1988 Butte Copper Kings Roster

Pioneer League (PL) - Class: R
Team Record: 44-26
Finished 1st in the PL's South Division
Manager: Bump Wills (44-26)
Affiliation: Texas Rangers
Location: Butte, Montana
Ballpark: Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 28,338, Avg. 810
1988 Butte Copper Kings Statistics

Playoffs - Great Falls Dodgers 3 games, Butte Copper Kings 2

The Butte Copper Kings of the Pioneer League ended the 1988 season with a record of 44 wins and 26 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.

The Copper Kings scored 551 runs, best in the league. Butte conceded 437 runs. Trey McCoy led the team with 15 home runs and drove in 80 runs. Rob Maurer paced all regular batters by connecting at a .391 clip. Kyle Spencer topped the squad with 7 wins, while Cedric Shaw recorded a 4.01 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1988 Butte Copper Kings who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Cris Colón, Monty Fariss, Jeff Frye, Rob Maurer, Robb Nen and Roger Pavlik.

Bump Wills served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Steve AllenRRJuly 27, 19666'3"210Nashua, NH US
Cris ColónSRJanuary 3, 19696'2"180La Guaira, Vargas VE
Everett CunninghamRRJanuary 17, 19676'5"200
Monty FarissRROctober 13, 19676'4"180Cordell, OK US
Brad FontesRRDecember 10, 19676'0"181
Jeff FryeRRAugust 31, 19665'9"180Oakland, CA US
Jeff HainlineLLMarch 7, 19656'2"225
Mike HamiltonRRSeptember 4, 19656'0"195Sea Level, NC US
Jim HvizdaRRMay 12, 19666'4"190
Darryn IzzoRRMay 12, 19656'2"175
Greg KuzmaLLJanuary 4, 19666'2"200
Travis LawRRAugust 24, 19665'11"175
Joe LewisLROctober 18, 19686'2"205
Bill LosaRRFebruary 16, 19675'11"185
Tim MacNeilRDecember 12, 19676'4"200
Rob MaurerLLJanuary 7, 19676'3"200Evansville, IN US
Trey McCoyRROctober 12, 19666'3"215Augusta, GA US
Rod MorrisLLMay 5, 19665'9"163Independence, LA US
Robb NenRRNovember 28, 19696'4"200San Pedro, CA US
Roger PavlikRROctober 4, 19676'3"220Houston, TX US
Kenneth PenlandLLSeptember 18, 19666'5"200
Dominic PierceRRNovember 29, 19685'10"210
Carl RandleRRAugust 29, 19676'3"195
Francisco SaavedraLLMarch 16, 19706'1"183
William SchorrR6'2"190
Cedric ShawLLMay 28, 19675'11"175
Kenichi ShiozakiRRApril 29, 19685'10"143Nishi Uwa-gun, Ehime JP
Mike SpearRRSeptember 24, 19686'3"210
Kyle SpencerRRDecember 6, 19666'2"195
Thayer SwainRRApril 12, 19676'0"170
Denney TomoriRRSeptember 21, 19676'4"200Urazoe, Okinawa JP
Joey WardlowLRFebruary 2, 19665'8"165Key West, FL 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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