1987 Portland Beavers Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 45-96
Finished 5th in the PCL's North Division
Manager: Charlie Manuel (45-96)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Portland, Oregon
Ballpark: PGE Park
Attendance: 154,989, Avg. 2,198
1987 Portland Beavers Statistics

The Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1987 season with a record of 45 wins and 96 losses, finishing fifth in the league's North Division.

The Beavers tallied 549 runs, worst in the circuit, and gave up 779 runs, most in the league. Glen Walker paced Portland with 12 home runs Billy Beane drove in 71 runs. Chris Pittaro led all regular hitters by hitting .286. Jeff Bittiger topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.4 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Allan Anderson, Billy Beane, Jeff Bittiger, Eric Bullock, Sal Butera, Clay Christiansen, Danny Clay, Mark Corey, Álvaro Espinoza, Terry Forster, Ron Gardenhire, Tom Gorman, Kevin Hagen, Phil Huffman, Ricky Jones, Joe Klink, Gene Larkin, Bill Latham, Ron Musselman, Randy Niemann, Tom Nieto, Chris Pittaro, Mark Portugal, Edwin Rodríguez, Roy Smith, Mike Smithson and Jim Wilson were all players from the 1987 Portland Beavers who played in the Majors during their careers.

Charlie Manuel served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Allan AndersonLLJanuary 7, 19645'11"178Lancaster, OH US
Billy BeaneRRMarch 29, 19626'4"195Orlando, FL US
Ben BianchiRRAugust 15, 19616'4"200Ely, NV US
Jeff BittigerRRApril 13, 19625'10"175Jersey City, NJ US
Eric BullockLLFebruary 16, 19605'11"185Los Angeles, CA US
Sal ButeraRRSeptember 25, 19526'0"190Richmond Hill, NY US
Pat CaseyRRMarch 17, 19596'1"200McMinnville, OR US
Clay ChristiansenRRJune 28, 19586'5"205Wichita, KS US
Danny ClayRROctober 24, 19616'1"190Sun Valley, CA US
Mark ClemonsRROctober 20, 19596'2"190Loris, SC US
Mark CoreyRRNovember 3, 19556'2"200Tucumcari, NM US
Pat DempseyRROctober 23, 19566'4"185Encino, CA US
Álvaro EspinozaRRFebruary 19, 19626'0"170Valencia, Carabobo VE
Terry ForsterLLJanuary 14, 19526'3"200Sioux Falls, SD US
Ron GardenhireRROctober 24, 19576'0"175Butzbach, Hessen DE
Steve GasserRRAugust 5, 19676'3"190Dover, OH US
Steve GomezRSeptember 6, 19615'10"175
Tom GormanLLDecember 16, 19576'4"194Portland, OR US
Kevin HagenRRMarch 8, 19606'2"185Renton, WA US
Darrell HiggsRJuly 29, 19626'2"200
Phil HuffmanRRJune 20, 19586'2"180Freeport, TX US
Ricky JonesRRJune 4, 19586'3"186Tupelo, MS US
Joe KlinkLLFebruary 3, 19625'11"170Johnstown, PA US
Gene LarkinSROctober 24, 19626'3"195Flushing, NY US
Bill LathamLLAugust 29, 19606'2"190Birmingham, AL US
Steve LiddleRRMarch 4, 19596'4"205Nashville, TN US
Alex MarteLLDecember 12, 19626'0"168Santiago, Santiago DO
Julius McDougalSRMay 3, 19636'2"185Jackson, MI US
Greg MorhardtLLOctober 25, 19636'0"170Manchester, CT US
Ron MusselmanRRNovember 11, 19546'2"185Wilmington, NC US
Randy NiemannLLNovember 15, 19556'4"200Scotia, CA US
Tom NietoRROctober 27, 19606'1"193Downey, CA US
Jeff PerryRRAugust 5, 19626'4"202Santa Monica, CA US
Chris PittaroSRSeptember 16, 19615'11"170Trenton, NJ US
Mark PortugalRROctober 30, 19626'0"170Los Angeles, CA US
Edwin RodríguezRRAugust 14, 19605'11"175Ponce, PR
Roy SmithRRSeptember 6, 19616'3"200Mount Vernon, NY US
Mike SmithsonRRJanuary 21, 19556'8"215Centerville, TN US
Kevin TrudeauROctober 12, 19636'2"180Forest Lake, MN US
Glen WalkerRRJanuary 31, 19586'0"185Los Angeles, CA US
Jamie WilliamsRROctober 12, 19606'0"165La Romana, La Romana DO
Jim WilsonRRDecember 29, 19606'3"230Corvallis, OR US
Phil WilsonRRJune 1, 19635'8"155Bamberg, SC 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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