1997 Chicago Cubs Roster

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

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1997 Chicago Cubs



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Complete Roster  
 

33, 51 Terry Adams 6-03 205 Right Right 1973-03-06
47 Miguel Batista 6-00 210 Right Right 1971-02-19
34, 45 Kent Bottenfield 6-03 237 Right Right 1968-11-14
55 Larry Casian 6-00 170 Left Right 1965-10-28
49 Frank Castillo 6-01 190 Right Right 1969-04-01
48 Mark Clark 6-05 225 Right Right 1968-05-12
31 Kevin Foster 6-01 170 Right Right 1969-01-13
54 Geremi Gonzalez 6-02 200 Right Right 1975-01-08
33 Ramon Morel 6-02 175 Right Right 1974-08-15
45 Terry Mulholland 6-03 206 Left Right 1963-03-09
59 Rodney Myers 6-01 200 Right Right 1969-06-26
35 Bob Patterson 6-02 192 Left Right 1959-05-16
41 Marc Pisciotta 6-05 240 Right Right 1970-08-07
51 Mel Rojas 5-11 185 Right Right 1966-12-10
40 Dave Stevens 6-03 210 Right Right 1970-03-04
38 Dave Swartzbaugh 6-02 195 Right Right 1968-02-11
36 Kevin Tapani 6-00 187 Right Right 1964-02-18
52 Ramon Tatis 6-02 185 Left Left 1973-05-02
44 Amaury Telemaco 6-04 220 Right Right 1974-01-19
46 Steve Trachsel 6-04 205 Right Right 1970-10-31
13 Turk Wendell 6-02 190 Right Both 1967-05-19
7 Tyler Houston 6-02 210 Right Left 1971-01-17
6 Mike Hubbard 6-01 180 Right Right 1971-02-16
9 Scott Servais 6-02 195 Right Right 1967-06-04
24 Manny Alexander 5-10 165 Right Right 1971-03-20
20 Miguel Cairo 6-00 225 Right Right 1974-05-04
17 Mark Grace 6-02 190 Left Left 1964-06-28
25 Dave Hansen 6-00 195 Right Left 1968-11-24
18 Jose Hernandez 6-01 180 Right Right 1969-07-14
15 Kevin Orie 6-04 210 Right Right 1972-09-01
11 Rey Sanchez 5-09 170 Right Right 1967-10-05
23 Ryne Sandberg 6-02 180 Right Right 1959-09-18
37 Brant Brown 6-03 220 Left Left 1971-06-22
22 Dave Clark 6-02 210 Right Left 1962-09-03
12 Shawon Dunston 6-01 175 Right Right 1963-03-21
1, 8 Doug Glanville 6-02 170 Right Right 1970-08-25
29 Robin Jennings 6-02 205 Left Left 1972-04-11
1 Lance Johnson 5-11 160 Left Left 1963-07-06
19 Brooks Kieschnick 6-04 225 Right Left 1972-06-06
10 Terrell Lowery 6-03 180 Right Right 1970-10-25
56 Brian McRae 6-00 185 Right Both 1967-08-27
21 Sammy Sosa 6-00 185 Right Right 1968-11-12


The 1997 Chicago Cubs played 162 games during the regular season, won 68 games, lost 94 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 102/102) where 2,190,308 fans witnessed their 1997 Cubs finish the season with a .420 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 Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1997 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1997 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1997 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1997 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Brant Brown
Shawon Dunston
Mark Grace
Brian McRae
Terry Mulholland
Kevin Orie
Ryne Sandberg
Scott Servais
Sammy Sosa

1997 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Scott Servais (118)
1B Mark Grace (148)
2B Ryne Sandberg (126)
3B Kevin Orie (112)
SS Shawon Dunston (108)
LF Doug Glanville (120)
CF Brian McRae (107)
RF Sammy Sosa (161)
  
SP Frank Castillo
SP Kevin Foster
SP Geremi Gonzalez
SP Terry Mulholland
SP Steve Trachsel
  
RP Kent Bottenfield
RP Bob Patterson
RP Marc Pisciotta
RP Mel Rojas
RP Ramon Tatis
RP Turk Wendell
CL Terry Adams


1997 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

Sammy Sosa $5,500,000.00
Mel Rojas $4,583,333.00
Mark Grace $4,525,000.00
Brian McRae $3,900,000.00
Kevin Tapani $3,750,000.00
Ryne Sandberg $3,250,000.00
Shawon Dunston $2,325,000.00
Steve Trachsel $2,100,000.00
Frank Castillo $1,740,000.00
Scott Servais $1,370,000.00
Rey Sanchez $1,287,500.00
Bob Patterson $1,050,000.00
Dave Clark $450,000.00
Jose Hernandez $450,000.00
Larry Casian $350,000.00
Turk Wendell $350,000.00
Dave Hansen $325,000.00
Kevin Foster $275,000.00
Terry Adams $215,000.00
Kent Bottenfield $195,000.00
Tyler Houston $185,000.00
Brant Brown $155,000.00
Doug Glanville $155,000.00
Dave Swartzbaugh $153,500.00
Miguel Batista $153,000.00
Mike Hubbard $153,000.00
Miguel Cairo $150,000.00
Geremi Gonzalez $150,000.00
Robin Jennings $150,000.00
Brooks Kieschnick $150,000.00
Terrell Lowery $150,000.00
Ramon Morel $150,000.00
Rodney Myers $150,000.00
Kevin Orie $150,000.00
Marc Pisciotta $150,000.00
Ramon Tatis $150,000.00
Amaury Telemaco $150,000.00
Dave Stevens $10,000.00


1997 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#1 Doug Glanville
#1 Lance Johnson
#6 Mike Hubbard
#7 Tyler Houston
#8 Doug Glanville
#9 Scott Servais
#10 Terrell Lowery
#11 Rey Sanchez
#12 Shawon Dunston
#13 Turk Wendell
#15 Kevin Orie
#17 Mark Grace
#18 Jose Hernandez
#19 Brooks Kieschnick
#20 Miguel Cairo
#21 Sammy Sosa
#22 Dave Clark
#23 Ryne Sandberg
#24 Manny Alexander
#25 Dave Hansen
#29 Robin Jennings
#31 Kevin Foster
#33 Terry Adams
#33 Ramon Morel
#34 Kent Bottenfield
#35 Bob Patterson
#36 Kevin Tapani
#37 Brant Brown
#38 Dave Swartzbaugh
#40 Dave Stevens
#41 Marc Pisciotta
#44 Amaury Telemaco
#45 Kent Bottenfield
#45 Terry Mulholland
#46 Steve Trachsel
#47 Miguel Batista
#48 Mark Clark
#49 Frank Castillo
#51 Terry Adams
#51 Mel Rojas
#52 Ramon Tatis
#54 Geremi Gonzalez
#55 Larry Casian
#56 Brian McRae
#59 Rodney Myers

Did you know that a 1997 Chicago Cubs 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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