1997 Florida Marlins
[edit] Summary
The 1997 Florida Marlins finished with a record of 92-70. They scored 740 runs and belted 136 home runs to go along with a .259 batting average. The offense was powered by Moises Alou, who led the team with 23 home runs and 115 RBI. Edgar Renteria led the team with 171 hits for a .277 average. Edgar Renteria had a great year on the basepaths with 32 stolen bases.
The team allowed 669 runs and had a team ERA of 3.83. Leading the team in wins was Alex Fernandez, with 17. Kevin Brown led the team with 205 strikeouts. Robb Nen led the team with 35 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Kurt Abbott | 2B | 94 | 252 | 35 | 69 | 6 | 30 | 3 | .315 | .433 | .748 | .274 |
| Alex Arias | 3B | 74 | 93 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .352 | .301 | .653 | .247 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 3B | 153 | 562 | 77 | 167 | 17 | 96 | 6 | .378 | .468 | .846 | .297 |
| Josh Booty | 3B | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .600 | 1.267 | .600 |
| Luis Castillo | 2B | 75 | 263 | 27 | 63 | 0 | 8 | 16 | .310 | .270 | .580 | .240 |
| Jeff Conine | 1B | 151 | 405 | 46 | 98 | 17 | 61 | 2 | .337 | .405 | .742 | .242 |
| Craig Counsell | 2B | 51 | 164 | 20 | 49 | 1 | 16 | 1 | .376 | .396 | .772 | .299 |
| Darren Daulton | 1B | 52 | 126 | 22 | 33 | 3 | 21 | 2 | .371 | .429 | .800 | .262 |
| Ralph Milliard | 2B | 8 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .314 | .200 | .514 | .200 |
| Edgar Renteria | SS | 154 | 617 | 90 | 171 | 4 | 52 | 32 | .327 | .340 | .667 | .277 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Moises Alou | OF | 150 | 538 | 88 | 157 | 23 | 115 | 9 | .373 | .493 | .866 | .292 |
| John Cangelosi | OF | 103 | 192 | 28 | 47 | 1 | 12 | 5 | .321 | .302 | .623 | .245 |
| Todd Dunwoody | OF | 19 | 50 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .362 | .500 | .862 | .260 |
| Jim Eisenreich | OF | 120 | 293 | 36 | 82 | 2 | 34 | 0 | .345 | .372 | .717 | .280 |
| Cliff Floyd | OF | 61 | 137 | 23 | 32 | 6 | 19 | 6 | .354 | .445 | .799 | .234 |
| Mark Kotsay | OF | 14 | 52 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .192 |
| Billy McMillon | OF | 13 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .111 | .167 | .278 | .111 |
| Russ Morman | OF | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .286 | .857 | 1.143 | .286 |
| Gary Sheffield | OF | 135 | 444 | 86 | 111 | 21 | 71 | 11 | .424 | .446 | .870 | .250 |
| John Wehner | OF | 44 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .278 |
| Devon White | OF | 74 | 265 | 37 | 65 | 6 | 34 | 13 | .338 | .370 | .708 | .245 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Charles Johnson | C | 124 | 416 | 43 | 104 | 19 | 63 | 0 | .347 | .454 | .801 | .250 |
| Rob Natal | C | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 1.500 | 2.071 | .500 |
| Greg Zaun | C | 58 | 143 | 21 | 43 | 2 | 20 | 1 | .415 | .441 | .856 | .301 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5439 | 740 | 1410 | 136 | 703 | 115 | .342 | .395 | .737 | .259 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Antonio Alfonseca | 17 | 0 | 25.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 4.91 | 1.790 | |||
| Kevin Brown | 33 | 33 | 237.3 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 0 | 205 | 66 | 2.69 | 1.180 | |||
| John Cangelosi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Dennis Cook | 59 | 0 | 62.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 63 | 28 | 3.90 | 1.477 | |||
| Alex Fernandez | 32 | 32 | 220.7 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 0 | 183 | 69 | 3.59 | 1.187 | |||
| Rick Helling | 31 | 8 | 76 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 53 | 48 | 4.38 | 1.434 | |||
| Felix Heredia | 56 | 0 | 56.7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 54 | 30 | 4.29 | 1.464 | |||
| Livan Hernandez | 17 | 17 | 96.3 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 0 | 72 | 38 | 3.18 | 1.236 | |||
| Mark Hutton | 32 | 0 | 47.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 3.78 | 1.447 | |||
| Al Leiter | 27 | 27 | 151.3 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 0 | 132 | 91 | 4.34 | 1.481 | |||
| Kurt Miller | 7 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 9.82 | 2.603 | |||
| Robb Nen | 73 | 0 | 74 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 35 | 81 | 40 | 3.89 | 1.514 | |||
| Kirt Ojala | 7 | 5 | 28.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 3.14 | 1.603 | |||
| Donn Pall | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.86 | 1.739 | |||
| Jay Powell | 74 | 0 | 79.7 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 2 | 65 | 30 | 3.28 | 1.267 | |||
| Pat Rapp | 19 | 19 | 108.7 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 64 | 51 | 4.47 | 1.582 | |||
| Tony Saunders | 22 | 21 | 111.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 102 | 64 | 4.61 | 1.465 | |||
| Rob Stanifer | 36 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 4.60 | 1.311 | |||
| Ed Vosberg | 17 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3.75 | 1.750 | |||
| Matt Whisenant | 4 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16.88 | 3.704 | |||
| Team Totals | 566 | 162 | 1446.7 | 92 | 70 | .568 | 39 | 1188 | 639 | 3.83 | 1.377 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Edgar Renteria | 154 |
| At Bats | Edgar Renteria | 617 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Edgar Renteria | 691 |
| Batting Average | Bobby Bonilla | .297 |
| On-Base % | Gary Sheffield | .424 |
| Slugging % | Moises Alou | .493 |
| OPS | Gary Sheffield | .870 |
| Runs | Edgar Renteria | 90 |
| Hits | Edgar Renteria | 171 |
| Total Bases | Moises Alou | 265 |
| Doubles | Bobby Bonilla | 39 |
| Triples | Moises Alou | 5 |
| Home Runs | Moises Alou | 23 |
| RBI | Moises Alou | 115 |
| Walks | Gary Sheffield | 121 |
| Strikeouts | Charles Johnson | 109 |
| Stolen Bases | Edgar Renteria | 32 |
| Caught Stealing | Edgar Renteria | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Edgar Renteria | 19 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bobby Bonilla | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bobby Bonilla | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Alex Fernandez | 17 |
| Losses | Alex Fernandez | 12 |
| Saves | Robb Nen | 35 |
| Won-Loss % | Kevin Brown | .667 |
| ERA | Kevin Brown | 2.69 |
| WHIP | Kevin Brown | 1.180 |
| Innings Pitched | Kevin Brown | 237.3 |
| Games | Jay Powell | 74 |
| Games Started | Kevin Brown | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Kevin Brown | 205 |
| Complete Games | Kevin Brown | 6 |
| Shutouts | Kevin Brown | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Kevin Brown | 976 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Alex Fernandez | 88 |
| Hits Allowed | Kevin Brown | 214 |
| Walks Allowed | Al Leiter | 91 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Alex Fernandez | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Alex Fernandez | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Alex Fernandez and Al Leiter | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Alex Fernandez | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Kevin Brown | 14 |
| Double Plays Induced | Kevin Brown | 26 |

