1997 NATIONAL LEAGUE REVIEW
Level: MLB
An organized section of a full season review with standings, team totals, leaderboards, player registers and much more.
YEAR IN REVIEW
| Central | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Houston Astros | 84 | 78 | .519 | -- | 777 | 660 | Larry Dierker | Astrodome | 2,046,781 | $32,935,000 | Jeff Bagwell (1) | Darryl Kile (6) | Lost in 1st Round (Braves) |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 79 | 83 | .488 | 5.0 | 725 | 760 | Gene Lamont | Three Rivers Stadium | 1,657,022 | $9,071,666 | Tony Womack (17) | Jon Lieber (18) | |
| 3 | Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 86 | .469 | 8.0 | 651 | 764 | Ray Knight, Jack McKeon | Cinergy Field | 1,785,788 | $43,267,000 | Deion Sanders (33) | Jeff Shaw (21) | |
| 4 | St. Louis Cardinals | 73 | 89 | .451 | 11.0 | 689 | 708 | Tony LaRussa | Busch Stadium II | 2,634,014 | $44,179,167 | Ray Lankford (10) | Andy Benes (13) | |
| 5 | Chicago Cubs | 68 | 94 | .420 | 16.0 | 687 | 759 | Jim Riggleman | Wrigley Field | 2,190,308 | $39,829,333 | Sammy Sosa (12) | Steve Trachsel (20) | |
| East | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Atlanta Braves | 101 | 61 | .623 | -- | 791 | 581 | Bobby Cox | Turner Field | 3,464,488 | $50,488,500 | Chipper Jones (16) | Greg Maddux (3) | Lost NLCS (Marlins) |
| 2 | Florida Marlins ** | 92 | 70 | .568 | 9.0 | 740 | 669 | Jim Leyland | Joe Robbie Stadium | 2,364,387 | $47,753,000 | Gary Sheffield (18) | Kevin Brown (7) | Won World Series (Indians) |
| 3 | New York Mets | 88 | 74 | .543 | 13.0 | 777 | 709 | Bobby Valentine | Shea Stadium | 1,766,174 | $38,474,567 | John Olerud (20) | Rick Reed (11) | |
| 4 | Montreal Expos | 78 | 84 | .481 | 23.0 | 691 | 740 | Felipe Alou | Olympic Stadium | 1,497,609 | $18,335,500 | Mark Grudzielanek (24) | Pedro Martinez (1) | |
| 5 | Philadelphia Phillies | 68 | 94 | .420 | 33.0 | 668 | 840 | Terry Francona | Veterans Stadium | 1,490,638 | $35,463,500 | Scott Rolen (22) | Curt Schilling (2) | |
| West | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72 | .556 | -- | 784 | 793 | Dusty Baker | 3Com Park at Candlestick | 1,690,869 | $33,469,213 | Barry Bonds (4) | Shawn Estes (8) | Lost in 1st Round (Giants) |
| 2 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 74 | .543 | 2.0 | 742 | 645 | Bill Russell | Dodger Stadium | 3,319,504 | $43,400,000 | Mike Piazza (7) | Chan Ho Park (12) | |
| 3 | Colorado Rockies | 83 | 79 | .512 | 7.0 | 923 | 908 | Don Baylor | Coors Field | 3,888,453 | $42,870,501 | Larry Walker (2) | Frank Castillo (29) | |
| 4 | San Diego Padres | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14.0 | 795 | 891 | Bruce Bochy | Qualcomm Stadium | 2,089,333 | $34,698,672 | Tony Gwynn (5) | Trevor Hoffman (35) | |
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