1989 Butte Copper Kings Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Scott Asche | L | L | October 14, 1966 | 6'3" | 200 | |
Eric Bickhardt | R | R | September 29, 1967 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Jose Borges | L | L | October 31, 1970 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Jim Clinton | R | R | June 17, 1967 | 6'2" | 185 | |
Brian Crowley | R | R | January 5, 1967 | 6'1" | 195 | |
Joey Eischen | L | L | May 25, 1970 | 6'1" | 190 | West Covina, CA US |
Troy Eklund | R | R | March 29, 1967 | 6'0" | 175 | |
Geoff Flinn | L | R | January 21, 1968 | 6'2" | 185 | |
Jay Franklin | R | R | August 5, 1968 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Manuel Garcia | R | R | November 9, 1968 | 6'0" | 180 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
John Graves | R | R | July 13, 1968 | 5'10" | 210 | |
Donald Harris | R | R | November 12, 1967 | 6'1" | 185 | Waco, TX US |
Daren Hays | L | R | January 11, 1966 | 6'1" | 183 | |
Joe Lewis | L | R | October 18, 1968 | 6'2" | 205 | |
Randy Marshall | L | R | April 24, 1968 | 6'0" | 210 | |
Takaaki Matsumura | R | November 5, 1968 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
Buddy Micheu | R | R | October 25, 1966 | 5'10" | 195 | |
Tim Morrow | R | R | February 7, 1970 | 6'3" | 180 | Chapel Hill, NC US |
Craig Newkirk | R | R | December 26, 1966 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Ed Ohman | R | R | November 20, 1966 | 6'5" | 195 | Las Vegas, NV US |
José Oliva | R | R | March 3, 1971 | 6'3" | 215 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
Stacy Parker | R | R | August 29, 1967 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Dan Peltier | L | L | June 30, 1968 | 6'1" | 200 | Clifton Park, NY US |
David Perez | R | R | May 23, 1968 | 5'11" | 170 | San Antonio, TX US |
Brian Romero | R | L | November 3, 1968 | 6'1" | 185 | Montebello, CA US |
Brian Roper | R | R | January 3, 1966 | 5'11" | 180 | |
Steve Rowley | R | R | May 25, 1968 | 6'0" | 175 | |
Chris Shiflett | R | R | November 18, 1965 | 6'3" | 200 | Riverside, CA US |
Brian Steiner | L | L | March 8, 1968 | 6'3" | 185 | |
Koji Sugiura | R | R | April 26, 1966 | 6'1" | 160 | Hekinan, Aichi JP |
Barry Winford | R | R | March 27, 1966 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Mark Young | R | R | December 31, 1966 | 6'1" | 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.