1997 Lansing Lugnuts Roster
Team Record: 69-68
Finished 3rd in the MWL's East Division
Manager: Bob Herold (69-68)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Lansing, Michigan
Ballpark: Oldsmobile Park
Attendance: 523,443, Avg. 7,813 in 67 home dates
Playoffs - Lansing Lugnuts 2 games, Fort Wayne Wizards 0
Playoffs - Lansing Lugnuts 2 games, Michigan Battle Cats 1
Finals - Lansing Lugnuts 3 games, Kane County Cougars 2
The Lansing Lugnuts of the Midwest League ended the 1997 season with a record of 69 wins and 68 losses, finishing third in the league's East Division.
The Lugnuts scored 772 runs and allowed 730 runs. Brandon Berger led Lansing with 12 home runs and accounted for 73 RBI. Tony Miranda paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .341. Allen Sanders topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.79 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Chad Durbin, José Santiago, Scott Mullen, Orber Moreno, Brandon Berger, Jason Simontacchi, Kit Pellow and Jeremy Giambi were all players from the 1997 Lansing Lugnuts who played in the Majors during their careers.
Bob Herold served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Amado | R | R | February 7, 1975 | 6'1" | 178 | San Cristobal, Tachira VE |
| Brandon Baird | L | L | September 18, 1973 | 5'10" | 165 | Guymon, OK US |
| Brandon Berger | R | R | February 21, 1975 | 5'11" | 205 | Covington, KY US |
| Doug Blosser | L | R | October 1, 1976 | 6'3" | 215 | Sarasota, FL US |
| Richard Boring | R | R | July 23, 1975 | 6'6" | 210 | Nacogdoches, TX US |
| Jose Cepeda | R | R | August 1, 1974 | 6'0" | 185 | Fajardo, PR |
| Troy Doezie | R | R | September 6, 1973 | 6'2" | 210 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
| Chad Durbin | R | R | December 3, 1977 | 6'2" | 225 | Spring Valley, IL US |
| Jeremy Giambi | L | L | September 30, 1974 | 6'0" | 185 | San Jose, CA US |
| Edwin Gonzalez | R | R | August 13, 1977 | 5'10" | 175 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Jason Gooding | R | L | July 29, 1974 | 5'11" | 190 | Cambridge, ON CA |
| Cade Griffis | L | R | July 9, 1974 | 5'11" | 200 | Bastrop, LA US |
| Pat Hallmark | R | R | December 31, 1973 | 6'0" | 180 | Houston, TX US |
| Steve Hueston | R | R | September 25, 1973 | 6'0" | 195 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Jason Layne | L | R | May 17, 1973 | 6'2" | 215 | Tyler, TX US |
| Juan LeBron | R | R | January 7, 1977 | 6'4" | 195 | Arroyo, PR |
| Aaron Lineweaver | S | R | July 26, 1973 | 6'0" | 210 | Houston, TX US |
| Todd Meady | R | R | September 13, 1976 | 6'4" | 216 | Bridgeport, CT US |
| Steve Medrano | S | R | October 8, 1977 | 5'11" | 150 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Tony Miranda | R | R | May 23, 1973 | 5'10" | 190 | Culver City, CA US |
| Ricardo Montas | R | R | March 9, 1977 | 6'1" | 170 | New York, NY US |
| Kendrick Moore | R | R | May 17, 1973 | 5'10" | 175 | Baton Rouge, LA US |
| Orber Moreno | R | R | April 27, 1977 | 6'3" | 225 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Scott Mullen | R | L | January 17, 1975 | 6'2" | 190 | San Benito, TX US |
| Taylor Myers | R | R | November 8, 1977 | 6'0" | 180 | Las Vegas, NV US |
| Carlos Paredes | R | R | May 10, 1976 | 6'0" | 170 | Sabana de la Mar, Hato Mayor DO |
| Kit Pellow | R | R | August 28, 1973 | 6'1" | 205 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Tony Penny | R | R | March 23, 1976 | 6'4" | 175 | Newberry, SC US |
| Rick Pitts | R | R | March 13, 1976 | 6'1" | 190 | Seattle, WA US |
| Vic Radcliff | R | R | September 23, 1976 | 5'9" | 180 | Walterboro, SC US |
| Juan Robles | R | R | March 17, 1972 | 5'10" | 200 | Hermosillo, Sonora MX |
| Chad Rodriguez | R | R | October 16, 1973 | 6'2" | 210 | Topeka, KS US |
| Allen Sanders | R | R | April 15, 1975 | 6'2" | 200 | Pasadena, TX US |
| José Santiago | R | R | November 5, 1974 | 6'3" | 200 | Fajardo, PR |
| Brett Schafer | R | R | July 3, 1973 | 5'11" | 175 | Burbank, CA US |
| Jason Simontacchi | R | R | November 13, 1973 | 6'2" | 185 | Mountain View, CA US |
| Matt Smith | L | L | June 2, 1976 | 6'4" | 220 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Ethan Stein | R | R | November 11, 1974 | 6'6" | 205 | Raleigh, NC US |
| Brett Taft | R | R | November 9, 1973 | 5'8" | 160 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Dave Ullery | L | R | December 16, 1974 | 6'3" | 225 | Brazil, IN US |
| Micah Williams | R | R | January 30, 1975 | 6'1" | 185 | Tucson, AZ US |
| Jeremy Williamson | L | L | August 19, 1974 | 6'3" | 190 | Hattiesburg, MS 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.
