1985 Columbus Astros Roster
Team Record: 79-65
Finished 1st in the SL's East Division
Manager: Carlos Alfonso (79-65)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Columbus, Georgia
Ballpark: Synovus Park
Attendance: 109,603, Avg. 1,522
Playoffs - Charlotte O's 3 games, Columbus Astros 1
The Columbus Astros of the Southern League ended the 1985 season with a record of 79 wins and 65 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.
The Astros scored 664 runs and yielded 616 runs. Robbie Wine led Columbus with 21 home runs, while Jim Sherman walloped 15 or more, too. Jim Sherman drove in 90 runs. Glenn Carpenter paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .302. Don August topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.96 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Jeff Datz, Roger Samuels, Robbie Wine, Don August, Pete Hernández, Tony Walker, Louie Meadows and Chuck Jackson were all players from the 1985 Columbus Astros who played in the Majors during their careers.
Carlos Alfonso served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don August | R | R | July 3, 1963 | 6'3" | 190 | Inglewood, CA US |
| Keith Bodie | R | R | February 13, 1956 | 5'10" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Rich Bombard | R | R | January 2, 1961 | 5'11" | 168 | El Paso, TX US |
| Mike Botkin | L | R | October 12, 1959 | 6'2" | 183 | Lexington, KY US |
| Curtis Burke | R | R | March 27, 1960 | 6'0" | 188 | Columbia, SC US |
| Glenn Carpenter | R | L | December 9, 1959 | 6'1" | 197 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Mitch Cook | L | R | February 13, 1963 | 6'2" | 192 | Wilmington, NC US |
| Jeff Datz | R | R | November 28, 1959 | 6'4" | 220 | Camden, NJ US |
| Juan Delgado | R | R | January 20, 1963 | 5'11" | 165 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Bobby Falls | S | R | February 19, 1962 | 5'11" | 181 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Pete Hernández | R | R | April 4, 1959 | 6'1" | 160 | La Romana, La Romana DO |
| Mike Hogan | R | R | January 15, 1962 | 6'2" | 185 | Balboa, CA US |
| Chuck Jackson | R | R | March 19, 1963 | 6'0" | 185 | Seattle, WA US |
| Mike Kasprzak | R | R | November 7, 1960 | 6'2" | 195 | Lakeland, TX US |
| Anthony Kelley | R | R | March 4, 1962 | 6'2" | 205 | Chicago, IL US |
| Ron Koenigsfeld | R | R | February 21, 1958 | 5'11" | 187 | |
| Arbrey Lucas | R | R | February 9, 1960 | 6'3" | 187 | las Vegas, NV US |
| Louie Meadows | L | L | April 29, 1961 | 5'11" | 190 | Maysville, NC US |
| Larry Montgomery | R | R | March 18, 1958 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Rayner Noble | S | L | August 7, 1961 | 5'10" | 170 | Crowell, TX US |
| Ed Reilly | R | November 8, 1958 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Nelson Rood | R | R | June 15, 1960 | 5'10" | 170 | West Palm Beach, FL US |
| Roger Samuels | L | L | January 5, 1961 | 6'5" | 210 | San Jose, CA US |
| Jim Sherman | R | R | January 26, 1960 | 6'2" | 192 | Wilmington, DE US |
| Jamey Shouppe | L | October 7, 1960 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Rich Strasser | R | R | June 29, 1960 | 6'4" | 210 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Mark Strucher | R | R | March 15, 1958 | 6'1" | 185 | Eustis, FL US |
| Jim Thomas | S | R | August 23, 1960 | 5'10" | 175 | Wichita, KS US |
| Mickey Torres | R | R | August 20, 1958 | 6'3" | 170 | Utado, PR |
| Tony Walker | R | R | July 1, 1959 | 6'2" | 205 | San Diego, CA US |
| Robbie Wine | R | R | July 13, 1962 | 6'2" | 190 | Norristown, PA US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
