1997 New York Mets Organizational Leaders
1997 New York Mets Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Ramirez | Capital City Bombers | A | 146 | 24 | 4 | 1 |
| Benny Agbayani | Norfolk Tides | AAA | 145 | 24 | 2 | 11 |
| Roberto Petagine | Norfolk Tides | AAA | 140 | 32 | 1 | 31 |
| Fletcher Bates | Binghamton Mets, St. Lucie Mets | A, AA | 139 | 33 | 13 | 23 |
| Preston Wilson | Binghamton Mets, St. Lucie Mets | A, AA | 134 | 24 | 2 | 30 |
| Tate Seefried | Binghamton Mets, Norfolk Tides | AA, AAA | 127 | 22 | 1 | 32 |
| Scott McClain | Norfolk Tides | AAA | 120 | 29 | 2 | 21 |
| Terrence Long | St. Lucie Mets | A | 118 | 29 | 7 | 8 |
| Jason Hardtke | Binghamton Mets, Norfolk Tides | AA, AAA | 117 | 25 | 3 | 12 |
| Garrick Haltiwanger | Capital City Bombers | A | 115 | 19 | 2 | 14 |
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Avg. | Hits | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mo Bruce | Kingsport Mets, Pittsfield Mets | A, R | .358 | 87 | 243 |
| Carlos Mendoza | Binghamton Mets, Norfolk Tides | AA, AAA | .350 | 92 | 263 |
| Brian Jenkins | Mets | R | .349 | 38 | 109 |
| Luis López | Norfolk Tides | AAA | .330 | 67 | 203 |
| Roberto Petagine | Norfolk Tides | AAA | .317 | 140 | 441 |
| Angel Espada | Pittsfield Mets, Capital City Bombers | A | .315 | 58 | 184 |
| Juan Penalver | Capital City Bombers, Kingsport Mets | A, R | .312 | 63 | 202 |
| Benny Agbayani | Norfolk Tides | AAA | .310 | 145 | 468 |
| Chad Durick | Mets, Kingsport Mets | R | .308 | 66 | 214 |
| Brandon Copeland | Pittsfield Mets, Kingsport Mets | A, R | .307 | 73 | 238 |
Home Run Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Raleigh | Binghamton Mets | AA | 37 |
| Tate Seefried | Norfolk Tides, Binghamton Mets | AA, AAA | 32 |
| Roberto Petagine | Norfolk Tides | AAA | 31 |
| Preston Wilson | St. Lucie Mets, Binghamton Mets | A, AA | 30 |
| Fletcher Bates | St. Lucie Mets, Binghamton Mets | A, AA | 23 |
| Scott McClain | Norfolk Tides | AAA | 21 |
| Jose Lopez | St. Lucie Mets, Binghamton Mets | A, AA | 15 |
| Rob Stratton | Kingsport Mets | R | 15 |
| Vance Wilson | Binghamton Mets | AA | 15 |
| Garrick Haltiwanger | Capital City Bombers | A | 14 |
Doubles Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fletcher Bates | St. Lucie Mets, Binghamton Mets | A, AA | 33 |
| Roberto Petagine | Norfolk Tides | AAA | 32 |
| Terrence Long | St. Lucie Mets | A | 29 |
| Scott McClain | Norfolk Tides | AAA | 29 |
| Jason Hardtke | Binghamton Mets, Norfolk Tides | AA, AAA | 25 |
| Benny Agbayani | Norfolk Tides | AAA | 24 |
| Phil Geisler | Norfolk Tides | AAA | 24 |
| Dan Ramirez | Capital City Bombers | A | 24 |
| Preston Wilson | Binghamton Mets, St. Lucie Mets | A, AA | 24 |
| Chad Durick | Kingsport Mets, Mets | R | 23 |
Triples Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fletcher Bates | St. Lucie Mets, Binghamton Mets | A, AA | 13 |
| Terrence Long | St. Lucie Mets | A | 7 |
