1986 Jackson Mets Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 72-63
Finished 2nd in the TL's East Division
Manager: Mike Cubbage (72-63)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Jackson, Mississippi
Ballpark: Smith-Wills Stadium
Attendance: 118,894, Avg. 1,761
1986 Jackson Mets Statistics

Playoffs - Jackson Mets 2 games, Shreveport Captains 1
Finals - El Paso Diablos 4 games, Jackson Mets 0

The Jackson Mets of the Texas League ended the 1986 season with a record of 72 wins and 63 losses, finishing second in the league's East Division.

The Mets tallied 679 runs and conceded 628 runs. Jason Felice paced Jackson with 16 home runs and drove in 97 runs. Rick Lockwood led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .282 average. Reggie Dobie topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.66 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Shawn Abner, José Bautista, Tom Edens, Kevin Elster, Doug Gwosdz, Jeff Innis, Gregg Jefferies, Al Lachowicz, Scott Little, Jeff McKnight, Keith Miller, Randy Milligan, Greg Olson, Joe Redfield, Jeff Richardson, Rich Rodriguez and Mickey Weston were all players from the 1986 Jackson Mets who played in the Majors during their careers.

Mike Cubbage served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Shawn AbnerRRJune 17, 19666'1"190Hamilton, OH US
Jim AdamczakRROctober 11, 19606'3"170
José BautistaRRJuly 26, 19646'1"177Bani, Peravia DO
Chris BayerRApril 9, 19646'2"195
Wray BergendahlRAugust 8, 19616'0"180
Al CarmichaelRROctober 4, 19646'0"165
Joaquin ContrerasSLApril 5, 19645'10"175Las Villas, CU
Reggie DobieRRAugust 17, 19646'2"160Rosedale, MS US
Tom EdensRRJune 9, 19616'3"185Ontario, OR US
Kevin ElsterRRAugust 3, 19646'2"180San Pedro, CA US
Jason FeliceRRDecember 26, 19616'2"195
Bill FultzRMay 26, 19616'2"199
Dennis GlynnRRAugust 19, 19606'0"170
Doug GwosdzRRJune 20, 19605'11"185Houston, TX US
Kyle HartshornRROctober 3, 19646'2"185
Paul HertzlerLLSeptember 23, 19596'3"190Reedley, CA US
Jeff InnisRRJuly 5, 19626'1"170Decatur, IL US
Gregg JefferiesSRAugust 1, 19675'11"175Burlingame, CA US
Al LachowiczRRSeptember 6, 19606'3"198Pittsburgh, PA US
Andy LawrenceRRJuly 9, 19616'3"190
Dave LendermanRApril 13, 19626'2"185
Scott LittleRRJanuary 19, 19636'0"198East St. Louis, IL US
Rick LockwoodSRSeptember 2, 19615'11"175, US
Kurt LundgrenRJanuary 9, 19615'11"170
Jeff McKnightSRFebruary 18, 19636'0"170Conway, AR US
Keith MillerRRJune 12, 19635'11"175Midland, MI US
Randy MilliganRRNovember 27, 19616'2"200San Diego, CA US
Greg OlsonRRSeptember 6, 19606'0"200Marshall, MN US
Steve PhillipsLRMay 18, 19636'0"175Detroit, MI US
Ed PruittLSeptember 3, 19615'10"155
Joe RedfieldRRJanuary 14, 19616'2"190Doylestown, PA US
Jeff RichardsonRRAugust 29, 19636'3"185Wichita, KS US
Rich RodriguezLLMarch 1, 19635'10"185Downey, CA US
Mike SantiagoLMay 8, 19626'2"180
Tom WachsLLJanuary 29, 19636'2"175
Mickey WestonRRMarch 26, 19616'1"180Flint, MI US
Johnny WilsonLRSeptember 14, 19615'9"170
Dan WintersRRApril 22, 19636'1"193
Dave WyattLDecember 5, 19616'1"185
John YoungLLDecember 14, 19606'2"175Meridian, MS 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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