The 1997 New York Yankees 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 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1997 New York Yankees salary list, a 1997 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1997 New York Yankees primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"The intensity is a little down because we know we're in the playoffs. We have to fight to be sharp." - Tino Martinez
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
62 | Willie Banks | 6-01 | 202 | Right | Right | 1969-02-27 |
41 | Brian Boehringer | 6-02 | 180 | Right | Both | 1969-01-08 |
52 | Joe Borowski | 6-02 | 225 | Right | Right | 1971-05-04 |
36 | David Cone | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Left | 1963-01-02 |
11 | Dwight Gooden | 6-03 | 210 | Right | Right | 1964-11-16 |
35 | Hideki Irabu | 6-04 | 250 | Right | Right | 1969-05-15 |
27 | Graeme Lloyd | 6-07 | 234 | Left | Left | 1967-04-09 |
54 | Jim Mecir | 6-01 | 230 | Right | Both | 1970-05-16 |
55 | Ramiro Mendoza | 6-02 | 154 | Right | Right | 1972-06-15 |
43 | Jeff Nelson | 6-08 | 235 | Right | Right | 1966-11-17 |
46 | Andy Pettitte | 6-05 | 225 | Left | Left | 1972-06-15 |
63 | Danny Rios | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1972-11-11 |
42 | Mariano Rivera | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1969-11-29 |
17 | Kenny Rogers | 6-01 | 205 | Left | Left | 1964-11-10 |
29 | Mike Stanton | 6-01 | 190 | Left | Left | 1967-06-02 |
52 | David Weathers | 6-03 | 205 | Right | Right | 1969-09-25 |
33 | David Wells | 6-03 | 250 | Left | Left | 1963-05-20 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
63 | Mike Figga | 6-00 | 200 | Right | Right | 1970-07-31 |
25 | Joe Girardi | 5-11 | 195 | Right | Right | 1964-10-14 |
22, 20 | Jorge Posada | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Both | 1970-08-17 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
12 | Wade Boggs | 6-02 | 197 | Right | Left | 1958-06-15 |
38 | Homer Bush | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Right | 1972-11-12 |
18 | Mariano Duncan | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Right | 1963-03-13 |
26, 18 | Andy Fox | 6-04 | 205 | Right | Left | 1971-01-12 |
13 | Charlie Hayes | 6-00 | 207 | Right | Right | 1965-05-29 |
2 | Derek Jeter | 6-03 | 195 | Right | Right | 1974-06-26 |
14 | Pat Kelly | 6-00 | 182 | Right | Right | 1967-10-14 |
24 | Tino Martinez | 6-02 | 230 | Right | Left | 1967-12-07 |
26 | Rey Sanchez | 5-09 | 170 | Right | Right | 1967-10-05 |
19 | Luis Sojo | 5-11 | 174 | Right | Right | 1965-01-03 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
28 | Chad Curtis | 5-10 | 185 | Right | Right | 1968-11-06 |
21 | Paul O'Neill | 6-04 | 215 | Left | Left | 1963-02-25 |
38 | Scott Pose | 5-11 | 165 | Right | Left | 1967-02-11 |
31 | Tim Raines | 5-08 | 195 | Right | Both | 1959-09-16 |
39 | Darryl Strawberry | 6-06 | 200 | Left | Left | 1962-03-12 |
22 | Mark Whiten | 6-03 | 215 | Right | Both | 1966-11-25 |
51 | Bernie Williams | 6-02 | 205 | Right | Both | 1968-09-13 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
47 | Ivan Cruz | 6-03 | 210 | Left | Left | 1968-05-03 |
45 | Cecil Fielder | 6-03 | 240 | Right | Right | 1963-09-21 |
52 | Pete Incaviglia | 6-01 | 230 | Right | Right | 1964-04-02 |
20 | Mike Stanley | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Right | 1963-06-25 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1997 New York Yankees Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1997 New York Yankees played 162 games during the regular season, won 96 games, lost 66 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 99/97) where 2,580,325 fans witnessed their 1997 Yankees finish the season with a .593 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 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1997 New York Yankees salary list, a 1997 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1997 New York Yankees primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1997 New York Yankees 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)?