1987 Burlington Expos Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 62-75
Finished 3rd in the MWL's South Division
Manager: J. R. Miner (62-75)
Affiliation: Montreal Expos
Location: Burlington, Iowa
Ballpark: Community Field (Stadium)
Attendance: 71,098, Avg. 1,038
1987 Burlington Expos Statistics

The Burlington Expos of the Midwest League ended the 1987 season with a record of 62 wins and 75 losses, finishing third in the league's South Division.

The Expos scored 601 runs and yielded 585 runs. Doug Duke led Burlington with 22 home runs, while Bob Caffrey, Jeff Oller and Mike Dull each walloped 15 or more also. Mike Dull recorded 85 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .311. Tony Welborn paced the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 2.72 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1987 Burlington Expos who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Mel Rojas, Mike Jones, Quinn Mack and Kent Bottenfield.

J. R. Miner served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jose AlouRRAugust 5, 19636'3"190
Kent BottenfieldRRNovember 14, 19686'3"225Portland, OR US
Bob CaffreyRRJanuary 7, 19626'1"185
Scott ClemoLRSeptember 26, 19656'1"190
Rob DeYoungROctober 25, 19666'1"180
Doug DukeRROctober 30, 19646'1"210
Mike DullLRJuly 21, 19636'0"185
Kevin FiniganRRNovember 10, 19646'1"184
Bobby GaylorRROctober 7, 19645'9"158
Mark HardyRRDecember 7, 19636'1"185
John HowesLApril 10, 19646'0"175
Mike IshmaelRRAugust 20, 19635'9"160
Nels JacobsonROctober 13, 19636'4"200
Mike JonesLLJuly 30, 19596'6"215Rochester, NY US
Leonard KellyRSeptember 27, 19636'5"205
Dan LarsenRDecember 14, 19645'11"165
Quinn MackLLSeptember 11, 19655'10"185Los Angeles, CA US
John MarinoLFebruary 19, 19665'8"171
Ronald McCormackRSeptember 26, 19646'2"190
Scott McHughRRApril 7, 19646'0"190
Dave MorrowRROctober 18, 19616'2"190Salt Lake City, UT US
Omer MunozRRMarch 6, 19665'9"156Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Jeff OllerLRAugust 15, 19666'1"190
Jim OlsonRRMarch 14, 19635'11"165Kane, PA US
Mel RojasRRDecember 10, 19665'11"175Bajos de Haina, San Cristobal DO
Steve RouseyRMarch 30, 19646'3"185
Russ SchuelerRRMarch 26, 19646'0"170
Ben SpitaleLLJuly 15, 19656'2"185
Steve St. ClaireRRMay 11, 19656'3"180
Sal VaccaroL6'3"195
Corey ViltzRLMarch 15, 19666'0"190
Doug VontzRAugust 15, 19646'2"200
Jeff WedvickRRJanuary 21, 19645'9"175
Gary WeinbergerLL5'10"170
Tony WelbornRNovember 10, 19636'1"220
Delwyn YoungSROctober 4, 19635'10"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.




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