1987 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

The 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1987 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1987 Pittsburgh Pirates



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Complete Roster  
 

34 Mike Bielecki 6-03 195 Right Right 1959-07-31
15 Doug Drabek 6-01 185 Right Right 1962-07-25
55 Tim Drummond 6-03 170 Right Right 1964-12-24
41 Mike Dunne 6-04 200 Right Right 1962-10-27
42 Logan Easley 6-01 185 Right Right 1961-11-04
36, 54 Brian Fisher 6-04 210 Right Right 1962-03-18
28 Miguel Garcia 5-11 173 Left Left 1967-04-03
58 Brett Gideon 6-02 200 Right Right 1963-08-08
35 Jim Gott 6-04 220 Right Right 1959-08-03
56 Dave Johnson 5-11 183 Right Right 1959-10-24
50 Barry Jones 6-04 225 Right Right 1963-02-15
16 Bob Kipper 6-02 200 Left Right 1964-07-08
38 Vicente Palacios 6-03 195 Right Right 1963-07-19
30 Bob Patterson 6-02 192 Left Right 1959-05-16
49 Hipolito Pena 6-03 165 Left Left 1964-01-30
48 Rick Reuschel 6-03 235 Right Right 1949-05-16
43 Don Robinson 6-04 231 Right Right 1957-06-08
49 Jeff Robinson 6-04 200 Right Right 1960-12-13
49 Mark Ross 6-00 195 Right Right 1957-08-08
57 John Smiley 6-04 200 Left Left 1965-03-17
52 Dorn Taylor 6-02 180 Right Right 1958-08-11
17 Bob Walk 6-04 208 Right Right 1956-11-26
4, 12 Mike LaValliere 5-09 190 Right Left 1960-08-18
26 Junior Ortiz 5-11 176 Right Right 1959-10-24
46 Tom Prince 5-11 185 Right Right 1964-08-13
2 Mackey Sasser 6-01 210 Right Left 1962-08-03
12 Bill Almon 6-03 190 Right Right 1952-11-21
6 Rafael Belliard 5-06 150 Right Right 1961-10-24
25 Bobby Bonilla 6-03 240 Right Both 1963-02-23
5 Sid Bream 6-04 220 Left Left 1960-08-03
29 Felix Fermin 5-11 170 Right Right 1963-10-09
28 Denny Gonzalez 5-11 185 Right Right 1963-07-22
19 Houston Jimenez 5-08 144 Right Right 1957-10-30
27 Sam Khalifa 5-11 170 Right Right 1963-12-05
13 Jose Lind 5-11 175 Right Right 1964-05-01
2 Jim Morrison 5-11 182 Right Right 1952-09-23
22 Al Pedrique 6-00 155 Right Right 1960-08-11
3 Johnny Ray 5-11 185 Right Both 1957-03-01
3 U.L. Washington 5-11 175 Right Both 1953-10-27
24 Barry Bonds 6-02 228 Left Left 1964-07-24
22, 44 John Cangelosi 5-08 160 Left Both 1963-03-10
7 Darnell Coles 6-01 185 Right Right 1962-06-02
58 Butch Davis 6-00 190 Right Right 1958-06-19
14 Mike Diaz 6-02 195 Right Right 1960-04-15
47 Tommy Gregg 6-01 190 Left Left 1963-07-29
19 Terry Harper 6-04 195 Right Right 1955-08-19
23 R.J. Reynolds 6-00 190 Right Both 1959-04-19
18 Andy Van Slyke 6-02 192 Right Left 1960-12-21
29 Onix Concepcion 5-06 180 Right Right 1957-10-05
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The 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates played 162 games during the regular season, won 80 games, lost 82 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Three Rivers Stadium (Park Factors: 101/101) where 1,161,193 fans witnessed their 1987 Pirates finish the season with a .494 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list:

1987 Pittsburgh Pirates
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1987 Pittsburgh Pirates
Most Games by Position

C Mike LaValliere (112)
1B Sid Bream (144)
2B Johnny Ray (119)
3B Bobby Bonilla (89)
SS Al Pedrique (76)
LF Barry Bonds (101)
CF Andy Van Slyke (114)
RF R.J. Reynolds (72)
  
SP Doug Drabek
SP Mike Dunne
SP Brian Fisher
SP Bob Kipper
SP Rick Reuschel
  
RP Brett Gideon
RP Barry Jones
RP Don Robinson
RP John Smiley
CL Jim Gott


1987 Pittsburgh Pirates
Salaries

Johnny Ray $807,000.00
John Cangelosi $800,000.00
Don Robinson $795,000.00
Rick Reuschel $750,000.00
Andy Van Slyke $550,000.00
Jim Morrison $317,500.00
Bob Walk $285,000.00
Bill Almon $250,000.00
Sid Bream $200,000.00
Junior Ortiz $190,000.00
R.J. Reynolds $190,000.00
Brian Fisher $180,000.00
Jeff Robinson $180,000.00
Rafael Belliard $130,000.00
Mike LaValliere $120,000.00
Bobby Bonilla $115,000.00
Mike Bielecki $110,000.00
Barry Bonds $100,000.00
Mike Diaz $90,000.00
U.L. Washington $80,000.00
Barry Jones $75,000.00
Brett Gideon $62,500.00
Jose Lind $62,500.00
John Smiley $62,500.00


1987 Pittsburgh Pirates
Uniform Numbers

#2 Jim Morrison
#2 Mackey Sasser
#3 Johnny Ray
#3 U.L. Washington
#4 Mike LaValliere
#5 Sid Bream
#6 Rafael Belliard
#7 Darnell Coles
#12 Bill Almon
#12 Mike LaValliere
#13 Jose Lind
#14 Mike Diaz
#15 Doug Drabek
#16 Bob Kipper
#17 Bob Walk
#18 Andy Van Slyke
#19 Terry Harper
#19 Houston Jimenez
#22 John Cangelosi
#22 Al Pedrique
#23 R.J. Reynolds
#24 Barry Bonds
#25 Bobby Bonilla
#26 Junior Ortiz
#27 Sam Khalifa
#28 Miguel Garcia
#28 Denny Gonzalez
#29 Onix Concepcion
#29 Felix Fermin
#30 Bob Patterson
#34 Mike Bielecki
#35 Jim Gott
#36 Brian Fisher
#38 Vicente Palacios
#41 Mike Dunne
#42 Logan Easley
#43 Don Robinson
#44 John Cangelosi
#46 Tom Prince
#47 Tommy Gregg
#48 Rick Reuschel
#49 Hipolito Pena
#49 Jeff Robinson
#49 Mark Ross
#50 Barry Jones
#52 Dorn Taylor
#54 Brian Fisher
#55 Tim Drummond
#56 Dave Johnson
#57 John Smiley
#58 Butch Davis
#58 Brett Gideon

Did you know that a 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?