1997 Cincinnati Reds season

The 1997 Cincinnati Reds season was the 128th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 28th and 27th full season at Cinergy Field The Reds failed to improve on their record of 81–81 from 1996 and finished the season at 76-86, missing the postseason for the 2nd consecutive season. The Reds were managed by Ray Knight and then Jack McKeon.

Offseason December 13, 1996: Pete Rose Jr. was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.Pete Rose Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 21, 1996: Stan Belinda was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.Stan Belinda Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 23, 1996: Rikkert Faneyte was sent to the Cincinnati Reds by the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal. January 27, 1997: Terry Pendleton was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.Terry Pendleton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com February 8, 1997: Joe Oliver was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds. March 27, 1997: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the Cincinnati Reds.Scott Service Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 4, 1997: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Oakland Athletics. June 3, 1997: DeWayne Wise was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 5th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1997. July 15, 1997: Chris Stynes was traded by the Kansas City Royals with Jon Nunnally to the Cincinnati Reds for Hector Carrasco and Scott Service.Chris Stynes Statistics Baseball-Reference.com July 24, 1997: Terry Pendleton was released by the Cincinnati Reds. July 31, 1997: John Smiley was traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Jeff Branson to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Crowell, Danny Graves, Damian Jackson, and Scott Winchester.John Smiley Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

Roster 1997 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (hitting) (pitching) (bullpen) (bench) (first base) (third base)

Game log

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 1 || April 1 || Colorado Rockies || 11 – 4 || || || || 54,820 || 1-0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 2 || April 2 || Colorado Rockies || 5 – 3 || || || || 20,210 || 2-0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 3 || Colorado Rockies || 7 – 1 || || || || 22,660 || 2-1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 4 || April 4 || Florida Marlins || 9 – 7 || || || || 25,039 || 3-1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 5 || Florida Marlins || 4 – 3 || || || || 38,598 || 3-2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 6 || Florida Marlins || 3 – 2 || || || || 36,146 || 3-3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 7 || Colorado Rockies || 13 – 2 || || || || 48,014 || 3-4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 9 || Colorado Rockies || 13 – 4 || || || || 50,095 || 3-5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 11 || Florida Marlins || 10 – 0 || || || || 21,240 || 3-6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 10 || April 12 || Florida Marlins || 2 – 1 || || || || 21,466 || 4-6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 11 || April 13 || Florida Marlins || 6 – 4 || || || || 17,687 || 5-6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 14 || Atlanta Braves || 15 – 5 || || || || 31,427 || 5-7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 15 || Atlanta Braves || 3 – 0 || || || || 31,962 || 5-8 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 16 || Atlanta Braves || 7 – 1 || || || || 38,411 || 5-9 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 17 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 3 – 2 || || || || 6,039 || 5-10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 16 || April 18 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 6 – 1 || || || || 9,082 || 6-10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 17 || April 19 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 6 – 5 || || || || 11,457 || 6-11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 18 || April 20 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 5 – 3 || || || || 14,542 || 6-12 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 19 || April 22 || New York Mets || 7 – 2 || || || || 14,585 || 6-13 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 20 || April 23 || New York Mets || 10 – 2 || || || || 26,492 || 6-14 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 21 || April 25 || Philadelphia Phillies || 10 – 7 || || || || 22,843 || 6-15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 22 || April 26 || Philadelphia Phillies || 10 – 2 || || || || 27,357 || 7-15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 23 || April 28 || New York Mets || 15 – 2 || || || || 15,572 || 7-16 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 24 || April 29 || New York Mets || 3 – 1 || || || || 17,699 || 7-17 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 25 || April 30 || Atlanta Braves || 12 – 3 || || || || 18,278 || 7-18

