1987 St. Petersburg Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 85-57
Finished 1st in the FSL's North Division
Manager: Dave Bialas (85-57)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Ballpark: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 121,732, Avg. 1,715
Playoffs - Osceola Astros 2 games, St. Petersburg Cardinals 0
The St. Petersburg Cardinals of the Florida State League ended the 1987 season with a record of 85 wins and 57 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.
The Cardinals tallied 659 runs and allowed 562 runs. Mike Senne paced St. Petersburg with 10 home runs and drove in 82 runs. Jesus Mendez led batters with significant playing time by hitting .305. Rob Livchak topped the team with 14 wins, while Mike Sassone recorded a 2.6 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Craig Wilson and Ken Hill both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Dave Bialas served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Tom Amante | R | R | January 20, 1961 | 5'10" | 185 | Grand Rapids, MI US |
Greg Becker | L | L | January 19, 1964 | 6'3" | 180 | Erie, PA US |
Randy Butts | L | L | March 21, 1966 | 6'2" | 195 | |
Joe Cunningham | R | R | January 16, 1963 | 6'0" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
Dave DeCordova | L | January 28, 1962 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
Terry Elliot | R | R | March 19, 1964 | 6'1" | 180 | |
Chris Forrest | R | March 31, 1963 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
Mike Fox | R | R | June 16, 1963 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Brett Harrison | R | R | October 30, 1962 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Bill Hershman | R | October 7, 1964 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
Hans Herzog | L | January 19, 1961 | 6'2" | 187 | Winchester, VA US | |
Ken Hill | R | R | December 14, 1965 | 6'4" | 200 | Lynn, MA US |
Dave Horton | R | R | October 28, 1964 | 5'10" | 175 | |
Crucito Lara | S | R | December 31, 1966 | 6'0" | 150 | |
Rob Livchak | L | July 13, 1962 | 6'2" | 215 | ||
Benito Malave | R | October 1, 1961 | 6'1" | 160 | Cumana, Sucre VE | |
Tom Mauch | L | R | July 12, 1962 | 6'4" | 197 | Covina, CA US |
Jesus Mendez | L | L | June 14, 1964 | 5'10" | 173 | |
John Murphy | R | R | 5'11" | 198 | ||
Jay North | R | R | June 21, 1962 | 6'3" | 220 | Alameda, CA US |
Mauricio Nunez | R | R | January 26, 1963 | 6'0" | 160 | Santiago Rodriguez, DO |
Dave Osteen | R | R | August 3, 1963 | 6'2" | 185 | Washington, DC US |
Mike Robertson | R | R | June 1, 1962 | 6'2" | 185 | |
Mike Sassone | R | August 14, 1962 | 6'2" | 215 | ||
Mike Senne | R | R | June 5, 1964 | 6'1" | 180 | |
Jim Strichek | R | November 6, 1962 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
Craig Wilson | R | R | November 28, 1964 | 5'11" | 175 | Annapolis, MD US |
Stan Zaltsman | L | March 14, 1964 | 6'0" | 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.