1997 Northern League Leaders
1997 Northern League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1997 Northern League Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Lee | Winnipeg Goldeyes | .358 | 112 | 313 |
| Danny Lewis | Thunder Bay Whiskey Jacks | .358 | 103 | 288 |
| Dwight Smith | St. Paul Saints | .352 | 93 | 264 |
| Brian Duva | Winnipeg Goldeyes | .332 | 111 | 334 |
| Jason Shanahan | Duluth-Superior Dukes | .331 | 102 | 308 |
| Scott Weaver | Madison Black Wolf | .331 | 90 | 272 |
| Nolan Lane | Sioux City Explorers | .320 | 107 | 334 |
| Chad Akers | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | .318 | 117 | 368 |
| Darryl Motley | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | .317 | 98 | 309 |
| Scott Pinoni | Sioux City Explorers | .314 | 102 | 325 |
| Johnny Knott | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | .313 | 96 | 307 |
| Chris Coste | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | .312 | 105 | 337 |
| John Dorman | Winnipeg Goldeyes | .310 | 83 | 268 |
| Lino Connell | Madison Black Wolf | .308 | 106 | 344 |
| C. J. Martin | Winnipeg Goldeyes | .307 | 87 | 283 |
| Mike Hickey | Winnipeg Goldeyes | .306 | 78 | 255 |
| Danny Perez | Sioux City Explorers | .305 | 96 | 315 |
| Scott Bryant | St. Paul Saints | .304 | 105 | 345 |
| Jackie Ross | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | .304 | 80 | 263 |
| Lamarr Rogers | St. Paul Saints | .301 | 86 | 286 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Akers | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 117 | 14 | 6 | 4 |
| Terry Lee | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 112 | 22 | 2 | 20 |
| Brian Duva | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 111 | 22 | 3 | 4 |
| Nolan Lane | Sioux City Explorers | 107 | 23 | 7 | 17 |
| Lino Connell | Madison Black Wolf | 106 | 26 | 6 | 6 |
| Scott Bryant | St. Paul Saints | 105 | 30 | 1 | 17 |
| Chris Coste | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 105 | 22 | 0 | 12 |
| Danny Lewis | Thunder Bay Whiskey Jacks | 103 | 16 | 0 | 24 |
| Mike Meggers | Duluth-Superior Dukes, Winnipeg Goldeyes | 103 | 17 | 1 | 32 |
| Scott Pinoni | Sioux City Explorers | 102 | 19 | 2 | 20 |
| Jason Shanahan | Duluth-Superior Dukes | 102 | 21 | 1 | 14 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
| Player | Team | 2B |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Bryant | St. Paul Saints | 30 |
| Lino Connell | Madison Black Wolf | 26 |
| Darin Everson | Madison Black Wolf | 26 |
| Dave Kennedy | St. Paul Saints | 24 |
| Nolan Lane | Sioux City Explorers | 23 |
| Chris Sawyer | Thunder Bay Whiskey Jacks | 23 |
| Chris Coste | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 22 |
| Brian Duva | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 22 |
| Terry Lee | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 22 |
| Darryl Motley | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 22 |
| Dwight Smith | St. Paul Saints | 22 |
| Brian Traxler | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, Sioux Falls Canaries | 22 |
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
| Player | Team | RBI |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Meggers | Winnipeg Goldeyes, Duluth-Superior Dukes | 99 |
| Scott Pinoni | Sioux City Explorers | 92 |
| Dave Kennedy | St. Paul Saints | 80 |
| Terry Lee | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 78 |
| Darin Everson | Madison Black Wolf | 74 |
| Nolan Lane | Sioux City Explorers | 74 |
| Scott Bryant | St. Paul Saints | 73 |
| Kevin Garner | Sioux City Explorers | 73 |
| Darryl Motley | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 70 |
| Jason Shanahan | Duluth-Superior Dukes | 70 |
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
Strikeout Leaders
Save Leaders
| Player | Team | SV |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Hart | Thunder Bay Whiskey Jacks | 16 |
| Matt Turner | Sioux City Explorers | 16 |
| Barry Nelson | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 12 |
| Jason Schlutt | St. Paul Saints | 12 |
| Nevin Brewer | Winnipeg Goldeyes, Madison Black Wolf | 10 |
| Emiliano Giron | Duluth-Superior Dukes | 10 |
| John Salamon | Winnipeg Goldeyes, Madison Black Wolf | 9 |
| Stephen Lukas | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 7 |
| Dan Guehne | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 4 |
| Jake Kenady | St. Paul Saints | 4 |
