1997 Chicago White Sox

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W-L Record: 80-81 -- 2nd in American League Central Manager: Terry Bevington Location: Baseball Stadium: Comiskey Park II Top Draft Pick: Jason Dellaero (#15) Attendance: 1,864,782 Payroll $54,377,500 Youngest Player: Carlos Castillo (22) Oldest Player: Danny Darwin (41) Longest Tenure: Ozzie Guillen (13)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1997 Chicago White Sox

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
45	Jeff Abbott	CF-LF	24	R	L	6-2	200	8/17/1972	Atlanta,Georgia	MLB	1997-2001	150,000
40	Wilson Alvarez	P	27	L	L	6-1	245	3/24/1970	Maracaibo,Venezuela	MLB	1989-2005	4,662,500
3	Harold Baines	OF	38	L	L	6-2	195	3/15/1959	St. Michael's,Maryland	MLB	1980-2001	1,925,000
37	James Baldwin	P	25	R	R	6-3	235	7/15/1971	Southern Pines,North Carolina	MLB	1995-2005	250,000
8	Albert Belle	LF-RF	30	R	R	6-2	210	8/25/1966	Shreveport,Louisiana	MLB	1989-2000	10,000,000
46	Jason Bere	P	26	R	R	6-4	189	5/26/1971	Cambridge,Massachusetts	MLB	1993-2003	420,000
51	Mike Bertotti	P	27	L	L	6-1	185	1/18/1970	Jersey City,New Jersey	MLB	1995-1997	160,000
24	Mike Cameron	CF	24	R	R	6-2	190	1/8/1973	LaGrange,Georgia	MLB	1995-2011	160,000
61,43	Carlos Castillo	P	22	R	R	6-2	250	4/21/1975	Boston,Massachusetts	MLB	1997-2001	150,000
44,49	Tony Castillo	P	34	L	L	5-10	190	3/1/1963	Lara,Venezuela	MLB	1988-1998	1,200,000
57	Chris Clemons	P	24	R	R	6-4	220	10/31/1972	Baytown,Texas	MLB	1997-1997	150,000
60	Nelson Cruz	P	24	R	R	6-1	185	9/13/1972	Puerto Plata,Dominican Republic	MLB	1997-2003	150,000
36,44	Danny Darwin	P	41	R	R	6-3	190	10/25/1955	Bonham,Texas	MLB	1978-1998	475,000
48	Jeff Darwin	P	27	R	R	6-3	180	7/6/1969	Sherman,Texas	MLB	1994-1997	172,500
15	Doug Drabek	P	34	R	R	6-1	185	7/25/1962	Victoria,Texas	MLB	1986-1998	1,300,000
5	Ray Durham	2B	25	B	R	5-8	180	11/30/1971	Charlotte,North Carolina	MLB	1995-2008	310,000
36	Scott Eyre	P	25	L	L	6-1	200	5/30/1972	Inglewood,California	MLB	1997-2009	150,000
12	Jorge Fabregas	C	27	L	R	6-3	215	3/13/1970	Miami,Florida	MLB	1994-2002	275,000
22	Chad Fonville	2B-SS	26	B	R	5-6	155	3/5/1971	Jacksonville,North Carolina	MLB	1995-1999	240,000
32	Tom Fordham	P	23	L	L	6-2	205	2/20/1974	San Diego,California	MLB	1997-1998	150,000
44	Keith Foulke	P	24	R	R	6-0	200	10/19/1972	Rapid City,South Dakota	MLB	1997-2008	150,000
13	Ozzie Guillen	SS	33	L	R	5-11	150	1/20/1964	Oculare Del Tuy,Venezuela	MLB	1985-2000	4,500,000
39	Roberto Hernandez	P	32	R	R	6-4	235	11/11/1964	Santurce,Puerto Rico	MLB	1991-2007	4,620,000
47	Matt Karchner	P	30	R	R	6-4	215	6/28/1967	Berwick,Pennsylvania	MLB	1995-2000	200,000
20	Ron Karkovice	C	33	R	R	6-1	215	8/8/1963	Union,New Jersey	MLB	1986-1997	1,500,000
