1997 Heartland League Standings | Top |
| Rk | GP | W | L | WPct | GBL | RF | RA | Diff | Links | Playoffs | |
| 1 | Tennessee Tomahawks | 70 | 55 | 15 | .786 | -- | 464 | 245 | 219 | Team Page -- Roster | |
| 2 | Columbia | 70 | 39 | 31 | .557 | 16.0 | 362 | 292 | 70 | Team Page -- Roster | |
| 3 | Altoona | 72 | 36 | 36 | .500 | 20.0 | 394 | 370 | 24 | Team Page -- Roster | |
| 4 | Anderson Lawmen | 69 | 33 | 36 | .478 | 21.5 | 343 | 387 | -44 | Team Page -- Roster | |
| 5 | Clarksville Croyotes | 72 | 32 | 40 | .444 | 24.0 | 342 | 408 | -66 | Team Page -- Roster | |
| 6 | Will County Cheetahs | 70 | 31 | 39 | .443 | 24.0 | 386 | 448 | -62 | Team Page -- Roster | |
| 7 | Lafayette Leopards | 71 | 30 | 41 | .423 | 25.5 | 388 | 403 | -15 | Team Page -- Roster | |
| 8 | Dubois County Dragons | 72 | 27 | 45 | .375 | 29.0 | 277 | 449 | -172 | Team Page -- Roster |
1997 Heartland League Batting Totals | Top |
| Team Name | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | DP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | XBH | PA | babip | ISO | SecA | BB% | SO% | K-BB | HR% | AB/HR | XBH% |
| Tennessee Tomahawks | 618 | 2176 | 426 | 634 | 133 | 19 | 80 | 394 | 76 | 22 | 219 | 303 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 32 | .291 | .357 | .480 | .837 | 1045 | 232 | 2454 | .305 | .189 | .314 | 8.92 | 12.35 | 1.38 | 3.26 | 27.20 | 36.59 |
| Will County Cheetahs | 744 | 2416 | 386 | 679 | 123 | 12 | 63 | 348 | 65 | 26 | 263 | 440 | 52 | 39 | 23 | 7 | 37 | .281 | .361 | .420 | .781 | 1015 | 198 | 2793 | .318 | .139 | .264 | 9.42 | 15.75 | 1.67 | 2.26 | 38.35 | 29.16 |
| Lafayette Leopards | 530 | 1596 | 237 | 437 | 95 | 10 | 37 | 226 | 30 | 20 | 139 | 262 | 17 | 26 | 19 | 1 | 31 | .274 | .335 | .415 | .750 | 663 | 142 | 1797 | .304 | .141 | .235 | 7.74 | 14.58 | 1.88 | 2.06 | 43.14 | 32.49 |
| Dubois County Dragons | 401 | 1202 | 166 | 312 | 66 | 9 | 22 | 146 | 27 | 24 | 151 | 280 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 11 | .260 | .355 | .384 | .739 | 462 | 97 | 1398 | .320 | .124 | .253 | 10.80 | 20.03 | 1.85 | 1.57 | 54.64 | 31.09 |
| Clarksville Croyotes | 449 | 1337 | 173 | 361 | 63 | 10 | 22 | 177 | 30 | 14 | 157 | 265 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 29 | .270 | .358 | .381 | .739 | 510 | 95 | 1558 | .320 | .111 | .241 | 10.08 | 17.01 | 1.69 | 1.41 | 60.77 | 26.32 |
| Altoona | 585 | 1862 | 304 | 508 | 84 | 12 | 29 | 276 | 60 | 29 | 203 | 367 | 34 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 37 | .273 | .352 | .378 | .730 | 703 | 125 | 2137 | .323 | .105 | .230 | 9.50 | 17.17 | 1.81 | 1.36 | 64.21 | 24.61 |
| Columbia | 448 | 1459 | 229 | 379 | 81 | 9 | 23 | 209 | 48 | 20 | 156 | 259 | 20 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 25 | .260 | .335 | .375 | .710 | 547 | 113 | 1659 | .297 | .115 | .241 | 9.40 | 15.61 | 1.66 | 1.39 | 63.43 | 29.82 |
| Anderson Lawmen | 379 | 1104 | 175 | 266 | 40 | 6 | 32 | 152 | 38 | 12 | 132 | 249 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 15 | .241 | .327 | .375 | .702 | 414 | 78 | 1273 | .282 | .134 | .277 | 10.37 | 19.56 | 1.89 | 2.51 | 34.50 | 29.32 |
