1997 Sarasota Red Sox Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: Advanced A
Team Record: 63-75
Finished 7th in the FSL's West Division
Manager: Rob Derksen (63-75)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Sarasota, Florida
Ballpark: Ed Smith Stadium
Attendance: 69,813, Avg. 1,074 in 65 home dates
1997 Sarasota Red Sox Statistics

The Sarasota Red Sox of the Florida State League ended the 1997 season with a record of 63 wins and 75 losses, finishing seventh in the league's West Division.

The Red Sox plated 608 runs and allowed 721 runs. Joe Hamilton paced Sarasota with 12 home runs Chris Allison and Joe Hamilton each drove in 52 runs. Ethan Faggett led all regular batters by hitting .293. Robert Ramsay topped the team with 9 wins, while Jack Cressend recorded a 3.81 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Members of the 1997 Sarasota Red Sox who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Tony Armas, Steve Avery, Chris Bosio, Mark Brandenburg, Robinson Checo, Paxton Crawford, Jack Cressend, Butch Henry, Shea Hillenbrand, Cole Liniak, Juan Peña and Robert Ramsay.

Rob Derksen served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Chris AllisonRROctober 22, 19715'10"165Rock Island, IL US
Tony ArmasRRApril 29, 19786'4"205Puerto Piritu, Anzoategui VE
Steve AveryLLApril 14, 19706'4"180Trenton, MI US
Keith BarnesLLAugust 9, 19746'0"187Chattanooga, TN US
Matt BazzaniRRSeptember 17, 19736'0"205Burlingame, CA US
Chris BosioRRApril 3, 19636'3"220Carmichael, CA US
Mark BrandenburgRRJuly 14, 19706'0"180Houston, TX US
Kevan CannonLLAugust 24, 19746'1"222Columbus, OH US
Robinson ChecoRRSeptember 9, 19716'1"165Santiago, Santiago DO
Virgil ChevalierRROctober 31, 19736'2"220Keshena, WI US
Ray ChoiLLMay 12, 19726'0"182Seoul, Seoul KR
Kevin ClarkRRApril 30, 19736'1"200Henderson, NV US
Paxton CrawfordRRAugust 4, 19776'3"205Little Rock, AR US
Jack CressendRRMay 13, 19756'1"185New Orleans, LA US
Chad EppersonLRMarch 26, 19726'3"215Elizabethtown, KY US
Juan EspinalRRApril 15, 19765'11"200La Vega, La Vega DO
Ethan FaggettLLAugust 21, 19746'0"190Fort Worth, TX US
Javier FuentesRRSeptember 27, 19746'1"182Austin, TX US
Joe HamiltonLRJuly 12, 19746'0"195Attleboro, MA US
Butch HenryLLOctober 7, 19686'1"195El Paso, TX US
Shea HillenbrandRRJuly 27, 19756'1"200Mesa, AZ US
Ron HollisLRAugust 13, 19736'3"205Howell, MI US
Brent IddonRRFebruary 4, 19766'2"192Sydney, New South Wales AU
Cole LiniakRRAugust 23, 19766'1"181Encinitas, CA US
Jon LyonsRRJanuary 13, 19756'3"215Memphis, TN US
Larry MarinoRROctober 11, 19745'10"185Towson, MD US
Roy MarshRRNovember 6, 19725'8"191Cincinnati, OH US
Jerry McMullenLLOctober 13, 19736'2"190Lewiston, ID US
Ethan MerrillLLApril 21, 19726'3"200Burlington, VT US
Roy PadillaLLAugust 4, 19756'5"220Panama, Panama PA
Greg PattonRRMarch 8, 19726'4"190Orange, CA US
Juan PeñaRRJune 27, 19776'5"210Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
John RaifstangerRRJune 2, 19736'0"190Great Barrington, MA US
Felix RamirezLLJanuary 7, 19755'11"170Villa Mella, Santo Domingo DO
Robert RamsayLLDecember 3, 19736'5"230Vancouver, WA US
Brian RoseRROctober 7, 19726'1"190Malone, NY US
Orlando SanchezRRJuly 19, 19786'0"160Novolato, MX
Jason SekanyRRJuly 20, 19756'4"214Walnut Creek, CA US
Steve SmetanaLLApril 14, 19736'0"205Chardon, OH US
Mike SpinelliLLOctober 5, 19766'3"205Malden, MA US
Nate TebbsSRDecember 14, 19725'10"170Salt Lake City, UT US
Chris ThompsonRRSeptember 29, 19726'2"202Elyria, OH US
Jay YennacoRRNovember 17, 19756'1"220Lawrence, MA 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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