1997 Iowa Cubs Statistics

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 74-69
Finished 1st in the AA's West Division
Manager: Tim Johnson (74-69)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Ballpark: Principal Park
Attendance: 403,040, Avg. 6,016 in 67 home dates
1997 Iowa Cubs Roster

Playoffs - Iowa Cubs 3 games, New Orleans Zephyrs 0
Finals - Buffalo Bisons 3 games, Iowa Cubs 0

The Iowa Cubs of the American Association ended the 1997 season with a record of 74 wins and 69 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.

The Cubs plated 666 runs and yielded 645 runs. Brooks Kieschnick paced Iowa with 21 home runs, while Brant Brown, Terrell Lowery and Robin Jennings each walloped 15 or more also. Terrell Lowery and Robin Jennings each drove in 71 runs. Pedro Valdés led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .284 clip. Paul Fletcher topped the squad with 10 wins, and Dave Swartzbaugh registered a 2.82 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1997 Iowa Cubs who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Miguel Batista, Brant Brown, Miguel Cairo, Ramon Caraballo, Mark Dalesandro, Paul Fletcher, Geremi González, Gil Heredia, Tyler Houston, Mike Hubbard, Robin Jennings, Brooks Kieschnick, Terrell Lowery, Curt Lyons, Tim McIntosh, José Molina, Rodney Myers, Kevin Orie, Steve Pegues, Chris Petersen, Marc Pisciotta, Steve Rain, Jon Ratliff, Rich Sauveur, Justin Speier, Kennie Steenstra, Dave Stevens, Dave Swartzbaugh, Kevin Tapani, Amaury Telemaco, Pedro Valdés, Ben VanRyn and Kerry Wood.

Tim Johnson served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Paul Fletcher106.6253.565401400078.363323111391671015330
Miguel Batista94.6924.2031144220122.011760571938195018509
Dave Swartzbaugh87.5332.8224201111134.012955421248197113561
Steve Rain71.8755.894001700144.3513029834450014217
Rodney Myers78.4674.0924230100140.714076641838179603590
Marc Pisciotta62.7502.3642038002245.7291212223348206194
Amaury Telemaco59.3574.5118180320113.712170572038175416501
Kennie Steenstra510.3333.9225250400160.7161857015414111007663
Gil Heredia42.6673.863111400146.754222069030003197
Kerry Wood42.6674.681010000057.7353530252080628254
Justin Speier201.0000.0080400112.3500010900041
Geremi González22.5003.481010011062.0472724821058102249
Ben VanRyn22.5004.595151200380.38843411025264105343
Dave Stevens11.5004.706050017.7844051800034
Rich Sauveur13.2503.383911900245.3461917421537300198
Jon Ratliff13.2505.5794100132.330202067025202134
Kevin Tapani01.0004.001101009.0544110400032
Jason Hart01.00018.001000001.012202030006
Curt Lyons02.0006.3788000029.7352321821026402145
Lee Russell03.00012.5473100018.7362626580300193
Totals7469.5174.14439143130136331242.0120164557115547224969316755291

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Miguel Cairo1356085698215935454640152454.279.314.381.69521796630
Pedro Valdés125521464651323011460924867.284.350.444.794206132165
Robin Jennings126527464671282552071535673.276.359.481.83922375025
Terrell Lowery110455386691162831771986597.301.401.521.92220181122
Mark Dalesandro11544540548106140848003351.262.317.356.672144152053
Chris Petersen1194363914994162333163289.240.306.315.620123156434
Brooks Kieschnick9740236057932102166023689.258.323.492.81517781054
Lipso Nava1093503193785171936232253.266.326.411.736131167020
Brant Brown7129125651771931651663144.301.379.586.96515052112
Mike Hubbard502001862452151626201123.280.317.468.7848720120
Rod McCall491731482642501435002253.284.382.601.9838912012
Ramon Caraballo49158133162880421521825.211.329.361.6904816011
Dee Dowler42114100142320212611016.230.310.310.6203122110
Pat Cline271069562120310011024.221.292.337.6293240011
Brandon Wilson196562416200332210.258.281.290.5721810100
Tim McIntosh175954914302800314.259.322.426.7482302000
Ricky Freeman318877713001410820.169.273.208.4811643000
Kevin Orie9373271240180055.375.459.5941.0531900000
Dan Cholowsky3674651212201421917.185.284.262.5451720000
Steve Pegues624243920010003.375.375.458.8331120000
Rodney Myers24292746011100013.222.222.407.6301100200
Tyler Houston623230520040002.217.217.304.522700000
Harold Williams930282520120028.179.233.357.5901000000
Bob Lisanti413112400010025.364.462.364.825400000
Amaury Telemaco1813101300010012.300.364.300.664300200
Geremi González101190200000002.222.222.222.444200200
Dave Swartzbaugh2426230200020008.087.083.087.170200210
Rich Sauveur391101000000001.0001.0001.0002.000100000
Curt Lyons8221100000001.500.500.5001.000100000
José Molina1430100000011.333.500.333.833110000
Jon Ratliff9540100000000.250.250.250.500100100
Miguel Batista3115141100120008.071.071.286.357400100
Kennie Steenstra25261821000000210.056.150.056.206100600
Lee Russell7110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Marc Pisciotta42110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Ben VanRyn51330000000003.000.000.000.000000000
Gil Heredia31550000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Paul Fletcher54110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Kerry Wood10750000000000.000.000.000.000000200
Totals1745534947796661265254211506279152453893.265.332.421.753201111647343629


