1987 Oklahoma City 89ers Statistics

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 69-71
Finished 4th in the AA
Manager: Toby Harrah (69-71)
Affiliation: Texas Rangers
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Ballpark: All Sports Stadium
Attendance: 277,722, Avg. 3,967
1987 Oklahoma City 89ers Roster

Playoffs - Denver Zephyrs 3 games, Oklahoma City 89ers 2

The Oklahoma City 89ers of the American Association ended the 1987 season with a record of 69 wins and 71 losses, finishing fourth in the AA.

The 89ers scored 761 runs and allowed 810 runs. Steve Kemp led Oklahoma City with 20 home runs, while Dave Meier and Javier Ortiz walloped 15 or more also. Dave Meier drove in 86 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .320 clip. Billy Taylor paced the squad with 12 wins, and Mike Jeffcoat recorded a 4.81 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Members of the 1987 Oklahoma City 89ers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Dave Meier, Ron Meridith, Jeff Russell, Nick Capra, Frank Pastore, Ed Jurak, Don Werner, Greg Tabor, Mike Stanley, Dwayne Henry, Billy Taylor, Steve Kemp, Scott Anderson, Paul Kilgus, Larry See, Javier Ortiz, Jeff Kunkel, Keith Creel, Kevin Brown, Mike Loynd, Bobby Witt, Glen Cook, Mike Jeffcoat, Dave Rucker, Alan Knicely, Cecil Espy, Steve Howe, Larry McWilliams, Tom O'Malley, Jeff Zaske, Gary Mielke and Dave Owen.

Toby Harrah 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
Billy Taylor129.5715.6128280000168.319812210510910100228
Mike Jeffcoat118.5794.7926242310159.7193998514410101123
Keith Creel1010.5004.9221210400146.317691802141099623
Kirk Killingsworth614.3005.8128280000161.02041141041878174416
Scott Anderson53.6255.624903600864.0794440435739202
Tim Rodgers401.0004.963311000165.3804336825135202
Dwayne Henry44.5004.963081500369.06639381150355003
Dave Rucker32.6004.255331400565.7593831740137105
Paul Kilgus201.0004.012101700724.7231211210314211
Jeff Zaske201.0005.34236600059.06237351038141207
Steve Howe22.5003.4873100020.7268815014101
Glen Cook22.5004.53310800457.7543329723036123
Gary Mielke24.3334.102801500337.3362017016234130
Ron Meridith101.0000.0070500012.310200515000
Bobby Witt101.0009.001100005.05551302000
Frank Pastore13.2508.4644000022.337242173015012
Larry McWilliams14.20011.2876000022.3442928120013102
Jeff Russell001.424020006.35110105010
Mike Loynd004.2650200112.7137629011122
Rick Knapp01.0006.5922000013.71710106403000
Kevin Brown05.00010.7355000024.332322921709421
Totals6971.4935.3141314013371321217.71419810719132555207423119510

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
Greg Tabor1375685287816035686622143182.303.342.438.7802312431
Dave Meier129516447721433641886235767.320.392.539.9312412192
Tom O'Malley109507431831342721270466962.311.408.466.8752014036
Cecil Espy1184824437613418613746143166.302.347.377.7241671432
Steve Kemp1214994217311228620842371112.266.371.504.8742122055
Nick Capra974243536910718313921136253.303.404.380.7841340633
Javier Ortiz119454381581052371569525899.276.369.491.85918741102
Alan Knicely842962583972191840243246.279.361.453.8151173032
Larry See692922583570161645033140.271.347.411.7581060121
Mike Stanley462161824361831354202936.335.431.6261.0571143021
Burk Goldthorn72256220265750325023235.259.353.323.676711121
Jeff Kunkel58219193314993934242058.254.338.472.809915010
Greg Smith622071872141121319101431.219.277.342.619642131
Ed Jurak31112949290138101711.309.414.426.840400101
Don Werner54158142192960313101330.204.274.310.584441110
Mike Jeffcoat27110000000001.000.000.000.00000000
Totals13335207453973213032604412368911168567829.287.366.445.8112020030215028


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Larry See1B5851835658.9899.534
Greg Smith1B4837935336.9938.625
Alan Knicely1B4335218634.9848.605
Mike Stanley1B4384031.0001.500
Greg Tabor2B1322753871994.9725.015
Jeff Kunkel2B10133713.9805.000
Dave Owen2B131011.0004.000
Tom O'Malley3B104112198922.9722.981
Ed Jurak3B17132533.9272.235
Larry See3B1161931.8932.273
Dave Meier3B10822021.0003.000
Dave Owen3B1.000
Jeff Kunkel3B102001.0002.000
Burk GoldthornC6837545107.9776.1766
Don WernerC441761022.9894.2271
Mike StanleyC412392821.9936.5126
Alan KnicelyC4121001.0003.2500
Javier OrtizOF1172091663.9741.923
Dave MeierOF112163961.9661.536
Nick CapraOF962501122.9922.719
Cecil EspyOF62115450.9601.919
Steve KempOF3649611.9821.528
Jeff KunkelOF1829410.9711.833
Greg SmithOF6101001.0001.833
Don WernerOF44010.8001.000
Dave RuckerP5329011.000.208
Scott AndersonP495910.933.286
Tim RodgersP3359001.000.424
Glen CookP3137001.000.323
Dwayne HenryP303511.889.267
Billy TaylorP28192644.9181.607
Gary MielkeP2831011.929.464
Kirk KillingsworthP2891710.963.929
Mike JeffcoatP2652722.9411.231
Jeff ZaskeP2341320.895.739
Paul KilgusP213611.900.429
Keith CreelP21112943.9091.905
Ron MeridithP712001.000.429
Larry McWilliamsP71110.667.286
Steve HoweP726011.0001.143
Mike LoyndP50212.667.400
Kevin BrownP52320.7141.000
Jeff RussellP401011.000.250
Frank PastoreP417001.0002.000
Rick KnappP232001.0002.500
Bobby WittP10000.000
Dave OwenSS67.000
Cecil EspySS51801571137.9564.647
Jeff KunkelSS20235739.9644.000
Ed JurakSS13163716.9814.077
Greg TaborSS451013.9383.750
Totals161635541370123346.9763.0471300

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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