1997 New York Yankees

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W-L Record: 96-66 -- 2nd in American League East Manager: Joe Torre Location: Bronx,NY Baseball Stadium: Yankee Stadium Top Draft Pick: Tyrell Godwin (#24) Attendance: 2,580,325 Payroll $59,148,877 Youngest Player: Derek Jeter (23) Oldest Player: Wade Boggs (39) Longest Tenure: Bernie Williams, Pat Kelly (7) Playoffs: Lost in 1st Round (Indians)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1997 New York Yankees

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
62	Willie Banks	P	28	R	R	6-1	202	2/27/1969	Jersey City,New Jersey	MLB	1991-2002	150,000
41	Brian Boehringer	P	27	B	R	6-2	190	1/8/1970	St. Louis,Missouri	MLB	1995-2004	161,100
12	Wade Boggs	3B	39	L	R	6-2	197	6/15/1958	Omaha,Nebraska	MLB	1982-1999	2,000,000
52	Joe Borowski	P	26	R	R	6-2	225	5/4/1971	Bayonne,New Jersey	MLB	1995-2008	157,500
38	Homer Bush	2B	24	R	R	5-10	180	11/12/1972	East St. Louis,Illinois	MLB	1997-2004	150,000
36	David Cone	P	34	L	R	6-1	190	1/2/1963	Kansas City,Missouri	MLB	1986-2003	6,666,667
47	Ivan Cruz	1B	29	L	L	6-2	219	5/3/1968	Fajardo,Puerto Rico	MLB	1997-2002	150,000
28	Chad Curtis	CF-LF	28	R	R	5-10	185	11/6/1968	Marion,Indiana	MLB	1992-2001	900,000
18	Mariano Duncan	2B-SS	34	R	R	6-0	185	3/13/1963	San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic	MLB	1985-1997	870,000
45	Cecil Fielder	1B	33	R	R	6-3	240	9/21/1963	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1985-1998	9,237,500
63	Mike Figga	C	26	R	R	6-0	200	7/31/1970	Tampa,Florida	MLB	1997-1999	150,000
18,26	Andy Fox	2B-SS	26	L	R	6-4	205	1/12/1971	Sacramento,California	MLB	1996-2004	150,000
25	Joe Girardi	C	32	R	R	5-11	200	10/14/1964	Peoria,Illinois	MLB	1989-2003	2,250,000
11	Dwight Gooden	P	32	R	R	6-3	210	11/16/1964	Tampa,Florida	MLB	1984-2000	2,000,000
13	Charlie Hayes	3B	32	R	R	6-0	215	5/29/1965	Hattiesburg,Mississippi	MLB	1988-2001	1,700,000
52	Pete Incaviglia	LF	33	R	R	6-1	230	4/2/1964	Pebble Beach,California	MLB	1986-1998	650,000
35	Hideki Irabu	P	28	R	R	6-4	240	5/5/1969	Hyogo,Japan	MLB	1997-2002	2,325,000
2	Derek Jeter	SS	23	R	R	6-3	195	6/26/1974	Pequannock,New Jersey	MLB	1995-2011	550,000
14	Pat Kelly	2B	29	R	R	6-0	182	10/14/1967	Philadelphia,Pennsylvania	MLB	1991-1999	1,100,000
27	Graeme Lloyd	P	30	L	L	6-7	234	4/9/1967	Geelong,Australia	MLB	1993-2003	770,000
24	Tino Martinez	1B	29	L	R	6-2	210	12/7/1967	Tampa,Florida	MLB	1990-2005	4,400,000
54	Jim Mecir	P	27	B	R	6-1	195	5/16/1970	Queens,New York	MLB	1995-2005	150,000
55	Ramiro Mendoza	P	25	R	R	6-2	155	6/15/1972	Los Santos,Panama	MLB	1996-2005	157,000
43	Jeff Nelson	P	30	R	R	6-8	225	11/17/1966	Baltimore,Maryland	MLB	1992-2006	1,090,000
21	Paul O'Neill	RF	34	L	L	6-4	215	2/25/1963	Columbus,Ohio	MLB	1985-2001	5,500,000
46	Andy Pettitte	P	25	L	L	6-5	225	6/15/1972	Baton Rouge,Louisiana	MLB	1995-2010	600,000
20,22	Jorge Posada	C	25	B	R	6-2	205	8/17/1971	Santurce,Puerto Rico	MLB	1996-2011	158,500
38	Scott Pose	LF-RF	30	L	R	5-11	180	2/11/1967	Davenport,Iowa	MLB	1993-2000	150,000
31	Tim Raines	LF-OF	37	B	R	5-8	186	9/16/1959	Sanford,Florida	MLB	1979-2002	1,703,644
63	Danny Rios	P	24	R	R	6-2	192	11/11/1972	Madrid,Spain	MLB	1997-1998	150,000
42	Mariano Rivera	P	27	R	R	6-2	170	11/29/1969	Panama City,Panama	MLB	1995-2011	550,000
17	Kenny Rogers	P	32	L	L	6-1	205	11/10/1964	Plant City,Florida	MLB	1989-2008	5,000,000
26	Rey Sanchez	SS-2B	29	R	R	5-9	175	10/5/1967	Rio Piedras,Puerto Rico	MLB	1991-2005	1,287,500
19	Luis Sojo	2B-SS	31	R	R	5-11	175	1/3/1966	Caracas,Venezuela	MLB	1990-2003	425,000
20	Mike Stanley	C-1B	34	R	R	6-0	190	6/25/1963	Fort Lauderdale,Florida	MLB	1986-2000	2,100,000
29	Mike Stanton	P	30	L	L	6-1	215	6/2/1967	Houston,Texas	MLB	1989-2007	1,616,667
39	Darryl Strawberry	RF-OF	35	L	L	6-6	215	3/12/1962	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1983-1999	750,000
52	Dave Weathers	P	27	R	R	6-3	230	9/25/1969	Lawrenceburg,Tennessee	MLB	1991-2009	435,000
33	David Wells	P	34	L	L	6-4	235	5/20/1963	Torrance,California	MLB	1987-2007	3,766,667
22	Mark Whiten	RF-LF	30	B	R	6-3	235	11/25/1966	Pensacola,Florida	MLB	1990-2000	1,000,000
51	Bernie Williams	CF	28	B	R	6-2	205	9/13/1968	San Juan,Puerto Rico	MLB	1991-2006	5,300,000

Team Personnel

Joe Arnold (Scout)
Brian Butterfield (Minor League Roving Infield Instructor)
Jose Cardenal (First Base Coach)
Rick Cerone (Broadcaster)
Chris Chambliss (Hitting Coach)
Tony Cloninger (Bullpen Coach)
Bob Didier (Advance Scout)
Dick Groch (Scout)
Jim Kaat (Broadcaster)
Michael Kay (Broadcaster)
Victor Mata (Scout)
Bobby Murcer (Broadcaster)
Willie Randolph (Third Base Coach)
Ken Singleton (Broadcaster)
John Sterling (Broadcaster)
Mel Stottlemyre (Pitching Coach)
Joe Torre (Manager)
Al Trautwig (Broadcaster)
Gary Tuck (Assistant Coach)
Reggie Waller (Scout)
Bob Watson (General Manager)
Don Zimmer (Bench Coach)

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