1987 Richmond Braves Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 56-83
Finished 8th in the IL
Manager: Roy Majtyka (56-83)
Affiliation: Atlanta Braves
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Ballpark: The Diamond
Attendance: 332,440, Avg. 4,783
1987 Richmond Braves Statistics

The Richmond Braves of the International League ended the 1987 season with a record of 56 wins and 83 losses, finishing eighth in the IL.

The Braves scored 515 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 670 runs. John Rabb paced Richmond with 20 home runs, while Alan Griffin walloped 15 or more, too. Alan Griffin and Darryl Motley each drove in 58 runs. Trench Davis led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .256. Marty Clary topped the squad with 11 wins, and Tom Glavine recorded a 3.36 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

José Álvarez, Paul Assenmacher, Jeff Blauser, Joe Boever, Mike Brown, Chuck Cary, Floyd Chiffer, Marty Clary, Stan Cliburn, Trench Davis, Juan Eichelberger, Mike Fischlin, Dámaso García, Tom Glavine, Kelly Heath, Chuck Hensley, John Mizerock, Darryl Motley, Randy O'Neal, Ed Olwine, Al Pardo, John Rabb, Paul Runge, Dave Schuler, John Smoltz, Cliff Speck, Ned Yost and Steve Ziem were all players from the 1987 Richmond Braves who played in the Majors during their careers.

Roy Majtyka served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
José ÁlvarezRRApril 12, 19565'10"170Tampa, FL US
Paul AssenmacherLLDecember 10, 19606'3"195Detroit, MI US
Jeff BlauserRRNovember 8, 19656'0"170Los Gatos, CA US
Joe BoeverRROctober 4, 19606'1"200Kirkwood, MO US
Mike BrownRRDecember 29, 19596'2"195San Francisco, CA US
Chuck CaryLLMarch 3, 19606'4"210Whittier, CA US
Floyd ChifferRRApril 20, 19566'2"185Glen Cove, NY US
Chip ChildressLRJanuary 2, 19606'0"180Lynchburg, VA US
Marty ClaryRRApril 3, 19626'4"190Detroit, MI US
Stan CliburnRRDecember 19, 19566'0"195Jackson, MS US
Sal D'AlessandroRRSeptember 27, 19646'0"185Buena Park, CA US
Trench DavisLLSeptember 12, 19606'3"171Baltimore, MD US
Juan EichelbergerRROctober 21, 19536'2"195St. Louis, MO US
Mike FischlinRRSeptember 13, 19556'1"165Sacramento, CA US
Dámaso GarcíaRRFebruary 7, 19576'1"165Moca, Espaillat DO
Tom GlavineLLMarch 25, 19666'0"175Concord, MA US
Alan GriffinRRAugust 3, 19616'4"220
Inocencio GuerreroRRDecember 28, 19606'0"187Higueral, DO
Jon HatcherRRSeptember 21, 19625'9"175Williams, AZ US
Kelly HeathRRSeptember 4, 19575'7"155Plattsburg, NY US
Chuck HensleyLLMarch 11, 19596'3"190Tulare, CA US
Dale HolmanLROctober 25, 19586'2"188Monroe, LA US
John MizerockLRDecember 8, 19605'11"190Punxsutawney, PA US
Darryl MotleyRRJanuary 21, 19605'9"196Muskogee, OK US
Gary NewsomRRApril 23, 19625'9"160Atlanta, GA US
Randy O'NealRRAugust 30, 19606'2"195Ashland, KY US
Ed OlwineRLMay 28, 19586'2"165Greenville, OH US
Al PardoSRSeptember 8, 19626'2"187Oviedo, ES
John RabbRRJune 23, 19606'1"180Los Angeles, CA US
Carlos RiosRRJune 13, 19606'1"168Santurce, PR
Paul RungeRRMay 21, 19586'0"165Kingston, NY US
Dave SchulerRLOctober 4, 19536'4"210Framingham, MA US
John SmoltzRRMay 15, 19676'3"210Detroit, MI US
Cliff SpeckRRAugust 8, 19566'4"195Portland, OR US
Bean StringfellowLLAugust 21, 19636'2"193Bristol, VA US
Mark StrucherRRMarch 15, 19586'1"185Eustis, FL US
Bob TumpaneLLNovember 10, 19596'1"205Blue Island, IL US
Matt WestSRJanuary 13, 19606'4"190Santa Monica, CA US
Ned YostRRAugust 19, 19546'1"190Eureka, CA US
Steve ZiemRROctober 24, 19616'2"210Milwaukee, WI 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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