1997 Oakland Athletics Roster (40-man)

1996 Season 1998 Season

Record: 65-97-0, Finished 4th in AL_West (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Art Howe (65-97)

General Manager: Sandy Alderson (Promoted from GM 10/17/1997)

Farm Director: Keith Lieppman

Scouting Director: Grady Fuson

Ballpark: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Attendance: 1,264,218 (14th of 14)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 97
One-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 103

Pythagorean W-L: 65-97, 764 Runs, 946 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Mark Acre	28	us US	R	R	6' 8"	235	Sep 16, 1968	4	15	0	0	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	$165,000
Willie Adams	24	us US	R	R	6' 7"	215	Oct 8, 1972	2	13	12	0	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.0	$157,500
Tony Batista	23	do DO	R	R	6' 0"	180	Dec 9, 1973	2	68	55	68	65	0	0	0	1	4	61	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	-0.4	$162,500
Mark Bellhorn	22	us US	B	R	6' 1"	195	Aug 23, 1974	1st	68	55	68	57	0	0	0	17	40	1	0	0	0	0	3	9	2	0.5	$150,000
Gerónimo Berroa	32	do DO	R	R	6' 0"	165	Mar 18, 1965	8	73	69	73	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	43	43	27	3	0	1.5	$3,300,000
Rafael Bournigal	31	do DO	R	R	5' 11"	160	May 12, 1966	5	79	61	79	79	0	0	0	7	0	74	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	0.5	$162,500
Billy Brewer	29	us US	L	L	6' 1"	175	Apr 15, 1968	5	3	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Tilson Brito	25	do DO	R	R	6' 0"	170	May 28, 1972	2	17	12	17	16	0	0	0	2	10	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.1
Scott Brosius	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	200	Aug 15, 1966	7	129	123	129	128	0	0	0	0	107	30	6	6	11	22	0	3	0	-0.1	$2,550,000
José Canseco	32	cu CU	R	R	6' 4"	240	Jul 2, 1964	13	108	104	108	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	27	44	60	4	0	0.2	$4,225,000
Jason Giambi	26	us US	L	R	6' 3"	240	Jan 8, 1971	3	142	137	142	116	0	0	51	0	0	0	68	0	0	68	25	5	0	1.8	$205,000
Ben Grieve	21	us US	L	R	6' 4"	200	May 4, 1976	1st	24	22	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	24	0	2	0	0.1
Buddy Groom	31	us US	L	L	6' 2"	200	Jul 10, 1965	6	78	0	4	78	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	$390,000
Gary Haught	26	us US	B	R	6' 1"	190	Sep 29, 1970	1st	6	0	0	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Jimmy Haynes	24	us US	R	R	6' 4"	185	Sep 5, 1972	3	13	13	1	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6	$165,000
Dane Johnson	34	us US	R	R	6' 5"	205	Feb 10, 1963	3	38	0	5	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	$172,500
John Johnstone	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Nov 25, 1968	5	5	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Steve Karsay	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	Mar 24, 1972	3	25	24	1	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.4	$160,000
Tim Kubinski	25	us US	L	L	6' 4"	205	Jan 20, 1972	1st	11	0	1	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	$150,000
Pat Lennon	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Apr 27, 1968	4	56	29	56	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	1	12	36	17	17	4	-0.4	$150,000
Brian Lesher	26	be BE	R	L	6' 5"	205	Mar 5, 1971	2	46	32	46	35	0	0	3	0	0	0	31	0	3	32	3	9	4	-0.8	$152,000
Richie Lewis	31	us US	R	R	5' 6"	175	Jan 25, 1966	6	14	0	0	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.8	$250,000
Andrew Lorraine	24	us US	L	L	6' 3"	195	Aug 11, 1972	3	12	6	0	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$154,000
Eric Ludwick	25	us US	R	R	6' 5"	210	Dec 14, 1971	2	6	5	1	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Dave Magadan	34	us US	L	R	6' 3"	190	Sep 30, 1962	12	128	59	128	74	0	0	30	0	49	0	0	0	0	0	25	53	5	2.0	$255,000
