
1997 Chicago White Sox Organizational Leaders
1997 Chicago White Sox Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Inglin | Hickory Crawdads | A | 179 | 34 | 6 | 16 |
| Carlos Lee | Winston-Salem Warthogs | A | 173 | 50 | 4 | 17 |
| Magglio Ordóñez | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 172 | 29 | 3 | 14 |
| Eddie Pearson | Birmingham Barons, Nashville Sounds | AA, AAA | 158 | 37 | 1 | 9 |
| Luis Raven | Birmingham Barons | AA | 153 | 30 | 3 | 30 |
| Jeff Abbott | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 152 | 35 | 3 | 11 |
| Brian Simmons | Birmingham Barons | AA | 143 | 28 | 12 | 15 |
| McKay Christensen | Hickory Crawdads | A | 141 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
| Juan Thomas | Winston-Salem Warthogs, Birmingham Barons | A, AA | 137 | 23 | 2 | 23 |
| Ramon Gomez | Winston-Salem Warthogs | A | 132 | 23 | 12 | 2 |
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Avg. | Hits | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Raven | Birmingham Barons | AA | .336 | 153 | 456 |
| Jeff Inglin | Hickory Crawdads | A | .334 | 179 | 536 |
| Joe Sutton | Bristol White Sox | R | .332 | 63 | 190 |
| Magglio Ordóñez | Nashville Sounds | AAA | .329 | 172 | 523 |
| Chad Durham | White Sox | R | .328 | 62 | 189 |
| Jeff Abbott | Nashville Sounds | AAA | .327 | 152 | 465 |
| Manuel Lutz | Bristol White Sox | R | .325 | 81 | 249 |
| Carlos Lee | Winston-Salem Warthogs | A | .317 | 173 | 546 |
| Josh Paul | Birmingham Barons, White Sox | AA, R | .310 | 40 | 129 |
| Greg Shepard | Hickory Crawdads | A | .307 | 105 | 342 |
Home Run Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Raven | Birmingham Barons | AA | 30 |
| Greg Norton | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 26 |
| Juan Thomas | Birmingham Barons, Winston-Salem Warthogs | A, AA | 23 |
| Matt Berger | Bristol White Sox | R | 18 |
| John Cotton | Birmingham Barons, Nashville Sounds | AA, AAA | 18 |
| Carlos Lee | Winston-Salem Warthogs | A | 17 |
| Jeff Inglin | Hickory Crawdads | A | 16 |
| Frank Menechino | Nashville Sounds, Birmingham Barons | AA, AAA | 16 |
| Josh Fauske | Hickory Crawdads | A | 15 |
| Jeff Liefer | Birmingham Barons | AA | 15 |
| Brian Simmons | Birmingham Barons | AA | 15 |
| Mario Valdez | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 15 |
Doubles Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Lee | Winston-Salem Warthogs | A | 50 |
| Eddie Pearson | Birmingham Barons, Nashville Sounds | AA, AAA | 37 |
| Jeff Abbott | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 35 |
| Jeff Inglin | Hickory Crawdads | A | 34 |
| Frank Menechino | Birmingham Barons, Nashville Sounds | AA, AAA | 32 |
| Dan Olson | Hickory Crawdads | A | 31 |
| Luis Raven | Birmingham Barons | AA | 30 |
| Luis García | Winston-Salem Warthogs | A | 29 |
| Magglio Ordóñez | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 29 |
| Chris Heintz | Hickory Crawdads | A | 28 |
| Brian Simmons | Birmingham Barons | AA | 28 |
Triples Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKay Christensen | Hickory Crawdads | A | 12 |
| Ramon Gomez | Winston-Salem Warthogs | A | 12 |
| Brian Simmons | Birmingham Barons | AA | 12 |
| Jeff Liefer | Birmingham Barons | AA | 9 |
| Luis García | Winston-Salem Warthogs | A | 7 |
| Jeff Inglin | Hickory Crawdads | A | 6 |
| Liu Rodríguez | Hickory Crawdads | A | 6 |
| John Cotton | Birmingham Barons, Nashville Sounds | AA, AAA | 5 |
| Darren Baugh | Winston-Salem Warthogs | A | 4 |
| Rigoberto Iglesias | White Sox | R | 4 |
| Mark Johnson | Winston-Salem Warthogs | A | 4 |
| Carlos Lee | Winston-Salem Warthogs | A | 4 |
