# 1997 Houston Astros season

The 1997 Houston Astros season was the 36th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas. In their fourth season in the National League Central and first under former player/broadcaster-turned manager Larry Dierker, the Astros finished in first place, giving them their first playoff berth in eleven years. They clinched the division title on September 25, eleven years to the day that they had clinched the National League West in 1986.

## Offseason

December 2, 1996: Pat Listach signed as a free agent with the Houston Astros.

## Regular season

On May 20, Jeff Bagwell collected his 1,000th career hit on a home run (his first of two on the day) off Calvin Maduro in a 9–5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.

### Season standings

vteNL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Houston Astros | 84 | 78 | .519 | — | 46‍–‍35 | 38‍–‍43 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 79 | 83 | .488 | 5 | 43‍–‍38 | 36‍–‍45 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 86 | .469 | 8 | 40‍–‍41 | 36‍–‍45 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 73 | 89 | .451 | 11 | 41‍–‍40 | 32‍–‍49 |
| Chicago Cubs | 68 | 94 | .420 | 16 | 42‍–‍39 | 26‍–‍55 |

### Record vs. opponents

1997 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MTL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL |
| Atlanta | — | 9–2 | 9–2 | 5–6 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 6–5 | 10–2 | 5–7 | 10–2 | 5–6 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 7–5 |
| Chicago | 2–9 | — | 7–5 | 2–9 | 2–9 | 3–9 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 7–5 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 4–8 | 9–6 |
| Cincinnati | 2–9 | 5–7 | — | 5–6 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 2–9 | 8–3 | 8–4 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 6–6 | 9–6 |
| Colorado | 6–5 | 9–2 | 6–5 | — | 7–4 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 7–4 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 9–7 |
| Florida | 8–4 | 9–2 | 6–5 | 4–7 | — | 7–4 | 7–4 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 12–3 |
| Houston | 4–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 6–5 | 4–7 | — | 7–4 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 9–3 | 4–11 |
| Los Angeles | 5–6 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 7–5 | 4–7 | 4–7 | — | 7–4 | 6–5 | 10–1 | 9–2 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 9–7 |
| Montreal | 2–10 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 5–7 | 3–8 | 4–7 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 12–3 |
| New York | 7–5 | 5–6 | 9–2 | 5–6 | 8–4 | 4–7 | 5–6 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 9–2 | 7–8 |
| Philadelphia | 2-10 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 7–4 | 6–6 | 7–4 | 1–10 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 5–6 | 7–4 | 3–8 | 6–5 | 5–10 |
| Pittsburgh | 6–5 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 6–6 | 2–9 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 6–5 | — | 5–6 | 8–3 | 9–3 | 7–8 |
| San Diego | 3–8 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 8–4 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 7–5 | 3–8 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 6–5 | — | 4–8 | 5–6 | 8–8 |
| San Francisco | 4–7 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 8–4 | 6–5 | 8–3 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 8–3 | 8–3 | 3–8 | 8–4 | — | 3–8 | 10–6 |
| St. Louis | 3–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–7 | 6–5 | 3-9 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 2–9 | 5–6 | 3–9 | 6–5 | 8–3 | — | 8–7 |

### Opening Day starters

* Bobby Abreu
* Brad Ausmus
* Jeff Bagwell
* Derek Bell
* Sean Berry
* Craig Biggio
* Luis Gonzalez
* Pat Listach
* Shane Reynolds

### Notable transactions

* June 3, 1997: 1997 Major League Baseball draft
** Lance Berkman was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (16th pick) . Player signed June 4, 1997.
** Eric Byrnes was drafted by the Astros in the 4th round, but did not sign.
* July 1, 1997: Pat Listach was released by the Astros.
* July 27, 1997: Josías Manzanillo was signed as a free agent with the Houston Astros.

