1997 San Diego Padres Roster

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

"It's been taking us four innings to just get a run, and that's hurt us. Our pitching has actually been pretty good if we can ever get them some runs. Tonight was big for us. Maybe it will get us started." - Ken Caminiti
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1997 San Diego Padres



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Complete Roster  
 

43 Andy Ashby 6-05 190 Right Right 1967-07-11
46 Rich Batchelor 6-01 195 Right Right 1967-04-08
40, 44 Sean Bergman 6-04 205 Right Right 1970-04-11
45 Doug Bochtler 6-03 205 Right Right 1970-07-05
55 Jim Bruske 6-01 185 Right Right 1964-10-07
33 Terry Burrows 6-01 185 Left Left 1968-11-28
39 Will Cunnane 6-02 175 Right Right 1974-04-24
44 Todd Erdos 6-01 205 Right Right 1973-11-21
50 Joey Hamilton 6-04 220 Right Right 1970-09-09
41 Sterling Hitchcock 6-01 192 Left Left 1971-04-29
51 Trevor Hoffman 6-00 205 Right Right 1967-10-13
34 Danny Jackson 6-00 205 Left Right 1962-01-05
32 Marc Kroon 6-02 195 Right Both 1973-04-02
52 Joey Long 6-02 220 Left Right 1970-07-15
54 Paul Menhart 6-02 190 Right Right 1969-03-25
48 Heath Murray 6-04 205 Left Left 1973-04-19
54 Tim Scott 6-02 205 Right Right 1966-11-16
47 Pete Smith 6-02 200 Right Right 1966-02-27
34 Fernando Valenzuela 5-11 195 Left Left 1960-11-01
53 Dario Veras 6-02 165 Right Right 1973-03-13
36 Tim Worrell 6-04 220 Right Right 1967-07-05
23 John Flaherty 6-01 195 Right Right 1967-10-21
9, 65 Carlos Hernandez 5-11 218 Right Right 1967-05-24
3 Mandy Romero 5-11 200 Right Right 1967-10-29
14 Don Slaught 6-01 190 Right Right 1958-09-11
14 George Arias 5-11 190 Right Right 1972-03-12
21 Ken Caminiti 6-00 200 Right Both 1963-04-21
29 Archi Cianfrocco 6-05 215 Right Right 1966-10-06
10 Chris Gomez 6-01 183 Right Right 1971-06-16
22 Wally Joyner 6-02 203 Left Left 1962-06-16
27 Derrek Lee 6-05 205 Right Right 1975-09-06
8 Scott Livingstone 6-00 198 Right Left 1965-07-15
18 Craig Shipley 6-01 185 Right Right 1963-01-07
26 Terry Shumpert 5-11 185 Right Right 1966-08-16
13 Jorge Velandia 5-09 160 Right Right 1975-01-12
4 Quilvio Veras 5-09 170 Right Both 1971-04-03
31 Trey Beamon 6-03 195 Right Left 1974-02-11
12 Steve Finley 6-02 180 Left Left 1965-03-12
19 Tony Gwynn 5-11 199 Left Left 1960-05-09
24 Rickey Henderson 5-10 195 Left Right 1958-12-25
20 Chris Jones 6-02 205 Right Right 1965-12-16
7 Phil Plantier 5-11 195 Right Left 1969-01-27
28 Ruben Rivera 6-03 200 Right Right 1973-11-14
8 Mark Sweeney 6-01 195 Left Left 1969-10-26
25 Greg Vaughn 6-00 193 Right Right 1965-07-03
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The 1997 San Diego Padres played 162 games during the regular season, won 76 games, lost 86 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Qualcomm Stadium (Park Factors: 93/92) where 2,089,333 fans witnessed their 1997 Padres finish the season with a .469 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 San Diego Padres Opening Day starters list, a 1997 San Diego Padres salary list, a 1997 San Diego Padres uniform number breakdown and a 1997 San Diego Padres primary starters list:

1997 San Diego Padres
Opening Day Starters


Ken Caminiti
Steve Finley
John Flaherty
Chris Gomez
Tony Gwynn
Joey Hamilton
Wally Joyner
Greg Vaughn
Quilvio Veras

1997 San Diego Padres
Most Games by Position

C John Flaherty (124)
1B Wally Joyner (131)
2B Quilvio Veras (142)
3B Ken Caminiti (133)
SS Chris Gomez (150)
LF Greg Vaughn (94)
CF Steve Finley (140)
RF Tony Gwynn (143)
DH Tony Gwynn (3)
DH Greg Vaughn (3)
  
SP Andy Ashby
SP Joey Hamilton
SP Sterling Hitchcock
SP Pete Smith
  
RP Sean Bergman
RP Doug Bochtler
RP Jim Bruske
RP Will Cunnane
RP Dario Veras
CL Trevor Hoffman


1997 San Diego Padres
Salaries

Tony Gwynn $4,575,000.00
Greg Vaughn $4,000,000.00
Wally Joyner $3,800,000.00
Andy Ashby $3,400,000.00
Ken Caminiti $3,150,000.00
Rickey Henderson $3,045,000.00
Steve Finley $2,986,672.00
Fernando Valenzuela $1,650,000.00
Trevor Hoffman $1,500,000.00
Sterling Hitchcock $1,200,000.00
John Flaherty $900,000.00
Chris Gomez $850,000.00
Tim Worrell $835,000.00
Joey Hamilton $675,000.00
Scott Livingstone $600,000.00
Craig Shipley $500,000.00
Pete Smith $435,000.00
Carlos Hernandez $425,000.00
Tim Scott $415,000.00
Archi Cianfrocco $400,000.00
Chris Jones $380,000.00
Quilvio Veras $310,000.00
Sean Bergman $275,000.00
Doug Bochtler $250,000.00
Jim Bruske $185,000.00
Paul Menhart $175,000.00
Dario Veras $172,000.00
Will Cunnane $150,000.00


1997 San Diego Padres
Uniform Numbers

#3 Mandy Romero
#4 Quilvio Veras
#7 Phil Plantier
#8 Scott Livingstone
#8 Mark Sweeney
#9 Carlos Hernandez
#10 Chris Gomez
#12 Steve Finley
#13 Jorge Velandia
#14 George Arias
#14 Don Slaught
#18 Craig Shipley
#19 Tony Gwynn
#20 Chris Jones
#21 Ken Caminiti
#22 Wally Joyner
#23 John Flaherty
#24 Rickey Henderson
#25 Greg Vaughn
#26 Terry Shumpert
#27 Derrek Lee
#28 Ruben Rivera
#29 Archi Cianfrocco
#31 Trey Beamon
#32 Marc Kroon
#33 Terry Burrows
#34 Danny Jackson
#34 Fernando Valenzuela
#36 Tim Worrell
#39 Will Cunnane
#40 Sean Bergman
#41 Sterling Hitchcock
#43 Andy Ashby
#44 Sean Bergman
#44 Todd Erdos
#45 Doug Bochtler
#46 Rich Batchelor
#47 Pete Smith
#48 Heath Murray
#50 Joey Hamilton
#51 Trevor Hoffman
#52 Joey Long
#53 Dario Veras
#54 Paul Menhart
#54 Tim Scott
#55 Jim Bruske
#65 Carlos Hernandez

Did you know that a 1997 San Diego Padres 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)?