1997 OAKLAND ATHLETICS

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Location: Oakland,CA
Team Record: 65-97 .401
Result: 4th in American League - West Division
Manager(s): Art Howe
General Manager: Sandy Alderson
Stadium: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 1,264,218
Payroll: $21,911,000
Playoffs: Did not qualify

Oakland Athletics affiliate history

Oldest Player: Billy Taylor (35)
Youngest Player: Ben Grieve (21)
Longest Tenure: Mark McGwire (12)
Top Hitter: Geronimo Berroa (62)
Top Pitcher: Billy Taylor (36)
Top Draft Pick: Chris Enochs (#11)

Roster Continuity: 63.35%
Top Prospect: Miguel Tejada

American League Standings

West	W	L	Pct	GB
Seattle	90	72	.556	--
Anaheim	84	78	.519	6.0
Texas	77	85	.475	13.0
Oakland	65	97	.401	25.0

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#	Player	Pos	HiLvl	Ht	Wt	Bats	Throws	Born	Age	Place	Draft Information
55	Mark Acre	P	MLB	6-8	235	Right	Right	9/16/1968	28	Concord,California	1991	UDFA		OAK
40	Willie Adams	P	MLB	6-7	215	Right	Right	10/8/1972	24	Gallup,New Mexico	1993	1	36	OAK
28	Tony Batista	3B-SS	MLB	6-0	185	Right	Right	12/9/1973	23	Puerto Plata,Dominican Republic	1991	UDFA		OAK
47	Mark Bellhorn	2B-3B	MLB	6-1	214	Both	Right	8/23/1974	22	Boston,Massachusetts	1995	2	35	OAK
29	Geronimo Berroa	RF-LF	MLB	6-0	210	Right	Right	3/18/1965	32	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	1983	UDFA		TOR
26	Rafael Bournigal	SS-2B	MLB	5-11	176	Right	Right	5/12/1966	31	Azua,Dominican Republic	1987	19	481	LAD
47	Billy Brewer	P	MLB	6-1	197	Left	Left	4/15/1968	29	Fort Worth,Texas	1990	28	734	MTL
8	Tilson Brito	2B-3B	MLB	6-0	175	Right	Right	5/28/1972	25	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	1992	UDFA		TOR
7	Scott Brosius	3B	MLB	6-1	202	Right	Right	8/15/1966	30	Hillsboro,Oregon	1987	20	510	OAK
33	Jose Canseco	RF-LF	MLB	6-4	240	Right	Right	7/2/1964	32	Havana,Cuba	1982	15	391	OAK
16	Jason Giambi	1B	MLB	6-3	235	Left	Right	1/8/1971	26	West Covina,California	1992	2	58	OAK
14	Ben Grieve	RF-LF	MLB	6-4	230	Left	Right	5/4/1976	21	Arlington,Texas	1994	1	2	OAK
24,42	Buddy Groom	P	MLB	6-2	207	Left	Left	7/10/1965	31	Dallas,Texas	1987	12	296	CHW
49	Gary Haught	P	MLB	6-1	190	Both	Right	9/29/1970	26	Tacoma,Washington	1992	22	620	OAK
51	Jimmy Haynes	P	MLB	6-4	203	Right	Right	9/5/1972	24	LaGrange,Georgia	1991	7	187	BAL
59	Dane Johnson	P	MLB	6-5	205	Right	Right	2/10/1963	34	Coral Gables,Florida	1984	2	48	TOR
53	John Johnstone	P	MLB	6-3	210	Right	Right	11/25/1968	28	Liverpool,New York	1987	20	523	NYM
20	Steve Karsay	P	MLB	6-3	205	Right	Right	3/24/1972	25	Flushing,New York	1990	1	22	TOR
58	Tim Kubinski	P	MLB	6-4	205	Left	Left	1/20/1972	25	Pullman,Washington	1993	7	209	OAK
23	Pat Lennon	LF-RF	MLB	6-2	230	Right	Right	4/27/1968	29	Whiteville,North Carolina	1986	1	8	SEA
5	Brian Lesher	LF-1B	MLB	6-5	216	Right	Right	3/5/1971	26	Antwerp,Belgium	1992	25	704	OAK
44,51	Richie Lewis	P	MLB	5-10	175	Right	Right	1/25/1966	31	Muncie,Indiana	1987	2	44	MTL