### Roster
## Game log
### Regular season

1997 regular season game log: 84–78 (Home: 46–35; Away: 38–43) :
April: 15–11 (Home: 8–5; Away: 7–6)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
1April 17:06 p.m. CDTBravesW 2–1Reynolds (1–0)Smoltz (0–1)Wagner (1)2:2944,6181–0W1
2April 27:06 p.m. CDTBravesW 4–3Hampton (1–0)Maddux (0–1)Wagner (2)2:3416,3082–0W2
3April 37:06 p.m. CDTBravesL 2–3Glavine (1–0)Kile (0–1)Wohlers (1)2:3817,6932–1L1
4April 47:06 p.m. CDTCardinalsW 3–2 (11)Springer (1–0)Ludwick (0–1)–3:5625,9853–1W1
5April 57:07 p.m. CDTCardinalsW 6–2Fernandez (1–0)Osborne (0–1)García (1)2:5425,9574–1W2
6April 61:35 p.m. CDTCardinalsW 3–2Martin (1–0)Frascatore (0–1)Wagner (3)2:4418,7525–1W3
7April 86:40 p.m. CDT@ BravesL 2–4Glavine (2–0)Hampton (1–1)Wohlers (3)2:4831,0645–2L1
8April 96:40 p.m. CDT@ BravesL 3–4 (12)Embree (1–0)Lima (0–1)–3:4833,9865–3L2
9April 106:35 p.m. CDT@ BravesW 5–3Holt (1–0)Smoltz (1–2)Hudek (1)2:5833,6376–3W1
10April 117:06 p.m. CDT@ CardinalsL 2–4Batchelor (1–1)Reynolds (1–1)Eckersley (1)2:4123,7446–4L1
11April 121:17 p.m. CDT@ CardinalsW 7–5García (1–0)Stottlemyre (0–1)Wagner (4)3:1528,2357–4W1
12April 137:07 p.m. CDT@ CardinalsL 2–6Benes (1–1)Hampton (1–2)Eckersley (2)2:3822,7057–5L1
13April 141:35 p.m. CDT@ CardinalsW 4–2 (10)Wagner (1–0)Eckersley (0–1)Hudek (2)3:1122,6238–5W1
14April 157:08 p.m. CDTExposL 5–7Martínez (1–0)Holt (1–1)–2:3018,6028–6L1
15April 167:05 p.m. CDTExposW 10–2Reynolds (2–1)Valdes (0–2)–3:0114,0469–6W1
16April 189:05 p.m. CDT@ DodgersL 3–5Martínez (2–1)Hampton (1–3)Worrell (5)3:2538,9379–7L1
17April 199:05 p.m. CDT@ DodgersW 2–1Kile (1–1)Nomo (2–1)Wagner (5)3:0746,24410–7W1
18April 203:07 p.m. CDT@ DodgersW 3–1Holt (2–1)Candiotti (2–1)Hudek (3)2:2133,25011–7W2
19April 229:06 p.m. CDT@ PadresW 12–3Reynolds (3–1)Valenzuela (1–2)–3:1516,74812–7W3
20April 239:36 p.m. CDT@ PadresW 11–7García (2–0)Worrell (1–3)–3:0915,53413–7W34
21April 257:05 p.m. CDTGiantsW 5–4Wagner (2–0)Roa (1–1)–2:3726,70514–7W5
22April 267:05 p.m. CDTGiantsL 0–2Estes (4–0)Holt (2–2)–2:1736,83714–8L1
23April 271:35 p.m. CDTGiantsL 2–3Fernández (3–1)Reynolds (3–2)Beck (11)2:3322,31614–9L2
24April 287:05 p.m. CDTRockiesL 6–7 (10)McCurry (1–0)Wagner (2–1)Ruffin (6)3:3513,51014–10L3
25April 2912:35 p.m. CDTRockiesW 3–1Wall (1–0)Bailey (3–1)Hudek (4)2:1613,56715–10W1
26April 306:39 p.m. CDT@ ExposL 6–8Pérez (4–1)Kile (1–2)Urbina (2)3:0112,34615–11L1 :
