1990 Butte Copper Kings Roster

Pioneer League (PL) - Class: R
Team Record: 37-30
Finished 3rd in the PL's South Division
Manager: Bump Wills (37-30)
Affiliation: Texas Rangers
Location: Butte, Montana
Ballpark: Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 30,116, Avg. 899
1990 Butte Copper Kings Statistics

The Butte Copper Kings of the Pioneer League ended the 1990 season with a record of 37 wins and 30 losses, finishing third in the league's South Division.

The Copper Kings plated 437 runs and surrendered 384 runs. Rusty Greer paced Butte with 10 home runs Todd Guggiana drove in 52 runs. David Hulse led all regular batters by connecting at a .358 clip. Tyrone Washington topped the team with 7 wins, while Matt Whiteside registered a 3.47 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.

Terry Burrows, Steve Dreyer, Rusty Greer, David Hulse, Danny Patterson, Shannon Penn, Jon Shave, Dan Smith and Matt Whiteside were all players from the 1990 Butte Copper Kings who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Bump Wills served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Greg BlevinsRRApril 14, 19696'3"210
Terry BurrowsLLNovember 28, 19686'1"185Lake Charles, LA US
Rodney BushaRRMay 15, 19696'1"165
Jose CardonaRRNovember 14, 19706'0"170
Miguel CastellanosRRJuly 19, 19696'1"185Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Steve DreyerRRNovember 19, 19696'3"185Ames, IA US
Scott EricksonLLMarch 9, 19676'1"195
Christopher GiesRROctober 8, 19686'3"190
Barry GoetzRRAugust 28, 19686'2"195
Rusty GreerLLJanuary 21, 19696'0"190Fort Rucker, AL US
Todd GuggianaLRAugust 6, 19686'0"180Long Beach, CA US
David HulseLLFebruary 25, 19685'11"170San Angelo, TX US
Paul MatachunLRJune 4, 19695'10"170
Malvin MatosRRJune 18, 19726'2"175Bobures, Zulia VE
Brian MercadoRRSeptember 24, 19696'2"210
Brian MoutonRRJuly 7, 19706'3"220
Keith MurrayLRDecember 8, 19676'0"185
Danny PattersonRRFebruary 17, 19716'0"175San Gabriel, CA US
Shannon PennSRSeptember 11, 19695'10"163Cincinnati, OH US
Marty PoseyLRApril 13, 19696'2"205
Steve RamharterLLMarch 9, 19686'1"182
Victor ReyesRRDecember 23, 19696'1"180Bronx, NY US
Brian ScheetzRMay 5, 19686'2"180
Jon ShaveRRNovember 4, 19676'0"185Waycross, GA US
Dan SmithLLApril 20, 19696'5"190St. Paul, MN US
Irving St. PeRAugust 27, 19696'3"185
Steve SuricoLLMay 14, 19686'3"190
Tyrone WashingtonRRJuly 3, 19676'6"190
Andy WatsonRRMarch 5, 19696'0"175
Tim WellsRRJuly 5, 19676'1"170
Matt WhitesideRRAugust 8, 19676'0"185Charleston, MO 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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