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1997 Oakland Athletics

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W-L Record: 65-97 -- 4th in American League West Manager: Art Howe Location: Oakland,CA Baseball Stadium: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Top Draft Pick: Chris Enochs (#11) Attendance: 1,264,218 Payroll $21,911,000 Youngest Player: Ben Grieve (21) Oldest Player: Billy Taylor (35) Longest Tenure: Mark McGwire (12)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1997 Oakland Athletics

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
55	Mark Acre	P	28	R	R	6-8	235	9/16/1968	Concord,California	MLB	1994-1997	165,000
40	Willie Adams	P	24	R	R	6-7	215	10/8/1972	Gallup,New Mexico	MLB	1996-1997	157,500
28	Tony Batista	3B-SS	23	R	R	6-0	185	12/9/1973	Puerto Plata,Dominican Republic	MLB	1996-2007	162,500
47	Mark Bellhorn	2B-3B	22	B	R	6-1	214	8/23/1974	Boston,Massachusetts	MLB	1997-2007	150,000
29	Geronimo Berroa	RF-LF	32	R	R	6-0	210	3/18/1965	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1989-2000	3,300,000
26	Rafael Bournigal	SS-2B	31	R	R	5-11	176	5/12/1966	Azua,Dominican Republic	MLB	1992-1999	162,500
47	Billy Brewer	P	29	L	L	6-1	197	4/15/1968	Fort Worth,Texas	MLB	1993-1999	200,000
8	Tilson Brito	2B-3B	25	R	R	6-0	175	5/28/1972	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1996-1997	160,000
7	Scott Brosius	3B	30	R	R	6-1	202	8/15/1966	Hillsboro,Oregon	MLB	1991-2001	2,550,000
33	Jose Canseco	RF-LF	32	R	R	6-4	240	7/2/1964	Havana,Cuba	MLB	1985-2001	4,225,000
16	Jason Giambi	1B	26	L	R	6-3	235	1/8/1971	West Covina,California	MLB	1995-2011	205,000
14	Ben Grieve	RF-LF	21	L	R	6-4	230	5/4/1976	Arlington,Texas	MLB	1997-2005	150,000
24,42	Buddy Groom	P	31	L	L	6-2	207	7/10/1965	Dallas,Texas	MLB	1992-2005	390,000
49	Gary Haught	P	26	B	R	6-1	190	9/29/1970	Tacoma,Washington	MLB	1997-1997	150,000
51	Jimmy Haynes	P	24	R	R	6-4	203	9/5/1972	LaGrange,Georgia	MLB	1995-2004	165,000
59	Dane Johnson	P	34	R	R	6-5	205	2/10/1963	Coral Gables,Florida	MLB	1994-1997	172,500
53	John Johnstone	P	28	R	R	6-3	210	11/25/1968	Liverpool,New York	MLB	1993-2000	150,000
20	Steve Karsay	P	25	R	R	6-3	205	3/24/1972	Flushing,New York	MLB	1993-2006	160,000
58	Tim Kubinski	P	25	L	L	6-4	205	1/20/1972	Pullman,Washington	MLB	1997-1999	150,000
23	Pat Lennon	LF-RF	29	R	R	6-2	230	4/27/1968	Whiteville,North Carolina	MLB	1991-1999	150,000
5	Brian Lesher	LF-1B	26	R	R	6-5	216	3/5/1971	Antwerp,Belgium	MLB	1996-2002	152,000
44,51	Richie Lewis	P	31	R	R	5-10	175	1/25/1966	Muncie,Indiana	MLB	1992-1998	250,000
49	Andrew Lorraine	P	24	L	L	6-3	200	8/11/1972	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1994-2002	154,000
41	Eric Ludwick	P	25	R	R	6-5	210	12/14/1971	Whiteman AFB,Missouri	MLB	1996-1999	155,000
