1997 Midwest League
Stats
Overall
1st Half
Eastern Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| West Michigan |
46 |
17 |
.730 |
- |
| Michigan |
38 |
31 |
.551 |
11 |
| Lansing |
34 |
34 |
.500 |
14.5 |
| Fort Wayne |
32 |
33 |
.492 |
15 |
| South Bend |
24 |
43 |
.358 |
24 |
Central Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Wisconsin |
40 |
29 |
.580 |
- |
| Rockford |
32 |
32 |
.500 |
5.5 |
| Beloit |
32 |
32 |
.500 |
5.5 |
| Peoria |
34 |
35 |
.493 |
6 |
| Kane County |
33 |
37 |
.471 |
7.5 |
Western Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Burlington |
39 |
31 |
.557 |
- |
| Clinton |
33 |
34 |
.493 |
4.5 |
| Quad City |
26 |
38 |
.406 |
10 |
| Cedar Rapids |
26 |
43 |
.377 |
12.5 |
2nd Half
Eastern Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| West Michigan |
46 |
22 |
.676 |
- |
| Fort Wayne |
36 |
34 |
.514 |
11 |
| Lansing |
35 |
34 |
.507 |
11.5 |
| Michigan |
32 |
36 |
.471 |
14 |
| South Bend |
30 |
40 |
.429 |
17 |
Central Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Kane County |
37 |
31 |
.544 |
- |
| Wisconsin |
36 |
34 |
.514 |
2 |
| Peoria |
36 |
34 |
.514 |
2 |
| Rockford |
34 |
34 |
.500 |
3 |
| Beloit |
28 |
41 |
.406 |
9.5 |
Western Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Cedar Rapids |
36 |
33 |
.522 |
- |
| Quad City |
33 |
37 |
.471 |
3.5 |
| Burlington |
33 |
37 |
.471 |
3.5 |
| Clinton |
32 |
37 |
.464 |
4 |
Post Season
1st round
Cedar Rapids defeats Burlington, 2-0
Kane County defeats Wisconsin, 2-0
Fort Wayne defeats West Michigan, 2-0
Lansing defeats Michigan, 2-1
2nd round
Lansing defeats Fort Wayne, 2-0
Kane County defeats Cedar Rapids, 2-0
Championship
Lansing defeats Kane County, 3-2
All Star Game
League Changes
Burlington: changed affiliation from Giants to Reds
South Bend: changed affiliation from White Sox to Diamondbacks, and adopted new logo
West Michigan: changed affiliation from Athletics to Tigers
Lansing and Michigan: expanded their seating capacity
Burlington: moved the fense out.
Post Season All Star Team
C-Chad Moeller, Fort Wayne
1B-Robert Fick, West Michigan
2B-Jim Chamblee, Michigan
3B-Jose Leon, Peoria
SS-Brent Butler, Peoria
OF-Brady Clark, Burlington
OF-Jason Conti, South Bend
OF-Julio Ramirez, Kane County
DH-Tyrone Horne, Kane County
RHSP-Dave Borkowski, West Michigan
LHSP-Phillip Norton, Rockford
RHRP-Francisco Cordero, West Michigan
LHRP-Chris Garza, Fort Wayne
MVP-Robert Fick, West Michigan
Manager of the Year-Bruce Fields, West Michigan
Attendence
| Team |
Attendence |
Average |
| West Michigan |
536,029 |
8,000 |
| Lansing |
523,443 |
7,812 |
| Kane County |
436,505 |
6,613 |
| Fort Wayne |
230,210 |
3,336 |
| Wisconsin |
227,104 |
3,389 |
| South Bend |
197,864 |
3,140 |
| Peoria |
148,585 |
2,358 |
| Quad City |
130,932 |
2,182 |
| Michigan |
126,947 |
2,115 |
| Cedar Rapids |
124,629 |
1,947 |
| Rockford |
86,716 |
1,421 |
| Beloit |
81,564 |
1,294 |
| Burlington |
52,152 |
854 |
| Clinton |
50,597 |
790 |