1987 Tacoma Tigers Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 78-65
Finished 2nd in the PCL's North Division
Manager: Keith Lieppman (78-65)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Tacoma, Washington
Ballpark: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 293,366, Avg. 4,103
1987 Tacoma Tigers Statistics

Playoffs - Calgary Cannons 3 games, Tacoma Tigers 2

The Tacoma Tigers of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1987 season with a record of 78 wins and 65 losses, finishing second in the league's North Division.

The Tigers scored 724 runs and yielded 616 runs. Rob Nelson led Tacoma with 20 home runs and drove in 74 runs. Gary Jones paced all regular batters with a .277 average. Tom Dozier topped the squad with 12 wins, while Darrel Akerfelds registered a 3.55 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Dave Leiper, Steve Ontiveros, Rick Rodriguez, Tony Phillips, Walt Weiss, Tim Birtsas, Rob Nelson, Stan Javier, Curt Brown, Greg Cadaret, Tom Dozier, Brian Dorsett, Dwayne Murphy, Bobby Clark, Bruce Tanner, Matt Sinatro, Luis Polonia, Wayne Krenchicki, Jerry Willard, José Tolentino, Darrel Akerfelds, Alejandro Sánchez, Todd Burns, Johnnie LeMaster, Bill Mooneyham, Brian Harper, Bill Krueger, Bob Kearney, Dennis Lamp, Eric Plunk, Tim Belcher, Roy Johnson, Bill Caudill, José Rijo, Steve Henderson, Dan Rohn, Mike Gallego, Chris Codiroli and Dave Von Ohlen were all players from the 1987 Tacoma Tigers who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

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
Tim BelcherRROctober 19, 19616'3"210Mount Gilead, OH US
Tim BirtsasLLSeptember 5, 19606'7"240Pontiac, MI US
Eric BroersmaRRJanuary 20, 19606'3"185Los Alamitos, CA US
Curt BrownRRJanuary 15, 19606'5"200Fort Lauderdale, FL US
Todd BurnsRRJuly 6, 19636'2"186Maywood, CA US
Greg CadaretLLFebruary 27, 19626'3"210Detroit, MI US
Bill CaudillRRJuly 13, 19566'1"190Santa Monica, CA US
Bobby ClarkRRJune 13, 19556'0"190Sacramento, CA US
Chris CodiroliRRMarch 26, 19586'1"160Oxnard, CA US
Brian DorsettRRApril 9, 19616'3"215Terre Haute, IN US
Tom DozierRRSeptember 5, 19616'2"190San Pablo, CA US
Mike GallegoRROctober 31, 19605'8"160Whittier, CA US
Brian HarperRROctober 16, 19596'2"195Los Angeles, CA US
Steve HendersonRRNovember 18, 19526'2"190Houston, TX US
Mark HowieRRDecember 27, 19626'1"175Baton Rouge, LA US
Stan JavierSRJanuary 9, 19646'0"185San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte DO
Roy JohnsonLLJune 27, 19596'4"205Parkin, AR US
Gary JonesLRNovember 11, 19605'9"162
Bob KearneyRROctober 3, 19566'0"190San Antonio, TX US
Russ KiblerRJanuary 5, 19626'3"185
Wayne KrenchickiLRSeptember 17, 19546'1"180Trenton, NJ US
Bill KruegerLLApril 24, 19586'5"205Waukegan, IL US
Stan KylesRRFebruary 26, 19616'1"165Chicago, IL US
Dennis LampRRSeptember 23, 19526'4"200Los Angeles, CA US
Joe LawRRFebruary 4, 19626'2"200
Dave LeiperLLJune 18, 19626'1"160Whittier, CA US
Johnnie LeMasterRRJune 19, 19546'2"165Portsmouth, OH US
Tim MeeksRRFebruary 12, 19626'0"180Sacramento, CA US
Bill MooneyhamRRAugust 16, 19606'0"175Livermore, CA US
Dwayne MurphyLRMarch 18, 19556'1"185Merced, CA US
Rob NelsonLLMay 17, 19646'4"215Pasadena, CA US
Steve OntiverosRRMarch 5, 19616'0"180Tularosa, NM US
Tony PhillipsSRApril 25, 19595'10"175Atlanta, GA US
Eric PlunkRRSeptember 3, 19636'5"210Wilmington, CA US
Luis PoloniaLLDecember 10, 19635'8"155Santiago, Santiago DO
Thad ReeceLRNovember 15, 19585'9"170
José RijoRRMay 13, 19656'1"200San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Rick RodriguezRRSeptember 21, 19606'3"190Oakland, CA US
Dan RohnLRJanuary 10, 19565'8"165Alpena, MI US
Alejandro SánchezRRFebruary 14, 19596'0"185San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Matt SinatroRRMarch 22, 19605'9"174Hartford, CT US
Bruce TannerLRDecember 9, 19616'3"220New Castle, PA US
José TolentinoLLJune 3, 19616'1"195Mexico, Distrito Federal MX
Dave Von OhlenLLOctober 25, 19586'2"200Flushing, NY US
Walt WeissSRNovember 28, 19636'0"175Tuxedo, NY US
Jerry WillardLRMarch 14, 19606'2"195Oxnard, CA 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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