1997 Allentown Ambassadors Roster
Team Record: 39-43
Finished 3rd in the NL's South Division
Manager: Ed Ott (39-43)
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Bicentennial Park
Attendance: 69,537, Avg. 1,738 in 40 home dates
The Allentown Ambassadors of the Northeast League ended the 1997 season with a record of 39 wins and 43 losses, finishing third in the league's South Division.
The Ambassadors scored 473 runs and gave up 459 runs. Steve Phillips led Allentown with 13 home runs Ken Tirpack drove in 66 runs. Tom Hage topped batters with significant playing time with a .348 average. Andy Carter, Steve Maas and Mike Cronemeyer paced the team with 8 wins each, while Mike Cronemeyer registered a 3.15 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Andy Carter and Jeff Mutis both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Ed Ott served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Anderson | S | R | August 1, 1973 | 6'0" | 178 | Canton, OH US |
| Jeff Antolick | R | R | March 3, 1971 | 6'6" | 205 | Hazleton, PA US |
| Mike Bellagamba | R | R | May 14, 1971 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Steve Beller | R | R | October 29, 1974 | 6'4" | 230 | , WV US |
| Derek Brown | R | R | ||||
| Andy Carter | L | L | November 9, 1968 | 6'5" | 200 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Chris Coombe | R | R | November 16, 1974 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Ken Craddox | L | L | May 2, 1970 | 6'1" | 160 | Neptune, NJ US |
| Mike Cronemeyer | R | R | July 13, 1973 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Scott Demetral | L | R | May 31, 1973 | 5'11" | 180 | Grosse Pointe, MI US |
| John Duffy | L | L | December 4, 1973 | 6'2" | 185 | Norristown, PA US |
| Carlos Fischer | S | R | June 20, 1975 | 5'10" | 165 | Cali, Valle del Cauca CO |
| Brian Ford | R | L | January 7, 1973 | 6'3" | 210 | Augsburg, DE |
| Tom Hage | L | R | August 2, 1974 | 6'4" | 225 | Bronx, NY US |
| Jeff Jones | R | R | August 1, 1973 | 6'6" | 222 | Windsor, ON CA |
| Steve Maas | R | R | July 31, 1973 | 6'6" | 225 | Houston, TX US |
| Tony Martinez | R | R | January 23, 1973 | 5'10" | 170 | Fort Monmouth, NJ US |
| Chris Mitchell | R | R | December 18, 1974 | 6'2" | 210 | Phoenixville, PA US |
| Jeff Mutis | L | L | December 20, 1966 | 6'2" | 185 | Allentown, PA US |
| Brandon Naples | R | L | November 5, 1972 | 6'1" | 215 | Reading, PA US |
| Steve Phillips | L | L | January 12, 1968 | 6'2" | 205 | Hamilton, OH US |
| Mark Randall | R | R | May 17, 1970 | 6'1" | 175 | Hamilton, ON CA |
| Robin Roberts | R | R | November 16, 1973 | 6'2" | 190 | Lincoln Park, MI US |
| Mike Rohrbach | S | L | June 5, 1974 | 5'10" | 215 | Reading, PA US |
| Jared Sadlowski | R | R | October 5, 1974 | 5'10" | 180 | Reading, PA US |
| Takahiro Sasaki | R | R | February 7, 1971 | 6'2" | 214 | Kawasaki City, JP |
| Duane Stelly | L | R | December 2, 1972 | 6'2" | 185 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Tommy Sudoh | R | R | April 9, 1973 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Ken Tirpack | L | R | October 3, 1969 | 6'0" | 186 | Youngstown, OH US |
| Brian Toronto | R | L | March 27, 1970 | 6'0" | 185 | Annapolis, MD US |
| Hiram Torres | R | R | July 12, 1972 | 6'1" | 180 | Bronx, NY US |
| Roger Walker | R | R | September 28, 1971 | 6'3" | 215 | |
| P. J. Yoder | L | R | August 25, 1974 | 6'0" | 190 | Bethlehem, PA US |
| Tomo Yoshida | S | R | April 2, 1976 | 5'7" | 165 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