May: 11–17 (Home: 6–6; Away: 5–11)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
27May 112:39 p.m. CDT@ ExposL 0–4Martínez (4–0)Holt (2–3)–2:1112,32815–12L2
28May 27:05 p.m. CDTMarlinsW 2–1Reynolds (4–2)Rapp (2–2)Wagner (6)2:3225,42116–12W1
29May 37:05 p.m. CDTMarlinsL 8–9 (13)Heredia (2–0)García (2–1)Powell (1)4:5424,53916–13L1
30May 47:06 p.m. CDTMarlinsW 1–0Kile (2–2)Brown (3–2)–2:2516,46917–13W1
31May 57:05 p.m. CDTPhilliesW 9–2Holt (3–3)Leiter (3–3)–2:3311,26818–13W2
32May 67:07 p.m. CDTPhilliesL 1–5Schilling (4–3)García (2–2)–3:0512,17918–14L1
33May 77:05 p.m. CDTMetsL 1–4Reynoso (2–0)Martin (1–1)Franco (8)2:5512,57418–15L2
34May 812:35 p.m. CDTMetsW 4–2Hampton (2–3)Reed (3–2)Wagner (7)2:2812,84219–15W1
35May 96:05 p.m. CDT@ MarlinsL 2–3Nen (2–1)Lima (0–2)–3:0430,52519–16L1
36May 106:06 p.m. CDT@ MarlinsW 4–2Holt (4–3)Helling (1–2)Wagner (8)3:0442,13220–16W1
37May 1112:38 p.m. CDT@ MarlinsL 3–6Fernandez (4–4)Wall (1–1)Nen (9)3:0630,03020–17L1
38May 126:06 p.m. CDT@ MarlinsL 4–11Stanifer (1–0)Reynolds (4–3)–2:5115,34220–18L2
39May 135:40 p.m. CDT@ MetsL 3–4McMichael (3–2)Springer (1–1)Franco (11)2:2813,99720–19L3
40May 146:42 p.m. CDT@ MetsW 1–0Kile (3–2)McMichael (3–3)Wagner (9)2:2813,05121–19W1
41May 166:05 p.m. CDT@ PhilliesW 12–7Holt (5–3)Leiter (3–4)–3:0913,45622–19W2
42May 176:05 p.m. CDT@ PhilliesL 2–4Schilling (6–3)Reynolds (4–4)Bottalico (9)2:2717,13822–20L1
43May 1812:35 p.m. CDT@ PhilliesL 3–5Stephenson (1–0)Hampton (2–4)Bottalico (10)2:2917,36722–21L2
44May 196:07 p.m. CDT@ PhilliesW 9–5Kile (4–2)Maduro (3–5)–3:0115,12223–21W1
45May 207:06 p.m. CDTRedsL 4–7Smiley (4–6)Springer (1–2)Shaw (5)2:5114,95423–22L1
46May 217:05 p.m. CDTRedsW 4–3 (14)Martin (2–1)Sullivan (0–1)–4:2215,08824–22W1
47May 238:05 p.m. CDT@ RockiesL 7–8Jones (1–0)Wall (1–2)Reed (4)2:4248,12724–23L1
48May 242:35 p.m. CDT@ RockiesW 7–0Kile (5–2)Burke (0–1)–2:4848,12925–23W1
49May 252:05 p.m. CDT@ RockiesL 5–8Bailey (5–4)García (2–3)Munoz (1)2:5548,22225–24L1
50May 263:06 p.m. CDT@ GiantsL 3–4Tavárez (1–2)Lima (0–3)–3:0916,05925–25L2
51May 272:36 p.m. CDT@ GiantsL 4–5 (10)Beck (3–2)Wagner (2–2)–3:188,43725–26L3
52May 297:05 p.m. CDTPadresW 10–6Kile (6–2)Valenzuela (2–7)–3:2313,79326–26W1
53May 307:06 p.m. CDTPadresL 2–9Cunnane (3–1)Holt (5–4)Worrell (1)2:4331,33926–27L1
54May 317:05 p.m. CDTPadresL 5–12Hitchcock (5–5)Reynolds (4–5)Smith (1)2:5839,28626–28L2 :
June: 14–14 (Home: 7–6; Away: 7–8)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
