1997 Southern Minny Stars Roster
Team Record: 42-24
Finished 1st in the PL's Southern Division
Manager: Kevin Graber (42-24)
Location: Austin, Minnesota
Ballpark: Marcusen Park
Attendance: 20,868, Avg. 632 in 33 home dates
Playoffs - Minot Mallards 2 games, Southern Minny Stars 0
The Southern Minny Stars of the Prairie League ended the 1997 season with a record of 42 wins and 24 losses, finishing first in the league's Southern Division.
The Stars scored 434 runs and surrendered 313 runs. Ed Gerald led Southern Minny with 18 home runs and recorded 76 runs batted in. Doug Kimbler paced all regular hitters with a .378 average. Justin Fletschock topped the team with 9 wins, while Juan Berenguer registered a 3.1 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Juan Berenguer played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Southern Minny Stars to do so.
Kevin Graber served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Bartosiewski | R | R | December 25, 1973 | |||
| Juan Berenguer | R | R | November 30, 1954 | 5'11" | 186 | Aguadulce, Cocle PA |
| Gerald Davis | R | R | March 29, 1971 | 6'0" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
| Shaun Figueroa | R | R | December 30, 1975 | 5'11" | 185 | Hoboken, NJ US |
| Justin Fletschock | R | R | July 14, 1975 | 6'1" | 205 | Munich, ND US |
| Scott Flynn | R | R | February 4, 1975 | 5'11" | 180 | Vancouver, WA US |
| Dwayne Gerald | R | R | December 27, 1972 | 6'3" | 189 | Lumberton, NC US |
| Ed Gerald | S | R | July 18, 1970 | 6'3" | 205 | Lumberton, NC US |
| Chris Gogolewski | L | L | August 4, 1973 | 6'5" | 182 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Joe Gordon | R | R | November 21, 1973 | 6'0" | 195 | Burbank, CA US |
| Kevin Graber | R | R | ||||
| Darrio Green | L | R | August 16, 1973 | 5'11" | 185 | Tupelo, MS US |
| Steve Hayward | R | R | January 1, 1971 | 6'2" | 185 | Westwood, NJ US |
| Mark Henry | ||||||
| Dennis Hogan | R | R | August 4, 1975 | 6'3" | 175 | Cheshire, CT US |
| Marv Horn | L | L | August 2, 1974 | 6'4" | 195 | Inglewood, CA US |
| Jonathan Jenkins | R | R | June 3, 1968 | 5'8" | 210 | Culpeper, VA US |
| Doug Kimbler | R | R | August 27, 1968 | 5'10" | 185 | Plattsburgh, NY US |
| Bob Kneefe | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Brett Lagerblade | R | L | ||||
| Sean McKamie | R | R | September 27, 1969 | 6'2" | 160 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Christopher McMillan | R | R | September 15, 1972 | 5'11" | 180 | Santa Maria, CA US |
| Matt Paulsen | R | R | ||||
| Jason Rogalski | R | L | April 17, 1973 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Kevin Ryan | R | R | September 23, 1970 | 6'1" | 187 | Midwest City, OK US |
| Scott Sheehan | R | R | March 20, 1974 | 6'0" | 205 | Omaha, NE US |
| Brian Sutter | S | R | June 12, 1973 | |||
| Ramon Vega | R | R | February 12, 1974 | 5'11" | 173 | Arroyo, PR |
| Jarvis White | R | R | November 8, 1972 | 5'11" | 185 | Bradenton, FL 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.
