1997 Montreal Expos Roster

The 1997 Montreal Expos 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 Montreal Expos Opening Day starters list, a 1997 Montreal Expos salary list, a 1997 Montreal Expos uniform number breakdown and a 1997 Montreal Expos primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1997 Montreal Expos



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Complete Roster  
 

54 Shayne Bennett 6-05 200 Right Right 1972-04-10
52 Jim Bullinger 6-02 185 Right Right 1965-08-21
13 Rheal Cormier 5-10 185 Left Left 1967-04-23
47 Omar Daal 6-03 200 Left Left 1972-02-23
34 Rick DeHart 6-01 180 Left Left 1970-03-21
53 Steve Falteisek 6-02 200 Right Right 1972-01-28
30 Dustin Hermanson 6-03 195 Right Right 1972-12-21
47 Mike Johnson 6-02 175 Right Left 1975-10-03
14 Jeff Juden 6-08 265 Right Right 1971-01-19
44 Steve Kline 6-02 200 Left Both 1972-08-22
45 Pedro Martinez 5-11 180 Right Right 1971-10-25
36 Jose Paniagua 6-02 185 Right Right 1973-08-20
33 Carlos Perez 6-03 195 Left Left 1971-04-14
49 Lee Smith 6-06 225 Right Right 1957-12-04
38 Everett Stull 6-03 200 Right Right 1971-08-24
32 Anthony Telford 6-00 175 Right Right 1966-03-06
51 Mike Thurman 6-04 190 Right Right 1973-07-22
44 Salomon Torres 5-11 165 Right Right 1972-03-11
41 Ugueth Urbina 6-02 185 Right Right 1974-02-15
18 Marc Valdes 6-00 170 Right Right 1971-12-20
43 Dave Veres 6-02 195 Right Right 1966-10-19
12 Raul Chavez 5-11 175 Right Right 1973-03-17
24 Darrin Fletcher 6-01 199 Right Left 1966-10-03
16 Chris Widger 6-03 195 Right Right 1971-05-21
11 Shane Andrews 6-01 215 Right Right 1971-08-28
2 Orlando Cabrera 5-11 165 Right Right 1974-11-02
14 Brad Fullmer 6-01 185 Right Left 1975-01-17
4 Mark Grudzielanek 6-01 185 Right Right 1970-06-30
3 Mike Lansing 6-00 180 Right Right 1968-04-03
21 David Segui 6-01 202 Left Both 1966-07-19
5 Andy Stankiewicz 5-09 165 Right Right 1964-08-10
15 Doug Strange 6-01 185 Right Both 1964-04-13
37 Jose Vidro 5-11 175 Right Both 1974-08-27
27 Vladimir Guerrero 6-03 235 Right Right 1975-02-09
9 Ryan McGuire 6-02 210 Left Left 1971-11-23
31 Hensley Meulens 6-03 212 Right Right 1967-06-23
29 Sherman Obando 6-04 215 Right Right 1970-01-23
19 Joe Orsulak 6-01 196 Left Left 1962-05-31
40 Henry Rodriguez 6-01 200 Left Left 1967-11-08
7 F.P. Santangelo 5-10 165 Right Both 1967-10-24
22 Rondell White 6-01 205 Right Right 1972-02-23
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The 1997 Montreal Expos played 162 games during the regular season, won 78 games, lost 84 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Stade Olympique (Park Factors: 100/100) where 1,497,609 fans witnessed their 1997 Expos finish the season with a .481 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 Montreal Expos Opening Day starters list, a 1997 Montreal Expos salary list, a 1997 Montreal Expos uniform number breakdown and a 1997 Montreal Expos primary starters list:

1997 Montreal Expos
Opening Day Starters


Shane Andrews
Jim Bullinger
Darrin Fletcher
Mark Grudzielanek
Mike Lansing
Joe Orsulak
Henry Rodriguez
David Segui
Rondell White

1997 Montreal Expos
Most Games by Position

C Chris Widger (85)
1B David Segui (125)
2B Mike Lansing (144)
3B Doug Strange (105)
SS Mark Grudzielanek (156)
LF Henry Rodriguez (126)
CF Rondell White (151)
RF Vladimir Guerrero (84)
DH Jose Vidro (5)
  
SP Jim Bullinger
SP Dustin Hermanson
SP Jeff Juden
SP Pedro Martinez
SP Carlos Perez
  
RP Omar Daal
RP Rick DeHart
RP Steve Kline
RP Lee Smith
RP Anthony Telford
RP Marc Valdes
RP Dave Veres
CL Ugueth Urbina


1997 Montreal Expos
Salaries

Pedro Martinez $3,615,000.00
Mike Lansing $2,700,000.00
Henry Rodriguez $2,300,000.00
David Segui $1,550,000.00
Darrin Fletcher $1,350,000.00
Rheal Cormier $1,050,000.00
Dave Veres $725,000.00
Joe Orsulak $650,000.00
Omar Daal $550,000.00
Jim Bullinger $525,000.00
Rondell White $500,000.00
Lee Smith $400,000.00
Shane Andrews $225,000.00
Mark Grudzielanek $220,000.00
Andy Stankiewicz $220,000.00
Doug Strange $220,000.00
F.P. Santangelo $212,500.00
Carlos Perez $210,000.00
Jeff Juden $185,000.00
Sherman Obando $185,000.00
Ugueth Urbina $175,000.00
Dustin Hermanson $163,000.00
Jose Paniagua $155,000.00
Marc Valdes $152,500.00
Chris Widger $152,500.00
Shayne Bennett $150,000.00
Vladimir Guerrero $150,000.00
Ryan McGuire $150,000.00
Anthony Telford $150,000.00
Jose Vidro $150,000.00


1997 Montreal Expos
Uniform Numbers

#2 Orlando Cabrera
#3 Mike Lansing
#4 Mark Grudzielanek
#5 Andy Stankiewicz
#7 F.P. Santangelo
#9 Ryan McGuire
#11 Shane Andrews
#12 Raul Chavez
#13 Rheal Cormier
#14 Brad Fullmer
#14 Jeff Juden
#15 Doug Strange
#16 Chris Widger
#18 Marc Valdes
#19 Joe Orsulak
#21 David Segui
#22 Rondell White
#24 Darrin Fletcher
#27 Vladimir Guerrero
#29 Sherman Obando
#30 Dustin Hermanson
#31 Hensley Meulens
#32 Anthony Telford
#33 Carlos Perez
#34 Rick DeHart
#36 Jose Paniagua
#37 Jose Vidro
#38 Everett Stull
#40 Henry Rodriguez
#41 Ugueth Urbina
#43 Dave Veres
#44 Steve Kline
#44 Salomon Torres
#45 Pedro Martinez
#47 Omar Daal
#47 Mike Johnson
#49 Lee Smith
#51 Mike Thurman
#52 Jim Bullinger
#53 Steve Falteisek
#54 Shayne Bennett

Did you know that a 1997 Montreal Expos 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)?