1997 Cincinnati Reds season

Offseason

• December 13, 1996: Pete Rose Jr. was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
• December 21, 1996: Stan Belinda was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
• December 23, 1996: Rikkert Faneyte was sent to the Cincinnati Reds by the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.
• January 27, 1997: Terry Pendleton was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
• February 8, 1997: Joe Oliver was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
• March 27, 1997: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the Cincinnati Reds.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• April 4, 1997: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Oakland Athletics.
• June 3, 1997: DeWayne Wise was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 5th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1997.
• July 15, 1997: Chris Stynes was traded by the Kansas City Royals with Jon Nunnally to the Cincinnati Reds for Hector Carrasco and Scott Service.
• July 24, 1997: Terry Pendleton was released by the Cincinnati Reds.
• July 31, 1997: John Smiley was traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Jeff Branson to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Crowell, Danny Graves, Damian Jackson, and Scott Winchester.

Roster

Game log

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 1 || April 1 || Colorado Rockies || 11 – 4 || || || || 54,820 || 1-0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 2 || April 2 || Colorado Rockies || 5 – 3 || || || || 20,210 || 2-0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 3 || Colorado Rockies || 7 – 1 || || || || 22,660 || 2-1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 4 || April 4 || Florida Marlins || 9 – 7 || || || || 25,039 || 3-1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 5 || Florida Marlins || 4 – 3 || || || || 38,598 || 3-2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 6 || Florida Marlins || 3 – 2 || || || || 36,146 || 3-3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 7 || Colorado Rockies || 13 – 2 || || || || 48,014 || 3-4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 9 || Colorado Rockies || 13 – 4 || || || || 50,095 || 3-5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 11 || Florida Marlins || 10 – 0 || || || || 21,240 || 3-6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 10 || April 12 || Florida Marlins || 2 – 1 || || || || 21,466 || 4-6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 11 || April 13 || Florida Marlins || 6 – 4 || || || || 17,687 || 5-6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 14 || Atlanta Braves || 15 – 5 || || || || 31,427 || 5-7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 15 || Atlanta Braves || 3 – 0 || || || || 31,962 || 5-8 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 16 || Atlanta Braves || 7 – 1 || || || || 38,411 || 5-9 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 17 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 3 – 2 || || || || 6,039 || 5-10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 16 || April 18 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 6 – 1 || || || || 9,082 || 6-10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 17 || April 19 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 6 – 5 || || || || 11,457 || 6-11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 18 || April 20 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 5 – 3 || || || || 14,542 || 6-12 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 19 || April 22 || New York Mets || 7 – 2 || || || || 14,585 || 6-13 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 20 || April 23 || New York Mets || 10 – 2 || || || || 26,492 || 6-14 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 21 || April 25 || Philadelphia Phillies || 10 – 7 || || || || 22,843 || 6-15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 22 || April 26 || Philadelphia Phillies || 10 – 2 || || || || 27,357 || 7-15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 23 || April 28 || New York Mets || 15 – 2 || || || || 15,572 || 7-16 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 24 || April 29 || New York Mets || 3 – 1 || || || || 17,699 || 7-17 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 25 || April 30 || Atlanta Braves || 12 – 3 || || || || 18,278 || 7-18 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 26 || 1 May || Atlanta Braves || 4 – 2 || || || || 19,991 || 7-19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 27 || 2 May || San Francisco Giants || 6 – 2 || || || || 11,959 || 8-19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 28 || 3 May || San Francisco Giants || 3 – 1 || || || || 18,149 || 9-19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 29 || 4 May || San Francisco Giants || 2 – 1 || || || || 26,287 || 9-20 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 30 || 5 May || Los Angeles Dodgers || 3 – 1 || || || || 26,955 || 9-21 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 31 || 6 May || Los Angeles Dodgers || 3 – 2 || || || || 38,241 || 10-21 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 32 || 7 May || Los Angeles Dodgers || 4 – 2 || || || || 28,303 || 10-22 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 33 || 9 May || San Diego Padres || 7 – 2 || || || || 22,695 || 11-22 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 34 || 10 May || San Diego Padres || 9 – 6 || || || || 24,739 || 11-23 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 35 || 11 May || San Diego Padres || 5 – 4 || || || || 31,539 || 11-24 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 36 || 13 May || San