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1997 Florida State League

1997 > Class Adv A > League History
Overall: 962 games, 14 teams, approx. 137 games in season
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Other Years: 1996 / 1998
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League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1996 / 1998

League Standings

First Half

April 3, 1997 to June 14, 1997

East Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Vero Beach Dodgers	LAD
Brevard County Manatees	FLA
West Palm Beach Expos	MON
St. Lucie Mets	NYM
Kissimmee Cobras	HOU
Daytona Cubs	CHC

West Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Clearwater Phillies	PHI
Lakeland Tigers	DET
Sarasota Red Sox	BOS
St. Petersburg Devil Rays
Fort Myers Miracle	MIN
Port Charlotte Rangers	TEX
Tampa Yankees	NYY
Dunedin Blue Jays	TOR

Second Half

East Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Vero Beach Dodgers	LAD
Brevard County Manatees	FLA
West Palm Beach Expos	MON
St. Lucie Mets	NYM
Kissimmee Cobras	HOU
Daytona Cubs	CHC

West Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Clearwater Phillies	PHI
Lakeland Tigers	DET
Sarasota Red Sox	BOS
St. Petersburg Devil Rays
Fort Myers Miracle	MIN
Port Charlotte Rangers	TEX
Tampa Yankees	NYY
Dunedin Blue Jays	TOR

League Batting

Tm	Aff	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Vero Beach Dodgers	LAD	23.0	5.31	137	5198	4551	728	1220	225	24	107	644	245	89	500	796	.268	.343	.399	.741	1814	82	49	37	61	17
Daytona Cubs	CHC	22.8	5.06	138	5150	4601	698	1262	247	33	95	628	177	89	405	979	.274	.340	.404	.744	1860	83	73	28	43	8
St. Petersburg Devil Rays		25.0	4.78	137	5237	4517	655	1201	227	35	64	580	148	83	559	661	.266	.352	.374	.726	1690	93	65	53	43	24
Dunedin Blue Jays	TOR	22.0	4.76	139	5382	4644	662	1160	229	24	111	590	168	88	567	1109	.250	.339	.381	.720	1770	72	81	48	42	17
Lakeland Tigers	DET	22.3	4.71	138	5151	4608	650	1251	216	44	112	583	123	67	412	926	.271	.334	.410	.744	1891	82	42	44	45	21
Port Charlotte Rangers	TEX	21.7	4.70	139	5186	4598	653	1193	228	48	82	583	167	100	466	968	.259	.333	.383	.717	1763	88	62	24	36	11
Fort Myers Miracle	MIN	21.6	4.57	139	5127	4636	635	1239	231	23	81	581	132	79	377	834	.267	.325	.379	.705	1759	101	39	36	39	16
Tampa Yankees	NYY	23.1	4.57	136	5165	4543	621	1159	210	29	91	531	136	85	471	1003	.255	.331	.374	.706	1700	83	68	40	43	27
Kissimmee Cobras	HOU	22.6	4.49	137	5156	4618	615	1230	214	43	62	533	122	63	415	823	.266	.330	.372	.702	1716	108	43	40	40	17
Brevard County Manatees	FLA	22.1	4.47	138	5211	4632	617	1220	234	34	75	544	149	63	442	956	.263	.332	.377	.709	1747	101	56	39	42	14
Sarasota Red Sox	BOS	22.7	4.41	138	5056	4506	608	1171	199	39	69	545	164	113	422	861	.260	.327	.367	.694	1655	80	44	49	35	17
West Palm Beach Expos	MON	22.4	4.32	135	4890	4402	583	1112	218	30	85	508	154	105	372	870	.253	.315	.374	.689	1645	56	47	28	41	22
Clearwater Phillies	PHI	22.6	4.22	138	5043	4503	583	1104	199	32	78	507	105	63	401	906	.245	.312	.356	.668	1601	87	54	49	36	17
St. Lucie Mets	NYM	22.3	3.79	135	4901	4400	512	1059	214	34	70	460	122	78	399	996	.241	.308	.353	.660	1551	77	40	35	27	22
League Totals		22.6	4.58	1924	71853	63759	8820	16581	3091	472	1182	7817	2112	1165	6208	12688	.260	.330	.379	.709	24162	1193	763	550	573	250

