1997 Nashville Sounds

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W-L Record: 74-69 -- 3rd in American Association Eastern Manager: Tom Spencer Location: Nashville,TN Baseball Stadium: Herschel Greer Stadium Attendance: 269,186 Youngest Player: Jim Parque (21) Oldest Player: Rick Wrona (33) Longest Tenure: Juan Guzman, Mike Timlin, Ed Sprague, Pat Hentgen, Joe Carter (7)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1997 Nashville Sounds

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears
	Jeff Abbott	CF-LF	24	R	L	6-2	200	8/17/1972	Atlanta,Georgia	MLB	1997-2001
	Allen Battle	CF-LF	28	R	R	6-0	170	11/29/1968	Grantham,North Carolina	MLB	1995-1996
	Jason Bere	P	26	R	R	6-4	189	5/26/1971	Cambridge,Massachusetts	MLB	1993-2003
	Mike Bertotti	P	27	L	L	6-1	185	1/18/1970	Jersey City,New Jersey	MLB	1995-1997
	Doug Brady	2B	27	B	R	5-11	165	11/23/1969	Jacksonville,Illinois	MLB	1995-1995
	Mike Cameron	CF	24	R	R	6-2	190	1/8/1973	LaGrange,Georgia	MLB	1995-2011
	Carmine Cappuccio	OF	27	L	R	6-3	200	2/1/1970	Everett,Massachusetts	AAA	-
	Carlos Castillo	p	26	R	R	6-2	225	5/9/1971	Anaheim,California	AAA	-
	Chris Clemons	P	24	R	R	6-4	220	10/31/1972	Baytown,Texas	MLB	1997-1997
	John Cotton	IF	26	L	R	6-0	170	10/30/1970	Houston,Texas	AAA	-
	Nelson Cruz	P	24	R	R	6-1	185	9/13/1972	Puerto Plata,Dominican Republic	MLB	1997-2003
	Jeff Darwin	P	27	R	R	6-3	180	7/6/1969	Sherman,Texas	MLB	1994-1997
	Brian Downs	C	22	R	R	6-2	210	4/10/1975	Bellflower,California	AAA	-
	Jason Evans	OF	26	B	R	5-11	185	2/11/1971	Los Angeles,California	AAA	-
	Tom Fordham	P	23	L	L	6-2	205	2/20/1974	San Diego,California	MLB	1997-1998
	Keith Foulke	P	24	R	R	6-0	200	10/19/1972	Rapid City,South Dakota	MLB	1997-2008
	Derek Hasselhoff	P	23	R	R	6-2	202	10/10/1973	Pasadena,Maryland	AAA	-
	Mike Heathcott	P	28	R	R	6-3	180	5/16/1969	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1998-1998
	Barry Johnson	P	27	R	R	6-4	200	8/21/1969	Joliet,Illinois	AAA	-
	Stacy Jones	P	30	R	R	6-6	225	5/26/1967	Gadsden,Alabama	MLB	1991-1996
	Matt Karchner	P	30	R	R	6-4	215	6/28/1967	Berwick,Pennsylvania	MLB	1995-2000
	Brian Keyser	P	30	R	R	6-1	180	10/31/1966	Castro Valley,California	MLB	1995-1996
	Scott Leius	3B	31	R	R	6-3	208	9/24/1965	Yonkers,New York	MLB	1990-1999
	Al Levine	P	29	R	R	6-3	198	5/22/1968	Park Ridge,Illinois	MLB	1996-2005
	Robert Machado	C	24	R	R	6-1	205	6/3/1973	Caracas,Venezuela	MLB	1996-2004
	Frank Menechino	2B	26	R	R	5-9	175	1/7/1971	Staten Island,New York	MLB	1999-2005
	Greg Norton	3B-1B	24	B	R	6-1	205	7/6/1972	San Leandro,California	MLB	1996-2009
	Magglio Ordonez	RF	23	R	R	6-0	200	1/28/1974	Caracas,Venezuela	MLB	1997-2011
	Jim Parque	P	21	L	L	5-11	165	2/8/1976	Norwalk,California	MLB	1998-2003
	Eddie Pearson	1B	23	L	R	6-3	285	1/31/1974	Mobile,Alabama	AAA	-
	Wil Polidor	SS	23	B	R	6-1	158	9/23/1973	Caracas,Venezuela	AAA	-
	Rich Pratt	P	26	L	L	6-3	201	5/7/1971	East Hartford,Connecticut	AAA	-
	Todd Rizzo	P	26	R	L	6-2	220	5/24/1971	Clifton Heights,Pennsylvania	MLB	1998-1999
	Gene Schall	1B	27	R	R	6-3	200	6/5/1970	Abington,Pennsylvania	MLB	1995-1996
	Mike Sirotka	P	26	L	L	6-1	200	5/13/1971	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1995-2000
	Chuck Smith	P	27	R	R	6-1	185	10/21/1969	Memphis,Tennessee	MLB	2000-2001
	Chris Snopek	3B-SS	26	R	R	6-1	185	9/20/1970	Cynthiana,Kentucky	MLB	1995-1998
	Larry Thomas	P	27	R	L	6-1	190	10/25/1969	Miami,Florida	MLB	1995-1997
	Mario Valdez	1B	22	L	R	6-2	190	11/19/1974	Ciudad Obregon,Mexico	MLB	1997-2001
	Robin Ventura	3B	29	L	R	6-1	198	7/14/1967	Santa Maria,California	MLB	1989-2004
	Julio Vinas	OF	24	R	R	6-1	205	2/14/1973	Miami,Florida	AAA	-
	Craig Wilson	3B-SS	26	R	R	6-1	190	9/3/1970	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1998-2000
	Brian Woods	P	26	R	R	6-6	212	6/7/1971	Belleville,New Jersey	AAA	-
	Rick Wrona	C	33	R	R	6-1	185	12/10/1963	Tulsa,Oklahoma	MLB	1988-1994

Team Personnel

Kirk Champion (Pitching Coach)
Von Joshua (Hitting Coach)
Tom Spencer (Manager)

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