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1997 Chicago White Sox

1997 Chicago White Sox

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Season
1997
league Name
American League
division
Central
level
MLB
nickname
White Sox
record
GBL
6.0
div rank
2
League rank
6
MLB Rank
13
ballpark
Comiskey Park II
spring ballpark
Ed Smith Stadium
Attendance
1,864,782
att rk
16
payroll
54,377,500
pay rk
3
Top Draft Pick
playoffs
dnq
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  # player name pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years draft info   g salary
45 Jeff Abbott cf-lf 6-2 200 R L 1972-08-17 Atlanta,GA MLB 1997-2001 1991-2003
1994-  4- 117-CHA
19 150,000
40 Wilson Alvarez p 6-1 255 L L 1970-03-24 Maracaibo,VZ MLB 1989-2005 1987-2005
1986-    UDFA-TEX
22 4,662,500
3 Harold Baines of 6-2 215 L L 1959-03-15 Easton,MD MLB 1980-2001 1977-2001
1977-  1-   1-CHA
93 1,925,000
37 James Baldwin p 6-3 235 R R 1971-07-15 Southern Pines,NC MLB 1995-2005 1990-2006
1990-  4- 105-CHA
32 250,000
8 Albert Belle lf-rf 6-2 210 R R 1966-08-25 Shreveport,LA MLB 1989-2000 1985-2000
1987-  2-  47-CLE
161 10,000,000
46 Jason Bere p 6-3 230 R R 1971-05-26 Cambridge,MA MLB 1993-2003 1990-2005
1990- 36- 952-CHA
6 420,000
51 Mike Bertotti p 6-1 185 L L 1970-01-18 Jersey City,NJ MLB 1995-1997 1991-2002
1991- 31- 826-CHA
9 160,000
24 Mike Cameron cf-rf 6-2 190 R R 1973-01-08 LaGrange,GA MLB 1995-2011 1991-2011
1991- 18- 488-CHA
116 160,000
61,43 Carlos Castillo p 6-2 250 R R 1975-04-21 Boston,MA MLB 1997-2001 1994-2009
1994-  3-  89-CHA
37 150,000
44,49 Tony Castillo p 5-10 188 L L 1963-03-01 Quibor,VZ MLB 1988-1998 1983-1998
1983-    UDFA-TOR
64 1,200,000
57 Chris Clemons p 6-4 220 R R 1972-10-31 Baytown,TX MLB 1997-1997 1992-2007
1994-  1-  33-CHA
5 150,000
60 Nelson Cruz p 6-1 185 R R 1972-09-13 Puerto Plata,DR MLB 1997-2003 1991-2005
1989-    UDFA-MON
19 150,000
36,44 Danny Darwin p 6-3 190 R R 1955-10-25 Bonham,TX MLB 1978-1998 1977-1998
1976-    UDFA-TEX
21 475,000
48 Jeff Darwin p 6-3 180 R R 1969-07-06 Sherman,TX MLB 1994-1997 1989-1999
1988- 13- 331-SEA
14 172,500
15 Doug Drabek p 6-1 185 R R 1962-07-25 Victoria,TX MLB 1986-1998 1981-1998
1983- 11- 279-CHA
31 1,300,000
5 Ray Durham 2b 5-8 180 B R 1971-11-30 Charlotte,NC MLB 1995-2008 1990-2008
1990-  5- 132-CHA
155 310,000
36 Scott Eyre p 6-1 225 L L 1972-05-30 Inglewood,CA MLB 1997-2009 1992-2009
1991-  9- 248-TEX
11 150,000
12 Jorge Fabregas c 6-3 220 L R 1970-03-13 Miami,FL MLB 1994-2002 1989-2003
1991-  1-  34-CAL
100 275,000
22 Chad Fonville 2b-ss 5-6 155 B R 1971-03-05 Jacksonville,NC MLB 1995-1999 1992-2004
1992- 11- 299-SFN
9 240,000
32 Tom Fordham p 6-2 205 L L 1974-02-20 San Diego,CA MLB 1997-1998 1993-2003
1993- 11- 313-CHA
7 150,000
