1986 West Palm Beach Expos Roster
Team Record: 80-55
Finished 1st in the FSL's South Division
Manager: Felipe Alou (80-55)
Affiliation: Montreal Expos
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 97,481, Avg. 1,444
Playoffs - West Palm Beach Expos 2 games, Winter Haven Red Sox 0
Finals - St. Petersburg Cardinals 3 games, West Palm Beach Expos 1
The West Palm Beach Expos of the Florida State League ended the 1986 season with a record of 80 wins and 55 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.
The Expos scored 533 runs and allowed 432 runs. Bill Mann led West Palm Beach with 10 home runs and recorded 60 runs batted in, while leading hitters with significant playing time with a .279 average. Sergio Valdez topped the team with 16 wins, and Bill Cunningham registered a 2.37 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1986 West Palm Beach Expos who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Esteban Beltré, Edgar Cáceres, John Dopson, Jeff Fischer, Gene Harris, Randy Johnson, Alonzo Powell, Bert Roberge, John Trautwein, Sergio Valdez, Larry Walker and Gary Wayne.
Felipe Alou served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Tim Arnold | R | R | May 25, 1963 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Scott Ayers | R | March 17, 1964 | 6'4" | 188 | ||
Kent Bachman | R | R | September 25, 1962 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Esteban Beltré | R | R | December 26, 1967 | 5'10" | 155 | Quisqueya, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
Mark Blaser | R | R | October 19, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Don Burke | L | L | March 8, 1964 | 5'10" | 188 | |
Edgar Cáceres | S | R | June 6, 1964 | 6'1" | 170 | Barquisimeto, Lara VE |
Bob Caffrey | R | R | January 7, 1962 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Al Collins | R | February 3, 1965 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
Kerry Cook | R | January 14, 1961 | 6'9" | 220 | ||
Bill Cunningham | L | December 8, 1962 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Mike Day | L | R | September 6, 1963 | 5'11" | 200 | |
Bob Devlin | R | September 16, 1962 | 6'3" | 195 | ||
Eddie Dixon | R | R | April 16, 1964 | 6'3" | 195 | Dothan, AL US |
John Dopson | L | R | July 14, 1963 | 6'4" | 205 | Baltimore, MD US |
Pat Dougherty | R | July 14, 1963 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
Kevin Dunton | R | R | September 26, 1963 | 6'2" | 200 | |
Fritz Fedor | R | December 26, 1961 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
Jeff Fischer | R | R | August 17, 1963 | 6'3" | 185 | West Palm Beach, FL US |
George Flower | R | R | May 20, 1963 | 5'11" | 185 | |
Keith Foley | R | R | August 30, 1962 | 6'2" | 195 | |
Dave Graybill | R | R | October 9, 1962 | 6'2" | 200 | Mesa, AZ US |
Sam Haley | R | R | January 5, 1963 | 5'10" | 180 | |
Gene Harris | R | R | December 5, 1964 | 5'11" | 190 | Sebring, FL US |
Mel Houston | R | R | September 20, 1964 | 5'9" | 160 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Randy Johnson | R | L | September 10, 1963 | 6'10" | 225 | Walnut Creek, CA US |
Leonard Kelly | R | September 27, 1963 | 6'5" | 205 | ||
Andy Lawrence | R | R | July 9, 1961 | 6'3" | 190 | |
Rob Leary | R | R | December 3, 1963 | 5'10" | 189 | San Francisco, CA US |
Bill Mann | L | R | October 11, 1961 | 6'0" | 196 | |
Alonzo Powell | R | R | December 12, 1964 | 6'2" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US |
Bert Roberge | R | R | October 3, 1954 | 6'4" | 190 | Lewiston, ME US |
Michael Robertson | R | 6'3" | 180 | |||
Angel Rodriguez | R | 6'2" | 180 | |||
Ignacio Rodriguez | R | R | 6'4" | 176 | ||
Matthew Sferrazza | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Joseph Slotnick | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
Ben Spitale | L | L | July 15, 1965 | 6'2" | 185 | |
Steve St. Claire | R | R | May 11, 1965 | 6'3" | 180 | |
Bob Sudo | R | October 12, 1963 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Timothy Thiessen | R | R | 6'2" | 179 | ||
Thomas Traen | S | L | February 25, 1961 | 6'2" | 175 | |
John Trautwein | R | R | August 7, 1962 | 6'3" | 205 | Lafayette Hills, PA US |
Sergio Valdez | R | R | September 7, 1964 | 6'0" | 165 | Elias Pina, Elias Pina DO |
Larry Walker | L | R | December 1, 1966 | 6'2" | 185 | Maple Ridge, BC CA |
Gary Wayne | L | L | November 30, 1962 | 6'3" | 185 | Dearborn, MI US |
Mark Williams | R | R | May 24, 1959 | 5'11" | 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.