1997 Lakeland Tigers

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W-L Record: 81-57 -- 2nd in Florida State League West Manager: Mark Meleski Location: Lakeland,FL Baseball Stadium: Joker Marchant Stadium Attendance: 21,198 Youngest Player: Rayner Bautista (18) Oldest Player: Orlando Miller (28) Longest Tenure: Juan Guzman, Mike Timlin, Ed Sprague, Pat Hentgen, Joe Carter (7) Playoffs: Lost in Semi-Finals

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1997 Lakeland Tigers

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears
	Kurt Airoso	IF	22	R	R	6-2	190	2/12/1975	Tulare,California	AAA	-
	Aaron Alvord	P	20	R	R	6-1	175	6/21/1977	Canton,Kansas	A+	-
	Ben Bailey	P	22	R	R	6-2	220	8/31/1974	Goshen,Indiana	A+	-
	Ryan Balfe	OF	21	B	R	6-1	180	11/11/1975	Cornwall,New York	AAA	-
	Glen Barker	CF	26	R	R	5-10	180	5/10/1971	Albany,New York	MLB	1999-2001
	Jayson Bass	OF	23	L	L	6-3	225	6/22/1974	Seattle,Washington	AAA	-
	Chris Bauer	P	23	R	R	6-1	185	12/28/1973	Tulsa,Oklahoma	A+	-
	Rayner Bautista	IF	18	R	R	5-11	155	9/17/1978	Nizao Bani,Dominican Republic	AAA	-
	Justin Bettencourt	P	23	L	L	6-2	185	12/19/1973	Capitola,California	A+	-
	Scott Bream	SS	26	B	R	6-1	170	11/4/1970	Omaha,Nebraska	AAA	-
	Javier Cardona	C	21	R	R	6-1	185	9/15/1975	Santurce,Puerto Rico	MLB	2000-2002
	Decomba Conner	OF	23	R	R	5-10	185	7/17/1973	Mooresville,North Carolina	AA	-
	Derek Dace	P	22	L	L	6-7	200	4/11/1975	Rolla,Missouri	AAA	-
	Dave Darwin	P	23	L	L	6-0	185	12/19/1973	Charlotte,North Carolina	AAA	-
	Eric Dinyar	P	23	R	R	6-6	210	8/13/1973	Johnstown,Pennsylvania	A+	-
	Peter Durkovic	P	23	L	L	6-4	215	7/9/1973	Flushing,New York	AA	-
	Sean Freeman	1B	0				0		-	AA	-
	Alejandro Freire	IF	22	R	R	6-2	185	8/23/1974	Caracas,Venezuela	MLB	2005-2005
	Brian Fuller	C	24	R	R	6-2	205	11/5/1972	Richland Center,Wisconsin	A+	-
	Juan Hernaiz	OF	22	R	R	5-11	185	2/15/1975	Hato Rey,Puerto Rico	AA	-
	Gabe Kapler	CF-RF	21	R	R	6-2	208	8/31/1975	Hollywood,California	MLB	1998-2010
	Keith Kimsey	P	24	R	R	6-7	200	8/15/1972	Lakeland,Florida	AA	-
	Steve Lackey	SS	22	R	R	5-11	159	9/25/1974	Corona,California	AA	-
	David Lindstrom	C	22	R	R	5-10	185	8/6/1974	St. Paul,Minnesota	AAA	-
	Jose Macias	3B-CF	23	B	R	5-10	175	1/25/1974	Panama City,Panama	MLB	1999-2005
	Dave Malenfant	P	22	R	R	6-3	205	4/30/1975	Flint,Michigan	A+	-
	David Melendez	P	21	B	R	6-0	168	6/25/1976	Caguas,Puerto Rico	AA	-
	Orlando Miller	SS	28	R	R	6-1	180	1/13/1969	Estafeta el Dorado,Panama	MLB	1994-1997
	Phil Nevin	3B-1B	26	R	R	6-2	231	1/19/1971	Fullerton,California	MLB	1995-2006
	Matt Oakley	P	23	R	R	6-2	205	7/12/1973	Raleigh,North Carolina	A+	-
	Leonardo Patino	P	23	L	L	6-2	190	11/24/1973	Cali,Colombia	A+	-
	Santiago Perez	SS-CF	21	B	R	6-2	160	12/30/1975	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	2000-2001
	Brian Powell	P	23	R	R	6-2	205	10/10/1973	Bainbridge,Georgia	MLB	1998-2004
	Jerry Salzano	3B	22	R	R	6-0	175	10/27/1974	Trenton,New Jersey	AAA	-
	Victor Santos	P	20	R	R	6-3	175	10/2/1976	San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic	MLB	2001-2007
	Chad Schroeder	P	23	R	R	6-1	195	9/21/1973	Elgin,Illinois	AA	-
	Keilan Smith	P	23	R	R	6-4	175	12/20/1973	Memphis,Tennessee	AA	-
	Trad Sobik	P	21	R	R	6-2	175	1/29/1976	Palm Harbor,Florida	A+	-
	Carlos Villalobos	3B	23	R	R	6-0	170	4/5/1974	Cartagena,Colombia	AAA	-
	Matt Walbeck	C	27	B	R	5-11	188	10/2/1969	Sacramento,California	MLB	1993-2003
	Mark Zamarripa	P	22	R	R	6-0	175	7/28/1974	Los Angeles,California	AA	-

Team Personnel

Mark Meleski (Manager)

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