1997 Cleveland Indians

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W-L Record: 86-75 -- 1st in American League Central Manager: Mike Hargrove Location: Baseball Stadium: Jacobs Field Top Draft Pick: Tim Drew (#28) Attendance: 3,404,750 Payroll $54,130,232 Youngest Player: Jaret Wright (21) Oldest Player: Julio Franco (38) Longest Tenure: Charles Nagy, Sandy Alomar (8) Playoffs: Lost World Series (Marlins)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1997 Cleveland Indians

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
15	Sandy Alomar	C	31	R	R	6-5	235	6/18/1966	Salinas,Puerto Rico	MLB	1988-2007	2,600,000
34	Brian Anderson	P	25	R	L	6-1	183	4/26/1972	Portsmouth,Virginia	MLB	1993-2005	150,000
45	Paul Assenmacher	P	36	L	L	6-3	210	12/10/1960	Allen Park,Michigan	MLB	1986-1999	875,000
56	Bruce Aven	LF-OF	25	R	R	5-9	180	3/4/1972	Orange,Texas	MLB	1997-2002	150,000
10	Pat Borders	C	34	R	R	6-2	200	5/14/1963	Columbus,Ohio	MLB	1988-2005	400,000
11	Jeff Branson	3B-2B	30	L	R	6-0	180	1/26/1967	Waynesboro,Mississippi	MLB	1992-2001	550,000
26	Casey Candaele	2B-SS	36	B	R	5-9	165	1/12/1961	Lompoc,California	MLB	1986-1997	150,000
52	Sean Casey	1B	22	L	R	6-4	226	7/2/1974	Willingsboro,New Jersey	MLB	1997-2008	150,000
47	Terry Clark	P	36	R	R	6-2	190	10/10/1960	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1988-1997	200,000
40	Bartolo Colon	P	22	R	R	6-0	230	5/24/1975	Altamira,Dominican Republic	MLB	1997-2011	150,000
12	Chad Curtis	CF-LF	28	R	R	5-10	185	11/6/1968	Marion,Indiana	MLB	1992-2001	900,000
2	Einar Diaz	C	24	R	R	5-10	165	12/28/1972	David Chiriqui,Panama	MLB	1996-2006	150,000
1	Tony Fernandez	SS	35	B	R	6-2	195	6/30/1962	San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic	MLB	1983-2001	1,550,000
23	Julio Franco	SS-2B	38	R	R	6-1	200	8/23/1958	San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic	MLB	1982-2007	150,000
22	Brian Giles	LF-CF	26	L	L	5-10	200	1/20/1971	El Cajon,California	MLB	1995-2009	175,000
35	Danny Graves	P	23	R	R	5-11	185	8/7/1973	Saigon,Vietnam	MLB	1996-2006	160,000
17	Marquis Grissom	CF	30	R	R	5-11	188	4/17/1967	Atlanta,Georgia	MLB	1989-2005	4,850,000
55	Orel Hershiser	P	38	R	R	6-3	192	9/16/1958	Buffalo,New York	MLB	1983-2000	3,100,000
30	Trenidad Hubbard	LF-CF	31	R	R	5-9	203	5/11/1966	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1994-2003	150,000
11	Damian Jackson	2B-SS	23	R	R	5-11	185	8/6/1973	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1996-2006	150,000
42	Mike Jackson	P	32	R	R	6-2	225	12/22/1964	Houston,Texas	MLB	1986-2004	2,000,000
46	Jason Jacome	P	26	L	L	6-1	185	11/24/1970	Tulsa,Oklahoma	MLB	1994-1998	220,000
7	Jeff Juden	P	26	R	R	6-8	265	1/19/1971	Salem,Massachusetts	MLB	1991-1999	185,000