Francisco Giants || 4 – 1 || || || || 17,828 || 11-25 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 37 || 14 May || San Francisco Giants || 4 – 2 || || || || 16,404 || 11-26 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 38 || 15 May || Los Angeles Dodgers || 2 – 1 || || || || 16,986 || 11-27 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 39 || 16 May || Los Angeles Dodgers || 4 – 2 || || || || 24,556 || 12-27 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 40 || 17 May || San Diego Padres || 6 – 2 || || || || 21,469 || 12-28 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 41 || 18 May || San Diego Padres || 5 – 0 || || || || 23,265 || 13-28 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 42 || 19 May || San Diego Padres || 13 – 6 || || || || 17,898 || 13-29 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 43 || 20 May || Houston Astros || 7 – 4 || || || || 14,954 || 14-29 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 44 || 21 May || Houston Astros || 4 – 3 || || || || 15,088 || 14-30 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 45 || 23 May || Chicago Cubs || 3 – 1 || || || || 23,189 || 14-31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 46 || 24 May || Chicago Cubs || 4 – 1 || || || || 26,887 || 15-31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 47 || 25 May || Chicago Cubs || 7 – 5 || || || || 26,844 || 16-31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 48 || 26 May || Philadelphia Phillies || 8 – 5 || || || || 0 || 17-31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 49 || 26 May || Philadelphia Phillies || 8 – 4 || || || || 16,798 || 18-31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 50 || 27 May || Philadelphia Phillies || 2 – 1 || || || || 17,297 || 18-32 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 51 || 28 May || Philadelphia Phillies || 2 – 0 || || || || 15,451 || 19-32 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 52 || 29 May || Chicago Cubs || 2 – 1 || || || || 23,005 || 19-33 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 53 || 30 May || Chicago Cubs || 5 – 1 || || || || 21,267 || 20-33 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 54 || 31 May || Chicago Cubs || 7 – 4 || || || || 36,440 || 20-34 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 55 || June 1 || Chicago Cubs || 7 – 1 || || || || 28849 || 20-35 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 56 || June 3 || Philadelphia Phillies || 3 – 2 || || || || 14340 || 21-35 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 57 || June 4 || Houston Astros || 2 – 5 || || || || 18849 || 21-36 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 58 || June 5 || Houston Astros || 6 – 5 || || || || 22437 || 22-36 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 59 || June 6 || New York Mets || 5 – 2 || || || || 21339 || 23-36 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 60 || June 7 || New York Mets || 10 – 5 || || || || 23830 || 24-36 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 9 || New York Mets || 4 – 2 || || || || 23079 || 24-37 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 62 || June 10 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 8 – 5 || || || || 18556 || 25-37 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 63 || June 11 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 2 – 1 || || || || 20854 || 26-37 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 64 || June 13 || Chicago White Sox || 3 – 1 || || || || 31682 || 26-38 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 65 || June 14 || Chicago White Sox || 5 – 1 || || || || 36685 || 27-38 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 15 || Chicago White Sox || 14 – 6 || || || || 31663 || 27-39 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 67 || June 16 || Cleveland Indians || 4 – 1 || || || || 42961 || 28-39 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 68 || June 17 || Cleveland Indians || 5 – 1 || || || || 42901 || 28-40 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 69 || June 18 || Cleveland Indians || 5 – 2 || || || || 42865 || 29-40 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 70 || June 20 || St. Louis Cardinals || 4 – 2 || || || || 42091 || 30-40 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 71 || June 21 || St. Louis Cardinals || 6 – 2 || || || || 44931 || 30-41 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 72 || June 22 || St. Louis Cardinals || 5 – 2 || || || || 43194 || 30-42 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 73 || June 23 || Montreal Expos || 5 – 0 || || || || 12367 || 30-43 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 74 || June 24 || Montreal Expos || 7 – 6 || || || || 13141 || 31-43 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 75 || June 25 || Montreal Expos || 2 – 1 || || || || 12407 || 32-43 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 76 || June 26 || St. Louis Cardinals || 5 – 3 || || || || 20116 || 32-44 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 77 || June 27 || St. Louis Cardinals || 5 = 3 || || || || 28317 || 33-44 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 78 || June 28 || St. Louis Cardinals || 12 – 6 || || || || 24390 || 33-45 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 79 || June 29 || St. Louis Cardinals || 6 – 5 || || || || 24216 || 33-46 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 80 || June 30 || Milwaukee Brewers || 4 – 3 || || || || 19866 || 34-46 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 81 || July 1 || Milwaukee Brewers || 9:1 || || || || 21264 || 35-46 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 82 || July 2 || Milwaukee Brewers || 7:4 || || || || 27866 || 36-46 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 83 || July 3 || Houston Astros || 4:3 || || || || 14708 || 37-46 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 84 || July 4 || Houston Astros || 4:2 || || || || 34080 || 38-46 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 85 || July 5 || Houston Astros || 1:2 || || || || 24022 || 38-47 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 86 || July 6 || Houston Astros || 5:6 || || || || 25564 || 38-48 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 87 || July 11 || Montreal Expos || 2:5 || || || || 25915 || 38-49 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 88 || July 12 || Montreal Expos || 4:3 || || || || 25744 || 39-49 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 89 || July 13 || Montreal Expos || 0:2 || || || || 22293 || 39-50 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 90 || July 14 || St. Louis Cardinals || 4:2 || || || || 19405 || 40-50 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 91 || July 15 || St. Louis Cardinals || 4:7 || || || || 21232 || 40-51 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 92 || July 16 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 7:3 || || || || 30698 || 41-51 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 93 || July 17 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 9:5 || || || || 19710 || 42-51 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 94 || July 18 || New York Mets || 3:4 || || || || 22901 || 42-52 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 95 || July 19 || New York Mets || 3:5 || || || || 26675 || 42-53 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 96 || July 20 || New York Mets || 1:10 || || || || 36259 || 42-54 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 97 || July 21 || New York Mets || 3:5 || || || || 22172 || 42-55 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 98 || July 22 || Florida Marlins || 7:6 || || || || 19547 || 43-55 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 99 || July 23 || Florida Marlins || 1:8 || || || || 20371 || 43-56 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 100 || July 25 || Atlanta Braves || 3:7 || || || || 34931 || 43-57 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 101 || July 26 || Atlanta Braves || 7:6 || || || || 33115 || 44-57 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 102 || July 27 || Atlanta Braves || 2:3 || || || || 30167 || 44-58 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 103 || July 28 || Florida Marlins || 4:0 || || || || 18393 || 45-58 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 104 || July 29 || Florida Marlins || 1:7 || || || || 20745 || 45-59 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 105 || July 30 || Florida Marlins || 0:6 || || || || 21373 || 45-60 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 106 || August 1 || San Francisco Giants || 7:8 || || || || 25636 || 45-61 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 107 || August 2 || San Francisco Giants || 5:1 || || || || 23266 || 46-61 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 108 || August 3 || San Francisco Giants || 3:8 || || || || 21272 || 46-62 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 109 || August 4 || San Francisco Giants || 1:9 || || || || 17930 || 46-63 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 110 || August 5 || San Diego Padres || 7:3 || || || || 17797 || 47-63 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 111 || August 6 || San Diego Padres || 3:6 || || || || 18218 || 47-64 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 112 || August 7 || San Diego Padres || 7:0 || || || || 17458 || 48-64 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 113 || August 8 || Los Angeles Dodgers || 5:10 || || || || 26837 || 48-65 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 114 || August 9 || Los Angeles Dodgers || 3:2 || || || || 30809 || 49-65 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 115 || August 10 || Los Angeles Dodgers || 8:1 || || || || 24742 || 50-65 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 116 || August 11 || San Francisco Giants || 7:4 || || || || 19086 || 51-65 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 117 || August 12 || San Francisco Giants || 3:7 || || || || 15890 || 51-66 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 118 || August 13 || San Diego Padres || 2:0 || || || || 15218 || 52-66 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 119 || August 14 || San Diego Padres || 4:5 || || || || 16774 || 52-67 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 120 || August 15 || Los Angeles Dodgers || 5:3 || || || || 46711 || 53-67 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 121 || August 16 || Los Angeles Dodgers || 3:5 || || || || 53464 || 53-68 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 122 || August 17 || Los Angeles Dodgers || 5:0 || || || || 51245 || 54-68 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 123 || August 19 || Colorado Rockies || 6:5 || || || || 31722 || 55-68 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 124 || August 20 || Colorado Rockies || 3:5 || || || || 21968 || 55-69 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 125 || August 22 || Atlanta Braves || 2:6 || || || || 48937 || 55-70 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 126 || August 23 || Atlanta Braves || 3:10 || || || || 48499 || 55-71 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 127 || August 24 || Atlanta Braves || 6:4 || || || || 45577 || 56-71 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 128 || August 25 || Colorado Rockies || 7:6 || || || || 48143 || 