1997 Yucatan Leones Roster
Mexican League (ML) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 54-64
Finished 3rd in the ML's South Division
Manager: Javier Martinez (0-0), Enrique Aguilar (0-0)
Location: Merida, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Estadio de Beisbol Kukulcan
Attendance: 194,966, Avg. 3,305
1997 Yucatan Leones StatisticsTeam Record: 54-64
Finished 3rd in the ML's South Division
Manager: Javier Martinez (0-0), Enrique Aguilar (0-0)
Location: Merida, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Estadio de Beisbol Kukulcan
Attendance: 194,966, Avg. 3,305
The Yucatan Leones of the Mexican League ended the 1997 season with a record of 54 wins and 64 losses, finishing third in the league's South Division.
The Leones scored 474 runs and allowed 511 runs.
José Meléndez, Ángel Moreno, Darrell Sherman, José Canó, Junior Félix, Matt Stark and Mario Díaz were all players from the 1997 Yucatan Leones who played in the Majors during their careers.
Javier Martinez and Enrique Aguilar served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvaro Abreu | L | April 1, 1979 | Merida, Yucatan MX | |||
| Enrique Aguilar | R | R | March 21, 1956 | 5'10" | 183 | Villa Azueta, Veracruz MX |
| Leobardo Arauz | S | R | January 18, 1977 | 5'10" | 190 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX |
| Luis Arredondo | L | L | December 11, 1971 | 5'7" | 185 | Guaymas, Sonora MX |
| Javier Arvizu | L | L | January 4, 1970 | Sasabe, Sonora MX | ||
| John Burgos | L | L | August 2, 1967 | 5'11" | 170 | Humacao, PR |
| Adulfo Camacho | R | R | October 1, 1963 | 196 | Rio Colorado, Sonora MX | |
| José Canó | R | R | March 7, 1962 | 6'3" | 175 | Boca del Soco, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Ricardo Conde | R | January 16, 1976 | Navojoa, Sonora MX | |||
| Juan Cruz | L | December 9, 1973 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX | |||
| Hector De La Cruz | R | R | October 12, 1965 | 6'2" | 155 | Sabana Perdida, Villa Mella DO |
| Tomas Delgado | ||||||
| Mario Díaz | R | R | January 10, 1962 | 5'10" | 145 | Humacao, PR |
| Jesus Felix | R | R | ||||
| Junior Félix | S | R | October 3, 1967 | 6'0" | 170 | Laguna Salada, Valverde DO |
| Said Gutierrez | R | R | March 26, 1980 | 5'10" | 215 | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX |
| Marco Guzman | ||||||
| Aaron Jersild | L | L | June 28, 1969 | 6'0" | 180 | Decorah, IA US |
| German Leyva | L | R | September 27, 1967 | 5'11" | 187 | |
| Emeterio Llanes | R | December 11, 1975 | Tunkas, Yucatan MX | |||
| Jose Lopez | ||||||
| Gabriel Magana | ||||||
| Jose Martinez | R | October 21, 1975 | Cardenas, Tabasco MX | |||
| José Meléndez | R | R | September 2, 1965 | 6'2" | 175 | Naguabo, PR |
| Luis Mendez | R | August 25, 1962 | 196 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX | ||
| Julio Miranda | R | August 29, 1964 | 196 | Cananea, Sonora MX | ||
| Oswaldo Morejon | R | R | August 4, 1978 | 5'9" | 195 | Merida, Yucatan MX |
| Ángel Moreno | L | L | June 6, 1955 | 5'9" | 165 | Soledad de Doblado, Veracruz MX |
| Jesus Moreno | R | June 9, 1961 | 196 | Tejeria, Veracruz MX | ||
| Luis Navarro | R | R | September 24, 1972 | 6'1" | 190 | Sacramento, MX |
| Braulio Neri | L | L | February 2, 1968 | 5'10" | 194 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX |
| Gabriel Orozco | R | March 24, 1975 | , Nayarit MX | |||
| Raul Ortega | L | September 9, 1979 | Merida, Yucatan MX | |||
| Wilbert Ortega | L | L | August 31, 1977 | 5'10" | 216 | Merida, Yucatan MX |
| Hector Osuna | R | R | ||||
| Carlos Pacho | R | R | July 13, 1973 | 5'10" | 215 | Oxkutzcab, Yucatan MX |
| Juan Pacho | R | R | April 8, 1963 | 5'10" | 150 | Yucatan, MX |
| Rigel Pantoja | ||||||
| Victor Pardo | ||||||
| Luis Pena | L | R | February 23, 1966 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Enrique Quinones | R | R | October 30, 1969 | 5'11" | 190 | Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX |
| Christian Quintero | R | R | March 2, 1976 | 6'2" | 190 | San Jose de Baco, Sonora MX |
| Salvador Rodriguez | L | R | December 20, 1972 | 6'3" | 215 | Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit MX |
| Homar Rojas | R | R | February 16, 1964 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Marco Romero | R | L | October 6, 1967 | 6'0" | 231 | Culiacan, Sinaloa MX |
| Sergio Rubio | R | R | ||||
| Memo Sandoval | R | R | June 4, 1969 | 6'0" | 185 | Cedral, San Luis Potosi MX |
| Darrell Sherman | L | L | December 4, 1966 | 5'9" | 160 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Carlos Sievers | L | R | February 14, 1975 | 5'8" | 210 | Paraiso, MX |
| Ricardo Solis | L | L | March 3, 1961 | 5'9" | 179 | Tonala, Chiapas MX |
| Matt Stark | R | R | January 21, 1965 | 6'4" | 225 | Whittier, CA US |
| Ray Torres | R | R | April 12, 1958 | 5'10" | 170 | San Jose de Moradillas, Sonora MX |
| Juan Uribe | R | R | December 10, 1964 | 6'2" | 200 | Progreso, Yucatan MX |
| Ignacio Vargas | R | February 8, 1965 | Puebla, Puebla MX | |||
| Ernesto Velazquez | R | April 21, 1971 | 197 | Frontera, Coahuila MX | ||
| Orlando Verdugo | R | R | March 22, 1977 | 5'9" | 203 | Bahia de Tortugas, MX |
| Jesus Yuriar | R | R |
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.
