1986 Elizabethton Twins Roster

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 37-31
Finished 2nd in the AL's South Division
Manager: Fred Waters (37-31)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Elizabethton, Tennessee
Ballpark: Joe O'Brien Stadium
Attendance: 10,338, Avg. 304
1986 Elizabethton Twins Statistics

The Elizabethton Twins of the Appalachian League ended the 1986 season with a record of 37 wins and 31 losses, finishing second in the league's South Division.

The Twins scored 352 runs and allowed 362 runs. Derek Parks led Elizabethton with 10 home runs and drove in 40 runs. Mike Randle paced all regular batters by connecting at a .299 clip. Toby Nivens topped the team with 9 wins and a team-best 2.63 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1986 Elizabethton Twins who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Mike Dyer, Jarvis Brown, Scott Leius, Lenny Webster and Derek Parks.

Fred Waters served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Burt BeattieRRApril 1, 19646'2"195
Joe BoyceLRSeptember 21, 19665'11"180
Jarvis BrownRRMarch 26, 19675'7"165Waukegan, IL US
Buddy BuzzardRRMay 31, 19646'3"215
Jim CookRJuly 14, 19656'2"205
Shawn CourtneyRRNovember 10, 19646'1"175Visalia, CA US
Bob CramerLApril 11, 19646'3"185
Kenny DavisLLAugust 22, 19645'8"160
Rafael De LimaLLDecember 21, 19675'11"175Valencia, Carabobo VE
Mike DyerRRSeptember 8, 19666'3"195Upland, CA US
Chris GarmonLRFebruary 10, 19635'11"185
Dana HeinleRRAugust 12, 19636'5"200
Bobbie HernandezLAugust 19, 19666'3"185
Vernon HildebrandtRRNovember 22, 19675'10"160
Bob HoffnerRApril 29, 19666'6"200
Scott LeiusRRSeptember 24, 19656'3"180Yonkers, NY US
Mike LexaRRFebruary 8, 19645'9"165
Chris MartinRRSeptember 11, 19686'3"180
Terrell McCallL6'0"200
Miguel MurphyRRAugust 24, 19676'1"165
Toby NivensRRSeptember 20, 19666'1"180
Derek ParksRRSeptember 29, 19686'0"205Covina, CA US
Park PittmanRAugust 5, 19656'0"175
Mike RandleLLJuly 13, 19666'0"180
Steven SchneiderR6'2"200
Kendall SnyderRR6'3"200
Daniel StanoL6'1"195
Lee SwensonRRMarch 25, 19646'2"195
Frank ValdezRROctober 12, 19686'1"180Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Eric VillanuevaL6'2"200
Lenny WebsterRRFebruary 10, 19655'9"185New Orleans, LA US
Frederick WhiteRRAugust 24, 19686'2"180St. Louis, 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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