1997 Cincinnati Reds season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Cincinnati Reds
season = 1997
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1890
division = Central Division
y2 = 1994
Uniform
ballpark = Cinergy Field
y4 = 1996
city = Cincinnati, Ohio
y5 = 1882
owners = Marge Schott
general managers = Jim Bowden
managers = Ray Knight, Jack McKeon
television = WSTR/WKRC-TV
SportsChannel Cincinnati
(Marty Brennaman, George Grande, Chris Welsh)
radio = WLW
(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)|

The Cincinnati Reds' 1997 season consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League Central. The Reds were managed by Ray Knight and Jack McKeon.

Offseason

*December 13, 1996: Pete Rose, Jr. was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rosepe02.shtml Pete Rose Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 21, 1996: Stan Belinda was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/belinst01.shtml Stan Belinda Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*February 8, 1997: Joe Oliver was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/olivejo01.shtml]
*March 27, 1997: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the Cincinnati Reds. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/servisc01.shtml Scott Service Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular season

eason standings

Notable transactions

*January 27, 1997: Terry Pendleton was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pendlte01.shtml Terry Pendleton Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*April 4, 1997: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Oakland Athletics.
*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. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stynech01.shtml 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. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smilejo01.shtml John Smiley Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Roster

Starting pitchers

Awards and records

*Bret Boone, National League Record, Best Fielding Average in One Season by a National League Second Baseman (.997) [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.92, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0] 1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* Barry Larkin, Shortstop, Starter

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1997.shtml 1997 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference]