1997 Florida Marlins Roster

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

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1997 Florida Marlins



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Complete Roster  
 

57 Antonio Alfonseca 6-05 235 Right Right 1972-04-16
27 Kevin Brown 6-04 195 Right Right 1965-03-14
42 Dennis Cook 6-03 185 Left Left 1962-10-04
32 Alex Fernandez 6-01 215 Right Right 1969-08-13
33 Rick Helling 6-03 215 Right Right 1970-12-15
49 Felix Heredia 6-00 160 Left Left 1975-06-20
61 Livan Hernandez 6-02 245 Right Right 1975-02-20
52 Mark Hutton 6-06 240 Right Right 1970-02-06
25 Al Leiter 6-03 215 Left Left 1965-10-23
35 Kurt Miller 6-05 205 Right Right 1972-08-24
31 Robb Nen 6-04 200 Right Right 1969-11-28
33 Kirt Ojala 6-02 200 Left Left 1968-12-24
46 Donn Pall 6-01 183 Right Right 1962-01-11
39 Jay Powell 6-04 220 Right Right 1972-01-09
48 Pat Rapp 6-03 215 Right Right 1967-07-13
41 Tony Saunders 6-02 205 Left Left 1974-04-29
38 Rob Stanifer 6-03 205 Right Right 1972-03-10
52 Ed Vosberg 6-01 208 Left Left 1961-09-28
30 Matt Whisenant 6-03 215 Left Right 1971-06-08
23 Charles Johnson 6-02 215 Right Right 1971-07-20
13 Bob Natal 5-11 190 Right Right 1965-11-13
9 Gregg Zaun 5-10 170 Right Both 1971-04-14
7 Kurt Abbott 6-00 185 Right Right 1969-06-02
26 Alex Arias 6-03 185 Right Right 1967-11-20
24 Bobby Bonilla 6-03 240 Right Both 1963-02-23
2 Josh Booty 6-03 210 Right Right 1975-04-29
1 Luis Castillo 5-11 145 Right Both 1975-09-12
19 Jeff Conine 6-01 220 Right Right 1966-06-27
30 Craig Counsell 6-00 180 Right Left 1970-08-21
20 Darren Daulton 6-02 190 Right Left 1962-01-03
21 Ralph Milliard 5-11 170 Right Right 1973-12-30
16, 3 Edgar Renteria 6-01 200 Right Right 1975-08-07
18 Moises Alou 6-03 190 Right Right 1966-07-03
28 John Cangelosi 5-08 160 Left Both 1963-03-10
17 Todd Dunwoody 6-01 190 Left Left 1975-04-11
8 Jim Eisenreich 5-11 195 Left Left 1959-04-18
15 Cliff Floyd 6-04 230 Right Left 1972-12-05
4 Mark Kotsay 6-00 220 Left Left 1975-12-02
40 Billy McMillon 5-11 172 Left Left 1971-11-17
43 Russ Morman 6-04 220 Right Right 1962-04-28
10 Gary Sheffield 5-11 190 Right Right 1968-11-18
14 John Wehner 6-03 205 Right Right 1967-06-29
22 Devon White 6-02 182 Right Both 1962-12-29


The 1997 Florida Marlins played 162 games during the regular season, won 92 games, lost 70 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Pro Player Stadium (Park Factors: 95/96) where 2,364,387 fans witnessed their 1997 Marlins finish the season with a .568 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 Florida Marlins Opening Day starters list, a 1997 Florida Marlins salary list, a 1997 Florida Marlins uniform number breakdown and a 1997 Florida Marlins primary starters list:

1997 Florida Marlins
Opening Day Starters


Moises Alou
Bobby Bonilla
Kevin Brown
Luis Castillo
Jeff Conine
Charles Johnson
Edgar Renteria
Gary Sheffield
Devon White

1997 Florida Marlins
Most Games by Position

C Charles Johnson (123)
1B Jeff Conine (145)
2B Luis Castillo (70)
3B Bobby Bonilla (149)
SS Edgar Renteria (153)
LF Moises Alou (91)
CF Devon White (72)
RF Gary Sheffield (132)
DH Jim Eisenreich (4)
  
SP Kevin Brown
SP Alex Fernandez
SP Livan Hernandez
SP Al Leiter
SP Pat Rapp
SP Tony Saunders
  
RP Dennis Cook
RP Rick Helling
RP Felix Heredia
RP Mark Hutton
RP Jay Powell
RP Rob Stanifer
CL Robb Nen


1997 Florida Marlins
Salaries

Alex Fernandez $7,000,000.00
Gary Sheffield $6,100,000.00
Bobby Bonilla $5,600,000.00
Kevin Brown $4,510,000.00
Moises Alou $4,500,000.00
Devon White $3,400,000.00
Robb Nen $3,080,000.00
Al Leiter $2,900,000.00
Jeff Conine $2,800,000.00
Jim Eisenreich $1,400,000.00
Pat Rapp $1,125,000.00
Livan Hernandez $1,050,000.00
Dennis Cook $850,000.00
Kurt Abbott $650,000.00
John Cangelosi $525,000.00
Alex Arias $450,000.00
Cliff Floyd $390,000.00
Charles Johnson $290,000.00
Jay Powell $208,000.00
Mark Hutton $205,000.00
Gregg Zaun $205,000.00
Kurt Miller $163,000.00
Luis Castillo $154,000.00
Felix Heredia $153,000.00
Antonio Alfonseca $150,000.00
Josh Booty $150,000.00
Todd Dunwoody $150,000.00
Mark Kotsay $150,000.00
Billy McMillon $150,000.00
Ralph Milliard $150,000.00
Kirt Ojala $150,000.00
Edgar Renteria $150,000.00
Tony Saunders $150,000.00
Rob Stanifer $150,000.00
Matt Whisenant $150,000.00


1997 Florida Marlins
Uniform Numbers

#1 Luis Castillo
#2 Josh Booty
#3 Edgar Renteria
#4 Mark Kotsay
#7 Kurt Abbott
#8 Jim Eisenreich
#9 Gregg Zaun
#10 Gary Sheffield
#13 Bob Natal
#14 John Wehner
#15 Cliff Floyd
#16 Edgar Renteria
#17 Todd Dunwoody
#18 Moises Alou
#19 Jeff Conine
#20 Darren Daulton
#21 Ralph Milliard
#22 Devon White
#23 Charles Johnson
#24 Bobby Bonilla
#25 Al Leiter
#26 Alex Arias
#27 Kevin Brown
#28 John Cangelosi
#30 Craig Counsell
#30 Matt Whisenant
#31 Robb Nen
#32 Alex Fernandez
#33 Rick Helling
#33 Kirt Ojala
#35 Kurt Miller
#38 Rob Stanifer
#39 Jay Powell
#40 Billy McMillon
#41 Tony Saunders
#42 Dennis Cook
#43 Russ Morman
#46 Donn Pall
#48 Pat Rapp
#49 Felix Heredia
#52 Mark Hutton
#52 Ed Vosberg
#57 Antonio Alfonseca
#61 Livan Hernandez

Did you know that a 1997 Florida Marlins 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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