| Frank Menechino | Birmingham Barons | AA | 4 |
RBI Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Raven | Birmingham Barons | AA | 112 |
| Jeff Inglin | Hickory Crawdads | A | 102 |
| Magglio Ordóñez | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 90 |
| Juan Thomas | Birmingham Barons, Winston-Salem Warthogs | A, AA | 83 |
| Carlos Lee | Winston-Salem Warthogs | A | 82 |
| Luis García | Winston-Salem Warthogs | A | 81 |
| John Cotton | Birmingham Barons, Nashville Sounds | AA, AAA | 76 |
| Greg Norton | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 76 |
| Eddie Pearson | Birmingham Barons, Nashville Sounds | AA, AAA | 75 |
| Brian Simmons | Birmingham Barons | AA | 72 |
Wins Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Farley | Hickory Crawdads | A | 14 | 6 |
| Scott Eyre | Birmingham Barons | AA | 13 | 5 |
| Russ Herbert | Birmingham Barons | AA | 13 | 5 |
| Jamie Nichols | Hickory Crawdads | A | 12 | 6 |
| Nelson Cruz | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 11 | 7 |
| Kevin Beirne | Winston-Salem Warthogs, Birmingham Barons | A, AA | 10 | 8 |
| Jason Lakman | Hickory Crawdads | A | 10 | 9 |
| Bob Theodile | Birmingham Barons, Winston-Salem Warthogs | A, AA | 9 | 3 |
| Derek Hasselhoff | Winston-Salem Warthogs, Birmingham Barons, Nashville Sounds | A, AA, AAA | 9 | 5 |
| Rich Pratt | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 9 | 8 |
| Carlos Chantres | Winston-Salem Warthogs | A | 9 | 11 |
| Jason Olsen | Birmingham Barons | AA | 9 | 14 |
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Herbert | Birmingham Barons | AA | 3.64 | 13 | 5 |
| Scott Eyre | Birmingham Barons | AA | 3.85 | 13 | 5 |
| Jason Lakman | Hickory Crawdads | A | 3.91 | 10 | 9 |
| Kevin Beirne | Birmingham Barons, Winston-Salem Warthogs | A, AA | 3.95 | 10 | 8 |
| Bob Theodile | Winston-Salem Warthogs, Birmingham Barons | A, AA | 4.01 | 9 | 3 |
| Jamie Nichols | Hickory Crawdads | A | 4.15 | 12 | 6 |
| Joe Farley | Hickory Crawdads | A | 4.31 | 14 | 6 |
| Rich Pratt | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 4.59 | 9 | 8 |
| Carlos Chantres | Winston-Salem Warthogs | A | 4.71 | 9 | 11 |
| Jason Olsen | Birmingham Barons | AA | 4.89 | 9 | 14 |
| Nelson Cruz | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 5.12 | 11 | 7 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
Strikeout Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Lakman | Hickory Crawdads | A | 168 |
| Carlos Chantres | Winston-Salem Warthogs | A | 158 |
| John Ambrose | Winston-Salem Warthogs | A | 137 |
| Scott Eyre | Birmingham Barons | AA | 127 |
| Russ Herbert | Birmingham Barons | AA | 126 |
| Kevin Beirne | Winston-Salem Warthogs, Birmingham Barons | A, AA | 124 |
| Jason Olsen | Birmingham Barons | AA | 121 |
| Bob Theodile | Winston-Salem Warthogs, Birmingham Barons | A, AA | 116 |
| Joe Bales | Bristol White Sox, Hickory Crawdads | A, R | 114 |
| Jamie Nichols | Hickory Crawdads | A | 112 |
Save Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Darwin | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 22 |
| Chad Bradford | Winston-Salem Warthogs | A | 15 |
| Mario Iglesias | Hickory Crawdads | A | 10 |
| Alan Newman | Birmingham Barons | AA | 10 |
| Brian Woods | Birmingham Barons | AA | 10 |
| Maximo Nunez | Winston-Salem Warthogs | A | 8 |
| Jesús Peña | Hickory Crawdads | A | 8 |
| Mike Heathcott | Birmingham Barons | AA | 7 |
| Jim Dixon | Hickory Crawdads | A | 6 |
| Derek Hasselhoff | Birmingham Barons, Winston-Salem Warthogs | A, AA | 6 |
| Todd Rizzo | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 6 |
| Brian Schmack | Winston-Salem Warthogs | A | 6 |
