1997 Oakland Athletics

American League
Record: 65 - 97
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Position Players
Player Pos Type GP PA/162 H HR RBI R SB SO BB BA OBP SLG F/R/A Salary
Brent MayneCF85282746222913318.289.343.406A/B/C$1.80M
George WilliamsCF76241583223004635.289.397.388C/B/C-$1.58M
Izzy MolinaCF48115223760173.198.219.324B/C/C-$518K
Mark McGwire1BP10543310434814819858.284.383.628A-/C-$3.87M
Scott Spiezio2BF14759013114655897544.243.300.388A/D$3.00M
Scott Brosius3BF12952697114159910234.203.259.317A/C-$2.44M
Dave Magadan3BF128328824303814050.303.414.391C/D-$1.81M
Mark Bellhorn3BF68261516193377032.228.324.357C+/D$1.18M
Rafael BournigalSSF79249621202921916.279.339.333A/D-$1.12M
Tony BatistaSSF68207384182223114.202.265.330B/D$804K
Miguel TejadaSSF2610420210102222.202.240.333B-/C+$457K
Jose CansecoDHF10844691237456812251.235.325.461D-/D-$2.22M
Jason GiambiOFF14258815220816608955.293.362.495B-/D-$3.53M
Matt StairsOFF13341010527736236050.298.386.582C/D-$3.10M
Damon MashoreOFF92342693185558250.247.370.330A-/B-$2.19M
Geronimo BerroaOFP732998116424035836.310.395.540C/D-$2.09M
Jason McDonaldOFF782766241447134936.263.361.394D+/C-$1.57M
Ernie YoungOFF71200395152215719.223.303.349C/C$910K
Ben GrieveOFF24108293241202513.312.402.473A+/D-$680K
Patrick LennonOFF56131341141403515.293.374.388D/D-$611K
Brian LesherOFF4614230416174309.229.275.366D/C$599K
Pitchers
Player Role Type GP IP/162 GS ERA OAV WHIP K/BB K/9 BB/9 HR/9 Salary
Steve KarsaySF24133.00245.770.3041.611.9576.243.191.357$1.99M
Mike OquistSF19108.00175.020.2661.431.6746.023.591.254$1.99M
Ariel PrietoSF22125.00225.040.3061.801.2866.485.041.152$1.76M
Jimmy HaynesSF1374.00134.420.2621.551.6257.984.910.859$1.37M
Dave TelghederSF20101.00196.060.3241.671.5714.903.121.337$1.33M
Brad RigbySF1478.00144.870.3021.471.5453.942.551.622$1.12M
Willie AdamsSF1358.10128.210.3071.811.1565.734.961.394$700K
Don WengertRF49134.00126.040.3211.631.6594.572.751.410$1.85M
Aaron SmallRF7197.0004.280.2941.541.4255.313.720.559$1.85M
Billy TaylorRF7273.0003.820.2541.451.8338.144.440.370$1.80M
Mike MohlerRF62102.00105.130.3011.671.2225.844.780.974$1.58M
Carlos ReyesRF3778.0065.820.3161.631.7205.002.911.513$1.00M
Buddy GroomRF7865.0005.150.2921.531.8756.263.341.253$998K
Dane JohnsonRF3846.0004.530.2721.751.3878.486.110.788$720K
T.J. MathewsRP2429.0004.400.2931.602.0007.533.771.570$309K
Andrew LorraineRF1229.6766.370.3542.021.2005.464.550.607$262K

The 1997 Oakland Athletics roster is above. All columns may be sorted by clicking the column name. Clicking on an individual player will display the player's career statistics including his time with the 1997 Oakland Athletics.

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