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
| Player | Team | HR |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Meggers | Duluth-Superior Dukes, Winnipeg Goldeyes | 32 |
| Kevin Garner | Sioux City Explorers | 27 |
| Danny Lewis | Thunder Bay Whiskey Jacks | 24 |
| Darryl Motley | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 22 |
| Terry Lee | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 20 |
| Scott Pinoni | Sioux City Explorers | 20 |
| Dave Kennedy | St. Paul Saints | 19 |
| Larry See | Thunder Bay Whiskey Jacks | 19 |
| J. D. Drew | St. Paul Saints | 18 |
| Scott Bryant | St. Paul Saints | 17 |
| Darin Everson | Madison Black Wolf | 17 |
| Nolan Lane | Sioux City Explorers | 17 |
| Jonas Hamlin | Madison Black Wolf | 15 |
| Harry Berrios | Sioux Falls Canaries | 14 |
| Sean Hearn | Sioux Falls Canaries, Thunder Bay Whiskey Jacks | 14 |
| Jason Shanahan | Duluth-Superior Dukes | 14 |
| Chris Coste | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 12 |
| Derek Kopacz | Sioux City Explorers | 12 |
| C. J. Martin | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 12 |
| Johnny Knott | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 10 |
Doubles Leaders
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 |
| Larry See | Thunder Bay Whiskey Jacks | 69 |
| Danny Lewis | Thunder Bay Whiskey Jacks | 67 |
| Harry Berrios | Sioux Falls Canaries | 61 |
| Brian Traxler | Sioux Falls Canaries, Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 58 |
| A. J. Leday | Duluth-Superior Dukes | 57 |
| John Dorman | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 56 |
| Chris Kokinda | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 56 |
| C. J. Martin | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 53 |
| Johnny Knott | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 52 |
| Dwight Smith | St. Paul Saints | 52 |
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 |
| Angel Aragon | Sioux Falls Canaries | 3 |
| Joe Miller | St. Paul Saints | 3 |
| Tony Runion | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, Sioux Falls Canaries | 3 |
| Brian Carpenter | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 2 |
| Jamison Nuttle | Duluth-Superior Dukes | 2 |
| Aaron Quinn | Thunder Bay Whiskey Jacks | 2 |
| Mike Bailey | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 1 |
| Marc Cerbone | Sioux City Explorers | 1 |
| Rich Grife | Sioux City Explorers | 1 |
| Steve Howe | Sioux Falls Canaries | 1 |
