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1987 Gulf Coast League

1987 > Class Rookie > League History
Overall: 314 games, 10 teams, approx. 62 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1986 / 1988
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1986 / 1988

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1986 / 1988

League Standings

North Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
GCL Dodgers	LAD	43	20	.683	--
GCL Pirates	PIT	33	30	.524	10
GCL Yankees	NYY	31	32	.492	12
GCL Expos	WSN	21	42	.333	22
GCL Braves	ATL	20	43	.317	23

South Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
GCL Royals	KCR	40	23	.635	--
GCL White Sox	CHW	39	24	.619	1
GCL Astros	HOU	32	30	.516	7.5
GCL Reds	CIN	32	31	.508	8
GCL Rangers	TEX	23	39	.371	16.5

This league's standings, if available, are based on full season team pitching records. Leagues may have have split season and postseason results that are not currently available.

League Batting

Tm	Aff	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
GCL Royals	KCR	20.0	5.54	63	2415	2104	349	555	80	34	18	293	104	36	254	351	.264	.343	.360	.703	757	15	16	26	14
GCL Astros	HOU	19.2	4.95	62	2325	1964	307	480	64	17	22	240	66	52	276	458	.244	.347	.328	.675	644	41	26	18	14
GCL White Sox	CHW	19.8	4.95	63	2357	2066	312	508	76	20	15	259	141	42	232	407	.246	.327	.324	.651	669	28	8	23	22
GCL Reds	CIN	19.7	4.51	63	2374	2076	284	480	66	19	12	227	99	41	234	407	.231	.313	.299	.612	620	21	28	15	12
GCL Rangers	TEX	19.9	4.35	62	2337	2071	270	517	66	17	19	226	81	43	221	401	.250	.324	.325	.649	674	16	10	19	12
GCL Dodgers	LAD	20.1	4.27	63	2370	2087	269	513	68	15	1	201	71	39	203	364	.246	.319	.294	.613	614	30	33	17	21
GCL Pirates	PIT	19.6	4.21	63	2303	2019	265	509	74	12	19	210	134	54	226	403	.252	.332	.329	.661	664	23	23	12	11
GCL Expos	MON	19.9	4.02	63	2327	2065	253	481	85	17	19	208	105	35	191	436	.233	.306	.318	.625	657	36	16	19	8
GCL Yankees	NYY	19.8	3.97	63	2288	1960	250	462	54	9	8	216	77	45	257	404	.236	.328	.285	.613	558	26	19	26	11
GCL Braves	ATL	19.4	3.54	63	2412	2132	223	487	79	11	17	192	63	31	209	430	.228	.301	.300	.600	639	19	33	19	11
League Totals		19.7	4.43	628	23508	20544	2782	4992	712	171	150	2272	941	418	2303	4061	.243	.324	.316	.640	6496	255	212	194	136

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
GCL Dodgers	LAD	20.4	3.38	43	20	.683	2.72	63	63	62	1	9	18	563.0	445	213	170	10	281	20	470	30	7	44	1.290	7.1	0.2	4.5	7.5	1.67
GCL White Sox	CHW	20.0	3.75	39	24	.619	2.61	63	63	59	4	5	16	547.2	463	236	159	8	211	0	443	29	12	40	1.231	7.6	0.1	3.5	7.3	2.10
GCL Yankees	NYY	20.7	3.97	31	32	.492	2.98	63	63	48	15	6	10	529.0	492	250	175	10	188	1	374	19	8	29	1.285	8.4	0.2	3.2	6.4	1.99
GCL Royals	KCR	19.9	4.17	40	23	.635	3.16	63	63	62	1	4	17	546.1	517	263	192	10	207	22	369	27	5	40	1.325	8.5	0.2	3.4	6.1	1.78
GCL Pirates	PIT	20.2	4.25	33	30	.524	3.34	63	63	60	3	6	19	533.1	494	268	198	15	183	3	409	27	9	43	1.269	8.3	0.3	3.1	6.9	2.24
GCL Astros	HOU	19.8	4.29	32	30	.516	3.29	62	62	53	9	5	13	526.0	483	266	192	22	171	6	368	15	8	54	1.243	8.3	0.4	2.9	6.3	2.15
GCL Reds	CIN	20.7	4.87	32	31	.508	3.52	63	63	58	5	4	20	552.0	508	307	216	14	276	31	380	29	7	47	1.420	8.3	0.2	4.5	6.2	1.38
GCL Braves	ATL	19.2	5.08	20	43	.317	3.88	63	63	57	6	1	8	564.0	555	320	243	20	269	31	352	21	8	42	1.461	8.9	0.3	4.3	5.6	1.31
GCL Expos	MON	19.9	5.13	21	42	.333	3.42	63	63	58	5	3	8	539.1	553	323	205	16	239	13	397	17	9	59	1.468	9.2	0.3	4.0	6.6	1.66
GCL Rangers	TEX	19.7	5.42	23	39	.371	4.29	62	62	60	2	3	8	533.1	482	336	254	25	278	9	499	41	25	52	1.425	8.1	0.4	4.7	8.4	1.80
League Totals		20.0	4.43	314	314	.500	3.32	628	628	577	51	46	137	5434.0	4992	2782	2004	150	2303	136	4061	255	98	450	1.342	8.3	0.2	3.8	6.7	1.76

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	Managers
GCL Dodgers	LAD	63	1689	723	85	64	.966	16	Jose Alvarez
GCL White Sox	CHW	63	1643	717	105	47	.957	21	n/a
GCL Braves	ATL	63	1692	744	111	61	.956	14	n/a
GCL Pirates	PIT	63	1600	685	113	39	.953	18	Woody Huyke
GCL Yankees	NYY	63	1587	694	120	44	.950	14	n/a
GCL Astros	HOU	62	1578	678	125	32	.948	10	n/a
GCL Royals	KCR	63	1639	664	132	52	.946	12	n/a
GCL Rangers	TEX	62	1600	689	133	43	.945	12	n/a
GCL Expos	MON	63	1618	696	136	43	.944	7	n/a
GCL Reds	CIN	63	1656	759	145	49	.943	14	n/a
League Totals		628	16302	7049	1205	474	.951	138

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