1985 Erie Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 44-34
Finished 2nd in the NYPL's West Division
Manager: Fred Koenig (44-34)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Erie, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Ainsworth Field
Attendance: 48,347, Avg. 1,240
The Erie Cardinals of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1985 season with a record of 44 wins and 34 losses, finishing second in the league's West Division.
The Cardinals plated 387 runs and gave up 359 runs. Dennis Carter paced Erie with 16 home runs and drove in 77 runs, while leading hitters with significant playing time by hitting .284. Mick Freed and Tom Mauch topped the team with 7 wins each, and Tom Mauch earned a 2.02 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Members of the 1985 Erie Cardinals who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Howard Hilton, Ray Stephens and Bernard Gilkey.
Fred Koenig served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Boyd | R | R | April 27, 1963 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Dennis Carter | R | R | November 20, 1964 | 6'4" | 200 | |
| Ed Cepero | R | R | August 25, 1965 | 6'0" | 168 | Carolina, PR |
| Dave DeCordova | L | January 28, 1962 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Don Dumas | R | April 27, 1962 | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Mike Fox | R | R | June 16, 1963 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Mick Freed | R | December 13, 1962 | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Bernard Gilkey | R | R | September 24, 1966 | 6'0" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| John Hackett | L | July 7, 1963 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Howard Hilton | R | R | January 3, 1964 | 6'3" | 230 | Oxnard, CA US |
| Luis Iglesias | R | R | February 3, 1967 | 6'3" | 210 | Panama, Panama PA |
| Raul Jimenez | R | R | March 25, 1965 | 5'10" | 175 | Bayamon, PR |
| Tim Kavanaugh | R | R | September 18, 1962 | 5'10" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Rob Knowles | ||||||
| Crucito Lara | S | R | December 31, 1966 | 6'0" | 150 | |
| Rob Livchak | L | July 13, 1962 | 6'2" | 215 | ||
| Roberto Marte | R | R | April 7, 1965 | 6'2" | 190 | Mao, Valverde DO |
| Tom Mauch | L | R | July 12, 1962 | 6'4" | 197 | Covina, CA US |
| Michael McNeely | R | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Carey Nemeth | R | R | August 6, 1963 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Scott Nichols | R | R | July 29, 1963 | 5'11" | 185 | Martinsville, WV US |
| Jim O'Connor | R | R | October 22, 1965 | 6'2" | 185 | Hartford, CT US |
| Alex Ojea | S | R | December 5, 1963 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Jeff Oyster | R | February 28, 1963 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Len Picota | R | R | July 23, 1966 | 5'11" | 200 | Panama, Panama PA |
| Jim Puzey | L | R | September 19, 1963 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Alex Rodriguez | R | January 11, 1962 | 6'0" | 175 | Santiago, Santiago DO | |
| Jose Santana | R | R | February 12, 1967 | 6'0" | 160 | Bani, Peravia DO |
| Ray Stephens | R | R | September 22, 1962 | 6'0" | 190 | Houston, TX US |
| Scott Tarasovitch | R | 6'3" | 215 | |||
| David Turney | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Ken Warmbier | L | L | March 13, 1963 | 6'0" | 170 |
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.
