1987 San Jose Bees Roster
Team Record: 33-109
Finished 5th in the CL's North Division
Manager: Mike Verdi (33-109)
Location: San Jose, California
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 69,120, Avg. 974
The San Jose Bees of the California League ended the 1987 season with a record of 33 wins and 109 losses, finishing fifth in the league's North Division.
The Bees scored 423 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 816 runs, most in the circuit. Daryl Sconiers accounted for 49 RBI. Taketo Kanei topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 2.42 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1987 San Jose Bees who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bobby Moore, Brian Harper, Daryl Sconiers, Warren Brusstar, Steve McCatty, Elías Sosa, Ken Reitz, Roger Erickson, Dan Meyer, Rusty McNealy, Charlie Moore and Lemmie Miller.
Mike Verdi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosaku Akimoto | R | R | January 29, 1968 | 6'0" | 187 | Bunkyo, Tokyo JP |
| Shawn Barton | R | R | September 26, 1961 | 6'1" | 188 | |
| John Bilello | R | 6'3" | 195 | |||
| Jeff Blobaum | S | R | September 9, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Warren Brusstar | R | R | February 2, 1952 | 6'3" | 200 | Oakland, CA US |
| Frank Bryan | R | February 24, 1967 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Paco Burgos | S | R | October 21, 1967 | 5'10" | 145 | Bayamon, PR |
| Brian Chandler | L | R | November 2, 1964 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Kevin Christman | R | R | August 8, 1965 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Tony Clark | R | R | February 11, 1965 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Dave Collishaw | R | November 28, 1963 | 6'3" | 210 | ||
| Jeff Conner | L | L | June 26, 1959 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Ernie DelaTorre | R | February 27, 1957 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Roger Erickson | R | R | August 30, 1956 | 6'3" | 180 | Springfield, IL US |
| Larry Feola | R | L | February 20, 1954 | 5'11" | 175 | Detroit, MI US |
| Ed Gonzalez | R | R | April 4, 1964 | 6'4" | 220 | |
| Felipe Gonzalez | R | R | October 19, 1964 | 6'0" | 176 | |
| Julian Gonzalez | R | R | August 20, 1964 | 6'3" | 175 | , PR |
| Tetsuya Haraguchi | R | R | April 14, 1967 | 5'11" | 165 | Kumagai, Saitama JP |
| Brian Harper | R | R | October 16, 1959 | 6'2" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| George Haruta | R | R | January 3, 1964 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Doug Kane | R | June 19, 1965 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Taketo Kanei | L | L | December 28, 1968 | 5'9" | 159 | Gunma, Gunma JP |
| Brian Kubala | R | R | September 16, 1961 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Harvey Lee | R | R | January 24, 1964 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Keith Locklear | L | R | February 19, 1965 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Joe Mancini | L | R | December 15, 1965 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Bobby Matta | L | R | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Steve Maye | R | R | December 30, 1964 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Steve McCatty | R | R | March 20, 1954 | 6'3" | 195 | Detroit, MI US |
| Rusty McNealy | L | L | August 12, 1958 | 5'8" | 160 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Dan Meyer | L | R | August 3, 1952 | 5'11" | 180 | Hamilton, OH US |
| Lemmie Miller | R | R | June 2, 1960 | 6'1" | 190 | Dallas, TX US |
| Bobby Moore | R | R | November 8, 1958 | 6'4" | 200 | Sweetwater, LA US |
| Charlie Moore | R | R | June 21, 1953 | 5'11" | 180 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Hiroyuki Mori | L | L | May 29, 1963 | 6'2" | 194 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Tsutomu Nabekawa | R | 6'2" | 183 | |||
| Hideo Nakamura | R | R | June 22, 1968 | 6'2" | 192 | Tosu, Saga JP |
| Teruki Osaka | R | 6'1" | 172 | |||
| Steven Perry | S | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Stacey Pettis | L | R | April 2, 1963 | 5'11" | ||
| Gregory Polli | L | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Ken Reitz | R | R | June 24, 1951 | 6'0" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Jude Rinaldi | R | R | 6'3" | 210 | ||
| Dave Rolland | R | R | January 27, 1965 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Daryl Sconiers | L | L | October 3, 1958 | 6'2" | 185 | San Bernardino, CA US |
| Mark Seay | L | L | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Michael Sims | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Todd Smith | R | R | June 24, 1966 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Elías Sosa | R | R | June 10, 1950 | 6'2" | 186 | La Vega, La Vega DO |
| Gary Springer | S | R | December 23, 1959 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Sal Vaccaro | L | 6'3" | 195 | |||
| Troy Watkins | R | 6'2" | 205 | |||
| Brad Wheeler | L | March 5, 1962 | 6'4" | 225 | ||
| Dan Winters | R | R | April 22, 1963 | 6'1" | 193 | |
| Kazuaki Yamano | L | L | May 4, 1967 | 6'2" | 172 | Aso-gun, Kumamoto JP |
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.
