1997 St. Louis Cardinals

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W-L Record: 73-89 -- 4th in National League Central Manager: Tony LaRussa Location: St. Louis,MO Baseball Stadium: Busch Stadium II Top Draft Pick: Adam Kennedy (#20) Attendance: 2,634,014 Payroll $44,179,167 Youngest Player: Luis Ordaz (21) Oldest Player: Rick Honeycutt (43) Longest Tenure: Tom Pagnozzi (11)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1997 St. Louis Cardinals

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
38	Manny Aybar	P	27	R	R	6-1	177	11/28/1969	Bani,Dominican Republic	MLB	1997-2005	150,000
44	Rich Batchelor	P	30	R	R	6-1	195	4/8/1967	Florence,South Carolina	MLB	1993-1997	157,500
33	Jose Bautista	P	32	R	R	6-1	205	7/25/1964	Bani,Dominican Republic	MLB	1988-1997	150,000
27	David Bell	3B-2B	24	R	R	5-10	175	9/14/1972	Cincinnati,Ohio	MLB	1995-2006	170,000
53	Rigo Beltran	P	27	L	L	5-11	185	11/13/1969	Tijuana,Mexico	MLB	1997-2004	150,000
41	Alan Benes	P	25	R	R	6-5	235	1/21/1972	Evansville,Indiana	MLB	1995-2003	240,000
40	Andy Benes	P	29	R	R	6-6	245	8/20/1967	Evansville,Indiana	MLB	1989-2002	4,850,000
56	Jeff Berblinger	2B	26	R	R	6-0	190	11/19/1970	Wichita,Kansas	MLB	1997-1997	150,000
54	Mike Busby	P	24	R	R	6-4	210	12/27/1972	Lomita,California	MLB	1996-1999	150,000
11	Royce Clayton	SS	27	R	R	6-0	183	1/2/1970	Burbank,California	MLB	1991-2007	2,650,000
7	Delino DeShields	2B	28	L	R	6-1	175	1/15/1969	Seaford,Delaware	MLB	1990-2002	1,600,000
37	Mike DiFelice	C	28	R	R	6-2	205	5/28/1969	Philadelphia,Pennsylvania	MLB	1996-2008	152,500
43	Dennis Eckersley	P	42	R	R	6-2	190	10/3/1954	Oakland,California	MLB	1975-1998	1,625,000
48	Tony Fossas	P	39	L	L	6-0	187	9/23/1957	Havana,Cuba	MLB	1988-1999	750,000
68	Micah Franklin	RF	25	B	R	6-0	205	4/25/1972	San Francisco,California	MLB	1997-1997	150,000
50	John Frascatore	P	27	R	R	6-1	223	2/4/1970	Queens,New York	MLB	1994-2001	155,000
8	Gary Gaetti	3B	38	R	R	6-0	205	8/19/1958	Centralia,Illinois	MLB	1981-2000	2,100,000
22	Mike Gallego	2B-SS	36	R	R	5-8	160	10/31/1960	Whittier,California	MLB	1985-1997	150,000
5	Ron Gant	LF-CF	32	R	R	6-0	196	3/2/1965	Victoria,Texas	MLB	1987-2003	4,500,000
22	Scarborough Green	CF-RF	23	R	R	5-10	170	6/9/1974	Creve Coeur,Missouri	MLB	1997-2000	150,000
53	Mike Gulan	3B	26	R	R	6-1	190	12/18/1970	Steubenville,Ohio	MLB	1997-2001	150,000
32	Rick Honeycutt	P	43	L	L	6-1	190	6/29/1954	Chattanooga,Tennessee	MLB	1977-1997	500,000
29	Danny Jackson	P	35	R	L	6-0	195	1/5/1962	San Antonio,Texas	MLB	1983-1997	4,600,000
3	Brian Jordan	RF-LF	30	R	R	6-1	206	3/29/1967	Baltimore,Maryland	MLB	1992-2006	3,300,000
57	Curtis King	P	26	R	R	6-5	205	10/25/1970	Norristown,Pennsylvania	MLB	1997-1999	150,000
49	Tom Lampkin	C	33	L	R	5-11	195	3/4/1964	Cincinnati,Ohio	MLB	1988-2002	500,000
16	Ray Lankford	LF	30	L	L	5-11	200	6/5/1967	Modesto,California	MLB	1990-2004	4,466,667
