1997 Gulf Coast League Leaders
1997 Gulf Coast League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1997 Gulf Coast League Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willy Ruiz | Royals | .360 | 71 | 197 |
| Juan Mora | Tigers | .348 | 54 | 155 |
| Marcus Thames | Yankees | .344 | 67 | 195 |
| Chad Durham | White Sox | .328 | 62 | 189 |
| Jose Taveras | Royals | .327 | 67 | 205 |
| Erick Gomez | Royals | .320 | 54 | 169 |
| Pedro Quero | Expos | .311 | 59 | 190 |
| Rafael Torres | Royals | .306 | 49 | 160 |
| Dion Washington | Yankees | .303 | 50 | 165 |
| Ryan Lehr | Braves | .300 | 62 | 207 |
| Rayner Bautista | Tigers | .299 | 49 | 164 |
| John Rodriguez | Yankees | .299 | 47 | 157 |
| Aaron McNeal | Astros | .293 | 48 | 164 |
| Oliver Mejias | Pirates | .293 | 46 | 157 |
| Bobby Hill | Mets | .292 | 42 | 144 |
| Claudio Almonte | Twins | .287 | 54 | 188 |
| Travis Hafner | Rangers | .286 | 54 | 189 |
| Derek Mann | Devil Rays | .286 | 48 | 168 |
| Mike Rivera | Tigers | .286 | 44 | 154 |
| Chie Gunner | Devil Rays | .285 | 41 | 144 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willy Ruiz | Royals | 71 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Taveras | Royals | 67 | 14 | 4 | 7 |
| Marcus Thames | Yankees | 67 | 17 | 4 | 7 |
| Chad Durham | White Sox | 62 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Ryan Lehr | Braves | 62 | 15 | 2 | 4 |
| Pedro Quero | Expos | 59 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| Jackson Melian | Yankees | 56 | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| Claudio Almonte | Twins | 54 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Erick Gomez | Royals | 54 | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| Travis Hafner | Rangers | 54 | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| Juan Mora | Tigers | 54 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquis Roberts | Devil Rays | 0.51 | 6 | 1 |
| Mike Rupp | Red Sox | 1.22 | 1 | 4 |
| Cristobal Rodriguez | Expos | 1.66 | 3 | 3 |
| Kevin Dougherty | Mets | 1.94 | 6 | 1 |
| Matt Sheets | Twins | 2.38 | 2 | 2 |
| Taylor Myers | Royals | 2.43 | 5 | 4 |
| Jeremy Blevins | Yankees | 2.45 | 5 | 3 |
| Willie Suggs | Mets | 2.51 | 5 | 3 |
| Chris Moore | Marlins | 2.66 | 3 | 2 |
| Craig Ratliff | Orioles | 2.75 | 2 | 5 |
| Ricky Casteel | Orioles | 2.77 | 2 | 3 |
| Brian Reith | Yankees | 2.86 | 4 | 2 |
| Julio Perez | Expos | 2.88 | 3 | 2 |
| Gene Forti | White Sox | 2.93 | 4 | 1 |
| Geraldo Padua | Yankees | 2.94 | 8 | 0 |
| Chris Tynan | Rangers | 2.94 | 4 | 2 |
| Juan Rincón | Twins | 2.95 | 3 | 3 |
| Wilfredo Rodríguez | Astros | 3.04 | 8 | 2 |
| Ryan Douglass | Royals | 3.05 | 5 | 1 |
| Luis Marache | Orioles | 3.15 | 4 | 6 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
