1997 St. Lucie Mets Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: Advanced A
Team Record: 54-81
Finished 6th in the FSL's East Division
Manager: John Gibbons (54-81)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Port St. Lucie, Florida
Ballpark: First Data Field
Attendance: 60,210, Avg. 971 in 62 home dates
1997 St. Lucie Mets Statistics

The St. Lucie Mets of the Florida State League ended the 1997 season with a record of 54 wins and 81 losses, finishing sixth in the league's East Division.

The Mets scored 512 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 574 runs. Bryon Gainey led St. Lucie with 13 home runs Terrence Long drove in 61 runs. Terrence Long and Julio Zorrilla paced all regular batters by hitting .251. Dan Murray topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.46 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Manny Alexander, Octavio Dotel, Pete Harnisch, Chris Howard, Jason Isringhausen, Terrence Long, Dan Murray, Bill Pulsipher, Armando Reynoso, Rafael Roque, Scott Stewart, Kevin Tolar, Andy Tomberlin, Derek Wallace, Paul Wilson, Preston Wilson and Ed Yarnall were all players from the 1997 St. Lucie Mets who played in the Majors during their careers.

John Gibbons served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Manny AlexanderRRMarch 20, 19715'10"150San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Luis ArroyoLLSeptember 29, 19735'11"171Arecibo, PR
Fletcher BatesSRMarch 24, 19746'1"190Wilmington, NC US
Ryan BennettRRJuly 26, 19746'0"201Waukegan, IL US
Corey BrittanRRFebruary 23, 19756'6"200Scott City, KS US
Boo BrooksRRNovember 23, 19726'1"175Lexington, KY US
Osvaldo CoronadoRRDecember 30, 19736'2"185Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata DO
Octavio DotelRRNovember 25, 19736'0"230Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Beau EngleRRNovember 9, 19746'1"180Salem, OH US
Corey EricksonRRJanuary 10, 19775'11"190Springfield, IL US
Bryon GaineyLRJanuary 23, 19766'5"225Mobile, AL US
Mike GargiuloLRJanuary 22, 19756'1"175Harrisburg, PA US
Lindsay GulinLLNovember 22, 19766'2"175Southampton, NY US
Pete HarnischSRSeptember 23, 19666'1"195Commack, NY US
Chris HowardRLNovember 18, 19656'0"185Lynn, MA US
Jeff HowattRRJanuary 30, 19746'6"225Ventura, CA US
Jason IsringhausenRRSeptember 7, 19726'3"235Brighton, IL US
Angel JaimeRRMarch 6, 19736'0"160Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Eric KnowlesRROctober 21, 19736'0"190Fort Wayne, IN US
Clark LambertRRMay 9, 19756'0"195Nashville, TN US
Toby LarsonRRFebruary 22, 19736'3"210Coeur D'Alene, ID US
Joe LisioRRAugust 5, 19736'2"205Jamaica, NY US
Terrence LongLLFebruary 29, 19766'1"190Montgomery, AL US
Jose LopezRRAugust 4, 19756'0"184Santiago, Santiago DO
Pee Wee LopezRROctober 22, 19766'0"200Miami, FL US
Dwight ManessRRApril 3, 19746'3"188Chester, PA US
Rafael MartinezLLAugust 24, 19756'3"185Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Ethan McEntireLLJuly 19, 19756'1"194Gainesville, FL US
Ryan MillerRROctober 22, 19726'0"175Tulare, CA US
Eric MoralesRRSeptember 26, 19735'11"178Aguadilla, PR
Chase MulvehillRRFebruary 24, 19786'2"200Birmingham, AL US
Dan MurrayRRNovember 21, 19736'1"193Los Alamitos, CA US
Phil OlsonRROctober 24, 19736'3"225St. Joseph, MI US
Franklin ParraSRJuly 8, 19716'0"165Sosua, Puerto Plata DO
Jeff ParsonsRRNovember 16, 19735'10"165Ada, OK US
Jason PiersonRLJanuary 6, 19716'0"190Philadelphia, PA US
Enohel PolancoRRAugust 11, 19745'9"169Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata DO
Bill PulsipherLLOctober 9, 19736'3"230Fort Benning, GA US
Armando ReynosoRRMay 1, 19666'0"186San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi MX
Rafael RoqueLLJanuary 1, 19726'4"186Cotui, Sanchez Ramirez DO
David SandersonLLOctober 2, 19726'3"185Columbia, MO US
Scott StewartRLAugust 14, 19756'2"225Stoughton, MA US
Kevin TolarRLJanuary 28, 19716'3"225Panama City, FL US
Andy TomberlinLLNovember 7, 19665'11"160Monroe, NC US
Andy TrumpourRROctober 22, 19736'3"185LaSalle, IL US
Derek WallaceRRSeptember 1, 19716'3"200Van Nuys, CA US
Paul WilsonRRMarch 28, 19736'5"235Orlando, FL US
Preston WilsonRRJuly 19, 19746'2"193Bamberg, SC US
Ed YarnallLLDecember 4, 19756'3"234Lima, PA US
Julio ZorrillaSRFebruary 20, 19755'9"166San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO

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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