1997 New York Mets

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W-L Record: 88-74 -- 3rd in National League East Manager: Bobby Valentine Location: Queens,NY Baseball Stadium: Shea Stadium Top Draft Pick: Geoff Goetz (#6) Attendance: 1,766,174 Payroll $38,474,567 Youngest Player: Carlos Mendoza (17) Oldest Player: John Franco (36) Longest Tenure: John Franco, Todd Hundley (8)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1997 New York Mets

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
39	Juan Acevedo	P	27	R	R	6-2	220	5/5/1970	Ciudad Juarez,Mexico	MLB	1995-2003	150,000
6	Manny Alexander	SS-2B	26	R	R	5-10	180	3/20/1971	San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic	MLB	1992-2006	205,000
13	Edgardo Alfonzo	3B-2B	23	R	R	5-11	187	11/8/1973	Santa Teresa,Venezuela	MLB	1995-2006	215,000
8	Carlos Baerga	2B	28	B	R	5-11	215	11/4/1968	San Juan,Puerto Rico	MLB	1990-2005	4,750,000
29	Steve Bieser	CF-LF	29	L	R	5-10	170	8/4/1967	Perryville,Missouri	MLB	1997-1998	150,000
46	Brian Bohanon	P	28	L	L	6-2	240	8/1/1968	Denton,Texas	MLB	1990-2001	205,000
43	Toby Borland	P	28	R	R	6-6	193	5/29/1969	Ruston,Louisiana	MLB	1994-2004	262,500
30	Alberto Castillo	C	27	R	R	6-0	185	2/10/1970	San Juan de Maguana,Dominican Republic	MLB	1995-2007	152,500
54	Mark Clark	P	29	R	R	6-5	235	5/12/1968	Bath,Illinois	MLB	1991-2000	2,200,000
49	Joe Crawford	P	27	L	L	6-3	225	5/2/1970	Gainesville,Florida	MLB	1997-1997	150,000
3	Carl Everett	CF-RF	26	B	R	6-0	190	6/3/1971	Tampa,Florida	MLB	1993-2006	205,000
31	John Franco	P	36	L	L	5-10	185	9/17/1960	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1984-2005	3,000,000
15	Matt Franco	1B-3B	27	L	R	6-2	200	8/19/1969	Santa Monica,California	MLB	1995-2003	160,000
12	Shawn Gilbert	LF-2B	32	R	R	5-9	185	3/12/1965	Camden,New Jersey	MLB	1997-2000	150,000
23	Bernard Gilkey	LF	30	R	R	6-0	200	9/24/1966	St. Louis,Missouri	MLB	1990-2001	3,850,000
19	Jason Hardtke	2B-3B	25	B	R	5-10	175	9/15/1971	Milwaukee,Wisconsin	MLB	1996-1998	150,000
27	Pete Harnisch	P	30	R	R	6-0	228	9/23/1966	Commack,New York	MLB	1988-2001	3,213,400
9	Todd Hundley	C	28	B	R	5-11	199	5/27/1969	Martinsville,Virginia	MLB	1990-2003	4,150,000
42	Butch Huskey	RF-1B	25	R	R	6-3	244	11/10/1971	Anadarko,Oklahoma	MLB	1993-2000	212,000
44	Jason Isringhausen	P	24	R	R	6-3	210	9/7/1972	Brighton,Illinois	MLB	1995-2011	212,000
1	Lance Johnson	CF	33	L	L	5-11	165	7/6/1963	Lincoln Heights,Ohio	MLB	1987-2000	3,050,000
28	Bobby Jones	P	27	R	R	6-4	225	2/10/1970	Fresno,California	MLB	1993-2002	1,925,000
48	Ricardo Jordan	P	27	L	L	6-0	190	6/27/1970	Boynton Beach,Florida	MLB	1995-1998	155,000
