1997 Boston Red Sox

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W-L Record: 78-84 -- 4th in American League East Manager: Jimy Williams Location: Boston,MA Baseball Stadium: Fenway Park Top Draft Pick: John Curtice (#17) Attendance: 2,226,136 Payroll $43,232,000 Youngest Player: Brian Rose (21) Oldest Player: Jim Corsi (35) Longest Tenure: Tim Naehring (8)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1997 Boston Red Sox

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
33	Steve Avery	P	27	L	L	6-4	205	4/14/1970	Trenton,Michigan	MLB	1990-2003	4,850,000
28	Mike Benjamin	SS-3B	31	R	R	6-0	172	11/22/1965	Euclid,Ohio	MLB	1989-2002	150,000
47	Toby Borland	P	28	R	R	6-6	193	5/29/1969	Ruston,Louisiana	MLB	1994-2004	262,500
56	Darren Bragg	RF-CF	27	L	R	5-9	180	9/7/1969	Waterbury,Connecticut	MLB	1994-2004	240,000
50	Mark Brandenburg	P	26	R	R	6-0	180	7/14/1970	Houston,Texas	MLB	1995-1997	187,500
40	Robinson Checo	P	25	R	R	6-1	185	9/9/1971	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1997-1999	925,000
44	Michael Coleman	CF	21	R	R	5-11	215	8/16/1975	Nashville,Tennessee	MLB	1997-2001	150,000
12	Wil Cordero	LF-SS	25	R	R	6-2	200	10/3/1971	Mayaguez,Puerto Rico	MLB	1992-2005	3,000,000
41	Jim Corsi	P	35	R	R	6-1	220	9/9/1961	Newton,Massachusetts	MLB	1988-1999	470,000
52	Vaughn Eshelman	P	28	L	L	6-3	205	5/22/1969	Philadelphia,Pennsylvania	MLB	1995-1997	182,000
3	Jeff Frye	2B	30	R	R	5-9	170	8/31/1966	Oakland,California	MLB	1992-2001	900,000
34	Rich Garces	P	26	R	R	6-0	215	5/18/1971	Maracay,Venezuela	MLB	1990-2002	172,000
5	Nomar Garciaparra	SS	23	R	R	6-0	175	7/23/1973	Whittier,California	MLB	1996-2009	150,000
36	Tom Gordon	P	29	R	R	5-9	190	11/18/1967	Sebring,Florida	MLB	1988-2009	2,900,000
59	Ken Grundt	P	27	L	L	6-4	195	8/26/1969	Melrose Park,Illinois	MLB	1996-1997	150,000
32	Chris Hammond	P	31	L	L	6-1	195	1/21/1966	Atlanta,Georgia	MLB	1990-2006	700,000
37	Bill Haselman	C	31	R	R	6-3	223	5/25/1966	Long Branch,New Jersey	MLB	1990-2003	650,000
10	Scott Hatteberg	C-1B	27	L	R	6-1	205	12/14/1969	Salem,Oregon	MLB	1995-2008	150,000
27	Butch Henry	P	28	L	L	6-1	205	10/7/1968	El Paso,Texas	MLB	1992-1999	400,000
54	Joe Hudson	P	26	R	R	6-1	180	9/29/1970	Philadelphia,Pennsylvania	MLB	1995-1998	150,000
18	Reggie Jefferson	1B-LF	28	L	L	6-4	215	9/25/1968	Tallahassee,Florida	MLB	1991-1999	1,900,000
53	Kerry Lacy	P	24	R	R	6-2	195	8/7/1972	Chattanooga,Tennessee	MLB	1996-1997	150,000
43	Derek Lowe	P	24	R	R	6-6	230	6/1/1973	Dearborn,Michigan	MLB	1997-2011	150,000
15,24	Shane Mack	LF-CF	33	R	R	6-0	190	12/7/1963	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1987-1998	1,850,000
57	Ron Mahay	P	26	L	L	6-2	190	6/28/1971	Crestwood,Illinois	MLB	1995-2010	150,000
59	Pat Mahomes	P	26	R	R	6-4	212	8/9/1970	Bryan,Texas	MLB	1992-2003	360,000
