1986 Jackson Mets Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Shawn Abner | R | R | June 17, 1966 | 6'1" | 190 | Hamilton, OH US |
Jim Adamczak | R | R | October 11, 1960 | 6'3" | 170 | |
José Bautista | R | R | July 26, 1964 | 6'1" | 177 | Bani, Peravia DO |
Chris Bayer | R | April 9, 1964 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
Wray Bergendahl | R | August 8, 1961 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
Al Carmichael | R | R | October 4, 1964 | 6'0" | 165 | |
Joaquin Contreras | S | L | April 5, 1964 | 5'10" | 175 | Las Villas, CU |
Reggie Dobie | R | R | August 17, 1964 | 6'2" | 160 | Rosedale, MS US |
Tom Edens | R | R | June 9, 1961 | 6'3" | 185 | Ontario, OR US |
Kevin Elster | R | R | August 3, 1964 | 6'2" | 180 | San Pedro, CA US |
Jason Felice | R | R | December 26, 1961 | 6'2" | 195 | |
Bill Fultz | R | May 26, 1961 | 6'2" | 199 | ||
Dennis Glynn | R | R | August 19, 1960 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Doug Gwosdz | R | R | June 20, 1960 | 5'11" | 185 | Houston, TX US |
Kyle Hartshorn | R | R | October 3, 1964 | 6'2" | 185 | |
Paul Hertzler | L | L | September 23, 1959 | 6'3" | 190 | Reedley, CA US |
Jeff Innis | R | R | July 5, 1962 | 6'1" | 170 | Decatur, IL US |
Gregg Jefferies | S | R | August 1, 1967 | 5'11" | 175 | Burlingame, CA US |
Al Lachowicz | R | R | September 6, 1960 | 6'3" | 198 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
Andy Lawrence | R | R | July 9, 1961 | 6'3" | 190 | |
Dave Lenderman | R | April 13, 1962 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
Scott Little | R | R | January 19, 1963 | 6'0" | 198 | East St. Louis, IL US |
Rick Lockwood | S | R | September 2, 1961 | 5'11" | 175 | , US |
Kurt Lundgren | R | January 9, 1961 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
Jeff McKnight | S | R | February 18, 1963 | 6'0" | 170 | Conway, AR US |
Keith Miller | R | R | June 12, 1963 | 5'11" | 175 | Midland, MI US |
Randy Milligan | R | R | November 27, 1961 | 6'2" | 200 | San Diego, CA US |
Greg Olson | R | R | September 6, 1960 | 6'0" | 200 | Marshall, MN US |
Steve Phillips | L | R | May 18, 1963 | 6'0" | 175 | Detroit, MI US |
Ed Pruitt | L | September 3, 1961 | 5'10" | 155 | ||
Joe Redfield | R | R | January 14, 1961 | 6'2" | 190 | Doylestown, PA US |
Jeff Richardson | R | R | August 29, 1963 | 6'3" | 185 | Wichita, KS US |
Rich Rodriguez | L | L | March 1, 1963 | 5'10" | 185 | Downey, CA US |
Mike Santiago | L | May 8, 1962 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
Tom Wachs | L | L | January 29, 1963 | 6'2" | 175 | |
Mickey Weston | R | R | March 26, 1961 | 6'1" | 180 | Flint, MI US |
Johnny Wilson | L | R | September 14, 1961 | 5'9" | 170 | |
Dan Winters | R | R | April 22, 1963 | 6'1" | 193 | |
Dave Wyatt | L | December 5, 1961 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
John Young | L | L | December 14, 1960 | 6'2" | 175 | Meridian, 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.