1989 Butte Copper Kings Roster

Pioneer League (PL) - Class: R
Team Record: 41-25
Finished 1st in the PL's South Division
Manager: Bump Wills (41-25)
Affiliation: Texas Rangers
Location: Butte, Montana
Ballpark: Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 26,711, Avg. 809
1989 Butte Copper Kings Statistics

Playoffs - Great Falls Dodgers 3 games, Butte Copper Kings 0

The Butte Copper Kings of the Pioneer League ended the 1989 season with a record of 41 wins and 25 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.

The Copper Kings scored 400 runs and yielded 316 runs. Daren Hays drove in 50 runs. Barry Winford led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .359 clip. Brian Steiner topped the team with 6 wins, while David Perez recorded a 2.5 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Players from the 1989 Butte Copper Kings who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Joey Eischen, Donald Harris, José Oliva and Dan Peltier.

Bump Wills served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Scott AscheLLOctober 14, 19666'3"200
Eric BickhardtRRSeptember 29, 19676'0"180
Jose BorgesLLOctober 31, 19706'0"185
Jim ClintonRRJune 17, 19676'2"185
Brian CrowleyRRJanuary 5, 19676'1"195
Joey EischenLLMay 25, 19706'1"190West Covina, CA US
Troy EklundRRMarch 29, 19676'0"175
Geoff FlinnLRJanuary 21, 19686'2"185
Jay FranklinRRAugust 5, 19686'2"190
Manuel GarciaRRNovember 9, 19686'0"180San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
John GravesRRJuly 13, 19685'10"210
Donald HarrisRRNovember 12, 19676'1"185Waco, TX US
Daren HaysLRJanuary 11, 19666'1"183
Joe LewisLROctober 18, 19686'2"205
Randy MarshallLRApril 24, 19686'0"210
Takaaki MatsumuraRNovember 5, 19685'11"170
Buddy MicheuRROctober 25, 19665'10"195
Tim MorrowRRFebruary 7, 19706'3"180Chapel Hill, NC US
Craig NewkirkRRDecember 26, 19666'0"170
Ed OhmanRRNovember 20, 19666'5"195Las Vegas, NV US
José OlivaRRMarch 3, 19716'3"215San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Stacy ParkerRRAugust 29, 19676'0"170
Dan PeltierLLJune 30, 19686'1"200Clifton Park, NY US
David PerezRRMay 23, 19685'11"170San Antonio, TX US
Brian RomeroRLNovember 3, 19686'1"185Montebello, CA US
Brian RoperRRJanuary 3, 19665'11"180
Steve RowleyRRMay 25, 19686'0"175
Chris ShiflettRRNovember 18, 19656'3"200Riverside, CA US
Brian SteinerLLMarch 8, 19686'3"185
Koji SugiuraRRApril 26, 19666'1"160Hekinan, Aichi JP
Barry WinfordRRMarch 27, 19666'0"180
Mark YoungRRDecember 31, 19666'1"185

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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