1997 Reading Phillies Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 74-68
Finished 3rd in the EL's South Division
Manager: Al Leboeuf (74-68)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Reading, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: First Energy Stadium
Attendance: 398,182, Avg. 5,856 in 68 home dates
1997 Reading Phillies Statistics

The Reading Phillies of the Eastern League ended the 1997 season with a record of 74 wins and 68 losses, finishing third in the league's South Division.

The Phillies plated 658 runs and allowed 741 runs. Dan Held paced Reading with 26 home runs, while Steve Carver and Aaron Royster walloped 15 or more, too. Dan Held recorded 86 runs batted in. Scott Pagano led all regular batters by hitting .274. Jason Boyd topped the squad with 10 wins, and Rich Hunter recorded a 4.69 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Marlon Anderson, Jason Boyd, Robert Dodd, Tony Fiore, Mike Grace, Rex Hudler, Rich Hunter, Ken Ryan and Chris Tremie were all players from the 1997 Reading Phillies who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Al Leboeuf served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Manny AmadorSRNovember 21, 19756'0"160San Juan de la Maguana, San Juan DO
Marlon AndersonLRJanuary 6, 19745'10"190Montgomery, AL US
Doug AngeliRRJanuary 7, 19715'10"180Kenosha, WI US
Joe BarbaoRRApril 18, 19726'1"190Valparaiso, IN US
Jason BoydRRFebruary 23, 19736'3"170St. Clair, IL US
Ryan BrannanRRApril 27, 19756'3"225Ann Arbor, MI US
Darren BurtonSRSeptember 16, 19726'1"185Somerset, KY US
Steve CarverLRSeptember 27, 19726'3"215Houston, TX US
Silvio CensaleLLNovember 21, 19716'2"195Jersey City, NJ US
Tony CostaRRDecember 19, 19706'4"210Hanford, CA US
Brian CostelloRROctober 4, 19746'1"195Columbia, SC US
Walt DawkinsRRAugust 6, 19725'10"195Panama, Panama PA
Robert DoddLLMarch 14, 19736'3"195Kansas City, KS US
Tony FioreRROctober 12, 19716'4"210Oak Park, IL US
Mark FosterLLDecember 24, 19716'1"200Baltimore, MD US
Mike GraceRRJune 20, 19706'4"210Joliet, IL US
Matt GuilianoRROctober 17, 19725'9"180Jamaica, NY US
Dan HeldRROctober 7, 19706'1"215Hartford, WI US
Rex HudlerRRSeptember 2, 19606'1"180Tempe, AZ US
Larry HuffRRJanuary 24, 19726'0"185Landstuhl, DE
Rich HunterRRSeptember 25, 19746'1"185Pasadena, CA US
Len ManningLLDecember 30, 19716'2"195Minneapolis, MN US
Adan MillanRRMarch 26, 19726'0"195Los Angeles, CA US
Jamie NortheimerRRJuly 5, 19725'10"174Sacramento, CA US
Scott PaganoSRApril 26, 19715'11"175Brooklyn, NY US
Aaron RoysterRRNovember 30, 19726'1"215Chicago, IL US
Ken RyanRROctober 24, 19686'3"200Pawtucket, RI US
Evan ThomasRRJune 14, 19745'10"170Miami, FL US
Chris TremieRROctober 17, 19696'0"200Houston, TX US
Keith TroutmanRRMay 29, 19736'1"200Asheville, NC US
Jason WesemannRRMarch 29, 19746'2"185Watertown, WI US
Destry WestbrookRRDecember 13, 19706'1"195La Jara, CO US
Greg WhitemanLLJune 12, 19736'2"200Cumberland, MD 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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