1997 Kansas City Royals

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W-L Record: 67-94 -- 5th in American League Central Manager: Tony Muser, Bob Boone Location: - Baseball Stadium: Kauffman Stadium Top Draft Pick: Dan Reichert (#7) Attendance: 1,517,638 Payroll $31,225,000 Youngest Player: Jose Rosado (22) Oldest Player: Chili Davis (37) Longest Tenure: Jeff Montgomery (10)

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Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1997 Kansas City Royals

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
17	Kevin Appier	P	29	R	R	6-2	200	12/6/1967	Lancaster,California	MLB	1989-2004	4,800,000
41	Tim Belcher	P	35	R	R	6-3	225	10/19/1961	Mount Gilead,Ohio	MLB	1987-2000	2,300,000
28	Jay Bell	SS-2B	31	R	R	6-0	182	12/11/1965	Valparaiso,Florida	MLB	1986-2003	5,000,000
39	Yamil Benitez	LF-RF	25	R	R	6-2	195	5/10/1972	San Juan,Puerto Rico	MLB	1995-1998	150,000
57	Brian Bevil	P	25	R	R	6-4	225	9/5/1971	Houston,Texas	MLB	1996-1998	150,000
27	Ricky Bones	P	28	R	R	6-0	202	4/7/1969	Salinas,Puerto Rico	MLB	1991-2001	350,000
58	Hector Carrasco	P	28	R	R	6-2	220	10/22/1968	San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic	MLB	1994-2007	560,000
45	Larry Casian	P	31	R	L	6-0	175	10/28/1965	Lynwood,California	MLB	1990-1998	350,000
38	Jim Converse	P	25	L	R	5-9	180	8/17/1971	San Francisco,California	MLB	1993-1997	150,000
14,16	Scott Cooper	3B-1B	29	L	R	6-3	200	10/13/1967	St. Louis,Missouri	MLB	1990-1997	375,000
18	Johnny Damon	CF-LF	23	L	L	6-2	190	11/5/1973	Fort Riley,Kansas	MLB	1995-2011	240,000
44	Chili Davis	OF-LF	37	B	R	6-3	210	1/17/1960	Kingston,Jamaica	MLB	1981-1999	3,800,000
52	Roland De La Maza	P	25	R	R	6-2	195	11/9/1971	Granada Hills,California	MLB	1997-1997	150,000
24	Jermaine Dye	RF	23	R	R	6-5	220	1/28/1974	Vacaville,California	MLB	1996-2009	175,000
26	Sal Fasano	C	25	R	R	6-2	230	8/10/1971	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1996-2008	150,000
42	Tom Goodwin	CF-LF	28	L	R	6-1	175	7/27/1968	Fresno,California	MLB	1991-2004	1,050,000
43	Shane Halter	SS-3B	27	R	R	6-0	180	11/8/1969	La Plata,Maryland	MLB	1997-2004	150,000
33	Chris Haney	P	28	L	L	6-3	210	11/16/1968	Baltimore,Maryland	MLB	1991-2002	1,700,000
2	Jed Hansen	2B	24	R	R	6-1	195	8/19/1972	Tacoma,Washington	MLB	1997-1999	150,000
6	David Howard	SS-2B	30	B	R	6-0	175	2/26/1967	Sarasota,Florida	MLB	1991-1999	762,500
45	Jason Jacome	P	26	L	L	6-1	185	11/24/1970	Tulsa,Oklahoma	MLB	1994-1998	220,000
7	Jeff King	3B-1B	32	R	R	6-1	188	12/26/1964	Marion,Indiana	MLB	1989-1999	2,500,000
36	Ryan Long	RF-LF	24	R	R	6-2	215	2/3/1973	Houston,Texas	MLB	1997-1997	150,000
15	Mike MacFarlane	C	33	R	R	6-1	210	4/12/1964	Stockton,California	MLB	1987-1999	887,500
36	Felix Martinez	SS	23	B	R	6-0	180	5/18/1974	Nagua,Dominican Republic	MLB	1997-2001	150,000
56	Allen McDill	P	25	L	L	6-0	155	8/23/1971	Greenville,Mississippi	MLB	1997-2001	150,000
21	Jeff Montgomery	P	35	R	R	5-11	175	1/7/1962	Wellston,Ohio	MLB	1987-1999	2,300,000
31	Rod Myers	CF-LF	24	L	L	6-1	190	1/14/1973	Conroe,Texas	MLB	1996-1997	150,000
22	Jon Nunnally	RF-CF	25	L	R	5-10	190	11/9/1971	Pelham,North Carolina	MLB	1995-2000	190,000
30	Jose Offerman	SS-2B	28	B	R	6-0	190	11/8/1968	San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic	MLB	1990-2005	1,600,000
48	Gregg Olson	P	30	R	R	6-4	208	10/11/1966	Scribner,Nebraska	MLB	1988-2001	210,000
16	Dean Palmer	3B	28	R	R	6-1	210	12/27/1968	Tallahassee,Florida	MLB	1989-2003	4,800,000
12	Craig Paquette	3B-LF	28	R	R	6-0	190	3/8/1969	Long Beach,California	MLB	1993-2003	340,000
52	Mike Perez	P	32	R	R	6-0	187	10/19/1964	Yauco,Puerto Rico	MLB	1990-1997	150,000
35	Hipolito Pichardo	P	27	R	R	6-1	195	8/22/1969	Esperaza,Dominican Republic	MLB	1992-2002	780,000
34	Jim Pittsley	P	23	R	R	6-7	220	4/3/1974	DuBois,Pennsylvania	MLB	1995-1999	150,000
1	Bip Roberts	2B-LF	33	B	R	5-7	165	10/27/1963	Berkeley,California	MLB	1986-1998	1,950,000
50	Jose Rosado	P	22	L	L	6-0	185	11/9/1974	Jersey City,New Jersey	MLB	1996-2000	200,000
53	Glendon Rusch	P	22	L	L	6-1	200	11/7/1974	Seattle,Washington	MLB	1997-2009	150,000
49	Jose Santiago	P	22	R	R	6-3	215	11/5/1974	Fajardo,Puerto Rico	MLB	1997-2005	150,000
46	Scott Service	P	30	R	R	6-6	240	2/26/1967	Cincinnati,Ohio	MLB	1988-2004	225,000
2	Tim Spehr	C	30	R	R	6-2	200	7/2/1966	Excelsior Springs,Missouri	MLB	1991-1999	150,000
63	Andy Stewart	C	26	R	R	5-11	205	12/5/1970	Oshawa,Ontario	MLB	1997-1997	150,000
22	Larry Sutton	1B-RF	27	L	L	6-0	185	5/14/1970	West Covina,California	MLB	1997-2004	150,000
29	Mike Sweeney	1B-C	23	R	R	6-2	215	7/22/1973	Orange,California	MLB	1995-2010	175,000
51	Randy Veres	P	31	R	R	6-3	210	11/25/1965	Sacramento,California	MLB	1989-1997	185,000
31	Joe Vitiello	1B-LF	27	R	R	6-3	230	4/11/1970	Cambridge,Massachusetts	MLB	1995-2003	210,000
57	Jamie Walker	P	25	L	L	6-2	190	7/1/1971	McMinnville,Tennessee	MLB	1997-2009	150,000
56	Matt Whisenant	P	26	R	L	6-3	215	6/8/1971	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1997-2000	150,000
46	Mike Williams	P	28	R	R	6-2	204	7/29/1968	Radford,Virginia	MLB	1992-2003	150,000
49	Mitch Williams	P	32	L	L	6-4	205	11/17/1964	Santa Ana,California	MLB	1986-1997	150,000

