1987 St. Catharines Blue Jays Roster
Team Record: 41-36
Finished 4th in the NYPL's West Division
Manager: Joe Lonnett (41-36)
Affiliation: Toronto Blue Jays
Location: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Ballpark: Community Park
Attendance: 48,015, Avg. 1,247
The St. Catharines Blue Jays of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1987 season with a record of 41 wins and 36 losses, finishing fourth in the league's West Division.
The Blue Jays plated 316 runs and yielded 316 runs. Derek Bell paced St. Catharines with 10 home runs and drove in 42 runs. William Suero led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .316. Alex Sanchez topped the team with 8 wins, while Bob Wishnevski registered a 1.53 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Derek Bell, Xavier Hernandez, Bob Macdonald, Jimmy Rogers, Alex Sanchez, William Suero and Steve Wapnick were all players from the 1987 St. Catharines Blue Jays who played in the Majors during their careers.
Joe Lonnett served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Bell | R | R | December 11, 1968 | 6'2" | 200 | Tampa, FL US |
| Steve Berriatua | R | R | October 9, 1965 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Bob Bevis | R | R | October 5, 1964 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Alan Butler | L | March 16, 1968 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Mike Chesney | R | R | February 24, 1965 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Bautista DelRosario | R | R | October 30, 1966 | 6'1" | ||
| Dan Etzweiler | L | R | September 29, 1965 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Lindsay Foster | S | R | February 7, 1967 | 6'3" | 175 | Greensboro, NC US |
| Matt Gilmore | R | R | November 12, 1969 | 6'3" | 180 | |
| Xavier Hernandez | L | R | August 16, 1965 | 6'2" | 185 | Port Arthur, TX US |
| Christopher Lariviere | R | R | June 1, 1966 | 5'11" | 168 | |
| Bob Macdonald | L | L | April 27, 1965 | 6'3" | 200 | East Orange, NJ US |
| Sean McMahon | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Bernie Nunez | R | R | August 6, 1968 | 6'1" | 240 | Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata DO |
| Rod Richey | S | R | October 20, 1965 | 6'0" | 177 | Greenville, SC US |
| Ken Rivers | R | R | May 20, 1965 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Jimmy Rogers | R | R | January 3, 1967 | 6'2" | 200 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Charlie Romero | S | R | November 4, 1966 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Alex Sanchez | R | R | April 8, 1966 | 6'2" | 185 | Concord, CA US |
| Barry Shifflett | L | R | March 26, 1964 | 6'0" | 180 | US, US |
| Al Silverstein | R | R | July 21, 1965 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| William Suero | R | R | November 7, 1966 | 5'9" | 175 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Steve Towey | R | R | September 23, 1964 | 6'1" | 180 | Seattle, WA US |
| Jason Townley | R | R | June 18, 1969 | 6'2" | 220 | |
| Jim Trahey | R | R | September 11, 1966 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Darrin Wade | L | L | August 13, 1965 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Steve Wapnick | R | R | September 25, 1965 | 6'2" | 200 | Panorama City, CA US |
| Derek Ware | R | R | September 17, 1967 | 6'3" | 195 | US, US |
| Bob Watts | R | November 11, 1963 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Terrence Wilson | L | R | October 12, 1969 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Bob Wishnevski | R | R | January 2, 1967 | 6'1" | 215 | Hammond, IN US |
| Steve Woide | L | November 2, 1964 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Mark Young | R | R | April 14, 1965 | 5'9" | 175 | San Diego, 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.
