1986 Reading Phillies Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 77-59
Finished 1st in the EL
Manager: George Culver (77-59)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Reading, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: First Energy Stadium
Attendance: 83,506, Avg. 1,228
1986 Reading Phillies Statistics

Playoffs - Reading Phillies 3 games, Glens Falls Tigers 1
Finals - Vermont Reds 3 games, Reading Phillies 2

The Reading Phillies of the Eastern League ended the 1986 season with a record of 77 wins and 59 losses, finishing first in the EL.

The Phillies paced the circuit with 648 runs. Reading allowed 582 runs. Jim Olander drove in 68 runs and topped all regular batters by hitting .325. Marvin Freeman led the squad with 13 wins, while Mike Shelton recorded a 3.3 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1986 Reading Phillies who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Shawn Barton, Brad Brink, José Cecena, Tom Foley, Marvin Freeman, Todd Frohwirth, Ken Jackson, Michael Jackson, Ricky Jordan, Al Lachowicz, Keith Miller, Jim Olander, Gary Redus, Wally Ritchie, Bruce Ruffin and Kevin Ward.

George Culver served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Shawn BartonRLMay 14, 19636'3"195Los Angeles, CA US
Dion BeckLLMarch 26, 19646'0"155Harbor City, CA US
Eric BoudreauxRRJanuary 24, 19646'3"185
Mark BowdenLLOctober 10, 19606'0"175
Brad BrinkRRJanuary 20, 19656'2"195Roseville, CA US
Tony BrownLRFebruary 9, 19626'1"187Moore County, NC US
José CecenaRRAugust 20, 19635'11"180Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX
Travis ChambersLRMarch 2, 19656'2"185
Steve De AngelisLLOctober 3, 19635'10"185
Greg EdgeSRSeptember 8, 19645'9"150
Tom FoleyLRSeptember 9, 19596'1"175Fort Benning, GA US
Jim FortenberryLRSeptember 30, 19636'3"190
Marvin FreemanRRApril 10, 19636'7"200Chicago, IL US
Todd FrohwirthRRSeptember 28, 19626'4"190Milwaukee, WI US
Rich GaynorRRAugust 7, 19625'10"170Fresno, CA US
Ramon HendersonRRAugust 18, 19635'11"175Moncion, Santiago Rodriguez DO
Rob HicksRJune 2, 19626'1"175
Bryan HoppieSRJanuary 5, 19625'10"170Santa Ana, CA US
Ken JacksonRRAugust 21, 19636'1"190Shreveport, LA US
Michael JacksonRRDecember 22, 19646'1"185Houston, TX US
Roger JohnsonRRAugust 24, 19636'1"185
Ricky JordanRRMay 26, 19656'5"210Richmond, CA US
Jeff KnoxRMarch 25, 19666'4"210
Steve LabayLJanuary 30, 19626'3"180
Al LachowiczRRSeptember 6, 19606'3"198Pittsburgh, PA US
Jose LeivaRRAugust 11, 19635'11"170, Bolivar VE
Bruce LongRRJanuary 11, 19606'5"195Alton, IL US
Darren LoyRRJuly 14, 19626'0"190
Rick LundbladeRRNovember 30, 19626'5"230
John McLarnanRRJuly 21, 19616'1"195Anaheim, CA US
Keith MillerSRMarch 7, 19635'11"175Dallas, TX US
Steve MosesLLJune 14, 19626'0"165Downey, CA US
Howard NicholsRRMay 16, 19646'0"220Oakland, CA US
Jim OlanderRRFebruary 21, 19636'2"185Tucson, AZ US
Gary RedusRRNovember 1, 19566'1"180Tanner, AL US
Wally RitchieLLJuly 12, 19656'2"180Glendale, CA US
Ray RomanRROctober 28, 19625'11"180Norwalk, CA US
Bruce RuffinSLOctober 4, 19636'2"205Lubbock, TX US
Juan SanchezRRSeptember 25, 19646'1"172
Steve ShartsLLAugust 17, 19646'5"205
Mike SheltonRAugust 27, 19626'0"180
Todd SoaresLRMarch 15, 19626'2"195
Miguel VargasRRAugust 22, 19646'3"170Dorado, PR
Kevin WardRRSeptember 28, 19616'1"195Lansdale, PA US
Len WattsLLJuly 21, 19655'11"160

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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