1987 Tacoma Tigers Roster
Team Record: 78-65
Finished 2nd in the PCL's North Division
Manager: Keith Lieppman (78-65)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Tacoma, Washington
Ballpark: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 293,366, Avg. 4,103
Playoffs - Calgary Cannons 3 games, Tacoma Tigers 2
The Tacoma Tigers of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1987 season with a record of 78 wins and 65 losses, finishing second in the league's North Division.
The Tigers scored 724 runs and yielded 616 runs. Rob Nelson led Tacoma with 20 home runs and drove in 74 runs. Gary Jones paced all regular batters with a .277 average. Tom Dozier topped the squad with 12 wins, while Darrel Akerfelds registered a 3.55 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Steve Ontiveros, Dave Leiper, Tim Birtsas, Rob Nelson, Stan Javier, Bruce Tanner, Matt Sinatro, Curt Brown, Tony Phillips, Rick Rodriguez, Walt Weiss, Bobby Clark, Dwayne Murphy, Tom Dozier, Greg Cadaret, Brian Dorsett, José Tolentino, Bill Krueger, Brian Harper, Dennis Lamp, Bob Kearney, Todd Burns, Johnnie LeMaster, Bill Mooneyham, Alejandro Sánchez, Darrel Akerfelds, Wayne Krenchicki, Luis Polonia, Jerry Willard, Eric Plunk, Dave Von Ohlen, Roy Johnson, Bill Caudill, Tim Belcher, Mike Gallego, José Rijo, Chris Codiroli, Dan Rohn and Steve Henderson were all players from the 1987 Tacoma Tigers who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Keith Lieppman served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrel Akerfelds | R | R | June 12, 1962 | 6'2" | 210 | Denver, CO US |
| Tim Belcher | R | R | October 19, 1961 | 6'3" | 210 | Mount Gilead, OH US |
| Tim Birtsas | L | L | September 5, 1960 | 6'7" | 240 | Pontiac, MI US |
| Eric Broersma | R | R | January 20, 1960 | 6'3" | 185 | Los Alamitos, CA US |
| Curt Brown | R | R | January 15, 1960 | 6'5" | 200 | Fort Lauderdale, FL US |
| Todd Burns | R | R | July 6, 1963 | 6'2" | 186 | Maywood, CA US |
| Greg Cadaret | L | L | February 27, 1962 | 6'3" | 210 | Detroit, MI US |
| Bill Caudill | R | R | July 13, 1956 | 6'1" | 190 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| Bobby Clark | R | R | June 13, 1955 | 6'0" | 190 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Chris Codiroli | R | R | March 26, 1958 | 6'1" | 160 | Oxnard, CA US |
| Brian Dorsett | R | R | April 9, 1961 | 6'3" | 215 | Terre Haute, IN US |
| Tom Dozier | R | R | September 5, 1961 | 6'2" | 190 | San Pablo, CA US |
| Mike Gallego | R | R | October 31, 1960 | 5'8" | 160 | Whittier, CA US |
| Brian Harper | R | R | October 16, 1959 | 6'2" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Steve Henderson | R | R | November 18, 1952 | 6'2" | 190 | Houston, TX US |
| Mark Howie | R | R | December 27, 1962 | 6'1" | 175 | Baton Rouge, LA US |
| Stan Javier | S | R | January 9, 1964 | 6'0" | 185 | San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte DO |
| Roy Johnson | L | L | June 27, 1959 | 6'4" | 205 | Parkin, AR US |
| Gary Jones | L | R | November 11, 1960 | 5'9" | 162 | |
| Bob Kearney | R | R | October 3, 1956 | 6'0" | 190 | San Antonio, TX US |
| Russ Kibler | R | January 5, 1962 | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Wayne Krenchicki | L | R | September 17, 1954 | 6'1" | 180 | Trenton, NJ US |
| Bill Krueger | L | L | April 24, 1958 | 6'5" | 205 | Waukegan, IL US |
| Stan Kyles | R | R | February 26, 1961 | 6'1" | 165 | Chicago, IL US |
| Dennis Lamp | R | R | September 23, 1952 | 6'4" | 200 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Joe Law | R | R | February 4, 1962 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Dave Leiper | L | L | June 18, 1962 | 6'1" | 160 | Whittier, CA US |
| Johnnie LeMaster | R | R | June 19, 1954 | 6'2" | 165 | Portsmouth, OH US |
| Tim Meeks | R | R | February 12, 1962 | 6'0" | 180 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Bill Mooneyham | R | R | August 16, 1960 | 6'0" | 175 | Livermore, CA US |
| Dwayne Murphy | L | R | March 18, 1955 | 6'1" | 185 | Merced, CA US |
| Rob Nelson | L | L | May 17, 1964 | 6'4" | 215 | Pasadena, CA US |
| Steve Ontiveros | R | R | March 5, 1961 | 6'0" | 180 | Tularosa, NM US |
| Tony Phillips | S | R | April 25, 1959 | 5'10" | 175 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Eric Plunk | R | R | September 3, 1963 | 6'5" | 210 | Wilmington, CA US |
| Luis Polonia | L | L | December 10, 1963 | 5'8" | 155 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Thad Reece | L | R | November 15, 1958 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| José Rijo | R | R | May 13, 1965 | 6'1" | 200 | San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO |
| Rick Rodriguez | R | R | September 21, 1960 | 6'3" | 190 | Oakland, CA US |
| Dan Rohn | L | R | January 10, 1956 | 5'8" | 165 | Alpena, MI US |
| Alejandro Sánchez | R | R | February 14, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Matt Sinatro | R | R | March 22, 1960 | 5'9" | 174 | Hartford, CT US |
| Bruce Tanner | L | R | December 9, 1961 | 6'3" | 220 | New Castle, PA US |
| José Tolentino | L | L | June 3, 1961 | 6'1" | 195 | Mexico, Distrito Federal MX |
| Dave Von Ohlen | L | L | October 25, 1958 | 6'2" | 200 | Flushing, NY US |
| Walt Weiss | S | R | November 28, 1963 | 6'0" | 175 | Tuxedo, NY US |
| Jerry Willard | L | R | March 14, 1960 | 6'2" | 195 | Oxnard, 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.
