1997 Portland Rockies Roster

Northwest League (NWL) - Class: Short Season A
Team Record: 44-32
Finished 1st in the NWL's South Division
Manager: Jim Eppard (44-32)
Affiliation: Colorado Rockies
Location: Portland, Oregon
Ballpark: PGE Park
Attendance: 213,242, Avg. 5,612 in 38 home dates
1997 Portland Rockies Statistics

Playoffs - Portland Rockies 3 games, Boise Hawks 2

The Portland Rockies of the Northwest League ended the 1997 season with a record of 44 wins and 32 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.

The Rockies paced the league with just 382 runs allowed. Portland scored 394 runs. Jerome Alviso drove in 45 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .319. Jake Kringen and Andrew Barber led the team with 6 wins each, while Justin Miller recorded a 2.15 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Todd Sears and Justin Miller both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Jim Eppard served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Efrain AlamoRROctober 5, 19766'0"195San Juan, PR
Jerome AlvisoSRSeptember 4, 19756'1"160Livermore, CA US
Andrew BarberRRMay 23, 19736'1"195Lander, WY US
John ClarkRROctober 17, 19766'4"205Clark AFB, PH
John CliffordRRAugust 18, 19736'1"185Worcester, MA US
Ryan FolmarLRNovember 8, 19745'11"205Hillsdale, MI US
Jason FranklinRRDecember 20, 19766'1"200Winter Haven, FL US
Jose GonzalesRRApril 25, 19756'0"205Midland, TX US
Jeremy JacksonLRMay 9, 19766'2"195Moline, IL US
Mike JohnsRRAugust 26, 19756'2"190Fernandina Beach, FL US
D. J. JohnsonRROctober 6, 19746'3"220Pawhuska, OK US
Josh KalinowskiLLDecember 12, 19766'2"190Pasco, WA US
Ryan KennedyRROctober 29, 19756'4"215Meridian, MS US
Brian KirkpatrickRRSeptember 7, 19766'3"195El Centro, CA US
Jake KringenLLJune 25, 19766'2"215Stirling, VA US
John MahlbergRROctober 2, 19766'2"197Portland, OR US
Dean MarnellRRJanuary 9, 19765'11"185Melbourne, Victoria AU
Justin MillerRRAugust 27, 19776'2"215Torrance, CA US
Andres MitchellRRMay 26, 19766'1"185Inglewood, CA US
Mike PetersenRROctober 15, 19766'4"190Houston, TX US
Ara PetrosianRRMarch 3, 19756'4"225Hollywood, CA US
Chris PriceRRDecember 5, 19746'4"225Roswell, NM US
Alvin RiveraRRAugust 30, 19786'2"205Humacao, PR
Chris RodriguezRRMay 10, 19766'2"190West Covina, CA US
Cristy RosaRROctober 5, 19776'1"165Ponce, PR
Donnie SchmidtRRFebruary 18, 19756'1"175Portland, OR US
Whitey SchwartzbauerLRMay 4, 19776'1"185St. Paul, MN US
Todd SearsRROctober 23, 19756'5"215Des Moines, IA US
Jeff SebringLLNovember 6, 19746'2"185Boone, IA US
Ryan SeifertRRAugust 14, 19756'5"220St. Louis Park, MN US
Travis ThompsonRRJanuary 10, 19756'3"190Milwaukee, WI US
Doug WallsLRMarch 21, 19746'2"204Dayton, OH US
Kent ZweifelRRMarch 21, 19776'3"210Klamath Falls, OR 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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