The 1987 Minnesota Twins 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 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1987 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1987 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1987 Minnesota Twins primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
49 | Allan Anderson | 6-00 | 186 | Left | Left | 1964-01-07 |
22 | Keith Atherton | 6-04 | 200 | Right | Right | 1959-02-19 |
40 | Juan Berenguer | 5-11 | 215 | Right | Right | 1954-11-30 |
30 | Jeff Bittiger | 5-10 | 175 | Right | Right | 1962-04-13 |
28 | Bert Blyleven | 6-03 | 207 | Right | Right | 1951-04-06 |
38 | Steve Carlton | 6-04 | 210 | Left | Left | 1944-12-22 |
21 | George Frazier | 6-05 | 205 | Right | Right | 1954-10-13 |
46 | Joe Klink | 5-11 | 175 | Left | Left | 1962-02-03 |
39, 36 | Joe Niekro | 6-01 | 190 | Right | Right | 1944-11-07 |
19 | Randy Niemann | 6-04 | 200 | Left | Left | 1955-11-15 |
36 | Mark Portugal | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1962-10-30 |
41 | Jeff Reardon | 6-01 | 195 | Right | Right | 1955-10-01 |
31 | Dan Schatzeder | 6-00 | 195 | Left | Left | 1954-12-01 |
23 | Roy Smith | 6-03 | 200 | Right | Right | 1961-09-06 |
48 | Mike Smithson | 6-08 | 215 | Right | Left | 1955-01-21 |
17 | Les Straker | 6-01 | 193 | Right | Right | 1959-10-10 |
16 | Frank Viola | 6-04 | 209 | Left | Left | 1960-04-19 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
33 | Sal Butera | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1952-09-25 |
15 | Tim Laudner | 6-03 | 212 | Right | Right | 1958-06-07 |
11 | Tom Nieto | 6-01 | 205 | Right | Right | 1960-10-27 |
12 | Mark Salas | 6-00 | 205 | Right | Left | 1961-03-08 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
8 | Gary Gaetti | 6-00 | 200 | Right | Right | 1958-08-19 |
7 | Greg Gagne | 5-11 | 172 | Right | Right | 1961-11-12 |
14 | Kent Hrbek | 6-04 | 235 | Right | Left | 1960-05-21 |
4 | Steve Lombardozzi | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Right | 1960-04-26 |
26 | Al Newman | 5-09 | 183 | Right | Both | 1960-06-30 |
2 | Chris Pittaro | 5-11 | 170 | Right | Both | 1961-09-16 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
20 | Billy Beane | 6-04 | 195 | Right | Right | 1962-03-29 |
24 | Tom Brunansky | 6-04 | 211 | Right | Right | 1960-08-20 |
25 | Randy Bush | 6-01 | 186 | Left | Left | 1958-10-05 |
27 | Mark Davidson | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1961-02-15 |
32 | Dan Gladden | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Right | 1957-07-07 |
34 | Kirby Puckett | 5-08 | 210 | Right | Right | 1960-03-14 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
18 | Don Baylor | 6-01 | 195 | Right | Right | 1949-06-28 |
9 | Gene Larkin | 6-03 | 205 | Right | Both | 1962-10-24 |
5 | Roy Smalley | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Both | 1952-10-25 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1987 Minnesota Twins Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1987 Minnesota Twins played 162 games during the regular season, won 85 games, lost 77 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Hubert H Humphery Metrodome (Park Factors: 104/104) where 2,081,976 fans witnessed their 1987 Twins finish the season with a .525 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 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1987 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1987 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1987 Minnesota Twins primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1987 Minnesota Twins 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)?