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1997 Poza Rica Petroleros Roster
Team Record: 67-52
Finished 3rd in the ML's Central Division
Manager: Jesus Sommers (67-52)
Location: Poza Rica, Mexico, Mexico
Attendance: 125,237, Avg. 2,105
Playoffs - Mexico City Tigres 4 games, Poza Rica Petroleros 0
The Poza Rica Petroleros of the Mexican League ended the 1997 season with a record of 67 wins and 52 losses, finishing third in the league's Central Division.
The Petroleros plated 486 runs and conceded 448 runs.
Players from the 1997 Poza Rica Petroleros who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Quinn Mack, Greg Briley, Oscar Azócar and Brian Giles.
Jesus Sommers served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Martin Antunez | L | October 17, 1960 | 196 | Guaymas, Sonora MX | ||
Eloy Arano | S | R | March 5, 1974 | 6'3" | 215 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX |
Juan Atilano | R | October 16, 1975 | Zacatecas, Zacatecas MX | |||
Oscar Azócar | L | L | February 21, 1965 | 6'1" | 170 | Soro, Sucre VE |
Sixto Baez | R | R | August 6, 1967 | 5'10" | 198 | Cardel, Veracruz MX |
Abelardo Balderas | R | R | August 17, 1970 | Mexico, Distrito Federal MX | ||
Greg Briley | L | R | May 24, 1965 | 5'9" | 175 | Greenville, NC US |
Rogelio Cobos | R | R | July 5, 1971 | 6'0" | 205 | Cerro Azul, Veracruz MX |
Rafael De Lima | L | L | December 21, 1967 | 5'11" | 175 | Valencia, Carabobo VE |
Guillermo Escarrega | R | August 10, 1977 | Uriangato, Guanajuato MX | |||
Norberto Espana | R | June 25, 1976 | Poza Rica, Veracruz MX | |||
Heriberto Garcia | R | R | ||||
Omar Garcia | R | R | November 16, 1971 | 6'0" | 188 | Rio Piedras, PR |
Brian Giles | R | R | April 27, 1960 | 6'1" | 165 | Manhattan, KS US |
Victor Gonzalez | R | R | January 8, 1973 | Guaymas, Sonora MX | ||
Miguel Hernandez | ||||||
Isaac Jimenez | L | L | July 28, 1965 | 196 | Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit MX | |
Hugo Lara | R | May 14, 1959 | 195 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX | ||
Gilberto Lopez | R | R | May 25, 1975 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX | ||
Jose Lopez | ||||||
Juan Luevano | R | R | July 9, 1966 | 6'3" | 240 | Chayote Tepezala, Aguascalientes MX |
Quinn Mack | L | L | September 11, 1965 | 5'10" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Enrique Malpica | ||||||
Raul Martinez | R | R | ||||
Uriel Martinez | R | R | October 22, 1974 | 6'1" | 180 | La Mixtequilla, Veracruz MX |
Noe Mata | R | R | November 4, 1973 | 6'1" | 210 | Puebla, MX |
Pedro Mere | R | R | July 15, 1970 | 5'8" | 180 | Medellin de Bravo, Veracruz MX |
Leobardo Meza | R | R | January 11, 1969 | Guamuchil, Sinaloa MX | ||
Eleazar Mora | L | L | April 2, 1972 | 5'10" | 175 | Potrero, Veracruz MX |
Martin Morones | ||||||
Eduardo Neri | L | L | August 29, 1971 | 5'7" | 175 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX |
Gabriel Pineda | R | R | December 4, 1968 | 6'1" | 185 | Mexico, Distrito Federal MX |
Jesus Ramirez | R | R | September 25, 1973 | 5'7" | 187 | Mexicali, Baja California MX |
Benito Robles | ||||||
Mario Rodriguez | R | May 26, 1958 | 195 | Guaymas, Sonora MX | ||
Ismael Sanchez | R | R | February 8, 1973 | 5'11" | 190 | |
Felix Tejeda | L | L | February 28, 1961 | 6'2" | 210 | Joachin, Veracruz MX |
Steve Walker | S | R | February 11, 1972 | 6'2" | 195 | |
Harold Williams | L | R | February 14, 1971 | 6'4" | 200 | Garyville, LA US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.