1997 Seattle Mariners Roster

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

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1997 Seattle Mariners



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Complete Roster  
 

31 Bobby Ayala 6-03 200 Right Right 1969-07-08
22 Rafael Carmona 6-02 185 Right Left 1972-10-02
37 Norm Charlton 6-03 205 Left Both 1963-01-06
27 Ken Cloude 6-01 200 Right Right 1975-01-09
47 Tim Davis 5-11 165 Left Left 1970-07-14
13 Jeff Fassero 6-01 195 Left Left 1963-01-05
59 Mark Holzemer 6-00 165 Left Left 1969-08-20
39 Edwin Hurtado 6-03 215 Right Right 1970-02-01
51 Randy Johnson 6-10 225 Left Right 1963-09-10
41 Felipe Lira 6-00 170 Right Right 1972-04-26
36 Derek Lowe 6-06 170 Right Right 1973-06-01
20 Mike Maddux 6-02 190 Right Left 1961-08-27
41 Josias Manzanillo 6-00 190 Right Right 1967-10-16
32 Dennis Martinez 6-01 185 Right Right 1955-05-14
39, 40 Greg McCarthy 6-02 195 Left Left 1968-10-30
50 Jamie Moyer 6-00 170 Left Left 1962-11-18
26, 27 Omar Olivares 6-01 193 Right Right 1967-07-06
23, 27 Scott Sanders 6-04 220 Right Right 1969-03-25
52 Heathcliff Slocumb 6-03 220 Right Right 1966-06-07
23 Paul Spoljaric 6-03 205 Left Right 1970-09-24
40 Mike Timlin 6-04 210 Right Right 1966-03-10
38 Salomon Torres 5-11 165 Right Right 1972-03-11
46 Bob Wells 6-00 180 Right Right 1966-11-01
33 Bob Wolcott 6-00 190 Right Right 1973-09-08
17 John Marzano 5-11 197 Right Right 1963-02-14
43 Rick Wilkins 6-02 210 Right Left 1967-06-04
6 Dan Wilson 6-03 190 Right Right 1969-03-25
16 Mike Blowers 6-02 210 Right Right 1965-04-24
28 Joey Cora 5-08 152 Right Both 1965-05-14
18 Russ Davis 6-00 170 Right Right 1969-09-13
26 Alvaro Espinoza 6-00 181 Right Right 1962-02-19
9 Brent Gates 6-01 180 Right Both 1970-03-14
34 Giomar Guevara 5-08 150 Right Both 1972-10-23
30 Brian Raabe 5-09 177 Right Right 1967-11-05
3 Alex Rodriguez 6-03 190 Right Right 1975-07-27
12 Andy Sheets 6-02 180 Right Right 1971-11-19
44 Paul Sorrento 6-02 200 Right Left 1965-11-17
8 Rich Amaral 6-00 175 Right Right 1962-04-01
19 Jay Buhner 6-03 205 Right Right 1964-08-13
23 Jose Cruz, Jr. 6-00 190 Right Both 1974-04-19
29 Rob Ducey 6-02 180 Right Left 1965-05-24
24, 42 Ken Griffey, Jr. 6-03 205 Left Left 1969-11-21
38 Raul Ibanez 6-02 210 Right Left 1972-06-02
10 Roberto Kelly 6-02 192 Right Right 1964-10-01
5 Lee Tinsley 5-10 185 Right Both 1969-03-04
11 Edgar Martinez 5-11 175 Right Right 1963-01-02
35 Dan Rohrmeier 6-00 185 Right Right 1965-09-27
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The 1997 Seattle Mariners played 162 games during the regular season, won 90 games, lost 72 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Kingdome (Park Factors: 99/99) where 3,192,237 fans witnessed their 1997 Mariners finish the season with a .556 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 Seattle Mariners Opening Day starters list, a 1997 Seattle Mariners salary list, a 1997 Seattle Mariners uniform number breakdown and a 1997 Seattle Mariners primary starters list:

1997 Seattle Mariners
Opening Day Starters


Jay Buhner
Joey Cora
Russ Davis
Jeff Fassero
Ken Griffey, Jr.
Edgar Martinez
Alex Rodriguez
Paul Sorrento
Lee Tinsley
Dan Wilson

1997 Seattle Mariners
Most Games by Position

C Dan Wilson (144)
1B Paul Sorrento (139)
2B Joey Cora (142)
3B Russ Davis (117)
SS Alex Rodriguez (140)
LF Jose Cruz, Jr. (49)
CF Ken Griffey, Jr. (153)
RF Jay Buhner (154)
DH Edgar Martinez (144)
  
SP Jeff Fassero
SP Randy Johnson
SP Jamie Moyer
SP Bob Wolcott
  
RP Bobby Ayala
RP Greg McCarthy
RP Scott Sanders
RP Heathcliff Slocumb
RP Paul Spoljaric
RP Mike Timlin
RP Bob Wells
CL Norm Charlton


1997 Seattle Mariners
Salaries

Ken Griffey, Jr. $7,885,532.00
Randy Johnson $6,325,000.00
Jay Buhner $4,827,962.00
Jeff Fassero $3,466,667.00
Edgar Martinez $3,050,000.00
Norm Charlton $2,950,000.00
Jamie Moyer $1,700,000.00
Paul Sorrento $1,500,000.00
Scott Sanders $1,300,000.00
Dan Wilson $1,125,000.00
Alex Rodriguez $1,062,500.00
Joey Cora $1,025,000.00
Bobby Ayala $900,000.00
Rich Amaral $550,000.00
Mike Blowers $400,000.00
Lee Tinsley $400,000.00
Brent Gates $300,000.00
Bob Wells $280,000.00
John Marzano $250,000.00
Tim Davis $217,500.00
Rob Ducey $200,000.00
Josias Manzanillo $200,000.00
Bob Wolcott $195,000.00
Russ Davis $185,000.00
Salomon Torres $175,000.00
Brian Raabe $160,000.00
Edwin Hurtado $155,000.00
Andy Sheets $152,500.00
Greg McCarthy $151,000.00
Raul Ibanez $150,000.00
Rick Wilkins $150,000.00


1997 Seattle Mariners
Uniform Numbers

#3 Alex Rodriguez
#5 Lee Tinsley
#6 Dan Wilson
#8 Rich Amaral
#9 Brent Gates
#10 Roberto Kelly
#11 Edgar Martinez
#12 Andy Sheets
#13 Jeff Fassero
#16 Mike Blowers
#17 John Marzano
#18 Russ Davis
#19 Jay Buhner
#20 Mike Maddux
#22 Rafael Carmona
#23 Jose Cruz, Jr.
#23 Scott Sanders
#23 Paul Spoljaric
#24 Ken Griffey, Jr.
#26 Alvaro Espinoza
#26 Omar Olivares
#27 Ken Cloude
#27 Omar Olivares
#27 Scott Sanders
#28 Joey Cora
#29 Rob Ducey
#30 Brian Raabe
#31 Bobby Ayala
#32 Dennis Martinez
#33 Bob Wolcott
#34 Giomar Guevara
#35 Dan Rohrmeier
#36 Derek Lowe
#37 Norm Charlton
#38 Raul Ibanez
#38 Salomon Torres
#39 Edwin Hurtado
#39 Greg McCarthy
#40 Greg McCarthy
#40 Mike Timlin
#41 Felipe Lira
#41 Josias Manzanillo
#42 Ken Griffey, Jr.
#43 Rick Wilkins
#44 Paul Sorrento
#46 Bob Wells
#47 Tim Davis
#50 Jamie Moyer
#51 Randy Johnson
#52 Heathcliff Slocumb
#59 Mark Holzemer

Did you know that a 1997 Seattle Mariners 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)?