1986 Charlotte O's Roster
Team Record: 71-73
Finished 4th in the SL's East Division
Manager: Greg Biagini (71-73)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Ballpark: Clark Griffith Park
Attendance: 106,426, Avg. 1,478
The Charlotte O's of the Southern League ended the 1986 season with a record of 71 wins and 73 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.
The O's scored 791 runs and gave up 789 runs, most in the circuit. Tom Dodd led Charlotte with 28 home runs, and Chris Padget walloped 15 or more, too. Tom Dodd recorded 100 runs batted in. Chris Padget paced all regular hitters with a .324 average. Francisco Oliveras topped the squad with 12 wins, while Eric Bell earned a 3.07 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Eric Bell, Carl Nichols, Joe Redfield, Mike Raczka, Jeff Ballard, Billy Ripken, Rick Steirer, Mark Brown, Tom Dodd, Bob Milacki, Dan Norman, Lemmie Miller, Terry Bogener, Rico Rossy, Alan Fowlkes, Francisco Oliveras and John Hoover were all players from the 1986 Charlotte O's who played in the Majors during their careers.
Greg Biagini served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Alicea | R | R | November 10, 1959 | 6'2" | 192 | Santa Isabel, PR |
| Jeff Ballard | L | L | August 13, 1963 | 6'3" | 195 | Billings, MT US |
| Kurt Beamesderfer | R | R | July 23, 1963 | 6'2" | 180 | Reading, PA US |
| Eric Bell | L | L | October 27, 1963 | 6'0" | 178 | Modesto, CA US |
| Terry Bogener | L | L | September 28, 1955 | 6'0" | 193 | Hannibal, MO US |
| Jim Boudreau | L | L | December 15, 1959 | 5'10" | 180 | Harvey, IL US |
| Steve Bowden | R | November 19, 1965 | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Mark Brown | S | R | July 13, 1959 | 6'2" | 190 | Bellows Falls, VT US |
| Matt Cimo | R | R | July 5, 1961 | 6'0" | 185 | Pana, IL US |
| Tom Dodd | R | R | August 15, 1958 | 6'0" | 190 | Portland, OR US |
| Jeff Doerr | R | R | December 20, 1961 | 6'2" | 205 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Dave Falcone | L | R | September 30, 1958 | 6'2" | 225 | Gainesville, FL US |
| Alan Fowlkes | R | R | August 8, 1958 | 6'2" | 190 | Brawley, CA US |
| Bob Gergen | R | R | October 9, 1960 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Randle Granger | S | R | January 4, 1959 | 6'1" | 189 | Dolton, IL US |
| John Harrington | R | December 29, 1960 | 6'2" | 182 | ||
| Jerry Holtz | L | R | May 3, 1963 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| John Hoover | R | R | December 22, 1962 | 6'2" | 190 | Fresno, CA US |
| Brian Householder | R | L | August 29, 1964 | 6'0" | 180 | Urbana, IL US |
| Joe Kucharski | R | R | February 3, 1961 | 6'3" | 225 | Houston, TX US |
| Bill Lavelle | R | January 25, 1962 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Rick Lockwood | S | R | September 2, 1961 | 5'11" | 175 | , US |
| Bob Milacki | R | R | July 28, 1964 | 6'4" | 220 | Trenton, NJ US |
| Lemmie Miller | R | R | June 2, 1960 | 6'1" | 190 | Dallas, TX US |
| Carl Nichols | R | R | October 14, 1962 | 6'0" | 184 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Dan Norman | R | R | January 11, 1955 | 6'2" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Francisco Oliveras | R | R | January 31, 1963 | 5'10" | 170 | Santurce, PR |
| Chris Padget | L | R | September 20, 1962 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Mike Raczka | L | L | November 16, 1962 | 6'2" | 180 | New Britain, CT US |
| Joe Redfield | R | R | January 14, 1961 | 6'2" | 190 | Doylestown, PA US |
| Rich Rice | R | August 22, 1962 | 6'3" | 209 | ||
| Billy Ripken | R | R | December 16, 1964 | 6'1" | 180 | Havre de Grace, MD US |
| Edward Rohan | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Rico Rossy | R | R | February 16, 1964 | 5'10" | 175 | San Juan, PR |
| Ron Salcedo | L | R | November 12, 1961 | 5'9" | 165 | Yuma, AZ US |
| D. L. Smith | R | R | October 20, 1962 | 6'2" | 185 | Lynwood, CA US |
| Rick Steirer | R | R | August 27, 1956 | 6'4" | 200 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Scott Stranski | R | November 27, 1957 | 6'4" | 210 | ||
| Roger Wilson | L | June 16, 1963 | 6'5" | 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.
