1987 Toronto Blue Jays Roster

The 1987 Toronto Blue Jays 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 Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day starters list, a 1987 Toronto Blue Jays salary list, a 1987 Toronto Blue Jays uniform number breakdown and a 1987 Toronto Blue Jays primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1987 Toronto Blue Jays



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Complete Roster  
 

55 John Cerutti 6-02 200 Left Left 1960-04-28
18 Jim Clancy 6-04 220 Right Right 1955-12-18
38 Mark Eichhorn 6-03 210 Right Right 1960-11-21
46 Mike Flanagan 6-00 195 Left Left 1951-12-16
39 Don Gordon 6-01 175 Right Right 1959-10-10
50 Tom Henke 6-05 215 Right Right 1957-12-21
33 Joe Johnson 6-02 195 Right Right 1961-10-30
22 Jimmy Key 6-01 190 Left Right 1961-04-22
46 Gary Lavelle 6-01 200 Left Both 1949-01-03
35, 32, 13 Jeff Musselman 6-00 180 Left Left 1963-06-21
35 Phil Niekro 6-01 180 Right Right 1939-04-01
45 Jose Nunez 6-03 175 Right Right 1964-01-13
37 Dave Stieb 6-01 195 Right Right 1957-07-22
31 Duane Ward 6-04 210 Right Right 1964-05-28
36 David Wells 6-04 225 Left Left 1963-05-20
27 Jeff DeWillis 6-02 170 Right Right 1965-04-13
21 Charlie Moore 5-11 180 Right Right 1953-06-21
52 Greg Myers 6-02 205 Right Left 1966-04-14
47 Matt Stark 6-04 225 Right Right 1965-01-21
12 Ernie Whitt 6-02 200 Right Left 1952-06-13
1 Tony Fernandez 6-02 175 Right Both 1962-06-30
17 Kelly Gruber 6-00 185 Right Right 1962-02-26
16 Garth Iorg 5-11 170 Right Right 1954-10-12
4 Manuel Lee 5-09 161 Right Both 1965-06-17
2 Nelson Liriano 5-10 172 Right Both 1964-06-03
5 Rance Mulliniks 6-00 170 Right Left 1956-01-15
10 Mike Sharperson 6-03 191 Right Right 1961-10-04
26 Willie Upshaw 6-00 185 Left Left 1957-04-27
29 Jesse Barfield 6-01 205 Right Right 1959-10-29
11 George Bell 6-01 190 Right Right 1959-10-21
40 Rob Ducey 6-02 180 Right Left 1965-05-24
9 Rick Leach 6-00 195 Left Left 1957-05-04
15 Lloyd Moseby 6-03 200 Right Left 1959-11-05
28 Lou Thornton 6-02 185 Right Left 1963-04-26
7 Juan Beniquez 5-11 165 Right Right 1950-05-13
23 Cecil Fielder 6-03 240 Right Right 1963-09-21
14 Alexis Infante 5-10 175 Right Right 1961-12-04
19 Fred McGriff 6-03 215 Left Left 1963-10-31
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The 1987 Toronto Blue Jays played 162 games during the regular season, won 96 games, lost 66 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Exhibition Stadium (Park Factors: 102/101) where 2,778,429 fans witnessed their 1987 Blue Jays finish the season with a .593 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 Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day starters list, a 1987 Toronto Blue Jays salary list, a 1987 Toronto Blue Jays uniform number breakdown and a 1987 Toronto Blue Jays primary starters list:

1987 Toronto Blue Jays
Opening Day Starters


Jesse Barfield
George Bell
Tony Fernandez
Jimmy Key
Fred McGriff
Lloyd Moseby
Rance Mulliniks
Mike Sharperson
Willie Upshaw
Ernie Whitt

1987 Toronto Blue Jays
Most Games by Position

C Ernie Whitt (131)
1B Willie Upshaw (146)
2B Garth Iorg (91)
3B Kelly Gruber (119)
SS Tony Fernandez (146)
LF George Bell (148)
CF Lloyd Moseby (153)
RF Jesse Barfield (152)
DH Fred McGriff (90)
  
SP John Cerutti
SP Jim Clancy
SP Jimmy Key
SP Dave Stieb
  
RP Mark Eichhorn
RP Gary Lavelle
RP Jeff Musselman
RP Jose Nunez
CL Tom Henke


1987 Toronto Blue Jays
Salaries

Jesse Barfield $1,525,000.00
George Bell $1,175,000.00
Dave Stieb $1,083,333.00
Willie Upshaw $940,000.00
Jim Clancy $850,000.00
Lloyd Moseby $807,500.00
Ernie Whitt $750,000.00
Jimmy Key $554,391.00
Rance Mulliniks $475,000.00
Tony Fernandez $400,000.00
Garth Iorg $380,000.00
Tom Henke $331,000.00
Rick Leach $259,110.00
Charlie Moore $256,000.00
Mark Eichhorn $165,500.00
John Cerutti $115,000.00
Kelly Gruber $96,000.00
Cecil Fielder $78,500.00
Don Gordon $71,500.00
Gary Lavelle $62,500.00
Nelson Liriano $62,500.00
Fred McGriff $62,500.00
Jeff Musselman $62,500.00


1987 Toronto Blue Jays
Uniform Numbers

#1 Tony Fernandez
#2 Nelson Liriano
#4 Manuel Lee
#5 Rance Mulliniks
#7 Juan Beniquez
#9 Rick Leach
#10 Mike Sharperson
#11 George Bell
#12 Ernie Whitt
#13 Jeff Musselman
#14 Alexis Infante
#15 Lloyd Moseby
#16 Garth Iorg
#17 Kelly Gruber
#18 Jim Clancy
#19 Fred McGriff
#21 Charlie Moore
#22 Jimmy Key
#23 Cecil Fielder
#26 Willie Upshaw
#27 Jeff DeWillis
#28 Lou Thornton
#29 Jesse Barfield
#31 Duane Ward
#32 Jeff Musselman
#33 Joe Johnson
#35 Jeff Musselman
#35 Phil Niekro
#36 David Wells
#37 Dave Stieb
#38 Mark Eichhorn
#39 Don Gordon
#40 Rob Ducey
#45 Jose Nunez
#46 Mike Flanagan
#46 Gary Lavelle
#47 Matt Stark
#50 Tom Henke
#52 Greg Myers
#55 John Cerutti

Did you know that a 1987 Toronto Blue Jays 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)?