1997 Rockford Cubbies

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W-L Record: 66-66 -- 4th in Midwest League Central Manager: Ruben Amaro Location: Rockford,IL Baseball Stadium: Marinelli Field Attendance: 86,716 Youngest Player: Dennis Abreu (19) Oldest Player: Kevin Tapani (33) Longest Tenure: Juan Guzman, Mike Timlin, Ed Sprague, Pat Hentgen, Joe Carter (7)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1997 Rockford Cubbies

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears
-	Dennis Abreu	IF	19	R	R	6-0	180	4/22/1978	Tumero,Venezuela	AAA	-
-	Nelson Abreu	OF	20	R	R	5-9	180	8/16/1976	Tumero,Venezuela	A	-
-	Ryan Andersen	SS	23	R	R	6-1	175	7/18/1973	Huntington Beach,California	A	-
-	Roark Birsner	P	21	R	R	6-4	180	12/2/1975	Voorhees,New Jersey	A+	-
-	Derrick Bly	IF	22	R	R	6-0	190	9/19/1974	Tucson,Arizona	A+	-
-	Casey Brookens	P	23	R	R	6-0	185	11/24/1973	Fayetteville,Pennsylvania	A+	-
-	Jon Cannon	P	22	R	L	6-3	200	1/1/1975	Sun Valley,Idaho	AAA	-
-	Quincy Carter	OF	19	R	R	6-3	215	10/13/1977	Bloomington,Illinois	A+	-
-	David Catlett	1B	23	R	R	6-0	210	4/6/1974	San Francisco,California	A	-
-	Blas Cedeno	P	24	R	R	6-0	160	11/15/1972	Carabobo,Venezuela	AAA	-
-	Jose Colon	OF	21	R	R	6-2	190	1/25/1976	New York,New York	A+	-
-	Randy Crane	P	21	R	R	6-2	180	7/4/1975	McMinnville,Oregon	A	-
-	Scott Downs	P	19	L	L	6-2	190	3/17/1978	Louisville,Kentucky	MLB	2000-2011
-	Tony Ellison	OF	22	R	R	6-0	195	7/12/1974	Grifton,North Carolina	A	-
-	Jose Espinal	P	20	R	R	6-1	185	8/31/1976	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	AAA	-
-	Chris Gissell	P	19	R	R	6-5	210	1/4/1978	Vancouver,Washington	MLB	2004-2004
-	Doug Hall	OF	22	L	L	6-1	190	12/12/1974	Gallatin,Tennessee	A+	-
-	Len Hart	P	23	L	L	5-11	190	10/8/1973	Oak Ridge,Tennessee	AA	-
-	Tyler Houston	3B-C	26	L	R	6-1	210	1/17/1971	Long Beach,California	MLB	1996-2003
-	David Jefferson	OF	22	R	R	6-2	190	6/18/1975	Mountain View,California	A	-
-	Gary Johnson	RF-LF	20	R	R	6-4	210	9/6/1976	West Los Angeles,California	AA	-
-	Jason Kelley	P	21	R	R	6-1	230	11/14/1975	Live Oak,Florida	A	-
-	Brad King	C	22	R	R	6-2	205	12/3/1974	Philadelphia,Pennsylvania	AAA	-
-	Keith Lewis	2B	22	B	R	5-10	175	7/30/1974	Alpharetta,Georgia	A+	-
-	Bob Lisanti	C	24	R	R	5-10	180	5/28/1973	Chicago,Illinois	AAA	-
-	Marcel Longmire	C-OF	19	R	R	6-3	210	4/18/1978	Vallejo,California	A	-
-	Gary Marshall	P	23	R	L	6-5	215	9/22/1973	La Mesa,California	A+	-
-	Javier Martinez	P	20	R	R	6-2	235	2/5/1977	Bayamon,Puerto Rico	MLB	1998-1998
-	Chad Meyers	2B-CF	21	R	R	6-0	190	8/8/1975	Omaha,Nebraska	MLB	1999-2003
-	Phil Norton	P	21	B	L	6-1	185	2/1/1976	Texarkana,Texas	MLB	2000-2004
-	Elvis Polanco	P	19	R	R	6-3	195	3/10/1978	Puerto Cabello,Venezuela	AA	-
-	Chad Ricketts	P	22	R	R	6-5	225	2/12/1975	Waterloo,Ontario	AAA	-
-	Brian Rolocut	P	23	R	R	6-1	195	4/8/1974	Gambrills,Maryland	A+	-
-	Juan Salazar	IF	19	B	R	6-3	240	10/31/1977	Valencia,Venezuela	A	-
-	Trevor Schaffer	P	23	R	R	6-3	210	1/13/1974	Sao Paulo,Brazil	AA	-
-	Jason Smith	2B-SS	19	L	R	6-3	190	7/24/1977	Meridian,Mississippi	MLB	2001-2009
-	Dorian Speed	OF	23	R	R	6-3	205	3/1/1974	Los Angeles,California	AA	-
-	Kevin Tapani	P	33	R	R	6-1	190	2/18/1964	Des Moines,Iowa	MLB	1989-2001
-	Nate Teut	P	21	R	L	6-7	205	3/11/1976	Newton,Iowa	MLB	2002-2002
-	Byron Tribe	P	22	R	R	6-3	210	3/21/1975	Houston,Texas	A+	-
-	Ron Walker	3B	21	R	R	6-2	215	12/29/1975	Voorhees,New Jersey	AA	-
-	Brandon Ward	P	21	R	R	6-5	170	1/21/1976	Fontana,California	A	-
-	Julio Zuleta	1B	22	R	R	6-5	235	3/28/1975	Panama City,Panama	MLB	2000-2001

Team Personnel

Ruben Amaro (Manager)

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