The 1997 San Diego Padres season was the 29th season in franchise history. The Padres finished last in the

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West. Right fielder (and future Hall of Famer) Tony Gwynn had the highest batting average in the majors, at .372. In April, the Padres played three home games at the

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against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals won the opening two games (a doubleheader) on April 19, winning the first 1-0 and the second 2-1 before the Padres won game 3 on Sunday April 20 by a score of 8-2. Reported attendances were 37,382 (games 1 and 2) and 40,050 (game 3).

Regular season

Transactions

* June 13, 1997: Fernando Valenzuela was traded by the San Diego Padres with

Scott Livingstone Scott Louis Livingstone (born July 15, 1965) is a former professional baseball player. He played all or parts of eight seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1991 to 1998, for the Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals and Montreal ...

and Phil Plantier to the St. Louis Cardinals for

Rich Batchelor Richard Anthony Batchelor (born April 8, 1967), is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres between 1993 and 1997. He also played in Nippon P ...

Danny Jackson Danny Lynn Jackson (born January 5, 1962) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1997. He played for the Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirate ...

, and Mark Sweeney. * August 13, 1997:

Rickey Henderson Rickey Nelson Henley Henderson (born December 25, 1958) is an American retired professional baseball left fielder who played his 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for nine teams from 1979 to 2003, including four separate tenures with hi ...

was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Anaheim Angels for a player to be named later,

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, and Stevenson Agosto (minors). The Anaheim Angels sent

George Arias George Alberto Arias (born March 12, 1972) is a former baseball player in Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball. Career Arias was drafted by the California Angels in the seventh round of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft aft ...

(August 19, 1997) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

Opening Day Starters

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

= Relief pitchers

= ''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

League Honors

All-Stars

Ken Caminiti Kenneth Gene Caminiti (April 21, 1963 – October 10, 2004) was an American third baseman who spent 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Houston Astros (1987–1994, 1999–2000), San Diego Padres (1995–1998), Texas Rangers ( ...

, starting 3B * Steve Finley * Tony Gwynn, starting DH

Awards

Gold Glove The Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to as simply the Gold Glove, is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in bo ...

(3B) *

Silver Slugger Award The Silver Slugger Award has been awarded annually since 1980 to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League, as determined by the coaches and managers of Major League Baseball. These voters cons ...

: Tony Gwynn (OF)

Statistical Leaders

* Tony Gwynn: Batting Champion (.372)

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

External links

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