1997 Orlando Rays Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 63-75
Finished 4th in the SL's East Division
Manager: Dave Trembley (63-75)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Orlando, Florida
Ballpark: Tinker Field
Attendance: 147,241, Avg. 2,301 in 64 home dates
1997 Orlando Rays Statistics

The Orlando Rays of the Southern League ended the 1997 season with a record of 63 wins and 75 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.

The Rays scored 733 runs and gave up 759 runs. Raymond Nunez and Ricky Freeman led Orlando with 16 home runs apiece. Ricky Freeman drove in 73 runs. Bry Nelson paced batters with significant playing time with a .288 average. Brian McNichol topped the team with 7 wins, while Earl Byrne recorded a 3.95 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Members of the 1997 Orlando Rays who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Richie Barker, Darron Cox, César Devarez, Courtney Duncan, Lee Hancock, Curt Lyons, Jason Maxwell, Brian McNichol, José Molina, Bry Nelson, Phil Norton, Kevin Orie, Jeff Pierce, Bo Porter, Steve Rain, Jon Ratliff, Justin Speier, Kevin Tapani, Amaury Telemaco, Rick White and Kerry Wood.

Dave Trembley served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Juan BallaraRRMarch 30, 19726'2"150Boca Chica, Santo Domingo DO
Richie BarkerRROctober 29, 19726'2"210Revere, MA US
Darold BrownLLAugust 16, 19736'0"195Subic Bay, PH
Earl ByrneLLJuly 2, 19726'1"180Melbourne, Victoria AU
Pat ClineRROctober 9, 19746'4"230Bradenton, FL US
Darron CoxRRNovember 21, 19676'1"205Oklahoma City, OK US
César DevarezRRSeptember 22, 19695'10"175San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte DO
Dee DowlerRRJuly 23, 19715'9"185Detroit, MI US
Courtney DuncanLROctober 9, 19746'0"185Mobile, AL US
Kevin EllisRRNovember 21, 19716'0"220Springfield, MA US
Franklin FontRRNovember 4, 19775'10"195Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Trey ForkerwayRRMay 17, 19715'10"180Abilene, TX US
Ricky FreemanRRFebruary 3, 19726'4"210Houston, TX US
Al GarciaRRJune 11, 19746'3"180San Antonio, Zacatecas MX
Marty GazarekRRJune 1, 19736'2"205Findlay, OH US
Brandon HammackRRMarch 5, 19736'5"240Amarillo, TX US
Lee HancockLLJune 27, 19676'4"215North Hollywood, CA US
Jason HartRRNovember 14, 19716'0"195San Jose, CA US
Vee HightowerSRApril 26, 19726'5"205Pittsburgh, PA US
Terry JosephRRNovember 20, 19735'10"190New Orleans, LA US
Shawn LiveseySRJuly 21, 19736'0"185Chicago, IL US
Curt LyonsRROctober 17, 19746'5"230Greencastle, IN US
Jason MaxwellRRMarch 26, 19726'0"185Lewisburg, TN US
Rod McCallLRNovember 4, 19716'7"235Anaheim, CA US
Brian McNicholLLMay 20, 19746'6"215Fairfax, VA US
Mike MicucciLRDecember 15, 19725'11"190Westwood, NJ US
José MolinaRRJune 3, 19756'0"250Bayamon, PR
Bobby MorrisLRNovember 22, 19726'0"175Hammond, IN US
Scott MotenRRApril 12, 19726'1"198San Valley, CA US
Bry NelsonSRJanuary 27, 19745'10"200Crossett, AR US
Phil NortonRLFebruary 1, 19766'1"185Texarkana, TX US
Raymond NunezRRSeptember 22, 19726'0"170Manzanillo, DO
Kevin OrieRRSeptember 1, 19726'4"210West Chester, PA US
Mark PetersonLLNovember 27, 19705'11"195Bellevue, WA US
Jeff PierceRRJune 7, 19696'1"187Poughkeepsie, NY US
Matt PoolRRJuly 8, 19736'5"190Corpus Christi, TX US
Bo PorterRRJuly 5, 19726'2"195Newark, NJ US
Steve RainRRJune 2, 19756'6"250Los Angeles, CA US
Jon RatliffRRDecember 22, 19716'4"195Syracuse, NY US
Chad RickettsRRFebruary 12, 19756'5"250Waterloo, ON CA
Lee RussellRRAugust 20, 19706'2"190Lumberton, NC US
Scott SamuelsLRMay 19, 19715'11"190Cleveland, OH US
Justin SpeierRRNovember 6, 19736'4"200Daly City, CA US
Brian StephensonRRJuly 17, 19736'3"210Fullerton, CA US
Kevin TapaniRRFebruary 18, 19646'0"180Des Moines, IA US
Amaury TelemacoRRJanuary 19, 19746'4"220Higuey, La Altagracia DO
Greg TwiggsRLOctober 15, 19715'11"165Blairstown, NJ US
Wade WalkerRRSeptember 18, 19716'1"190Baton Rouge, LA US
Rick WhiteRRDecember 23, 19686'4"215Springfield, OH US
Harold WilliamsLRFebruary 14, 19716'4"200Garyville, LA US
Chris WimmerRRSeptember 25, 19705'11"175Wichita, KS US
Kerry WoodRRJune 16, 19776'5"210Irving, TX US
Steve WorrellLLNovember 25, 19696'2"200Ridley Park, PA 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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