1987 Daytona Beach Admirals Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: A
Team Record: 69-70
Finished 3rd in the FSL's Central Division
Manager: Marc Hill (69-70)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Jackie Robinson Stadium
Attendance: 54,132, Avg. 779
1987 Daytona Beach Admirals Statistics

The Daytona Beach Admirals of the Florida State League ended the 1987 season with a record of 69 wins and 70 losses, finishing third in the league's Central Division.

The Admirals tallied 659 runs and conceded 618 runs. Todd Trafton paced Daytona Beach with 15 home runs Dan Cronkright accounted for 69 RBI. Bill Eveline led all regular batters with a .316 average. Wayne Edwards topped the team with 16 wins, while Doug Little recorded a 2.65 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Players from the 1987 Daytona Beach Admirals who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Neil Allen, Tom Drees, Wayne Edwards, Buddy Groom and Matt Merullo.

Marc Hill served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Francisco AbreuRRSeptember 9, 19676'2"160
Neil AllenRRJanuary 24, 19586'3"185Kansas City, KS US
Jerry BertolaniRRMarch 28, 19646'3"180
Tony BlasucciLLApril 28, 19626'3"206
Jim BrennanRDecember 30, 19656'2"200
Chris CauleyRSeptember 16, 19656'1"190
Tony CentoRRMarch 11, 19646'0"190
Argenis CortesRROctober 28, 19666'0"180Soledad, Anzoategui VE
Chris CotaRRSeptember 3, 19656'1"187
Pat CoveneyLLJanuary 14, 19636'1"185
Dan CronkrightLRMay 15, 19636'2"175
Carlos De La CruzRROctober 13, 19665'9"160San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Tom DreesSLJune 17, 19636'6"210Des Moines, IA US
Wayne EdwardsLLMarch 7, 19646'5"185Burbank, CA US
Gralyn EngramRROctober 15, 19615'9"160Independence, LA US
Bill EvelineLRJanuary 21, 19665'11"165
Cornelio GarciaLRJanuary 23, 19655'11"154Ensenada, Baja California MX
Mike GellingerSRJuly 23, 19645'10"160Arlington Heights, IL US
Troy GirdnerRAugust 23, 19666'1"205
Julian GonzalezRRAugust 20, 19646'3"175, PR
Buddy GroomLLJuly 10, 19656'2"200Dallas, TX US
Vince HarrisSRAugust 9, 19675'8"160Osceola, AR US
Mark HenryLJune 29, 19626'3"175
Jim HickeyRROctober 12, 19616'2"215Chicago, IL US
Doug LittleRNovember 14, 19636'0"165
Willie MagallanesRRJuly 10, 19666'2"200
Glen McElroyRRMarch 18, 19645'10"180
Matt MerulloLRAugust 4, 19656'2"200Winchester, MA US
Eric MilhollandRRJuly 19, 19636'2"195
Kevin MurdockRRJanuary 4, 19655'10"185
Andy NietoRRApril 25, 19645'8"160
Jack PeelRROctober 15, 19646'2"185
Frank PotestioRRNovember 8, 19636'2"200
Ken ReedRDecember 22, 19626'4"185
Tom ReichelRRMay 4, 19646'0"180
Rex RothRRFebruary 3, 19656'2"200Norfolk, VA US
Ed SedarRRAugust 8, 19616'1"200Waukegan, IL US
Joe SingleyRRDecember 20, 19636'2"210
Carl SullivanRRJuly 4, 19685'11"190Brenham, TX US
Kent TorveLRNovember 17, 19626'2"165
Todd TraftonRRMarch 16, 19646'2"210Elk Grove, CA 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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