1997 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

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

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1997 Pittsburgh Pirates



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41 Jason Christiansen 6-05 230 Left Right 1969-09-21
26 Steve Cooke 6-06 229 Left Right 1970-01-14
67 Francisco Cordova 5-11 165 Right Right 1972-04-26
71 Elmer Dessens 6-00 190 Right Right 1971-01-13
57 John Ericks 6-07 220 Right Right 1967-06-16
39 Jeff Granger 6-04 200 Left Right 1971-12-16
36 Jason Johnson 6-06 220 Right Right 1973-10-27
47 Jon Lieber 6-03 220 Right Left 1970-04-02
34 Esteban Loaiza 6-04 190 Right Right 1971-12-31
51 Rich Loiselle 6-05 225 Right Right 1972-01-12
55 Ramon Morel 6-02 175 Right Right 1974-08-15
38 Chris Peters 6-01 170 Left Left 1972-01-28
73 Ricardo Rincon 6-00 190 Left Left 1970-04-13
49 Matt Ruebel 6-02 180 Left Left 1969-10-16
42 Jason Schmidt 6-05 185 Right Right 1973-01-29
56 Jose Silva 6-05 210 Right Right 1973-12-19
63 Clint Sodowsky 6-03 180 Right Left 1972-07-13
43 Paul Wagner 6-01 202 Right Right 1967-11-14
53 Dave Wainhouse 6-02 190 Right Left 1967-11-07
39 Jeff Wallace 6-02 240 Left Left 1976-04-12
35 Marc Wilkins 5-11 200 Right Right 1970-10-21
18 Jason Kendall 6-00 180 Right Right 1974-06-26
15 Keith Osik 6-00 185 Right Right 1968-10-22
6 Lou Collier 5-10 170 Right Right 1973-08-21
3 Shawon Dunston 6-01 175 Right Right 1963-03-21
10 Kevin Elster 6-02 200 Right Right 1964-08-03
22 Freddy Garcia 6-02 190 Right Right 1972-08-01
36 Mark Johnson 6-04 230 Left Left 1967-10-17
48 Abraham Nunez 5-11 160 Right Both 1976-03-16
2 Kevin Polcovich 5-09 170 Right Right 1970-06-28
16 Joe Randa 5-11 190 Right Right 1969-12-18
17 Dale Sveum 6-03 185 Right Both 1963-11-23
30 Eddie Williams 6-00 185 Right Right 1964-11-01
5 Tony Womack 5-09 160 Right Left 1969-09-25
29 Kevin Young 6-02 219 Right Right 1969-06-16
46 Jermaine Allensworth 6-00 189 Right Right 1972-01-11
13 Adrian Brown 6-00 175 Right Both 1974-02-07
19 Emil Brown 6-02 195 Right Right 1974-12-29
30 Midre Cummings 6-00 196 Right Both 1971-10-14
11 Jose Guillen 5-11 165 Right Right 1976-05-17
28 Al Martin 6-04 210 Left Left 1967-11-24
25 Mark Smith 6-03 205 Right Right 1970-05-07
12 Turner Ward 6-02 200 Right Both 1965-04-11
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The 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates played 162 games during the regular season, won 79 games, lost 83 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Three Rivers Stadium (Park Factors: 102/102) where 1,657,022 fans witnessed their 1997 Pirates finish the season with a .488 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 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list:

1997 Pittsburgh Pirates
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1997 Pittsburgh Pirates
Most Games by Position

C Jason Kendall (142)
1B Kevin Young (77)
2B Tony Womack (152)
3B Joe Randa (120)
SS Kevin Polcovich (80)
LF Al Martin (110)
CF Jermaine Allensworth (104)
RF Jose Guillen (134)
DH Mark Smith (5)
  
SP Steve Cooke
SP Francisco Cordova
SP Jon Lieber
SP Esteban Loaiza
SP Jason Schmidt
  
RP Jason Christiansen
RP Chris Peters
RP Ricardo Rincon
RP Matt Ruebel
RP Clint Sodowsky
RP Dave Wainhouse
RP Marc Wilkins
CL Rich Loiselle


1997 Pittsburgh Pirates
Salaries

Al Martin $2,266,667.00
Kevin Elster $1,650,000.00
Dale Sveum $400,000.00
Kevin Young $400,000.00
Jon Lieber $335,000.00
Steve Cooke $300,000.00
Paul Wagner $300,000.00
Turner Ward $300,000.00
Eddie Williams $250,000.00
Mark Johnson $237,500.00
Jason Kendall $235,000.00
Joe Randa $220,000.00
Francisco Cordova $210,000.00
Jason Schmidt $210,000.00
John Ericks $200,000.00
Jeff Granger $200,000.00
Esteban Loaiza $200,000.00
Jason Christiansen $195,000.00
Midre Cummings $180,000.00
Keith Osik $175,000.00
Marc Wilkins $162,500.00
Jermaine Allensworth $160,000.00
Matt Ruebel $160,000.00
Dave Wainhouse $160,000.00
Tony Womack $160,000.00
Rich Loiselle $155,000.00
Emil Brown $150,000.00
Jose Guillen $150,000.00
Jason Johnson $150,000.00
Abraham Nunez $150,000.00
Kevin Polcovich $150,000.00
Ricardo Rincon $150,000.00
Mark Smith $150,000.00
Jeff Wallace $150,000.00


1997 Pittsburgh Pirates
Uniform Numbers

#2 Kevin Polcovich
#3 Shawon Dunston
#5 Tony Womack
#6 Lou Collier
#10 Kevin Elster
#11 Jose Guillen
#12 Turner Ward
#13 Adrian Brown
#15 Keith Osik
#16 Joe Randa
#17 Dale Sveum
#18 Jason Kendall
#19 Emil Brown
#22 Freddy Garcia
#25 Mark Smith
#26 Steve Cooke
#28 Al Martin
#29 Kevin Young
#30 Midre Cummings
#30 Eddie Williams
#34 Esteban Loaiza
#35 Marc Wilkins
#36 Jason Johnson
#36 Mark Johnson
#38 Chris Peters
#39 Jeff Granger
#39 Jeff Wallace
#41 Jason Christiansen
#42 Jason Schmidt
#43 Paul Wagner
#46 Jermaine Allensworth
#47 Jon Lieber
#48 Abraham Nunez
#49 Matt Ruebel
#51 Rich Loiselle
#53 Dave Wainhouse
#55 Ramon Morel
#56 Jose Silva
#57 John Ericks
#63 Clint Sodowsky
#67 Francisco Cordova
#71 Elmer Dessens
#73 Ricardo Rincon

Did you know that a 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 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)?