1997 Oakland Athletics Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 65-97
Finished 4th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,264,218, Avg. 15,957
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Manager: Art Howe (65-97)
Location: Oakland, California
1997 Oakland Athletics Statistics
1997 Oakland Athletics Results

The Oakland Athletics of the American League ended the 1997 season with a record of 65 wins and 97 losses, finishing fourth in the AL's West Division.

The Athletics scored 764 runs and yielded 946 runs, most in the circuit. Mark McGwire walloped 34 home runs for Oakland, while Geronimo Berroa, Jose Canseco, Jason Giambi and Matt Stairs each swatted 20 or more as well. Mark McGwire and Jason Giambi each recorded 81 runs batted in. Jason Giambi led all regular hitters by hitting .293. Aaron Small topped the team with 9 wins, and Steve Karsay recorded a 5.77 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Art Howe coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Mark AcrePRRSeptember 16, 19686'8"235Concord, CA USA
Willie AdamsPRROctober 8, 19726'7"215Gallup, NM USA
Tony BatistaSSRRDecember 9, 19736'0"180Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata D.R.
Mark Bellhorn3BBRAugust 23, 19746'1"195South Weymouth, MA USA
Geronimo BerroaRFRRMarch 18, 19656'0"165Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional D.R.
Rafael BournigalSSRRMay 12, 19665'11"160Azua, Azua D.R.
Billy BrewerPLLApril 15, 19686'1"175Fort Worth, TX USA
Tilson Brito3BRRMay 28, 19726'0"170Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional D.R.
Scott Brosius3BRRAugust 15, 19666'1"200Hillsboro, OR USA
Jose CansecoRFRRJuly 2, 19646'4"240La Habana, La Habana Cuba
Jason GiambiLFLRJanuary 8, 19716'3"240West Covina, CA USA
Ben GrieveRFLRMay 4, 19766'4"200Arlington, TX USA
Buddy GroomPLLJuly 10, 19656'2"200Dallas, TX USA
Gary HaughtPBRSeptember 29, 19706'1"190Tacoma, WA USA
Jimmy HaynesPRRSeptember 5, 19726'4"185La Grange, GA USA
Dane JohnsonPRRFebruary 10, 19636'5"205Coral Gables, FL USA
John JohnstonePRRNovember 25, 19686'3"195Liverpool, NY USA
Steve KarsayPRRMarch 24, 19726'3"210Flushing, NY USA
Tim KubinskiPLLJanuary 20, 19726'4"205Pullman, WA USA
Pat LennonLFRRApril 27, 19686'2"200Whiteville, NC USA
Brian LesherLFRLMarch 5, 19716'5"205Wilrijk, Antwerp Belgium
Richie LewisPRRJanuary 25, 19665'6"175Muncie, IN USA
Andrew LorrainePLLAugust 11, 19726'3"195Los Angeles, CA USA
Eric LudwickPRRDecember 14, 19716'5"210Whiteman AFB, MO USA
Dave Magadan3BLRSeptember 30, 19626'3"190Tampa, FL USA
Damon MashoreCFRROctober 31, 19695'11"195Ponce, P.R.
T. J. MathewsPRRJanuary 9, 19706'2"200Belleville, IL USA
Brent MayneCLRApril 19, 19686'1"195Loma Linda, CA USA
Jason McDonaldCFBRMarch 20, 19725'8"175Modesto, CA USA
Mark McGwire1BRROctober 1, 19636'5"215Pomona, CA USA
Mike MohlerPRLJuly 26, 19686'2"195Dayton, OH USA
Izzy MolinaCRRJune 3, 19716'1"200New York, NY USA
Steve MontgomeryPRRDecember 25, 19706'4"210Westminster, CA USA
Mike OquistPRRMay 30, 19686'2"170La Junta, CO USA
Ariel PrietoPRROctober 22, 19696'3"220La Habana, La Habana Cuba
Carlos ReyesPRRApril 4, 19696'1"190Miami, FL USA
Brad RigbyPRRMay 14, 19736'6"203Milwaukee, WI USA
Scott SheldonSSRRNovember 28, 19686'3"185Hammond, IN USA
Aaron SmallPRRNovember 23, 19716'5"200Oxnard, CA USA
Scott Spiezio2BBRSeptember 21, 19726'2"195Joliet, IL USA
Matt StairsRFLRFebruary 27, 19685'9"200St. John, NB CAN
Billy TaylorPRROctober 16, 19616'8"200Monticello, FL USA
Miguel TejadaSSRRMay 25, 19745'9"220Bani, Peravia D.R.
Dave TelghederPRRNovember 11, 19666'3"212Middletown, NY USA
Don WengertPRRNovember 6, 19696'2"205Sioux City, IA USA
George WilliamsCBRApril 22, 19695'10"190La Crosse, WI USA
Jay WitasickPRRAugust 28, 19726'4"205Baltimore, MD USA
Steve WojciechowskiPLLJuly 29, 19706'2"185Blue Island, IL USA
Ernie YoungCFRRJuly 8, 19696'1"190Chicago, IL USA