12	Chad Kreuter	C	32	B	R	6-2	200	8/26/1964	Greenbrae,California	MLB	1988-2003	647,500
54	Al Levine	P	29	R	R	6-3	198	5/22/1968	Park Ridge,Illinois	MLB	1996-2005	157,500
10	Darren Lewis	CF	29	R	R	6-0	190	8/28/1967	Berkeley,California	MLB	1990-2002	1,325,000
55	Robert Machado	C	24	R	R	6-1	205	6/3/1973	Caracas,Venezuela	MLB	1996-2004	150,000
7	Norberto Martin	2B-SS	30	R	R	5-10	182	12/10/1966	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1993-1999	350,000
14	Dave Martinez	OF	32	L	L	5-10	175	9/26/1964	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1986-2001	950,000
26	Chuck McElroy	P	29	L	L	6-0	205	10/1/1967	Port Arthur,Texas	MLB	1989-2001	817,000
28	Lyle Mouton	RF-LF	28	R	R	6-4	230	5/13/1969	Lafayette,Louisiana	MLB	1995-2001	225,000
38	Jaime Navarro	P	29	R	R	6-4	230	3/27/1968	Bayamon,Puerto Rico	MLB	1989-2000	5,000,000
31	Greg Norton	3B-1B	24	B	R	6-1	205	7/6/1972	San Leandro,California	MLB	1996-2009	155,000
30	Magglio Ordonez	RF	23	R	R	6-0	200	1/28/1974	Caracas,Venezuela	MLB	1997-2011	150,000
29	Tony Pena	C	40	R	R	6-0	185	6/4/1957	Monte Cristi,Dominican Republic	MLB	1980-1997	425,000
73	Tony Phillips	2B-LF	38	B	R	5-10	175	4/25/1959	Atlanta,Georgia	MLB	1982-1999	2,200,000
41	Bill Simas	P	25	L	R	6-3	235	11/28/1971	Hanford,California	MLB	1995-2000	200,000
33	Mike Sirotka	P	26	L	L	6-1	200	5/13/1971	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1995-2000	165,000
27	Chris Snopek	3B-SS	26	R	R	6-1	185	9/20/1970	Cynthiana,Kentucky	MLB	1995-1998	185,000
35	Frank Thomas	1B-DH	29	R	R	6-5	270	5/27/1968	Columbus,Georgia	MLB	1990-2008	7,150,000
50	Larry Thomas	P	27	R	L	6-1	190	10/25/1969	Miami,Florida	MLB	1995-1997	150,000
34	Mario Valdez	1B	22	L	R	6-2	190	11/19/1974	Ciudad Obregon,Mexico	MLB	1997-2001	150,000
23	Robin Ventura	3B	29	L	R	6-1	198	7/14/1967	Santa Maria,California	MLB	1989-2004	6,000,000

Team Personnel

Terry Bevington (Manager)
Bill Buckner (Hitting Coach)
Joe Butler (Scout)
Don Cooper (Minor League Pitching Coordinator)
Ed Farmer (Broadcaster)
Stephen Fuller (Scout)
Michael Gellinger (Minor League Infield Instructor)
Larry Grefer (Scout)
Ken Harrelson (Broadcaster)
Warren Hughes (Scout)
Ron Jackson (Hitting Coach)
Ron Jackson (First Base Coach)
Art Kusnyer (Bullpen Coach)
Bryan Little (First Base Coach)
Bryan Little (Minor League Roving Instructor)
Joe Nossek (Bench Coach)
Tom Paciorek (Broadcaster)
Mike Pazik (Pitching Coach)
Ed Pebley (Scout)
Gary Pellant (Scout)
Gary Pettis (Minor League Outfield Instructor)
Paul Provas (Scout)
Doug Rader (Third Base Coach)
John Rooney (Broadcaster)
Mark Salas (Bullpen Catcher)
Ron Schueler (General Manager)
Ken Stauffer (Scout)

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