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
Fort Myers Miracle	MIN	22.4	4.05	81	58	.583	3.54	139	139	127	12	16	39	1204.0	1138	563	473	71	384	11	911	40	6	54	5069	1.264	8.5	0.5	2.9	6.8	2.37
Kissimmee Cobras	HOU	22.4	4.10	71	66	.518	3.36	137	137	121	16	15	36	1192.0	1134	562	445	54	385	25	862	57	24	46	5061	1.274	8.6	0.4	2.9	6.5	2.24
Lakeland Tigers	DET	22.4	4.12	81	57	.587	3.43	138	138	121	17	9	30	1192.2	1122	569	454	63	430	11	829	49	13	63	5064	1.301	8.5	0.5	3.2	6.3	1.93
St. Petersburg Devil Rays		23.4	4.12	81	56	.591	3.63	137	137	124	13	8	36	1200.2	1169	564	484	81	349	13	869	63	18	47	5055	1.264	8.8	0.6	2.6	6.5	2.49
Clearwater Phillies	PHI	22.1	4.23	70	68	.507	3.66	138	138	131	7	7	37	1193.2	1156	584	486	72	476	6	957	44	17	96	5101	1.367	8.7	0.5	3.6	7.2	2.01
St. Lucie Mets	NYM	22.9	4.25	54	81	.400	3.77	135	135	123	12	11	24	1151.2	1137	574	483	69	411	23	829	51	28	80	4961	1.344	8.9	0.5	3.2	6.5	2.02
West Palm Beach Expos	MON	22.4	4.32	69	66	.511	3.71	135	135	127	8	13	29	1159.1	1162	583	478	75	376	1	883	63	11	97	4956	1.327	9.0	0.6	2.9	6.9	2.35
Tampa Yankees	NYY	22.1	4.37	70	66	.515	3.69	136	136	133	3	5	35	1207.0	1145	594	495	81	458	45	939	43	17	64	5103	1.328	8.5	0.6	3.4	7.0	2.05
Vero Beach Dodgers	LAD	22.3	4.77	70	67	.511	4.19	137	137	131	6	11	37	1178.1	1113	653	549	92	566	18	1064	56	20	94	5159	1.425	8.5	0.7	4.3	8.1	1.88
Port Charlotte Rangers	TEX	21.9	4.79	68	71	.489	4.30	139	139	115	24	7	30	1202.2	1198	666	574	115	502	10	937	55	10	103	5211	1.414	9.0	0.9	3.8	7.0	1.87
Daytona Cubs	CHC	22.2	5.04	65	73	.471	4.33	138	138	123	15	3	28	1173.2	1250	696	565	109	440	27	913	51	13	88	5170	1.440	9.6	0.8	3.4	7.0	2.08
Sarasota Red Sox	BOS	22.0	5.22	63	75	.457	4.41	138	138	128	10	5	24	1184.2	1213	721	580	110	521	15	939	34	20	82	5277	1.464	9.2	0.8	4.0	7.1	1.80
Brevard County Manatees	FLA	22.2	5.30	62	76	.449	4.38	138	138	128	10	11	26	1197.2	1312	731	583	102	388	19	835	85	10	65	5255	1.419	9.9	0.8	2.9	6.3	2.15
Dunedin Blue Jays	TOR	23.3	5.47	57	82	.410	4.29	139	139	134	5	4	22	1216.0	1332	760	580	88	522	26	921	72	22	105	5432	1.525	9.9	0.7	3.9	6.8	1.76
League Totals		22.4	4.58	962	962	.500	3.91	1924	1924	1766	158	125	433	16654.0	16581	8820	7229	1182	6208	250	12688	763	229	1084	71874	1.368	9.0	0.6	3.4	6.9	2.04

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	SB	CS	CS%	Managers
St. Petersburg Devil Rays		137	3602	1363	141	95	.972	13	175	89	34%	Bill Evers
Vero Beach Dodgers	LAD	137	3535	1335	157	111	.969	35	188	81	30%	John Shoemaker
Fort Myers Miracle	MIN	139	3612	1490	163	115	.969	22	123	68	36%	John Russell
Port Charlotte Rangers	TEX	139	3608	1450	160	130	.969	27	98	84	46%	Butch Wynegar
Tampa Yankees	NYY	136	3621	1530	166	110	.969	21	138	97	41%	Lee Mazzilli
Clearwater Phillies	PHI	138	3581	1522	168	110	.968	33	124	100	45%	Roy Majtyka
Kissimmee Cobras	HOU	137	3576	1581	172	110	.968	21	122	84	41%	John Tamargo
Brevard County Manatees	FLA	138	3593	1529	180	123	.966	45	158	69	30%	Lorenzo Bundy
Lakeland Tigers	DET	138	3578	1550	178	109	.966	15	133	85	39%	Mark Meleski
West Palm Beach Expos	MON	135	3478	1412	175	94	.965	28	135	78	37%	Doug Sisson
St. Lucie Mets	NYM	135	3455	1492	190	109	.963	35	116	89	43%	John Gibbons
Dunedin Blue Jays	TOR	139	3648	1584	220	107	.960	27	193	102	35%	Dennis Holmberg and Ernie Whitt
Sarasota Red Sox	BOS	138	3554	1340	207	108	.959	33	250	57	19%	Rob Derksen
Daytona Cubs	CHC	138	3521	1456	214	97	.959	28	159	82	34%	Steve Roadcap
League Totals		1924	49962	20634	2491	1528	.966	383	2112	1165	36%

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