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.
"Maybe I'm just a late bloomer. There are still people out there saying, 'Maybe he's a fluke.' I know I'm not a fluke. I know I can pitch here." - Rick Reed
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1997 New York Mets Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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:
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)?