1997 Toronto Blue Jays Roster

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

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1997 Toronto Blue Jays



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Complete Roster  
 

40 Carlos Almanzar 6-02 166 Right Right 1973-11-06
49 Luis Andujar 6-02 175 Right Right 1972-11-22
50 Chris Carpenter 6-06 215 Right Right 1975-04-27
21 Roger Clemens 6-04 220 Right Right 1962-08-04
37 Tim Crabtree 6-04 205 Right Right 1969-10-13
54 Omar Daal 6-03 200 Left Left 1972-02-23
45 Kelvim Escobar 6-01 205 Right Both 1976-04-11
38 Huck Flener 5-11 185 Left Both 1969-02-25
57 Juan Guzman 5-11 195 Right Right 1966-10-28
39 Erik Hanson 6-06 210 Right Right 1965-05-18
41 Pat Hentgen 6-02 200 Right Right 1968-11-13
36 Marty Janzen 6-03 197 Right Right 1973-05-31
31 Robert Person 5-11 180 Right Right 1969-10-06
19 Dan Plesac 6-05 215 Left Left 1962-02-04
48 Paul Quantrill 6-01 185 Right Left 1968-11-03
55 Bill Risley 6-02 215 Right Right 1967-05-29
52 Kenny Robinson 5-07 175 Right Right 1969-11-03
24 Paul Spoljaric 6-03 205 Left Right 1970-09-24
40 Mike Timlin 6-04 210 Right Right 1966-03-10
54, 30 Woody Williams 6-00 190 Right Right 1966-08-19
35 Sandy Martinez 6-02 200 Right Left 1970-10-08
46 Julio Mosquera 6-00 165 Right Right 1972-01-29
22 Charlie O'Brien 6-02 190 Right Right 1960-05-01
18 Benito Santiago 6-01 182 Right Right 1965-03-09
12 Tilson Brito 6-00 175 Right Right 1972-05-28
3 Felipe Crespo 5-11 195 Right Both 1973-03-05
25 Carlos Delgado 6-03 220 Right Left 1972-06-25
24 Mariano Duncan 6-00 185 Right Right 1963-03-13
28 Tom Evans 6-01 200 Right Right 1974-07-09
13 Carlos Garcia 6-01 185 Right Right 1967-10-15
8 Alex Gonzalez 6-00 180 Right Right 1973-04-08
1 Tomas Perez 5-11 165 Right Both 1973-12-29
33 Ed Sprague 6-02 210 Right Right 1967-07-25
5 Jacob Brumfield 6-00 185 Right Right 1965-05-27
12 Rich Butler 6-01 180 Right Left 1973-05-01
23 Jose Cruz, Jr. 6-00 190 Right Both 1974-04-19
15 Shawn Green 6-04 190 Left Left 1972-11-10
6 Orlando Merced 5-11 170 Right Both 1966-11-02
2 Otis Nixon 6-02 180 Right Both 1959-01-09
17 Robert Perez 6-03 205 Right Right 1969-06-04
14 Ruben Sierra 6-01 200 Right Both 1965-10-06
7 Shannon Stewart 6-00 175 Right Right 1974-02-25
43, 29 Joe Carter 6-03 215 Right Right 1960-03-07
11 Juan Samuel 5-11 170 Right Right 1960-12-09
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The 1997 Toronto Blue Jays played 162 games during the regular season, won 76 games, lost 86 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Skydome (Park Factors: 101/101) where 2,589,297 fans witnessed their 1997 Blue Jays finish the season with a .469 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 Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day starters list, a 1997 Toronto Blue Jays salary list, a 1997 Toronto Blue Jays uniform number breakdown and a 1997 Toronto Blue Jays primary starters list:

1997 Toronto Blue Jays
Opening Day Starters


Joe Carter
Carlos Delgado
Carlos Garcia
Alex Gonzalez
Shawn Green
Pat Hentgen
Orlando Merced
Otis Nixon
Benito Santiago
Ed Sprague

1997 Toronto Blue Jays
Most Games by Position

C Benito Santiago (95)
1B Carlos Delgado (119)
2B Carlos Garcia (96)
3B Ed Sprague (129)
SS Alex Gonzalez (125)
LF Jose Cruz, Jr. (51)
CF Otis Nixon (102)
RF Orlando Merced (96)
DH Joe Carter (65)
  
SP Roger Clemens
SP Pat Hentgen
SP Robert Person
SP Woody Williams
  
RP Tim Crabtree
RP Dan Plesac
RP Paul Quantrill
RP Paul Spoljaric
RP Mike Timlin
CL Kelvim Escobar


1997 Toronto Blue Jays
Salaries

Roger Clemens $8,400,000.00
Joe Carter $6,500,000.00
Juan Guzman $4,000,000.00
Erik Hanson $3,533,333.00
Pat Hentgen $3,300,000.00
Orlando Merced $2,700,000.00
Carlos Garcia $2,550,000.00
Otis Nixon $2,500,000.00
Benito Santiago $2,500,000.00
Ed Sprague $1,900,000.00
Mike Timlin $1,300,000.00
Jacob Brumfield $1,050,000.00
Dan Plesac $800,000.00
Paul Quantrill $700,000.00
Charlie O'Brien $625,000.00
Carlos Delgado $500,000.00
Alex Gonzalez $500,000.00
Shawn Green $500,000.00
Woody Williams $387,500.00
Bill Risley $380,000.00
Juan Samuel $375,000.00
Tim Crabtree $245,000.00
Robert Perez $185,000.00
Tomas Perez $185,000.00
Robert Person $185,000.00
Paul Spoljaric $185,000.00
Luis Andujar $170,000.00
Tilson Brito $160,000.00
Felipe Crespo $160,000.00
Shannon Stewart $154,000.00
Chris Carpenter $150,000.00
Jose Cruz, Jr. $150,000.00
Kelvim Escobar $150,000.00


1997 Toronto Blue Jays
Uniform Numbers

#1 Tomas Perez
#2 Otis Nixon
#3 Felipe Crespo
#5 Jacob Brumfield
#6 Orlando Merced
#7 Shannon Stewart
#8 Alex Gonzalez
#11 Juan Samuel
#12 Tilson Brito
#12 Rich Butler
#13 Carlos Garcia
#14 Ruben Sierra
#15 Shawn Green
#17 Robert Perez
#18 Benito Santiago
#19 Dan Plesac
#21 Roger Clemens
#22 Charlie O'Brien
#23 Jose Cruz, Jr.
#24 Mariano Duncan
#24 Paul Spoljaric
#25 Carlos Delgado
#28 Tom Evans
#29 Joe Carter
#30 Woody Williams
#31 Robert Person
#33 Ed Sprague
#35 Sandy Martinez
#36 Marty Janzen
#37 Tim Crabtree
#38 Huck Flener
#39 Erik Hanson
#40 Carlos Almanzar
#40 Mike Timlin
#41 Pat Hentgen
#43 Joe Carter
#45 Kelvim Escobar
#46 Julio Mosquera
#48 Paul Quantrill
#49 Luis Andujar
#50 Chris Carpenter
#52 Kenny Robinson
#54 Omar Daal
#54 Woody Williams
#55 Bill Risley
#57 Juan Guzman

Did you know that a 1997 Toronto Blue Jays 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)?