1987 Indianapolis Indians Roster

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 74-64
Finished 3rd in the AA
Manager: Joe Sparks (74-64)
Affiliation: Montreal Expos
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Ballpark: Owen J. Bush Stadium
Attendance: 250,250, Avg. 3,627
1987 Indianapolis Indians Statistics

Playoffs - Indianapolis Indians 3 games, Louisville Redbirds 2
Finals - Indianapolis Indians 4 games, Denver Zephyrs 1

The Indianapolis Indians of the American Association ended the 1987 season with a record of 74 wins and 64 losses, finishing third in the AA.

The Indians scored 704 runs and surrendered 654 runs. Jeff Reynolds led Indianapolis with 21 home runs, while Alonzo Powell walloped 15 or more, too. Jeff Reynolds drove in 76 runs. Dallas Williams paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .357 average. Sergio Valdez and Tim Barrett topped the squad with 10 wins each, and Pascual Pérez registered a 3.79 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1987 Indianapolis Indians who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Tim Barrett, Curt Brown, Mark Corey, Jack Daugherty, Jeff Fischer, Mark Gardner, Ubaldo Heredia, Brian Holman, Mike Jones, Charlie Lea, Richie Lewis, Dennis Martínez, Bill Moore, Nelson Norman, Johnny Paredes, Jeff Parrett, Pascual Pérez, Alonzo Powell, Luis Pujols, Jeff Reed, Luis Rivera, Tom Romano, Ron Shepherd, Razor Shines, Mike Smith, Lary Sorensen, Randy St. Claire, John Stefero, Wilfredo Tejada, Jay Tibbs, Dave Tomlin, Sergio Valdez and Dallas Williams.

Joe Sparks served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Derrell BakerRRAugust 5, 19605'10"185Hinesville, GA US
Tim BarrettLRJanuary 24, 19616'1"185Huntingburg, IN US
Curt BrownRRJanuary 15, 19606'5"200Fort Lauderdale, FL US
Scott ClemoLRSeptember 26, 19656'1"190
Rodger ColeRRMarch 21, 19615'7"160Ann Arbor, MI US
Mark CoreyRRNovember 3, 19556'2"200Tucumcari, NM US
Jack DaughertySLJuly 3, 19606'0"188Hialeah, FL US
Kelly FaulkRApril 23, 19596'2"205
Jeff FischerRRAugust 17, 19636'3"185West Palm Beach, FL US
Mark GardnerRRMarch 1, 19626'1"190Los Angeles, CA US
Ubaldo HerediaRRMay 4, 19566'2"180Ciudad Bolivar, Bolivar VE
Brian HolmanRRJanuary 25, 19656'4"185Denver, CO US
Mike JonesLLJuly 30, 19596'6"215Rochester, NY US
Charlie LeaRRDecember 25, 19566'4"194Orleans, FR
Richie LewisRRJanuary 25, 19665'6"175Muncie, IN US
Dennis MartínezRRMay 14, 19546'1"160Granada, NI
Bill MooreRLOctober 10, 19606'1"185Los Angeles, CA US
Nelson NormanSRMay 23, 19586'2"160San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Johnny ParedesRRSeptember 2, 19625'11"165Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Jeff ParrettRRAugust 26, 19616'4"185Indianapolis, IN US
Pascual PérezRRMay 17, 19576'2"162San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Alonzo PowellRRDecember 12, 19646'2"190San Francisco, CA US
Luis PujolsRRNovember 18, 19556'2"175Santiago de los Caballeros, Santiago DO
Jeff ReedLRNovember 12, 19626'2"190Joliet, IL US
Jeff ReynoldsRRJanuary 27, 19606'0"197
Luis RiveraRRJanuary 3, 19645'9"165Cidra, PR
Tom RomanoRROctober 25, 19585'10"170Syracuse, NY US
Ron ShepherdRROctober 27, 19606'4"175Longview, TX US
Razor ShinesSRJuly 18, 19566'1"210Durham, NC US
Mike SmithRRFebruary 23, 19616'0"175Jackson, MS US
Lary SorensenRROctober 4, 19556'2"200Detroit, MI US
Randy St. ClaireRRAugust 23, 19606'3"180Glens Falls, NY US
John SteferoLRSeptember 22, 19595'8"185Sumter, SC US
Wilfredo TejadaRRNovember 12, 19626'0"175Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Jay TibbsRRJanuary 4, 19626'3"185Birmingham, AL US
Dave TomlinLLJune 22, 19496'2"180Maysville, KY US
Sergio ValdezRRSeptember 7, 19646'0"165Elias Pina, Elias Pina DO
Dallas WilliamsLLFebruary 28, 19585'11"165Brooklyn, NY 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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