1997 Toronto Blue Jays Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 76-86
Finished 5th in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 2,589,297, Avg. 31,967
Ballpark: Skydome
Manager: Cito Gaston (72-85)
Manager: Mel Queen (4-1)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1997 Toronto Blue Jays Statistics
1997 Toronto Blue Jays Results

The Toronto Blue Jays of the American League ended the 1997 season with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses, finishing fifth in the AL's East Division.

The Blue Jays scored 654 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 694 runs. Carlos Delgado walloped 30 home runs for Toronto, while Shawn Green and Joe Carter swatted 20 or more also. Joe Carter drove in 102 runs. Carlos Delgado paced all regular batters by hitting .262. Roger Clemens topped the squad with 21 wins, plus Pat Hentgen, too added 15 or more wins, too Roger Clemens recorded a 2.05 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Cito Gaston and Mel Queen coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Carlos AlmanzarPRRNovember 6, 19736'2"166Santiago, Santiago D.R.
Luis AndujarPRRNovember 22, 19726'2"175Bani, Peravia D.R.
Tilson Brito2BRRMay 28, 19726'0"170Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional D.R.
Jacob BrumfieldCFRRMay 27, 19656'0"170Bogalusa, LA USA
Rich ButlerLFLRMay 1, 19736'1"180Toronto, ON CAN
Chris CarpenterPRRApril 27, 19756'6"230Exeter, NH USA
Joe CarterOFRRMarch 7, 19606'3"215Oklahoma City, OK USA
Roger ClemensPRRAugust 4, 19626'4"205Dayton, OH USA
Tim CrabtreePRROctober 13, 19696'4"205Jackson, MI USA
Felipe Crespo3BBRMarch 5, 19735'11"195Rio Piedras, P.R.
Jose CruzLFBRApril 19, 19746'0"190Arroyo, P.R.
Omar DaalPLLMarch 1, 19726'3"160Maracaibo, Zulia Venezuela
Carlos Delgado1BLRJune 25, 19726'3"215Aguadilla, P.R.
Mariano Duncan2BRRMarch 13, 19636'0"160San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris D.R.
Kelvim EscobarPRRApril 11, 19766'1"205La Guaira, La Guaira Venezuela
Tom Evans3BRRJuly 9, 19746'1"200Kirkland, WA USA
Huck FlenerPBLFebruary 25, 19695'11"175Austin, TX USA
Carlos Garcia2BRROctober 15, 19676'1"185Tachira, Tachira Venezuela
Alex GonzalezSSRRApril 8, 19736'0"180Miami, FL USA
Shawn GreenRFLLNovember 10, 19726'4"190Des Plaines, IL USA
Juan GuzmanPRROctober 28, 19665'11"190Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional D.R.
Erik HansonPRRMay 18, 19656'6"210Kinnelon, NJ USA
Pat HentgenPRRNovember 13, 19686'2"210Detroit, MI USA
Marty JanzenPRRMay 31, 19736'3"197Homestead, FL USA
Sandy MartinezCLROctober 8, 19706'2"200Villa Mella, Santo Domingo D.R.
Orlando MercedRFBRNovember 2, 19666'0"180Hato Rey, P.R.
Julio MosqueraCRRJanuary 29, 19726'0"185Panama, Panama Panama
Otis NixonCFBRJanuary 9, 19596'2"180Evergreen, NC USA
Charlie O'BrienCRRMay 1, 19606'2"195Tulsa, OK USA
Robert PerezLFRRJune 4, 19696'3"205Ciudad Bolivar, Bolivar Venezuela
Tomas PerezSSBRDecember 29, 19735'11"185Barquisimeto, Lara Venezuela
Robert PersonPRROctober 6, 19696'0"180Lowell, MA USA
Dan PlesacPLLFebruary 4, 19626'5"205Gary, IN USA
Paul QuantrillPLRNovember 3, 19686'1"175London, ON CAN
Bill RisleyPRRMay 29, 19676'2"215Chicago, IL USA
Ken RobinsonPRRNovember 3, 19695'9"175Barberton, OH USA
Juan SamuelIFRRDecember 9, 19605'11"170San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris D.R.
Benito SantiagoCRRMarch 9, 19656'1"180Ponce, P.R.
Ruben SierraLFBROctober 6, 19656'1"175Rio Piedras, P.R.
Paul SpoljaricPRLSeptember 24, 19706'3"205Kelowna, BC CAN
Ed Sprague3BRRJuly 25, 19676'2"215Castro Valley, CA USA
Shannon StewartCFRRFebruary 25, 19746'0"175Cincinnati, OH USA
Mike TimlinPRRMarch 10, 19666'4"205Midland, TX USA
Woody WilliamsPRRAugust 19, 19666'0"180Houston, TX USA



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