1987 Lynchburg Mets Roster

Carolina League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 63-76
Finished 4th in the CL's North Division
Manager: John Tamargo (63-76)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Ballpark: City Stadium
Attendance: 88,370, Avg. 1,272
1987 Lynchburg Mets Statistics

The Lynchburg Mets of the Carolina League ended the 1987 season with a record of 63 wins and 76 losses, finishing fourth in the league's North Division.

The Mets scored 670 runs and allowed 742 runs. Ron Gideon led Lynchburg with 25 home runs and drove in 92 runs. Scott Jaster paced all regular batters by hitting .262. Troy James and Kip Gross topped the team with 7 wins each, while Troy James recorded a 3.17 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Brian Givens, Dwight Gooden, Kip Gross, Chris Jelic, Dave Liddell, Scott Little, Jeff Richardson and Rich Rodriguez were all players from the 1987 Lynchburg Mets who played in the Majors during their careers.

John Tamargo served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jaime ArchibaldLLDecember 5, 19626'1"195
Pete BauerRRMarch 16, 19656'4"205
Chris BayerRApril 9, 19646'2"195
Desi BrooksRRDecember 23, 19646'0"200
Mark BrunswickRRJune 19, 19656'3"187
Jeff CiszkowskiRRAugust 14, 19656'4"185
Angelo CuevasLLMarch 12, 19665'10"205New York, NY US
Kurt DelucaRRJanuary 23, 19646'0"190Little Falls, NY US
Eric EricksonLLOctober 31, 19616'4"200Santa Monica, CA US
Dave GelattRRFebruary 24, 19635'10"155
Ron GideonLLJanuary 13, 19646'2"200Tyler, TX US
Adam GingSRMarch 13, 19646'1"180
Brian GivensRLNovember 6, 19656'6"220Lompoc, CA US
Dwight GoodenRRNovember 16, 19646'2"190Tampa, FL US
Kip GrossRRAugust 24, 19646'2"195Scottsbluff, NE US
Alan HaydenLLJune 9, 19645'11"165
Donnie IasparroRAugust 24, 19636'4"204
Troy JamesROctober 14, 19636'3"200
Scott JasterRRAugust 29, 19656'5"205Tulsa, OK US
Chris JelicRRDecember 16, 19635'11"180Bethlehem, PA US
Geary JonesRRApril 27, 19646'3"210Truckee, CA US
Lorin JundyRROctober 24, 19656'2"165
Dave LiddellRRJune 15, 19666'0"190Los Angeles, CA US
Scott LittleRRJanuary 19, 19636'0"198East St. Louis, IL US
Johnny MonellSROctober 31, 19655'10"180New York, NY US
Felix PerdomoSRSeptember 11, 19635'9"155
Hector PerezLLAugust 28, 19636'2"168
Chris RauthRRNovember 12, 19636'2"180North Tonawanda, NY US
Craig RepozRRJune 2, 19666'3"170
Jeff RichardsonRRAugust 29, 19636'3"185Wichita, KS US
Rich RodriguezLLMarch 1, 19635'10"185Downey, CA US
Bill StilesRMarch 24, 19656'1"180
Wilson UribeSRJanuary 12, 19646'1"178San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Juan VillanuevaRRJune 25, 19666'0"160
Tom WachsLLJanuary 29, 19636'2"175
Todd WelbornRRNovember 10, 19636'2"215Guilford County, NC US
Mike WestbrookSRApril 5, 19645'10"175

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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