Team Personnel

Allard Baird (Assistant to GM)
Allard Baird (National Scouting Crosschecker)
Bob Boone (Manager)
Tom Burgmeier (Video Scouting Coordinator)
Jerry Cram (Minor League Pitching Coordinator)
Rich Dauer (Third Base Coach)
Bob Davis (Broadcaster)
Guy Hansen (Bullpen Coach)
Bob Hegman (Scout)
Gail Henley (Scout)
Dave Herrera (Scout)
Gary Johnson (Scout)
Bruce Kison (Pitching Coach)
Mark Littell (Roving Minor League Pitching Instructor)
Andres Lopez (Scout)
Greg Luzinski (Hitting Coach)
Denny Matthews (Broadcaster)
Jeff McKay (Scout)
Tony Muser (Manager)
Mitchell Page (First Base Coach)
Cliff Pastornicky (Scout)
Brian Poldberg (Minor League Catching Coordinator)
Tom Poquette (Hitting Coach)
Tom Poquette (Minor League Hitting Coordinator)
Bill Price (Scout)
Jamie Quirk (Bench Coach)
Johnny Ramos (Scout)
Herk Robinson (General Manager)
Luis Silverio (Latin American Coordinator)
Luis Silverio (Scout)
Greg Smith (Scout)
Paul Splittorff (Broadcaster)
Gerald Turner (Scout)
John Wathan (Broadcaster)
Frank White (First Base Coach)
Fred White (Broadcaster)
Dennis Woody (Scout)

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