| Mo Bruce | Kingsport Mets, Pittsfield Mets | A, R | 6 |
| B. J. Huff | Capital City Bombers | A | 5 |
| Dwight Maness | Binghamton Mets, St. Lucie Mets | A, AA | 5 |
| Enohel Polanco | Binghamton Mets, St. Lucie Mets | A, AA | 5 |
| Rob Stratton | Kingsport Mets | R | 5 |
| Rafael Martinez | Capital City Bombers, St. Lucie Mets | A | 4 |
| Andres Martinez | Mets | R | 4 |
| Juan Moreno | Pittsfield Mets | A | 4 |
| Bruce Nolte | Pittsfield Mets | A | 4 |
| Dan Ramirez | Capital City Bombers | A | 4 |
| Tim Tessmar | Capital City Bombers | A | 4 |
| Michael Yancy | Mets | R | 4 |
RBI Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Petagine | Norfolk Tides | AAA | 100 |
| Preston Wilson | St. Lucie Mets, Binghamton Mets | A, AA | 95 |
| Tate Seefried | Norfolk Tides, Binghamton Mets | AA, AAA | 92 |
| Matt Raleigh | Binghamton Mets | AA | 74 |
| Garrick Haltiwanger | Capital City Bombers | A | 73 |
| Fletcher Bates | Binghamton Mets, St. Lucie Mets | A, AA | 72 |
| Scott McClain | Norfolk Tides | AAA | 64 |
| Terrence Long | St. Lucie Mets | A | 61 |
| Phil Geisler | Norfolk Tides | AAA | 57 |
| Tim Tessmar | Capital City Bombers | A | 55 |
Wins Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesús Sánchez | Binghamton Mets | AA | 13 | 10 |
| Ken Pumphrey | Capital City Bombers | A | 12 | 6 |
| Dan Murray | St. Lucie Mets | A | 12 | 10 |
| Grant Roberts | Capital City Bombers | A | 11 | 3 |
| Kyle Kessel | Capital City Bombers | A | 11 | 11 |
| Jim Dougherty | Norfolk Tides | AAA | 10 | 1 |
| Arnie Gooch | Binghamton Mets | AA | 10 | 12 |
| Brian Bohanon | Norfolk Tides | AAA | 9 | 3 |
| Scott Sauerbeck | Binghamton Mets, Norfolk Tides | AA, AAA | 9 | 9 |
| Shannon Withem | Norfolk Tides | AAA | 9 | 10 |
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Roberts | Capital City Bombers | A | 2.37 | 11 | 3 |
| Kyle Kessel | Capital City Bombers | A | 2.73 | 11 | 11 |
| Ken Pumphrey | Capital City Bombers | A | 3.11 | 12 | 6 |
| Dan Murray | St. Lucie Mets | A | 3.46 | 12 | 10 |
| Jesús Sánchez | Binghamton Mets | AA | 4.31 | 13 | 10 |
| Shannon Withem | Norfolk Tides | AAA | 4.35 | 9 | 10 |
| Scott Sauerbeck | Binghamton Mets, Norfolk Tides | AA, AAA | 4.89 | 9 | 9 |
| Arnie Gooch | Binghamton Mets | AA | 5.09 | 10 | 12 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
Strikeout Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesús Sánchez | Binghamton Mets | AA | 176 |
| Kyle Kessel | Capital City Bombers | A | 151 |
| Ed Yarnall | St. Lucie Mets, Norfolk Tides, Binghamton Mets | A, AA, AAA | 148 |
| Brett Herbison | Capital City Bombers | A | 146 |
| Ken Pumphrey | Capital City Bombers | A | 133 |
| Lindsay Gulin | Capital City Bombers, St. Lucie Mets | A | 129 |
| Dicky Gonzalez | Capital City Bombers, Kingsport Mets | A, R | 125 |
| Grant Roberts | Capital City Bombers | A | 122 |
| Nelson Figueroa | Binghamton Mets | AA | 116 |
| Shannon Withem | Norfolk Tides | AAA | 109 |