18	Takashi Kashiwada	P	26	L	L	5-11	165	5/14/1971	Tokyo,Japan	MLB	1997-1997	150,000
11	Cory Lidle	P	25	R	R	5-11	180	3/22/1972	Hollywood,California	MLB	1997-2006	150,000
17	Luis Lopez	SS-2B	26	B	R	5-11	166	9/4/1970	Cidra,Puerto Rico	MLB	1993-2005	150,000
26	Barry Manuel	P	31	R	R	5-11	185	8/12/1965	Mamou,Louisiana	MLB	1991-1998	185,000
36	Greg McMichael	P	30	R	R	6-3	215	12/1/1966	Knoxville,Tennessee	MLB	1993-2000	1,100,000
56	Brian McRae	CF	29	B	R	6-0	195	8/27/1967	Bradenton,Florida	MLB	1990-1999	3,900,000
6	Carlos Mendoza	LF-CF	17	B	R	6-1	188	11/27/1979	Barquisimeto,Venezuela	MLB	1997-2000	150,000
38	Dave Mlicki	P	29	R	R	6-4	205	6/8/1968	Cleveland,Ohio	MLB	1992-2002	610,000
10	Kevin Morgan	3B	27	R	R	6-1	170	3/3/1970	Lafayette,Louisiana	MLB	1997-1997	150,000
22	Alex Ochoa	RF-LF	25	R	R	6-0	195	3/29/1972	Miami Lakes,Florida	MLB	1995-2002	152,000
5	John Olerud	1B	28	L	L	6-5	220	8/5/1968	Seattle,Washington	MLB	1989-2005	6,500,000
0	Rey Ordonez	SS	24	R	R	5-9	159	11/11/1972	Havana,Cuba	MLB	1996-2004	192,500
25	Yorkis Perez	P	29	B	L	6-0	180	9/30/1967	Bajos de Haina,Dominican Republic	MLB	1991-2002	375,000
10	Roberto Petagine	1B	26	L	L	6-1	215	6/2/1971	Nueva Esparita,Venezuela	MLB	1994-2006	150,000
43	Todd Pratt	C	30	R	R	6-3	230	2/9/1967	Bellevue,Nebraska	MLB	1992-2006	200,000
35	Rick Reed	P	31	R	R	6-1	195	8/16/1965	Huntington,West Virginia	MLB	1988-2003	212,000
40	Armando Reynoso	P	31	R	R	6-0	204	5/1/1966	San Luis Potosi,Mexico	MLB	1991-2002	1,000,000
51	Mel Rojas	P	30	R	R	5-11	212	12/10/1966	Haina,Dominican Republic	MLB	1990-1999	4,583,333
10	Gary Thurman	RF-LF	32	R	R	5-10	165	11/12/1964	Indianapolis,Indiana	MLB	1987-1997	150,000
33	Andy Tomberlin	RF-LF	30	L	L	5-11	185	11/7/1966	Monroe,North Carolina	MLB	1993-1998	200,000
50	Ricky Trlicek	P	28	R	R	6-2	200	4/26/1969	Houston,Texas	MLB	1992-1997	177,500
99	Turk Wendell	P	30	L	R	6-2	205	5/19/1967	Pittsfield,Massachusetts	MLB	1993-2004	350,000

Team Personnel

Bob Apodaca (Pitching Coach)
Bruce Benedict (Bench Coach)
Larry Chase (Scout)
Gary Cohen (Broadcaster)
Ed Coleman (Broadcaster)
Joe Dellicarri (Scout)
Bobby Floyd (Minor League Field Coordinator)
Fran Healy (Broadcaster)
Ralph Kiner (Broadcaster)
David Lottsfeldt (Scout)
Matt Loughlin (Broadcaster)
Gregorio Machado (Scout)
Tim McCarver (Broadcaster)
Joe McIlvaine (General Manager)
Marlin McPhail (Scout)
Bob Murphy (Broadcaster)
Randy Niemann (Bullpen Coach)
Tom Robson (Hitting Coach)
Cookie Rojas (Third Base Coach)
Howie Rose (Broadcaster)
Bob Rossi (Scout)
Gary Thorne (Broadcaster)
Bobby Valentine (Manager)
Bobby Valentine (Scout)
Mookie Wilson (First Base Coach)

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