1997 Houston Astros Roster

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

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1997 Houston Astros



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Complete Roster  
 

55 Manuel Barrios 6-00 170 Right Right 1974-09-21
51 Jose Cabrera 6-00 200 Right Right 1972-03-24
50 Sid Fernandez 6-01 230 Left Left 1962-10-12
59 Ramon Garcia 6-02 200 Right Right 1969-12-09
54 Tommy Greene 6-05 227 Right Right 1967-04-06
10 Mike Hampton 5-10 180 Left Right 1972-09-09
54 Oscar Henriquez 6-06 220 Right Right 1974-01-28
45 Chris Holt 6-04 205 Right Right 1971-09-18
35 John Hudek 6-01 200 Right Both 1966-08-08
57 Darryl Kile 6-05 185 Right Right 1968-12-02
42 Jose Lima 6-02 170 Right Right 1972-09-30
52 Mike Magnante 6-01 190 Left Left 1965-06-17
41 Tom Martin 6-01 185 Left Left 1970-05-21
43 Blas Minor 6-03 203 Right Right 1966-03-20
37 Shane Reynolds 6-03 210 Right Right 1968-03-26
31 Russ Springer 6-04 195 Right Right 1968-11-07
13 Billy Wagner 5-10 180 Left Left 1971-07-25
56 Donne Wall 6-01 180 Right Right 1967-07-11
11 Brad Ausmus 5-11 195 Right Right 1969-04-14
20 Tony Eusebio 6-02 180 Right Right 1967-04-27
9 Randy Knorr 6-02 215 Right Right 1968-11-12
4 Tony Pena 6-00 181 Right Right 1957-06-04
5 Jeff Bagwell 6-00 195 Right Right 1968-05-27
17 Sean Berry 5-11 210 Right Right 1966-03-22
7 Craig Biggio 5-11 180 Right Right 1965-12-14
27 Tim Bogar 6-02 198 Right Right 1966-10-28
12 Ricky Gutierrez 6-01 175 Right Right 1970-05-23
19 Russ Johnson 5-10 185 Right Right 1973-02-22
4 Pat Listach 5-09 170 Right Both 1967-09-12
2 Luis Rivera 5-09 170 Right Right 1964-01-03
28 Bill Spiers 6-02 190 Right Left 1966-06-05
53 Bobby Abreu 6-00 220 Right Left 1974-03-11
14 Derek Bell 6-02 215 Right Right 1968-12-11
21 Chuck Carr 5-10 165 Right Both 1967-08-10
26 Luis Gonzalez 6-02 180 Right Left 1967-09-03
15 Richard Hidalgo 6-03 190 Right Right 1975-06-28
22 Thomas Howard 6-02 205 Right Both 1964-12-11
39 Ray Montgomery 6-03 195 Right Right 1969-08-08
6 James Mouton 5-09 175 Right Right 1968-12-19
29 J.R. Phillips 6-01 185 Left Left 1970-04-29
29 Ken Ramos 6-01 185 Left Left 1967-06-06


The 1997 Houston Astros played 162 games during the regular season, won 84 games, lost 78 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 96/95) where 2,046,781 fans witnessed their 1997 Astros finish the season with a .519 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 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1997 Houston Astros salary list, a 1997 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1997 Houston Astros primary starters list:

1997 Houston Astros
Opening Day Starters


Bobby Abreu
Brad Ausmus
Jeff Bagwell
Derek Bell
Sean Berry
Craig Biggio
Luis Gonzalez
Pat Listach
Shane Reynolds

1997 Houston Astros
Most Games by Position

C Brad Ausmus (129)
1B Jeff Bagwell (159)
2B Craig Biggio (160)
3B Sean Berry (85)
SS Tim Bogar (80)
LF Luis Gonzalez (146)
CF Chuck Carr (59)
RF Derek Bell (89)
DH Sean Berry (3)
  
SP Ramon Garcia
SP Mike Hampton
SP Chris Holt
SP Darryl Kile
SP Shane Reynolds
  
RP John Hudek
RP Jose Lima
RP Mike Magnante
RP Tom Martin
RP Russ Springer
CL Billy Wagner


1997 Houston Astros
Salaries

Jeff Bagwell $8,040,000.00
Craig Biggio $6,280,000.00
Derek Bell $3,250,000.00
Sean Berry $2,250,000.00
Shane Reynolds $2,050,000.00
Darryl Kile $1,700,000.00
Mike Hampton $1,420,000.00
Luis Gonzalez $1,400,000.00
Brad Ausmus $1,075,000.00
Thomas Howard $750,000.00
Pat Listach $750,000.00
Tony Eusebio $650,000.00
Bill Spiers $600,000.00
Ricky Gutierrez $420,000.00
James Mouton $415,000.00
John Hudek $412,500.00
Russ Springer $400,000.00
Sid Fernandez $375,000.00
Randy Knorr $300,000.00
Mike Magnante $290,000.00
Tim Bogar $275,000.00
Chuck Carr $250,000.00
Billy Wagner $185,000.00
Jose Lima $170,000.00
Ramon Garcia $160,000.00
Ray Montgomery $155,000.00
Bobby Abreu $150,000.00
Manuel Barrios $150,000.00
Jose Cabrera $150,000.00
Oscar Henriquez $150,000.00
Richard Hidalgo $150,000.00
Chris Holt $150,000.00
Russ Johnson $150,000.00
Tom Martin $150,000.00
Ken Ramos $150,000.00
Donne Wall $150,000.00


1997 Houston Astros
Uniform Numbers

#2 Luis Rivera
#4 Pat Listach
#4 Tony Pena
#5 Jeff Bagwell
#6 James Mouton
#7 Craig Biggio
#9 Randy Knorr
#10 Mike Hampton
#11 Brad Ausmus
#12 Ricky Gutierrez
#13 Billy Wagner
#14 Derek Bell
#15 Richard Hidalgo
#17 Sean Berry
#19 Russ Johnson
#20 Tony Eusebio
#21 Chuck Carr
#22 Thomas Howard
#26 Luis Gonzalez
#27 Tim Bogar
#28 Bill Spiers
#29 J.R. Phillips
#29 Ken Ramos
#31 Russ Springer
#35 John Hudek
#37 Shane Reynolds
#39 Ray Montgomery
#41 Tom Martin
#42 Jose Lima
#43 Blas Minor
#45 Chris Holt
#50 Sid Fernandez
#51 Jose Cabrera
#52 Mike Magnante
#53 Bobby Abreu
#54 Tommy Greene
#54 Oscar Henriquez
#55 Manuel Barrios
#56 Donne Wall
#57 Darryl Kile
#59 Ramon Garcia

Did you know that a 1997 Houston Astros 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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