1997 Texas Rangers

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W-L Record: 77-85 -- 3rd in American League West Manager: Johnny Oates Location: Baseball Stadium: The Ballpark in Arlington Top Draft Pick: Jason Romano (#39) Attendance: 2,945,228 Payroll $50,112,268 Youngest Player: Fernando Tatis (22) Oldest Player: Mickey Tettleton (36) Longest Tenure: Juan Gonzalez (9)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1997 Texas Rangers

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
48	Jose Alberro	P	28	R	R	6-2	190	6/29/1969	San Juan,Puerto Rico	MLB	1995-1997	150,000
58	Scott Bailes	P	34	L	L	6-2	171	12/18/1962	Chillicothe,Ohio	MLB	1986-1998	150,000
6	Kevin Brown	C	24	R	R	6-2	215	4/21/1973	Valparaiso,Indiana	MLB	1996-2002	150,000
2	Damon Buford	CF	27	R	R	5-10	180	6/12/1970	Baltimore,Maryland	MLB	1993-2001	225,000
33	John Burkett	P	32	R	R	6-3	215	11/28/1964	New Brighton,Pennsylvania	MLB	1987-2003	3,550,000
1	Domingo Cedeno	2B-SS	28	B	R	6-0	170	11/4/1968	La Romana,Dominican Republic	MLB	1993-1999	285,000
46	Terry Clark	P	36	R	R	6-2	190	10/10/1960	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1988-1997	200,000
22	Will Clark	1B	33	L	L	6-1	200	3/13/1964	New Orleans,Louisiana	MLB	1986-2000	5,657,365
24	Mike Devereaux	CF-RF	34	R	R	6-0	195	4/10/1963	Casper,Wyoming	MLB	1987-1998	250,000
14	Alex Diaz	CF-RF	28	B	R	5-11	180	10/5/1968	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1992-1999	250,000
52	Bryan Eversgerd	P	28	R	L	6-1	190	2/11/1969	Centralia,Illinois	MLB	1994-1998	150,000
30	Hanley Frias	SS-2B	23	B	R	6-0	165	12/5/1973	Villa Altagracia,Dominican Republic	MLB	1997-2000	150,000
23	Benji Gil	SS	24	R	R	6-2	210	10/6/1972	Tijuana,Mexico	MLB	1993-2003	200,000
19	Juan Gonzalez	RF-LF	27	R	R	6-3	220	10/16/1969	Vega Baja,Puerto Rico	MLB	1989-2005	7,500,000
24	Tom Goodwin	CF-LF	28	L	R	6-1	175	7/27/1968	Fresno,California	MLB	1991-2004	1,050,000
29	Rusty Greer	LF	28	L	L	6-0	195	1/21/1969	Fort Rucker,Alabama	MLB	1994-2002	358,333
53	Eric Gunderson	P	31	R	L	6-0	190	3/29/1966	Portland,Oregon	MLB	1990-2000	160,000
32	Rick Helling	P	26	R	R	6-3	220	12/15/1970	Devils Lake,North Dakota	MLB	1994-2006	165,000
55	Wilson Heredia	P	25	R	R	6-0	175	3/30/1972	La Romana,Dominican Republic	MLB	1995-1997	150,000
31	Xavier Hernandez	P	31	R	R	6-2	195	8/16/1965	Port Arthur,Texas	MLB	1989-1998	600,000
44	Ken Hill	P	31	R	R	6-2	215	12/14/1965	Lynn,Massachusetts	MLB	1988-2001	4,850,000
13	Jim Leyritz	C-1B	33	R	R	6-0	195	12/27/1963	Lakewood,Ohio	MLB	1990-2000	1,916,972
3	Mark McLemore	2B-LF	32	B	R	5-11	207	10/4/1964	San Diego,California	MLB	1986-2004	1,800,000
