1987 Toronto Blue Jays Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 96-66
Finished 2nd in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 2,778,429, Avg. 34,302
Ballpark: Exhibition Stadium
Manager: Jimy Williams (96-66)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1987 Toronto Blue Jays Statistics
1987 Toronto Blue Jays Results

The Toronto Blue Jays of the American League ended the 1987 season with a record of 96 wins and 66 losses, finishing second in the AL's East Division.

The Blue Jays paced the league with just 655 runs allowed. Toronto scored 845 runs. George Bell walloped 47 home runs for the team, while Fred McGriff, Lloyd Moseby, Willie Upshaw, Jesse Barfield and Ernie Whitt each added 20 or more, too. George Bell drove in 134 runs. Tony Fernandez topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .322. Jimmy Key led the team with 17 wins, plus Jim Clancy, too contributed 15 or more wins, too Jimmy Key earned a 2.76 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Jimy Williams coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jesse BarfieldRFRROctober 29, 19596'1"200Joliet, IL USA
George BellLFRROctober 21, 19596'1"190San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris D.R.
Juan BeniquezOFRRMay 13, 19505'11"150San Sebastian, P.R.
John CeruttiPLLApril 28, 19606'2"195Albany, NY USA
Jim ClancyPRRDecember 18, 19556'4"220Chicago, IL USA
Jeff DeWillisCRRApril 13, 19656'2"170Houston, TX USA
Rob DuceyLFLRMay 24, 19656'2"175Toronto, ON CAN
Mark EichhornPRRNovember 21, 19606'4"200San Jose, CA USA
Tony FernandezSSBRJune 30, 19626'2"165San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris D.R.
Cecil Fielder1BRRSeptember 21, 19636'3"230Los Angeles, CA USA
Mike FlanaganPLLDecember 16, 19516'0"185Manchester, NH USA
Don GordonPRROctober 10, 19596'1"175New York, NY USA
Kelly Gruber3BRRFebruary 26, 19626'0"180Houston, TX USA
Tom HenkePRRDecember 21, 19576'5"215Kansas City, MO USA
Alexis InfantePRRDecember 4, 19615'10"175Barquisimeto, Lara Venezuela
Garth Iorg2BRROctober 12, 19545'11"170Arcata, CA USA
Joe JohnsonPRROctober 30, 19616'2"195Brookline, MA USA
Jimmy KeyPRLApril 22, 19616'1"185Huntsville, AL USA
Gary LavellePBLJanuary 3, 19496'2"190Scranton, PA USA
Rick LeachOFLLMay 4, 19576'1"180Ann Arbor, MI USA
Manuel Lee2BBRJune 17, 19655'10"145San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris D.R.
Nelson Liriano2BBRJune 3, 19645'10"165Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata D.R.
Fred McGriff1BLLOctober 31, 19636'3"200Tampa, FL USA
Charlie MooreCRRJune 21, 19535'11"180Birmingham, AL USA
Lloyd MosebyCFLRNovember 5, 19596'3"200Portland, AR USA
Rance Mulliniks3BLRJanuary 15, 19565'11"162Tulare, CA USA
Jeff MusselmanPLLJune 21, 19636'0"180Doylestown, PA USA
Greg MyersCLRApril 14, 19666'1"200Riverside, CA USA
Phil NiekroPRRApril 1, 19396'1"180Blaine, OH USA
Jose NunezPRRJanuary 13, 19646'3"175Jarabacoa, La Vega D.R.
Mike Sharperson2BRROctober 4, 19616'3"190Orangeburg, SC USA
Matt StarkCRRJanuary 21, 19656'4"225Whittier, CA USA
Dave StiebPRRJuly 22, 19576'0"185Santa Ana, CA USA
Lou ThorntonLFLRApril 26, 19636'2"185Montgomery, AL USA
Willie Upshaw1BLLApril 27, 19576'0"185Blanco, TX USA
Duane WardPRRMay 28, 19646'4"185Park View, NM USA
David WellsPLLMay 20, 19636'3"187Torrance, CA USA
Ernie WhittCLRJune 13, 19526'2"200Detroit, MI USA



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