1997 Chicago White Sox Roster

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

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1997 Chicago White Sox



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Complete Roster  
 

40 Wilson Alvarez 6-01 235 Left Left 1970-03-24
37 James Baldwin 6-03 210 Right Right 1971-07-15
46 Jason Bere 6-03 185 Right Right 1971-05-26
51 Mike Bertotti 6-01 185 Left Left 1970-01-18
61, 43 Carlos Castillo 6-02 240 Right Right 1975-04-21
44, 49 Tony Castillo 5-10 188 Left Left 1963-03-01
57 Chris Clemons 6-04 220 Right Right 1972-10-31
60 Nelson Cruz 6-01 160 Right Right 1972-09-13
36, 44 Danny Darwin 6-03 190 Right Right 1955-10-25
48 Jeff Darwin 6-03 180 Right Right 1969-07-06
15 Doug Drabek 6-01 185 Right Right 1962-07-25
36 Scott Eyre 6-01 160 Left Left 1972-05-30
32 Tom Fordham 6-02 210 Left Left 1974-02-20
44 Keith Foulke 6-00 195 Right Right 1972-10-19
39 Roberto Hernandez 6-04 235 Right Right 1964-11-11
47 Matt Karchner 6-04 245 Right Right 1967-06-28
54 Al Levine 6-03 180 Right Left 1968-05-22
26 Chuck McElroy 6-00 195 Left Left 1967-10-01
38 Jaime Navarro 6-04 210 Right Right 1967-03-27
41 Bill Simas 6-03 220 Right Left 1971-11-28
33 Mike Sirotka 6-01 190 Left Left 1971-05-13
50 Larry Thomas 6-01 190 Left Right 1969-10-25
12 Jorge Fabregas 6-03 205 Right Left 1970-03-13
20 Ron Karkovice 6-01 215 Right Right 1963-08-08
12 Chad Kreuter 6-02 195 Right Both 1964-08-26
55 Robert Machado 6-01 205 Right Right 1973-06-03
29 Tony Pena 6-00 181 Right Right 1957-06-04
5 Ray Durham 5-08 170 Right Both 1971-11-30
13 Ozzie Guillen 5-11 150 Right Left 1964-01-20
7 Norberto Martin 5-10 164 Right Right 1966-12-10
31 Greg Norton 6-01 190 Right Both 1972-07-06
27 Chris Snopek 6-01 185 Right Right 1970-09-20
35 Frank Thomas 6-05 257 Right Right 1968-05-27
34 Mario Valdez 6-02 190 Left Left 1974-11-19
23 Robin Ventura 6-01 198 Right Left 1967-07-14
45 Jeff Abbott 6-02 190 Left Right 1972-08-17
8 Albert Belle 6-02 210 Right Right 1966-08-25
24 Mike Cameron 6-02 210 Right Right 1973-01-08
22 Chad Fonville 5-06 155 Right Both 1971-03-05
10 Darren Lewis 6-00 189 Right Right 1967-08-28
14 Dave Martinez 5-10 175 Left Left 1964-09-26
28 Lyle Mouton 6-04 240 Right Right 1969-05-13
30 Magglio Ordonez 6-00 215 Right Right 1974-01-28
73 Tony Phillips 5-10 175 Right Both 1959-04-25
3 Harold Baines 6-02 215 Left Left 1959-03-15


The 1997 Chicago White Sox played 161 games during the regular season, won 80 games, lost 81 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Comiskey Park (II) (Park Factors: 96/96) where 1,864,782 fans witnessed their 1997 White Sox finish the season with a .497 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 Chicago White Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1997 Chicago White Sox salary list, a 1997 Chicago White Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1997 Chicago White Sox primary starters list:

1997 Chicago White Sox
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1997 Chicago White Sox
Most Games by Position

C Jorge Fabregas (92)
1B Frank Thomas (97)
2B Ray Durham (153)
3B Chris Snopek (82)
SS Ozzie Guillen (139)
LF Albert Belle (154)
CF Mike Cameron (102)
RF Dave Martinez (75)
DH Frank Thomas (49)
  
SP Wilson Alvarez
SP James Baldwin
SP Danny Darwin
SP Doug Drabek
SP Jaime Navarro
  
RP Carlos Castillo
RP Tony Castillo
RP Matt Karchner
RP Al Levine
RP Chuck McElroy
RP Bill Simas
CL Roberto Hernandez


1997 Chicago White Sox
Salaries

Albert Belle $10,000,000.00
Frank Thomas $7,150,000.00
Robin Ventura $6,000,000.00
Jaime Navarro $5,000,000.00
Wilson Alvarez $4,662,500.00
Roberto Hernandez $4,620,000.00
Ozzie Guillen $4,500,000.00
Tony Phillips $2,200,000.00
Harold Baines $1,925,000.00
Ron Karkovice $1,500,000.00
Darren Lewis $1,325,000.00
Doug Drabek $1,300,000.00
Tony Castillo $1,200,000.00
Dave Martinez $950,000.00
Chad Kreuter $647,500.00
Danny Darwin $475,000.00
Tony Pena $425,000.00
Jason Bere $420,000.00
Norberto Martin $350,000.00
Ray Durham $310,000.00
James Baldwin $250,000.00
Lyle Mouton $225,000.00
Matt Karchner $200,000.00
Bill Simas $200,000.00
Chris Snopek $185,000.00
Jeff Darwin $172,500.00
Mike Sirotka $165,000.00
Mike Bertotti $160,000.00
Mike Cameron $160,000.00
Al Levine $157,500.00
Greg Norton $155,000.00
Jeff Abbott $150,000.00
Carlos Castillo $150,000.00
Chris Clemons $150,000.00
Nelson Cruz $150,000.00
Scott Eyre $150,000.00
Chad Fonville $150,000.00
Tom Fordham $150,000.00
Keith Foulke $150,000.00
Robert Machado $150,000.00
Magglio Ordonez $150,000.00
Larry Thomas $150,000.00
Mario Valdez $150,000.00


1997 Chicago White Sox
Uniform Numbers

#3 Harold Baines
#5 Ray Durham
#7 Norberto Martin
#8 Albert Belle
#10 Darren Lewis
#12 Jorge Fabregas
#12 Chad Kreuter
#13 Ozzie Guillen
#14 Dave Martinez
#15 Doug Drabek
#20 Ron Karkovice
#22 Chad Fonville
#23 Robin Ventura
#24 Mike Cameron
#26 Chuck McElroy
#27 Chris Snopek
#28 Lyle Mouton
#29 Tony Pena
#30 Magglio Ordonez
#31 Greg Norton
#32 Tom Fordham
#33 Mike Sirotka
#34 Mario Valdez
#35 Frank Thomas
#36 Danny Darwin
#36 Scott Eyre
#37 James Baldwin
#38 Jaime Navarro
#39 Roberto Hernandez
#40 Wilson Alvarez
#41 Bill Simas
#43 Carlos Castillo
#44 Tony Castillo
#44 Danny Darwin
#44 Keith Foulke
#45 Jeff Abbott
#46 Jason Bere
#47 Matt Karchner
#48 Jeff Darwin
#49 Tony Castillo
#50 Larry Thomas
#51 Mike Bertotti
#54 Al Levine
#55 Robert Machado
#57 Chris Clemons
#60 Nelson Cruz
#61 Carlos Castillo
#73 Tony Phillips

Did you know that a 1997 Chicago White 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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