1997 Omaha Royals Statistics

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 61-83
Finished 4th in the AA's West Division
Manager: Mike Jirschele (61-83)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Ballpark: Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
Attendance: 449,753, Avg. 6,713 in 67 home dates
1997 Omaha Royals Roster

The Omaha Royals of the American Association ended the 1997 season with a record of 61 wins and 83 losses, finishing fourth in the league's West Division.

The Royals scored 663 runs and conceded 807 runs, most in the circuit. Pork Chop Pough led Omaha with 22 home runs, while Yamil Benítez, Jon Nunnally, Ryan Long and Larry Sutton each walloped 15 or more also. Larry Sutton drove in 72 runs. Ryan Long topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .265 average. Brian Harrison paced the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 5.05 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1997 Omaha Royals who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Yamil Benítez, Brian Bevil, Jamie Brewington, Jim Converse, Jermaine Dye, Sal Fasano, Jason Grimsley, Shane Halter, Chris Haney, Jed Hansen, Chris Hatcher, Rick Huisman, Doug Johns, Ryan Long, Mendy López, Félix Martínez, Allen McDill, Jeff Montgomery, Rod Myers, Jon Nunnally, Gregg Olson, Héctor Ortiz, Craig Paquette, Ken Patterson, Brad Pennington, Mike Pérez, Hipólito Pichardo, Jim Pittsley, Ken Ray, Glendon Rusch, Rudy Seánez, Scott Service, Steve Sisco, Andy Stewart, Chris Stynes, Larry Sutton, Mike Sweeney, Todd Van Poppel, Randy Veres, Joe Vitiello, Scott Watkins, Mike Williams and Mitch Williams.

Mike Jirschele 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
Brian Harrison1012.4555.0530290400178.320811410020550831006783
Robert Toth52.7142.75157100052.3501816619030100225
Allen McDill52.7145.88236500264.38042421026251502295
Ken Ray512.2946.3725211200113.013186802163296418516
Mike Pérez41.8004.713402200836.3382219418329202166
Steve Olsen45.4445.762213200084.39667541148343315402
Gregg Olson31.7503.3195200035.3301313410020001140
Mike Williams36.3334.222011610579.07141371038068105335
Brad Pennington21.6674.32351600050.0412824641048304230
Brian Bevil21.6674.382631200139.0342219822047200171
Jim Converse21.6676.7563100017.31813133901310075
Ken Patterson22.5004.112201300430.7341714510028002132
Jamie Brewington22.5008.3174000021.7212120101302011198
Rudy Seánez25.2866.51283800047.05342341325046202226
Chris Haney101.0003.7943000019.016128360720182
Pat Flury101.0006.07180700026.7291818516224201124
Randy Veres11.5006.60111500015.01511112501900066
Jim Pittsley12.3334.4277000038.7362119320030202173
Toby Smith13.2507.841701200320.724191861521101396
Mike Zimmerman13.25010.5976100026.3413231820017111133
Rick Huisman15.1673.62371800259.7592924735157307268
Jason Grimsley15.1676.6876000031.0362623329022303156
Doug Johns15.1677.5696110041.7583635711024121189
Todd Van Poppel15.1678.03116100037.05036331024027302188
Jeff Montgomery000.002010002.010001020008
Scott Service000.001601400914.79000401600057
Mitch Williams002.083010008.7622150800033
Hipólito Pichardo005.795120014.7533130301022
Scott Watkins006.4690400015.31913114601501272
Glendon Rusch01.0004.501100006.0733310200125
Totals6183.4245.3646614413680351215.7131680772419459815906529625486

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
Larry Sutton106443380611142711972006157.300.395.526.92120060024
Ryan Long113442411481092601956241898.265.305.467.772192147332
Pork Chop Pough1244894336310920122590153113.252.335.455.790197151200
Félix Martínez1124524105510419423621112986.254.313.334.647137117510
Jed Hansen114421380431022021144813278.268.327.418.74515992520
Yamil Benítez92358329619714121711232482.295.341.535.87617681041
Chris Stynes823573325388181844311925.265.303.398.70113270421
Andy Stewart863212883879101624111843.274.335.378.714109119510
Jon Nunnally6827423035641111533833967.278.387.530.91712233022
Chris Hatcher682482223451901124011768.230.298.419.7179346032
Steve Sisco5420018823498031221834.261.289.351.6406640310
Jermaine Dye39155144214460102502925.306.348.556.9048031011
Rod Myers381621422136100210641537.254.323.366.6895200410
Mike Sweeney401671442234811029021820.236.323.514.8377432031
Jeremy Carr35139120173232291231517.267.362.375.7374533100
Craig Paquette2399919286032002626.308.343.473.8164360020
Sal Fasano49170152172570414001253.164.247.289.5374415011
Shane Halter1458491013112900610.265.345.449.7942211020
Mendy López176152612201600821.231.333.327.6601700100
Tony Medrano176659101200490145.203.242.407.6492410031
Héctor Ortiz2176637123003001315.190.329.238.5671510000
Brad Seitzer216963412300400510.190.246.238.4841540010
Joe Vitiello13474259103900516.214.298.452.7501900000
Ramy Brooks3990000000004.000.000.000.000000000
Mark Merchant2550000000004.000.000.000.000000000
Totals13515288473866312352321617862275414341014.261.327.429.756203311548333516


