1997 New York Yankees Roster

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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.

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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
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
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
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
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
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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:

1997 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters

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1997 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Joe Girardi (111)
1B Tino Martinez (150)
2B Luis Sojo (72)
3B Charlie Hayes (98)
SS Derek Jeter (159)
LF Tim Raines (57)
CF Bernie Williams (128)
RF Paul O'Neill (146)
  
SP David Cone
SP Dwight Gooden
SP Ramiro Mendoza
SP Andy Pettitte
SP Kenny Rogers
SP David Wells
  
RP Brian Boehringer
RP Graeme Lloyd
RP Jim Mecir
RP Jeff Nelson
RP Mike Stanton
CL Mariano Rivera

1997 New York Yankees
Salaries

Cecil Fielder $9,237,500.00
David Cone $6,666,667.00
Paul O'Neill $5,500,000.00
Bernie Williams $5,300,000.00
Kenny Rogers $5,000,000.00
Tino Martinez $4,400,000.00
David Wells $3,766,667.00
Hideki Irabu $2,325,000.00
Joe Girardi $2,250,000.00
Wade Boggs $2,000,000.00
Dwight Gooden $2,000,000.00
Tim Raines $1,703,644.00
Charlie Hayes $1,700,000.00
Mike Stanton $1,616,667.00
Pat Kelly $1,100,000.00
Jeff Nelson $1,090,000.00
Mark Whiten $1,000,000.00
Mariano Duncan $870,000.00
Graeme Lloyd $770,000.00
Darryl Strawberry $750,000.00
Andy Pettitte $600,000.00
Derek Jeter $550,000.00
Mariano Rivera $550,000.00
David Weathers $435,000.00
Luis Sojo $425,000.00
Willie Banks $342,500.00
Jim Mecir $165,000.00
Brian Boehringer $161,100.00
Jorge Posada $158,500.00
Ramiro Mendoza $157,000.00
Joe Borowski $150,000.00
Homer Bush $150,000.00
Ivan Cruz $150,000.00
Mike Figga $150,000.00
Andy Fox $150,000.00
Danny Rios $150,000.00

1997 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#2 Derek Jeter
#11 Dwight Gooden
#12 Wade Boggs
#13 Charlie Hayes
#14 Pat Kelly
#17 Kenny Rogers
#18 Mariano Duncan
#18 Andy Fox
#19 Luis Sojo
#20 Jorge Posada
#20 Mike Stanley
#21 Paul O'Neill
#22 Jorge Posada
#22 Mark Whiten
#24 Tino Martinez
#25 Joe Girardi
#26 Andy Fox
#26 Rey Sanchez
#27 Graeme Lloyd
#28 Chad Curtis
#29 Mike Stanton
#31 Tim Raines
#33 David Wells
#35 Hideki Irabu
#36 David Cone
#38 Homer Bush
#38 Scott Pose
#39 Darryl Strawberry
#41 Brian Boehringer
#42 Mariano Rivera
#43 Jeff Nelson
#45 Cecil Fielder
#46 Andy Pettitte
#47 Ivan Cruz
#51 Bernie Williams
#52 Joe Borowski
#52 Pete Incaviglia
#52 David Weathers
#54 Jim Mecir
#55 Ramiro Mendoza
#62 Willie Banks
#63 Mike Figga
#63 Danny Rios

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)?