1987 Columbus Clippers Statistics

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 77-63
Finished 2nd in the IL
Manager: Bucky Dent (77-63)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Ballpark: Harold Cooper Stadium
Attendance: 570,599, Avg. 8,151
1987 Columbus Clippers Roster

Playoffs - Columbus Clippers 3 games, Rochester Red Wings 0
Finals - Columbus Clippers 3 games, Tidewater Tides 0

The Columbus Clippers of the International League ended the 1987 season with a record of 77 wins and 63 losses, finishing second in the IL.

The Clippers tallied 699 runs and allowed 611 runs. Jay Buhner walloped 31 home runs for Columbus, while Pete Dalena and Orestes Destrade swatted 15 or more, too. Jay Buhner drove in 85 runs. Pete Dalena led all regular hitters by connecting at a .282 clip. Brad Arnsberg and Pete Filson topped the squad with 12 wins each, and Brad Arnsberg recorded a 2.88 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1987 Columbus Clippers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Mike Armstrong, Brad Arnsberg, Juan Bonilla, Rich Bordi, Jay Buhner, Amalio Carreño, Pat Clements, Henry Cotto, Pete Dalena, Orestes Destrade, Juan Espino, Pete Filson, Steve Frey, Bill Fulton, Bob Geren, Ron Guidry, Al Holland, Charles Hudson, Keith Hughes, Roberto Kelly, Ron Kittle, Tim Layana, Al Leiter, Bryan Little, Phil Lombardi, Mitch Lyden, Bob Meacham, Jeff Moronko, Dan Pasqua, Alfonso Pulido, Dennis Rasmussen, Darren Reed, Ron Romanick, Steve Rosenberg, Lenn Sakata, Mark Salas, Dick Scott, Bob Shirley, Joel Skinner, Cliff Speck, Bob Tewksbury, Rich Thompson, Shane Turner, Randy Velarde and Paul Zuvella.

Bucky Dent served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Pete Filson124.7503.7322220410135.01536256943373531
Brad Arnsberg125.7062.8819190920144.01405546937183012
Alfonso Pulido95.6433.56341311213126.312254501025158303
Bill Fulton78.4674.7331196301144.717989761630073014
Bob Tewksbury61.8572.531111030074.7682321511032120
Ron Romanick58.3855.1618180100103.011576591044150142
Steve Rosenberg41.8004.082101400235.3431716318227221
Tim Layana45.4444.761313000070.0773737637236103
Al Holland46.4004.1433226001154.3522825724536103
Randy Graham32.6003.264111700566.3712824321428102
Steve Frey21.6673.042301100647.3451916210035004
Rich Bordi22.5001.742501800546.736159314433101
Ron Guidry101.0000.001100005.03200203000
Dennis Rasmussen101.0001.291100007.05110004000
Pat Clements101.0003.7942100019.019883207000
Amalio Carreño11.5007.79110500117.326151525011000
Steve George11.5008.7422000011.31312113505000
Al Leiter14.2006.1755000023.3211816115023003
Cliff Speck80.0
Mike Armstrong000.003010011.30200300000
Pete Dalena000.001010001.00000101000
Rich Thompson004.502000004.06220203001
Jeff Knox01.0006.1022000010.318770505000
Charles Hudson02.0005.9352200113.72211915113000
Bob Shirley05.0005.4055000030.0382318410210100
Totals7662.5513.94341138113224361191.0127260452297369266491713300

