1985 Beloit Brewers Roster
Team Record: 79-57
Finished 1st in the MWL's Central Division
Manager: Dave Machemer (79-57)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Brewers
Location: Beloit, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Harry C. Pohlman Field
Attendance: 93,638, Avg. 1,377
Playoffs - Peoria Chiefs 2 games, Beloit Brewers 1
The Beloit Brewers of the Midwest League ended the 1985 season with a record of 79 wins and 57 losses, finishing first in the league's Central Division.
The Brewers topped the league with just 536 runs allowed. Beloit scored 624 runs. Darryel Walters led the team with 24 home runs and accounted for 75 RBI. Bernie Kent paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .285. Daniel Scarpetta and Gary Kanwisher paced the squad with 13 wins each, while Daniel Scarpetta registered a 2.28 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1985 Beloit Brewers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Alex Madrid, Jim Morris, B. J. Surhoff, Jeff Peterek and Chuck Porter.
Dave Machemer served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Adkins | R | December 13, 1962 | 6'1" | |||
| Miguel Alicea | R | R | November 10, 1959 | 6'2" | 192 | Santa Isabel, PR |
| Todd Brown | R | R | October 15, 1963 | 6'2" | 215 | |
| Joe Bruno | L | L | October 30, 1957 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Wes Clements | R | R | May 26, 1958 | 6'4" | 195 | Inglewood, CA US |
| Michael Coin | R | R | July 3, 1963 | 6'5" | 210 | |
| Rob DeWolf | L | L | July 5, 1963 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Derek Diaz | R | June 12, 1962 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Gary Evans | R | September 15, 1961 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Frank Fazzini | R | R | July 24, 1964 | 5'9" | 200 | |
| Danny Fitzpatrick | R | R | June 28, 1963 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Dean Freeland | R | R | February 25, 1965 | 6'0" | 180 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| Mike Frew | R | March 4, 1962 | 6'4" | 195 | ||
| Mike Gobbo | R | R | August 16, 1962 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Gary Kanwisher | R | September 15, 1963 | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Bernie Kent | L | L | October 22, 1964 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Tom Kleean | L | August 5, 1963 | 6'3" | 168 | ||
| John Ludy | R | R | November 23, 1964 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Alex Madrid | R | R | April 18, 1963 | 6'3" | 200 | Springerville, AZ US |
| Frank Mattox | S | R | June 30, 1962 | 5'8" | 158 | |
| Joe Mitchell | R | R | February 12, 1962 | 6'4" | 210 | |
| Mario Monico | L | L | March 6, 1963 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Martin Montano | L | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Jim Morris | L | L | January 19, 1964 | 6'3" | 215 | Brownwood, TX US |
| Damon Oppenheimer | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Jeff Peterek | R | R | September 22, 1962 | 6'2" | 195 | Michigan City, IN US |
| William Phillips | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Walter Pohle | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Chuck Porter | R | R | January 12, 1955 | 6'3" | 187 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Daniel Ratliff | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Angel Rodriguez | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Alan Sadler | R | R | September 6, 1961 | 6'4" | 216 | Salinas, KS US |
| Mike Samuel | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Daniel Scarpetta | L | 6'2" | 192 | |||
| Gregory Simmons | R | January 5, 1963 | 6'4" | 194 | ||
| Bob Simonson | R | R | May 30, 1964 | 6'2" | 220 | |
| Thomas Steinbach | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| B. J. Surhoff | L | R | August 4, 1964 | 6'1" | 185 | Bronx, NY US |
| Paul Tichy | R | 6'4" | 210 | |||
| Jose Ventura | L | R | 6'1" | 155 | ||
| Darryel Walters | R | R | July 21, 1964 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Fred Williams | R | R | June 12, 1962 | 5'10" | 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.