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Larry Sutton1B102839545103.9948.755
Andy Stewart1B2718932219.9918.185
Pork Chop Pough1B1611413113.9927.938
Steve Sisco1B323114.9608.000
Jed Hansen2B851642431769.9604.788
Steve Sisco2B304663317.9733.633
Chris Stynes2B234143219.9773.652
Tony Medrano2B10252333.9414.800
Shane Halter2B49513.9333.500
Pork Chop Pough3B69411381820.9092.594
Brad Seitzer3B20163063.8852.300
Craig Paquette3B19122923.9532.158
Mendy López3B17153865.8983.118
Chris Stynes3B1583464.8752.800
Steve Sisco3B691223.9133.500
Shane Halter3B51110.667.400
Jed Hansen3B325021.0002.333
Andy StewartC492852626.9946.3474251537.5
Sal FasanoC472963444.9887.0217261435.0
Mike SweeneyC332291512.9967.394414939.1
Héctor OrtizC21130631.9786.47601317.1
Ramy BrooksC110001.0001.000000
Jon NunnallyCF66.000
Rod MyersCF38.000
Yamil BenítezCF21.000
Jeremy CarrCF17.000
Ryan LongCF7.000
Chris StynesCF1.000
Yamil BenítezLF49.000
Chris HatcherLF27.000
Chris StynesLF22.000
Steve SiscoLF17.000
Ryan LongLF17.000
Jeremy CarrLF17.000
Andy StewartLF3.000
Shane HalterLF3.000
Joe VitielloLF1.000
Mark MerchantLF1.000
Ryan LongOF104186991.9561.875
Yamil BenítezOF89150661.9631.753
Jon NunnallyOF66173872.9632.742
Chris HatcherOF3956250.9211.487
Rod MyersOF3889311.9892.421
Jeremy CarrOF3357212.9831.788
Jermaine DyeOF29412001.0001.483
Chris StynesOF2352320.9652.391
Steve SiscoOF1922010.9571.158
Shane HalterOF5100001.0002.000
Andy StewartOF430001.000.750
Joe VitielloOF110001.0001.000
Mark MerchantOF110001.0001.000
Rick HuismanP371821.818.243
Brad PenningtonP351421.714.143
Mike PérezP3405001.000.147
Brian HarrisonP301424031.0001.267
Rudy SeánezP2833001.000.214
Brian BevilP261310.800.154
Ken RayP2591222.913.840
Allen McDillP2355001.000.435
Ken PattersonP2202001.000.091
Steve OlsenP2297011.000.727
Mike WilliamsP2041412.947.900
Pat FluryP1844001.000.444
Toby SmithP1710011.000.059
Scott ServiceP160210.667.125
Robert TothP1592001.000.733
Randy VeresP1101001.000.091
Todd Van PoppelP112312.833.455
Scott WatkinsP901001.000.111
Gregg OlsonP916001.000.778
Doug JohnsP934021.000.778
Mike ZimmermanP73010.750.429
Jim PittsleyP721001.000.429
Jason GrimsleyP722001.000.571
Jamie BrewingtonP701001.000.143
Jim ConverseP611001.000.333
Hipólito PichardoP511001.000.400
Chris HaneyP41810.9002.250
Mitch WilliamsP303001.0001.000
Jeff MontgomeryP20000.000
Glendon RuschP10000.000
Ryan LongRF83.000
Jermaine DyeRF29.000
Yamil BenítezRF21.000
Chris HatcherRF14.000
Steve SiscoRF4.000
Shane HalterRF2.000
Andy StewartRF1.000
Mark MerchantRF1.000
Félix MartínezSS1121753123681.9314.348
Jed HansenSS273975616.9504.222
Tony MedranoSS81819051.0004.625
Shane HalterSS428031.0002.500
Totals213536471421172430.9672.37415783933.3

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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