Offseason

• October 7, 1986: Tom Gorman was released by the Phillies.
• November 16, 1986: Rocky Childress
  Rocky Childress
  Rodney Osborne "Rocky" Childress is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1985 until 1988, for the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros.-External links:...
  
   was purchased from the Phillies by the Houston Astros
  Houston Astros
  The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...
  
  .

Regular season

After getting off to a dismal 1-8 start, the season began to turn when Mike Schmidt

Mike Schmidt

Michael Jack Schmidt is a Hall of Fame third baseman popularly considered among the greatest third basemen in the history of Major League Baseball. He played his entire career for the Philadelphia Phillies....

 hit his 500th career home run in Pittsburgh on April 18. Schmidt cracked the milestone long ball on a 3-0 count off the Pirates'

1987 Pittsburgh Pirates season

-Offseason:* October 11, 1986: Mike York was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.* November 26, 1986: Rick Rhoden, Pat Clements and Cecilio Guante were traded by the Pirates to the New York Yankees for Doug Drabek, Brian Fisher, and Logan Easley....

 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

1987 Montreal Expos season

-Offseason:* October 7, 1986: Bert Roberge was released by the Expos.* January 19, 1987: Dave Engle was signed as a free agent by the Expos.* February 3, 1987: Jeff Reardon and Tom Nieto were traded by the Expos to the Minnesota Twins for Neal Heaton, Yorkis Pérez, Jeff Reed, and Al Cardwood .*...

 on June 14 in Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, eventually finishing the season with 35 and 530 career homers.

Phillies pitcher Kevin Gross

Kevin Gross

Kevin Frank Gross , is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1983 through 1997.Gross played for five different teams during his career: the Philadelphia Phillies , Montreal Expos , Los Angeles Dodgers , Texas Rangers , and Anaheim Angels...

 was pitching against the Chicago Cubs on Aug. 10, 1987. Gross was caught with sandpaper in his glove and suspended for 10 games.

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 Pirates.

Notable transactions

• April 2, 1987: Ronn Reynolds
  Ronn Reynolds
  Ronn Dwayne Reynolds was a Major League Baseball catcher, who played for the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros and San Diego Padres. After playing college baseball at the University of Arkansas, Reynolds was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 5th round in 1979...
  
   was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Houston Astros for Jeff Calhoun.
• June 2, 1987: Jim Vatcher
  Jim Vatcher
  James Ernest Vatcher is a former professional baseball outfielder. He played all or part of three seasons in Major League Baseball, from until , for the Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, and San Diego Padres...
  
   was drafted by the Phillies in the 20th round of the 1987 Major League Baseball Draft
  1987 Major League Baseball Draft
  -First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1987 Major League Baseball draft.-Supplemental First Round Selections:-External links:*...
  
  .
• June 10, 1987: Mike Easler
  Mike Easler
  Michael Anthony Easler is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder who enjoyed a 14 year major league career from 1973 to 1987 with the Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, California Angels, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees...
  
   was traded by the Phillies to the New York Yankees
  New York Yankees
  The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
  
   for Keith Hughes
  Keith Hughes
  Keith Wills Hughes is a former Major League Baseball player who played for five teams in his major league career which lasted for parts of four seasons. He made his debut on May 19, 1987 with the New York Yankees. Then the Yankees traded him and Shane Rawley to the Philadelphia Phillies for Mike...
  
   and Shane Turner
  Shane Turner
  Shane Lee Turner is a former professional baseball player. He played in parts of three seasons in the Major League Baseball for three different teams....
  
  .
• June 24, 1987: Dan Schatzeder
  Dan Schatzeder
  Daniel Ernest Schatzeder is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the major leagues from - for nine different teams. Schatzeder played college baseball at the University of Denver...
  
   and cash were traded by the Phillies to the Minnesota Twins
  Minnesota Twins
  The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
  
   for Danny Clay
  Danny Clay
  Danny Bruce Clay is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He bats and throws right-handed....
  
   and Tom Schwarz (minors).

Roster

1987 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		130	466	114	.245	17	67
1B		158	556	154	.277	21	84
2B		160	655	178	.272	28	100
3B		147	522	153	.293	35	113
SS		114	293	68	.232	0	12
LF		115	358	105	.293	17	54
CF		150	527	159	.302	7	43
RF		154	569	150	.264	14	54

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	33	110	31	.282	1	10
	37	76	20	.263	0	10

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	35	204.2	11	14	2.35	93
	34	200.2	9	16	4.35	110

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	10	30.1	1	1	5.64	25

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	65	5	3	40	2.83	74
	49	3	2	3	3.75	45
	11	2	0	0	5.93	10

Farm system