55June 11:36 p.m. CDTPadresL 3–6Hamilton (4–2)Wagner (2–3)Hoffman (8)2:5719,89926–29L3
56June 27:05 p.m. CDTDodgersW 2–0Wall (2–2)Nomo (5–5)Lima (1)2:2816,22727–29W1
57June 312:35 p.m. CDTDodgersW 4–3Magnante (1–0)Radinsky (2–1)–3:1617,26828–29W2
58June 46:35 p.m. CDT@ RedsW 5–2Holt (6–4)Burba (4–5)Wagner (10)2:2918,84929–29W3
59June 511:35 a.m. CDT@ RedsL 5–6Schourek (5–4)Reynolds (4–6)Shaw (9)2:5322,43729–30L1
60June 69:05 p.m. CDT@ PadresW 8–7Lima (1–3)Hamilton (4–3)Wagner (11)3:2721,70030–30W1
61June 79:06 p.m. CDT@ PadresL 4–5 (10)Hoffman (3–3)García (2–4)–3:2434,76330–31L1
62June 83:06 p.m. CDT@ PadresW 9–0Kile (7–2)Valenzuela (2–8)–2:4028,93930–32L2
63June 99:05 p.m. CDT@ DodgersL 3–8Martínez (6–3)Holt (6–5)–2:5425,58531–32L1
64June 109:05 p.m. CDT@ DodgersW 6–3Magnante (2–0)Osuna )1–2)Wagner (12)3:1626,49132–32W1
65June 119:35 p.m. CDT@ DodgersL 5–10Park (5–3)Hampton (2–5)–3:0952,87332–33L1
66June 137:05 p.m. CDTTwinsL 1–8Radke (6–5)Wall (2–3)–2:4030,95632–34L2
67June 147:05 p.m. CDTTwinsL 1–6Robertson (7–3)Kile (7–3)–2:4427,17232–35L3
68June 151:35 p.m. CDTTwinsW 3–2Wagner (3–3)Guardado (0–2)–2:3528,21833–35W1
69June 167:06 p.m. CDT@ RoyalsL 2–5Rosado (7–3)Hampton (2–6)–2:4722,52833–36L1
70June 177:05 p.m. CDT@ RoyalsW 10–2García (3–4)Haney (0–2)–2:4620,58834–36W1
71June 187:05 p.m. CDT@ RoyalsL 2–6Pittsley (2–4)Wall (2–4)–2:3020,08534–37L1
72June 207:05 p.m. CDTCubsW 7–3Kile (8–3)Trachsel (4–6)–2:4930,08535–37W1
73June 2112:15 p.m. CDTCubsW 7–3Holt (7–5)Castillo (4–9)–2:5225,22736–37W2
74June 221:36 p.m. CDTCubsW 3–1Hampton (3–6)Foster (8–5)Wagner (13)2:1523,40737–37W3
75June 237:05 p.m. CDTPiratesL 0–6Córdova (6–5)García (3–5)–2:2416,73837–38L1
76June 247:05 p.m. CDTPiratesL 3–8Lieber (4–8)Wall (2–5)–2:4417,97237–39L2
77June 2512:36 p.m. CDTPiratesW 5–1Kile (9–3)Sodowsky (0–1)–2:3026,95438–39W1
78June 267:06 p.m. CDT@ CubsW 7–6 (10)Wagner (4–3)Adams (1–4)Minor (1)3:5230,47339–39W2
79June 272:23 p.m. CDT@ CubsL 1–2Foster (9–5)Hampton (3–7)Wendell (4)2:5428,26539–40L1
80June 2812:09 p.m. CDT@ CubsL 2–5González (4–2)García (3–6)Bottenfield (1)2:5838,24439–41L2
81June 291:22 p.m. CDT@ CubsW 10–8Minor (1–0)Mulholland (5–9)Wagner (14)3:3430,54240–41W1
82June 307:05 p.m. CDTIndiansL 4–6Mesa (1–4)Martin (2–2)Jackson (9)3:0729,05140–42L1 :
July: 19–7 (Home: 10–5; Away: 9–2)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
