1997 Chicago Cubs
68 - 94
1996 / 1998 (Organization)
5th place in the NL Central (16 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		42 - 39 (.519)
26 - 55 (.321)		 -1.4 wins
-11.6 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 687 / 771 ( -84 )
Allowed/Expected: 759 / 764 ( +5 )
Pyth Record: 73 - 89 (-5)
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Wrigley Field
Attendance: 2,190,308 Avg Att: 27,041 (0.96)
Att Rank: 6 / 14 Lg Avg: 28,118
       
Park Factor: 1.04    
HR Factor: 1.10 R/L HR: 1.18 / 0.98
Notes:


Pitching

Filters
Role
Throws
#
R
H
K
1 Kevin Tapani
SP
33.4
85.0
11.3
6.2
18.9
5.9
7.2
-5.2
9.1
2.9
1.0
0.2
0.7
16.2
-13.8
2.7
2 Mark Clark
SP
29.1
63.0
10.8
7.6
21.6
5.8
10.1
6.9
27.1
1.2
1.2
1.4
-0.2
5.6
-11.1
-3.5
3 Bob Patterson*
RP
38.1
59.3
9.9
5.7
33.4
6.7
13.6
14.9
39.7
-2.7
2.3
-1.7
-40.0
-3.2
4 Kent Bottenfield
RP
28.6
84.0
6.9
-1.8
8.7
1.9
1.7
6.5
9.5
-3.2
1.6
-6.4
-64.8
-2.1
5 Marc Pisciotta
RP
26.9
28.3
5.5
1.9
6.1
7.7
-3.9
-1.3
-8.6
2.3
0.2
-0.2
-6.6
0.4
6 Terry Mulholland*
SP
34.3
157.0
2.8
-7.6
7.1
-4.8
12.3
-40.6
-16.0
-1.3
-3.4
-0.6
-0.6
48.3
50.5
10.8
7 Geremi Gonzalez
SP
22.5
144.0
2.0
-5.1
7.7
18.5
-16.7
-11.9
-45.3
1.2
3.2
-0.5
0.5
-0.4
-50.6
-5.5
8 Mel Rojas
RP
30.6
59.0
2.0
-5.0
0.6
6.2
-3.7
12.6
5.7
-4.0
-2.5
-22.8
-12.7
0.3
9 Turk Wendell
RP
30.1
60.0
0.8
2.1
-1.9
9.6
-11.8
3.6
-18.2
3.4
1.7
-10.4
-19.8
2.2
10 Ramon Morel
RP
22.9
3.7
-0.0
-1.2
-0.4
1.0
-1.3
-0.2
-2.5
-0.5
0.2
-1.5
-0.6
0.3
11 Rodney Myers
SW
28.0
9.0
-1.2
-1.4
-7.0
-1.7
-3.1
-1.7
-7.7
0.2
-0.6
-0.1
-0.0
-1.8
-3.0
-0.6
12 Kevin Foster
SP
28.5
146.3
-2.7
-14.2
-1.1
9.0
-11.6
9.2
-13.9
-9.3
3.5
-0.6
-0.6
-26.6
-125.8
-7.5
13 Terry Adams
RP
24.3
74.0
-2.8
7.7
-19.8
-11.9
-5.4
0.1
-10.0
6.4
2.4
3.2
44.2
0.6
14 Larry Casian*
RP
31.7
9.7
-3.7
-2.3
-4.3
-4.6
3.0
-2.2
3.3
-1.7
-0.5
3.0
-1.6
0.1
15 Dave Swartzbaugh
SP
29.4
8.0
-3.8
-2.1
-8.6
-2.1
-3.4
-3.2
-10.0
0.2
-0.6
-0.1
-0.0
-0.7
-10.7
-1.0
16 Miguel Batista
SP
26.4
36.3
-5.0
-2.8
-9.2
3.5
-9.5
-1.9
-20.7
0.7
0.4
-0.4
-0.1
-6.4
-2.1
-0.3
17 Steve Trachsel
SP
26.7
201.3
-5.2
-6.1
-13.2
-18.6
6.3
10.1
22.6
-7.5
2.5
-2.2
-0.8
-8.9
22.0
-9.5
18 Dave Stevens
RP
27.3
9.3
-5.8
1.0
-8.8
-1.4
-3.9
3.6
-3.6
1.4
-0.5
-6.7
0.0
-5.6
19 Ramon Tatis*
RP
24.2
55.7
-5.8
-13.7
-13.6
-6.8
-3.1
-14.9
-20.7
-6.1
-0.5
5.2
33.6
3.7
20 Amaury Telemaco
SP
23.5
38.0
-6.2
2.6
-3.7
-7.3
3.7
-0.1
7.2
0.7
1.5
-0.3
-0.1
6.0
-12.4
-1.2
21 Frank Castillo
SP
28.3
98.0
-13.0
0.2
-21.9
-8.1
-5.8
-9.3
-21.0
3.5
-0.2
-1.2
-0.4
6.8
-13.6
-1.3
1429.0
-3.1
-28.1
-9.5
8.4
-25.5
-24.8
-73.9
-12.4
12.8
-4.3
-1.6
-0.4
-238.9
-20.2

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