1988 Butte Copper Kings Roster
Team Record: 44-26
Finished 1st in the PL's South Division
Manager: Bump Wills (44-26)
Affiliation: Texas Rangers
Location: Butte, Montana
Ballpark: Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 28,338, Avg. 810
Playoffs - Great Falls Dodgers 3 games, Butte Copper Kings 2
The Butte Copper Kings of the Pioneer League ended the 1988 season with a record of 44 wins and 26 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.
The Copper Kings scored 551 runs, best in the league. Butte conceded 437 runs. Trey McCoy led the team with 15 home runs and drove in 80 runs. Rob Maurer paced all regular batters by connecting at a .391 clip. Kyle Spencer topped the squad with 7 wins, while Cedric Shaw recorded a 4.01 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1988 Butte Copper Kings who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Rob Maurer, Cris Colón, Monty Fariss, Robb Nen, Roger Pavlik and Jeff Frye.
Bump Wills served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Allen | R | R | July 27, 1966 | 6'3" | 210 | Nashua, NH US |
| Cris Colón | S | R | January 3, 1969 | 6'2" | 180 | La Guaira, Vargas VE |
| Everett Cunningham | R | R | January 17, 1967 | 6'5" | 200 | |
| Monty Fariss | R | R | October 13, 1967 | 6'4" | 180 | Cordell, OK US |
| Brad Fontes | R | R | December 10, 1967 | 6'0" | 181 | |
| Jeff Frye | R | R | August 31, 1966 | 5'9" | 180 | Oakland, CA US |
| Jeff Hainline | L | L | March 7, 1965 | 6'2" | 225 | |
| Mike Hamilton | R | R | September 4, 1965 | 6'0" | 195 | Sea Level, NC US |
| Jim Hvizda | R | R | May 12, 1966 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Darryn Izzo | R | R | May 12, 1965 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Greg Kuzma | L | L | January 4, 1966 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Travis Law | R | R | August 24, 1966 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Joe Lewis | L | R | October 18, 1968 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Bill Losa | R | R | February 16, 1967 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Tim MacNeil | R | December 12, 1967 | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| Rob Maurer | L | L | January 7, 1967 | 6'3" | 200 | Evansville, IN US |
| Trey McCoy | R | R | October 12, 1966 | 6'3" | 215 | Augusta, GA US |
| Rod Morris | L | L | May 5, 1966 | 5'9" | 163 | Independence, LA US |
| Robb Nen | R | R | November 28, 1969 | 6'4" | 200 | San Pedro, CA US |
| Roger Pavlik | R | R | October 4, 1967 | 6'3" | 220 | Houston, TX US |
| Kenneth Penland | L | L | September 18, 1966 | 6'5" | 200 | |
| Dominic Pierce | R | R | November 29, 1968 | 5'10" | 210 | |
| Carl Randle | R | R | August 29, 1967 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Francisco Saavedra | L | L | March 16, 1970 | 6'1" | 183 | |
| William Schorr | R | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Cedric Shaw | L | L | May 28, 1967 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Kenichi Shiozaki | R | R | April 29, 1968 | 5'10" | 143 | Nishi Uwa-gun, Ehime JP |
| Mike Spear | R | R | September 24, 1968 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Kyle Spencer | R | R | December 6, 1966 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Thayer Swain | R | R | April 12, 1967 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Denney Tomori | R | R | September 21, 1967 | 6'4" | 200 | Urazoe, Okinawa JP |
| Joey Wardlow | L | R | February 2, 1966 | 5'8" | 165 | Key West, FL 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.
