kotchman
|level20=Rookie|team20=Butte Copper Kings|league20=Pioneer League|manager20=Bill Lachemann
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ANA/1997.shtml 1997 Anaheim Angels] at Baseball Reference
- [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1997&t=ANA 1997 Anaheim Angels] at Baseball Almanac
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{{succession box
| title = Anaheim Angels seasons
| years =1997
| before =1996
| after =1998
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{{1997 MLB season by team}}
Category:Los Angeles Angels seasons