83July 17:04 p.m. CDTIndiansL 6–8Plunk (3–2)Lima (1–4)Jackson (10)3:0523,99840–43L2
84July 27:05 p.m. CDTIndiansW 6–2Hampton (4–7)Hershiser (7–5)–2:3325,66141–43W1
85July 37:06 p.m. CDTRedsL 3–4Smiley (6–10)García (3–7)Shaw (17)2:3314,70841–44L1
86July 46:05 p.m. CDTRedsL 2–4Morgan (3–5)Greene (0–1)Shaw (18)2:4334,80841–45L2
87July 57:05 p.m. CDTRedsW 2–1Kile (10–3)Mercker (6–6)Wagner (15)2:2624,02242–45W1
88July 61:37 p.m. CDTRedsW 6–5Wagner (5–3)Remlinger (3–4)–2:4325,56443–45W2
68th All-Star Game in Cleveland, Ohio
89July 106:35 p.m. CDT@ PiratesW 7–0Kile (11–3)Schmidt (4–5)–2:3917,33544–45W3
90July 116:35 p.m. CDT@ PiratesW 10–0Hampton (5–7)Loaiza (6–6)–2:3721,91345–45W4
91July 126:40 p.m. CDT@ PiratesL 0–3 (10)Rincón (3–4)Hudek (0–1)–2:3944,11945–46L1
92July 1312:35 p.m. CDT@ PiratesL 3–5Sodowsky (1–1)Springer (1–3)Loiselle (11)3:0325,67545–47L2
93July 147:05 p.m. CDT@ CubsW 9–7 (15)Wagner (6–3)Tatís (0–1)Springer (1)5:1927,80346–47W1
94July 151:23 p.m. CDT@ CubsW 5–3Kile (12–3)Rojas (0–3)Magnante (1)2:4219,32347–47W2
95July 167:07 p.m. CDTGiantsW 8–1Hampton (6–7)Foulke (1–4)–2:4524,52248–47W3
96July 1712:35 p.m. CDTGiantsL 1–3Gardner (10–4)Holt (7–6)Beck (30)2:3329,95548–48L1
97July 186:40 p.m. CDT@ ExposW 2–0García (4–7)Martínez (11–5)Wagner (16)2:5219,37949–48W1
98July 196:37 p.m. CDT@ ExposW 8–6Reynolds (5–6)Juden (11–3)Wagner (17)3:1334,51850–48W2
99July 201:10 p.m. CDT@ ExposW 9–0Kile (13–3)Hermanson (4–5)–2:1426,87351–48W3
100July 227:08 p.m. CDT@ CardinalsW 4–2Hampton (7–7)Benes (6–5)Wagner (18)2:2633,96452–48W4
101July 237:06 p.m. CDT@ CardinalsW 7–2Magnante (3–0)Stottlemyre (9–7)–2:5233,37653–48W5
102July 247:06 p.m. CDTExposW 10–5Martin (3–2)Telford (2–3)–2:5523,88954–48W6
103July 257:05 p.m. CDTExposW 5–2Kile (14–3)Juden (11–4)–2:1835,10255–48W7
104July 267:06 p.m. CDTExposW 9–8 (10)Wagner (7–3)Urbina (3–7)–3:2133,86856–48W8
105July 271:39 p.m. CDTExposW 7–2Hampton (8–7)Bullinger (6–10)–2:1226,71357–48W9
106July 287:05 p.m. CDTCardinalsL 1–2Stottlemyre (10–7)Holt (7–7)Eckersley (26)2:2025,99557–49L1
107July 297:05 p.m. CDTCardinalsW 5–4Reynolds (6–6)Osborne (1–3)Wagner (19)3:0625,39958–49W1
108July 307:06 p.m. CDTCardinalsW 7–4Kile (15–3)Fossas (1–2)Martin (1)3:0428,20459–49W2 :
August: 11–17 (Home: 7–7; Away: 4–10)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
109August 17:06 p.m. CDTMetsL 5–8 (10)Franco (3–1)Lima (1–5)–3:2833,58959–50L1
110August 212:15 p.m. CDTMetsW 6–0Hampton (9–7)Jones (12–7)–2:3331,92960–50W1
