1997 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

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

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1997 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

38 Manny Aybar 6-01 165 Right Right 1972-05-04
44 Rich Batchelor 6-01 195 Right Right 1967-04-08
33 Jose Bautista 6-02 205 Right Right 1964-07-25
53 Rigo Beltran 5-11 185 Left Left 1969-11-13
41 Alan Benes 6-05 215 Right Right 1972-01-21
40 Andy Benes 6-06 240 Right Right 1967-08-20
54 Mike Busby 6-04 210 Right Right 1972-12-27
43 Dennis Eckersley 6-02 190 Right Right 1954-10-03
48 Tony Fossas 6-00 187 Left Left 1957-09-23
50 John Frascatore 6-01 200 Right Right 1970-02-04
32 Rick Honeycutt 5-11 190 Left Left 1954-06-29
29 Danny Jackson 6-00 205 Left Right 1962-01-05
57 Curtis King 6-05 205 Right Right 1970-10-25
34 Sean Lowe 6-02 205 Right Right 1971-03-29
54 Eric Ludwick 6-05 210 Right Right 1971-12-14
33 T.J. Mathews 6-02 200 Right Right 1970-01-19
61 Tom McGraw 6-02 195 Left Left 1967-12-08
35 Matt Morris 6-05 210 Right Right 1974-08-09
31 Donovan Osborne 6-02 210 Left Both 1969-06-21
28 Lance Painter 6-01 195 Left Left 1967-07-21
46 Mark Petkovsek 6-00 185 Right Right 1965-11-18
64 Brady Raggio 6-04 210 Right Right 1972-09-17
30 Todd Stottlemyre 6-03 195 Right Left 1965-05-20
34 Fernando Valenzuela 5-11 195 Left Left 1960-11-01
37 Mike DiFelice 6-02 205 Right Right 1969-05-28
49 Tom Lampkin 5-11 185 Right Left 1964-03-04
26 Eli Marrero 6-01 180 Right Right 1973-11-17
19 Tom Pagnozzi 6-01 190 Right Right 1962-07-30
27 David Bell 5-10 170 Right Right 1972-09-14
56 Jeff Berblinger 6-00 190 Right Right 1970-11-19
11 Royce Clayton 6-00 183 Right Right 1970-01-02
7 Delino DeShields 6-01 170 Right Left 1969-01-15
8 Gary Gaetti 6-00 200 Right Right 1958-08-19
22 Mike Gallego 5-08 160 Right Right 1960-10-31
53 Mike Gulan 6-01 192 Right Right 1970-12-18
29 Scott Livingstone 6-00 198 Right Left 1965-07-15
25 Mark McGwire 6-05 225 Right Right 1963-10-01
67 Roberto Mejia 5-11 160 Right Right 1972-04-14
52 Luis Ordaz 5-11 170 Right Right 1975-08-12
38 Steve Scarsone 6-02 195 Right Right 1966-04-11
12 Danny Sheaffer 6-00 202 Right Right 1961-08-02
24 Dmitri Young 6-02 215 Right Both 1973-10-11
68 Micah Franklin 6-00 205 Right Both 1972-04-25
5 Ron Gant 6-00 192 Right Right 1965-03-02
22 Scarborough Green 5-10 170 Right Right 1974-06-09
3 Brian Jordan 6-01 205 Right Right 1967-03-29
16 Ray Lankford 5-11 198 Left Left 1967-06-05
47 John Mabry 6-04 195 Right Left 1970-10-17
51 Willie McGee 6-01 175 Right Both 1958-11-02
23 Phil Plantier 5-11 195 Right Left 1969-01-27
23 Mark Sweeney 6-01 195 Left Left 1969-10-26
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The 1997 St. Louis Cardinals played 162 games during the regular season, won 73 games, lost 89 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Busch Stadium (Park Factors: 99/99) where 2,634,014 fans witnessed their 1997 Cardinals finish the season with a .451 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 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1997 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1997 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1997 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1997 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


Alan Benes
Royce Clayton
Gary Gaetti
Ron Gant
Brian Jordan
Tom Lampkin
John Mabry
Roberto Mejia
Dmitri Young

1997 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Mike DiFelice (91)
1B Dmitri Young (74)
2B Delino DeShields (147)
3B Gary Gaetti (132)
SS Royce Clayton (153)
LF Ron Gant (128)
CF Ray Lankford (132)
RF John Mabry (71)
DH Willie McGee (3)
  
SP Alan Benes
SP Andy Benes
SP Matt Morris
SP Todd Stottlemyre
  
RP Rigo Beltran
RP Tony Fossas
RP John Frascatore
RP Curtis King
RP T.J. Mathews
RP Mark Petkovsek
CL Dennis Eckersley


1997 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Andy Benes $4,850,000.00
Danny Jackson $4,600,000.00
Ron Gant $4,500,000.00
Ray Lankford $4,466,667.00
Todd Stottlemyre $4,100,000.00
Brian Jordan $3,300,000.00
Donovan Osborne $2,750,000.00
Royce Clayton $2,650,000.00
Gary Gaetti $2,100,000.00
Tom Pagnozzi $1,650,000.00
Dennis Eckersley $1,625,000.00
Delino DeShields $1,600,000.00
Willie McGee $1,300,000.00
Tony Fossas $750,000.00
Rick Honeycutt $500,000.00
Tom Lampkin $500,000.00
Danny Sheaffer $425,000.00
John Mabry $390,000.00
Lance Painter $375,000.00
Mark Petkovsek $325,000.00
Alan Benes $240,000.00
T.J. Mathews $240,000.00
Roberto Mejia $185,000.00
Mark Sweeney $185,000.00
David Bell $170,000.00
Rich Batchelor $157,500.00
John Frascatore $155,000.00
Eric Ludwick $155,000.00
Dmitri Young $155,000.00
Mike DiFelice $152,500.00
Jose Bautista $150,000.00
Rigo Beltran $150,000.00
Mike Busby $150,000.00
Scarborough Green $150,000.00
Curtis King $150,000.00
Matt Morris $150,000.00


1997 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#3 Brian Jordan
#5 Ron Gant
#7 Delino DeShields
#8 Gary Gaetti
#11 Royce Clayton
#12 Danny Sheaffer
#16 Ray Lankford
#19 Tom Pagnozzi
#22 Mike Gallego
#22 Scarborough Green
#23 Phil Plantier
#23 Mark Sweeney
#24 Dmitri Young
#25 Mark McGwire
#26 Eli Marrero
#27 David Bell
#28 Lance Painter
#29 Danny Jackson
#29 Scott Livingstone
#30 Todd Stottlemyre
#31 Donovan Osborne
#32 Rick Honeycutt
#33 Jose Bautista
#33 T.J. Mathews
#34 Sean Lowe
#34 Fernando Valenzuela
#35 Matt Morris
#37 Mike DiFelice
#38 Manny Aybar
#38 Steve Scarsone
#40 Andy Benes
#41 Alan Benes
#43 Dennis Eckersley
#44 Rich Batchelor
#46 Mark Petkovsek
#47 John Mabry
#48 Tony Fossas
#49 Tom Lampkin
#50 John Frascatore
#51 Willie McGee
#52 Luis Ordaz
#53 Rigo Beltran
#53 Mike Gulan
#54 Mike Busby
#54 Eric Ludwick
#56 Jeff Berblinger
#57 Curtis King
#61 Tom McGraw
#64 Brady Raggio
#67 Roberto Mejia
#68 Micah Franklin

Did you know that a 1997 St. Louis Cardinals 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)?