17	Dave Magadan	3B-1B	34	L	R	6-4	215	9/30/1962	Tampa,Florida	MLB	1986-2001	255,000
31	Damon Mashore	CF-LF	27	R	R	5-11	209	10/31/1969	Ponce,Puerto Rico	MLB	1996-1998	154,000
29	T.J. Mathews	P	27	R	R	6-1	214	1/19/1970	Belleville,Illinois	MLB	1995-2002	240,000
6	Brent Mayne	C	29	L	R	6-1	192	4/19/1968	Loma Linda,California	MLB	1990-2004	225,000
2	Jason McDonald	CF-LF	25	B	R	5-8	175	3/20/1972	Modesto,California	MLB	1997-2000	150,000
25	Mark McGwire	1B	33	R	R	6-5	250	10/1/1963	Pomona,California	MLB	1986-2001	7,150,000
32	Mike Mohler	P	28	R	L	6-2	208	7/26/1968	Dayton,Ohio	MLB	1993-2001	250,000
13	Izzy Molina	C	26	R	R	5-11	224	6/3/1971	New York,New York	MLB	1996-2002	152,000
53	Steve Montgomery	P	26	R	R	6-4	208	12/25/1970	Westminster,California	MLB	1996-2000	min
45	Mike Oquist	P	29	R	R	6-2	189	5/30/1968	La Junta,Colorado	MLB	1993-1999	195,000
48	Ariel Prieto	P	27	R	R	6-2	247	10/22/1969	Havana,Cuba	MLB	1995-2001	194,000
37	Carlos Reyes	P	28	B	R	6-1	190	4/4/1969	Miami,Florida	MLB	1994-2003	200,000
57	Brad Rigby	P	24	R	R	6-6	213	5/14/1973	Milwaukee,Wisconsin	MLB	1997-2000	150,000
8	Scott Sheldon	3B-SS	28	R	R	6-3	215	11/20/1968	Hammond,Indiana	MLB	1997-2001	150,000
30	Aaron Small	P	25	R	R	6-5	225	11/23/1971	Oxnard,California	MLB	1994-2006	155,000
21	Scott Spiezio	1B-2B	24	B	R	6-2	222	9/21/1972	Joliet,Illinois	MLB	1996-2007	151,000
12	Matt Stairs	RF-1B	29	L	R	5-9	217	2/27/1968	Saint John,New Brunswick	MLB	1992-2011	165,000
22	Billy Taylor	P	35	R	R	6-8	235	10/16/1961	Monticello,Florida	MLB	1994-2001	575,000
4	Miguel Tejada	SS	23	R	R	5-9	188	5/25/1974	Bani,Dominican Republic	MLB	1997-2011	150,000
50	Dave Telgheder	P	30	R	R	6-2	223	11/11/1966	Middletown,New York	MLB	1993-1998	165,000
56	Don Wengert	P	27	R	R	6-3	205	11/6/1969	Sioux City,Iowa	MLB	1995-2001	172,500
19	George Williams	C	28	B	R	5-10	190	4/22/1969	La Crosse,Wisconsin	MLB	1995-2000	165,000
52	Jay Witasick	P	24	R	R	6-4	235	8/28/1972	Baltimore,Maryland	MLB	1996-2007	150,000
39	Steve Wojciechowski	P	26	L	L	6-2	185	7/29/1970	Blue Island,Illinois	MLB	1995-1997	154,000
11	Ernie Young	CF-RF	27	R	R	6-1	234	7/8/1969	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1994-2004	195,000

Team Personnel

Sandy Alderson (General Manager)
Steve Bowden (Scout)
Bob Cluck (Pitching Coach)
Duffy Dyer (Bench Coach)
Ron Elam (Scout)
Angel Eusebio (Scout)
Bradley Fischer (First Base Coach)
Ray Fosse (Broadcaster)
Tim Holt (Scout)
Art Howe (Manager)
Bill King (Broadcaster)
Ken Korach (Broadcaster)
John Kuehl (Scout)
Keith Lieppman (Director of Player Development)
Gary McGraw (Scout)
Greg Papa (Broadcaster)
John Poloni (Scout)
Will Schock (Scout)
Ron Vaughn (Scout)
Santiago Villalona (Scout)
Denny Walling (Hitting Coach)
Ron Washington (Third Base Coach)
Ken Wilson (Broadcaster)

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