111August 31:35 p.m. CDTMetsW 3–2Martin (4–2)McMichael (7–9)–3:0635,78861–50W2
112August 46:05 p.m. CDT@ MarlinsL 1–4Hernández (6–0)Holt (7–8)Powell (2)2:1718,32361–51L1
113August 56:06 p.m. CDT@ MarlinsL 5–6Nen (8–2)Wagner (7–4)–3:1325,48361–52L2
114August 66:37 p.m. CDT@ PhilliesL 4–6Stephenson (6–5)García (4–8)Bottalico (21)2:4015,55761–53L3
115August 712:06 p.m. CDT@ PhilliesL 5–6 (11)Brewer (1–2)Martin (4–3)–3:1718,04662–53L4
116August 86:40 p.m. CDT@ MetsL 1–6Bohanon (3–1)Reynolds (6–7)–2:4023,81861–55L5
117August 96:11 p.m. CDT@ MetsW 8–3Springer (2–3)Rojas (0–5)–2:4034,35262–55W1
118August 1012:41 p.m. CDT@ MetsW 11–8Kile (16–3)Reed (10–5)Martin (2)3:0232,91463–55W2
119August 116:41 p.m. CDT@ MetsW 8–3García (5–8)Harnisch (0–1)–2:4920,45264–55W3
120August 127:06 p.m. CDTMarlinsW 13–2Hampton (10–7)Leiter (8–9)–2:5019,29665–55W4
121August 136:36 p.m. CDTMarlinsL 6–8Fernandez (15–8)Lima (1–6)Nen (30)3:2422,54365–56L1
122August 157:05 p.m. CDTPhilliesL 1–5Schilling (13–10)Holt (7–9)–2:1731,83765–57L2
123August 1612:16 p.m. CDTPhilliesL 3–5Spradlin (2–6)Wagner (7–5)Bottalico (23)2:4728,26065–58L3
124August 171:36 p.m. CDTPhilliesW 11–6Martin (5–3)Gomes (2–1)Springer (2)3:3623,16166–58W1
125August 197:06 p.m. CDTBravesL 3–4Smoltz (12–10)Hampton (10–8)Wohlers (30)2:4632,14566–59L1
126August 207:06 p.m. CDTBravesL 1–3Glavine (11–6)Reynolds (6–8)Wohlers (31)2:4625,59366–60L2
127August 217:05 p.m. CDTRockiesW 10–4Holt (8–9)Bailey (9–9)–3:0022,96267–60W1
128August 227:05 p.m. CDTRockiesW 9–1Kile (17–3)Thomson (5–8)–2:4933,06168–60W2
129August 2312:17 p.m. CDTRockiesL 3–6Reed (4–5)Hudek (0–2)Dipoto (10)3:1732,37468–61L1
130August 241:38 p.m. CDTRockiesW 3–1Hampton (11–8)Wright (6–10)–2:0928,91868–62W1
131August 266:40 p.m. CDT@ BravesL 6–7 (11)Clontz (5–1)Wagner (7–6)–3:4737,31369–62L1
132August 276:40 p.m. CDT@ BravesW 6–4 (13)Hudek (1–2)Byrd (3–3)Lima (2)4:2833,01970–62W1
133August 286:40 p.m. CDT@ BravesL 2–4Neagle (18–3)Kile (17–4)Wohlers (32)2:3237,84970–63L1
134August 297:06 p.m. CDT@ White SoxL 4–5Foulke (2–5)Hudek (1–3)Karchner (11)3:0821,31270–64L2
135August 306:05 p.m. CDT@ White SoxL 2–9Bere (3–0)Hampton (11–9)–2:3128,05170–65L3
136August 311:07 p.m. CDT@ White SoxL 1–3Baldwin (11–13)Reynolds (6–9)Karchner (12)3:1822,91670–66L4 :
September: 15–12 (Home: 8–6; Away: 7–6)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
