1997 Rockford Cubbies Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 66-66
Finished 4th in the MWL's Central Division
Manager: Rubén Amaro (66-66)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Rockford, Illinois
Ballpark: Marinelli Stadium
Attendance: 86,716, Avg. 1,422 in 61 home dates
1997 Rockford Cubbies Statistics

The Rockford Cubbies of the Midwest League ended the 1997 season with a record of 66 wins and 66 losses, finishing fourth in the league's Central Division.

The Cubbies scored 594 runs and yielded 665 runs. Julio Zuleta drove in 77 runs. Dennys Abreu led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .321. Jose Espinal topped the squad with 10 wins, while Jon Cannon recorded a 3.14 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Members of the 1997 Rockford Cubbies who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Scott Downs, Chris Gissell, Tyler Houston, Javier Martínez, Chad Meyers, Phil Norton, Jason Smith, Kevin Tapani, Nate Teut and Julio Zuleta.

Rubén Amaro served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Dennys AbreuRRApril 22, 19786'0"203, Aragua VE
Nelson AbreuRRAugust 16, 19765'9"185Maracay, Aragua VE
Ryan AndersenRRJuly 18, 19736'1"175Santa Ana, CA US
Roark BirsnerRRDecember 2, 19756'4"180Voorhees, NJ US
Derrick BlyRRSeptember 19, 19746'0"195Tucson, AZ US
Casey BrookensRRNovember 24, 19736'0"185Chambersburg, PA US
Jon CannonRLJanuary 1, 19756'3"215Sun Valley, ID US
Quincy CarterRROctober 13, 19776'3"215Bloomington, IL US
David CatlettRRApril 6, 19746'0"195Oakland, CA US
Blas CedenoRRNovember 15, 19726'0"165, Carabobo VE
Jose ColonRRJanuary 25, 19766'2"205New York, NY US
Randy CraneRRJuly 4, 19756'2"180Montclair, NJ US
Scott DownsLLMarch 17, 19766'2"215Louisville, KY US
Tony EllisonRRJuly 12, 19746'0"195Greenville, NC US
Jose EspinalRRAugust 31, 19766'2"175Pedernales, DO
Chris GissellRRJanuary 4, 19786'5"210Tacoma, WA US
Doug HallLLDecember 12, 19746'1"190Gallatin, TN US
Len HartLLOctober 8, 19735'11"190Oak Ridge, TN US
Tyler HoustonLRJanuary 17, 19716'2"210Las Vegas, NV US
Dave JeffersonRRJune 18, 19756'2"190Mountain View, CA US
Gary JohnsonRRSeptember 6, 19766'4"210West Los Angeles, CA US
Jason KelleyRRNovember 14, 19756'1"230Fayetteville, NC US
Brad KingRRDecember 3, 19746'2"210Philadelphia, PA US
Keith LewisSRJuly 30, 19745'10"175Memphis, TN US
Bob LisantiRRMay 28, 19735'10"180Chicago, IL US
Marcel LongmireRRApril 18, 19786'3"215Vallejo, CA US
Gary MarshallRLSeptember 22, 19736'5"215San Diego, CA US
Javier MartínezRRFebruary 5, 19776'2"210Bayamon, PR
Chad MeyersRRAugust 8, 19756'0"190Omaha, NE US
Phil NortonRLFebruary 1, 19766'1"185Texarkana, TX US
Elvis PolancoRRMarch 10, 19786'3"200Puerto Cabello, Carabobo VE
Chad RickettsRRFebruary 12, 19756'5"250Waterloo, ON CA
Brian RolocutRRApril 8, 19746'1"195Suitland, MD US
Juan SalazarSROctober 31, 19776'3"240Valencia, Carabobo VE
Trevor SchafferRRJanuary 13, 19746'3"210Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo BR
Jason SmithLRJuly 24, 19776'3"195Meridian, MS US
Dorian SpeedRRMarch 1, 19746'3"205Los Angeles, CA US
Kevin TapaniRRFebruary 18, 19646'0"180Des Moines, IA US
Nate TeutRLMarch 11, 19766'7"220Newton, IA US
Byron TribeRRMarch 21, 19756'3"210Houston, TX US
Ron WalkerRRDecember 29, 19756'2"215Voorhees, NJ US
Brandon WardRRJanuary 21, 19766'5"170Hollywood, CA US
Julio ZuletaRRMarch 28, 19756'6"230Panama, Panama PA

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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