1997 Orlando Rays Statistics

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 63-75
Finished 4th in the SL's East Division
Manager: Dave Trembley (63-75)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Orlando, Florida
Ballpark: Tinker Field
Attendance: 147,241, Avg. 2,301 in 64 home dates
1997 Orlando Rays Roster

The Orlando Rays of the Southern League ended the 1997 season with a record of 63 wins and 75 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.

The Rays scored 733 runs and gave up 759 runs. Ricky Freeman and Raymond Nunez led Orlando with 16 home runs apiece. Ricky Freeman drove in 73 runs. Bry Nelson paced batters with significant playing time with a .288 average. Brian McNichol topped the team with 7 wins, while Earl Byrne recorded a 3.95 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Members of the 1997 Orlando Rays who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Justin Speier, Amaury Telemaco, Courtney Duncan, Bo Porter, Steve Rain, Jon Ratliff, Kevin Orie, César Devarez, Kerry Wood, Kevin Tapani, Rick White, Richie Barker, Jeff Pierce, Lee Hancock, Jason Maxwell, Phil Norton, José Molina, Darron Cox, Curt Lyons, Bry Nelson and Brian McNichol.

Dave Trembley 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 McNichol710.4125.8122220000119.315389771842697209544
Jon Ratliff64.6004.3518151000101.3112594910323681112443
Lee Russell64.6006.22259210081.01026656827143336365
Justin Speier65.5454.485002000678.3774639823063322328
Kerry Wood67.4624.501919000094.0584947279210610410416
Steve Worrell52.7142.15260800137.7249918133203146
Earl Byrne55.5003.9532202000130.0102625716731128276554
Rick White57.4174.7139822001286.0935545722265326370
Matt Pool42.6674.6098010047.0472824621138106207
Al Garcia44.5003.481212000072.3873928623127411315
Courtney Duncan22.5003.4088000045.0372817229545104196
Wade Walker22.5008.6444000016.719171601311110180
Greg Twiggs24.3334.314811400162.7793330424338202285
Amaury Telemaco101.0002.251100008.0922020600134
Phil Norton101.0002.572110007.0822021700028
Steve Rain12.3333.071401200414.716752801110069
Darold Brown004.20180500030.0281514118124101134
Kevin Tapani004.501100004.0322220200016
Curt Lyons007.502200006.0655020810126
Jeff Pierce009.8754100017.3282119670800185
Chad Ricketts0018.002000002.0744020300015
Richie Barker01.0003.30190700230.025171157019202121
Jason Hart01.0006.62140700017.72013133212100275
Scott Moten01.00013.504120006.791010260110033
Brian Stephenson02.0009.646020009.3101010450900442
Mark Peterson02.0009.8890200013.7261515141800168
Lee Hancock02.00016.623200004.312138340200232
Brandon Hammack06.0007.293902800842.0584334528336107212
Totals6375.4574.9345113813620341184.01255759648122515349274220905239

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
Terry Joseph134530452801252211116817165987.277.374.447.8212021114141
Jason Maxwell1225094098711422614581298272.279.397.465.86119064591
Bry Nelson11043538251110332858574543.288.359.448.807171151164
Raymond Nunez106371351591041331665121565.296.330.487.81717153112
Chris Wimmer102412371621021532282342337.275.333.348.6811291310710
Marty Gazarek76317290559623010521032031.331.382.514.89514935022
Ricky Freeman8134430858961921673852951.312.378.542.92016735026
Kevin Ellis1043633304184154841612566.255.315.397.71213175121
Pat Cline783052713969190737222778.255.331.402.73310975021
Vee Hightower8733228335668262916114366.233.340.339.68096104020
Dee Dowler52209178324570319842123.253.346.343.68961105412
Scott Samuels34147127303673317541834.283.377.457.8335841100
Trey Forkerway75198166193360110442530.199.306.253.5594262233
Harold Williams269488133112011111615.352.394.523.9164620001
César Devarez341059613274151710815.281.337.500.8374820102
Rod McCall198370112120620001024.300.398.586.9834102010
José Molina3711799101730115011228.172.267.232.5002342135
Kerry Wood1924233830040005.348.348.478.8261110100
Shawn Livesey1337306820122074.267.405.433.8391300001
Bo Porter8323148101301011.258.281.387.6681211000
Franklin Font1022203600020121.300.364.300.664610000
Juan Ballara15373126000220510.194.297.194.491600010
Brian McNichol2216124520020035.417.533.5831.117700100
Kevin Orie315133520260021.385.4671.0001.4671310001
Bobby Morris418163510010023.312.389.375.764600000
Jon Ratliff1814130400030014.308.357.308.665400000
Steve Worrell26550210020000.400.400.6001.000300000
Darron Cox31192210140011.222.273.667.939610010
Rick White3914131210000004.154.154.231.385300100
Earl Byrne3228243200000046.083.214.083.298210000
Scott Moten41101000000001.0001.0001.0002.000100000
Richie Barker19221100000000.500.500.5001.000100000
Al Garcia1214111100010026.091.231.091.322100100
Justin Speier50880000000003.000.000.000.000000000
Brian Stephenson6110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Wade Walker4540000010001.000.000.000.000000100
Darold Brown18110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Lee Russell251071000000013.000.125.000.125000200
Matt Pool9320000000002.000.000.000.000000100
Jason Hart14110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Curt Lyons2210000000001.000.000.000.000000100
Courtney Duncan8760000000004.000.000.000.000000100
Phil Norton2220000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Mike Micucci4660000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Greg Twiggs48540000000001.000.000.000.000000100
Jeff Pierce5320000000000.000.000.000.000000100
Mark Peterson91000000000101.000000000
Brandon Hammack391010000000101.000000000
Totals17675217457073312422443712365112376500846.272.350.422.772192911469374133


