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1987 Philadelphia Phillies season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1987 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 105th season for the Phillies. It was the third and final season with John Felske as manager, as he was fired on June 18 when the team won just 29 of their first 61 games. With Lee Elia at the helm, the team maneuvered itself to 51 wins in the next 101 games to finish fourth in the National League East.
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| 1987 Philadelphia Phillies | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium | |||
| City | Philadelphia | |||
| Owners | Bill Giles | |||
| General managers | Bill Giles | |||
| Managers | John Felske, Lee Elia | |||
| Television | WTAF PRISM | |||
| Radio | WCAU (Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler) | |||
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- October 7, 1986: Tom Gorman was released by the Phillies.[1]
- November 16, 1986: Rocky Childress was purchased from the Phillies by the Houston Astros.[2]
After getting off to a dismal 1–8 start, the season began to turn when Mike Schmidt hit his 500th career home run in Pittsburgh on April 18. Schmidt cracked the milestone long ball on a 3–0 count off the Pirates' Don Robinson with two men on base in the ninth inning, which rallied the club from a one-run deficit to an eventual 8–6 victory.
Schmidt slammed three home runs in an 11–6 victory over the Expos on June 14 in Montreal, eventually finishing the season with 35 and 530 career homers.
Phillies pitcher Kevin Gross was pitching against the Chicago Cubs on August 10, 1987. Gross was caught with sandpaper in his glove and suspended for 10 games.[3]
After going as high as six games over .500 in late August, the team crashed to a 13–21 finish and tied for fourth place in the NL East with the Pirates.
Season standings
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| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | — | 49–32 | 46–35 |
| New York Mets | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 3 | 49–32 | 43–38 |
| Montreal Expos | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | 4 | 48–33 | 43–38 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 15 | 43–38 | 37–44 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 15 | 47–34 | 33–48 |
| Chicago Cubs | 76 | 85 | 0.472 | 18½ | 40–40 | 36–45 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 6–5 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 3–9 | |||||
| Chicago | 5–6 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 4–14 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 6–12 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 10–8 | 6–6 | — | 13–5 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 4–8 | |||||
| Houston | 10–8 | 4–8 | 5–13 | — | 12–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–13 | 10–8 | 5–7 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 12–6 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 6–12 | — | 3–9 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 3–9 | |||||
| Montreal | 9–3 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–3 | — | 8–10 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 11–7 | |||||
| New York | 5–7 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | — | 13–5 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 9–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 5-7 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 8–10 | 5–13 | — | 11–7 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 8–10 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 5–7 | 14–4 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 7–11 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–11 | |||||
| San Diego | 12–6 | 3–9 | 6–12 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 5–13 | 4–8 | |||||
| San Francisco | 10–8 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 13–5 | — | 7–5 | |||||
| St. Louis | 9–3 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 5–7 | — | |||||
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Notable transactions
- April 2, 1987: Ronn Reynolds was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Houston Astros for Jeff Calhoun.[4]
- June 2, 1987: Jim Vatcher was drafted by the Phillies in the 20th round of the 1987 Major League Baseball draft.[5]
- June 10, 1987: Mike Easler was traded by the Phillies to the New York Yankees for Keith Hughes and Shane Turner.[6]
- June 24, 1987: Dan Schatzeder and cash were traded by the Phillies to the Minnesota Twins for Danny Clay and Tom Schwarz (minors).[7]
1987 Game Log
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Roster
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Outfielders
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Lance Parrish | 130 | 466 | 114 | .245 | 17 | 67 |
| 1B | Von Hayes | 158 | 556 | 154 | .277 | 21 | 84 |
| 2B | Juan Samuel | 160 | 655 | 178 | .272 | 28 | 100 |
| 3B | Mike Schmidt | 147 | 522 | 153 | .293 | 35 | 113 |
| SS | Steve Jeltz | 114 | 293 | 68 | .232 | 0 | 12 |
| LF | Chris James | 115 | 358 | 105 | .293 | 17 | 54 |
| CF | Milt Thompson | 150 | 527 | 159 | .302 | 7 | 43 |
| RF | Glenn Wilson | 154 | 569 | 150 | .264 | 14 | 54 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Luis Aguayo | 94 | 209 | 43 | .206 | 12 | 21 |
| Rick Schu | 92 | 196 | 46 | .235 | 7 | 23 |
| Greg Gross | 114 | 133 | 38 | .286 | 1 | 12 |
| Darren Daulton | 53 | 129 | 25 | .194 | 3 | 13 |
| Jeff Stone | 66 | 125 | 32 | .256 | 1 | 16 |
| Mike Easler | 33 | 110 | 31 | .282 | 1 | 10 |
| Ron Roenicke | 63 | 78 | 13 | .167 | 1 | 4 |
| Keith Hughes | 37 | 76 | 20 | .263 | 0 | 10 |
| John Russell | 24 | 62 | 9 | .145 | 3 | 8 |
| Ken Dowell | 15 | 39 | 5 | .128 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Jackson | 8 | 16 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Jelks | 10 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Legg | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Shane Rawley | 36 | 229.2 | 17 | 11 | 4.39 | 123 |
| Don Carman | 35 | 211.0 | 13 | 11 | 4.22 | 125 |
| Bruce Ruffin | 35 | 204.2 | 11 | 14 | 2.35 | 93 |
| Kevin Gross | 34 | 200.2 | 9 | 16 | 4.35 | 110 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Tom Hume | 38 | 70.2 | 1 | 4 | 5.60 | 29 |
| Freddie Toliver | 10 | 30.1 | 1 | 1 | 5.64 | 25 |
| Mike Maddux | 7 | 17.0 | 2 | 0 | 2.65 | 15 |
| Joe Cowley | 5 | 11.2 | 0 | 4 | 15.43 | 5 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Steve Bedrosian | 65 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 2.83 | 74 |
| Kent Tekulve | 90 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3.09 | 60 |
| Mike Jackson | 55 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4.20 | 93 |
| Wally Ritchie | 49 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3.75 | 45 |
| Jeff Calhoun | 42 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.48 | 31 |
| Dan Schatzeder | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.06 | 28 |
| Doug Bair | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.93 | 10 |
| Todd Frohwirth | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 |
| Tom Newell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 1 |
| Glenn Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
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See also: Minor League Baseball
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- Tom Gorman at Baseball Reference
- Rocky Childress at Baseball Reference
- Jim Vatcher at Baseball Reference
- Shane Turner at Baseball Reference
- Dan Schatzeder at Baseball Reference
- "1987 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
- 1987 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference