1997 Kansas City Royals season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Kansas City Royals
season = 1997
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1969
division = Central Division
y2 = 1994
Uniform
ballpark = Kauffman Stadium
y4 = 1973
city = Kansas City, Missouri
y5 = 1969
owners = David Glass
managers = Bob Boone and Tony Muser
television =KMBC-TV
KCWB
Fox Sports Rocky Mountain
(Paul Splittorff, Bob Davis)
radio =WIBW (AM)
(Denny Matthews, Fred White, John Wathan, Paul Splittorff)|The by|1997 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 5th in the American League Central with a record of 67 wins and 94 losses.

Offseason

*October 28, 1996: Chili Davis was traded by the Anaheim Angels to the Kansas City Royals for Mike Bovee and Mark Gubicza. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/davisch01.shtml Chili Davis Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 13, 1996: Jay Bell was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Jeff King to the Kansas City Royals for Jeff Granger, Joe Randa, Jeff Wallace, and Jeff Martin (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bellja01.shtml Jay Bell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 16, 1996: Scott Cooper was signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coopesc01.shtml]
*January 16, 1997: Ryan Thompson signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/thompry01.shtml Ryan Thompson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*January 28, 1997: Yamil Benitez was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Kansas City Royals for Melvin Bunch. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/benitya01.shtml]
*March 26, 1997: Ryan Thompson was released by the Kansas City Royals.
*March 26, 1997: Bob Hamelin was released by the Kansas City Royals. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hamelbo01.shtml]

Regular season

eason standings

Notable Transactions

* April 17, 1997: Todd Van Poppel signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.
* June 6, 1997: Todd Van Poppel was released by the Kansas City Royals.
*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 29, 1997: Matt Treanor was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Florida Marlins for Matt Whisenant. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/treanma01.shtml]

Player stats

Batting

"Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In"

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KC/1997.shtml 1997 Kansas City Royals team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1997&t=KCA 1997 Kansas City Royals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]