1986 Asheville Tourists Roster

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
Team Record: 90-50
Finished 1st in the SAL's North Division
Manager: Ken Bolek (90-50)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Ballpark: Old McCormick Field
Attendance: 101,962, Avg. 1,457
1986 Asheville Tourists Statistics

Playoffs - Columbia Mets 3 games, Asheville Tourists 1

The Asheville Tourists of the South Atlantic League ended the 1986 season with a record of 90 wins and 50 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.

The Tourists led the league with 870 runs, sparked by 127 home runs. Asheville allowed 622 runs. Cameron Drew paced the team with 26 home runs, and Rich Johnson walloped 15 or more, too. Cameron Drew drove in 117 runs and topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .326 clip. Todd Credeur paced the squad with 13 wins, while Blaise Ilsley recorded a 1.95 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Jeff Baldwin, Cameron Drew, Blaise Ilsley, Dave Meads, Mel Stottlemyre, Dan Walters and Terry Wells were all players from the 1986 Asheville Tourists who played in the Majors during their careers.

Ken Bolek served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Tim ArnsbergRRJanuary 18, 19626'2"185Seattle, WA US
Jeff BaldwinLLSeptember 5, 19656'1"180Milford, DE US
Scott CampLLMarch 25, 19636'2"195Newman, GA US
Chris ClawsonRRApril 6, 19636'2"185Hammond, IN US
Carlo ColombinoRRSeptember 28, 19645'10"180Belleville, NJ US
Todd CredeurLLSeptember 6, 19636'1"190
Pedro DeLeonRROctober 26, 19646'1"145San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Cameron DrewLRFebruary 12, 19646'5"230Boston, MA US
Jeff EdwardsRRNovember 16, 19636'2"205Tucson, AZ US
John ElliottRRAugust 18, 19645'10"170Austin, TX US
Joel EstesLLAugust 4, 19646'3"200
Stan FascherRRAugust 28, 19636'6"200Savannah, GA US
Doug GonringLRNovember 27, 19626'0"195
Vic HitheRRDecember 12, 19646'1"182Los Angeles, CA US
Neder HortaRRMay 23, 19676'2"144Cartagena, Bolivar CO
Bert HunterSRAugust 23, 19676'4"200, US
Blaise IlsleyLLApril 9, 19646'1"195Alpena, MI US
Rich JohnsonRRFebruary 7, 19636'3"200Gladewater, TX US
Joe KwolekRRMarch 27, 19645'11"175
Scott MarkleyLRNovember 13, 19635'9"160Joliet, IL US
Dave MeadsLLJanuary 7, 19646'0"175Montclair, NJ US
Tony MetoyerRRJuly 21, 19625'10"175Roswell, NM US
Gary MurphyRRJanuary 1, 19626'1"185Hazleton, PA US
Carlos ReyesRRSeptember 21, 19655'10"175Monte Cristi, Monte Cristi DO
Aristides RodriguezRROctober 10, 19645'9"180La Romana, La Romana DO
Ron RoebuckSLNovember 9, 19646'1"185Long Beach, CA US
Wayne RogalskiRRSeptember 29, 19645'10"183Stamford, CT US
Joe SchulteRRAugust 17, 19636'3"200Breese, IL US
John SheehanRRApril 3, 19656'2"205Brooklyn, NY US
Kevin SmithRRAugust 15, 19636'2"185
Mel StottlemyreRRDecember 28, 19636'0"190Prosser, WA US
Shawn TalbottRRJuly 23, 19656'0"205Colorado Springs, CO US
Tom TemrowskiLLMay 10, 19616'3"212
Dan WaltersRRAugust 15, 19666'4"225Brunswick, ME US
Terry WellsLLSeptember 10, 19636'3"205Kankakee, IL 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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