1997 Bowie Baysox Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 75-67
Finished 2nd in the EL's South Division
Manager: Joe Ferguson (75-67)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Bowie, Maryland
Ballpark: Prince George's Stadium
Attendance: 409,285, Avg. 5,932 in 69 home dates
1997 Bowie Baysox Statistics

Playoffs - Harrisburg Senators 3 games, Bowie Baysox 2

The Bowie Baysox of the Eastern League ended the 1997 season with a record of 75 wins and 67 losses, finishing second in the league's South Division.

The Baysox scored 701 runs and allowed 681 runs. Johnny Isom and David Dellucci led Bowie with 20 home runs apiece., while Chris Kirgan walloped 15 or more, too. Johnny Isom drove in 91 runs. David Dellucci paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .327 average. Al Shepherd and Steve Montgomery topped the squad with 10 wins each, and Steve Montgomery registered a 3.11 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.

Joel Bennett, Howie Clark, Rocky Coppinger, David Dellucci, Radhames Dykhoff, Brian Falkenborg, Lou Frazier, Chris Fussell, Jesse Garcia, Kenny Greer, Chris Hoiles, Gene Kingsale, Ryan Kohlmeier, David Lamb, Augie Ojeda, Willis Otáñez, John Parrish, Sidney Ponson and Melvin Rosario were all players from the 1997 Bowie Baysox who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Joe Ferguson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Wady AlmonteRRApril 20, 19756'0"200Higuey, La Altagracia DO
Juan BautistaRRJune 24, 19756'0"170San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Chris BennettRRSeptember 8, 19656'6"205Yreka, CA US
Joel BennettRRJanuary 31, 19706'1"160Binghamton, NY US
Mike BerryRRAugust 12, 19705'10"185Santa Monica, CA US
Bryan BogleRRMay 18, 19736'1"205Merritt Island, FL US
Jason BullardRROctober 23, 19686'2"185Wharton, TX US
Rocco CafaroRRDecember 2, 19726'0"175Tampa, FL US
Bartt CarneySRDecember 16, 19735'11"170Iowa City, IA US
Eric ChavezRRSeptember 7, 19705'11"212Montebello, CA US
Howie ClarkLRFebruary 13, 19745'10"195San Diego, CA US
Rocky CoppingerRRMarch 19, 19746'5"245El Paso, TX US
Chris CurtisRRMay 8, 19716'2"195Hearne, TX US
Kevin CurtisRRAugust 19, 19726'2"210Pomona, CA US
Craig DaedelowRRApril 3, 19765'11"183Lakewood, CA US
David DellucciLLOctober 31, 19735'10"180Baton Rouge, LA US
Radhames DykhoffLLSeptember 27, 19746'0"205Paradera, AW
Brian FalkenborgRRJanuary 18, 19786'7"235Newport Beach, CA US
Jim FosterRRAugust 18, 19716'3"220Warwick, RI US
Lou FrazierSRJanuary 26, 19656'2"175St. Louis, MO US
Chris FussellRRMay 19, 19766'2"185Oregon, OH US
Kevin GallaherRRAugust 1, 19686'3"190Fairfax, VA US
Jesse GarciaRRSeptember 24, 19735'10"155Corpus Christi, TX US
Kenny GreerRRMay 12, 19676'3"210Boston, MA US
Francis HernandezRRDecember 17, 19766'0"160San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Chris HoilesRRMarch 20, 19656'0"195Bowling Green, OH US
Johnny IsomRRAugust 9, 19735'11"222Urbana, IL US
Gene KingsaleSRAugust 20, 19766'3"190Solito, AW
Chris KirganRRJune 29, 19736'4"235Denver, CO US
Ryan KohlmeierRRJune 25, 19776'2"195Salina, KS US
David LambSRJune 6, 19756'2"165West Hills, CA US
Aaron LaneLLJune 2, 19716'1"180Springfield, IL US
Robby LasaterRRNovember 6, 19725'11"200Raleigh, NC US
Chip LawrenceRRNovember 14, 19746'2"192Bryn Mawr, PA US
Jay LeCronierLRMarch 30, 19736'0"180Bay City, MI US
Ryan LuzinskiRRAugust 22, 19736'1"225Willingboro, NJ US
Dalton MaineRRMarch 22, 19726'3"185Worcester, MA US
Lincoln MartinSROctober 20, 19715'10"170Austell, GA US
Eddy MartinezRROctober 23, 19776'2"170San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Steve MontgomeryRRFebruary 21, 19746'7"230Mecca, OH US
Julio MorenoRROctober 23, 19756'1"180San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Augie OjedaSRDecember 20, 19745'9"175Los Angeles, CA US
Gavin OsteenRLNovember 27, 19696'0"195Orange City, DE US
Willis OtáñezRRApril 19, 19736'1"200Vega Baja, PR
John ParrishLLNovember 26, 19775'11"180Lancaster, PA US
Chris PaxtonLRDecember 11, 19766'2"210Tarzana, CA US
Billy PercibalRRFebruary 2, 19746'1"180Cristobal Colon, DO
Sidney PonsonRRNovember 2, 19766'1"220Noord, AW
Melvin RosarioSRMay 25, 19736'0"191Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Francisco SaneauxRRFebruary 16, 19746'4"180El Seibo, DO
Al ShepherdRRMay 12, 19746'7"235Berwyn, IL US
Hut SmithRRJune 8, 19736'3"195Concord, NC US
Matt SnyderRRJuly 7, 19745'11"201Akron, OH US
Rod StephRRAugust 27, 19695'11"185Houston, TX US

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.




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