1997 AMERICAN LEAGUE REVIEW

Level: MLB

An organized section of a full season review with standings, team totals, leaderboards, player registers and much more.

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Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Ken Griffey	CF	Inactive	Seattle	157	608	125	185	34	3	56	147	15	4	76	121	8	0	12	12	.304	.382	.646	1028
2	Frank Thomas	1B-DH	Retired	Chi White Sox	146	530	110	184	35	0	35	125	1	1	109	69	3	0	7	15	.347	.456	.611	1067
3	Edgar Martinez	DH-3B	Retired	Seattle	155	542	104	179	35	1	28	108	2	4	119	86	11	0	6	21	.330	.456	.554	1010
4	Tino Martinez	1B	Hitting Coach - Miami Marlins (2013)	NY Yankees	158	594	96	176	31	2	44	141	3	1	75	75	3	0	13	15	.296	.371	.577	948
5	Rusty Greer	LF	Retired	Texas	157	601	112	193	42	3	26	87	9	5	83	87	3	1	2	11	.321	.405	.531	936
6	Nomar Garciaparra	SS	Retired	Boston	153	684	122	209	44	11	30	98	22	9	35	92	6	2	7	9	.306	.342	.534	876
7	Mo Vaughn	1B	Retired	Boston	141	527	91	166	24	0	35	96	2	2	86	154	12	0	3	10	.315	.420	.560	980
8	Tim Salmon	RF	Retired	Anaheim	157	582	95	172	28	1	33	129	9	12	95	142	7	0	11	7	.296	.394	.517	911
9	Chuck Knoblauch	2B	Retired	Minnesota	156	611	117	178	26	10	9	58	62	10	84	84	17	0	4	11	.291	.390	.411	801
10	Jim Thome	DH	Free Agent	Cleveland	147	496	104	142	25	0	40	102	1	1	120	146	3	0	8	9	.286	.423	.579	1002
11	Derek Jeter	SS	NYY (DL-60)	NY Yankees	159	654	116	190	31	7	10	70	23	12	74	125	10	8	2	14	.291	.370	.405	775
12	Dave Justice	RF-LF	Retired	Cleveland	139	495	84	163	31	1	33	101	3	5	80	79	0	0	7	12	.329	.418	.596	1014
13	Brian Hunter	CF-LF	Retired	Detroit	162	658	112	177	29	7	4	45	74	18	66	121	1	8	5	13	.269	.334	.353	687
14	Manny Ramirez	DH	Free Agent	Cleveland	150	561	99	184	40	0	26	88	2	3	79	115	7	0	4	19	.328	.415	.538	953
15	Tony Clark	1B	Retired	Detroit	159	580	105	160	28	3	32	117	1	3	93	144	3	0	5	11	.276	.376	.500	876
16	Paul O'Neill	RF	Retired	NY Yankees	149	553	89	179	42	0	21	117	10	7	75	92	0	0	9	16	.324	.399	.514	913
17	Jay Buhner	RF	Retired	Seattle	157	540	104	131	18	2	40	109	0	0	119	175	5	0	1	23	.243	.383	.506	889
18	Albert Belle	LF-RF	Retired	Chi White Sox	161	634	90	174	45	1	30	116	4	4	53	105	6	0	8	26	.274	.332	.491	823
19	Juan Gonzalez	RF-LF	Retired	Texas	133	533	87	158	24	3	42	131	0	0	33	107	3	0	10	12	.296	.335	.589	924
20	Bernie Williams	CF	Retired	NY Yankees	129	509	107	167	35	6	21	100	15	8	73	80	1	0	8	10	.328	.408	.544	952
21	Brady Anderson	CF-LF	Retired	Baltimore	151	590	97	170	39	7	18	73	18	12	84	105	19	2	1	1	.288	.393	.469	862
