1997 Winnipeg Goldeyes Roster

Northern League (NL) - Independent
Team Record: 53-30
Finished 1st in the NL's West Division
Manager: Hal Lanier (53-30)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Ballpark: Winnipeg Stadium
Attendance: 171,240, Avg. 4,281 in 40 home dates
1997 Winnipeg Goldeyes Statistics

Playoffs - Winnipeg Goldeyes 3 games, Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 2
Finals - Duluth-Superior Dukes 3 games, Winnipeg Goldeyes 2

The Winnipeg Goldeyes of the Northern League ended the 1997 season with a record of 53 wins and 30 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.

The Goldeyes paced the league with 612 runs, spearheaded by 99 home runs. Winnipeg surrendered 453 runs. Terry Lee led the team with 20 home runs, while Mike Meggers walloped 15 or more, too. Terry Lee recorded 78 runs batted in and topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .358 clip. Rick Forney paced the squad with 11 wins, and Jeff Zimmerman registered a 2.82 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1997 Winnipeg Goldeyes who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Terry Lee, Steve Pegues, Jeff Sparks and Jeff Zimmerman.

Hal Lanier served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Mike BaileyRRJanuary 19, 19716'2"188Cobb County, GA US
Nevin BrewerRRAugust 1, 19716'4"195Downey, CA US
Brian CarpenterRRMarch 3, 19716'0"225Palestine, TX US
John DormanRRAugust 29, 19735'9"170Bronxville, NY US
Brian DuvaSRAugust 30, 19725'9"165Gainesville, FL US
Rick ForneyRROctober 24, 19716'4"230Annapolis, MD US
Jeff GordonRRJanuary 24, 19726'1"195Grand Rapids, MI US
Dan GuehneRLNovember 28, 19716'0"180
Kiki HernandezRRApril 16, 19695'11"195Arecibo, PR
Mike HickeySRJune 22, 19706'2"195Seoul, KR
Chris KokindaLRNovember 3, 19726'1"200
Terry LeeRRMarch 13, 19626'5"215San Francisco, CA US
C. J. MartinRRJuly 14, 19746'0"190
Pete McHughLL6'1"190Reading, MA US
Mike MeggersRRJuly 6, 19706'2"200Oakland, CA US
Tony MitchellSROctober 14, 19706'4"225Detroit, MI US
Chris PeckhamRRSeptember 17, 19755'10"195Brockton, MA US
Rod PedrazaRRDecember 28, 19696'2"210San Antonio, TX US
Steve PeguesRRMay 21, 19686'2"190Pontotoc, MS US
Andrew PraterRRJuly 4, 19726'1"195Austin, TX US
Daryl RatliffRROctober 15, 19696'1"180Santa Cruz, CA US
Derek ReamsLR
John SalamonRRMarch 30, 19726'1"230Pittsburgh, PA US
Ken SmythRRSeptember 7, 19725'11"187Montreal, QC CA
Jeff SparksRRApril 4, 19726'3"210Houston, TX US
Kyle TownerSRNovember 11, 19725'5"160Mobile, AL US
Brent WattsRRNovember 3, 19725'11"175Oroville, CA US
Jeff WiebeRR
Larry WilliamsRRNovember 15, 19755'11"195Phoenixville, PA US
Andy WiseSRJune 17, 19716'0"195Long Beach, CA US
Jamie YbarraRRJune 17, 19716'0"164Merced, CA US
Jeff ZimmermanRRAugust 9, 19726'1"200Kelowna, BC CA

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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