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Brooks Kieschnick1B6353138566.9919.032
Ricky Freeman1B23192130181.0008.913
Rod McCall1B211768114.9958.762
Mark Dalesandro1B1914013116.9948.053
Brant Brown1B1712813311.9798.294
Lipso Nava1B6253011.0004.667
Tim McIntosh1B217113.9479.000
Harold Williams1B170011.0007.000
Miguel Cairo2B1052013051180.9794.819
Ramon Caraballo2B336079418.9724.212
Chris Petersen2B488021.0004.000
Brandon Wilson2B326011.0002.667
Lipso Nava3B85521351218.9402.200
Mark Dalesandro3B401958031.0001.925
Brandon Wilson3B1281712.9622.083
Dan Cholowsky3B824011.000.750
Brooks Kieschnick3B751631.8753.000
Kevin Orie3B621312.9382.500
Chris Petersen3B444001.0002.000
Tyler Houston3B42822.8332.500
Ramon Caraballo3B43420.7781.750
Mark DalesandroC513051932.9916.353339918.8
Mike HubbardC463102226.9947.2174251334.2
Pat ClineC271881120.9907.370112840.0
Dan CholowskyC1492721.9807.07109535.7
Tim McIntoshC857621.9697.875110428.6
Bob LisantiC4222011.0006.00021266.7
José MolinaC130001.0003.000000
Tyler HoustonC141001.0005.0000200.0
Terrell LoweryCF104.000
Robin JenningsCF32.000
Dee DowlerCF13.000
Brant BrownCF1.000
Robin JenningsLF64.000
Brant BrownLF47.000
Brooks KieschnickLF14.000
Pedro ValdésLF10.000
Dee DowlerLF10.000
Mark DalesandroLF3.000
Steve PeguesLF2.000
Dan CholowskyLF2.000
Tim McIntoshLF1.000
Mike HubbardLF1.000
Robin JenningsOF1191971033.9861.739
Pedro ValdésOF1162561336.9892.319
Terrell LoweryOF104244831.9882.423
Brant BrownOF4774010.9871.574
Dee DowlerOF31603001.0002.032
Brooks KieschnickOF14260001.0001.857
Mark DalesandroOF530001.000.600
Steve PeguesOF44111.8331.250
Tim McIntoshOF210001.000.500
Dan CholowskyOF211001.0001.000
Mike HubbardOF10000.000
Paul FletcherP5431211.938.278
Ben VanRynP5111010.917.216
Marc PisciottaP422410.857.143
Steve RainP4003001.000.075
Rich SauveurP394710.917.282
Gil HerediaP31117021.000.581
Miguel BatistaP3181621.923.774
Kennie SteenstraP2552414.9671.160
Dave SwartzbaughP241020011.0001.250
Rodney MyersP2482341.8861.292
Amaury TelemacoP18121730.9061.611
Kerry WoodP102611.889.800
Geremi GonzálezP106610.9231.200
Jon RatliffP964001.0001.111
Justin SpeierP801001.000.125
Curt LyonsP823001.000.625
Lee RussellP715011.000.857
Dave StevensP612011.000.500
Kevin TapaniP14010.8004.000
Jason HartP10000.000
Pedro ValdésRF106.000
Robin JenningsRF29.000
Dee DowlerRF8.000
Steve PeguesRF2.000
Mark DalesandroRF2.000
Tim McIntoshRF1.000
Chris PetersenSS1111643411484.9734.550
Miguel CairoSS304781915.9344.267
Lipso NavaSS447001.0002.750
Brandon WilsonSS349031.0004.333
Totals210337261468109397.9792.47011984129.5

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.





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