1997 Oakland Athletics Roster

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

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1997 Oakland Athletics



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Complete Roster  
 

55 Mark Acre 6-08 235 Right Right 1968-09-16
40 Willie Adams 6-07 215 Right Right 1972-10-08
47 Billy Brewer 6-01 175 Left Left 1968-04-15
24, 42 Buddy Groom 6-02 200 Left Left 1965-07-10
49 Gary Haught 6-01 190 Right Both 1970-09-29
51 Jimmy Haynes 6-04 185 Right Right 1972-09-05
59 Dane Johnson 6-05 205 Right Right 1963-02-10
53 John Johnstone 6-03 195 Right Right 1968-11-25
20 Steve Karsay 6-03 210 Right Right 1972-03-24
58 Tim Kubinski 6-04 205 Left Left 1972-01-20
44, 51 Richie Lewis 5-06 175 Right Right 1966-01-25
49 Andrew Lorraine 6-03 195 Left Left 1972-08-11
41 Eric Ludwick 6-05 210 Right Right 1971-12-14
29 T.J. Mathews 6-02 200 Right Right 1970-01-19
32 Mike Mohler 6-02 195 Left Right 1968-07-26
53 Steve Montgomery 6-04 210 Right Right 1970-12-25
45 Mike Oquist 6-02 170 Right Right 1968-05-30
48 Ariel Prieto 6-03 225 Right Right 1969-10-22
37 Carlos Reyes 6-01 190 Right Both 1969-04-04
57 Brad Rigby 6-06 203 Right Right 1973-05-14
30 Aaron Small 6-05 200 Right Right 1971-11-23
22 Billy Taylor 6-08 200 Right Right 1961-10-16
50 Dave Telgheder 6-03 212 Right Right 1966-11-11
56 Don Wengert 6-02 205 Right Right 1969-11-06
52 Jay Witasick 6-04 205 Right Right 1972-08-28
39 Steve Wojciechowski 6-02 185 Left Left 1970-07-29
6 Brent Mayne 6-01 190 Right Left 1968-04-19
13 Izzy Molina 6-00 200 Right Right 1971-06-03
19 George Williams 5-10 190 Right Both 1969-04-22
28 Tony Batista 6-00 180 Right Right 1973-12-09
47 Mark Bellhorn 6-01 195 Right Both 1974-08-23
26 Rafael Bournigal 5-11 165 Right Right 1966-05-12
8 Tilson Brito 6-00 175 Right Right 1972-05-28
7 Scott Brosius 6-01 185 Right Right 1966-08-15
17 Dave Magadan 6-03 200 Right Left 1962-09-30
25 Mark McGwire 6-05 225 Right Right 1963-10-01
8 Scott Sheldon 6-03 185 Right Right 1968-11-28
21 Scott Spiezio 6-02 205 Right Both 1972-09-21
4 Miguel Tejada 5-10 170 Right Right 1974-05-25
29 Geronimo Berroa 6-00 195 Right Right 1965-03-18
16 Jason Giambi 6-02 200 Right Left 1971-01-08
14 Ben Grieve 6-04 220 Right Left 1976-05-04
23 Patrick Lennon 6-02 200 Right Right 1968-04-27
5 Brian Lesher 6-05 205 Left Right 1971-03-05
31 Damon Mashore 5-11 195 Right Right 1969-10-31
2 Jason McDonald 5-08 175 Right Both 1972-03-20
12 Matt Stairs 5-09 175 Right Left 1968-02-27
11 Ernie Young 6-01 190 Right Right 1969-07-08
33 Jose Canseco 6-04 240 Right Right 1964-07-02
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The 1997 Oakland Athletics played 162 games during the regular season, won 65 games, lost 97 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Oakland Coliseum (Park Factors: 98/99) where 1,264,218 fans witnessed their 1997 Athletics finish the season with a .401 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 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1997 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 1997 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1997 Oakland Athletics primary starters list:

1997 Oakland Athletics
Opening Day Starters


Tony Batista
Geronimo Berroa
Scott Brosius
Jose Canseco
Jason Giambi
Mark McGwire
Ariel Prieto
Scott Spiezio
George Williams
Ernie Young

1997 Oakland Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Brent Mayne (83)
1B Mark McGwire (101)
2B Scott Spiezio (146)
3B Scott Brosius (107)
SS Rafael Bournigal (74)
LF Jason Giambi (68)
CF Damon Mashore (71)
RF Matt Stairs (63)
DH Jose Canseco (56)
  
SP Steve Karsay
SP Mike Oquist
SP Ariel Prieto
SP Dave Telgheder
  
RP Buddy Groom
RP Dane Johnson
RP T.J. Mathews
RP Carlos Reyes
RP Aaron Small
CL Billy Taylor


1997 Oakland Athletics
Salaries

Mark McGwire $7,150,000.00
Jose Canseco $4,225,000.00
Geronimo Berroa $3,300,000.00
Scott Brosius $2,550,000.00
Billy Taylor $575,000.00
Buddy Groom $390,000.00
Dave Magadan $255,000.00
Richie Lewis $250,000.00
Mike Mohler $250,000.00
Brent Mayne $225,000.00
Jason Giambi $205,000.00
Carlos Reyes $200,000.00
Mike Oquist $195,000.00
Ernie Young $195,000.00
Ariel Prieto $194,000.00
Dane Johnson $172,500.00
Don Wengert $172,500.00
Mark Acre $165,000.00
Jimmy Haynes $165,000.00
Matt Stairs $165,000.00
Dave Telgheder $165,000.00
George Williams $165,000.00
Tony Batista $162,500.00
Rafael Bournigal $162,500.00
Steve Karsay $160,000.00
Aaron Small $155,000.00
Andrew Lorraine $154,000.00
Damon Mashore $154,000.00
Steve Wojciechowski $154,000.00
Brian Lesher $152,000.00
Izzy Molina $152,000.00
Scott Spiezio $151,000.00
Mark Bellhorn $150,000.00
Tim Kubinski $150,000.00
Patrick Lennon $150,000.00
Brad Rigby $150,000.00
Miguel Tejada $150,000.00


1997 Oakland Athletics
Uniform Numbers

#2 Jason McDonald
#4 Miguel Tejada
#5 Brian Lesher
#6 Brent Mayne
#7 Scott Brosius
#8 Tilson Brito
#8 Scott Sheldon
#11 Ernie Young
#12 Matt Stairs
#13 Izzy Molina
#14 Ben Grieve
#16 Jason Giambi
#17 Dave Magadan
#19 George Williams
#20 Steve Karsay
#21 Scott Spiezio
#22 Billy Taylor
#23 Patrick Lennon
#24 Buddy Groom
#25 Mark McGwire
#26 Rafael Bournigal
#28 Tony Batista
#29 Geronimo Berroa
#29 T.J. Mathews
#30 Aaron Small
#31 Damon Mashore
#32 Mike Mohler
#33 Jose Canseco
#37 Carlos Reyes
#39 Steve Wojciechowski
#40 Willie Adams
#41 Eric Ludwick
#42 Buddy Groom
#44 Richie Lewis
#45 Mike Oquist
#47 Mark Bellhorn
#47 Billy Brewer
#48 Ariel Prieto
#49 Gary Haught
#49 Andrew Lorraine
#50 Dave Telgheder
#51 Jimmy Haynes
#51 Richie Lewis
#52 Jay Witasick
#53 John Johnstone
#53 Steve Montgomery
#55 Mark Acre
#56 Don Wengert
#57 Brad Rigby
#58 Tim Kubinski
#59 Dane Johnson

Did you know that a 1997 Oakland Athletics 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)?