David Ortiz 1997 Game by Game Batting Logs

David Ortiz appeared in 15 Major League games during the 1997 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Ortiz appeared in, specifically relating to his 1997 hitting statistics. Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Ortiz started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"I know what it takes to be around the bag. I know what you need to do. I don't want to be a full-time DH. I'm not just going to tell him (Terry Francona) that I want to play first base more, I'm going to show him that I'm very interested." - David Ortiz in The Sports Network (February 4, 2004)
David Ortiz 1997 Game by Game Batting Logs

In Chronological Order / David Ortiz Stats

09-02-1997at Cubs1000000000000.000.000.000ph
09-03-1997at Cubs1111000000000.500.5001.000ph
09-06-1997vs Mariners1000000001000.333.333.6671b
09-08-1997 *vs Athletics5020001002000.375.375.500dh
09-12-1997 *at Rangers5110000003000.308.308.3851b
09-14-1997 *at Rangers4331012200000.412.474.7061b
09-16-1997 *at Angels2110000000000.421.476.6841b
09-17-1997 *vs Indians5120000001000.417.462.6251b
09-18-1997 *vs Indians3000000001000.370.414.5561b
09-19-1997 *vs Brewers4010000002000.355.394.5161b
09-22-1997 *vs Brewers3110000002000.353.389.5001b
09-24-1997 *at White Sox4120001002000.368.400.5001b
09-26-1997at Indians1000000000000.359.390.487ph
09-27-1997 *at Indians5120002002000.364.391.4771b
09-27-1997 *at Indians5000000003000.327.353.4291b
 September 1997 Totals
49 10 16 2 0 1 6 2 0 19 0 0 0 .327 .353 .429 -
 1997 Yearly Totals 49 10 16 2 0 1 6 2 0 19 0 0 0 .327 .353 .429 -

David Ortiz 1997 Game by Game Batting Logs



Did you know that David Ortiz appeared in 6 games at home, had 21 at-bats, drove in 1 runs, scored 2 times, had 6 hits (0 doubles / 0 triples / 0 home runs), walked 0 times (0 intentional), struck out 9 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 0 times (0 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .285 batting average, .285 on base percentage and .285 slugging average?

On the road, David Ortiz appeared in 9 games, had 28 at-bats, drove in 5 runs, scored 8 times, had 10 hits (2 doubles / 0 triples / 1 home runs), walked 2 times (0 intentional), struck out 10 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 0 times (0 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .357 batting average, .4 on base percentage and .535 slugging average?

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