1987 Butte Copper Kings Roster
Team Record: 19-50
Finished 4th in the PL's South Division
Manager: Ernie Rodriguez (19-50)
Location: Butte, Montana
Ballpark: Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 19,669, Avg. 570
The Butte Copper Kings of the Pioneer League ended the 1987 season with a record of 19 wins and 50 losses, finishing fourth in the league's South Division.
The Copper Kings plated 336 runs and conceded 458 runs. Jim McCutchen drove in 35 runs. Rey Sánchez led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .365 clip, while William Seuberth registered a 3.5 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Ángel Miranda and Rey Sánchez both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Ernie Rodriguez served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Aguilar | R | R | April 12, 1967 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Eddie Anderson | R | August 2, 1967 | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Tom Bennett | S | R | February 8, 1963 | 6'1" | 175 | Mountain View, CA US |
| John Burgos | L | L | August 2, 1967 | 5'11" | 170 | Humacao, PR |
| Lucius Cole | R | R | November 6, 1967 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Tony Colon | R | R | November 26, 1968 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| John Dolan | L | L | August 4, 1966 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Craig Elliott | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| B. J. Flynn | L | R | November 29, 1965 | 6'5" | 215 | |
| Terry Glover | R | June 25, 1965 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Barry Griffin | L | August 24, 1965 | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Darren Hoff | R | R | October 2, 1964 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Carl Johnson | R | November 13, 1966 | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Katsunori Kitano | L | L | October 10, 1967 | 6'2" | 195 | Suzuka, Mie JP |
| Jeff Lace | R | R | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Lenual Lemons | R | R | 5'7" | 165 | ||
| Jim McCutchen | R | R | August 19, 1968 | 6'5" | 220 | |
| Ángel Miranda | L | L | November 9, 1969 | 6'1" | 160 | Arecibo, PR |
| Katsuya Okubo | R | R | 5'9" | 180 | ||
| Dan Peters | R | August 7, 1965 | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Mickey Peyton | R | R | September 28, 1964 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Pierre Rodnunsky | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Rey Sánchez | R | R | October 5, 1967 | 5'10" | 180 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| Randy Sawyer | R | R | August 18, 1964 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| William Seuberth | R | 6'2" | 215 | |||
| Mike Spear | R | R | September 24, 1968 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Matthew Suttle | S | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Yasushi Takeda | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Tomoyuki Tozuka | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Ramon Valdez | L | L | November 11, 1968 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Joe Wojda | R | August 4, 1964 | 6'3" | 220 |
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.
