1990 Gastonia Rangers Roster
Team Record: 82-61
Finished 1st in the SAL's North Division
Manager: Orlando Gomez (82-61)
Affiliation: Texas Rangers
Location: Gastonia, North Carolina
Ballpark: Sims Legion Park
Attendance: 48,767, Avg. 682
The Gastonia Rangers of the South Atlantic League ended the 1990 season with a record of 82 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.
The Rangers allowed 511 runs, least in the league. Gastonia plated 627 runs. Mike Burton paced the team with 17 home runs and drove in 80 runs, while leading all regular batters by hitting .272. Travis Buckley topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.85 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
Jonathan Hurst, Tony Scruggs, Cris Colón, Darren Oliver, José Oliva, Donald Harris, Joey Eischen and Tug McGraw were all players from the 1990 Gastonia Rangers who played in the Majors during their careers.
Orlando Gomez served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Arner | R | R | November 3, 1970 | 6'4" | 185 | Clearwater, FL US |
| Scott Asche | L | L | October 14, 1966 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Eric Bickhardt | R | R | September 29, 1967 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Travis Buckley | R | R | June 15, 1970 | 6'4" | 208 | Ottawa, KS US |
| Mike Burton | R | R | September 29, 1966 | 6'1" | 218 | Visalia, CA US |
| Jim Clinton | R | R | June 17, 1967 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Cris Colón | S | R | January 3, 1969 | 6'2" | 180 | La Guaira, Vargas VE |
| Joey Eischen | L | L | May 25, 1970 | 6'1" | 190 | West Covina, CA US |
| Troy Eklund | R | R | March 29, 1967 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Brian Evans | R | R | September 14, 1966 | 6'0" | 210 | |
| Jay Franklin | R | R | August 5, 1968 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| John Graves | R | R | July 13, 1968 | 5'10" | 210 | |
| Donald Harris | R | R | November 12, 1967 | 6'1" | 185 | Waco, TX US |
| Tom Hernandez | R | R | November 1, 1966 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Lou Holcomb | L | August 12, 1967 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Jonathan Hurst | R | R | October 20, 1966 | 6'3" | 175 | New York, NY US |
| Joe Lewis | L | R | October 18, 1968 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Randy Marshall | L | R | April 24, 1968 | 6'0" | 210 | |
| Trey McCoy | R | R | October 12, 1966 | 6'3" | 215 | Augusta, GA US |
| Tug McGraw | R | L | August 30, 1944 | 6'0" | 170 | Martinez, CA US |
| 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 | |
| José Oliva | R | R | March 3, 1971 | 6'3" | 215 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Darren Oliver | R | L | October 6, 1970 | 6'3" | 250 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Brad Phillips | R | R | August 26, 1969 | 6'7" | 240 | |
| Ken Powell | R | R | December 6, 1970 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Carl Randle | R | R | August 29, 1967 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Bobby Reed | R | R | October 3, 1967 | 6'5" | 210 | |
| Brian Romero | R | L | November 3, 1968 | 6'1" | 185 | Montebello, CA US |
| Ronaldo Romero | R | September 28, 1970 | 6'3" | 170 | ||
| Steve Rowley | R | R | May 25, 1968 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Tony Scruggs | R | R | March 19, 1966 | 6'1" | 210 | Riverside, CA US |
| Tim Stafford | R | R | November 9, 1968 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Brian Steiner | L | L | March 8, 1968 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Frank Turco | R | R | July 3, 1968 | 5'11" | 165 | Patchogue, NY US |
| Joey Wardlow | L | R | February 2, 1966 | 5'8" | 165 | Key West, FL US |
| Tim Wells | R | R | July 5, 1967 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Barry Winford | R | R | March 27, 1966 | 6'0" | 180 |
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.
