1987 Knoxville Blue Jays Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 68-76
Finished 5th in the SL's West Division
Manager: Glenn Ezell (68-76)
Affiliation: Toronto Blue Jays
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Smithson Stadium
Attendance: 124,231, Avg. 1,725
1987 Knoxville Blue Jays Statistics

The Knoxville Blue Jays of the Southern League ended the 1987 season with a record of 68 wins and 76 losses, finishing fifth in the league's West Division.

The Blue Jays scored 731 runs and allowed 702 runs. Gerónimo Berroa walloped 36 home runs for Knoxville, while Chris Shaddy, Kevin Sliwinski and Norm Tonucci each added 15 or more also. Gerónimo Berroa accounted for 108 RBI. Luis Reyna led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .297 clip. Oswaldo Peraza and José Mesa topped the squad with 10 wins each, and Oswaldo Peraza registered a 3.13 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.

Luis Leal, Craig McMurtry, José Mesa, Cliff Young, Eric Yelding, Steve Davis, José Escobar, Tom Filer, Enrique Burgos, Matt Stark, Gerónimo Berroa, Jeff DeWillis, Pat Borders, Jeff Hearron, Oswaldo Peraza, Doug Linton and Dave Walsh were all players from the 1987 Knoxville Blue Jays who played in the Majors during their careers.

Glenn Ezell served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Kash BeauchampRRJanuary 8, 19636'3"165Bartlesville, OK US
Omar BencomoRRJune 26, 19646'2"195Barinas, Barinas VE
Gerónimo BerroaRRMarch 18, 19656'0"165Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Pat BordersRRMay 14, 19636'2"190Columbus, OH US
Hugh BrinsonRRNovember 30, 19636'0"195
Enrique BurgosLLOctober 7, 19656'4"195Chorrera, PA
Troy ChestnutRJune 30, 19626'1"160
Rocky CoyleRRFebruary 23, 1960180
Steve DavisLLAugust 4, 19606'1"195San Antonio, TX US
Jeff DeWillisRRApril 13, 19656'2"170Houston, TX US
Jose DiazRRSeptember 19, 19656'0"166
Tim EnglundRAugust 25, 19616'2"195
José EscobarRROctober 30, 19605'10"140La Sabana, Vargas VE
Tom FilerRRDecember 1, 19566'1"195Philadelphia, PA US
Santiago GarciaRRDecember 8, 19656'0"165
Keith GilliamLMarch 25, 19606'2"185
Jeff HearronRRNovember 19, 19616'1"195Long Beach, CA US
Mike JonesRRDecember 21, 19636'2"185
Ken KinnardSRFebruary 24, 19616'3"195Claremore, OK US
Luis LealRRMarch 21, 19576'3"205Barquisimeto, Lara VE
Doug LintonRRFebruary 9, 19656'1"185Santa Ana, CA US
Omar MalaveRRJanuary 17, 19636'3"154Cumana, Sucre VE
Craig McMurtryRRNovember 5, 19596'5"195Temple, TX US
José MesaRRMay 22, 19666'3"170Pueblo Viejo, Azua DO
Steve MumawLAugust 9, 19636'0"180
Oswaldo PerazaRROctober 19, 19626'4"172Puerto Cabello, Carabobo VE
Todd ProvenceRRJanuary 16, 19666'4"185
Luis ReynaLRApril 29, 19645'11"155
Chris ShaddyRROctober 14, 19616'1"185Carrollton, MO US
Kevin SliwinskiRROctober 2, 19626'3"195
Matt StarkRRJanuary 21, 19656'4"225Whittier, CA US
Bernie TatisSRMay 21, 19625'11"160Villa Vasquez, Monte Cristi DO
Norm TonucciRRFebruary 28, 19666'1"180
Dave WalshLLSeptember 25, 19606'1"185Arlington, MA US
Mike YearoutLAugust 15, 19616'1"185
Eric YeldingRRFebruary 22, 19655'11"170Montrose, AL US
Cliff YoungLLAugust 2, 19646'4"200Willis, TX 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.




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