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1997 Boston Red Sox (Franchise Index: 1996/1998)
78-84, Finished 4th in AL Eastern Division
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Scored 851 runs, Allowed 857 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 80-82
Managed by Jimy Williams

Ballpark: Fenway Park II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,226,136 (7th out of 14)
Park Factor: Batting - 102/Pitching - 102 (over 100 favors batters)

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Team Batting    Glossary

Pos Player              Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
C  *Scott Hatteberg     27  114  350   46   97  23  1  10   44  40   70  .277  .354  .434   0   1  11   2   2   1   2  103
1B *Mo Vaughn           29  141  527   91  166  24  0  35   96  86  154  .315  .420  .560   2   2  10  12   0   3  17  152
2B  Jeff Frye           30  127  404   56  126  36  2   3   51  27   44  .312  .352  .433  19   8  12   2   2   7   1  103
3B  Tim Naehring        30   70  259   38   74  18  1   9   40  38   40  .286  .375  .467   1   1  10   1   0   3   0  117
SS  Nomar Garciaparra   23  153  684  122  209  44 11  30   98  35   92  .306  .342  .534  22   9   9   6   2   7   2  123
LF  Wil Cordero         25  140  570   82  160  26  3  18   72  31  122  .281  .320  .432   1   3  11   4   0   4   7   93
CF *Darren Bragg        27  153  513   65  132  35  2   9   57  61  102  .257  .337  .386  10   6  16   3   5   4   5   87
RF *Troy O'Leary        27  146  499   65  154  32  4  15   80  39   70  .309  .358  .479   0   5  13   2   1   4   7  115
DH *Reggie Jefferson    28  136  489   74  156  33  1  13   67  24   93  .319  .358  .470   1   2  17   7   1   3   5  113
    John Valentin       30  143  575   95  176  47  5  18   77  58   66  .306  .372  .499   7   4  21   5   1   5   5  124
    Mike Stanley        34   97  260   45   78  17  0  13   53  39   50  .300  .394  .515   0   1   9   6   0   7   0  134
    Bill Haselman       31   67  212   22   50  15  0   6   26  15   44  .236  .290  .392   0   2   8   2   1   2   2   75
    Shane Mack          33   60  130   13   41   7  0   3   17   9   24  .315  .368  .438   2   1   3   3   2   2   1  109
    Mike Benjamin       31   49  116   12   27   9  1   0    7   4   27  .233  .262  .328   2   3   2   1   1   1   0   52
   #Jesus Tavarez       26   42   69   12   12   3  1   0    9   4    9  .174  .216  .246   0   0   2   0   0   1   0   20
    Rudy Pemberton      27   27   63    8   15   2  0   2   10   4   13  .238  .314  .365   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   76
    Michael Coleman     21    8   24    2    4   1  0   0    2   0   11  .167  .167  .208   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   -3
    Arquimedez Pozo     23    4   15    0    4   1  0   0    3   0    5  .267  .250  .333   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   50
    Jose Malave         26    4    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    2  .000  .000  .000   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -100
    Walt McKeel         25    5    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
   *Curtis Pride        28    2    2    1    1   0  0   1    1   0    1  .500  .500 2.000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  508
   #Jason Varitek       25    1    1    0    1   0  0   0    0   0    0 1.000 1.000 1.000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  422

   *Vaughn Eshelman     28    1    4    1    1   0  0   0    0   0    1  .250  .250  .250   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   31
    Aaron Sele          27    1    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Jeff Suppan         22    1    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
   *Steve Avery         27    2    1    1    0   0  0   0    0   0    0  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Derek Lowe          24    3    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Bret Saberhagen     33    1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    0  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Tim Wakefield       30    1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    0  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
   *Butch Henry         28    1    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    0                     0   0   0   0   1   0   0     
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 27.9  162 5781  851 1684 373 32 185  810 514 1044  .291  .349  .463  68  48 155  59  21  55  54  110
    Rank among 14 AL teams         1    4    1   1  4   6       10    8     1     4     3  13  10                    
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
    OPS+ does not include pitcher's stats.
Team Pitching    Glossary
    Player              Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
SP  Aaron Sele          27  33   5.38  13  12  0  33   0   1   0  177.3  196  115  106  25   80  122  810   7  15  0   4  87
SP  Tim Wakefield       30  35   4.25  12  15  0  29   2   4   2  201.3  193  109   95  24   87  151  866   6  16  0   5 110
SP  Tom Gordon          29  42   3.74   6  10 11  25  16   2   1  182.7  155   85   76  10   78  159  774   5   3  0   1 125
SP  Jeff Suppan         22  23   5.69   7   3  0  22   1   0   0  112.3  140   75   71  12   36   67  503   5   4  0   1  82
SP *Steve Avery         27  22   6.42   6   7  0  18   1   0   0   96.7  127   76   69  15   49   51  453   4   2  0   0  73