57-71 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 129 || August 25 || Colorado Rockies || 6:4 || || || || 48081 || 58-71 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 130 || August 26 || Colorado Rockies || 5:9 || || || || 48063 || 58-72 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 131 || August 27 || Colorado Rockies || 5:7 || || || || 48032 || 58-73 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 132 || August 29 || Minnesota Twins || 5:3 || || || || 12155 || 59-73 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 133 || August 30 || Minnesota Twins || 1:4 || || || || 17831 || 59-74 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 134 || August 31 || Minnesota Twins || 6:8 || || || || 13092 || 59-75 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 135 || September 1 || Kansas City Royals || 7 – 4 || || || || 31,920 || 59-76 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 136 || September 2 || Kansas City Royals || 4:0 || || || || 15,288 || 60-76 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 137 || September 3 || Kansas City Royals || 6:3 || || || || 16,285 || 61-76 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 138 || September 4 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 5:2 || || || || 15,136 || 62-76 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 139 || September 5 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 8:6 || || || || 21,492 || 63-76 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 140 || September 6 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 4:13 || || || || 20,383 || 63-77 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 141 || September 7 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 6:3 || || || || 19,682 || 64-77 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 142 || September 8 || Chicago Cubs || 1:8 || || || || 15,337 || 64-78 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 143 || September 9 || Chicago Cubs || 5:2 || || || || 15,349 || 65-78 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 144 || September 10 || Chicago Cubs || 1:3 || || || || 16,200 || 65-79 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 145 || September 12 || Philadelphia Phillies || 4:2 || || || || 0 || 66-79 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 146 || September 12 || Philadelphia Phillies || 1:9 || || || || 17,546 || 66-80 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 147 || September 13 || Philadelphia Phillies || 3:0 || || || || 15,524 || 67-80 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 148 || September 14 || Philadelphia Phillies || 6:4 || || || || 20,518 || 68-80 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 149 || September 15 || Chicago Cubs || 4 – 1 || || || || 20,352 || 69-80 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 150 || September 16 || Chicago Cubs || 5 – 0 || || || || 22,190 || 69-81 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 151 || September 17 || Montreal Expos || 4 – 1 || || || || 15,757 || 69-82 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 152 || September 18 || Montreal Expos || 6 – 3 || || || || 15,099 || 70-82 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 153 || September 19 || Houston Astros || 5 – 4 || || || || 21,791 || 71-82 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 154 || September 20 || Houston Astros || 4 – 1 || || || || 20,197 || 71-83 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 155 || September 21 || Houston Astros || 8 – 3 || || || || 22,652 || 71-84 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 156 || September 22 || Houston Astros || 6 – 3 || || || || 17,411 || 71-85 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 157 || September 23 || St. Louis Cardinals || 8 – 6 || || || || 22,045 || 72-85 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 158 || September 24 || St. Louis Cardinals || 5 – 4 || || || || 23,308 || 73-85 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 159 || September 25 || St. Louis Cardinals || 4 – 3 || || || || 30,938 || 74-85 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 160 || September 26 || Montreal Expos || 7 – 1 || || || || 17,430 || 75-85 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 161 || September 27 || Montreal Expos || 8 – 5 || || || || 14,708 || 75-86 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 162 || September 28 || Montreal Expos || 11 – 3 || || || || 15,477 || 76-86 |-

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Awards and records

• Bret Boone, National League Record, Best Fielding Average in One Season by a National League Second Baseman (.997) 1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
• Barry Larkin, shortstop, starter

Farm system

Notes

References

• 1997 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

References

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2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/belinst01.shtml Stan Belinda Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
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4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pendlte01.shtml Terry Pendleton Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
5. "Joe Oliver Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/servisc01.shtml Scott Service Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
7. "DeWayne Wise Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stynech01.shtml Chris Stynes Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
9. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smilejo01.shtml John Smiley Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
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