1997 Florida Marlins season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Florida Marlins
season = 1997
misc = 1997 World Series Champions
1997 National League Champions

current league = National League
y1 = 1993
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1993
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Pro Player Stadium
y4 = 1993
city = Miami Gardens, Florida
y5 = 1993
owners = Wayne Huizenga
managers = Jim Leyland
television = Sunshine Network/Sports Channel Florida
WBFS-TV
(Gary Carter, Jay Randolph)
radio = WQAM
(Joe Angel, Dave O'Brien)
WCMQ-FM (Spanish)
(Felo Ramirez, Manolo Alvarez)|The Florida Marlins' 1997 season started off with the team trying to improve on their record from 1996. Their manager was Jim Leyland. They played home games at Pro Player Stadium. They finished with a record of 92-70, winning the NL Wild Card. The team then pulled off arguably the greatest upset in baseball history by getting through the National League playoffs and winning the World Series over the Cleveland Indians.

Offseason

* November 22, 1996: Bobby Bonilla was Signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bonilbo01.shtml Bobby Bonilla Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* March 26, 1997: Cliff Floyd was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Florida Marlins for Dustin Hermanson and Joe Orsulak. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/floydcl01.shtml Cliff Floyd Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular season

eason standings

Transactions

* July 21, 1997: Darren Daulton was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Florida Marlins for Billy McMillon. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/daultda01.shtml Darren Daulton Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* July 27, 1997: Craig Counsell was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Florida Marlins for Mark Hutton. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/counscr01.shtml Craig Counsell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*July 29, 1997: Matt Treanor was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Florida Marlins for Matt Whisenant. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/treanma01.shtml]

Game log

Roster

Player stats

[http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/FLA/1997.shtml]

Starting pitchers

NLDS

Florida wins the series, 3-0

Game 2

October 19, 1997 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida

Game 5

October 23, 1997 at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio

Awards and honors

* Darren Daulton, National League Comeback Player of the Year
* Liván Hernández, NLCS MVP
* Liván Hernández, World Series MVP1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
*Moises Alou, Outfield, Reserve
*Kevin Brown, Pitcher, Reserve
*Charles Johnson, Catcher, Reserve

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/FLA/1997.shtml 1997 Marlins]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1997&t=FLO 1997 Florida Marlins team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]

succession box
title = NL Wild Card
years = 1997
before = Los Angeles Dodgers
1996
after = Chicago Cubs
1998succession box
title = National League champion
years = 1997
before = Atlanta Braves
1996
after = San Diego Padres
1998succession box
title = World Series champion
years = 1997
before = New York Yankees
1996
after = New York Yankees
1998