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 26 || 1 May || Atlanta Braves || 4 – 2 || || || || 19,991 || 7-19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 27 || 2 May || San Francisco Giants || 6 – 2 || || || || 11,959 || 8-19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 28 || 3 May || San Francisco Giants || 3 – 1 || || || || 18,149 || 9-19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 29 || 4 May || San Francisco Giants || 2 – 1 || || || || 26,287 || 9-20 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 30 || 5 May || Los Angeles Dodgers || 3 – 1 || || || || 26,955 || 9-21 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 31 || 6 May || Los Angeles Dodgers || 3 – 2 || || || || 38,241 || 10-21 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 32 || 7 May || Los Angeles Dodgers || 4 – 2 || || || || 28,303 || 10-22 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 33 || 9 May || San Diego Padres || 7 – 2 || || || || 22,695 || 11-22 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 34 || 10 May || San Diego Padres || 9 – 6 || || || || 24,739 || 11-23 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 35 || 11 May || San Diego Padres || 5 – 4 || || || || 31,539 || 11-24 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 36 || 13 May || San Francisco Giants || 4 – 1 || || || || 17,828 || 11-25 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 37 || 14 May || San Francisco Giants || 4 – 2 || || || || 16,404 || 11-26 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 38 || 15 May || Los Angeles Dodgers || 2 – 1 || || || || 16,986 || 11-27 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 39 || 16 May || Los Angeles Dodgers || 4 – 2 || || || || 24,556 || 12-27 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 40 || 17 May || San Diego Padres || 6 – 2 || || || || 21,469 || 12-28 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 41 || 18 May || San Diego Padres || 5 – 0 || || || || 23,265 || 13-28 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 42 || 19 May || San Diego Padres || 13 – 6 || || || || 17,898 || 13-29 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 43 || 20 May || Houston Astros || 7 – 4 || || || || 14,954 || 14-29 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 44 || 21 May || Houston Astros || 4 – 3 || || || || 15,088 || 14-30 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 45 || 23 May || Chicago Cubs || 3 – 1 || || || || 23,189 || 14-31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 46 || 24 May || Chicago Cubs || 4 – 1 || || || || 26,887 || 15-31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 47 || 25 May || Chicago Cubs || 7 – 5 || || || || 26,844 || 16-31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 48 || 26 May || Philadelphia Phillies || 8 – 5 || || || || 0 || 17-31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 49 || 26 May || Philadelphia Phillies || 8 – 4 || || || || 16,798 || 18-31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 50 || 27 May || Philadelphia Phillies || 2 – 1 || || || || 17,297 || 18-32 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 51 || 28 May || Philadelphia Phillies || 2 – 0 || || || || 15,451 || 19-32 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 52 || 29 May || Chicago Cubs || 2 – 1 || || || || 23,005 || 19-33 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 53 || 30 May || Chicago Cubs || 5 – 1 || || || || 21,267 || 20-33 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 54 || 31 May || Chicago Cubs || 7 – 4 || || || || 36,440 || 20-34

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 55 || June 1 || Chicago Cubs || 7 – 1 || || || || 28849 || 20-35 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 56 || June 3 || Philadelphia Phillies || 3 – 2 || || || || 14340 || 21-35 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 57 || June 4 || Houston Astros || 2 – 5 || || || || 18849 || 21-36 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 58 || June 5 || Houston Astros || 6 – 5 || || || || 22437 || 22-36 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 59 || June 6 || New York Mets || 5 – 2 || || || || 21339 || 23-36 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 60 || June 7 || New York Mets || 10 – 5 || || || || 23830 || 24-36 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 9 || New York Mets || 4 – 2 || || || || 23079 || 24-37 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 62 || June 10 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 8 – 5 || || || || 18556 || 25-37 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 63 || June 11 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 2 – 1 || || || || 20854 || 26-37 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 64 || June 13 || Chicago White Sox || 3 – 1 || || || || 31682 || 26-38 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 65 || June 14 || Chicago White Sox || 5 – 1 || || || || 36685 || 27-38 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 15 || Chicago White Sox || 14 – 6 || || || || 31663 || 27-39 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 67 || June 16 || Cleveland Indians || 4 – 1 || || || || 42961 || 28-39 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 68 || June 17 || Cleveland Indians || 5 – 1 || || || || 42901 || 28-40 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 69 || June 18 || Cleveland Indians || 5 – 2 || || || || 42865 || 29-40 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 70 || June 20 || St. Louis Cardinals || 4 – 2 || || || || 42091 || 30-40 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 71 || June 21 || St. Louis Cardinals || 6 – 2 || || || || 44931 || 30-41 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 72 || June 22 || St. Louis Cardinals || 5 – 2 || || || || 43194 || 30-42 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 73 || June 23 || Montreal Expos || 5 – 0 || || || || 12367 || 30-43 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 74 || June 24 || Montreal Expos || 7 – 6 || || || || 13141 || 31-43 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 75 || June 25 || Montreal Expos || 2 – 1 || || || || 12407 || 32-43 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 76 || June 26 || St. Louis Cardinals || 5 – 3 || || || || 20116 || 32-44 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 77 || June 27 || St. Louis Cardinals || 5 = 3 || || || || 28317 || 33-44 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 78 || June 28 || St. Louis Cardinals || 12 – 6 || || || || 24390 || 33-45 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 79 || June 29 || St. Louis Cardinals || 6 – 5 || || || || 24216 || 33-46 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 80 || June 30 || Milwaukee Brewers || 4 – 3 || || || || 19866 || 34-46

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 81 || July 1 || Milwaukee Brewers || 9:1 || || || || 21264 || 35-46 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 82 || July 2 || Milwaukee Brewers || 7:4 || || || || 27866 || 36-46 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"