1986 Rochester Red Wings Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 75-63
Finished 2nd in the IL
Manager: John Hart (75-63)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Rochester, New York
Ballpark: Silver Stadium
Attendance: 308,807, Avg. 4,475
1986 Rochester Red Wings Statistics

Playoffs - Rochester Red Wings 3 games, Pawtucket Red Sox 1
Finals - Richmond Braves 3 games, Rochester Red Wings 2

The Rochester Red Wings of the International League ended the 1986 season with a record of 75 wins and 63 losses, finishing second in the IL.

The Red Wings tallied 619 runs and yielded 575 runs. Ken Gerhart paced Rochester with 28 home runs and drove in 72 runs, while leading batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .274 clip. John Habyan and Bill Swaggerty topped the squad with 12 wins each, and Mike Skinner recorded a 4.19 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Players from the 1986 Rochester Red Wings who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Mike Kinnunen, Donnie Scott, Ken Gerhart, Ricky Jones, Floyd Rayford, Dennis Martínez, Rex Hudler, Luis DeLeón, Ken Smith, John Habyan, Alan Fowlkes, Jerry Augustine, Phil Huffman, Ted Wilborn, Tom O'Malley, Glenn Gulliver, John Stefero, Tippy Martinez, Mike Hart, Jim Traber, Mike Young, Kelly Paris, Bill Swaggerty, Eric Rasmussen, Nelson Simmons, Kelvin Torve, Nate Snell, Jackie Gutiérrez, Odell Jones, Eric Bell, Al Pardo, Alan Wiggins, Tom Dodd, Jeff Ballard and Tony Arnold.

John Hart served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Tony ArnoldRRMay 3, 19595'11"170El Paso, TX US
Jerry AugustineLLJuly 24, 19526'0"183Kewaunee, WI US
Jeff BallardLLAugust 13, 19636'3"195Billings, MT US
Eric BellLLOctober 27, 19636'0"178Modesto, CA US
Luis DeLeónRRAugust 19, 19586'1"153Ponce, PR
Tom DoddRRAugust 15, 19586'0"190Portland, OR US
Dave FalconeLRSeptember 30, 19586'2"225Gainesville, FL US
Alan FowlkesRRAugust 8, 19586'2"190Brawley, CA US
Ken GerhartRRMay 19, 19616'0"190Charleston, SC US
Glenn GulliverLROctober 15, 19545'11"175Detroit, MI US
Jackie GutiérrezRRJune 27, 19605'11"175Cartagena, Bolivar CO
John HabyanRRJanuary 29, 19646'1"195Bay Shore, NY US
Mike HartLLFebruary 17, 19585'11"185Milwaukee, WI US
Rex HudlerRRSeptember 2, 19606'1"180Tempe, AZ US
Phil HuffmanRRJune 20, 19586'2"180Freeport, TX US
Odell JonesRRJanuary 13, 19536'3"175Tulare, CA US
Ricky JonesRRJune 4, 19586'3"186Tupelo, MS US
Mike KinnunenLLApril 1, 19586'1"185Seattle, WA US
Joe KucharskiRRFebruary 3, 19616'3"225Houston, TX US
Dennis MartínezRRMay 14, 19546'1"160Granada, NI
Tippy MartinezLLMay 31, 19505'10"180La Junta, CO US
Tom O'MalleyLRDecember 25, 19606'0"180Orange, NJ US
Al PardoSRSeptember 8, 19626'2"187Oviedo, ES
Kelly ParisRROctober 17, 19576'0"175Encino, CA US
Eric RasmussenRRMarch 22, 19526'3"205Racine, WI US
Floyd RayfordRRJuly 27, 19575'10"190Memphis, TN US
Mike ReddishRRMay 27, 19596'1"205Boston, MA US
Donnie ScottSRAugust 16, 19615'11"185Dunedin, FL US
Nelson SimmonsSRJune 27, 19636'1"185Washington, DC US
Mike SkinnerRRAugust 5, 19646'1"193Teaneck, NJ US
Ken SmithLRFebruary 12, 19586'1"195Youngstown, OH US
Nate SnellRRSeptember 2, 19526'4"190Orangeburg, SC US
John SteferoLRSeptember 22, 19595'8"185Sumter, SC US
Scott StranskiRNovember 27, 19576'4"210
Bill SwaggertyRRDecember 5, 19566'2"186Sanford, FL US
Kelvin TorveLRJanuary 10, 19606'3"205Rapid City, SD US
Jim TraberLLDecember 26, 19616'0"194Columbus, OH US
Alan WigginsSRFebruary 17, 19586'2"160Los Angeles, CA US
Ted WilbornSRDecember 16, 19586'0"165Waco, TX US
Jeff WilliamsLLSeptember 10, 19626'0"175Lincoln Heights, OH US
Roger WilsonLJune 16, 19636'5"180
Mike YoungSRMarch 20, 19606'2"195Oakland, CA 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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