1987 Omaha Royals Statistics

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 64-76
Finished 8th in the AA
Manager: John Wathan (0-0), Frank Funk (0-0)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Ballpark: Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
Attendance: 251,995, Avg. 3,600
1987 Omaha Royals Roster

The Omaha Royals of the American Association ended the 1987 season with a record of 64 wins and 76 losses, finishing eighth in the AA.

The Royals paced the circuit with just 648 runs allowed. Omaha scored 643 runs. Joe Citari and Scotti Madison led the team with 22 home runs apiece. Scotti Madison accounted for 83 RBI. Gary Thurman and Luis de los Santos topped all regular batters with a .293 average. Bill Swaggerty paced the squad with 10 wins, while Tom Mullen recorded a 4.29 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1987 Omaha Royals who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Dave Owen, Don Welchel, Steve Shirley, Bob Stoddard, Dwight Taylor, Alan Hargesheimer, Israel Sánchez, Rick Anderson, Ron Wotus, Dave Gumpert, Dann Bilardello, Luis Aquino, Ross Jones, John Davis, Jeff Schulz, Bill Swaggerty, Chito Martínez, Luis de los Santos, Bill Pecota, Derek Botelho, Steve Farr, Van Snider, Rondin Johnson, Lonnie Smith, Bobby Ramos, Dave Rajsich, Jerry Don Gleaton, Buddy Biancalana, Gary Thurman, Matt Winters, Jamie Nelson, Scotti Madison and Mike Macfarlane.

John Wathan and Frank Funk served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Bill Swaggerty1012.4554.8927250520163.719995891450063215
Tom Mullen88.5004.2831223101155.715888741944371407
Don Welchel74.6364.8219190200112.01266260544170102
Dave Gumpert65.5453.893551500674.0794032936547112
Rick Anderson65.5454.521514000079.7944440922247346
Bob Stoddard51.8333.841211011063.3622827327236012
Israel Sánchez512.2944.6223210300124.71627464646374518
Steve Shirley42.6673.874412100579.0803634725178116
John Davis43.5712.664303500750.7341615227544214
Luis Aquino32.6002.31144511150.7421513216129100
Derek Botelho39.2506.681810400166.07951491229142211
Jerry Don Gleaton201.0003.0061100015.014652629000
Dave Rajsich15.1674.263151210161.3753529429340103
Craig Pippin390.0
Steve Farr001.4280800412.763206115000
Alan Hargesheimer02.0003.5092500218.0209719010000
Totals6470.4784.31374140109144281126.3123060254095416306752311460

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Luis de los Santos13555751853152296267242980.293.330.384.7141992350
Gary Thurman115509450881321498395874884.293.363.418.7811883530
Rondin Johnson1345505035812814725323123954.254.307.322.6291620623
Scotti Madison125522454681233122283326050.271.355.493.8482242157
Joe Citari113440381551072402258024991.281.367.517.8841975141
Jeff Schulz993453162581127436102456.256.311.377.6881192121
Mike Macfarlane8733030253792511350012250.262.324.480.8041456001
Ron Wotus913002622767120016223440.256.339.302.640790222
Ross Jones522001812557101223321731.315.375.414.789751010
Matt Winters50204182305180934101736.280.338.473.811861042
Van Snider70260244265091927211369.205.250.361.611882014
Lonnie Smith40172149364991733861822.329.395.544.939811040
Dwight Taylor8623321135455111423111735.213.271.261.531550411
Bill Pecota35144126313981216711515.310.392.437.828552100
Chito Martínez351321211426101214001143.215.280.364.644440000
Dann Bilardello227771613512701415.183.227.366.593260200
Bobby Ramos278277113100431511.169.220.182.401140000
Jamie Nelson625183410020074.222.440.278.71850000
Jere Longenecker512121200000002.167.167.167.33320000
Buddy Biancalana311101100021013.100.182.100.28210000
Steve Shirley44110000000000.000.000.000.00000000
Jose Anglero3770000010000.000.000.000.00000000
Totals13775113459663612192273910757913753430791.265.329.401.7311845027263422


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Joe Citari1B7767143465.9949.273
Luis de los Santos1B4235620935.9778.952
Scotti Madison1B2821627127.9968.679
Jeff Schulz1B636113.9746.167
Ron Wotus1B122011.0004.000
Rondin Johnson2B1242663931693.9765.315
Ron Wotus2B142449210.9735.214
Scotti Madison2B310001.000.333
Bill Pecota2B234001.0003.500
Jere Longenecker2B232011.0002.500
Buddy Biancalana2B112001.0003.000
Luis de los Santos3B5745961811.8872.474
Scotti Madison3B47261081113.9242.851
Bill Pecota3B26195646.9492.885
Ron Wotus3B25145446.9442.720
Dave Owen3B1.000
Ross Jones3B102001.0002.000
Mike MacfarlaneC764083763.9875.8559
Bobby RamosC261142411.9935.3083
Scotti MadisonC211081424.9845.8101
Dann BilardelloC20961313.9915.4500
Jamie NelsonC634310.9746.1670
Gary ThurmanOF1142831186.9742.579
Dwight TaylorOF75141721.9871.973
Jeff SchulzOF72127711.9931.861
Van SniderOF65105731.9741.723
Matt WintersOF4790731.9702.064
Chito MartínezOF3443310.9791.353
Lonnie SmithOF2751130.9451.926
Scotti MadisonOF21240001.0001.143
Ross JonesOF220001.0001.000
Steve ShirleyP444910.929.295
John DavisP432620.800.186
Craig PippinP39.000
Dave GumpertP353922.857.343
Dave RajsichP3111111.923.387
Tom MullenP31142032.9191.097
Bill SwaggertyP27123022.9551.556
Israel SánchezP2392441.8921.435
Don WelchelP1971221.9051.000
Derek BotelhoP18111001.000.667
Rick AndersonP15414011.0001.200
Luis AquinoP1435001.000.571
Bob StoddardP1241010.9331.167
Alan HargesheimerP910001.000.111
Steve FarrP801001.000.125
Jerry Don GleatonP603001.000.500
Ron WotusSS5275152639.9744.365
Ross JonesSS5074136918.9594.200
Dave OwenSS20.000
Rondin JohnsonSS12153047.9183.750
Bill PecotaSS10161842.8953.400
Buddy BiancalanaSS376031.0004.333
Jose AngleroSS335011.0002.667
Totals158735641505143372.9733.1941300

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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