1997 Portland Sea Dogs Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 79-63
Finished 1st in the EL's North Division
Manager: Fredi González (79-63)
Affiliation: Florida Marlins
Location: Portland, Maine
Ballpark: Hadlock Field
Attendance: 397,117, Avg. 5,755 in 69 home dates
1997 Portland Sea Dogs Statistics

Playoffs - Portland Sea Dogs 3 games, Norwich Navigators 2
Finals - Harrisburg Senators 3 games, Portland Sea Dogs 1

The Portland Sea Dogs of the Eastern League ended the 1997 season with a record of 79 wins and 63 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.

The Sea Dogs scored 824 runs, most in the league. Portland conceded 728 runs. Kevin Millar walloped 32 home runs for the squad, while Josh Booty, Ryan Jackson, John Roskos, Álex González and Mark Kotsay each swatted 15 or more, too. Kevin Millar drove in 131 runs and topped all regular batters by connecting at a .342 clip. Héctor Mercado led the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.97 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Josh Booty, Reid Cornelius, Mike Duvall, Álex González, Gabe González, Heath Haynes, Liván Hernández, Bill Hurst, Ryan Jackson, Mark Kotsay, Matt Mantei, Brian Meadows, Héctor Mercado, Kevin Millar, Ralph Milliard, John Roskos, Tony Saunders, Bryan Ward and Randy Winn were all players from the 1997 Portland Sea Dogs who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Fredi González served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Josh BootyRRApril 29, 19756'3"210Starkville, MS US
Rex BurgusLLNovember 6, 19726'2"190Newport Beach, CA US
Tony CastroRRJuly 9, 19716'2"175Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Carlos ChavezRRAugust 25, 19726'1"210El Paso, TX US
Dan ChergeyRRJanuary 29, 19716'2"220Summit, NJ US
Hayward CookRRJune 24, 19725'10"210Bangkok, TH
Reid CorneliusRRJune 2, 19706'0"200Thomasville, AL US
Mike DuvallRLOctober 11, 19746'0"185Warrenton, VA US
Álex GonzálezRRFebruary 15, 19776'1"210Cagua, Aragua VE
Gabe GonzálezSLMay 24, 19726'1"160Long Beach, CA US
Juan GonzalezRRAugust 28, 19736'1"188Bani, Peravia DO
Lionel HastingsRRJanuary 26, 19735'9"165Tokyo, JP
Heath HaynesRRNovember 30, 19686'0"175Wheeling, WV US
Liván HernándezRRFebruary 20, 19756'2"245Villa Clara, CU
Bill HurstRRApril 28, 19706'7"220Miami Beach, FL US
Ryan JacksonLLNovember 15, 19716'2"195Orlando, FL US
Joe JacobsenRRDecember 26, 19716'3"225Fresno, CA US
Ramsey KoeyersRRAugust 7, 19746'1"187Willemstad, CW
Mark KotsayLLDecember 2, 19756'0"220Whittier, CA US
Matt ManteiRRJuly 7, 19736'1"181Tampa, FL US
Brian MeadowsRRNovember 21, 19756'4"210Montgomery, AL US
Héctor MercadoLLApril 29, 19746'3"205Catano, PR
Kevin MillarRRSeptember 24, 19716'1"195Los Angeles, CA US
Ralph MilliardRRDecember 30, 19735'11"170Willemstad, CW
Greg MixRRAugust 21, 19716'4"225Albuquerque, NM US
Joe NorrisRRNovember 29, 19706'4"215Long Pine, CA US
Mike ParisiRRJune 18, 19736'3"195Arcadia, CA US
Gregg PressRRSeptember 21, 19716'3"200Santa Cruz, CA US
Bobby RectorRRSeptember 24, 19746'1"170San Diego, CA US
Glenn ReevesRRJanuary 19, 19746'0"195Glen Waverley, Victoria AU
Victor RodriguezRROctober 25, 19766'0"205Guayama, PR
John RoskosRRNovember 19, 19745'11"198Victorville, CA US
Tony SaundersLLApril 29, 19746'2"205Baltimore, MD US
Tony TorresRRJune 1, 19705'9"165San Pablo, CA US
Dave TownsendRRAugust 2, 19746'2"225Canton, MS US
Bryan WardLLJanuary 28, 19726'2"210Bristol, PA US
Pookie WilsonLLOctober 24, 19705'10"180Sylacauga, AL US
Randy WinnSRJune 9, 19746'2"175Los Angeles, 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.




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