44 Keith Foulke p 6-0 210 R R 1972-10-19 Rapid City,SD MLB 1997-2008 1994-2009
1994-  9- 256-SFN
16 150,000
13 Ozzie Guillen ss 5-11 150 L R 1964-01-20 Oculare Del Tuy,VZ MLB 1985-2000 1981-2000
1980-    UDFA-SDN
142 4,500,000
39 Roberto Hernandez p 6-4 245 R R 1964-11-11 Santurce,PR MLB 1991-2007 1986-2007
1986-  1-  16-CAL
46 4,620,000
47 Matt Karchner p 6-4 215 R R 1967-06-28 Berwick,PA MLB 1995-2000 1989-2000
1989-  8- 205-KCA
52 200,000
20 Ron Karkovice c 6-1 215 R R 1963-08-08 Union,NJ MLB 1986-1997 1982-1997
1982-  1-  14-CHA
51 1,500,000
12 Chad Kreuter c 6-2 200 B R 1964-08-26 Greenbrae,CA MLB 1988-2003 1985-2003
1985-  5- 109-TEX
19 647,500
54 Al Levine p 6-3 198 R R 1968-05-22 Park Ridge,IL MLB 1996-2005 1990-2008
1991- 11- 306-CHA
25 157,500
10 Darren Lewis cf 6-0 200 R R 1967-08-28 Berkeley,CA MLB 1990-2002 1988-2002
1988- 18- 463-OAK
81 1,325,000
55 Robert Machado c 6-2 220 R R 1973-06-03 Puerto Cabello,VZ MLB 1996-2004 1991-2004
1989-    UDFA-CHA
10 150,000
7 Norberto Martin 2b-ss 5-10 165 R R 1966-12-10 San Pedro de Macoris,DR MLB 1993-1999 1984-2002
1984-    UDFA-CHA
71 350,000
14 Dave Martinez of 5-10 175 L L 1964-09-26 Brooklyn,NY MLB 1986-2001 1983-2001
1983-  3-  53-CHN
145 950,000
26 Chuck McElroy p 6-0 205 L L 1967-10-01 Port Arthur,TX MLB 1989-2001 1986-2001
1986-  8- 192-PHI
48 817,000
28 Lyle Mouton rf-lf 6-4 230 R R 1969-05-13 Lafayette,LA MLB 1995-2001 1990-2003
1991-  5- 126-NYA
88 225,000
38 Jaime Navarro p 6-4 250 R R 1967-03-27 Bayamon,PR MLB 1989-2000 1987-2003
1987-  3-  71-MIL
33 5,000,000
31 Greg Norton 3b-1b 6-1 205 B R 1972-07-06 San Leandro,CA MLB 1996-2009 1991-2009
1993-  2-  59-CHA
18 155,000
30 Magglio Ordonez rf 6-0 200 R R 1974-01-28 Caracas,VZ MLB 1997-2011 1992-2011
1991-    UDFA-CHA
21 150,000
29 Tony Pena c 6-0 180 R R 1957-06-04 Monte Cristi,DR MLB 1980-1997 1977-1997
1975-    UDFA-PIT
31 425,000
73 Tony Phillips 2b-lf 5-10 175 B R 1959-04-25 Atlanta,GA MLB 1982-1999 1978-2015
1978-  1-  10-MON
36 2,200,000
41 Bill Simas p 6-3 235 L R 1971-11-28 Hanford,CA MLB 1995-2000 1992-2010
1992-  6- 160-CAL
40 200,000
33 Mike Sirotka p 6-1 200 L L 1971-05-13 Chicago,IL MLB 1995-2000 1990-2000
1993- 15- 425-CHA
7 165,000
27 Chris Snopek 3b-ss 6-1 185 R R 1970-09-20 Cynthiana,KY MLB 1995-1998 1992-2002
1992-  6- 176-CHA
86 185,000
35 Frank Thomas 1b-dh 6-5 270 R R 1968-05-27 Columbus,GA MLB 1990-2008 1987-2008
1989-  1-   7-CHA
146 7,150,000
50 Larry Thomas p 6-1 190 R L 1969-10-25 Miami,FL MLB 1995-1997 1989-2000
1991-  2-  69-CHA
5 150,000
34 Mario Valdez 1b 6-1 215 L L 1974-11-19 Ciudad Obregon,MX MLB 1997-2001 1994-2014
1993- 48-1333-CHA
54 150,000
23 Robin Ventura 3b 6-1 200 L R 1967-07-14 Santa Maria,CA MLB 1989-2004 1986-2004
1988-  1-  10-CHA
54 6,000,000
45 record(s)