1997 Asheville Tourists

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W-L Record: 62-76 -- 5th in South Atlantic League Central Manager: Ronnie Gideon Location: Asheville,NC Baseball Stadium: McCormick Field Attendance: 143,351 Youngest Player: Alvin Rivera (18) Oldest Player: Mark Thompson (26) Longest Tenure: Juan Guzman, Mike Timlin, Ed Sprague, Pat Hentgen, Joe Carter (7)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1997 Asheville Tourists

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears
	Efrain Alamo	OF	20	R	R	6-2	190	10/5/1976	San Juan,Puerto Rico	A+	-
	Blake Anderson	C	23	B	R	6-0	195	9/22/1973	Dallas,Texas	A+	-
	Brian Anthony	1B	23	L	R	6-2	218	10/22/1973	Walnut Creek,California	AA	-
	Rogelio Arias	C	21	B	R	6-0	197	6/6/1976	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	A+	-
	Rod Bair	OF	22	R	R	5-11	195	10/29/1974	Tempe,Arizona	AAA	-
	Dean Brueggemann	P	21	L	L	6-1	186	3/11/1976	Smithton,Illinois	AA	-
	Clint Bryant	3B	23	R	R	6-0	180	8/29/1973	Kingsville,Texas	A+	-
	Shawn Chacon	P	19	R	R	6-3	212	12/23/1977	Anchorage,Alaska	MLB	2001-2008
	Tim Christman	P	22	L	L	6-0	195	3/31/1975	Oneonta,New York	MLB	2001-2001
	Marcus D'Alessandro	P	21	L	L	6-2	195	7/23/1975	Ocean,New Jersey	A	-
	Salvador Duverge	OF	21	R	R	6-0	165	5/14/1976	San Cristobal,Dominican Republic	A+	-
	Brett Elam	SS	24	R	R	6-0	170	8/1/1972	Council Bluffs,Iowa	A+	-
	Jamie Emiliano	P	22	R	R	5-10	210	8/2/1974	Andrews,Texas	AAA	-
	Gary Gordon	OF	20	R	R	5-10	190	12/13/1976	Trenton,New Jersey	A+	-
	Mark Hamlin	OF	23	R	R	6-3	220	2/9/1974	Augusta,Georgia	A+	-
	Bernard Hutchison	OF	23	R	R	5-10	160	5/2/1974	Tallassee,Alabama	A+	-
	James Kammerer	P	23	L	L	6-3	205	7/21/1973	Winona,Minnesota	AA	-
	Brian Keck	IF	23	R	R	6-3	190	1/15/1974	Dodge City,Kansas	AAA	-
	David Lee	P	24	R	R	6-1	202	3/12/1973	Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania	MLB	1999-2004
	John Lindsey	1B	20	R	R	6-3	220	1/30/1977	Hattiesburg,Mississippi	MLB	2010-2010
	Doug Livingston	2B	23	R	R	5-8	160	4/9/1974	Tampa,Florida	AA	-
	John Mahlberg	P	20	R	R	6-2	197	10/2/1976	Portland,Oregon	A	-
	Steve Matcuk	P	21	R	R	6-2	185	4/8/1976	Baltimore,Maryland	AA	-
	Aaron Myers	P	21	R	R	6-2	200	5/14/1976	Corona,California	AA	-
	John Nicholson	P	19	B	R	6-4	205	12/6/1977	Houston,Texas	A+	-
	Alvin Rivera	P	18	R	R	6-2	205	8/30/1978	Humacao,Puerto Rico	A	-
	Chris Rodriguez	C	21	R	R	6-2	190	5/10/1976	Modesto,California	A	-
	Jason Romine	P	22	R	R	6-5	215	4/11/1975	Omak,Washington	A+	-
	Scott Schroeffel	P	23	B	R	6-0	190	12/30/1973	Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania	AAA	-
	John Slamka	P	23	R	L	6-3	190	4/2/1974	Phoenix,Arizona	A	-
	Mark Thompson	P	26	R	R	6-2	213	4/7/1971	Russellville,Kentucky	MLB	1994-2000
	Doug Walls	P	23	L	R	6-2	204	3/21/1974	Dayton,Ohio	AAA	-
	Jake Westbrook	P	19	R	R	6-3	200	9/29/1977	Athens,Georgia	MLB	2000-2011
	Matt Whitley	SS	25	R	R	6-0	170	3/29/1972	Knoxville,Tennessee	AA	-

Team Personnel

Ronnie Gideon (Manager)
Jack Lamabe (Pitching Coach)

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