1987 Philadelphia Phillies

80-82 • .494 Win% • 4th in NL E

The 1987 Philadelphia Phillies went 80-82 (.494) finishing 4th in the NL E division. The club scored 702 runs, allowed 749, and played home games at Veterans Stadium. Team leaders included Mike Schmidt (35 HR, 113 RBI) and Shane Rawley (17-11, 4.39 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

80 Wins
82 Losses
.494 Win %
4th Rank
702 R 749 RA
Diff -47

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702 Runs Scored
749 Runs Allowed
-47 Run Diff
2,100K Attendance

📈 vs. 1987 NL Average

Batting Avg .253 3% below the 1987 league average (.260)
OBP .326 1% below the 1987 league average (.328)
SLG .410 2% above the 1987 league average (.403)
Team ERA 4.18 2% worse than the 1987 league average (4.08)
Runs Scored 702 4% below the 1987 league average (731 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumVeterans Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,100,110
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Avg per Game 25,927

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1987

Batting Avg

1 Milt Thompson 0.302 2 Chris James 0.293 3 Mike Schmidt 0.293 4 Greg Gross 0.286 5 Mike Easler 0.282

Home Runs

1 Mike Schmidt 35 2 Juan Samuel 28 3 Von Hayes 21 4 Chris James 17 5 Lance Parrish 17

RBI

1 Mike Schmidt 113 2 Juan Samuel 100 3 Von Hayes 84 4 Lance Parrish 67 5 Chris James 54
1987 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Juan Samuel 160 655 113 178 37 15 28 100 60 162 35 0.272
Glenn Wilson 154 569 55 150 21 2 14 54 38 82 3 0.264
Von Hayes 158 556 84 154 36 5 21 84 121 77 16 0.277
Milt Thompson 150 527 86 159 26 9 7 43 42 87 46 0.302
Mike Schmidt 147 522 88 153 28 0 35 113 83 80 2 0.293
Lance Parrish 130 466 42 114 21 0 17 67 47 104 0 0.245
Chris James 115 358 48 105 20 6 17 54 27 67 3 0.293
Steve Jeltz 114 293 37 68 9 6 0 12 39 54 1 0.232
Luis Aguayo 94 209 25 43 9 1 12 21 15 56 0 0.206
Rick Schu 92 196 24 46 6 3 7 23 20 36 0 0.235
Greg Gross 114 133 14 38 4 1 1 12 25 12 0 0.286
Darren Daulton 53 129 10 25 6 0 3 13 16 37 0 0.194
Jeff Stone 66 125 19 32 7 1 1 16 8 38 3 0.256
Mike Easler 33 110 7 31 4 0 1 10 6 20 0 0.282
Shane Rawley 37 79 5 12 1 1 0 4 1 31 1 0.152
Ron Roenicke 63 78 9 13 3 1 1 4 14 15 1 0.167
Keith Hughes 37 76 8 20 2 0 0 10 7 11 0 0.263
Bruce Ruffin 35 73 3 4 1 0 0 3 2 39 0 0.055
Kevin Gross 34 63 4 12 1 0 1 4 2 25 0 0.190
John Russell 24 62 5 9 1 0 3 8 3 17 0 0.145
Don Carman 35 61 2 5 0 0 0 4 2 23 0 0.082
Ken Dowell 15 39 4 5 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.128
Michael Jackson 55 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.118
Ken Jackson 8 16 1 4 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.250
Tom Hume 38 15 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.200
Dan Schatzeder 26 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.167
Greg Jelks 10 11 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 0.091
Freddie Toliver 10 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Steve Bedrosian 65 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Wally Ritchie 49 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Joe Cowley 5 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Mike Maddux 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Greg Legg 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Bair 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Calhoun 42 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Todd Frohwirth 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Kent Tekulve 90 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Tom Newell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1987

ERA

1 Jeff Calhoun 1.48 2 Steve Bedrosian 2.83 3 Kent Tekulve 3.09 4 Wally Ritchie 3.75 5 Dan Schatzeder 4.06

Wins

1 Shane Rawley 17 2 Don Carman 13 3 Bruce Ruffin 11 4 Kevin Gross 9 5 Kent Tekulve 6

Strikeouts

1 Don Carman 125 2 Shane Rawley 123 3 Kevin Gross 110 4 Michael Jackson 93 5 Bruce Ruffin 93
1987 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Shane Rawley 17 11 4.39 36 36 0 229.2 250 112 86 123
Don Carman 13 11 4.22 35 35 0 211.0 194 99 69 125
Bruce Ruffin 11 14 4.35 35 35 0 204.2 236 99 73 93
Kevin Gross 9 16 4.35 34 33 0 200.2 205 97 87 110
Michael Jackson 3 10 4.20 55 7 1 109.1 88 51 56 93
Kent Tekulve 6 4 3.09 90 0 3 105.0 96 36 29 60
Steve Bedrosian 5 3 2.83 65 0 40 89.0 79 28 28 74
Tom Hume 1 4 5.60 38 6 0 70.2 75 44 41 29
Wally Ritchie 3 2 3.75 49 0 3 62.1 60 26 29 45
Jeff Calhoun 3 1 1.48 42 0 1 42.2 25 7 26 31
Dan Schatzeder 3 1 4.06 26 0 0 37.2 40 17 14 28
Freddie Toliver 1 1 5.64 10 4 0 30.1 34 19 17 25
Mike Maddux 2 0 2.65 7 2 0 17.0 17 5 5 15
Doug Bair 2 0 5.93 11 0 0 13.2 17 9 5 10
Joe Cowley 0 4 15.43 5 4 0 11.2 21 20 17 5
Todd Frohwirth 1 0 0.00 10 0 0 11.0 12 0 2 9
Tom Newell 0 0 36.00 2 0 0 1.0 4 4 3 1
Glenn Wilson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1

👥 Roster (38)

Luis Aguayo Doug Bair Steve Bedrosian Jeff Calhoun Don Carman Joe Cowley Darren Daulton Ken Dowell Mike Easler Todd Frohwirth Greg Gross Kevin Gross +26 more

38 players

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The 1987 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

The 1987 Philadelphia Phillies won 80 games and lost 82, ending up 4th in the NL East. The run column shows 702 for and 749 against. At the plate the Philadelphia Phillies hit .253, 3% worse than the league's .260. The staff ERA of 4.18 was 2% worse than the league average of 4.08. Measured against the 731-run league average, the offense was 4% behind. Attendance at Veterans Stadium totaled 2,100,110 for the year.

Mike Schmidt led the club in home runs with 35. The hits leader was Juan Samuel with 178. Shane Rawley was the top winner, with 17 victories. Don Carman struck out 125, the most on the club. The saves leader was Steve Bedrosian with 40. The roster section lists 38 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1987 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1987 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1987 Philadelphia Phillies finished 80-82 (.494 win pct).
Who led the 1987 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Mike Schmidt led the 1987 Philadelphia Phillies with 35 home runs.
What was the 1987 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1987 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 4.18.
Did the 1987 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1987 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1987 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1987 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Veterans Stadium.
Who led the 1987 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mike Schmidt (35 HR, 113 RBI) and Shane Rawley (17-11, 4.39 ERA).
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