10	Henry Mercedes	C	27	R	R	6-1	210	7/23/1969	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1992-1997	180,000
45	Eric Moody	P	26	R	R	6-6	185	1/6/1971	Greenville,South Carolina	MLB	1997-1997	150,000
21	Warren Newson	RF-LF	32	L	L	5-7	200	7/3/1964	Newnan,Georgia	MLB	1991-1998	375,000
28	Darren Oliver	P	26	R	L	6-2	210	10/6/1970	Kansas City,Missouri	MLB	1993-2011	1,075,000
16	Dean Palmer	3B	28	R	R	6-1	210	12/27/1968	Tallahassee,Florida	MLB	1989-2003	4,800,000
56	Danny Patterson	P	26	R	R	6-0	225	2/17/1971	San Gabriel,California	MLB	1996-2004	150,000
59	Roger Pavlik	P	29	R	R	6-2	220	10/4/1967	Houston,Texas	MLB	1992-1998	2,850,000
9	Billy Ripken	2B	32	R	R	6-1	190	12/16/1964	Havre de Grace,Maryland	MLB	1987-1998	275,000
7	Ivan Rodriguez	C	25	R	R	5-9	205	11/30/1971	Vega Baja,Puerto Rico	MLB	1991-2011	6,825,000
37	Marc Sagmoen	RF	26	L	L	5-11	185	4/16/1971	Seattle,Washington	MLB	1997-1997	150,000
60	Julio Santana	P	23	R	R	6-0	185	1/20/1974	San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic	MLB	1997-2006	150,000
14	Dave Silvestri	3B-SS	29	R	R	6-0	196	9/29/1967	St. Louis,Missouri	MLB	1992-1999	185,000
18	Mike Simms	RF-1B	30	R	R	6-4	230	1/12/1967	Whittier,California	MLB	1990-1999	200,000
11	Lee Stevens	1B	29	L	L	6-4	235	7/10/1967	Kansas City,Missouri	MLB	1990-2002	300,000
47	Tanyon Sturtze	P	26	R	R	6-5	205	10/12/1970	Worcester,Massachusetts	MLB	1995-2008	150,000
4	Fernando Tatis	3B	22	R	R	5-10	175	1/1/1975	San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic	MLB	1997-2010	150,000
15	Mickey Tettleton	C	36	B	R	6-2	212	9/16/1960	Oklahoma City,Oklahoma	MLB	1984-1997	1,783,140
52	Ed Vosberg	P	35	L	L	6-1	210	9/28/1961	Tucson,Arizona	MLB	1986-2002	450,000
35	John Wetteland	P	30	R	R	6-2	215	8/21/1966	San Mateo,California	MLB	1989-2000	4,575,000
27	Matt Whiteside	P	29	R	R	6-0	200	8/8/1967	Charleston,Missouri	MLB	1992-2005	375,000
36	Bobby Witt	P	33	R	R	6-2	205	5/11/1964	Arlington,Virginia	MLB	1986-2001	2,000,000

Team Personnel

Hector Acevedo (Scout)
Dick Bosman (Pitching Coach)
Mike Cadahia (Scout)
Bucky Dent (Bench Coach)
Jim Fairey (Scout)
John Gracio (Scout)
Joel Grampietro (Scout)
Tom Grieve (Broadcaster)
Michael Grouse (Scout)
Todd Guggiana (Scout)
Larry Hardy (Bullpen Coach)
Mark Holtz (Broadcaster)
Rudy Jaramillo (Hitting Coach)
Bill Jones (Broadcaster)
Steve Luebber (Roving Pitching Instructor)
Douglas Melvin (General Manager)
Bob Miscik (Minor League Field Coordinator)
Eric Nadel (Broadcaster)
Ed Napoleon (First Base Coach)
Jerry Narron (Third Base Coach)
Reid Nichols (Scout)
Johnny Oates (Manager)
Brad Sham (Broadcaster)
Danilo Trancoso (Scout)

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