1987 Philadelphia Phillies season

MLB yearly infobox alt‎
name = Philadelphia Phillies
season = 1987
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1883
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Veterans Stadium
y4 = 1971
city = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
y5 = 1883
owners = Bill Giles
general managers =Tony Siegle
managers =John Felske, Lee Elia
television = WTAF
PRISM
radio = WCAU
(Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler)|

Offseason

*October 7, 1986: Tom Gorman was released by the Phillies. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gormato03.shtml Tom Gorman page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

After getting off to a dismal 1-8 start, the season began to turn when Mike Schmidt hit his 500th career home run in Pittsburgh on April 18. Schmidt cracked the milestone long ball on a 3-0 count off Don Robinson, with two men on base in the ninth inning, which rallied the club from a one-run deficit to an eventual 8-6 victory.

Schmidt slammed three home runs in an 11-6 victory over the Expos on June 14 in Montreal, eventually finishing the season with 35 and 530 career homers. Phillies pitcher Kevin Gross was pitching against the Chicago Cubs on Aug. 10, 1987. Gross was caught with sandpaper in his glove and suspended for 10 games. [http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/cheaters/ballplayers.html]

After going as high as six games over .500 in late August, the team crashed to a 13-21 finish and tied for fourth place in the NL East with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

eason standings

Transactions

*June 10, 1987: Mike Easler was traded by the Phillies to the New York Yankees for Keith Hughes and Shane Turner. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/turnesh01.shtml Shane Turner page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 24, 1987: Dan Schatzeder and cash were traded by the Phillies to the Minnesota Twins for Danny Clay and Tom Schwarz (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schatda01.shtml Dan Schatzeder page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1987.shtml 1987 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference]