1987 St. Petersburg Cardinals Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: A
Team Record: 85-57
Finished 1st in the FSL's North Division
Manager: Dave Bialas (85-57)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Ballpark: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 121,732, Avg. 1,715
1987 St. Petersburg Cardinals Statistics

Playoffs - Osceola Astros 2 games, St. Petersburg Cardinals 0

The St. Petersburg Cardinals of the Florida State League ended the 1987 season with a record of 85 wins and 57 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.

The Cardinals tallied 659 runs and allowed 562 runs. Mike Senne paced St. Petersburg with 10 home runs and drove in 82 runs. Jesus Mendez led batters with significant playing time by hitting .305. Rob Livchak topped the team with 14 wins, while Mike Sassone recorded a 2.6 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Ken Hill and Craig Wilson both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Dave Bialas served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Tom AmanteRRJanuary 20, 19615'10"185Grand Rapids, MI US
Greg BeckerLLJanuary 19, 19646'3"180Erie, PA US
Randy ButtsLLMarch 21, 19666'2"195
Joe CunninghamRRJanuary 16, 19636'0"185St. Louis, MO US
Dave DeCordovaLJanuary 28, 19626'2"190
Terry ElliotRRMarch 19, 19646'1"180
Chris ForrestRMarch 31, 19636'1"185
Mike FoxRRJune 16, 19636'2"190
Brett HarrisonRROctober 30, 19626'0"170
Bill HershmanROctober 7, 19646'2"185
Hans HerzogLJanuary 19, 19616'2"187Winchester, VA US
Ken HillRRDecember 14, 19656'4"200Lynn, MA US
Dave HortonRROctober 28, 19645'10"175
Crucito LaraSRDecember 31, 19666'0"150
Rob LivchakLJuly 13, 19626'2"215
Benito MalaveROctober 1, 19616'1"160Cumana, Sucre VE
Tom MauchLRJuly 12, 19626'4"197Covina, CA US
Jesus MendezLLJune 14, 19645'10"173
John MurphyRR5'11"198
Jay NorthRRJune 21, 19626'3"220Alameda, CA US
Mauricio NunezRRJanuary 26, 19636'0"160Santiago Rodriguez, DO
Dave OsteenRRAugust 3, 19636'2"185Washington, DC US
Mike RobertsonRRJune 1, 19626'2"185
Mike SassoneRAugust 14, 19626'2"215
Mike SenneRRJune 5, 19646'1"180
Jim StrichekRNovember 6, 19625'11"160
Craig WilsonRRNovember 28, 19645'11"175Annapolis, MD US
Stan ZaltsmanLMarch 14, 19646'0"180

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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