1997 Minnesota Twins Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 68-94
Finished 4th in the AL's Central Division
Attendance: 1,411,064, Avg. 17,445
Ballpark: Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome
Manager: Tom Kelly (68-94)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1997 Minnesota Twins Statistics
1997 Minnesota Twins Results

The Minnesota Twins of the American League ended the 1997 season with a record of 68 wins and 94 losses, finishing fourth in the AL's Central Division.

The Twins scored 772 runs and allowed 861 runs. Marty Cordova led Minnesota with 15 home runs Paul Molitor drove in 89 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .305. Brad Radke paced the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 3.87 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Tom Kelly coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Rick AguileraPRRDecember 31, 19616'4"195San Gabriel, CA USA
Scott AldredPLLJune 12, 19686'4"195Flint, MI USA
Rich BeckerCFLLFebruary 1, 19725'10"180Aurora, IL USA
Shane BowersPRRJuly 27, 19716'4"215Glendora, CA USA
Brent BredeRFLLSeptember 13, 19716'4"190Belleville, IL USA
Greg Colbrunn1BRRJuly 26, 19696'0"190Fontana, CA USA
Ron Coomer3BRRNovember 18, 19665'11"195Crest Hill, IL USA
Marty CordovaLFRRJuly 10, 19696'0"200Las Vegas, NV USA
Eddie GuardadoPRLOctober 2, 19706'0"195Stockton, CA USA
LaTroy HawkinsPRRDecember 21, 19726'5"220Gary, IN USA
Denny HockingIFBRApril 2, 19705'10"180Torrance, CA USA
Torii HunterPRRJuly 18, 19756'2"220Pine Bluff, AR USA
Darrin JacksonCFRRAugust 22, 19636'0"185Los Angeles, CA USA
Kevin JarvisPLRAugust 1, 19696'2"200Lexington, KY USA
Roberto KellyRFRROctober 1, 19646'2"180Panama, Panama Panama
Chuck Knoblauch2BRRJuly 7, 19685'9"175Houston, TX USA
Chris LathamCFBRMay 26, 19736'0"195Coeur d'Alene, ID USA
Matt LawtonOFLRNovember 30, 19715'10"180Gulfport, MS USA
Pat MearesSSRRSeptember 6, 19686'0"185Salina, KS USA
Damian MillerCRROctober 13, 19696'3"202La Crosse, WI USA
Travis MillerPRLNovember 2, 19726'3"205Dayton, OH USA
Paul Molitor1BRRAugust 22, 19566'0"185St. Paul, MN USA
Greg MyersCLRApril 14, 19666'1"200Riverside, CA USA
Dan NaultyPRRJanuary 6, 19706'6"211Los Angeles, CA USA
Gregg OlsonPRROctober 11, 19666'4"210Scribner, NE USA
David Ortiz1BLLNovember 18, 19756'3"230Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional D.R.
Brad RadkePRROctober 27, 19726'2"180Eau Claire, WI USA
Todd RitchiePRRNovember 7, 19716'3"205Portsmouth, VA USA
Rich RobertsonPLLSeptember 15, 19686'4"175Nacogdoches, TX USA
Frankie RodriguezPRRDecember 11, 19726'0"193Brooklyn, NY USA
Dan SerafiniPBLJanuary 25, 19746'1"190San Francisco, CA USA
Scott Stahoviak1BLRMarch 6, 19706'5"210Waukegan, IL USA
Terry SteinbachCRRMarch 2, 19626'1"195New Ulm, MN USA
Dave StevensPRRMarch 4, 19706'3"210Fullerton, CA USA
Greg SwindellPRLJanuary 2, 19656'2"225Fort Worth, TX USA
Bob TewksburyPRRNovember 30, 19606'4"200Concord, NH USA
Mike TrombleyPRRApril 14, 19676'2"200Springfield, MA USA
Javier ValentinCBRSeptember 19, 19755'10"198Manati, P.R.
Todd Walker3BLRMay 25, 19736'0"180Bakersfield, CA USA



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