23,33	Dave Justice	RF-LF	31	L	L	6-3	200	4/14/1966	Cincinnati,Ohio	MLB	1989-2002	6,300,000
52	Steve Kline	P	24	B	L	6-1	215	8/22/1972	Sunbury,Pennsylvania	MLB	1997-2007	150,000
59	Albie Lopez	P	25	R	R	6-2	185	8/18/1971	Mesa,Arizona	MLB	1993-2003	176,000
12	Jeff Manto	3B-1B	32	R	R	6-3	210	8/23/1964	Bristol,Pennsylvania	MLB	1990-2000	240,000
29	Jack McDowell	P	31	R	R	6-5	190	1/16/1966	Van Nuys,California	MLB	1987-1999	4,800,000
49	Jose Mesa	P	31	R	R	6-3	225	5/22/1966	Azua,Dominican Republic	MLB	1987-2007	1,947,223
44	Kevin Mitchell	LF-3B	35	R	R	5-11	244	1/13/1962	San Diego,California	MLB	1984-1998	500,000
51	Alvin Morman	P	28	L	L	6-3	210	1/6/1969	Rockingham,North Carolina	MLB	1996-1999	165,000
41	Charles Nagy	P	30	L	R	6-3	200	5/5/1967	Fairfield,Connecticut	MLB	1990-2003	3,437,500
37	Chad Ogea	P	26	L	R	6-2	220	11/9/1970	Lake Charles,Louisiana	MLB	1994-1999	533,333
38	Eric Plunk	P	33	R	R	6-6	224	9/3/1963	Wilmington,California	MLB	1986-1999	1,850,000
24	Manny Ramirez	RF-LF	25	R	R	6-0	205	5/30/1972	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1993-2011	2,100,000
6	Bip Roberts	2B-LF	33	B	R	5-7	165	10/27/1963	Berkeley,California	MLB	1986-1998	1,950,000
20	Kevin Seitzer	3B-1B	35	R	R	5-11	180	3/26/1962	Springfield,Illinois	MLB	1986-1997	1,220,000
44	Richie Sexson	1B	22	R	R	6-7	206	12/29/1974	Portland,Oregon	MLB	1997-2008	150,000
53	Paul Shuey	P	26	R	R	6-3	215	9/16/1970	Lima,Ohio	MLB	1994-2007	197,000
57	John Smiley	P	32	L	L	6-4	210	3/17/1965	Phoenixville,Pennsylvania	MLB	1986-1997	3,750,000
25	Jim Thome	1B-3B	26	L	R	6-4	220	8/27/1970	Peoria,Illinois	MLB	1991-2011	2,625,000
13	Omar Vizquel	SS	30	B	R	5-9	175	4/24/1967	Caracas,Venezuela	MLB	1989-2011	3,050,000
50	Dave Weathers	P	27	R	R	6-3	230	9/25/1969	Lawrenceburg,Tennessee	MLB	1991-2009	435,000
9	Matt Williams	3B	31	R	R	6-2	210	11/28/1965	Bishop,California	MLB	1987-2003	7,150,000
35	Enrique Wilson	2B-SS	23	B	R	5-11	160	7/27/1973	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1997-2005	150,000
27	Jaret Wright	P	21	R	R	6-2	230	12/29/1975	Anaheim,California	MLB	1997-2007	150,000

Team Personnel

Luis Aponte (Scout)
Steve Avila (Scout)
Paul Cogan (Scout)
Jack Corrigan (Broadcaster)
Jim Gabella (Scout)
Rene Gayo (Scout)
Mark Germann (Scout)
Johnny Goryl (Bench Coach)
Tom Hamilton (Broadcaster)
Mike Hargrove (Manager)
John Hart (General Manager)
Mike Hegan (Broadcaster)
Luis Isaac (Bullpen Coach)
Rick Manning (Broadcaster)
Charlie Manuel (Hitting Coach)
Kasey McKeon (Scout)
Dave Nelson (First Base Coach)
Jeff Newman (Third Base Coach)
John Sanders (Broadcaster)
Herb Score (Broadcaster)
Mark Wiley (Pitching Coach)
Dan Williams (Bullpen Catcher)

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