1987 Wichita Pilots Roster
Team Record: 69-65
Finished 3rd in the TL's West Division
Manager: Steve Smith (69-65)
Affiliation: San Diego Padres
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Ballpark: Lawrence-Dumont Stadium
Attendance: 150,952, Avg. 2,253
Playoffs - Wichita Pilots 2 games, El Paso Diablos 1
Finals - Wichita Pilots 4 games, Jackson Mets 2
The Wichita Pilots of the Texas League ended the 1987 season with a record of 69 wins and 65 losses, finishing third in the league's West Division.
The Pilots scored 734 runs and allowed 681 runs. Brad Pounders led Wichita with 27 home runs, while Jerald Clark and Chris Knabenshue walloped 15 or more, too. Jerald Clark drove in 95 runs. Thomas Howard paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .332. Greg Harris topped the squad with 12 wins, and Tommy Alexander registered a 3.94 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1987 Wichita Pilots who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Eric Nolte, Thomas Howard, Jerald Clark, Roberto Alomar, Greg Harris, Storm Davis, Gerry Davis, Sandy Alomar, Candy Sierra and Steve Luebber.
Steve Smith served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Alexander | R | R | August 12, 1961 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Roberto Alomar | S | R | February 5, 1968 | 6'0" | 184 | Ponce, PR |
| Sandy Alomar | R | R | June 18, 1966 | 6'5" | 200 | Salinas, PR |
| Kevin Armstrong | R | R | March 29, 1964 | 6'0" | 175 | San Antonio, TX US |
| Eric Bauer | R | L | August 19, 1963 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Tom Brassil | R | R | June 17, 1960 | 6'3" | 180 | |
| Kevin Brown | L | August 3, 1963 | 6'2" | 192 | ||
| Jerald Clark | R | R | August 10, 1963 | 6'4" | 200 | Crockett, TX US |
| Dave Cortez | R | R | September 11, 1963 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Mike Costello | R | August 28, 1962 | 6'2" | 230 | ||
| Gerry Davis | R | R | December 25, 1958 | 6'0" | 185 | Trenton, NJ US |
| Storm Davis | R | R | December 26, 1961 | 6'4" | 207 | Dallas, TX US |
| Mike Debutch | R | R | August 21, 1963 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Mark Gillaspie | S | R | April 18, 1959 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Greg Harris | L | May 6, 1964 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Greg Harris | R | R | December 1, 1963 | 6'3" | 190 | Greensboro, NC US |
| Thomas Howard | S | R | December 11, 1964 | 6'2" | 200 | Middletown, OH US |
| Chris Knabenshue | L | R | October 30, 1963 | 6'1" | 185 | Aurora, CA US |
| Steve Luebber | R | R | July 9, 1949 | 6'3" | 185 | Clinton, MO US |
| Joe Lynch | R | November 17, 1962 | 6'0" | 175 | New Brunswick, NJ US | |
| Steve Miller | L | R | February 12, 1963 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| Eric Nolte | L | L | April 28, 1964 | 6'3" | 205 | Canoga Park, CA US |
| Scott Parsons | R | R | January 25, 1962 | 6'4" | 210 | Livingston, NJ US |
| Brad Pounders | R | R | September 1, 1963 | 6'4" | 205 | Riverside, CA US |
| Scott Rainey | R | R | November 7, 1961 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Jeff Reece | L | February 25, 1963 | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Jim Riggs | L | R | November 4, 1960 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Candy Sierra | R | R | March 27, 1967 | 6'2" | 190 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| Jeff Stewart | R | March 21, 1963 | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Cam Walker | R | November 4, 1960 | 6'3" | 220 | ||
| Jim Wasem | R | R | March 6, 1962 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Bill Wrona | R | R | January 11, 1961 | 5'8" | 160 | |
| Mike Young | R | L | August 15, 1964 | 6'1" | 190 | Torrance, CA US |
| Jeff Yurtin | L | R | December 14, 1963 | 6'2" | 175 | Rancho Cordova, 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.
