The 1997 roster for the Braves included John Smoltz at pitcher, Javy Lopez at catcher, Fred McGriff at first baseman, Mark Lemke at second baseman and Chipper Jones at third baseman.
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | BIRTHPLACE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Bautista | OF | 5'11" | 225 | 5/24/1972 | 25 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | | R. Belliard | SS | 5'6" | 150 | 10/24/1961 | 35 | Pueblo Nuevo, Dominican Republic | |
| 3 | | M. Bielecki | P | 6'3" | 195 | 7/31/1959 | 37 | Baltimore, MD | |
| 4 | | J. Blauser | SS | 6'0" | 170 | 11/8/1965 | 31 | Los Gatos, CA | |
| 5 | | J. Borowski | P | 6'2" | 215 | 5/4/1971 | 26 | Bayonne, NJ | |
| 6 | | C. Brock | P | 6'1" | 180 | 2/5/1970 | 27 | Orlando, FL | |
| 7 | | P. Byrd | P | 6'1" | 190 | 12/3/1970 | 26 | Louisville, KY | |
| 8 | | M. Cather | P | 6'2" | 195 | 12/17/1970 | 26 | San Diego, CA | |
| 9 | | B. Clontz | P | 6'1" | 195 | 4/25/1971 | 26 | Stuart, VA | |
| 10 | | G. Colbrunn | 1B | 6'0" | 215 | 7/26/1969 | 27 | Fontana, CA | |
| 11 | | A. Embree | P | 6'2" | 200 | 1/23/1970 | 27 | The Dalles, OR | |
| 12 | | C. Fox | P | 6'3" | 215 | 9/3/1970 | 26 | Coronado, CA | |
| 13 | | E. Giovanola | 3B | 5'10" | 170 | 3/4/1969 | 28 | Los Gatos, CA | |
| 14 | | T. Glavine | P | 6'0" | 205 | 3/25/1966 | 31 | Concord, MA | |
| 15 | | T. Graffanino | 2B | 6'1" | 190 | 6/6/1972 | 25 | Amityville, NY | |
| 16 | | T. Gregg | OF | 6'1" | 190 | 7/29/1963 | 33 | Boone, NC | |
| 17 | | A. Jones | OF | 6'1" | 225 | 4/23/1977 | 20 | Willemstad, Curacao | |
| 18 |  | C. Jones | 3B | 6'4" | 210 | 4/24/1972 | 25 | DeLand, FL | |
| 19 | | R. Klesko | OF | 6'3" | 220 | 6/12/1971 | 26 | Westminster, CA | |
| 20 | | J. LeRoy | P | 6'3" | 175 | 4/19/1975 | 22 | Bellevue, WA | |
| 21 | | M. Lemke | 2B | 5'9" | 167 | 8/13/1965 | 31 | Utica, NY | |
| 22 | | K. Ligtenberg | P | 6'2" | 220 | 5/11/1971 | 26 | Rapid City, SD | |
| 23 | | K. Lockhart | 2B | 5'10" | 170 | 11/10/1964 | 32 | Whittier, CA | |
| 24 | | K. Lofton | OF | 5'11" | 190 | 5/31/1967 | 30 | East Chicago, IN | |
| 25 | | J. Lopez | C | 6'3" | 220 | 11/5/1970 | 26 | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
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 Braves - y | 94 | 68 | .580 | |
 Phillies - w | 88 | 74 | .543 | 6.0 |
80 | 82 | .494 | 14.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 17.0 | |
74 | 88 | .457 | 20.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Brewers - y | 103 | 59 | .636 | |
 Cubs - w | 89 | 73 | .549 | 14.0 |
82 | 80 | .506 | 21.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 | |
75 | 87 | .463 | 28.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Dodgers - y | 100 | 62 | .617 | |
 Padres - w | 91 | 71 | .562 | 9.0 |
86 | 76 | .531 | 14.0 | |
65 | 97 | .401 | 35.0 | |
58 | 104 | .358 | 42.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rays - y | 98 | 64 | .605 | |
 Yankees - w | 93 | 68 | .578 | 4.5 |
 Red Sox - w | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 |
79 | 82 | .491 | 18.5 | |
79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Guardians - y | 85 | 77 | .525 | |
 White Sox - w | 84 | 78 | .519 | 1.0 |
77 | 85 | .475 | 8.0 | |
76 | 86 | .469 | 9.0 | |
69 | 93 | .426 | 16.0 | |
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 Astros - y | 81 | 81 | .500 | |
80 | 82 | .494 | 1.0 | |
76 | 86 | .469 | 5.0 | |
64 | 98 | .395 | 17.0 | |
62 | 100 | .383 | 19.0 |
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