1986 Madison Muskies Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 86-54
Finished 1st in the MWL's North Division
Manager: Jim Nettles (86-54)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Warner Park
Attendance: 118,310, Avg. 1,690
1986 Madison Muskies Statistics

Playoffs - Waterloo Indians 2 games, Madison Muskies 0

The Madison Muskies of the Midwest League ended the 1986 season with a record of 86 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.

The Muskies conceded 557 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Madison plated 716 runs. Tony Arias paced the team with 18 home runs, and Larry Arndt walloped 15 or more, too. Tony Arias drove in 103 runs. Mark Howie led all regular hitters by hitting .309. Dave Otto topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.66 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1986 Madison Muskies who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bill Johnson, Bill Krueger, Larry Arndt, Jeff Shaver, Bruce Walton, Dave Otto, Ozzie Canseco, Jim Nettles, Wally Whitehurst, Walt Weiss, Scott Hemond and Dwayne Murphy.

Jim Nettles served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Doug AmesLLOctober 2, 19616'5"205
Tony AriasRRMarch 4, 19626'5"210Hialeah, FL US
Larry ArndtRRFebruary 25, 19636'1"195Fremont, OH US
Antonio CabreraRRSeptember 30, 19645'11"160
Ozzie CansecoRRJuly 2, 19646'2"220La Habana, La Habana CU
Ronnie CarterRRFebruary 20, 19635'11"185
Brian CriswellLJuly 29, 19636'0"190
Phil CundariRFebruary 10, 19646'3"190
Mike CupplesRRJune 18, 19635'11"195
Blaine DeabenderferRJune 16, 19646'3"210
Pat DietrickRRMarch 4, 19636'3"190
Darrin DuffyRRJune 30, 19656'0"170
Pat GilbertRRAugust 3, 19666'2"200
Bobby GouldRROctober 1, 19635'10"175
Walt GuilloryRRSeptember 21, 19626'2"200
Martin HallRMarch 16, 19655'10"155
Scott HemondRRNovember 18, 19656'0"205Taunton, MA US
Scott HolcombLLAugust 23, 19686'1"170
Mark HowieRRDecember 27, 19626'1"175Baton Rouge, LA US
Dre JacasSRNovember 11, 19626'1"180
Bill JohnsonRROctober 6, 19606'5"205Wilmington, DE US
Russ KiblerRJanuary 5, 19626'3"185
Bill KruegerLLApril 24, 19586'5"205Waukegan, IL US
Reese LambertLLSeptember 3, 19626'4"195
Joe LawRRFebruary 4, 19626'2"200
Luis MartinezSRAugust 26, 19655'11"160Puerto Plata, DO
Kirk McDonaldRRMarch 23, 19636'4"200
Dwayne MurphyLRMarch 18, 19556'1"185Merced, CA US
Jim NettlesLLMarch 2, 19476'0"186San Diego, CA US
Dave NixLROctober 25, 19615'11"170
Doug OrtmanRRJune 15, 19646'4"200
Dave OttoLLNovember 12, 19646'7"210Chicago, IL US
Kevin RussLLAugust 10, 19666'2"185
Scott SaboLOctober 30, 19626'0"185
Luis SalcedoRJune 4, 19665'11"168
Greg SchiffelbeinLLAugust 12, 19636'0"174
Jeff ShaverRRJuly 30, 19636'3"195Beaver, PA US
Nelson SilverioRRAugust 2, 19676'0"188
Bob StockerRJuly 27, 19636'1"220
Camilo VerasLLJuly 18, 19646'1"172
Bruce WaltonRRDecember 25, 19626'2"195Bakersfield, CA US
Walt WeissSRNovember 28, 19636'0"175Tuxedo, NY US
Wally WhitehurstRRApril 11, 19646'3"180Shreveport, LA US
Kevin WilliamsonLRDecember 26, 19616'3"200

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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