1997 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster
Team Record: 79-83
Finished 2nd in the NL's Central Division
Attendance: 1,694,633, Avg. 21,183
Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium
Manager: Gene Lamont (79-83)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1997 Pittsburgh Pirates Results
The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League ended the 1997 season with a record of 79 wins and 83 losses, finishing second in the NL's Central Division.
The Pirates scored 725 runs and allowed 760 runs. Kevin Young paced Pittsburgh with 18 home runs and drove in 74 runs. Joe Randa topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .302 clip. Francisco Cordova, Jon Lieber and Esteban Loaiza led the squad with 11 wins each, while Francisco Cordova earned a 3.63 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Gene Lamont coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Jermaine Allensworth | CF | R | R | January 11, 1972 | 6'0" | 178 | Anderson, IN USA |
Adrian Brown | CF | B | R | February 7, 1974 | 6'0" | 175 | McComb, MS USA |
Emil Brown | LF | R | R | December 29, 1974 | 6'2" | 195 | Chicago, IL USA |
Jason Christiansen | P | R | L | September 21, 1969 | 6'5" | 230 | Omaha, NE USA |
Lou Collier | SS | R | R | August 21, 1973 | 5'10" | 170 | Chicago, IL USA |
Steve Cooke | P | R | L | January 14, 1970 | 6'6" | 225 | Lihue-Kauai, HI USA |
Francisco Cordova | P | R | R | April 26, 1972 | 5'10" | 190 | Cerro Azul, Ve Mexico |
Midre Cummings | LF | L | R | October 14, 1971 | 6'1" | 190 | Christiansted, St V.I. |
Elmer Dessens | P | R | R | January 13, 1971 | 5'11" | 200 | Hermosillo, So Mexico |
Shawon Dunston | SS | R | R | March 21, 1963 | 6'1" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Kevin Elster | SS | R | R | August 3, 1964 | 6'2" | 180 | San Pedro, CA USA |
John Ericks | P | R | R | September 16, 1967 | 6'7" | 220 | Tinley Park, IL USA |
Freddy Garcia | 3B | R | R | August 1, 1972 | 6'2" | 190 | La Romana, La D.R. |
Jeff Granger | P | R | L | December 16, 1971 | 6'4" | 200 | San Pedro, CA USA |
Jose Guillen | RF | R | R | May 17, 1976 | 5'11" | 165 | San Cristobal, Sa D.R. |
Jason Johnson | P | R | R | October 27, 1973 | 6'6" | 225 | Santa Barbara, CA USA |
Mark Johnson | 1B | L | L | October 17, 1967 | 6'4" | 230 | Worcester, MA USA |
Jason Kendall | C | R | R | June 26, 1974 | 6'0" | 181 | San Diego, CA USA |
Jon Lieber | P | L | R | April 2, 1970 | 6'3" | 220 | Council Bluffs, IA USA |
Esteban Loaiza | P | R | R | December 31, 1971 | 6'2" | 230 | Tijuana, Ba Mexico |
Rich Loiselle | P | R | R | January 12, 1972 | 6'5" | 225 | Neenah, WI USA |
Al Martin | LF | L | L | November 24, 1967 | 6'2" | 220 | West Covina, CA USA |
Ramon Morel | P | R | R | August 15, 1974 | 6'2" | 175 | Villa Gonzalez, Sa D.R. |
Abraham Nunez | 2B | B | R | March 16, 1976 | 5'11" | 200 | Santo Domingo, Di D.R. |
Keith Osik | C | R | R | October 22, 1968 | 6'0" | 185 | Port Jefferson, NY USA |
Chris Peters | P | L | L | January 28, 1972 | 6'1" | 162 | Fort Thomas, KY USA |
Kevin Polcovich | SS | R | R | June 28, 1970 | 5'9" | 170 | Auburn, NY USA |
Joe Randa | 3B | R | R | December 18, 1969 | 5'11" | 190 | Milwaukee, WI USA |
Ricardo Rincon | P | L | L | April 13, 1970 | 5'10" | 190 | Cuitlahuac, Ve Mexico |
Matt Ruebel | P | L | L | October 16, 1969 | 6'2" | 180 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
Jason Schmidt | P | R | R | January 29, 1973 | 6'5" | 185 | Lewiston, ID USA |
Jose Silva | P | R | R | December 19, 1973 | 6'6" | 235 | Tijuana, Ba Mexico |
Mark Smith | OF | R | R | May 7, 1970 | 6'3" | 205 | Pasadena, CA USA |
Clint Sodowsky | P | L | R | July 13, 1972 | 6'3" | 180 | Ponca City, OK USA |
Dale Sveum | 3B | B | R | November 23, 1963 | 6'2" | 185 | Richmond, CA USA |
Paul Wagner | P | R | R | November 14, 1967 | 6'3" | 205 | Milwaukee, WI USA |
Dave Wainhouse | P | L | R | November 7, 1967 | 6'2" | 190 | Toronto, ON CAN |
Jeff Wallace | P | L | L | April 12, 1976 | 6'2" | 240 | Wheeling, WV USA |
Turner Ward | CF | B | R | April 11, 1965 | 6'2" | 200 | Orlando, FL USA |
Marc Wilkins | P | R | R | October 21, 1970 | 5'11" | 205 | Mansfield, OH USA |
Eddie Williams | 1B | R | R | November 1, 1964 | 6'0" | 175 | Shreveport, LA USA |
Tony Womack | 2B | L | R | September 25, 1969 | 5'9" | 160 | Danville, VA USA |
Kevin Young | 1B | R | R | June 16, 1969 | 6'3" | 210 | Alpena, MI USA |