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Ricky Freeman1B8171863967.9899.642
Raymond Nunez1B2311210112.9925.304
Kevin Ellis1B191441449.9758.316
Harold Williams1B1611460111.0007.500
Rod McCall1B151257316.9788.800
Chris Wimmer2B97190246866.9824.495
Trey Forkerway2B405885319.9793.575
Shawn Livesey2B9111533.8972.889
Bobby Morris2B479031.0004.000
Jason Maxwell2B337011.0003.333
Franklin Font2B121001.0003.000
Bry Nelson3B96501793013.8842.385
Raymond Nunez3B492391109.9192.327
Trey Forkerway3B30000.000
Pat ClineC714163551.9896.3528511927.1
José MolinaC362372821.9937.3613191034.5
César DevarezC311822031.9856.51618952.9
Juan BallaraC145311011.0004.57116440.0
Kevin EllisC551001.0001.200100
Mike MicucciC4100001.0002.5000200.0
Darron CoxC3204001.0008.000102100.0
Vee HightowerCF50.000
Dee DowlerCF50.000
Scott SamuelsCF33.000
Marty GazarekCF14.000
Bo PorterCF2.000
Terry JosephLF62.000
Kevin EllisLF54.000
Vee HightowerLF37.000
Bo PorterLF6.000
Shawn LiveseyLF2.000
Terry JosephOF133206360.9721.571
Vee HightowerOF821562001.0001.927
Marty GazarekOF751451012.9942.067
Kevin EllisOF5463130.9551.185
Dee DowlerOF52114320.9832.250
Scott SamuelsOF3370420.9742.242
Bo PorterOF813210.9381.875
Shawn LiveseyOF20000.000
Justin SpeierP508910.944.340
Greg TwiggsP484810.923.250
Rick WhiteP39315001.000.462
Brandon HammackP392210.800.103
Earl ByrneP3232210.962.781
Steve WorrellP260410.800.154
Lee RussellP25111711.9661.120
Brian McNicholP22515021.000.909
Kerry WoodP1941112.938.789
Richie BarkerP1944001.000.421
Jon RatliffP181219001.0001.722
Darold BrownP1814001.000.278
Steve RainP1420001.000.143
Jason HartP1420001.000.143
Al GarciaP1241811.9571.833
Matt PoolP9310011.0001.444
Mark PetersonP922001.000.444
Courtney DuncanP83510.8891.000
Brian StephensonP601001.000.167
Jeff PierceP51510.8571.200
Wade WalkerP453001.0002.000
Scott MotenP401001.000.250
Lee HancockP311001.000.667
Chad RickettsP20000.000
Phil NortonP210001.000.500
Curt LyonsP210001.000.500
Amaury TelemacoP101001.0001.000
Kevin TapaniP101001.0001.000
Terry JosephRF77.000
Marty GazarekRF65.000
Dee DowlerRF5.000
Bo PorterRF2.000
Jason MaxwellSS1181733692867.9514.593
Trey ForkerwaySS262950314.9633.038
Franklin FontSS7716041.0003.286
Bry NelsonSS6141133.8934.167
Totals212635521481140330.9732.36715864433.8

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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