22	Joey Cora	2B	Bench Coach - Miami Marlins (2012)	Seattle	149	574	105	172	40	4	11	54	6	7	53	49	5	8	9	6	.300	.359	.441	800
23	Carlos Delgado	1B	Inactive	Toronto	153	519	79	136	42	3	30	91	0	3	64	133	8	0	4	6	.262	.350	.528	878
24	Jeromy Burnitz	RF	Retired	Milwaukee	153	494	85	139	37	8	27	85	20	13	75	111	5	3	0	8	.281	.382	.553	935
25	Rafael Palmeiro	1B	Retired	Baltimore	158	614	95	156	24	2	38	110	5	2	67	109	5	0	6	14	.254	.329	.485	814
Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
26	Jeff King	3B-1B	Retired	KC Royals	155	543	84	129	30	1	28	112	16	5	89	96	2	1	12	9	.238	.341	.451	792
27	Ray Durham	2B	Retired	Chi White Sox	155	634	106	172	27	5	11	53	33	16	61	96	6	2	8	14	.271	.337	.382	719
28	Omar Vizquel	2B-3B	Free Agent	Cleveland	153	565	89	158	23	6	5	49	43	12	57	58	2	16	2	16	.280	.347	.368	715
29	Chili Davis	OF-LF	Hitting Coach - Oakland Athletics (2013)	KC Royals	140	477	71	133	20	0	30	90	6	3	85	96	1	0	4	15	.279	.386	.509	895
30	Tom Goodwin	CF-LF	First Base Coach - New York Mets (2013)	Texas	53	207	39	49	13	2	0	17	16	6	25	37	1	0	2	2	.237	.319	.319	638
		CF-LF	First Base Coach - New York Mets (2013)	KC Royals	97	367	51	100	13	4	2	22	34	10	19	51	2	11	1	5	.272	.311	.346	657
31	Alex Rodriguez	3B	NYY (DL-60)	Seattle	141	587	100	176	40	3	23	84	29	6	41	99	5	4	1	14	.300	.350	.496	846
32	Ivan Rodriguez	C	Inactive	Texas	150	597	98	187	34	4	20	77	7	3	38	89	8	1	4	18	.313	.360	.484	844
33	Cal Ripken	SS-3B	Retired	Baltimore	162	615	79	166	30	0	17	84	1	0	56	73	5	0	10	19	.270	.331	.402	733
34	John Valentin	SS-3B	Assistant Hitting Coach - Los Angeles Dodgers (2013)	Boston	143	575	95	176	47	5	18	77	7	4	58	66	5	1	5	21	.306	.372	.499	871
35	Garret Anderson	LF-CF	Inactive	Anaheim	154	624	76	189	36	3	8	92	10	4	30	70	2	1	5	20	.303	.334	.409	743
36	Ozzie Guillen	SS	Manager - Miami Marlins (2012)	Chi White Sox	142	490	59	120	21	6	4	52	5	3	22	24	0	11	4	7	.245	.275	.337	612
37	B.J. Surhoff	LF-C	Retired	Baltimore	147	528	80	150	30	4	18	88	1	1	49	60	5	3	10	7	.284	.345	.458	803
38	Damion Easley	2B	Retired	Detroit	151	527	97	139	37	3	22	72	28	13	68	102	16	4	5	18	.264	.362	.471	833
39	Johnny Damon	LF	Free Agent	KC Royals	146	472	70	130	12	8	8	48	16	10	42	70	3	6	1	3	.275	.338	.386	724
40	Joe Carter	LF-RF	Retired	Toronto	157	612	76	143	30	4	21	102	8	2	40	105	7	0	9	12	.234	.284	.399	683
41	Jeff Cirillo	3B	Retired	Milwaukee	154	580	74	167	46	2	10	82	4	3	60	74	14	4	3	13	.288	.367	.426	793
42	Tony Phillips	2B-LF	Inactive	Chi White Sox	36	129	23	40	6	0	2	9	4	1	29	29	1	2	0	3	.310	.440	.403	843
		2B-LF	Inactive	Anaheim	105	405	73	107	28	2	6	48	9	9	73	89	2	3	4	8	.264	.376	.388	764
43	Paul Molitor	3B-2B	Retired	Minnesota	135	538	63	164	32	4	10	89	11	4	45	73	0	2	12	8	.305	.351	.435	786
44	Luis Alicea	2B	Retired	Anaheim	128	388	59	98	16	7	5	37	22	8	69	65	8	4	2	4	.253	.375	.369	744
45	Matt Lawton	RF-LF	Retired	Minnesota	142	460	74	114	29	3	14	60	7	4	76	81	10	1	1	7	.248	.366	.415	781
46	Darin Erstad	CF-1B	Head Coach - University of Nebraska (2013)	Anaheim	139	539	99	161	34	4	16	77	23	8	51	86	4	5	6	5	.299	.360	.466	826
47	Matt Williams	3B	Third Base Coach - Arizona Diamondbacks (2013)	Cleveland	151	596	86	157	32	3	32	105	12	4	34	108	4	0	2	14	.263	.307	.488	795
48	Rich Becker	CF-RF	Retired	Minnesota	132	443	61	117	22	3	10	45	17	5	62	130	1	2	2	4	.264	.354	.395	749
49	Travis Fryman	3B-SS	Special Assistant - Cleveland Indians (2013)	Detroit	154	595	90	163	27	3	22	102	16	3	46	113	5	0	11	15	.274	.326	.440	766
50	Dave Martinez	OF	Bench Coach - Tampa Bay Rays (2013)	Chi White Sox	145	504	78	144	16	6	12	55	12	6	55	69	3	5	6	4	.286	.356	.413	769
Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
51	Harold Baines	OF	Assistant Hitting Coach - Chicago White Sox (2013)	Baltimore	44	134	15	39	5	0	4	15	0	0	14	15	0	0	1	3	.291	.356	.418	774
		OF	Assistant Hitting Coach - Chicago White Sox (2013)	Chi White Sox	93	318	40	97	18	0	12	52	0	1	41	47	0	0	2	9	.305	.382	.475	857
52	Bobby Higginson	LF-RF	Retired	Detroit	146	546	94	163	30	5	27	101	12	7	70	85	3	0	4	10	.299	.379	.520	899
53	Dean Palmer	3B	Retired	Texas	94	355	47	87	21	0	14	55	1	0	26	84	1	1	3	4	.245	.296	.423	719
		3B	Retired	KC Royals	49	187	23	52	10	1	9	31	1	2	15	50	2	0	2	3	.278	.335	.487	822
54	Dave Hollins	3B	Retired	Anaheim	149	572	101	165	29	2	16	85	16	6	62	124	8	1	5	12	.288	.363	.430	793
55	Otis Nixon	CF-OF	Retired	Toronto	103	401	54	105	12	1	1	26	47	10	52	54	0	6	5	10	.262	.343	.304	647
56	Dave Nilsson	C-1B	Retired	Milwaukee	156	554	71	154	33	0	20	81	2	3	65	88	2	1	7	7	.278	.352	.446	798
57	Paul Sorrento	1B	Hitting Coach - Inland Empire (2012)	Seattle	146	457	68	123	19	0	31	80	0	2	51	112	3	0	2	13	.269	.345	.514	859
58	Jose Valentin	SS	Manager - Fort Wayne (2013)	Milwaukee	136	494	58	125	23	1	17	58	19	8	39	109	4	4	5	5	.253	.310	.407	717
59	Melvin Nieves	RF-LF	Retired	Detroit	116	359	46	82	18	1	20	64	1	7	39	157	5	0	2	3	.228	.311	.451	762
