The Chicago Cubs were 68-94 in 1997. They finished 5th in the NL Central.
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Liberatore and Dobbins pitch the Cardinals to a 5-1 victory over the Cubs
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Pete Crow-Armstrong homers and has 4 hits in the Cubs' 6-1 win over the Cardinals
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'Sunday Night Baseball' begins summer stretch on NBC with Cardinals-Cubs matchup
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Velázquez, Saggese, Herrera hit HRs, lift Cardinals to a 6-5 win over the Cubs
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Happ homers again and Skenes loses his 3rd straight start as the Cubs sink the Pirates 7-2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | 20 | .667 | ||
31 | 29 | .517 | 9.0 | |
30 | 29 | .508 | 9.5 | |
26 | 33 | .441 | 13.5 | |
26 | 34 | .433 | 14.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
35 | 21 | .625 | ||
31 | 26 | .544 | 4.5 | |
32 | 28 | .533 | 5.0 | |
32 | 28 | .533 | 5.0 | |
30 | 28 | .517 | 6.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
38 | 21 | .644 | ||
32 | 26 | .552 | 5.5 | |
31 | 27 | .534 | 6.5 | |
23 | 36 | .390 | 15.0 | |
22 | 38 | .367 | 16.5 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | 20 | .643 | ||
36 | 23 | .610 | 1.5 | |
29 | 31 | .483 | 9.0 | |
28 | 32 | .467 | 10.0 | |
25 | 33 | .431 | 12.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
34 | 27 | .557 | ||
32 | 27 | .542 | 1.0 | |
27 | 33 | .450 | 6.5 | |
22 | 37 | .373 | 11.0 | |
22 | 38 | .367 | 11.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
31 | 29 | .517 | ||
28 | 31 | .475 | 2.5 | |
28 | 31 | .475 | 2.5 | |
27 | 34 | .443 | 4.5 | |
23 | 37 | .383 | 8.0 |