1986 Calgary Cannons Roster
Team Record: 66-77
Finished 5th in the PCL's North Division
Manager: Bill Plummer (66-77)
Affiliation: Seattle Mariners
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Ballpark: Burns Stadium
Attendance: 288,197, Avg. 4,031
The Calgary Cannons of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1986 season with a record of 66 wins and 77 losses, finishing fifth in the league's North Division.
The Cannons scored 744 runs and surrendered 804 runs. Mickey Brantley walloped 30 home runs for Calgary, while Dave Valle, Randy Braun, Pat Casey and Dave Hengel each swatted 15 or more, too. Dave Hengel drove in 94 runs. Mickey Brantley paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .318. Bill Wilkinson, Randy Newman, Rich Monteleone and Jed Murray topped the team with 8 wins each, and Bill Wilkinson registered a 4.78 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Steve Fireovid, John Moses, Jerry Reed, Ricky Nelson, Bill Swift, Mario Díaz, Ross Jones, Ken Forsch, Rich Monteleone, Jim Beattie, Harold Reynolds, Iván Calderón, Ed Núñez, Dave Hengel, Lee Guetterman, Darrell Brown, Mickey Brantley, Bill Wilkinson, Donell Nixon, Paul Mirabella, Dan Firova, Jerry Dybzinski, Dave Valle, Mike Campbell, Karl Best, Jack O'Connor and Ross Grimsley were all players from the 1986 Calgary Cannons who played in the Majors during their careers.
Bill Plummer served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Greg Bartley | R | R | September 13, 1960 | 5'10" | 160 | |
Jim Beattie | R | R | July 4, 1954 | 6'5" | 210 | Hampton, VA US |
Karl Best | R | R | March 6, 1959 | 6'4" | 190 | Aberdeen, WA US |
Mickey Brantley | R | R | June 17, 1961 | 5'10" | 180 | Catskill, NY US |
Randy Braun | L | R | November 4, 1959 | 6'5" | 225 | |
Darrell Brown | S | R | October 29, 1955 | 6'0" | 184 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
Iván Calderón | R | R | March 19, 1962 | 6'1" | 220 | Fajardo, PR |
Mike Campbell | R | R | February 17, 1964 | 6'3" | 210 | Seattle, WA US |
Pat Casey | R | R | March 17, 1959 | 6'1" | 200 | McMinnville, OR US |
Mike Christ | R | November 25, 1962 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
Bill Crone | R | R | August 26, 1958 | 5'10" | 160 | |
Mario Díaz | R | R | January 10, 1962 | 5'10" | 145 | Humacao, PR |
Jerry Dybzinski | R | R | July 7, 1955 | 6'2" | 180 | Cleveland, OH US |
Steve Fireovid | S | R | June 6, 1957 | 6'2" | 195 | Bryan, OH US |
Dan Firova | R | R | October 16, 1956 | 6'0" | 185 | Refugio, TX US |
Ken Forsch | R | R | September 8, 1946 | 6'4" | 195 | Sacramento, CA US |
Robin Fuson | R | R | July 22, 1958 | 6'1" | 180 | Coral Gables, FL US |
Ross Grimsley | L | L | January 7, 1950 | 6'3" | 195 | Topeka, KS US |
Lee Guetterman | L | L | November 22, 1958 | 6'8" | 225 | Chattanooga, TN US |
Matt Hall | L | L | February 22, 1961 | 5'11" | 180 | |
Dave Hengel | R | R | December 18, 1961 | 6'0" | 185 | Oakland, CA US |
Clay Hill | L | R | September 19, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | |
Ross Jones | R | R | January 14, 1960 | 6'2" | 185 | Miami, FL US |
Vic Martin | R | December 6, 1959 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
Paul Mirabella | L | L | March 20, 1954 | 6'1" | 190 | Belleville, NJ US |
Rich Monteleone | R | R | March 22, 1963 | 6'2" | 205 | Tampa, FL US |
John Moses | S | L | August 9, 1957 | 5'10" | 165 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Jed Murray | R | September 9, 1957 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
Ricky Nelson | L | R | May 8, 1959 | 6'0" | 200 | Eloy, AZ US |
Randy Newman | L | October 27, 1958 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
Donell Nixon | R | R | December 31, 1961 | 6'1" | 185 | Evergreen, NC US |
Ed Núñez | R | R | May 27, 1963 | 6'5" | 235 | Humacao, PR |
Jack O'Connor | L | L | June 2, 1958 | 6'3" | 215 | Twentynine Palms, CA US |
Jerry Reed | R | R | October 8, 1955 | 6'1" | 190 | Bryson City, NC US |
Harold Reynolds | S | R | November 26, 1960 | 5'11" | 165 | Eugene, OR US |
Bill Swift | R | R | October 27, 1961 | 6'0" | 170 | Portland, ME US |
Dave Valle | R | R | October 30, 1960 | 6'2" | 200 | Bayside, NY US |
Joe Whitmer | R | R | April 17, 1958 | 6'0" | 165 | |
Bill Wilkinson | R | L | August 10, 1964 | 5'10" | 160 | Greybull, WY 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.