1997 San Jose Giants Roster

California League (CL) - Class: Advanced A
Team Record: 60-80
Finished 5th in the CL's Valley Division
Manager: Frank Cacciatore (60-80)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: San Jose, California
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 146,151, Avg. 2,118 in 69 home dates
1997 San Jose Giants Statistics

The San Jose Giants of the California League ended the 1997 season with a record of 60 wins and 80 losses, finishing fifth in the league's Valley Division.

The Giants plated 656 runs and yielded 706 runs. Giuseppe Chiaramonte paced San Jose with 12 home runs Todd Wilson drove in 88 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .345. Ken Vining and Jason Brester paced the team with 9 wins each, while Brandon Leese recorded a 3.05 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Lorenzo Barceló, Mike Caruso, Alberto Castillo, Scott Linebrink, Guillermo Rodríguez, Kevin Rogers, Jim Stoops and Ken Vining were all players from the 1997 San Jose Giants who played in the Majors during their careers.

Frank Cacciatore served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
José AlguacilLRAugust 9, 19726'2"200Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Jeff AndraLLSeptember 9, 19756'5"210Shawnee Mission, KS US
Phil BaileyLLOctober 4, 19736'1"190Little Rock, AR US
Lorenzo BarcelóRRAugust 10, 19776'4"230San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Manny BermudezRRDecember 15, 19766'1"195Walnut Creek, CA US
Johnny BessSRApril 6, 19706'1"190Douglas, AZ US
Dany BlancoRRNovember 4, 19756'0"170San Felix, Bolivar VE
Bobby BondsRRMarch 7, 19706'4"180Palo Alto, CA US
Jason BresterLLDecember 7, 19766'3"190Lincoln, NE US
Mike CarusoLRMay 27, 19776'1"172Queens, NY US
Alberto CastilloLLJuly 5, 19756'2"255La Habana, La Habana CU
Giuseppe ChiaramonteRRFebruary 19, 19766'0"200Santa Cruz, CA US
Rey CorujoRROctober 19, 19715'11"185Bayamon, PR
Don DenbowRRApril 30, 19736'4"215Midland, TX US
Kurt EhmannRRAugust 18, 19706'1"185Long Beach, CA US
Luis EstrellaRROctober 7, 19746'1"220Santa Ana, CA US
Joel FuentesSRMay 27, 19766'0"180Aibonito, PR
Tim GarlandRRJuly 15, 19706'0"185Baltimore, MD US
Mark GulsethLRNovember 12, 19716'4"215Detroit Lakes, MN US
Santos HernandezRRNovember 3, 19736'1"190David, Chiriqui PA
Brandon LeeseRROctober 8, 19756'4"205Lincolnshire, IL US
Scott LinebrinkRRAugust 4, 19766'3"220Austin, TX US
Jeff MartinRRMarch 28, 19736'3"195Renton, WA US
Mike McMullenRROctober 13, 19736'6"230Portsmouth, VA US
Angel MelendezRROctober 21, 19756'0"192Caguas, PR
Alex MoralesRRFebruary 15, 19746'0"190Miami, FL US
Mark MosierRRJune 13, 19746'0"205La Mesa, CA US
Pedro MotaLLFebruary 28, 19786'2"195San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Jeff PoorRRMay 23, 19746'1"195Inglewood, CA US
Teo ProsperoRRFebruary 12, 19775'11"160San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Peto RamirezRRSeptember 10, 19726'2"215Brooklyn, NY US
Guillermo RodríguezRRMay 15, 19785'11"230Barquisimeto, Lara VE
Kevin RogersLLAugust 20, 19686'2"190Cleveland, MS US
Carl SchrammRRJune 10, 19706'4"200Chicago, IL US
Jim StoopsRRJune 30, 19726'2"180Edison, NJ US
Kurt TakahashiRRFebruary 22, 19746'4"215Porterville, CA US
Travis ThurmondRRDecember 8, 19736'2"180Garden Grove, CA US
Chris UnratLRMarch 28, 19716'1"205Montreal, QC CA
Ken ViningLLDecember 5, 19746'0"180Decatur, GA US
Todd WilsonRRNovember 20, 19716'3"210San Diego, CA US
Tony ZunigaRRJanuary 13, 19756'0"205Orange, 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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