137September 11:36 p.m. CDTBrewersL 2–3Adamson (5–2)Holt (8–10)Jones (30)2:5835,68570–67L5
138September 27:05 p.m. CDTBrewersL 2–4Villone (1–0)Kile (17–5)Jones (31)2:4218,25870–68L6
139September 37:05 p.m. CDTBrewersW 4–0García (6–8)Karl (10–11)–2:2613,58071–68W1
140September 49:07 p.m. CDT@ GiantsW 14–2Hampton (12–9)Gardner (12–8)–3:028,56572–68W2
141September 59:07 p.m. CDT@ GiantsL 1–4Hernández (7–2)Reynolds (6–10)Beck (35)3:1911,93472–69L1
142September 63:08 p.m. CDT@ GiantsL 3–5Tavárez (6–4)Wagner (7–7)Hernández (2)3:2117,63672–70L2
143September 73:08 p.m. CDT@ GiantsL 1–5Rueter (11–6)Kile (17–6)–3:1719,86172–71L3
144September 98:05 p.m. CDT@ RockiesW 7–4Hampton (13–9)Wright (6–11)Springer (3)2:4648,03973–71W1
145September 102:05 p.m. CDT@ RockiesL 7–9Leskanic (4–0)Magnante (3–1)Dipoto (13)3:0842,32173–72L1
146September 127:06 p.m. CDTDodgersW 10–3Reynolds (7–10)Park (13–7)–3:0236,81774–72W1
147September 137:05 p.m. CDTDodgersW 5–1Kile (18–6)Candiotti (10–6)–2:4333,13075–72W2
148September 141:36 p.m. CDTDodgersL 3–4 (10)Radinsky (5–1)Wagner (7–8)Worrell (35)3:3232,66675–73L1
149September 157:06 p.m. CDTPadresL 3–4Smith (6–5)Hampton (13–10)Hoffman (34)3:2722,56675–74L3
150September 1612:35 p.m. CDTPadresW 15–3García (7–8)Hitchcock (10–10)–3:1115,15676–74W1
151September 177:16 p.m. CDT@ PiratesW 8–4Reynolds (8–10)Schmidt (9–8)–2:5227,42277–74W2
152September 186:04 p.m. CDT@ PiratesL 3–12Córdova (11–8)Kile (18–7)–2:5714,85277–75L1
153September 196:35 p.m. CDT@ RedsL 4–5Burba (10–10)Holt (8–11)Shaw (40)2:4421,79177–76L2
154September 2012:05 p.m. CDT@ RedsW 4–1Hampton (14–10)Tomko (11–7)Wagner (20)2:3920,19778–76W1
155September 211:15 p.m. CDT@ RedsW 8–3García (8–8)Morgan (8–12)–3:1622,65279–76W2
156September 2211:35 a.m. CDT@ RedsW 6–3Springer (3–3)Belinda (1–5)Wagner (21)3:1317,41180–76W3
157September 237:06 p.m. CDTCubsW 5–3Kile (19–7)Trachsel (8–12)Wagner (22)2:4419,38081–76W4
158September 247:05 p.m. CDTCubsL 1–3Clark (14–8)Holt (8–12)Adams (18)3:0041,56081–77L1
159September 257:07 p.m. CDTCubsW 9–1Hampton (15–10)González (11–9)–2:4235,62382–77W1
160September 267:06 p.m. CDTPiratesW 2–0García (9–8)Loaiza (11–11)Wagner (23)2:1837,85083–77W2
161September 277:05 p.m. CDTPiratesW 8–1Reynolds (9–10)Schmidt (10–9)–2:4536,17084–77W3
162September 281:35 p.m. CDTPiratesL 4–5 (11)Christiansen (3–0)Henríquez (0–1)Loiselle (29)2:5830,60684–78L1 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Astros team member :

