1997 Anaheim Angels Roster

The 1997 Anaheim Angels team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1997 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1997 Anaheim Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1997 Anaheim Angels salary list, a 1997 Anaheim Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1997 Anaheim Angels primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1997 Anaheim Angels



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Complete Roster  
 

61 Mike Bovee 5-10 200 Right Right 1973-08-21
36 Greg Cadaret 6-03 214 Left Left 1962-02-27
43 Anthony Chavez 5-11 180 Right Right 1970-10-22
41 Rich DeLucia 6-00 185 Right Right 1964-10-07
19 Jason Dickson 6-00 190 Right Left 1973-03-30
31 Chuck Finley 6-06 214 Left Left 1962-11-26
44 Kevin Gross 6-05 215 Right Right 1961-06-08
23 Mark Gubicza 6-05 220 Right Right 1962-08-14
48 Pep Harris 6-02 185 Right Right 1972-09-23
21 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 5-11 160 Right Right 1968-08-01
44 Ken Hill 6-02 175 Right Right 1965-12-14
65 Mike Holtz 5-09 172 Left Left 1972-10-10
46 Mike James 6-04 215 Right Right 1967-08-15
12 Mark Langston 6-02 190 Left Right 1960-08-20
22 Darrell May 6-02 170 Left Left 1972-06-13
17 Chuck McElroy 6-00 195 Left Left 1967-10-01
40 Troy Percival 6-03 200 Right Right 1969-08-09
62 Matt Perisho 6-00 175 Left Left 1975-06-08
35 Dennis Springer 5-10 185 Right Right 1965-02-12
34 Allen Watson 6-03 190 Left Left 1970-11-18
59 Shad Williams 6-00 198 Right Right 1971-03-10
7 Angelo Encarnacion 5-08 180 Right Right 1969-04-18
14 Jorge Fabregas 6-03 205 Right Left 1970-03-13
8 Todd Greene 5-10 195 Right Right 1971-05-08
6 Chad Kreuter 6-02 195 Right Both 1964-08-26
13 Jim Leyritz 6-00 195 Right Right 1963-12-27
20 Chris Turner 6-01 190 Right Right 1969-03-23
5 Luis Alicea 5-09 177 Right Both 1965-07-29
7 George Arias 5-11 190 Right Right 1972-03-12
9 Gary DiSarcina 6-01 178 Right Right 1967-11-19
11 Robert Eenhoorn 6-03 170 Right Right 1968-02-09
27 Darin Erstad 6-02 195 Left Left 1974-06-04
4 Craig Grebeck 5-07 148 Right Right 1964-12-29
10 Dave Hollins 6-01 207 Right Both 1966-05-25
32 Jack Howell 6-00 201 Right Left 1961-08-18
73 Tony Phillips 5-10 175 Right Both 1959-04-25
16 Garret Anderson 6-03 190 Left Left 1972-06-30
25 Jim Edmonds 6-01 190 Left Left 1970-06-27
3 Orlando Palmeiro 5-11 155 Left Left 1969-01-19
15 Tim Salmon 6-03 220 Right Right 1968-08-24
24 Rickey Henderson 5-10 195 Left Right 1958-12-25
33 Eddie Murray 6-02 200 Right Both 1956-02-24
18 Randy Velarde 6-00 190 Right Right 1962-11-24
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The 1997 Anaheim Angels played 162 games during the regular season, won 84 games, lost 78 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Anaheim Stadium (Park Factors: 100/100) where 1,767,330 fans witnessed their 1997 Angels finish the season with a .519 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1997 Anaheim Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1997 Anaheim Angels salary list, a 1997 Anaheim Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1997 Anaheim Angels primary starters list:

1997 Anaheim Angels
Opening Day Starters


Luis Alicea
Garret Anderson
Gary DiSarcina
Jim Edmonds
Darin Erstad
Dave Hollins
Mark Langston
Jim Leyritz
Eddie Murray
Tim Salmon

1997 Anaheim Angels
Most Games by Position

C Chad Kreuter (67)
1B Darin Erstad (126)
2B Luis Alicea (105)
3B Dave Hollins (135)
SS Gary DiSarcina (153)
LF Garret Anderson (130)
CF Jim Edmonds (115)
RF Tim Salmon (153)
DH Eddie Murray (45)
  
SP Jason Dickson
SP Chuck Finley
SP Dennis Springer
SP Allen Watson
  
RP Rich DeLucia
RP Pep Harris
RP Shigetoshi Hasegawa
RP Mike Holtz
RP Mike James
RP Darrell May
CL Troy Percival


1997 Anaheim Angels
Salaries

Chuck Finley $4,000,000.00
Mark Langston $4,000,000.00
Tim Salmon $3,500,000.00
Gary DiSarcina $2,700,000.00
Dave Hollins $2,050,000.00
Jim Edmonds $2,025,000.00
Jim Leyritz $1,916,972.00
Mark Gubicza $1,600,000.00
Allen Watson $1,300,000.00
Chuck McElroy $817,000.00
Randy Velarde $800,000.00
Eddie Murray $750,000.00
Luis Alicea $650,000.00
Troy Percival $650,000.00
Garret Anderson $600,000.00
Shigetoshi Hasegawa $575,000.00
Craig Grebeck $400,000.00
Jack Howell $400,000.00
Mike James $330,000.00
Jorge Fabregas $275,000.00
Dennis Springer $195,000.00
Angelo Encarnacion $175,000.00
Darin Erstad $175,000.00
Jason Dickson $162,000.00
Mike Holtz $160,000.00
Orlando Palmeiro $160,000.00
Pep Harris $157,500.00
Chris Turner $155,000.00
Todd Greene $153,000.00
Darrell May $150,000.00


1997 Anaheim Angels
Uniform Numbers

#3 Orlando Palmeiro
#4 Craig Grebeck
#5 Luis Alicea
#6 Chad Kreuter
#7 George Arias
#7 Angelo Encarnacion
#8 Todd Greene
#9 Gary DiSarcina
#10 Dave Hollins
#11 Robert Eenhoorn
#12 Mark Langston
#13 Jim Leyritz
#14 Jorge Fabregas
#15 Tim Salmon
#16 Garret Anderson
#17 Chuck McElroy
#18 Randy Velarde
#19 Jason Dickson
#20 Chris Turner
#21 Shigetoshi Hasegawa
#22 Darrell May
#23 Mark Gubicza
#24 Rickey Henderson
#25 Jim Edmonds
#27 Darin Erstad
#31 Chuck Finley
#32 Jack Howell
#33 Eddie Murray
#34 Allen Watson
#35 Dennis Springer
#36 Greg Cadaret
#40 Troy Percival
#41 Rich DeLucia
#43 Anthony Chavez
#44 Kevin Gross
#44 Ken Hill
#46 Mike James
#48 Pep Harris
#59 Shad Williams
#61 Mike Bovee
#62 Matt Perisho
#65 Mike Holtz
#73 Tony Phillips

Did you know that a 1997 Anaheim Angels Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?