1985 Daytona Beach Islanders Roster
Team Record: 53-87
Finished 4th in the FSL's Central Division
Manager: Jim Hutto (53-87)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Jackie Robinson Stadium
Attendance: 30,736, Avg. 439
The Daytona Beach Islanders of the Florida State League ended the 1985 season with a record of 53 wins and 87 losses, finishing fourth in the league's Central Division.
The Islanders scored 474 runs, worst in the league, and gave up 649 runs. Rob Amble recorded 46 runs batted in and topped all regular batters with a .269 average. Carmelo LoSauro led the team with 7 wins, while Bruce Kipper recorded a 2.86 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1985 Daytona Beach Islanders who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Francisco Oliveras, Allan Ramirez, Billy Ripken, Kenny Rogers, Jeff Tackett and Bob Milacki.
Jim Hutto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Amble | S | R | September 11, 1961 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Augusto Aquino | L | L | February 2, 1964 | 5'9" | 150 | |
| Benny Bautista | S | R | December 23, 1965 | 5'9" | 169 | Bani, Peravia DO |
| Kurt Beamesderfer | R | R | July 23, 1963 | 6'2" | 180 | Reading, PA US |
| Ben Bianchi | R | R | August 15, 1961 | 6'4" | 200 | Ely, NV US |
| Greg Biercevicz | R | R | October 21, 1955 | 6'1" | 185 | Derby, CT US |
| Ray Corbett | R | R | March 2, 1959 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Ray Crone | L | R | January 7, 1964 | 5'9" | 155 | Hartford, CT US |
| Eric Dersin | R | January 6, 1964 | 6'1" | 165 | Cumberland, MD US | |
| Mike Fay | R | June 1, 1961 | 6'1" | 193 | ||
| Chris Gaeta | R | R | March 24, 1963 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Justin Gannon | L | September 30, 1962 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Bobo Gonzalez | R | May 13, 1960 | 6'3" | 155 | ||
| Bob Gutierrez | R | L | November 1, 1962 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Mike Halasz | R | R | January 21, 1963 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Timothy Haller | R | R | ||||
| Larry Heise | L | L | April 2, 1961 | 6'1" | 195 | East St. Louis, IL US |
| Ricky Hester | R | September 19, 1961 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Mike Holm | L | July 9, 1962 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Jeff Hubbard | R | R | June 2, 1962 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Ron Johnson | R | R | November 8, 1962 | 6'5" | 190 | |
| Randy King | R | November 18, 1964 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Bruce Kipper | L | September 16, 1960 | 6'5" | 210 | ||
| Jeff Lackie | L | May 21, 1963 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Bobby Latmore | R | R | October 4, 1965 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Dave Ledbetter | R | October 11, 1961 | 6'6" | 209 | ||
| Carmelo LoSauro | R | January 23, 1965 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Jeff Melrose | L | L | June 1, 1961 | 6'3" | 180 | |
| Bob Milacki | R | R | July 28, 1964 | 6'4" | 220 | Trenton, NJ US |
| Dave Murray | R | R | November 29, 1962 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Ty Nichols | S | R | 6'1" | 160 | ||
| Francisco Oliveras | R | R | January 31, 1963 | 5'10" | 170 | Santurce, PR |
| Rick Poznanski | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Allan Ramirez | R | R | May 1, 1957 | 5'10" | 180 | Victoria, TX US |
| Jay Reynolds | R | |||||
| Rich Rice | R | August 22, 1962 | 6'3" | 209 | ||
| Randy Riley | L | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Billy Ripken | R | R | December 16, 1964 | 6'1" | 180 | Havre de Grace, MD US |
| Kenny Rogers | L | L | November 10, 1964 | 6'1" | 200 | Savannah, GA US |
| Edward Rohan | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Gerardo Sanchez | R | R | December 18, 1965 | 5'11" | 165 | Caguas, PR |
| Tim Smith | R | L | 6'0" | 182 | ||
| Jervis Stuart | L | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Jeffrey Summers | R | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| Jeff Tackett | R | R | December 1, 1965 | 6'2" | 200 | Fresno, CA US |
| Paul Thorpe | R | September 23, 1965 | 6'7" | 185 | ||
| Tony Triplett | R | R | August 31, 1960 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Dan Van Cleve | L | R | February 9, 1962 | 6'1" | 180 | Jackson, MS US |
| Enacio VanHeyningen | L | L | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Christopher Willsher | R | 6'1" | 198 | |||
| Roger Wilson | L | June 16, 1963 | 6'5" | 180 | ||
| Wayne Wilson | R | November 11, 1965 | 6'3" | 180 |
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.