38	Jose Malave	RF-LF	26	R	R	6-2	212	5/31/1971	Cumana,Venezuela	MLB	1996-1997	150,000
45	Walt McKeel	C	25	R	R	6-2	200	1/17/1972	Wilson,North Carolina	MLB	1997-2002	150,000
11	Tim Naehring	3B-2B	30	R	R	6-2	190	2/1/1967	Cincinnati,Ohio	MLB	1990-1997	2,700,000
25	Troy O'Leary	LF-RF	27	L	L	6-0	200	8/4/1969	Compton,California	MLB	1993-2003	1,100,000
44	Rudy Pemberton	RF	27	R	R	6-1	185	12/17/1969	San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic	MLB	1995-1997	152,000
29	Arquimedez Pozo	3B-2B	23	R	R	5-10	160	8/24/1973	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1995-1997	150,000
2	Curtis Pride	LF-RF	28	L	R	5-11	195	12/17/1968	Washington,DC	MLB	1993-2006	216,000
19	Brian Rose	P	21	R	R	6-3	215	2/13/1976	New Bedford,Massachusetts	MLB	1997-2001	150,000
17	Bret Saberhagen	P	33	R	R	6-1	200	4/11/1964	Chicago Heights,Illinois	MLB	1984-2001	500,000
26	Aaron Sele	P	27	R	R	6-5	215	6/25/1970	Golden Valley,Minnesota	MLB	1993-2007	1,126,000
51	Heathcliff Slocumb	P	31	R	R	6-3	220	6/7/1966	Jamaica,New York	MLB	1991-2000	2,300,000
20	Mike Stanley	C-1B	34	R	R	6-0	190	6/25/1963	Fort Lauderdale,Florida	MLB	1986-2000	2,100,000
55	Jeff Suppan	P	22	R	R	6-2	210	1/2/1975	Oklahoma City,Oklahoma	MLB	1995-2010	150,000
30	Jesus Tavarez	OF-CF	26	B	R	6-0	170	3/26/1971	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1994-1998	175,000
43	Ricky Trlicek	P	28	R	R	6-2	200	4/26/1969	Houston,Texas	MLB	1992-1997	177,500
13	John Valentin	SS-3B	30	R	R	6-0	185	2/18/1967	Mineola,New York	MLB	1992-2002	3,750,000
47	Jason Varitek	C	25	R	R	6-2	220	4/11/1972	Rochester,Michigan	MLB	1997-2011	150,000
42	Mo Vaughn	1B	29	L	R	6-1	268	12/15/1967	Norwalk,Connecticut	MLB	1991-2003	6,350,000
49	Tim Wakefield	P	30	R	R	6-2	210	8/2/1966	Melbourne,Florida	MLB	1992-2011	2,500,000
46	John Wasdin	P	24	R	R	6-2	195	8/5/1972	Fort Belvoir,Virginia	MLB	1995-2007	185,000

Team Personnel

Doug Brown (Broadcaster)
Joe Castiglione (Broadcaster)
Dan Duquette (General Manager)
Ray Fagnant (Scout)
John Holt (Broadcaster)
Dave Jauss (First Base Coach)
Joe Kerrigan (Pitching Coach)
Wendell Kim (Third Base Coach)
Bob Kurtz (Broadcaster)
Grady Little (Bench Coach)
Hector Martinez (Broadcaster)
Sean McDonough (Broadcaster)
Levy Ochoa (Scout)
Shawn Pender (Scout)
Ray Poitevint (Scout)
Dick Radatz (Broadcaster)
Jerry Remy (Broadcaster)
Jim Rice (Hitting Coach)
Michael Rizzo (Scout)
Bob Rodgers (Broadcaster)
Bob Schaefer (Director of Player Development)
Bobby Serano (Broadcaster)
Harry Smith (Scout)
Herman Starrette (Bullpen Coach)
Butch Stearns (Broadcaster)
Jerry Trupiano (Broadcaster)
Jimy Williams (Manager)
Luke Wren (Scout)
Debbi Wrobleski (Broadcaster)
Jeffrey Zona (Scout)

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