1997 Colorado Rockies

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W-L Record: 83-79 -- 3rd in National League West Manager: Don Baylor Location: Denver,CO Baseball Stadium: Coors Field Top Draft Pick: Mark Mangum (#18) Attendance: 3,888,453 Payroll $42,870,501 Youngest Player: Neifi Perez (22) Oldest Player: Rene Gonzales (36) Longest Tenure: Mike Munoz, Eric Young, Darren Holmes, Andres Galarraga, Curtis Leskanic, Dante Bichette, Vinny Castilla, Steve Reed, Bruce Ruffin (5)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1997 Colorado Rockies

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
34	Pedro Astacio	P	27	R	R	6-2	208	11/28/1969	Hato Mayor del Rey,Dominican Republic	MLB	1992-2006	2,900,000
31	Roger Bailey	P	26	R	R	6-1	180	10/3/1970	Chattahoochee,Florida	MLB	1995-1997	150,000
6	Jason Bates	2B-SS	26	B	R	5-10	185	1/5/1971	Downey,California	MLB	1995-1998	195,000
41	Robbie Beckett	P	24	R	L	6-5	235	7/16/1972	Austin,Texas	MLB	1996-1997	150,000
10	Dante Bichette	RF-LF	33	R	R	6-3	238	11/18/1963	West Palm Beach,Florida	MLB	1988-2001	5,166,667
37	John Burke	P	27	B	R	6-4	220	2/9/1970	Durango,Colorado	MLB	1996-1997	150,000
26	Ellis Burks	CF-RF	32	R	R	6-2	205	9/11/1964	Vicksburg,Mississippi	MLB	1987-2004	4,000,000
9	Vinny Castilla	3B	29	R	R	6-1	205	7/4/1967	Oaxaca,Mexico	MLB	1991-2006	2,225,000
48	Frank Castillo	P	28	R	R	6-1	190	4/1/1969	El Paso,Texas	MLB	1991-2005	1,740,000
28	Darnell Coles	3B-RF	35	R	R	6-1	185	6/2/1962	San Bernardino,California	MLB	1983-1997	200,000
44	Mike DeJean	P	26	R	R	6-2	212	9/28/1970	Baton Rouge,Louisiana	MLB	1997-2006	150,000
45	Jerry Dipoto	P	29	R	R	6-2	205	5/24/1968	Jersey City,New Jersey	MLB	1993-2000	550,000
11	Angel Echevarria	RF-LF	26	R	R	6-3	226	5/25/1971	Bridgeport,Connecticut	MLB	1996-2002	150,000
14	Andres Galarraga	1B	36	R	R	6-3	235	6/18/1961	Caracas,Venezuela	MLB	1985-2004	4,950,000
28	Rene Gonzales	3B-2B	36	R	R	6-3	201	9/3/1960	Austin,Texas	MLB	1984-1997	150,000
17	Todd Helton	1B	23	L	L	6-2	206	8/20/1973	Knoxville,Tennessee	MLB	1997-2011	150,000
40	Darren Holmes	P	31	R	R	6-0	199	4/25/1966	Asheville,North Carolina	MLB	1990-2003	150,000
53	Mark Hutton	P	27	R	R	6-6	240	2/6/1970	South Adelaide,Australia	MLB	1993-1998	205,000
36	Bobby Jones	P	25	R	L	6-0	178	4/11/1972	Orange,New Jersey	MLB	1997-2004	150,000
16	Curtis Leskanic	P	29	R	R	6-0	186	4/2/1968	Homestead,Pennsylvania	MLB	1993-2004	516,667
8	Kirt Manwaring	C	31	R	R	5-11	198	7/15/1965	Elmira,New York	MLB	1987-1999	1,675,000
3	Quinton McCracken	CF-LF	27	B	R	5-7	173	3/16/1970	Wilmington,North Carolina	MLB	1995-2006	198,000
38	Jeff McCurry	P	27	R	R	6-6	220	1/21/1970	Tokyo,Japan	MLB	1995-1999	175,000
47	Nate Minchey	P	27	R	R	6-8	225	8/31/1969	Austin,Texas	MLB	1993-1997	150,000
43	Mike Munoz	P	31	L	L	6-2	198	7/12/1965	Baldwin Park,California	MLB	1989-2000	350,000
5	Neifi Perez	SS	22	B	R	6-0	175	6/2/1975	Villa Mella,Dominican Republic	MLB	1996-2007	150,000
24	Harvey Pulliam	LF-RF	29	R	R	6-0	205	10/20/1967	San Francisco,California	MLB	1991-1997	150,000
12	Brian Raabe	3B-2B	29	R	R	5-9	177	11/5/1967	New Ulm,Minnesota	MLB	1995-1997	160,000
15	Jeff Reed	C	34	L	R	6-2	190	11/12/1962	Joliet,Illinois	MLB	1984-2000	650,000
39	Steve Reed	P	31	R	R	6-2	212	3/1/1966	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1992-2005	1,200,000
23	Bryan Rekar	P	25	R	R	6-3	210	6/3/1972	Oak Lawn,Illinois	MLB	1995-2002	150,000
30	Kevin Ritz	P	32	R	R	6-4	229	6/8/1965	Eatontown,New Jersey	MLB	1989-1998	2,500,000
18	Bruce Ruffin	P	33	B	L	6-2	215	10/4/1963	Lubbock,Texas	MLB	1986-1997	150,000
54	Tim Scott	P	30	R	R	6-2	205	11/16/1966	Hanford,California	MLB	1991-1997	415,000
20	Bill Swift	P	35	R	R	6-0	180	10/27/1961	Portland,Maine	MLB	1985-1998	4,608,333
32	Mark Thompson	P	26	R	R	6-2	213	4/7/1971	Russellville,Kentucky	MLB	1994-2000	252,000
52	John Thomson	P	23	R	R	6-3	187	10/1/1973	Vicksburg,Mississippi	MLB	1997-2007	150,000
35	John Vander Wal	RF-LF	31	L	L	6-2	197	4/29/1966	Grand Rapids,Michigan	MLB	1991-2004	500,000
33	Larry Walker	RF	30	L	R	6-3	237	12/1/1966	Maple Ridge,British Columbia	MLB	1989-2005	6,325,000
22	Walt Weiss	SS	33	B	R	6-0	175	11/28/1963	Tuxedo,New York	MLB	1987-2000	2,700,000
19	Jamey Wright	P	23	R	R	6-5	221	2/24/1974	Oklahoma City,Oklahoma	MLB	1996-2011	169,500
21	Eric Young	2B	30	R	R	5-8	175	5/18/1967	New Brunswick,New Jersey	MLB	1992-2006	3,200,000

Team Personnel

Dave Armstrong (Broadcaster)
Don Baylor (Manager)
Dave Campbell (Broadcaster)
Paul Carey (Bullpen Coach)
Ty Coslow (Scout)
Pat Daugherty (Scouting Director)
Frank Funk (Pitching Coach)
Bob Gebhard (General Manager)
Gene Glynn (Third Base Coach)
Greg Gross (Minor League Hitting Instructor)
Wayne Hagin (Broadcaster)
Bill Hughes (Scout)
Clint Hurdle (Hitting Coach)
Clint Hurdle (First Base Coach)
Pat Jones (Scout)
Jeff Kingery (Broadcaster)
J.J. Lally (Scout)
Joe Marchese (Minor League Infield Instructor)
Danny Montgomery (Scout)
Jackie Moore (Bench Coach)
Lance Nichols (Scout)
Steve Payne (Scout)
Jorge Posada (Scout)
Rodolfo Rosario (Scout)
Ed Santa (Scout)

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