1997 New York Mets Roster

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The 1997 New York Mets 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 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1997 New York Mets salary list, a 1997 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1997 New York Mets primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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39 Juan Acevedo 6-02 195 Right Right 1970-05-05
46 Brian Bohanon 6-02 220 Left Left 1968-08-01
43 Toby Borland 6-06 186 Right Right 1969-05-29
54 Mark Clark 6-05 225 Right Right 1968-05-12
49 Joe Crawford 6-03 225 Left Left 1970-05-02
31 John Franco 5-10 185 Left Left 1960-09-17
27 Pete Harnisch 6-00 207 Right Both 1966-09-23
44 Jason Isringhausen 6-03 235 Right Right 1972-09-07
28 Bobby Jones 6-04 225 Right Right 1970-02-10
48 Ricardo Jordan 5-11 165 Left Left 1970-06-27
18 Takashi Kashiwada 5-11 165 Left Left 1971-05-14
11 Cory Lidle 5-11 175 Right Right 1972-03-22
26 Barry Manuel 5-11 180 Right Right 1965-08-12
36 Greg McMichael 6-03 215 Right Right 1966-12-01
38 Dave Mlicki 6-04 190 Right Right 1968-06-08
25 Yorkis Perez 6-00 180 Left Left 1967-09-30
35 Rick Reed 6-00 205 Right Right 1964-08-16
40 Armando Reynoso 6-00 196 Right Right 1966-05-01
51 Mel Rojas 5-11 210 Right Right 1966-12-10
50 Ricky Trlicek 6-02 200 Right Right 1969-04-26
99 Turk Wendell 6-02 205 Right Left 1967-05-19
30 Alberto Castillo 6-00 185 Right Right 1970-02-10
9 Todd Hundley 5-11 185 Right Both 1969-05-27
43 Todd Pratt 6-03 225 Right Right 1967-02-09
6 Manny Alexander 5-10 165 Right Right 1971-03-20
13 Edgardo Alfonzo 5-11 210 Right Right 1973-11-08
8 Carlos Baerga 5-11 215 Right Both 1968-11-04
15 Matt Franco 6-02 200 Right Left 1969-08-19
12 Shawn Gilbert 5-09 170 Right Right 1965-03-12
19 Jason Hardtke 5-10 175 Right Both 1971-09-15
17 Luis Lopez 5-11 175 Right Both 1970-09-04
10 Kevin Morgan 6-01 170 Right Right 1969-03-03
5 John Olerud 6-05 220 Left Left 1968-08-05
0 Rey Ordonez 5-09 160 Right Right 1971-01-11
10 Roberto Petagine 6-01 170 Left Left 1971-06-07
29 Steve Bieser 5-10 170 Right Left 1967-08-04
3 Carl Everett 6-00 220 Right Both 1971-06-03
23 Bernard Gilkey 6-00 190 Right Right 1966-09-24
42 Butch Huskey 6-03 244 Right Right 1971-11-10
1 Lance Johnson 5-11 160 Left Left 1963-07-06
56 Brian McRae 6-00 185 Right Both 1967-08-27
6 Carlos Mendoza 5-11 165 Left Left 1974-11-04
22 Alex Ochoa 6-00 185 Right Right 1972-03-29
10 Gary Thurman 5-10 175 Right Right 1964-11-12
33 Andy Tomberlin 5-11 160 Left Left 1966-11-07
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The 1997 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 88 games, lost 74 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 96/96) where 1,766,174 fans witnessed their 1997 Mets finish the season with a .543 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 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1997 New York Mets salary list, a 1997 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1997 New York Mets primary starters list:

1997 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters

Edgardo Alfonzo
Carlos Baerga
Mark Clark
Carl Everett
Bernard Gilkey
Todd Hundley
Lance Johnson
John Olerud
Rey Ordonez

1997 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Todd Hundley (122)
1B John Olerud (146)
2B Carlos Baerga (131)
3B Edgardo Alfonzo (143)
SS Rey Ordonez (118)
LF Bernard Gilkey (136)
CF Carl Everett (71)
RF Alex Ochoa (84)
  
SP Mark Clark
SP Bobby Jones
SP Dave Mlicki
SP Rick Reed
SP Armando Reynoso
  
RP Juan Acevedo
RP Ricardo Jordan
RP Takashi Kashiwada
RP Cory Lidle
RP Greg McMichael
RP Mel Rojas
CL John Franco

1997 New York Mets
Salaries

John Olerud $6,500,000.00
Carlos Baerga $4,750,000.00
Todd Hundley $4,150,000.00
Bernard Gilkey $3,850,000.00
Pete Harnisch $3,213,400.00
Lance Johnson $3,050,000.00
John Franco $3,000,000.00
Mark Clark $2,200,000.00
Bobby Jones $1,925,000.00
Greg McMichael $1,100,000.00
Armando Reynoso $1,000,000.00
Dave Mlicki $610,000.00
Yorkis Perez $375,000.00
Toby Borland $262,500.00
Edgardo Alfonzo $215,000.00
Butch Huskey $212,000.00
Jason Isringhausen $212,000.00
Rick Reed $212,000.00
Manny Alexander $205,000.00
Brian Bohanon $205,000.00
Carl Everett $205,000.00
Todd Pratt $200,000.00
Andy Tomberlin $200,000.00
Rey Ordonez $192,500.00
Barry Manuel $185,000.00
Ricky Trlicek $177,500.00
Matt Franco $160,000.00
Ricardo Jordan $155,000.00
Alberto Castillo $152,500.00
Alex Ochoa $152,000.00
Juan Acevedo $150,000.00
Steve Bieser $150,000.00
Joe Crawford $150,000.00
Shawn Gilbert $150,000.00
Jason Hardtke $150,000.00
Takashi Kashiwada $150,000.00
Cory Lidle $150,000.00
Carlos Mendoza $150,000.00
Kevin Morgan $150,000.00

1997 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#0 Rey Ordonez
#1 Lance Johnson
#3 Carl Everett
#5 John Olerud
#6 Manny Alexander
#6 Carlos Mendoza
#8 Carlos Baerga
#9 Todd Hundley
#10 Kevin Morgan
#10 Roberto Petagine
#10 Gary Thurman
#11 Cory Lidle
#12 Shawn Gilbert
#13 Edgardo Alfonzo
#15 Matt Franco
#17 Luis Lopez
#18 Takashi Kashiwada
#19 Jason Hardtke
#22 Alex Ochoa
#23 Bernard Gilkey
#25 Yorkis Perez
#26 Barry Manuel
#27 Pete Harnisch
#28 Bobby Jones
#29 Steve Bieser
#30 Alberto Castillo
#31 John Franco
#33 Andy Tomberlin
#35 Rick Reed
#36 Greg McMichael
#38 Dave Mlicki
#39 Juan Acevedo
#40 Armando Reynoso
#42 Butch Huskey
#43 Toby Borland
#43 Todd Pratt
#44 Jason Isringhausen
#46 Brian Bohanon
#48 Ricardo Jordan
#49 Joe Crawford
#50 Ricky Trlicek
#51 Mel Rojas
#54 Mark Clark
#56 Brian McRae
#99 Turk Wendell

Did you know that a 1997 New York Mets 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)?