1997 Mobile BayBears Roster
Team Record: 69-68
Finished 4th in the SL's West Division
Manager: Mike Ramsey (69-68)
Affiliation: San Diego Padres
Location: Mobile, Alabama
Ballpark: Hank Aaron Stadium
Attendance: 332,639, Avg. 4,821 in 69 home dates
Playoffs - Huntsville Stars 3 games, Mobile BayBears 2
The Mobile BayBears of the Southern League ended the 1997 season with a record of 69 wins and 68 losses, finishing fourth in the league's West Division.
The BayBears plated 768 runs and conceded 687 runs. Dusty Allen paced Mobile with 17 home runs Gabe Alvarez drove in 78 runs. Chris Prieto led batters with significant playing time by hitting .320. Brett Walters and Dave Zancanaro topped the squad with 10 wins each, while Brian Tollberg registered a 3.73 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Dusty Allen, Gabe Alvarez, Jim Bowie, Matt Clement, Todd Erdos, Steve Finley, Wiki González, Aaron Guiel, Greg LaRocca, Gary Matthews, Juan Melo, Chris Prieto, Mandy Romero, Sean Runyan, Matt Skrmetta, Kerry Taylor, Brian Tollberg and Darío Veras were all players from the 1997 Mobile BayBears who played in the Majors during their careers.
Mike Ramsey served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Dusty Allen | R | R | August 9, 1972 | 6'4" | 215 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
Gabe Alvarez | R | R | March 6, 1974 | 6'1" | 185 | Navojoa, Sonora MX |
Bill Anderson | R | R | September 23, 1970 | 6'0" | 190 | Glens Falls, NY US |
Jim Baron | L | L | February 22, 1974 | 6'3" | 230 | Cleveland, OH US |
Jim Bowie | L | L | February 17, 1965 | 6'0" | 205 | Tokyo, JP |
Darryl Brinkley | R | R | December 23, 1968 | 5'11" | 210 | Stamford, CT US |
Ray Brown | L | R | July 30, 1972 | 6'2" | 205 | Simi Valley, CA US |
Marino Castillo | R | R | March 17, 1971 | 6'0" | 168 | Los Llanos, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
Craig Clayton | R | R | November 29, 1970 | 6'0" | 185 | Bellflower, CA US |
Matt Clement | R | R | August 12, 1974 | 6'3" | 190 | McCandless, PA US |
Bubba Dixon | L | L | January 7, 1972 | 5'10" | 165 | Mobile, AL US |
Todd Erdos | R | R | November 21, 1973 | 6'1" | 205 | Washington, PA US |
Steve Finley | L | L | March 12, 1965 | 6'2" | 175 | Union City, TN US |
Rick Gama | R | R | April 27, 1973 | 5'10" | 180 | Mexico, Distrito Federal MX |
Wiki González | R | R | May 17, 1974 | 5'11" | 175 | , Aragua VE |
Aaron Guiel | L | R | October 5, 1972 | 5'10" | 200 | Vancouver, BC CA |
Rich Hills | R | R | July 28, 1973 | 6'0" | 195 | Garden Grove, CA US |
Earl Johnson | S | R | October 3, 1971 | 5'10" | 165 | Detroit, MI US |
Brad Kaufman | R | R | April 26, 1972 | 6'2" | 210 | Marshalltown, IA US |
Jamie Keefe | R | R | August 29, 1973 | 5'11" | 180 | Rochester, NH US |
Tim Killeen | L | R | July 26, 1970 | 6'0" | 195 | Phoenix, AZ US |
Greg LaRocca | R | R | November 10, 1972 | 5'11" | 185 | Oswego, NY US |
Justin Mashore | R | R | February 14, 1972 | 5'9" | 190 | Concord, CA US |
Gary Matthews | S | R | August 25, 1974 | 6'3" | 200 | San Francisco, CA US |
Juan Melo | S | R | November 11, 1976 | 6'3" | 206 | Bani, Peravia DO |
Charles Poe | R | R | November 9, 1971 | 6'0" | 185 | West Covina, CA US |
John Powers | L | R | June 2, 1974 | 5'10" | 170 | Mesa, AZ US |
Chris Prieto | L | L | August 24, 1972 | 5'11" | 180 | Carmel, CA US |
Mandy Romero | S | R | October 29, 1967 | 5'11" | 190 | Miami, FL US |
Sean Runyan | L | L | June 21, 1974 | 6'3" | 220 | Fort Smith, AR US |
Matt Schwenke | S | R | August 12, 1972 | 6'1" | 225 | Kankakee, IL US |
Matt Skrmetta | S | R | November 6, 1972 | 6'3" | 220 | Biloxi, MS US |
Cam Smith | R | R | September 20, 1973 | 6'3" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY US |
Kerry Taylor | R | R | January 25, 1971 | 6'3" | 200 | Bemidji, MN US |
Brian Tollberg | R | R | September 16, 1972 | 6'3" | 195 | Tampa, FL US |
Chad Tredaway | S | R | June 18, 1972 | 6'0" | 193 | Brownsville, TX US |
Ryan Van De Weg | R | R | February 24, 1974 | 6'0" | 180 | Grand Rapids, MI US |
DarÃo Veras | R | R | March 13, 1973 | 6'2" | 165 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
Brett Walters | R | R | September 30, 1974 | 6'0" | 185 | Port Hedland, Western Australia AU |
Bryan Wolff | R | R | March 16, 1972 | 6'2" | 189 | Carbondale, IL US |
Dave Zancanaro | L | L | January 8, 1969 | 6'1" | 190 | Carmichael, CA 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.