1987 Helena Brewers Roster
Team Record: 46-24
Finished 1st in the PL's North Division
Manager: Dave Huppert (46-24)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Brewers
Location: Helena, Montana
Ballpark: Kindrick Legion Field
Attendance: 27,020, Avg. 772
Playoffs - Salt Lake City Trappers 3 games, Helena Brewers 1
The Helena Brewers of the Pioneer League ended the 1987 season with a record of 46 wins and 24 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.
The Brewers scored 451 runs and surrendered 334 runs. Frank Bolick led Helena with 10 home runs Vilato Marrero accounted for 47 RBI. Chris Cassels paced all regular hitters by hitting .373. Steve Monson topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 2.91 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Charlie Montoyo, Dave Nilsson, Troy O'Leary, Bill Spiers, Ángel Miranda, Frank Bolick, Oreste Marrero, Jaime Navarro and Steve Sparks were all players from the 1987 Helena Brewers who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Dave Huppert served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Aguilar | R | R | April 12, 1967 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Hector Alberro | S | R | August 7, 1969 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Frank Bolick | S | R | June 28, 1966 | 5'10" | 190 | Ashland, PA US |
| Tony Boze | R | R | August 14, 1965 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| Larry Carter | R | R | February 24, 1969 | 6'4" | 190 | Plant City, FL US |
| Chris Cassels | R | R | December 31, 1968 | 6'1" | 185 | Pensacola, FL US |
| Mark Chapman | R | R | September 13, 1965 | 6'3" | 190 | Orlando, FL US |
| Ramser Correa | R | R | November 13, 1970 | 6'5" | 225 | Carolina, PR |
| Jim Falzone | R | R | February 22, 1965 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Bryan Foster | R | R | September 28, 1968 | 5'10" | 166 | |
| Librado Garcia | R | R | November 1, 1968 | 6'2" | 168 | |
| Mike Guerrero | R | R | January 8, 1968 | 5'11" | 155 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Arnie Hernandez | R | R | February 11, 1967 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Troy Holland | L | L | February 6, 1968 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Chris Johnson | R | R | December 7, 1968 | 6'8" | 215 | Chattanooga, TN US |
| Steve Kostichka | R | August 22, 1965 | 6'2" | 225 | ||
| Brad Kucera | R | L | January 26, 1966 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Oreste Marrero | L | L | October 31, 1969 | 6'0" | 195 | Bayamon, PR |
| Vilato Marrero | L | L | October 31, 1969 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Ángel Miranda | L | L | November 9, 1969 | 6'1" | 160 | Arecibo, PR |
| Steve Monson | R | R | September 12, 1966 | 5'11" | 180 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Charlie Montoyo | R | R | October 17, 1965 | 5'10" | 170 | Florida, PR |
| Dwayne Moore | R | R | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Jaime Navarro | R | R | March 27, 1967 | 6'4" | 210 | Bayamon, PR |
| Scott Nelson | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Dave Nilsson | L | R | December 14, 1969 | 6'3" | 185 | Brisbane, Queensland AU |
| Troy O'Leary | L | L | August 4, 1969 | 6'0" | 175 | Compton, CA US |
| Joe Ortiz | R | R | December 14, 1964 | 5'11" | 195 | Palo Alto, CA US |
| Tim Raley | L | R | January 21, 1966 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Daniel Russell | R | R | March 31, 1966 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Todd Shiver | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Rob Smith | R | R | June 26, 1965 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Robert Sobczyk | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Steve Sparks | R | R | July 2, 1965 | 6'0" | 187 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Bill Spiers | L | R | June 5, 1966 | 6'2" | 190 | Orangeburg, SC US |
| Dean Tanner | R | 6'5" | 200 | |||
| William Walker | R | R | 6'6" | 220 | ||
| Mike Whitlock | R | L | April 9, 1967 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| David Woodhouse | R | 6'3" | 210 |
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.