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Jay Buhner1345635028314023131854255124.279.351.514.8652582226
Roberto Kelly118516471771311981362511033116.278.324.435.7602053180
Pete Dalena116474433741222141861033246.282.333.473.8072053338
Orestes Destrade1355524657611926325810279118.256.368.486.8542265039
Jeff Moronko1003913475285178135617104079.245.325.452.7771572021
Paul Zuvella6929926947811542251322221.301.358.409.7671103321
Randy Velarde492041852159106533821436.319.377.519.896964010
Phil Lombardi672582093256131633313928.268.385.426.811894150
Bryan Little76257223255575018222417.247.320.323.643721722
Joel Skinner491921781943102627011044.242.283.421.704751120
Bob Meacham401881542842533231072624.273.380.403.783622420
Henry Cotto3414112926391323201421016.302.355.504.858651010
Juan Espino531771531335100223011824.229.316.333.650513032
Dick Scott5117916614336021502933.199.244.271.515451300
Dan Pasqua23928516296061520521.341.385.6241.008531100
Darren Reed2183791526338160249.329.361.7471.108590000
Gary Cathcart311018711223219601119.253.340.368.708321110
Mitch Lyden29109100722300810422.220.250.250.500251130
Tony Russell1560511117211462612.333.414.471.884241200
Shane Turner2582761017020721516.224.272.276.548210100
Chris Alvarez197164913100200710.203.282.219.500140000
Mark Salas12484351010240058.233.312.395.708170000
Juan Bonilla727251600010016.240.269.240.50960100
Lenn Sakata821161500010032.312.400.312.71250110
Ron Kittle419183400010015.222.263.222.48540000
Glenn Sherlock616141300000013.214.267.214.48130100
Bob Geren521201300130009.150.150.300.45060100
Totals12965141456267812172145514863313952464868.267.337.435.7721985039354129


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Pete Dalena1B8472756668.9929.321
Orestes Destrade1B6050947648.9899.267
Bryan Little2B59106118427.9823.797
Bob Meacham2B315980116.9934.484
Dick Scott2B265185123.9935.231
Paul Zuvella2B245257214.9824.542
Lenn Sakata2B8132616.9754.875
Juan Bonilla2B51013051.0004.600
Jeff Moronko3B78571651016.9572.846
Phil Lombardi3B261749153.8152.538
Bryan Little3B20934021.0002.150
Chris Alvarez3B19123512.9792.474
Dick Scott3B14718021.0001.786
Juan Bonilla3B102001.0002.000
Joel SkinnerC452262546.9845.5781
Juan EspinoC432092243.9835.3724
Mitch LydenC241201141.9705.4582
Phil LombardiC12645011.0005.7500
Mark SalasC9465031.0005.6671
Glenn SherlockC5210001.0004.2000
Bob GerenC520311.9584.6001
Jay BuhnerOF1332752066.9802.218
Roberto KellyOF1153314103.9712.913
Keith HughesOF35.000
Henry CottoOF3273320.9742.375
Gary CathcartOF28582001.0002.143
Dan PasquaOF2055010.9822.750
Darren ReedOF1933210.9721.842
Phil LombardiOF14201001.0001.500
Tony RussellOF13251001.0002.000
Jeff MoronkoOF1226120.9312.250
Pete DalenaOF10172001.0001.900
Randy GrahamP4127001.000.220
Alfonso PulidoP34524021.000.853
Al HollandP3321015.923.364
Bill FultonP31122351.8751.129
Rich BordiP255210.875.280
Steve FreyP23412001.000.696
Pete FilsonP22340011.0001.955
Steve RosenbergP2118001.000.429
Brad ArnsbergP19152223.9491.947
Ron RomanickP18617011.0001.278
Tim LayanaP1381721.9261.923
Bob TewksburyP11810001.0001.636
Amalio CarreñoP1102001.000.182
Cliff SpeckP8.000
Bob ShirleyP50310.750.600
Al LeiterP526031.0001.600
Charles HudsonP50110.500.200
Pat ClementsP434011.0001.750
Mike ArmstrongP30000.000
Rich ThompsonP210001.000.500
Jeff KnoxP202011.0001.000
Steve GeorgeP20000.000
Dennis RasmussenP10000.000
Ron GuidryP101001.0001.000
Pete DalenaP10000.000
Randy VelardeSS491001641634.9435.388
Paul ZuvellaSS4579121925.9574.444
Shane TurnerSS243553814.9173.667
Dick ScottSS11163134.9404.273
Bob MeachamSS112344311.9576.091
Jeff MoronkoSS46820.8753.500
Totals151435841524136363.9743.374900

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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