1987 Oakland Athletics Roster

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

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1987 Oakland Athletics



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Complete Roster  
 

47 Joaquin Andujar 6-00 180 Right Both 1952-12-21
32 Greg Cadaret 6-03 214 Left Left 1962-02-27
37 Bill Caudill 6-01 210 Right Right 1956-07-13
23 Chris Codiroli 6-01 160 Right Right 1958-03-26
41 Storm Davis 6-04 207 Right Right 1961-12-26
43 Dennis Eckersley 6-02 190 Right Right 1954-10-03
30 Moose Haas 6-00 180 Right Right 1956-04-22
40 Rick Honeycutt 5-11 190 Left Left 1954-06-29
30 Jay Howell 6-03 205 Right Right 1955-11-26
32 Bill Krueger 6-05 210 Left Left 1958-04-24
49 Dennis Lamp 6-03 210 Right Right 1952-09-23
46 Gary Lavelle 6-01 200 Left Both 1949-01-03
52 Dave Leiper 6-01 160 Left Left 1962-06-18
19, 40 Gene Nelson 6-00 174 Right Right 1960-12-03
53 Steve Ontiveros 6-00 190 Right Right 1961-03-05
38 Dave Otto 6-07 210 Left Left 1964-11-12
51 Eric Plunk 6-05 217 Right Right 1963-09-03
27, 38 Jose Rijo 6-02 200 Right Right 1965-05-13
12, 27 Rick Rodriguez 6-03 190 Right Right 1960-09-21
34 Dave Stewart 6-02 200 Right Right 1957-02-19
57 Dave Von Ohlen 6-02 200 Left Left 1958-10-25
29 Curt Young 6-01 180 Left Right 1960-04-16
11 Matt Sinatro 5-09 175 Right Right 1960-03-22
36 Terry Steinbach 6-01 195 Right Right 1962-03-02
6 Mickey Tettleton 6-02 212 Right Both 1960-09-16
14 Tony Bernazard 5-09 160 Right Both 1956-08-24
9 Mike Gallego 5-08 160 Right Right 1960-10-31
3 Alfredo Griffin 5-11 165 Right Both 1957-10-06
4 Carney Lansford 6-02 195 Right Right 1957-02-07
13 Johnnie LeMaster 6-02 167 Right Right 1954-06-19
25 Mark McGwire 6-05 225 Right Right 1963-10-01
14, 49 Rob Nelson 6-04 215 Left Left 1964-05-17
2 Tony Phillips 5-10 175 Right Both 1959-04-25
17 Walt Weiss 6-00 175 Right Both 1963-11-28
7 Jerry Willard 6-02 195 Right Left 1960-03-14
33 Jose Canseco 6-04 240 Right Right 1964-07-02
16 Mike Davis 6-03 185 Left Left 1959-06-11
31 Brian Harper 6-02 195 Right Right 1959-10-16
24 Steve Henderson 6-02 190 Right Right 1952-11-18
28 Stan Javier 6-00 185 Right Both 1964-01-09
21 Dwayne Murphy 6-01 185 Right Left 1955-03-18
22 Luis Polonia 5-08 152 Left Left 1963-10-12
24 Alejandro Sanchez 6-00 185 Right Right 1959-02-14
11 Ron Cey 5-10 185 Right Right 1948-02-15
44 Reggie Jackson 6-00 200 Left Left 1946-05-18
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The 1987 Oakland Athletics played 162 games during the regular season, won 81 games, lost 81 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Oakland Coliseum (Park Factors: 93/93) where 1,678,921 fans witnessed their 1987 Athletics finish the season with a .500 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 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1987 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 1987 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1987 Oakland Athletics primary starters list:

1987 Oakland Athletics
Opening Day Starters


Jose Canseco
Mike Davis
Alfredo Griffin
Reggie Jackson
Carney Lansford
Mark McGwire
Dwayne Murphy
Tony Phillips
Dave Stewart
Mickey Tettleton

1987 Oakland Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Terry Steinbach (107)
1B Mark McGwire (145)
2B Tony Phillips (87)
3B Carney Lansford (142)
SS Alfredo Griffin (137)
LF Jose Canseco (130)
CF Dwayne Murphy (79)
RF Mike Davis (124)
DH Reggie Jackson (79)
  
SP Steve Ontiveros
SP Dave Stewart
SP Curt Young
  
RP Greg Cadaret
RP Dennis Eckersley
RP Dennis Lamp
RP Dave Leiper
RP Gene Nelson
CL Jay Howell


1987 Oakland Athletics
Salaries

Bill Caudill $1,633,333.00
Joaquin Andujar $1,353,333.00
Carney Lansford $1,300,000.00
Dennis Eckersley $833,333.00
Mike Davis $780,000.00
Dwayne Murphy $759,000.00
Alfredo Griffin $607,653.00
Moose Haas $578,889.00
Dave Stewart $550,000.00
Jay Howell $530,000.00
Tony Phillips $425,000.00
Gene Nelson $365,000.00
Jose Canseco $180,000.00
Curt Young $171,875.00
Steve Ontiveros $131,500.00
Mickey Tettleton $120,000.00
Eric Plunk $77,667.00
Steve Henderson $75,000.00
Stan Javier $75,000.00
Dave Leiper $73,133.00
Mark McGwire $72,500.00
Brian Harper $70,000.00
Greg Cadaret $62,500.00
Luis Polonia $62,500.00
Terry Steinbach $62,500.00


1987 Oakland Athletics
Uniform Numbers

#2 Tony Phillips
#3 Alfredo Griffin
#4 Carney Lansford
#6 Mickey Tettleton
#7 Jerry Willard
#9 Mike Gallego
#11 Ron Cey
#11 Matt Sinatro
#12 Rick Rodriguez
#13 Johnnie LeMaster
#14 Tony Bernazard
#14 Rob Nelson
#16 Mike Davis
#17 Walt Weiss
#19 Gene Nelson
#21 Dwayne Murphy
#22 Luis Polonia
#23 Chris Codiroli
#24 Steve Henderson
#24 Alejandro Sanchez
#25 Mark McGwire
#27 Jose Rijo
#27 Rick Rodriguez
#28 Stan Javier
#29 Curt Young
#30 Moose Haas
#30 Jay Howell
#31 Brian Harper
#32 Greg Cadaret
#32 Bill Krueger
#33 Jose Canseco
#34 Dave Stewart
#36 Terry Steinbach
#37 Bill Caudill
#38 Dave Otto
#38 Jose Rijo
#40 Rick Honeycutt
#40 Gene Nelson
#41 Storm Davis
#43 Dennis Eckersley
#44 Reggie Jackson
#46 Gary Lavelle
#47 Joaquin Andujar
#49 Dennis Lamp
#49 Rob Nelson
#51 Eric Plunk
#52 Dave Leiper
#53 Steve Ontiveros
#57 Dave Von Ohlen

Did you know that a 1987 Oakland Athletics 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)?