1997 New York Yankees Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 96-66
Finished 2nd in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 2,581,043, Avg. 33,090
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium II
Wild Card Playoff Qualifier
American League Division Series - Lost to Cleveland Indians 3-2
Manager: Joe Torre (96-66)
Location: New York, New York
1997 New York Yankees Statistics
1997 New York Yankees Results

The New York Yankees of the American League ended the 1997 season with a record of 96 wins and 66 losses, finishing second in the AL's East Division.

The Yankees scored 891 runs and conceded 688 runs. Tino Martinez walloped 44 home runs for New York, while Paul O'Neill and Bernie Williams swatted 20 or more, too. Tino Martinez drove in 141 runs. Bernie Williams paced all regular batters by hitting .328. Andy Pettitte topped the team with 18 wins, plus David Wells added 15 or more wins, too David Cone recorded a 2.82 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Joe Torre coached the team. The 1997 New York Yankees qualified for the playoffs as a wild card.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Willie BanksPRRFebruary 27, 19696'1"190Jersey City, NJ USA
Brian BoehringerPBRJanuary 8, 19696'2"180St. Louis, MO USA
Wade Boggs3BLRJune 15, 19586'2"190Omaha, NE USA
Joe BorowskiPRRMay 4, 19716'2"225Bayonne, NJ USA
Homer Bush2BRRNovember 12, 19725'10"180East St. Louis, IL USA
David ConePLRJanuary 2, 19636'1"180Kansas City, MO USA
Ivan Cruz1BLLMay 3, 19686'3"210Fajardo, P.R.
Chad CurtisLFRRNovember 6, 19685'10"175Marion, IN USA
Mariano Duncan2BRRMarch 13, 19636'0"160San Pedro de Macoris, Sa D.R.
Cecil Fielder1BRRSeptember 21, 19636'3"230Los Angeles, CA USA
Mike FiggaCRRJuly 31, 19706'0"200Tampa, FL USA
Andy Fox3BLRJanuary 12, 19716'4"205Sacramento, CA USA
Joe GirardiCRROctober 14, 19645'11"195Peoria, IL USA
Dwight GoodenPRRNovember 16, 19646'2"190Tampa, FL USA
Charlie Hayes3BRRMay 29, 19656'0"190Hattiesburg, MS USA
Pete IncavigliaPRRApril 2, 19646'1"225Pebble Beach, CA USA
Hideki IrabuPRRMay 5, 19696'4"240Hirara, Hy Japan
Derek JeterSSRRJune 26, 19746'3"195Pequannock, NJ USA
Pat Kelly2BRROctober 14, 19676'0"180Philadelphia, PA USA
Graeme LloydPLLApril 9, 19676'8"225Geelong, Vi Australia
Tino Martinez1BLRDecember 7, 19676'2"205Tampa, FL USA
Jim MecirPBRMay 16, 19706'1"195Bayside, NY USA
Ramiro MendozaPRRJune 15, 19726'2"154Los Santos, Lo Panama
Jeff NelsonPRRNovember 17, 19666'8"225Baltimore, MD USA
Paul O'NeillRFLLFebruary 25, 19636'4"200Columbus, OH USA
Andy PettittePLLJune 15, 19726'5"235Baton Rouge, LA USA
Jorge PosadaCBRAugust 17, 19706'2"215Santurce, P.R.
Scott PoseLFLRFebruary 11, 19675'11"165Davenport, IA USA
Tim RainesLFBRSeptember 16, 19595'8"160Sanford, FL USA
Danny RiosPRRNovember 11, 19726'2"190Madrid, Ma Spain
Mariano RiveraPRRNovember 29, 19696'2"195Panama, Pa Panama
Kenny RogersPLLNovember 10, 19646'1"200Savannah, GA USA
Rey Sanchez2BRROctober 5, 19675'10"180Rio Piedras, P.R.
Luis Sojo2BRRJanuary 3, 19655'11"172Caracas, Di Venezuela
Mike Stanley1BRRJune 25, 19636'1"185Fort Lauderdale, FL USA
Mike StantonPLLJune 2, 19676'1"190Houston, TX USA
Darryl StrawberryLFLLMarch 12, 19626'6"190Los Angeles, CA USA
David WeathersPRRSeptember 25, 19696'3"205Lawrenceburg, TN USA
David WellsPLLMay 20, 19636'3"187Torrance, CA USA
Mark WhitenLFBRNovember 25, 19666'3"210Pensacola, FL USA
Bernie WilliamsCFBRSeptember 13, 19686'2"180San Juan, P.R.



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