1987 Baltimore Orioles Roster

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

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1987 Baltimore Orioles



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Complete Roster  
 

41 Don Aase 6-03 210 Right Right 1954-09-08
57 Tony Arnold 5-11 170 Right Right 1959-05-03
34 Jeff Ballard 6-02 198 Left Left 1963-08-13
45 Eric Bell 6-03 195 Left Left 1963-10-27
52 Mike Boddicker 5-11 172 Right Right 1957-08-23
23 Doug Corbett 6-01 185 Right Right 1952-11-04
47 Luis DeLeon 6-01 153 Right Right 1958-08-19
39 Ken Dixon 5-11 166 Right Both 1960-10-17
46 Mike Flanagan 6-00 195 Left Left 1951-12-16
42 Mike Griffin 6-05 197 Right Right 1957-06-26
54 John Habyan 6-02 195 Right Right 1964-01-29
48 Mike Kinnunen 6-01 185 Left Left 1958-04-01
16 Scott McGregor 6-01 190 Left Both 1954-01-18
51 Jose Mesa 6-03 225 Right Right 1966-05-22
49 Tom Niedenfuer 6-05 225 Right Right 1959-08-13
21 Jack O'Connor 6-03 215 Left Left 1958-06-02
24 Dave Schmidt 6-01 185 Right Right 1957-04-22
32 Mark Williamson 6-00 172 Right Right 1959-07-21
15 Terry Kennedy 6-03 220 Right Left 1956-06-04
26 Carl Nichols 6-00 208 Right Right 1962-10-14
6 Floyd Rayford 5-10 195 Right Right 1957-07-27
14 Dave Van Gorder 6-02 205 Right Right 1957-03-27
17 Rick Burleson 5-10 165 Right Right 1951-04-29
88 Rene Gonzales 6-03 201 Right Right 1960-09-03
11 Jackie Gutierrez 5-11 175 Right Right 1960-06-27
25 Ray Knight 6-02 190 Right Right 1952-12-28
33 Eddie Murray 6-02 200 Right Both 1956-02-24
3 Billy Ripken 6-01 186 Right Right 1964-12-16
8 Cal Ripken, Jr. 6-04 225 Right Right 1960-08-24
12 Pete Stanicek 5-11 175 Right Both 1963-04-18
37 Ron Washington 5-11 163 Right Right 1952-04-29
38 Ken Gerhart 6-00 190 Right Right 1961-05-19
36 Mike Hart 5-11 185 Left Left 1958-02-17
27 Lee Lacy 6-01 175 Right Right 1948-04-10
19 Fred Lynn 6-01 190 Left Left 1952-02-03
18 Larry Sheets 6-03 225 Right Left 1959-12-06
37 John Shelby 6-01 175 Right Both 1958-02-23
42 Nelson Simmons 6-01 185 Right Both 1963-06-27
43 Mike Young 6-02 195 Right Both 1960-03-20
9 Jim Dwyer 5-10 175 Left Left 1950-01-03
2 Alan Wiggins 6-02 160 Right Both 1958-02-17
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The 1987 Baltimore Orioles played 162 games during the regular season, won 67 games, lost 95 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium (Park Factors: 97/99) where 1,835,692 fans witnessed their 1987 Orioles finish the season with a .414 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 Baltimore Orioles Opening Day starters list, a 1987 Baltimore Orioles salary list, a 1987 Baltimore Orioles uniform number breakdown and a 1987 Baltimore Orioles primary starters list:

1987 Baltimore Orioles
Opening Day Starters


Mike Boddicker
Rick Burleson
Ken Gerhart
Terry Kennedy
Ray Knight
Fred Lynn
Eddie Murray
Cal Ripken, Jr.
John Shelby
Alan Wiggins

1987 Baltimore Orioles
Most Games by Position

C Terry Kennedy (142)
1B Eddie Murray (156)
2B Billy Ripken (58)
3B Ray Knight (130)
SS Cal Ripken, Jr. (162)
LF Larry Sheets (72)
CF Fred Lynn (101)
RF Lee Lacy (79)
DH Mike Young (47)
  
SP Eric Bell
SP Mike Boddicker
SP Ken Dixon
SP Mike Flanagan
SP Scott McGregor
  
RP Tony Arnold
RP Mike Griffin
RP Jack O'Connor
RP Mark Williamson
CL Tom Niedenfuer


1987 Baltimore Orioles
Salaries

Eddie Murray $2,044,757.00
Cal Ripken, Jr. $1,350,000.00
Fred Lynn $1,340,000.00
Terry Kennedy $1,020,000.00
Scott McGregor $940,016.00
Mike Boddicker $825,000.00
Alan Wiggins $762,500.00
Don Aase $625,000.00
Mike Flanagan $625,000.00
Ray Knight $600,000.00
Lee Lacy $525,000.00
Dave Schmidt $435,000.00
Mike Young $350,000.00
Jim Dwyer $307,500.00
John Shelby $300,000.00
Floyd Rayford $248,000.00
Rick Burleson $200,000.00
Ken Dixon $155,000.00
Larry Sheets $145,000.00
Jack O'Connor $85,000.00
Ron Washington $85,000.00
Mike Griffin $65,000.00
Tony Arnold $62,500.00
Eric Bell $62,500.00
Ken Gerhart $62,500.00
John Habyan $62,500.00
Mike Hart $62,500.00
Billy Ripken $62,500.00
Mark Williamson $62,500.00


1987 Baltimore Orioles
Uniform Numbers

#2 Alan Wiggins
#3 Billy Ripken
#6 Floyd Rayford
#8 Cal Ripken, Jr.
#9 Jim Dwyer
#11 Jackie Gutierrez
#12 Pete Stanicek
#14 Dave Van Gorder
#15 Terry Kennedy
#16 Scott McGregor
#17 Rick Burleson
#18 Larry Sheets
#19 Fred Lynn
#21 Jack O'Connor
#23 Doug Corbett
#24 Dave Schmidt
#25 Ray Knight
#26 Carl Nichols
#27 Lee Lacy
#32 Mark Williamson
#33 Eddie Murray
#34 Jeff Ballard
#36 Mike Hart
#37 John Shelby
#37 Ron Washington
#38 Ken Gerhart
#39 Ken Dixon
#41 Don Aase
#42 Mike Griffin
#42 Nelson Simmons
#43 Mike Young
#45 Eric Bell
#46 Mike Flanagan
#47 Luis DeLeon
#48 Mike Kinnunen
#49 Tom Niedenfuer
#51 Jose Mesa
#52 Mike Boddicker
#54 John Habyan
#57 Tony Arnold
#88 Rene Gonzales

Did you know that a 1987 Baltimore Orioles 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)?