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1997 Kansas City Royals Roster
The 1997 Kansas City Royals 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 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1997 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1997 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1997 Kansas City Royals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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"He (Kevin Appier on April 14, 1997) had All-Star type stuff and he's a bulldog who just keeps coming after you. He was just wild enough today to keep you from doing anything on the bases." - Twins manager Tom Kelly |
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The 1997 Kansas City Royals played 161 games during the regular season, won 67 games, lost 94 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Kauffman Stadium (Park Factors: 102/103) where 1,517,638 fans witnessed their 1997 Royals finish the season with a .416 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 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1997 Kansas City Royals salary
list, a 1997 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1997 Kansas City Royals primary starters list: 1997 Kansas City Royals
Opening Day Starters | 1997 Kansas City Royals
Most Games by Position |
1997 Kansas City Royals
Salaries
| Jay Bell | $5,000,000.00 | | Kevin Appier | $4,800,000.00 | | Chili Davis | $3,800,000.00 | | Jeff King | $2,500,000.00 | | Tim Belcher | $2,300,000.00 | | Jeff Montgomery | $2,300,000.00 | | Bip Roberts | $1,950,000.00 | | Chris Haney | $1,700,000.00 | | Jose Offerman | $1,600,000.00 | | Tom Goodwin | $1,050,000.00 | | Mike Macfarlane | $887,500.00 | | Hipolito Pichardo | $780,000.00 | | David Howard | $762,500.00 | | Ricky Bones | $390,000.00 | | Scott Cooper | $375,000.00 | | Craig Paquette | $340,000.00 | | Tim Spehr | $260,000.00 | | Johnny Damon | $240,000.00 | | Jason Jacome | $220,000.00 | | Gregg Olson | $210,000.00 | | Joe Vitiello | $210,000.00 | | Jose Rosado | $200,000.00 | | Randy Veres | $185,000.00 | | Jermaine Dye | $175,000.00 | | Mike Sweeney | $175,000.00 | | Rod Myers | $155,000.00 | | Yamil Benitez | $150,000.00 | | Brian Bevil | $150,000.00 | | Sal Fasano | $150,000.00 | | Shane Halter | $150,000.00 | | Jed Hansen | $150,000.00 | | Ryan Long | $150,000.00 | | Felix Martinez | $150,000.00 | | Allen McDill | $150,000.00 | | Jon Nunnally | $150,000.00 | | Jim Pittsley | $150,000.00 | | Glendon Rusch | $150,000.00 | | Jose Santiago | $150,000.00 | | Andy Stewart | $150,000.00 | | Larry Sutton | $150,000.00 | | Jamie Walker | $150,000.00 | | Matt Whisenant | $150,000.00 | | Roland de la Maza | $150,000.00 |
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Uniform Numbers
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Did you know that a 1997 Kansas City Royals 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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