1985 Columbus Clippers Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 75-64
Finished 4th in the IL
Manager: Doug Holmquist (0-0), Stump Merrill (0-0)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Ballpark: Harold Cooper Stadium
Attendance: 568,735, Avg. 8,183
1985 Columbus Clippers Statistics

Playoffs - Columbus Clippers 3 games, Syracuse Chiefs 1
Finals - Tidewater Tides 3 games, Columbus Clippers 1

The Columbus Clippers of the International League ended the 1985 season with a record of 75 wins and 64 losses, finishing fourth in the IL.

The Clippers scored 652 runs, best in the league. Columbus yielded 626 runs. Kelly Heath and Dan Pasqua led the squad with 18 home runs apiece. Dan Pasqua drove in 69 runs. Juan Bonilla paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .330 clip. Alfonso Pulido topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.39 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1985 Columbus Clippers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Mike Armstrong, Bill Lindsey, Alfonso Pulido, Jim Deshaies, Don Cooper, Lorenzo Gray, Víctor Mata, Butch Hobson, Brian Fisher, Andre Robertson, Keith Smith, Keith Hughes, Clay Christiansen, Albert Williams, Pete Dalena, Scott Bradley, Kelly Heath, Dan Pasqua, Bert Bradley, Juan Bonilla, Matt Winters, Dan Briggs, Marty Bystrom, Mike O'Berry, Tom Underwood, Dennis Rasmussen, Henry Cotto, Rex Hudler, Bob Johnson, Bob Tewksbury, Tommy Barrett, Curt Brown and Juan Espino.

Doug Holmquist and Stump Merrill served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Mike ArmstrongRRMarch 7, 19546'3"193Glen Cove, NY US
Tommy BarrettSRApril 2, 19605'9"157San Fernando, CA US
Juan BonillaRRJanuary 12, 19565'9"170Santurce, PR
Bert BradleySRDecember 23, 19566'1"190Athens, GA US
Scott BradleyLRMarch 22, 19605'11"185Glen Ridge, NJ US
Dan BriggsLLNovember 18, 19526'0"180Scotia, CA US
Curt BrownRRJanuary 15, 19606'5"200Fort Lauderdale, FL US
Marty BystromRRJuly 26, 19586'5"200Coral Gables, FL US
Clay ChristiansenRRJune 28, 19586'5"205Wichita, KS US
Don CooperRRJanuary 15, 19566'1"185New York, NY US
Henry CottoRRJanuary 5, 19616'2"178New York, NY US
Pete DalenaLRJune 26, 19605'11"200Fresno, CA US
Jim DeshaiesLLJune 23, 19606'4"222Massena, NY US
Juan EspinoRRMarch 16, 19566'1"190Bonao, Monsenor Nouel DO
Kelly FaulkRApril 23, 19596'2"205
Brian FisherRRMarch 18, 19626'4"210Honolulu, HI US
Lorenzo GrayRRMarch 4, 19586'1"180Mound Bayou, MS US
Johnny HawkinsSROctober 25, 19605'10"180
Kelly HeathRRSeptember 4, 19575'7"155Plattsburg, NY US
Butch HobsonRRAugust 17, 19516'1"193Tuscaloosa, AL US
Rex HudlerRRSeptember 2, 19606'1"180Tempe, AZ US
Keith HughesLLSeptember 12, 19636'3"210Bryn Mawr, PA US
Bob JohnsonRRJuly 31, 19596'3"195Dallas, TX US
Tim KnightLLMay 15, 19585'9"172
Bill LindseyRRApril 12, 19606'3"195Staten Island, NY US
Víctor MataRRJune 17, 19616'1"165Santiago, Santiago DO
Mike O'BerryRRApril 20, 19546'2"190Birmingham, AL US
Dan PasquaLLOctober 17, 19616'0"203Yonkers, NY US
Scott PattersonRRSeptember 11, 19586'2"180Philadelphia, PA US
Alfonso PulidoLLJanuary 23, 19575'11"170Tierra Blanca, Veracruz MX
Dennis RasmussenLLApril 18, 19596'7"230Los Angeles, CA US
Andre RobertsonRROctober 2, 19575'10"155Orange, TX US
Kelly ScottRROctober 4, 19595'10"165Sanford, FL US
Mark SilvaRSeptember 17, 19586'4"200
Keith SmithSROctober 20, 19616'1"175Los Angeles, CA US
Bob TewksburyRRNovember 30, 19606'4"200Concord, NH US
Tom UnderwoodRLDecember 22, 19535'11"170Kokomo, IN US
Albert WilliamsRRMay 6, 19546'4"190Pearl Lagoon, NI
Matt WintersLRMarch 18, 19606'3"215Buffalo, NY 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.




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