CL  Heathcliff Slocumb  31  49   5.79   0   5 17   0  37   0   0   46.7   58   32   30   4   34   36  227   6   3  0   4  81
RP  Jim Corsi           35  52   3.43   5   3  2   0  14   0   0   57.7   56   26   22   1   21   40  251   2   4  0   7 136
RP  John Wasdin         24  53   4.40   4   6  0   7  10   0   0  124.7  121   68   61  18   38   84  534   4   3  0   4 106
RP  Kerry Lacy          24  33   6.11   1   1  3   0  12   0   0   45.7   60   34   31   7   22   18  215   0   0  0   4  76
RP  Mark Brandenburg    26  31   5.49   0   2  0   0   5   0   0   41.0   49   25   25   3   16   34  186   0   2  0   3  85

   *Butch Henry         28  36   3.52   7   3  6   5  13   0   0   84.3   89   36   33   6   19   51  345   0   0  0   2 132
   *Chris Hammond       31  29   5.92   3   4  1   8   6   0   0   65.3   81   45   43   5   27   48  293   2   2  0   4  79
   *Vaughn Eshelman     28  21   6.33   3   3  0   6   6   0   0   42.7   58   32   30   3   17   18  198   2   2  0   5  74
    Joe Hudson          26  26   3.53   3   1  0   0   9   0   0   35.7   39   16   14   1   14   14  154   1   4  0   2 132
    Bret Saberhagen     33   6   6.58   0   1  0   6   0   0   0   26.0   30   20   19   5   10   14  120   1   2  0   0  71
   *Ron Mahay           26  28   2.52   3   0  0   0   7   0   0   25.0   19    7    7   3   11   22  105   3   0  0   0 185
    Ricky Trlicek       28  18   4.63   3   4  0   0   8   0   0   23.3   26   14   12   2   18   10  111   2   1  0   4 101
    Derek Lowe          24   8   3.38   0   2  0   0   0   0   0   16.0   15    6    6   0    3   13   64   0   2  0   1 138
    Rich Garces         26  12   4.61   0   1  0   0   4   0   0   13.7   14    9    7   2    9   12   66   0   1  0   0 101
    Robinson Checo      25   5   3.38   1   1  0   2   1   0   0   13.3   12    5    5   0    3   14   54   0   0  0   0 138
    Pat Mahomes         26  10   8.10   1   0  0   0   2   0   0   10.0   15   10    9   2   10    5   54   1   2  0   1  58
    Toby Borland        28   3  13.50   0   0  0   0   0   0   0    3.3    6    5    5   1    7    1   24   0   2  0   0  35
    Brian Rose          21   1  12.00   0   0  0   1   0   0   0    3.0    5    4    4   0    2    3   16   0   0  0   0  39
   *Ken Grundt          27   2   9.00   0   0  0   0   0   0   0    3.0    5    3    3   0    0    0   14   0   0  1   0  52
    Mike Benjamin       31   1   0.00   0   0  0   0   1   0   0    1.0    0    0    0   0    0    0    3   0   0  0   0    
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 27.8 162   4.87  78  84 40 162 155   7   4 1451.7 1567  857  785 149  610  987 6440  51  70  1  52  96
    Rank among 14 AL teams         12   8   6  6          10  11      4   11   12        2   13    8
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
                        Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed
Team Fielding    Glossary  League average values for Fielding Percentage and Range Factor are included on all header lines except catcher.

