1997 San Diego Padres Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 76-86
Finished 4th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 77,432, Avg. 38,716
Ballpark: Qualcomm Stadium
Manager: Bruce Bochy (76-86)
Location: San Diego, California
1997 San Diego Padres StatisticsTeam Record: 76-86
Finished 4th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 77,432, Avg. 38,716
Ballpark: Qualcomm Stadium
Manager: Bruce Bochy (76-86)
Location: San Diego, California
1997 San Diego Padres Results
The San Diego Padres of the National League ended the 1997 season with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses, finishing fourth in the NL's West Division.
The Padres scored 795 runs and allowed 891 runs. Steve Finley paced San Diego with 28 home runs, while Tony Gwynn, Greg Vaughn and Ken Caminiti each walloped 20 or more, too. Tony Gwynn drove in 119 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .372. Joey Hamilton led the squad with 12 wins, and Andy Ashby recorded a 4.13 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Bruce Bochy coached the team.
Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Arias | 3B | R | R | March 12, 1972 | 5'11" | 190 | Tucson, AZ USA |
| Andy Ashby | P | R | R | July 11, 1967 | 6'1" | 180 | Kansas City, MO USA |
| Rich Batchelor | P | R | R | April 8, 1967 | 6'1" | 195 | Florence, SC USA |
| Trey Beamon | LF | L | R | February 11, 1974 | 6'3" | 195 | Dallas, TX USA |
| Sean Bergman | P | R | R | April 11, 1970 | 6'4" | 205 | Joliet, IL USA |
| Doug Bochtler | P | R | R | July 5, 1970 | 6'3" | 205 | West Palm Beach, FL USA |
| Jim Bruske | P | R | R | October 7, 1964 | 6'1" | 185 | East St. Louis, IL USA |
| Terry Burrows | P | L | L | November 28, 1968 | 6'1" | 185 | Lake Charles, LA USA |
| Ken Caminiti | 3B | B | R | April 21, 1963 | 6'0" | 200 | Hanford, CA USA |
| Archi Cianfrocco | IF | R | R | October 6, 1966 | 6'5" | 200 | Rome, NY USA |
| Will Cunnane | P | R | R | April 24, 1974 | 6'1" | 200 | Suffern, NY USA |
| Todd Erdos | P | R | R | November 21, 1973 | 6'1" | 205 | Washington, PA USA |
| Steve Finley | CF | L | L | March 12, 1965 | 6'2" | 175 | Union City, TN USA |
| John Flaherty | C | R | R | October 21, 1967 | 6'1" | 195 | New York, NY USA |
| Chris Gomez | SS | R | R | June 16, 1971 | 6'1" | 183 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Tony Gwynn | RF | L | L | May 9, 1960 | 5'11" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Joey Hamilton | P | R | R | September 9, 1970 | 6'4" | 220 | Statesboro, GA USA |
| Rickey Henderson | LF | R | L | December 25, 1958 | 5'10" | 180 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Carlos Hernandez | C | R | R | May 24, 1967 | 5'11" | 185 | San Felix, Bolivar Venezuela |
| Sterling Hitchcock | P | L | L | April 29, 1971 | 6'1" | 200 | Fayetteville, NC USA |
| Trevor Hoffman | P | R | R | October 13, 1967 | 6'1" | 200 | Bellflower, CA USA |
| Danny Jackson | P | R | L | January 5, 1962 | 6'0" | 205 | San Antonio, TX USA |
| Chris Jones | OF | R | R | December 16, 1965 | 6'2" | 200 | Utica, NY USA |
| Wally Joyner | 1B | L | L | June 16, 1962 | 6'2" | 185 | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Marc Kroon | P | B | R | April 2, 1973 | 6'2" | 190 | Bronx, NY USA |
| Derrek Lee | 1B | R | R | September 6, 1975 | 6'5" | 240 | Sacramento, CA USA |
| Scott Livingstone | 3B | L | R | July 15, 1965 | 6'0" | 190 | Dallas, TX USA |
| Joey Long | P | R | L | July 15, 1970 | 6'2" | 220 | Sidney, OH USA |
| Paul Menhart | P | R | R | March 25, 1969 | 6'2" | 190 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Heath Murray | P | L | L | April 19, 1973 | 6'4" | 205 | Troy, OH USA |
| Phil Plantier | LF | L | R | January 27, 1969 | 6'0" | 175 | Manchester, NH USA |
| Ruben Rivera | RF | R | R | November 14, 1973 | 6'0" | 195 | Chorrera, West Panama Panama |
| Mandy Romero | C | B | R | October 29, 1967 | 5'11" | 190 | Miami, FL USA |
| Tim Scott | P | R | R | November 16, 1966 | 6'2" | 185 | Hanford, CA USA |
| Craig Shipley | SS | R | R | January 7, 1963 | 6'1" | 175 | Parramatta, New South Wales Australia |
| Terry Shumpert | 2B | R | R | August 16, 1966 | 5'11" | 190 | Paducah, KY USA |
| Don Slaught | C | R | R | September 11, 1958 | 6'1" | 190 | Long Beach, CA USA |
| Pete Smith | P | R | R | February 27, 1966 | 6'2" | 185 | Abington, MA USA |
| Mark Sweeney | OF | L | L | October 26, 1969 | 6'1" | 195 | Framingham, MA USA |
| Fernando Valenzuela | P | L | L | November 1, 1960 | 5'11" | 180 | Navojoa, Sonora Mexico |
| Greg Vaughn | LF | R | R | July 3, 1965 | 6'0" | 195 | Sacramento, CA USA |
| Jorge Velandia | IF | R | R | January 12, 1975 | 5'9" | 160 | Caracas, Distrito Federal Venezuela |
| Dario Veras | P | R | R | March 13, 1973 | 6'2" | 165 | Santiago, Santiago D.R. |
| Quilvio Veras | 2B | B | R | April 3, 1971 | 5'9" | 166 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional D.R. |
| Tim Worrell | P | R | R | July 5, 1967 | 6'4" | 210 | Pasadena, CA USA |
