1988 Charleston Wheelers Roster

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
Team Record: 51-86
Finished 5th in the SAL's North Division
Manager: Brad Mills (51-86)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Charleston, West Virginia
Ballpark: Watt Powell Stadium
Attendance: 125,998, Avg. 1,839
1988 Charleston Wheelers Statistics

The Charleston Wheelers of the South Atlantic League ended the 1988 season with a record of 51 wins and 86 losses, finishing fifth in the league's North Division.

The Wheelers scored 413 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 576 runs. Alex Arias drove in 33 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .258 clip. Frank Campos and Marc Lopez paced the team with 9 wins each, while Tony Duenas recorded a 2.3 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1988 Charleston Wheelers who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Alex Arias, Pat Gomez, Fernando Ramsey and Matt Walbeck.

Brad Mills served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Alex AriasRRNovember 20, 19676'3"185New York, NY US
Lenny BellRRJanuary 21, 19666'3"195
Todd BordersRRMarch 10, 19696'0"190
Matt CakoraLLDecember 22, 19656'0"185Tampa, FL US
Frank CamposRRNovember 5, 19686'1"168Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Dick CananRRApril 29, 19646'3"185Evergreen Park, IL US
Don CohoonSRApril 6, 19656'0"180
Dewayne ColemanRJuly 1, 19646'5"212
Braz DavisLRDecember 4, 19656'3"195
Tony DuenasRLJanuary 24, 19666'6"210Annbank, South Ayrshire GB
Jay EddingsROctober 6, 19656'1"205
Skip EgglestonRRSeptember 30, 19675'9"162
Sergio EspinalRROctober 7, 19636'0"175
John GardnerRRNovember 23, 19656'3"210Michigan City, IN US
Henry GatewoodRRDecember 12, 19636'0"180
Henry GomezRRApril 14, 19686'3"170, Lara VE
Pat GomezLLMarch 17, 19686'0"190Roseville, CA US
Lee GrimesRROctober 30, 19645'10"175
John JensenLRNovember 30, 19666'2"215
Elio JoseRRJanuary 28, 19666'2"185
Marc LopezRRAugust 24, 19656'2"187
Ray MullinoRRAugust 1, 19646'1"195
Stephen OwensRRNovember 23, 19655'10"190
Eric PerryLRJune 2, 19696'5"220
Nick RamirezRROctober 30, 19695'10"160
Fernando RamseyRRDecember 20, 19656'1"175Rainbow City, PA
Mike ReederLLMay 1, 19686'4"200
Jossy RosarioRRDecember 24, 19676'0"158
Ruben SantanaRRMarch 7, 19706'2"200Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Harry SheltonLROctober 26, 19645'9"175
Bob StricklandLRMay 9, 19646'4"215
Scott TaylorRRAugust 12, 19695'11"185Waukegan, IL US
Matt WalbeckSROctober 2, 19695'11"195Sacramento, CA US
Bradley Wentz
Dave WilderRROctober 14, 19606'1"184

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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