49	Andrew Lorraine	P	MLB	6-3	200	Left	Left	8/11/1972	24	Los Angeles,California	1993	4	103	CAL
41	Eric Ludwick	P	MLB	6-5	210	Right	Right	12/14/1971	25	Whiteman AFB,Missouri	1993	2	50	NYM
17	Dave Magadan	3B-1B	MLB	6-4	215	Left	Right	9/30/1962	34	Tampa,Florida	1983	2	32	NYM
31	Damon Mashore	CF-LF	MLB	5-11	209	Right	Right	10/31/1969	27	Ponce,Puerto Rico	1991	9	256	OAK
29	T.J. Mathews	P	MLB	6-1	214	Right	Right	1/19/1970	27	Belleville,Illinois	1992	36	1007	STL
6	Brent Mayne	C	MLB	6-1	192	Left	Right	4/19/1968	29	Loma Linda,California	1989	1	13	KC
2	Jason McDonald	CF-LF	MLB	5-8	175	Both	Right	3/20/1972	25	Modesto,California	1993	4	125	OAK
25	Mark McGwire	1B	MLB	6-5	250	Right	Right	10/1/1963	33	Pomona,California	1984	1	10	OAK
32	Mike Mohler	P	MLB	6-2	208	Right	Left	7/26/1968	28	Dayton,Ohio	1989	42	1098	OAK
13	Izzy Molina	C	MLB	5-11	224	Right	Right	6/3/1971	26	New York,New York	1990	22	593	OAK
53	Steve Montgomery	P	MLB	6-4	208	Right	Right	12/25/1970	26	Westminster,California	1993	UDFA		STL
45	Mike Oquist	P	MLB	6-2	189	Right	Right	5/30/1968	29	La Junta,Colorado	1989	13	321	BAL
48	Ariel Prieto	P	MLB	6-2	247	Right	Right	10/22/1969	27	Havana,Cuba	1995	1	5	OAK
37	Carlos Reyes	P	MLB	6-1	190	Both	Right	4/4/1969	28	Miami,Florida	1991	UDFA		ATL
57	Brad Rigby	P	MLB	6-6	213	Right	Right	5/14/1973	24	Milwaukee,Wisconsin	1994	2	36	OAK
8	Scott Sheldon	3B-SS	MLB	6-3	215	Right	Right	11/20/1968	28	Hammond,Indiana	1991	8	230	OAK
30	Aaron Small	P	MLB	6-5	225	Right	Right	11/23/1971	25	Oxnard,California	1989	22	580	TOR
21	Scott Spiezio	1B-2B	MLB	6-2	222	Both	Right	9/21/1972	24	Joliet,Illinois	1993	6	181	OAK
12	Matt Stairs	DH-1B	MLB	5-9	217	Left	Right	2/27/1968	29	Saint John,New Brunswick	1989	UDFA		MTL
22	Billy Taylor	P	MLB	6-8	235	Right	Right	10/16/1961	35	Monticello,Florida	1980	2	39	TEX
4	Miguel Tejada	3B	MLB	5-9	188	Right	Right	5/25/1974	23	Bani,Dominican Republic	1993	UDFA		OAK
50	Dave Telgheder	P	MLB	6-2	223	Right	Right	11/11/1966	30	Middletown,New York	1989	31	811	NYM
56	Don Wengert	P	MLB	6-3	205	Right	Right	11/6/1969	27	Sioux City,Iowa	1992	4	116	OAK
19	George Williams	C	MLB	5-10	190	Both	Right	4/22/1969	28	La Crosse,Wisconsin	1991	24	646	OAK
52	Jay Witasick	P	MLB	6-4	235	Right	Right	8/28/1972	24	Baltimore,Maryland	1993	2	58	STL
39	Steve Wojciechowski	P	MLB	6-2	185	Left	Left	7/29/1970	26	Blue Island,Illinois	1991	4	126	OAK
11	Ernie Young	CF-RF	MLB	6-1	234	Right	Right	7/8/1969	27	Chicago,Illinois	1990	10	281	OAK

Team Personnel	Position
Sandy Alderson	General Manager
Steve Bowden	Scout
Bob Cluck	Pitching Coach
Duffy Dyer	Bench Coach
Ron Elam	Scout
Angel Eusebio	Scout
Bradley Fischer	First Base Coach
Ray Fosse	Broadcaster
Tim Holt	Scout
Art Howe	Manager
Bill King	Broadcaster
Ken Korach	Broadcaster
John Kuehl	Scout
Keith Lieppman	Director of Player Development
Gary McGraw	Scout
Greg Papa	Broadcaster
John Poloni	Scout
Will Schock	Scout
Ron Vaughn	Scout
Santiago Villalona	Scout
Denny Walling	Hitting Coach
Ron Washington	Third Base Coach
Ken Wilson	Broadcaster

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