29	Scott Livingstone	3B-1B	31	L	R	6-0	190	7/15/1965	Dallas,Texas	MLB	1991-1998	600,000
34	Sean Lowe	P	26	R	R	6-2	205	3/29/1971	Dallas,Texas	MLB	1997-2003	150,000
54	Eric Ludwick	P	25	R	R	6-5	210	12/14/1971	Whiteman AFB,Missouri	MLB	1996-1999	155,000
47	John Mabry	RF-1B	26	L	R	6-4	195	10/17/1970	Wilmington,Delaware	MLB	1994-2007	390,000
26	Eli Marrero	LF-RF	23	R	R	6-1	180	11/17/1973	Havana,Cuba	MLB	1997-2006	150,000
33	T.J. Mathews	P	27	R	R	6-1	214	1/19/1970	Belleville,Illinois	MLB	1995-2002	240,000
51	Willie McGee	RF-CF	38	B	R	6-1	185	11/2/1958	San Francisco,California	MLB	1982-1999	1,300,000
61	Tom McGraw	P	29	L	L	6-2	195	12/8/1967	Portland,Oregon	MLB	1997-1997	150,000
25	Mark McGwire	1B	33	R	R	6-5	250	10/1/1963	Pomona,California	MLB	1986-2001	7,150,000
67	Roberto Mejia	2B	25	R	R	5-11	160	4/14/1972	Hato Mayor del Rey,Dominican Republic	MLB	1993-1997	185,000
35	Matt Morris	P	22	R	R	6-5	210	8/9/1974	Middletown,New York	MLB	1997-2008	150,000
52	Luis Ordaz	2B-SS	21	R	R	5-11	170	8/12/1975	Maracaibo,Venezuela	MLB	1997-2006	150,000
31	Donovan Osborne	P	28	L	L	6-2	195	6/21/1969	Roseville,California	MLB	1992-2004	2,750,000
19	Tom Pagnozzi	C	34	R	R	6-1	190	7/30/1962	Tucson,Arizona	MLB	1987-1998	1,650,000
28	Lance Painter	P	29	L	L	6-1	200	7/21/1967	Bedford,England	MLB	1993-2003	375,000
46	Mark Petkovsek	P	31	R	R	6-0	198	11/18/1965	Beaumont,Texas	MLB	1991-2001	325,000
23	Phil Plantier	LF-RF	28	L	R	5-11	195	1/27/1969	Manchester,New Hampshire	MLB	1990-1997	150,000
64	Brady Raggio	P	24	R	R	6-4	210	9/17/1972	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1997-2003	150,000
38	Steve Scarsone	2B-3B	31	R	R	6-2	195	4/11/1966	Anaheim,California	MLB	1992-1999	150,000
12	Danny Sheaffer	C	35	R	R	6-0	185	8/2/1961	Jacksonville,Florida	MLB	1987-1997	425,000
30	Todd Stottlemyre	P	32	L	R	6-3	200	5/20/1965	Yakima,Washington	MLB	1988-2002	4,100,000
23	Mark Sweeney	RF-1B	27	L	L	6-1	195	10/26/1969	Framingham,Massachusetts	MLB	1995-2008	185,000
34	Fernando Valenzuela	P	36	L	L	5-11	195	11/1/1960	Etchohuaquila,Mexico	MLB	1980-1997	1,650,000
24	Dmitri Young	LF-1B	23	B	R	6-2	235	10/11/1973	Vicksburg,Mississippi	MLB	1996-2008	155,000

Team Personnel

Vernon Benson (Scout)
Jack Buck (Broadcaster)
Joe Buck (Broadcaster)
Bob Carpenter (Broadcaster)
Mark DeJohn (Bullpen Coach)
John DePuglia (Scout)
John DiPuglia (Scout)
Dave Duncan (Pitching Coach)
Chuck Fick (Scout)
George Hendrick (Hitting Coach)
Al Hrabosky (Broadcaster)
Walt Jocketty (General Manager)
Rene Lachemann (Third Base Coach)
Carney Lansford (Bench Coach)
Tony LaRussa (Manager)
Dave McKay (First Base Coach)
Dyar Miller (Roving Minor League Pitching Instructor)
Jay North (Scout)
Joe Pettini (Minor League Field Coordinator)
Mike Shannon (Broadcaster)
Roger Smith (Scout)

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