1987 Kingsport Mets Roster

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 28-42
Finished 3rd in the AL's South Division
Manager: Bobby Floyd (28-42)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Kingsport, Tennessee
Ballpark: J. Fred Johnson Stadium
Attendance: 28,453, Avg. 813
1987 Kingsport Mets Statistics

The Kingsport Mets of the Appalachian League ended the 1987 season with a record of 28 wins and 42 losses, finishing third in the league's South Division.

The Mets scored 311 runs and allowed 391 runs. Alex Diaz and Rudy Hernandez topped all regular batters by hitting .264. Rocky Elli paced Kingsport with 9 wins and a team-best 2.68 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Alberto Castillo, Archie Corbin, Alex Diaz, Chris Donnels, Denny Harriger, Pat Howell, John Johnstone, Curtis Pride and Pete Schourek were all players from the 1987 Kingsport Mets who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Bobby Floyd served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Stan CameronRRJuly 5, 19696'5"195Knoxville, TN US
Alberto CastilloRRFebruary 10, 19706'0"184San Juan de la Maguana, San Juan DO
Archie CorbinRRDecember 30, 19676'4"190Beaumont, TX US
Dave CrowsonLRFebruary 19, 19686'2"170Brenham, TX US
Al DiazRRDecember 13, 19695'10"147Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Alex DiazSROctober 5, 19685'11"175Brooklyn, NY US
Chris DonnelsLRApril 21, 19666'0"185Los Angeles, CA US
Jamie EcholesRRSeptember 16, 19686'3"220Mantee, MS US
Rocky ElliLLSeptember 27, 19676'5"215Highland Park, IL US
Tom FineRRMarch 30, 19676'6"205Houston, TX US
Jeff GeorgeRSeptember 12, 19666'2"185
Denny HarrigerRRJuly 21, 19695'11"185Kittanning, PA US
Rudy HernandezRRApril 9, 19665'10"160Maracay, Aragua VE
Tim HinesLROctober 10, 19686'3"190Philadelphia, PA US
Pat HowellSRAugust 31, 19685'11"155Mobile, AL US
John JohnstoneRRNovember 25, 19686'3"195Liverpool, NY US
Monte KrogmanRRFebruary 23, 19696'3"190
Lee MaySRMay 30, 19686'1"177
Doug MyresRSeptember 9, 19645'10"185
Steve PiskorRRMay 22, 19685'11"185
Curtis PrideLRDecember 17, 19686'0"205Washington, DC US
Francisco RodriguezR6'4"182
Sammye SanchezRRNovember 20, 19676'1"189
Pete SchourekLLMay 10, 19696'5"195Austin, TX US
Dan SeguiRRAugust 22, 19675'10"165
Scott SpoolstraLLDecember 19, 19666'1"185
Greg TurtletaubLLMay 22, 19676'3"180
Julian VasquezRRMay 24, 19686'3"185
Mark WieseRRJuly 28, 19696'2"190
Mark WilloughbyLJune 23, 19676'2"190
Jason WoodsRRMay 16, 19686'6"225
Derrick YoungRRApril 10, 19686'1"190Seattle, WA 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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