1988 Buffalo Bisons Roster

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 72-70
Finished 3rd in the AA's East Division
Manager: Rocky Bridges (72-70)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Buffalo, New York
Ballpark: Coca Cola Field
Attendance: 1,146,651, Avg. 16,150
1988 Buffalo Bisons Statistics

The Buffalo Bisons of the American Association ended the 1988 season with a record of 72 wins and 70 losses, finishing third in the league's East Division.

The Bisons scored 542 runs and surrendered 523 runs. Benny Distefano led Buffalo with 19 home runs and accounted for 63 RBI, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .263. Dave Johnson topped the team with 15 wins, and Dorn Taylor recorded a 2.14 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1988 Buffalo Bisons who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Skeeter Barnes, John Cangelosi, Orestes Destrade, Benny Distefano, Logan Easley, Stan Fansler, Félix Fermín, Miguel García, Brett Gideon, Denny González, Tommy Gregg, Dave Hostetler, Dave Johnson, Sam Khalifa, Randy Kramer, Bryan Little, Scott Little, Morris Madden, Scott Medvin, Randy Milligan, Jim Neidlinger, Vicente Palacios, Bob Patterson, Al Pedrique, Tom Prince, Rick Reed, Rubén Rodríguez, Tom Romano, Rico Rossy, Dave Rucker, Dave Sax, Dorn Taylor, Mike Walker and Paul Wilmet.

Rocky Bridges served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Skeeter BarnesRRMarch 7, 19575'11"175Cincinnati, OH US
John CangelosiSLMarch 10, 19635'8"150Brooklyn, NY US
Bill CoppLOctober 27, 19646'1"195
Orestes DestradeSRMay 8, 19626'4"210Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba CU
Benny DistefanoLLJanuary 23, 19626'1"195Brooklyn, NY US
Logan EasleyRRNovember 4, 19616'1"185Salt Lake City, UT US
Stan FanslerRRFebruary 12, 19655'11"180Elkins, WV US
Félix FermínRROctober 9, 19635'11"160Mao, Valverde DO
Miguel GarcíaLLApril 3, 19675'11"173Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Brett GideonRRAugust 8, 19636'2"200Ozona, TX US
Denny GonzálezRRJuly 22, 19635'11"165Sabana Grande de Boya, Monte Plata DO
Tommy GreggLLJuly 29, 19636'1"190Boone, NC US
Dave HostetlerRRMarch 27, 19566'4"215Pasadena, CA US
Dave JohnsonRROctober 24, 19595'10"180Baltimore, MD US
Sam KhalifaRRDecember 5, 19635'11"170Fontana, CA US
Randy KramerRRSeptember 20, 19606'2"170Palo Alto, CA US
Bryan LittleSROctober 8, 19595'10"160Houston, TX US
Scott LittleRRJanuary 19, 19636'0"198East St. Louis, IL US
Morris MaddenLLAugust 31, 19606'0"155Laurens, SC US
Scott MedvinRRSeptember 16, 19616'1"195North Olmsted, OH US
Larry MeltonRRFebruary 23, 19636'5"190
Randy MilliganRRNovember 27, 19616'2"200San Diego, CA US
Jim NeidlingerSRSeptember 24, 19646'4"180Vallejo, CA US
Vicente PalaciosRRJuly 19, 19636'3"165Manlio Fabio Altamirano, Veracruz MX
Bob PattersonRLMay 16, 19596'2"185Jacksonville, FL US
Al PedriqueRRAugust 11, 19606'0"155Valencia, Carabobo VE
Tom PrinceRRAugust 13, 19645'11"185Kankakee, IL US
Jim RebouletRRAugust 13, 19615'11"165Dayton, OH US
Rick ReedRRAugust 16, 19646'0"195Huntington, WV US
Rubén RodríguezRRAugust 4, 19646'0"170Cabrera, Maria Trinidad Sanchez DO
Tom RomanoRROctober 25, 19585'10"170Syracuse, NY US
Rico RossyRRFebruary 16, 19645'10"175San Juan, PR
Dave RuckerLLSeptember 1, 19576'1"185San Bernardino, CA US
Dave SaxRRSeptember 22, 19586'0"185Sacramento, CA US
Bernie TatisSRMay 21, 19625'11"160Villa Vasquez, Monte Cristi DO
Dorn TaylorRRAugust 11, 19586'2"180Abington, PA US
Mike WalkerRRJune 23, 19656'3"205Houston, TX US
Paul WilmetRRNovember 8, 19585'11"170Green Bay, WI 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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