1987 Charlotte O's Roster
Team Record: 85-60
Finished 2nd in the SL's East Division
Manager: Greg Biagini (85-60)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Ballpark: Clark Griffith Park
Attendance: 129,246, Avg. 1,783
Playoffs - Charlotte O's 3 games, Jacksonville Expos 2
Finals - Birmingham Barons 3 games, Charlotte O's 1
The Charlotte O's of the Southern League ended the 1987 season with a record of 85 wins and 60 losses, finishing second in the league's East Division.
The O's scored 750 runs and yielded 655 runs. Tom Dodd walloped 37 home runs for Charlotte, and Matt Cimo added 15 or more as well. Tom Dodd recorded 127 runs batted in. Matt Cimo topped hitters with significant playing time with a .308 average. Chuck Stanhope led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 4.17 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 1987 Charlotte O's who spent time in the Majors during their careers included John Hoover, Francisco Oliveras, Curt Kaufman, Rico Rossy, Ricky Jones, Pete Stanicek, Chris Green, Tom Magrann, Bob Milacki, Tom Dodd, Bob Long, Mike Raczka, Gordon Dillard, Chris Welsh, Jeff Tackett and Blaine Beatty.
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 |
| Kurt Beamesderfer | R | R | July 23, 1963 | 6'2" | 180 | Reading, PA US |
| Blaine Beatty | L | L | April 25, 1964 | 6'2" | 185 | Victoria, TX US |
| Rick Carriger | R | July 20, 1965 | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Sherwin Cijntje | L | L | March 2, 1964 | 6'0" | 170 | , CW |
| Matt Cimo | R | R | July 5, 1961 | 6'0" | 185 | Pana, IL US |
| Jimmy Daniel | R | June 28, 1963 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Gordon Dillard | L | L | May 20, 1964 | 6'1" | 190 | Salinas, CA US |
| Tom Dodd | R | R | August 15, 1958 | 6'0" | 190 | Portland, OR US |
| Dave Falcone | L | R | September 30, 1958 | 6'2" | 225 | Gainesville, FL US |
| Damon Farmar | S | R | June 21, 1962 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Chris Green | L | L | September 5, 1960 | 6'2" | 214 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| 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 Jarrell | R | R | March 9, 1962 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Ricky Jones | R | R | June 4, 1958 | 6'3" | 186 | Tupelo, MS US |
| Curt Kaufman | R | R | July 19, 1957 | 6'2" | 175 | Omaha, NE US |
| Scott Khoury | L | L | July 18, 1963 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Joe Kucharski | R | R | February 3, 1961 | 6'3" | 225 | Houston, TX US |
| Bobby Latmore | R | R | October 4, 1965 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Bob Long | R | R | November 11, 1954 | 6'3" | 178 | Jasper, TN US |
| Tom Magrann | R | R | December 9, 1963 | 6'3" | 177 | Hollywood, FL US |
| Bob Milacki | R | R | July 28, 1964 | 6'4" | 220 | Trenton, NJ US |
| Ty Nichols | S | R | 6'1" | 160 | ||
| Francisco Oliveras | R | R | January 31, 1963 | 5'10" | 170 | Santurce, PR |
| Mike Raczka | L | L | November 16, 1962 | 6'2" | 180 | New Britain, CT US |
| Rich Rice | R | August 22, 1962 | 6'3" | 209 | ||
| Tim Richardson | R | R | June 30, 1961 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Norm Roberts | R | R | 5'9" | 180 | ||
| 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 |
| Rafael Skeete | L | L | April 24, 1966 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| D. L. Smith | R | R | October 20, 1962 | 6'2" | 185 | Lynwood, CA US |
| Dana Smith | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Chuck Stanhope | R | R | March 23, 1964 | 6'4" | 185 | Mobile, AL US |
| Pete Stanicek | S | R | April 18, 1963 | 5'11" | 175 | Harvey, IL US |
| Jeff Tackett | R | R | December 1, 1965 | 6'2" | 200 | Fresno, CA US |
| Greg Talamantez | R | R | October 17, 1965 | 6'2" | 215 | |
| Rob Walton | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Chris Welsh | L | L | April 14, 1955 | 6'2" | 185 | Wilmington, DE 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.
