1986 Tacoma Tigers Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 72-72
Finished 2nd in the PCL's North Division
Manager: Keith Lieppman (72-72)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Tacoma, Washington
Ballpark: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 247,098, Avg. 3,432
1986 Tacoma Tigers Statistics

Playoffs - Vancouver Canadians 3 games, Tacoma Tigers 0

The Tacoma Tigers of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1986 season with a record of 72 wins and 72 losses, finishing second in the league's North Division.

The Tigers plated 738 runs and yielded 706 runs. Rob Nelson paced Tacoma with 20 home runs and drove in 108 runs. Lenn Sakata led all regular hitters with a .313 average. Darrel Akerfelds topped the team with 8 wins, while Rick Rodriguez registered a 3.95 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Players from the 1986 Tacoma Tigers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Joe Lansford, Wayne Gross, Mike Gallego, Ralph Citarella, Fernando Arroyo, Dave Von Ohlen, Roy Johnson, Bob Stoddard, Dave Stewart, Eric Plunk, Bill Mooneyham, Joey McLaughlin, Kevin Tapani, Darrel Akerfelds, Todd Burns, Jerry Willard, Luis Polonia, Jim Eppard, Doug Bair, Bill Krueger, Bill Bathe, Rick Peters, Jeff Kaiser, Ray Smith, Rusty Tillman, Lenn Sakata, Tim Birtsas, Stan Javier, Rob Nelson, Tom Dozier, Ron Roenicke, Brian Dorsett, Curt Young, Dave Leiper, Rick Rodriguez and Mark McGwire.

Keith Lieppman served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Darrel AkerfeldsRRJune 12, 19626'2"210Denver, CO US
Fernando ArroyoRRMarch 21, 19526'2"180Sacramento, CA US
Doug BairRRAugust 22, 19496'0"170Defiance, OH US
Bill BatheRROctober 14, 19606'2"200Downey, CA US
Tim BirtsasLLSeptember 5, 19606'7"240Pontiac, MI US
Eric BroersmaRRJanuary 20, 19606'3"185Los Alamitos, CA US
Todd BurnsRRJuly 6, 19636'2"186Maywood, CA US
Ralph CitarellaRRFebruary 7, 19586'0"180East Orange, NJ US
Pat DietrickRRMarch 4, 19636'3"190
Brian DorsettRRApril 9, 19616'3"215Terre Haute, IN US
Tom DozierRRSeptember 5, 19616'2"190San Pablo, CA US
Jim EppardLLApril 27, 19606'2"180South Bend, IN US
Mike GallegoRROctober 31, 19605'8"160Whittier, CA US
Wayne GrossLRJanuary 14, 19526'2"210Riverside, CA US
Brian GuinnSRDecember 9, 19606'1"173Berkeley, CA US
Stan JavierSRJanuary 9, 19646'0"185San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte DO
Roy JohnsonLLJune 27, 19596'4"205Parkin, AR US
Jim JonesRROctober 25, 19615'11"195
Jeff KaiserRLJuly 24, 19606'3"195Wyandotte, MI US
Russ KiblerRJanuary 5, 19626'3"185
Joe KramerRRApril 19, 19615'11"175
Bill KruegerLLApril 24, 19586'5"205Waukegan, IL US
Stan KylesRRFebruary 26, 19616'1"165Chicago, IL US
Tim LambertRAugust 1, 19606'1"170
Joe LansfordRRJanuary 15, 19616'5"225Santa Clara, CA US
Dave LeiperLLJune 18, 19626'1"160Whittier, CA US
Mark McGwireRROctober 1, 19636'5"215Pomona, CA US
Joey McLaughlinRRJuly 11, 19566'2"205Tulsa, OK US
Bill MooneyhamRRAugust 16, 19606'0"175Livermore, CA US
Rob NelsonLLMay 17, 19646'4"215Pasadena, CA US
Rick PetersSRNovember 21, 19555'9"170Lynwood, CA US
Eric PlunkRRSeptember 3, 19636'5"210Wilmington, CA US
Luis PoloniaLLDecember 10, 19635'8"155Santiago, Santiago DO
Thad ReeceLRNovember 15, 19585'9"170
Rick RodriguezRRSeptember 21, 19606'3"190Oakland, CA US
Ron RoenickeSLAugust 19, 19566'0"180Covina, CA US
Lenn SakataRRJune 8, 19545'9"160Honolulu, HI US
Ray SmithRRSeptember 18, 19556'1"185Glendale, CA US
Dave StewartRRFebruary 19, 19576'2"200Oakland, CA US
Bob StoddardRRMarch 8, 19576'1"190San Jose, CA US
Kevin TapaniRRFebruary 18, 19646'0"180Des Moines, IA US
Ray ThomaRRJuly 5, 19616'0"175
Keith ThrowerSRAugust 23, 19595'9"170
Rusty TillmanRRAugust 29, 19606'0"185Jacksonville, FL US
Dave Von OhlenLLOctober 25, 19586'2"200Flushing, NY US
Jerry WillardLRMarch 14, 19606'2"195Oxnard, CA US
Curt YoungRLApril 16, 19606'1"175Saginaw, MI 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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