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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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.
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.
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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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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October (0–3)
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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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