Catchers     G   PO    A   E   DP   FP   PB
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---
SHatteberg  106  574   46  11  13  .983  17
BHaselman    66  373   40   7   4  .983  17
MStanley     15   53    3   1   0  .982   2
WMcKeel       4    4    0   0   0 1.000   0
JVaritek      1    1    0   0   0 1.000   0
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---
Team Total  162 1005   89  19  17  .983  36
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---

First Base   G   PO    A   E   DP  .992  8.04
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
MVaughn     131 1088   75  14 117  .988  8.88
MStanley     31  231   18   1  26  .996  8.03
RJefferson   12   74    5   2   9  .975  6.58
MBenjamin     4    6    2   0   1 1.000  2.00
JFrye         1    2    0   0   1 1.000  2.00
WMcKeel       1    2    0   0   0 1.000  2.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  162 1403  100  17 154  .989  9.32
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Second Base  G   PO    A   E   DP  .980  4.33
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
JFrye        80  196  228   4  63  .991  5.30
JValentin    79  180  259  11  67  .976  5.56
MBenjamin     5   14   11   0   6 1.000  5.00
WCordero      1    0    3   0   0 1.000  3.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  162  390  501  15 136  .983  5.52
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Third Base   G   PO    A   E   DP  .953  2.32
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
TNaehring    68   40  111   3  11  .981  2.22
JValentin    64   59  121  11  15  .942  2.81
MBenjamin    19   13   39   4   4  .929  2.74
JFrye        18   11   32   6   2  .878  2.39
APozo         4    4   14   1   1  .947  4.50
DBragg        1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  162  127  317  25  33  .947  2.75
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Shortstop    G   PO    A   E   DP  .974  4.05
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
NGarciaparr 153  249  450  21 113  .971  4.57
MBenjamin    16   17   29   2   4  .958  2.88
JFrye         3    2    2   0   0 1.000  1.33
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  162  268  481  23 117  .970  4.64
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Left Field   G   PO    A   E   DP  .979  1.71
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
WCordero    137  248    8   2   3  .992  1.87
TO'Leary     24   37    3   2   0  .952  1.67
JFrye         5    9    2   2   0  .846  2.20
JMalave       4    3    0   0   0 1.000  0.75
JTavarez      4    3    0   0   0 1.000  0.75
SMack         3    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
DBragg        1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  162  300   13   6   3  .981  1.94
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

CenterField  G   PO    A   E   DP  .988  2.31
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
DBragg      118  296    9   2   2  .993  2.58
SMack        43   75    0   0   0 1.000  1.74
JTavarez     29   37    1   1   0  .974  1.31
MColeman      7   16    0   1   0  .941  2.29
JFrye         5    3    0   0   0 1.000  0.60
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  162  427   10   4   2  .991  2.71
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Right Field  G   PO    A   E   DP  .978  1.79
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
TO'Leary    119  229    5   4   1  .983  1.97
DBragg       41   69    2   3   1  .959  1.73
RPemberton   23   34    2   2   1  .947  1.57
JTavarez      4    9    0   0   0 1.000  2.25
JFrye         3    4    0   0   0 1.000  1.33
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  162  345    9   9   3  .975  2.19
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Pitchers     G   PO    A   E   DP  .955  1.71
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
TWakefield   35    9   22   3   1  .912  1.39
TGordon      42   18   20   2   1  .950  1.87
ASele        33   10   25   1   2  .972  1.78
JWasdin      53    5   11   2   0  .889  1.15
JSuppan      23    6    8   3   2  .824  1.12
SAvery       22    0   19   0   1 1.000  1.77
BHenry       36    4   17   0   2 1.000  2.24
CHammond     29    3   10   1   1  .929  1.79
JCorsi       52    6    9   1   0  .937  2.34
HSlocumb     49    4    4   1   1  .889  1.54
KLacy        33    4    2   1   0  .857  1.18
VEshelman    21    4    4   1   0  .889  1.69
MBrandenbur  31    5    5   0   0 1.000  2.20
JHudson      26    2    7   0   2 1.000  2.27
BSaberhagen   6    1    2   1   1  .750  1.04
RMahay       28    1    2   0   0 1.000  1.08
RTrlicek     18    3    3   0   1 1.000  2.32
DLowe         8    1    4   0   0 1.000  2.81
RGarces      12    1    2   0   0 1.000  1.97
RCheco        5    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
PMahomes     10    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
TBorland      3    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
BRose         1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
KGrundt       2    2    0   0   0 1.000  6.00
MBenjamin     1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  162   89  176  17  15  .940  1.64
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Des. Hitter   G
------------+---
RJefferson   119
MStanley      53
JFrye         11
MVaughn        9
SMack          5
WCordero       2
JTavarez       2
MBenjamin      1
SHatteberg     1
TNaehring      1
TO'Leary       1
------------+---

Innings Pitched (usually) or Team Games is used in the calculation of the cumulative team Range Factor for a position. This means players have range factor per game and the team has range factor per nine innings listed.

Team Leaders
 Glossary - Select a player to see their individual page.

Batting   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
Batting AverageJefferson.319
On-base %Vaughn.420
Slugging %Vaughn.560
OPSVaughn.980
GamesBragg and Garciaparra153
At BatsGarciaparra684
RunsGarciaparra122
HitsGarciaparra209
Total BasesGarciaparra365
DoublesValentin47
TriplesGarciaparra11
Home RunsVaughn35
RBIGarciaparra98
Bases on BallsVaughn86
StrikeoutsVaughn154
Stolen BasesGarciaparra22
SinglesGarciaparra124
Adjusted OPS+Vaughn152
Runs CreatedGarciaparra124
Extra-Base HitsGarciaparra85
Times on BaseVaughn264
Hit By PitchVaughn12
Sac. HitsBragg5
Sac. FliesFrye, Garciaparra, and Stanley7
Intentional WalksVaughn17
Grounded into Double PlaysValentin21
Power/Speed NumberGarciaparra25.4
At Bats per StrikeoutValentin8.7
At Bats per Home RunVaughn15.1
OutsGarciaparra502

 

Pitching   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
ERAGordon3.74
WinsSele13
Won-Loss %Sele.520
BB + H per IP (WHIP)Gordon1.276
Hits Allowed/9IPGordon7.64
Bases on Balls/9IPGordon3.84
Strikeouts/9IPGordon7.83
GamesWasdin53
SavesSlocumb17
InningsWakefield201.3
StrikeoutsGordon159
Games StartedSele33
Comp. GamesWakefield4
ShutoutsWakefield2
Home Runs Allow.Sele25
Bases On Balls Allow.Wakefield87
Hits AllowedSele196
SO to WalkGordon2.04
LossesWakefield15
Earned Runs Allow.Sele106
Wild PitchesSele7
Hit BatsmenWakefield16
Batters FacedWakefield866
Games FinishedSlocumb37
Adjusted ERA+Gordon125

Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Salaries

Mo Vaughn$ 6,350,000
Steve Avery$ 4,850,000
John Valentin$ 3,750,000
Wil Cordero$ 3,000,000
Tom Gordon$ 2,900,000
Tim Naehring$ 2,700,000
Tim Wakefield$ 2,500,000
Heathcliff Slocumb$ 2,300,000
Mike Stanley$ 2,100,000
Reggie Jefferson$ 1,900,000
Shane Mack$ 1,850,000
Aaron Sele$ 1,126,000
Troy O'Leary$ 1,100,000
Robinson Checo$ 925,000
Jeff Frye$ 900,000
Chris Hammond$ 700,000
Bill Haselman$ 650,000
Bret Saberhagen$ 500,000
Jim Corsi$ 470,000
Butch Henry$ 400,000
Pat Mahomes$ 360,000
Darren Bragg$ 240,000
Curtis Pride$ 216,000
Mark Brandenburg$ 187,500
John Wasdin$ 185,000
Ricky Trlicek$ 184,250
Vaughn Eshelman$ 182,000
Jesus Tavarez$ 175,000
Rich Garces$ 172,000
Rudy Pemberton$ 152,000
Nomar Garciaparra$ 150,000
Scott Hatteberg$ 150,000
Joe Hudson$ 150,000
Ron Mahay$ 150,000
Jose Malave$ 150,000


Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

All Stars

Nomar Garciaparra

1996/1998

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