1997 Poza Rica Petroleros Roster

Mexican League (ML) - Class: AAA
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
1997 Poza Rica Petroleros Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Martin AntunezLOctober 17, 1960196Guaymas, Sonora MX
Eloy AranoSRMarch 5, 19746'3"215Veracruz, Veracruz MX
Juan AtilanoROctober 16, 1975Zacatecas, Zacatecas MX
Oscar AzócarLLFebruary 21, 19656'1"170Soro, Sucre VE
Sixto BaezRRAugust 6, 19675'10"198Cardel, Veracruz MX
Abelardo BalderasRRAugust 17, 1970Mexico, Distrito Federal MX
Greg BrileyLRMay 24, 19655'9"175Greenville, NC US
Rogelio CobosRRJuly 5, 19716'0"205Cerro Azul, Veracruz MX
Rafael De LimaLLDecember 21, 19675'11"175Valencia, Carabobo VE
Guillermo EscarregaRAugust 10, 1977Uriangato, Guanajuato MX
Norberto EspanaRJune 25, 1976Poza Rica, Veracruz MX
Heriberto GarciaRR
Omar GarciaRRNovember 16, 19716'0"188Rio Piedras, PR
Brian GilesRRApril 27, 19606'1"165Manhattan, KS US
Victor GonzalezRRJanuary 8, 1973Guaymas, Sonora MX
Miguel Hernandez
Isaac JimenezLLJuly 28, 1965196Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit MX
Hugo LaraRMay 14, 1959195Veracruz, Veracruz MX
Gilberto LopezRRMay 25, 1975Veracruz, Veracruz MX
Jose Lopez
Juan LuevanoRRJuly 9, 19666'3"240Chayote Tepezala, Aguascalientes MX
Quinn MackLLSeptember 11, 19655'10"185Los Angeles, CA US
Enrique Malpica
Raul MartinezRR
Uriel MartinezRROctober 22, 19746'1"180La Mixtequilla, Veracruz MX
Noe MataRRNovember 4, 19736'1"210Puebla, MX
Pedro MereRRJuly 15, 19705'8"180Medellin de Bravo, Veracruz MX
Leobardo MezaRRJanuary 11, 1969Guamuchil, Sinaloa MX
Eleazar MoraLLApril 2, 19725'10"175Potrero, Veracruz MX
Martin Morones
Eduardo NeriLLAugust 29, 19715'7"175Veracruz, Veracruz MX
Gabriel PinedaRRDecember 4, 19686'1"185Mexico, Distrito Federal MX
Jesus RamirezRRSeptember 25, 19735'7"187Mexicali, Baja California MX
Benito Robles
Mario RodriguezRMay 26, 1958195Guaymas, Sonora MX
Ismael SanchezRRFebruary 8, 19735'11"190
Felix TejedaLLFebruary 28, 19616'2"210Joachin, Veracruz MX
Steve WalkerSRFebruary 11, 19726'2"195
Harold WilliamsLRFebruary 14, 19716'4"200Garyville, 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.




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