The 1997 Detroit Tigers 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 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1997 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1997 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1997 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
52 | Jose Bautista | 6-02 | 205 | Right | Right | 1964-07-26 |
20 | Willie Blair | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Right | 1965-12-18 |
26 | Doug Brocail | 6-05 | 235 | Right | Left | 1967-05-16 |
19 | John Cummings | 6-03 | 200 | Left | Left | 1969-05-10 |
58 | Glenn Dishman | 6-01 | 195 | Left | Right | 1970-11-05 |
55 | Roberto Duran | 6-00 | 167 | Left | Left | 1973-03-06 |
54 | Eddie Gaillard | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Right | 1970-08-13 |
42 | Fernando Hernandez | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Right | 1971-06-16 |
46 | Kevin Jarvis | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Left | 1969-08-01 |
59 | Todd Jones | 6-03 | 200 | Right | Left | 1968-04-24 |
57 | Greg Keagle | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Right | 1971-06-28 |
40 | Felipe Lira | 6-00 | 170 | Right | Right | 1972-04-26 |
32 | Dan Miceli | 6-00 | 207 | Right | Right | 1970-09-09 |
38 | Brian Moehler | 6-03 | 195 | Right | Right | 1971-12-31 |
27 | Mike Myers | 6-03 | 200 | Left | Left | 1969-06-26 |
28 | Omar Olivares | 6-01 | 193 | Right | Right | 1967-07-06 |
50 | Tim Pugh | 6-06 | 230 | Right | Right | 1967-01-26 |
49 | A.J. Sager | 6-04 | 220 | Right | Right | 1965-03-03 |
28 | Scott Sanders | 6-04 | 220 | Right | Right | 1969-03-25 |
22 | Justin Thompson | 6-04 | 215 | Left | Left | 1973-03-08 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
33 | Raul Casanova | 6-00 | 192 | Right | Both | 1972-08-23 |
10 | Marcus Jensen | 6-04 | 195 | Right | Both | 1972-12-14 |
10 | Brian Johnson | 6-02 | 210 | Right | Right | 1968-01-08 |
8 | Matt Walbeck | 5-11 | 190 | Right | Both | 1969-10-02 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
29 | Frank Catalanotto | 6-00 | 170 | Right | Left | 1974-04-27 |
17 | Tony Clark | 6-07 | 240 | Right | Both | 1972-06-15 |
37 | Deivi Cruz | 6-00 | 184 | Right | Right | 1972-11-06 |
9 | Damion Easley | 5-11 | 195 | Right | Right | 1969-11-11 |
24 | Travis Fryman | 6-01 | 194 | Right | Right | 1969-03-25 |
14 | Orlando Miller | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Right | 1969-01-13 |
7 | Jody Reed | 5-09 | 165 | Right | Right | 1962-07-26 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
39 | Kimera Bartee | 6-00 | 200 | Right | Right | 1972-07-21 |
29 | Vince Coleman | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Both | 1961-09-22 |
34 | Juan Encarnacion | 6-02 | 160 | Right | Right | 1976-03-08 |
43 | Joe Hall | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Right | 1966-03-06 |
4 | Bobby Higginson | 5-11 | 195 | Right | Left | 1970-08-18 |
21 | Brian Hunter | 6-04 | 180 | Right | Right | 1971-03-05 |
53 | Jimmy Hurst | 6-06 | 225 | Right | Right | 1972-03-01 |
12 | Phil Nevin | 6-02 | 180 | Right | Right | 1971-01-19 |
30 | Melvin Nieves | 6-02 | 210 | Right | Both | 1971-12-28 |
36 | Curtis Pride | 6-00 | 210 | Right | Left | 1968-12-17 |
44 | Bubba Trammell | 6-03 | 205 | Right | Right | 1971-11-06 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
41 | Bob Hamelin | 6-00 | 235 | Left | Left | 1967-11-29 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1997 Detroit Tigers Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1997 Detroit Tigers played 162 games during the regular season, won 79 games, lost 83 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium (Park Factors: 99/100) where 1,365,157 fans witnessed their 1997 Tigers finish the season with a .488 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 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1997 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1997 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1997 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1997 Detroit Tigers 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)?