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1987 South Atlantic League

1987 > Class A > League History
Overall: 834 games, 12 teams, approx. 139 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

First Half

April 8, 1987 to June 17, 1987

North Division

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Gastonia Rangers TEX
Spartanburg Phillies PHI
Charleston Wheelers
Asheville Tourists HOU
Fayetteville Generals DET
Greensboro Hornets BOS

South Division

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Columbia Mets NYM
Savannah Cardinals STL
Macon Pirates PIT
Sumter Braves ATL
Charleston Rainbows SDP
Myrtle Beach Blue Jays TOR

Second Half

North Division

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Gastonia Rangers TEX
Spartanburg Phillies PHI
Charleston Wheelers
Asheville Tourists HOU
Fayetteville Generals DET
Greensboro Hornets BOS

South Division

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 GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Asheville Tourists HOU 20.9 5.82 139 5202 4471 809 1204 228 24 126 697 335 121 607 909 .269 .358 .416 .774 1858 42 26 56 29
Macon Pirates PIT 20.8 4.88 138 5152 4555 674 1182 168 33 65 554 151 60 452 940 .259 .330 .354 .683 1611 45 61 39 25
Myrtle Beach Blue Jays TOR 20.3 4.75 139 5105 4556 660 1164 195 32 111 558 295 95 425 1056 .255 .325 .385 .711 1756 66 18 40 28
Spartanburg Phillies PHI 21.4 4.66 140 5267 4646 652 1202 196 29 92 578 173 100 480 839 .259 .334 .373 .707 1732 63 42 36 27
Fayetteville Generals DET 20.7 4.63 139 5237 4656 644 1197 160 41 68 547 218 85 436 904 .257 .326 .353 .679 1643 54 60 31 24
Sumter Braves ATL 20.4 4.50 137 5099 4500 616 1093 173 26 69 529 216 63 493 883 .243 .321 .339 .660 1525 38 37 31 29
Columbia Mets NYM 21.4 4.42 139 5230 4577 615 1136 189 27 83 524 122 49 536 924 .248 .330 .356 .686 1628 42 41 34 24
Charleston Rainbows SDP 20.2 4.39 139 5154 4510 610 1174 166 24 59 523 173 95 516 898 .260 .341 .347 .688 1565 49 49 30 25
Gastonia Rangers TEX 20.4 4.22 140 5208 4672 591 1136 179 18 79 489 123 62 441 949 .243 .313 .340 .653 1588 46 19 30 10
Savannah Cardinals STL 21.6 4.19 139 5128 4436 583 1043 161 17 69 488 187 60 563 925 .235 .326 .326 .652 1445 51 44 34 28
Charleston Wheelers 21.3 3.97 139 4986 4378 552 1044 201 24 68 493 207 116 505 990 .238 .321 .342 .663 1497 44 23 36 17
Greensboro Hornets BOS 21.1 3.96 140 5241 4650 554 1142 177 21 63 475 73 25 456 785 .246 .316 .333 .649 1550 39 61 35 18
League Totals 20.9 4.53 1668 62009 54607 7560 13717 2193 316 952 6455 2273 931 5910 11002 .251 .328 .355 .684 19398 579 481 432 284

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 BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
Myrtle Beach Blue Jays TOR 20.6 3.90 83 56 .597 3.13 139 139 133 6 13 39 1191.2 1065 542 414 89 417 23 990 43 11 80 1.244 8.0 0.7 3.1 7.5 2.37
Sumter Braves ATL 21.4 4.09 75 62 .547 3.37 137 137 120 17 11 32 1179.0 1067 561 442 83 444 11 971 47 14 82 1.282 8.1 0.6 3.4 7.4 2.19
Asheville Tourists HOU 21.2 4.22 91 48 .655 3.64 139 139 116 23 12 39 1189.0 1099 587 481 94 552 20 946 37 14 93 1.389 8.3 0.7 4.2 7.2 1.71
Columbia Mets NYM 21.0 4.27 64 75 .460 3.50 139 139 126 13 10 31 1196.0 1142 593 465 88 491 41 907 39 13 89 1.365 8.6 0.7 3.7 6.8 1.85
Savannah Cardinals STL 22.4 4.36 69 69 .500 3.67 139 139 118 21 10 28 1181.2 1121 606 482 83 479 32 771 66 18 87 1.354 8.5 0.6 3.6 5.9 1.61
Greensboro Hornets BOS 21.1 4.54 55 85 .393 3.78 140 140 121 19 11 22 1206.1 1212 635 507 87 489 32 949 31 15 77 1.410 9.0 0.6 3.6 7.1 1.94
Charleston Rainbows SDP 20.4 4.61 68 71 .489 3.86 139 139 119 20 4 25 1185.0 1146 641 508 72 424 27 901 41 12 79 1.325 8.7 0.5 3.2 6.8 2.13
Macon Pirates PIT 21.7 4.64 73 64 .533 3.70 138 138 129 9 6 38 1174.0 1160 640 482 81 471 12 939 56 18 89 1.389 8.9 0.6 3.6 7.2 1.99
Charleston Wheelers 21.5 4.66 66 73 .475 3.65 139 139 116 23 14 27 1176.0 1144 648 477 49 541 13 807 82 14 133 1.433 8.8 0.4 4.1 6.2 1.49
Spartanburg Phillies PHI 19.9 4.82 66 74 .471 4.12 140 140 121 19 6 26 1205.0 1194 675 552 82 529 43 940 49 14 100 1.430 8.9 0.6 4.0 7.0 1.78
Fayetteville Generals DET 21.3 5.08 65 74 .468 3.75 139 139 129 10 7 33 1204.0 1164 706 501 56 563 10 844 42 15 95 1.434 8.7 0.4 4.2 6.3 1.50
Gastonia Rangers TEX 21.1 5.19 58 82 .414 4.32 140 140 134 6 5 40 1214.2 1203 726 583 88 510 20 1037 46 10 115 1.410 8.9 0.7 3.8 7.7 2.03
League Totals 21.1 4.53 833 833 .500 3.71 1668 1668 1482 186 109 380 14302.1 13717 7560 5894 952 5910 284 11002 579 168 1119 1.372 8.6 0.6 3.7 6.9 1.86

League Fielding

Tm Aff G CG PO A E DP Fld% PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Attendance Managers
Sumter Braves ATL 137 3537 1465 203 102 .961 18 Buddy Bailey
Savannah Cardinals STL 139 3545 1546 212 122 .960 14 Mark DeJohn
Spartanburg Phillies PHI 140 3615 1632 220 147 .960 35 Ramon Aviles
Columbia Mets NYM 139 3588 1466 218 109 .959 23 Butch Hobson
Asheville Tourists HOU 139 3567 1445 216 112 .959 27 Keith Bodie
Greensboro Hornets BOS 140 3619 1361 214 101 .959 23 Dick Berardino
Myrtle Beach Blue Jays TOR 139 3575 1309 229 105 .955 25 Barry Foote
Gastonia Rangers TEX 140 3644 1462 247 99 .954 38 Chino Cadahia
Charleston Rainbows SDP 139 3555 1493 246 112 .954 25 Tony Torchia
Charleston Wheelers 139 3528 1548 252 128 .953 14 Hal Dyer
Macon Pirates PIT 138 3522 1360 251 100 .951 20 Dennis Rogers
Fayetteville Generals DET 139 3612 1522 328 117 .940 31 Johnny Lipon
League Totals 1668 42907 17609 2836 1354 .955 293