1997 Vermont Expos Roster
Team Record: 35-41
Finished 4th in the NYPL's McNamara Division
Manager: Kevin Higgins (35-41)
Affiliation: Montreal Expos
Location: Burlington, Vermont
Ballpark: Centennial Field
Attendance: 121,604, Avg. 3,287 in 37 home dates
The Vermont Expos of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1997 season with a record of 35 wins and 41 losses, finishing fourth in the league's McNamara Division.
The Expos scored 361 runs and allowed 401 runs. Noah Hall recorded 45 runs batted in. Talmadge Nunnari paced all regular batters with a .318 average. Matt Blank topped the team with 6 wins and a team-best 1.7 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Matt Blank, Scott Strickland, Carl Sadler, Henry Mateo, Talmadge Nunnari, Tomás de la Rosa and Milton Bradley were all players from the 1997 Vermont Expos who played in the Majors during their careers.
Kevin Higgins served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Bagley | R | R | June 20, 1976 | 6'3" | 195 | Orange, CA US |
| Ryan Becks | L | L | April 7, 1976 | 6'3" | 185 | Mountain View, CA US |
| Mo Blakeney | R | R | January 17, 1973 | 5'10" | 185 | Kannapolis, NC US |
| Matt Blank | L | L | April 5, 1976 | 6'2" | 200 | Texarkana, TX US |
| Milton Bradley | S | R | April 15, 1978 | 6'0" | 215 | Harbor City, CA US |
| Lance Burkhart | R | R | December 16, 1974 | 5'9" | 220 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Ronney Daniels | R | L | September 17, 1976 | 6'3" | 210 | Bartow, FL US |
| Tomás de la Rosa | R | R | January 28, 1978 | 5'10" | 165 | La Victoria, Santo Domingo DO |
| Kevin Forbes | R | R | February 17, 1976 | 5'11" | 200 | Woomera, South Australia AU |
| Joe Fraser | R | R | October 23, 1977 | 6'1" | 195 | Orange, CA US |
| Noah Hall | R | R | June 9, 1977 | 5'11" | 205 | Boulder Creek, CA US |
| Rafael Hernandez | R | R | September 23, 1975 | 5'10" | 155 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Kenny James | S | R | October 9, 1976 | 6'0" | 190 | Bartow, FL US |
| Tobin Lanzetta | R | R | July 31, 1975 | 6'2" | 185 | Grass Valley, CA US |
| Scott Loubier | R | R | April 9, 1974 | 6'1" | 200 | South Portland, ME US |
| Jerry Lynde | R | R | April 10, 1975 | 6'4" | 205 | Berlin, VT US |
| Trey Martin | R | R | October 2, 1976 | 6'2" | 175 | Abilene, TX US |
| Henry Mateo | S | R | October 14, 1976 | 6'0" | 175 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Talmadge Nunnari | L | L | April 9, 1975 | 6'1" | 205 | Pensacola, FL US |
| Homy Ovalles | R | R | July 6, 1976 | 5'10" | 170 | , Miranda VE |
| Julio Perez | R | R | August 6, 1978 | 6'2" | 170 | Miami, FL US |
| Raymond Plummer | L | L | November 1, 1975 | 5'11" | 190 | San Diego, CA US |
| Pedro Quero | R | R | November 17, 1977 | 6'4" | 210 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Mike Rahilly | R | R | December 3, 1976 | 6'6" | 230 | Fort Lauderdale, FL US |
| Josh Reding | R | R | March 7, 1977 | 6'2" | 170 | Bellflower, CA US |
| Luis Rivera | R | R | April 3, 1975 | 6'2" | 205 | Miami, FL US |
| Carl Sadler | L | L | October 11, 1976 | 6'2" | 180 | Gainesville, FL US |
| Jeremy Salyers | R | R | January 31, 1976 | 6'3" | 200 | Wise, VA US |
| Junichi Sasaki | R | R | August 7, 1974 | 6'4" | 185 | Chiba, JP |
| Ryan Saylor | L | R | May 20, 1975 | 5'10" | 175 | Dayton, OH US |
| Eric Sparks | S | L | June 2, 1974 | 6'1" | 210 | Bennington, VT US |
| Scott Strickland | R | R | April 26, 1976 | 5'11" | 180 | Houston, TX US |
| Ryan Van Gilder | R | R | December 1, 1975 | 6'0" | 175 | Las Vegas, NV US |
| Rich Westover | R | R | October 28, 1974 | 6'3" | 210 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Scott Zech | R | R | June 6, 1974 | 5'10" | 175 | Niles, MI 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.
