1997 Boston Red Sox Roster

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

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1997 Boston Red Sox



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Complete Roster  
 

33 Steve Avery 6-04 205 Left Left 1970-04-14
47 Toby Borland 6-06 186 Right Right 1969-05-29
50 Mark Brandenburg 6-00 180 Right Right 1970-07-14
40 Robinson Checo 6-01 185 Right Right 1971-09-09
41 Jim Corsi 6-01 220 Right Right 1961-09-09
52 Vaughn Eshelman 6-03 205 Left Left 1969-05-22
34 Rich Garces 6-00 250 Right Right 1971-05-18
36 Tom Gordon 5-09 180 Right Right 1967-11-18
59 Ken Grundt 6-04 195 Left Left 1969-08-26
32 Chris Hammond 6-01 195 Left Left 1966-01-21
27 Butch Henry 6-01 205 Left Left 1968-10-07
54 Joe Hudson 6-01 175 Right Right 1970-09-29
53 Kerry Lacy 6-02 195 Right Right 1972-08-07
43 Derek Lowe 6-06 230 Right Right 1973-06-01
57 Ron Mahay 6-02 200 Left Left 1971-06-28
59 Pat Mahomes 6-04 210 Right Right 1970-08-09
19 Brian Rose 6-03 215 Right Right 1976-02-13
17 Bret Saberhagen 6-01 195 Right Right 1964-04-11
26 Aaron Sele 6-05 218 Right Right 1970-06-25
51 Heathcliff Slocumb 6-03 220 Right Right 1966-06-07
55 Jeff Suppan 6-01 200 Right Right 1975-01-02
43 Ricky Trlicek 6-02 200 Right Right 1969-04-26
49 Tim Wakefield 6-02 210 Right Right 1966-08-02
46 John Wasdin 6-02 190 Right Right 1972-08-05
37 Bill Haselman 6-03 220 Right Right 1966-05-25
10 Scott Hatteberg 6-01 185 Right Left 1969-12-14
45 Walt McKeel 6-02 200 Right Right 1972-01-17
47 Jason Varitek 6-02 230 Right Both 1972-04-11
28 Mike Benjamin 6-00 169 Right Right 1965-11-22
3 Jeff Frye 5-09 165 Right Right 1966-08-31
5 Nomar Garciaparra 6-00 165 Right Right 1973-07-23
11 Tim Naehring 6-02 205 Right Right 1967-02-01
29 Arquimedez Pozo 5-10 160 Right Right 1973-08-24
13 John Valentin 6-00 180 Right Right 1967-02-18
42 Mo Vaughn 6-01 230 Right Left 1967-12-15
56 Darren Bragg 5-09 180 Right Left 1969-09-07
44 Michael Coleman 5-11 180 Right Right 1975-08-16
12 Wil Cordero 6-02 190 Right Right 1971-10-03
15, 24 Shane Mack 6-00 190 Right Right 1963-12-07
38 Jose Malave 6-02 212 Right Right 1971-05-31
25 Troy O'Leary 6-00 196 Left Left 1969-08-04
44 Rudy Pemberton 6-01 185 Right Right 1969-12-17
30 Jesus Tavarez 6-00 170 Right Both 1971-03-26
18 Reggie Jefferson 6-04 215 Left Left 1968-09-25
2 Curtis Pride 6-00 205 Right Left 1968-12-17
20 Mike Stanley 6-01 185 Right Right 1963-06-25


The 1997 Boston Red Sox played 162 games during the regular season, won 78 games, lost 84 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 102/102) where 2,226,136 fans witnessed their 1997 Red Sox finish the season with a .481 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 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1997 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1997 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1997 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:

1997 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters


Steve Avery
Wil Cordero
Rich Garces
Bill Haselman
Shane Mack
Tim Naehring
Rudy Pemberton
Mike Stanley
John Valentin
Mo Vaughn

1997 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Scott Hatteberg (106)
1B Mo Vaughn (131)
2B Jeff Frye (80)
3B Tim Naehring (68)
SS Nomar Garciaparra (153)
LF Wil Cordero (137)
CF Darren Bragg (118)
RF Troy O'Leary (119)
DH Reggie Jefferson (119)
  
SP Steve Avery
SP Tom Gordon
SP Aaron Sele
SP Jeff Suppan
SP Tim Wakefield
  
RP Mark Brandenburg
RP Jim Corsi
RP Vaughn Eshelman
RP Chris Hammond
RP Butch Henry
RP Joe Hudson
RP Kerry Lacy
RP Ron Mahay
RP John Wasdin
CL Heathcliff Slocumb


1997 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

Mo Vaughn $6,350,000.00
Steve Avery $4,850,000.00
John Valentin $3,750,000.00
Wil Cordero $3,000,000.00
Tom Gordon $2,900,000.00
Tim Naehring $2,700,000.00
Tim Wakefield $2,500,000.00
Heathcliff Slocumb $2,300,000.00
Mike Stanley $2,100,000.00
Reggie Jefferson $1,900,000.00
Shane Mack $1,850,000.00
Aaron Sele $1,126,000.00
Troy O'Leary $1,100,000.00
Robinson Checo $925,000.00
Jeff Frye $900,000.00
Chris Hammond $700,000.00
Bill Haselman $650,000.00
Bret Saberhagen $500,000.00
Jim Corsi $470,000.00
Butch Henry $400,000.00
Pat Mahomes $360,000.00
Darren Bragg $240,000.00
Mark Brandenburg $187,500.00
John Wasdin $185,000.00
Ricky Trlicek $184,250.00
Vaughn Eshelman $182,000.00
Jesus Tavarez $175,000.00
Rich Garces $172,000.00
Rudy Pemberton $152,000.00
Michael Coleman $150,000.00
Nomar Garciaparra $150,000.00
Ken Grundt $150,000.00
Scott Hatteberg $150,000.00
Joe Hudson $150,000.00
Kerry Lacy $150,000.00
Derek Lowe $150,000.00
Ron Mahay $150,000.00
Jose Malave $150,000.00
Walt McKeel $150,000.00
Arquimedez Pozo $150,000.00
Brian Rose $150,000.00
Jeff Suppan $150,000.00
Jason Varitek $150,000.00


1997 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#2 Curtis Pride
#3 Jeff Frye
#5 Nomar Garciaparra
#10 Scott Hatteberg
#11 Tim Naehring
#12 Wil Cordero
#13 John Valentin
#15 Shane Mack
#17 Bret Saberhagen
#18 Reggie Jefferson
#19 Brian Rose
#20 Mike Stanley
#24 Shane Mack
#25 Troy O'Leary
#26 Aaron Sele
#27 Butch Henry
#28 Mike Benjamin
#29 Arquimedez Pozo
#30 Jesus Tavarez
#32 Chris Hammond
#33 Steve Avery
#34 Rich Garces
#36 Tom Gordon
#37 Bill Haselman
#38 Jose Malave
#40 Robinson Checo
#41 Jim Corsi
#42 Mo Vaughn
#43 Derek Lowe
#43 Ricky Trlicek
#44 Michael Coleman
#44 Rudy Pemberton
#45 Walt McKeel
#46 John Wasdin
#47 Toby Borland
#47 Jason Varitek
#49 Tim Wakefield
#50 Mark Brandenburg
#51 Heathcliff Slocumb
#52 Vaughn Eshelman
#53 Kerry Lacy
#54 Joe Hudson
#55 Jeff Suppan
#56 Darren Bragg
#57 Ron Mahay
#59 Ken Grundt
#59 Pat Mahomes

Did you know that a 1997 Boston Red Sox 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)?

     

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