### Postseason Game log

1997 Postseason game log: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–2) :
NL Division Series: vs. Atlanta Braves 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–2)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceSeriesBox/ Streak
1September 3012:07 p.m. CDT@ BravesL 1–2Maddux (1–0)Kile (0–1)–2:1546,467ATL 1–0L1
2October 112:07 p.m. CDT@ BravesL 3–13Glavine (1–0)Hampton (0–1)–3:0649,200ATL 2–0L2
3October 33:07 p.m. CDTBravesL 1–4Smoltz (1–0)Reynolds (0–1)–2:3553,688ATL 3–0L3 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Astros team member :

## Player stats
### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Brad Ausmus | 130 | 425 | 113 | .266 | 4 | 44 |
| 1B | Jeff Bagwell | 162 | 566 | 162 | .286 | 43 | 135 |
| 2B | Craig Biggio | 162 | 619 | 191 | .309 | 22 | 81 |
| SS | Tim Bogar | 97 | 241 | 60 | .249 | 4 | 30 |
| 3B | Sean Berry | 96 | 301 | 77 | .256 | 8 | 43 |
| LF | Luis Gonzalez | 152 | 550 | 142 | .258 | 10 | 68 |
| CF | Chuck Carr | 63 | 192 | 53 | .276 | 4 | 17 |
| RF | Derek Bell | 129 | 493 | 136 | .276 | 15 | 71 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Ricky Gutiérrez | 102 | 303 | 79 | .261 | 3 | 34 |
| Bill Spiers | 132 | 291 | 93 | .320 | 4 | 48 |
| Thomas Howard | 107 | 255 | 63 | .247 | 3 | 22 |
| Bobby Abreu | 59 | 188 | 47 | .250 | 3 | 26 |
| James Mouton | 86 | 180 | 38 | .211 | 3 | 23 |
| Tony Eusebio | 60 | 164 | 45 | .274 | 1 | 18 |
| Pat Listach | 52 | 132 | 24 | .182 | 0 | 6 |
| Ray Montgomery | 29 | 68 | 16 | .235 | 0 | 4 |
| Richard Hidalgo | 19 | 62 | 19 | .306 | 2 | 6 |
| Russ Johnson | 21 | 60 | 18 | .300 | 2 | 9 |
| Tony Peña | 9 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 2 |
| J.R. Phillips | 13 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 1 | 4 |
| Luis Rivera | 7 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Ramos | 14 | 12 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Knorr | 4 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 1 | 1 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Darryl Kile | 34 | 255.2 | 19 | 7 | 2.57 | 205 |
| Mike Hampton | 34 | 223.0 | 15 | 10 | 3.83 | 139 |
| Chris Holt | 33 | 209.2 | 8 | 12 | 3.52 | 95 |
| Shane Reynolds | 30 | 181.0 | 9 | 10 | 4.23 | 152 |
| Donne Wall | 8 | 41.2 | 2 | 5 | 6.26 | 25 |
| Tommy Greene | 2 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.00 | 11 |
| Sid Fernandez | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 | 3 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Ramón García | 42 | 158.2 | 9 | 8 | 3.69 | 120 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Billy Wagner | 62 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 2.85 | 106 |
| Tom Martin | 55 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2.09 | 36 |
| Russ Springer | 54 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4.23 | 74 |
| José Lima | 52 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5.28 | 63 |
| Mike Magnante | 40 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.27 | 43 |
| John Hudek | 40 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5.98 | 36 |
| José Cabrera | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.19 | 18 |
| Blas Minor | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 6 |
| Óscar Henríquez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 3 |
| Manuel Barrios | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 3 |

## National League Divisional Playoffs

The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros, three games to none.
| Game | Home | Score | Visitor | Score | Date | Series |
| 1 | Atlanta | 2 | Houston | 1 | September 30 | 1-0 (ATL) |
| 2 | Atlanta | 13 | Houston | 3 | October 1 | 2-0 (ATL) |
| 3 | Houston | 1 | Atlanta | 4 | October 3 | 3-0 (ATL) |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | New Orleans Zephyrs | American Association | Steve Swisher and Matt Galante |
| AA | Jackson Generals | Texas League | Dave Engle |
| A | Kissimmee Cobras | Florida State League | John Tamargo |
| A | Quad Cities River Bandits | Midwest League | Manny Acta |
| A-Short Season | Auburn Doubledays | New York–Penn League | Mike Rojas |
| Rookie | GCL Astros | Gulf Coast League | Bobby Ramos |