60	Deivi Cruz	SS	Retired	Detroit	147	436	35	105	26	0	2	40	3	6	14	55	0	14	3	9	.241	.263	.314	577
61	Pat Meares	SS	Retired	Minnesota	134	439	63	121	23	3	10	60	7	7	18	86	16	3	7	9	.276	.323	.410	733
62	Geronimo Berroa	RF-LF	Retired	Baltimore	83	300	48	78	13	0	10	48	1	2	40	62	3	0	6	6	.260	.347	.403	750
		RF-LF	Retired	Oakland	73	261	40	81	12	0	16	42	3	2	36	58	1	0	1	12	.310	.395	.540	935
63	Mike Bordick	SS	Retired	Baltimore	153	509	55	120	19	1	7	46	0	2	33	66	2	12	4	23	.236	.283	.318	601
64	Alex Gonzalez	SS	Retired	Toronto	126	426	46	102	23	2	12	35	15	6	34	94	5	11	2	9	.239	.302	.387	689
65	Marquis Grissom	CF	Retired	Cleveland	144	558	74	146	27	6	12	66	22	13	43	89	6	6	9	12	.262	.317	.396	713
66	Jeff Reboulet	2B-SS	Retired	Baltimore	99	228	26	54	9	0	4	27	3	0	23	44	1	11	2	3	.237	.307	.329	636
67	Mike Matheny	C	Manager - St. Louis Cardinals (2013)	Milwaukee	123	320	29	78	16	1	4	32	0	1	17	68	7	9	3	9	.244	.294	.337	631
68	Mark McGwire	1B	Hitting Coach - Los Angeles Dodgers (2013)	Oakland	105	366	48	104	24	0	34	81	1	0	58	98	4	0	5	9	.284	.383	.628	1011
69	Reggie Jefferson	1B-LF	Retired	Boston	136	489	74	156	33	1	13	67	1	2	24	93	7	1	3	17	.319	.358	.470	828
70	Charlie O'Brien	C	Retired	Toronto	69	225	22	49	15	1	4	27	0	2	22	45	11	3	6	6	.218	.311	.347	658
71	Mark Loretta	2B-SS	Retired	Milwaukee	132	418	56	120	17	5	5	47	5	5	47	60	2	5	10	15	.287	.354	.388	742
72	Will Clark	1B	Retired	Texas	110	393	56	128	29	1	12	51	0	0	49	62	3	0	5	4	.326	.400	.496	896
73	Gerald Williams	CF-LF	Retired	Milwaukee	155	566	73	143	32	2	10	41	23	9	19	90	6	5	5	9	.253	.282	.369	651
74	Jason Giambi	1B	CLE 40m	Oakland	142	519	66	152	41	2	20	81	0	1	55	89	6	0	8	11	.293	.362	.495	857
75	Carlos Garcia	2B	Manager - Bradenton (2012)	Toronto	103	350	29	77	18	2	3	23	11	3	15	60	2	10	4	7	.220	.253	.309	562
Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
76	Chris Hoiles	C	Retired	Baltimore	99	320	45	83	15	0	12	49	1	0	51	86	10	0	3	7	.259	.375	.419	794
77	Shannon Stewart	LF	Retired	Toronto	44	168	25	48	13	7	0	22	10	3	19	24	4	0	2	3	.286	.368	.446	814
78	Mike Cameron	CF-RF	Inactive	Chi White Sox	116	379	63	98	18	3	14	55	23	2	55	105	5	2	5	8	.259	.356	.433	789
79	Troy O'Leary	LF-RF	Retired	Boston	146	499	65	154	32	4	15	80	0	5	39	70	2	1	4	13	.309	.358	.479	837
80	Sandy Alomar	C	Bench Coach - Cleveland Indians (2013)	Cleveland	125	451	63	146	37	0	21	83	0	2	19	48	3	6	1	16	.324	.354	.545	899
81	Gary DiSarcina	SS	Retired	Anaheim	154	549	52	135	28	2	4	47	7	8	17	29	4	8	5	18	.246	.271	.326	597
