1997 Chico Heat Roster
Team Record: 45-45
Finished 2nd in the WL's South Division
Manager: Bill Plummer (45-45)
Location: Chico, California
Ballpark: Nettleton Stadium
Attendance: 116,311, Avg. 2,585
Playoffs - Chico Heat 2 games, Sonoma County Crushers 1
Finals - Chico Heat 3 games, Reno Chukars 1
The Chico Heat of the Western League ended the 1997 season with a record of 45 wins and 45 losses, finishing second in the league's South Division.
The Heat plated 556 runs and yielded 495 runs. Terrel Hansen paced Chico with 22 home runs, while Ken Shamburg walloped 15 or more, too. Ken Shamburg drove in 73 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .315 average. Rafael Novoa led the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.69 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1997 Chico Heat who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Joey Dawley, Jeremy Hernandez and Rafael Novoa.
Bill Plummer served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Angerhofer | L | L | October 5, 1975 | 6'1" | 190 | Fayetteville, NC US |
| Brian Arntzen | R | R | January 8, 1970 | 6'3" | 205 | Monterey, CA US |
| Adam Bryant | R | R | December 27, 1971 | 6'6" | 225 | Bristol, PA US |
| Chris Butterfield | S | R | August 27, 1967 | 6'1" | 193 | Modesto, CA US |
| John Coats | S | R | August 11, 1971 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| Tim Cooper | R | R | March 10, 1971 | 6'3" | 190 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Matt Davis | S | R | May 28, 1968 | 6'3" | 185 | Chico, CA US |
| Joey Dawley | R | R | September 19, 1971 | 6'4" | 205 | Riverside, CA US |
| Levi Funderburk | R | R | September 17, 1970 | 6'6" | 240 | Encino, CA US |
| Tony Gonzalez | L | R | August 7, 1971 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Mike Guilfoyle | L | L | April 29, 1968 | 5'11" | 185 | Jersey City, NJ US |
| Kirk Hagge | S | R | October 31, 1975 | 6'4" | 200 | La Crescenta, CA US |
| Tim Hairston | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Terrel Hansen | R | R | September 25, 1966 | 6'3" | 210 | Bremerton, WA US |
| Wes Hawkins | R | R | December 10, 1971 | 6'0" | 195 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Bobby Hayselden | R | R | August 12, 1972 | 5'11" | 195 | San Joaquin County, CA US |
| Jeremy Hernandez | R | R | July 6, 1966 | 6'5" | 195 | Burbank, CA US |
| Josh Kaitfors | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Erik Lazerus | R | R | December 12, 1972 | 5'8" | 160 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| Pete Magre | R | R | October 31, 1970 | 6'1" | 180 | Temple, TX US |
| Josh Montgomery | R | R | January 14, 1971 | 6'5" | 210 | Redwood City, CA US |
| Scott Navarro | L | L | November 13, 1974 | 6'1" | 185 | Redwood City, CA US |
| Rafael Novoa | L | L | October 26, 1967 | 6'0" | 180 | New York, NY US |
| Nate Palmer | R | R | February 15, 1975 | 5'11" | 200 | Lemoore, CA US |
| Corey Paul | L | L | June 21, 1969 | 6'1" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
| Ed Quijada | R | R | July 15, 1970 | 6'1" | 185 | Redding, CA US |
| Mat Reese | L | L | May 3, 1971 | 6'3" | 205 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| Jeff Rhein | R | R | August 3, 1970 | 6'1" | 180 | Kalamazoo, MI US |
| Paul Runyan | R | R | August 5, 1971 | 6'2" | 200 | Las Cruces, NM US |
| Nestor Serrano | R | R | June 1, 1972 | 5'9" | 165 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Ken Shamburg | R | R | January 31, 1967 | 6'2" | 215 | Redding, CA US |
| Dean Smith | R | R | ||||
| Brad Van Mierlo | R | L | ||||
| Brian Wisler | L | R | January 3, 1973 | 6'2" | 195 | Lynnwood, WA 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.