Damon Mashore	27	pr PR	R	R	5' 11"	195	Oct 31, 1969	2	92	72	92	89	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	71	6	89	0	0	11	0.8	$154,000
T.J. Mathews	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Jan 9, 1970	3	24	0	1	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Brent Mayne	29	us US	L	R	6' 1"	195	Apr 19, 1968	8	85	73	85	83	0	83	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	1.8	$225,000
Jason McDonald	25	us US	B	R	5' 8"	175	Mar 20, 1972	1st	78	52	78	74	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	66	0	74	0	10	6	0.7
Mark McGwire	33	us US	R	R	6' 5"	215	Oct 1, 1963	12	105	101	105	101	0	0	101	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	3.1	$7,150,000	All-Star
Mike Mohler	28	us US	R	L	6' 2"	195	Jul 26, 1968	5	64	10	5	62	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.4	$250,000
Izzy Molina	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	200	Jun 3, 1971	2	48	34	48	48	0	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	-0.4	$152,000
Steve Montgomery	26	us US	R	R	6' 4"	210	Dec 25, 1970	2	4	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Mike Oquist	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	170	May 30, 1968	5	21	17	5	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.4	$195,000
Ariel Prieto	27	cu CU	R	R	6' 3"	220	Oct 22, 1969	3	22	22	0	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	$194,000
Carlos Reyes	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Apr 4, 1969	4	37	6	2	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	$200,000
Brad Rigby	24	us US	R	R	6' 6"	203	May 14, 1973	1st	14	14	2	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	$150,000
Scott Sheldon	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	185	Nov 28, 1968	1st	13	9	13	13	0	0	0	1	1	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Aaron Small	25	us US	R	R	6' 5"	200	Nov 23, 1971	4	71	0	3	71	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	$155,000
Scott Spiezio	24	us US	B	R	6' 2"	195	Sep 21, 1972	2	147	140	147	146	0	0	0	146	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1.6	$151,000
Matt Stairs	29	ca CA	L	R	5' 9"	200	Feb 27, 1968	5	133	81	133	92	0	0	7	0	0	0	28	0	63	89	17	42	0	1.9	$165,000
Billy Taylor	35	us US	R	R	6' 8"	200	Oct 16, 1961	3	72	0	2	72	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7	$575,000
Miguel Tejada	23	do DO	R	R	5' 9"	220	May 25, 1974	1st	26	25	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.2	$150,000
Dave Telgheder	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	212	Nov 11, 1966	5	20	19	1	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	$165,000
Don Wengert	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	205	Nov 6, 1969	3	49	12	2	49	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$172,500
George Williams	28	us US	B	R	5' 10"	190	Apr 22, 1969	3	76	55	76	67	0	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	0	1.7	$165,000
Jay Witasick	24	us US	R	R	6' 4"	205	Aug 28, 1972	2	8	0	0	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Steve Wojciechowski	26	us US	L	L	6' 2"	185	Jul 29, 1970	3	2	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$154,000
Ernie Young	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Jul 8, 1969	4	71	50	71	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	60	12	66	0	3	6	-0.7	$195,000
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Art Howe	50	us US	Dec 15, 1946	Manager	Apr 2	Sep 28
Duffy Dyer	51	us US	Aug 15, 1945	Bench	Apr 2	Sep 28
Denny Walling	43	us US	Apr 17, 1954	Hitting	Apr 2	Sep 28
Bob Cluck	51	us US	Jan 10, 1946	Pitching	Apr 2	Sep 28
Brad Fischer	41	us US	Jun 28, 1956	First base	Apr 2	Sep 28
Ron Washington	45	us US	Apr 29, 1952	Third base	Apr 2	Sep 28
Bob Alejo	39	us US	Nov 19, 1957	Strength	Apr 2	Sep 28
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date