The Chicago Cubs were 68-94 in 1997. They finished 5th in the NL Central.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong homers 3 times as the Chicago Cubs pound the Cincinnati Reds 17-5
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Pete Crow-Armstrong continues NL MVP push with 3 more homers for Chicago Cubs
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This Date in Baseball - Chicago Cubs: For the 1st time in MLB history, all 3 starting OFs hit 2 HRs
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Reds hit 4 homers, score 9 unanswered runs to beat wild card-leading Cubs 10-8
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Matt Shaw returns to the Cubs after a two-month stint on the injured list
1997 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 5,489 | 687 | 1,444 | 269 | 39 | 127 | 642 | 451 | 34 | 1,003 | 116 | 60 | .263 | .321 | .396 |
Team Rank | 21st | 24th | 17th | 18th | 6th | 27th | 25th | 27th | 25th | 7th | 15th | 18th | 15th | 25th | 24th |
1997 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 68 | 94 | 4.44 | 1,072 | 2 | 37 | 1429.0 | 1,451 | 705 | 759 | 185 | 590 | 43 |
Team Rank | 24th | 24th | 15th | 14th | 18th | 20th | 24th | 11th | 13th | 12th | 22nd | 21st | 8th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
82 | 55 | .599 | ||
77 | 60 | .562 | 5.0 | |
69 | 68 | .504 | 13.0 | |
65 | 74 | .468 | 18.0 | |
61 | 76 | .445 | 21.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
85 | 52 | .620 | ||
77 | 59 | .566 | 7.5 | |
68 | 70 | .493 | 17.5 | |
67 | 71 | .486 | 18.5 | |
64 | 72 | .471 | 20.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
82 | 55 | .599 | ||
73 | 65 | .529 | 9.5 | |
72 | 65 | .526 | 10.0 | |
56 | 81 | .409 | 26.0 | |
52 | 85 | .380 | 30.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
82 | 54 | .603 | ||
78 | 59 | .569 | 4.5 | |
74 | 63 | .540 | 8.5 | |
68 | 69 | .496 | 14.5 | |
68 | 70 | .493 | 15.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
72 | 64 | .529 | ||
69 | 68 | .504 | 3.5 | |
65 | 72 | .474 | 7.5 | |
63 | 73 | .463 | 9.0 | |
62 | 76 | .449 | 11.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
69 | 68 | .504 | ||
67 | 70 | .489 | 2.0 | |
64 | 73 | .467 | 5.0 | |
53 | 84 | .387 | 16.0 | |
52 | 85 | .380 | 17.0 |
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