1997 Phoenix Firebirds

| AAA | Pacific Coast League

W-L Record: 88-55 -- 1st in Pacific Coast League Southern Manager: Ron Wotus Location: Scottsdale,AZ Baseball Stadium: Scottsdale Stadium Attendance: 209,698 Youngest Player: Wilson Delgado (21) Oldest Player: Damon Berryhill (33) Longest Tenure: Juan Guzman, Mike Timlin, Ed Sprague, Pat Hentgen, Joe Carter (7) Playoffs: Lost in Finals

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1997 Phoenix Firebirds

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears
-	Rene Arocha	P	31	R	R	6-0	180	2/24/1966	Havana,Cuba	MLB	1993-1997
-	Rich Aurilia	SS	25	R	R	6-1	185	9/2/1971	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1995-2009
-	Cory Bailey	P	26	R	R	6-1	210	1/24/1971	Marion,Illinois	MLB	1993-2002
-	Jeff Ball	1B	28	R	R	5-10	185	4/17/1969	Merced,California	MLB	1998-1998
-	Marvin Benard	CF-RF	27	L	L	5-9	185	1/20/1970	Bluefields,Nicaragua	MLB	1995-2003
-	Damon Berryhill	C	33	B	R	6-0	210	12/3/1963	South Laguna,California	MLB	1987-1997
-	Bobby Bonds	OF	27	R	R	6-4	180	3/7/1970	Palo Alto,California	AAA	-
-	Jay Canizaro	2B	23	R	R	5-9	178	7/4/1973	Beaumont,Texas	MLB	1996-2002
-	Dan Carlson	P	27	R	R	6-0	200	1/26/1970	Portland,Oregon	MLB	1996-1999
-	Edwin Corps	P	24	R	R	5-11	190	11/3/1972	Humacao,Puerto Rico	AAA	-
-	Doug Creek	P	28	L	L	6-0	210	3/1/1969	Winchester,Virginia	MLB	1995-2005
-	Jacob Cruz	RF-LF	24	L	L	6-0	179	1/28/1973	Oxnard,California	MLB	1996-2005
-	Wilson Delgado	SS-2B	21	B	R	5-11	165	7/15/1975	San Cristobal,Dominican Republic	MLB	1996-2004
-	Osvaldo Fernandez	P	28	R	R	6-2	193	11/4/1968	Holguin,Cuba	MLB	1996-2001
-	Tim Florez	2B	27	R	R	5-10	170	7/23/1969	Salt Lake City,Utah	AAA	-
-	Keith Foulke	P	24	R	R	6-0	200	10/19/1972	Rapid City,South Dakota	MLB	1997-2008
-	Chad Frontera	P	24	R	R	6-2	200	11/22/1972	Brooklyn,New York	AAA	-
-	Darryl Hamilton	CF-RF	32	L	R	6-1	192	12/3/1964	Baton Rouge,Louisiana	MLB	1988-2001
-	Lee Hancock	P	30	L	L	6-4	215	6/27/1967	North Hollywood,California	MLB	1995-1996
-	Chad Hartvigson	P	26	L	L	6-2	195	12/15/1970	Seattle,Washington	AAA	-
-	John Johnstone	P	28	R	R	6-3	210	11/25/1968	Liverpool,New York	MLB	1993-2000
-	Dax Jones	CF	26	R	R	6-0	170	8/4/1970	Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania	MLB	1996-1996
-	Dar Kennedy		0				0		-	AAA	-
-	Ramon Martinez	SS-2B	24	R	R	6-1	187	10/10/1972	Philadelphia,Pennsylvania	MLB	1998-2009
-	Craig Mayes	C	27	L	R	5-10	195	5/8/1970	Royal Oak,Michigan	AAA	-
-	David McCarty	1B-LF	27	R	L	6-5	215	11/23/1969	Houston,Texas	MLB	1993-2005
-	Doug Mirabelli	C	26	R	R	6-1	218	10/18/1970	Kingman,Arizona	MLB	1996-2007
-	Russ Ortiz	P	23	R	R	6-1	210	6/5/1974	Encino,California	MLB	1998-2010
-	Mark Peterson	P	26	L	L	5-11	195	11/27/1970	Kirkland,Washington	AAA	-
-	Randy Phillips	P	26	R	R	6-3	210	3/18/1971	Little Rock,Arkansas	AAA	-
-	Ricky Pickett	P	27	L	L	6-1	200	1/19/1970	Fort Worth,Texas	MLB	1998-1998
-	Dante Powell	CF-RF	23	R	R	6-2	185	8/25/1973	Long Beach,California	MLB	1997-2001
-	Shawn Purdy	P	28	R	R	6-0	205	7/30/1968	St. Cloud,Florida	AAA	-
-	Pat Rapp	P	29	R	R	6-3	215	7/13/1967	Jennings,Louisiana	MLB	1992-2001
-	Joe Roa	P	25	R	R	6-1	194	10/11/1971	Southfield,Michigan	MLB	1995-2004
-	Kevin Roberson	RF-LF	29	B	R	6-4	210	1/29/1968	Decatur,Illinois	MLB	1993-1996
-	Rich Rowland	C	33	R	R	6-1	215	2/25/1964	Santa Rosa,California	MLB	1990-1995
-	Steve Soderstrom	P	25	R	R	6-3	210	4/3/1972	Turlock,California	MLB	1996-1996
-	Andy Taulbee	P	24	R	R	6-4	210	10/5/1972	Atlanta,Georgia	AAA	-
-	Chris Unrat	C	26	L	R	6-1	205	3/28/1971	Montreal,Quebec	AAA	-
-	William Van Landingham	P	26	R	R	6-2	210	7/16/1970	Columbia,Tennessee	MLB	1994-1997
-	Doug Vanderweele	P	27	R	R	6-3	200	3/18/1970	Las Vegas,Nevada	AAA	-
-	Mike Villano	P	25	R	R	6-0	195	8/10/1971	Bay City,Michigan	AAA	-
-	Keith Williams	RF-LF	25	R	R	6-0	190	4/21/1972	Bedford,Pennsylvania	MLB	1996-1996
-	Desi Wilson	1B	28	L	L	6-7	230	5/9/1969	Glen Cove,New York	MLB	1996-1996
-	Ken Woods	OF	26	R	R	5-10	170	8/2/1970	Los Angeles,California	AAA	-
-	Eddie Zosky	SS	29	R	R	6-0	180	2/10/1968	Whittier,California	MLB	1991-2000

Team Personnel

Joel Horlen (Pitching Coach)
Joe Lefebvre (Hitting Coach)
Ron Wotus (Manager)

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