1986 San Jose Bees Roster
Team Record: 65-77
Finished 5th in the CL's North Division
Manager: Harry Stavrenos (0-0), Mike Verdi (0-0)
Location: San Jose, California
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 87,235, Avg. 1,229
The San Jose Bees of the California League ended the 1986 season with a record of 65 wins and 77 losses, finishing fifth in the league's North Division.
The Bees plated 547 runs, worst in the circuit, and allowed 681 runs. Norio Tanabe drove in 64 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .306 average. Brian Kubala and Hisanori Yokota paced the team with 9 wins each, while Brian Kubala recorded a 4.31 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1986 San Jose Bees who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Daryl Sconiers, Todd Cruz, Vern Ruhle, Jerry White, Mike Norris, Bobby Clark, Steve McCatty, Steve Howe, Terry Whitfield, Ed Jurak, Lorenzo Gray, Darryl Cias, Ken Reitz and Fernando Arroyo.
Harry Stavrenos and Mike Verdi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Arroyo | R | R | March 21, 1952 | 6'2" | 180 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Shawn Barton | R | R | September 26, 1961 | 6'1" | 188 | |
| Mark Bauer | R | R | March 2, 1962 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Mike Bigusiak | R | R | October 14, 1956 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Randy Bispo | L | L | October 20, 1961 | 6'4" | 204 | |
| Jeff Blobaum | S | R | September 9, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| James Bolt | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Kevin Christman | R | R | August 8, 1965 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Darryl Cias | R | R | April 23, 1957 | 5'11" | 190 | New York, NY US |
| Bobby Clark | R | R | June 13, 1955 | 6'0" | 190 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Todd Cruz | R | R | November 23, 1955 | 6'0" | 175 | Highland Park, MI US |
| Ken Foster | R | R | November 22, 1958 | 6'2" | 195 | Oakland, CA US |
| Ben Gallo | L | November 16, 1958 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Ken Galloway | L | December 8, 1961 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Darren Garrick | R | January 10, 1961 | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Lorenzo Gray | R | R | March 4, 1958 | 6'1" | 180 | Mound Bayou, MS US |
| Tim Hamm | R | R | August 8, 1960 | 6'4" | 200 | Santa Cruz, CA US |
| Ron Harrison | L | R | October 15, 1960 | 6'1" | 165 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Steve Howe | L | L | March 10, 1958 | 6'1" | 180 | Pontiac, MI US |
| Ed Jurak | R | R | October 24, 1957 | 6'2" | 185 | Hollywood, CA US |
| Brian Kubala | R | R | September 16, 1961 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Rey Martinez | L | L | April 6, 1962 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Edward McCarter | R | 6'3" | 205 | |||
| Steve McCatty | R | R | March 20, 1954 | 6'3" | 195 | Detroit, MI US |
| Ted Milner | L | L | April 13, 1961 | 6'0" | 185 | Riverside, CA US |
| Yoshihiro Nakashima | R | 6'2" | 172 | |||
| Mike Nittoli | R | R | March 25, 1961 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Mike Norris | R | R | March 19, 1955 | 6'2" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Hiromoto Okubo | R | R | February 1, 1967 | 6'0" | 200 | Higashi Ibaraki-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Dave Oliva | R | R | September 9, 1960 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Ken Reitz | R | R | June 24, 1951 | 6'0" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Vern Ruhle | R | R | January 25, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | Coleman, MI US |
| Daryl Sconiers | L | L | October 3, 1958 | 6'2" | 185 | San Bernardino, CA US |
| Roymond Tamori | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Norio Tanabe | R | R | May 11, 1966 | 5'11" | 172 | Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi JP |
| Keith Thrower | S | R | August 23, 1959 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Jim Tinkey | R | August 4, 1961 | 6'1" | 180 | Youngstown, OH US | |
| Anthony Venneri | L | L | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Jerry White | S | R | August 23, 1952 | 5'10" | 164 | Shirley, MA US |
| Terry Whitfield | L | R | January 12, 1953 | 6'1" | 197 | Blythe, CA US |
| Kazuaki Yamano | L | L | May 4, 1967 | 6'2" | 172 | Aso-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Hisanori Yokota | L | R | September 8, 1967 | 6'3" | 175 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
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.