82	Jay Bell	SS-2B	Hitting Coach - Pittsburgh Pirates (2013)	KC Royals	153	573	89	167	28	3	21	92	10	6	71	101	4	3	9	13	.291	.368	.461	829
83	Domingo Cedeno	2B-SS	Retired	Texas	113	365	49	103	19	6	4	36	3	3	27	77	2	2	1	5	.282	.334	.400	734
84	Jose Canseco	RF-LF	Manager - Yuma (2011)	Oakland	108	388	56	91	19	0	23	74	8	2	51	122	3	0	4	15	.235	.325	.461	786
85	Wil Cordero	LF-SS	Retired	Boston	140	570	82	160	26	3	18	72	1	3	31	122	4	0	4	11	.281	.320	.432	752
86	Jeff Frye	2B	Retired	Boston	127	404	56	126	36	2	3	51	19	8	27	44	2	2	7	12	.312	.352	.433	785
87	Dan Wilson	C	Retired	Seattle	146	508	66	137	31	1	15	74	7	2	39	72	5	8	3	12	.270	.326	.423	749
88	Chad Curtis	CF-LF	Retired	NY Yankees	93	320	51	93	21	1	12	50	12	6	36	49	5	2	9	6	.291	.362	.475	837
		CF-LF	Retired	Cleveland	22	29	8	6	1	0	3	5	0	0	7	10	0	0	0	1	.207	.361	.552	913
89	Roberto Alomar	2B	Retired	Baltimore	112	412	64	137	23	2	14	60	9	3	40	43	3	7	7	10	.333	.390	.500	890
90	Rafael Bournigal	SS-2B	Retired	Oakland	79	222	29	62	9	0	1	20	2	1	16	19	4	7	0	11	.279	.339	.333	672
91	Mike Stanley	C-1B	Retired	Boston	97	260	45	78	17	0	13	53	0	1	39	50	6	0	7	9	.300	.394	.515	909
		C-1B	Retired	NY Yankees	28	87	16	25	8	0	3	12	0	0	15	22	0	0	1	4	.287	.388	.483	871
92	Damon Mashore	CF-LF	Hitting Coach - Inland Empire (2011)	Oakland	92	279	55	69	10	2	3	18	5	4	50	82	5	7	1	5	.247	.370	.330	700
93	Jose Offerman	SS-2B	Retired	KC Royals	106	424	59	126	23	6	2	39	9	10	41	64	0	6	0	5	.297	.359	.394	753
94	Jose Cruz	RF	Retired	Toronto	55	212	31	49	7	0	14	34	6	2	28	72	0	0	4	2	.231	.316	.462	778
		RF	Retired	Seattle	49	183	28	49	12	1	12	34	1	0	13	45	0	1	1	3	.268	.315	.541	856
95	Darren Bragg	RF-CF	Retired	Boston	153	513	65	132	35	2	9	57	10	6	61	102	3	5	4	16	.257	.337	.386	723
96	Jim Edmonds	CF	Inactive	Anaheim	133	502	82	146	27	0	26	80	5	7	60	80	4	0	5	8	.291	.368	.500	868
97	Julio Franco	SS-2B	Retired	Cleveland	78	289	46	82	13	1	3	25	8	5	38	75	0	1	0	13	.284	.367	.367	734
		SS-2B	Retired	Milwaukee	42	141	22	34	3	0	4	19	7	1	31	41	1	0	4	4	.241	.373	.348	721
98	Bip Roberts	2B-LF	Retired	Cleveland	23	85	19	23	3	0	3	8	3	0	7	14	2	0	2	1	.271	.333	.412	745
		2B-LF	Retired	KC Royals	97	346	44	107	17	2	1	36	15	3	21	53	1	1	3	6	.309	.348	.379	727
99	Tony Fernandez	SS	Retired	Cleveland	120	409	55	117	21	1	11	44	6	6	22	47	2	6	3	11	.286	.323	.423	746
100	Damon Buford	CF	Retired	Texas	122	366	49	82	18	0	8	39	18	7	30	83	3	3	2	8	.224	.287	.339	626

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