1985 Columbus Astros Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 79-65
Finished 1st in the SL's East Division
Manager: Carlos Alfonso (79-65)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Columbus, Georgia
Ballpark: Golden Park I & II
Attendance: 109,603, Avg. 1,522
1985 Columbus Astros Statistics

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.

Don August, Jeff Datz, Pete Hernández, Chuck Jackson, Louie Meadows, Roger Samuels, Tony Walker and Robbie Wine were all players from the 1985 Columbus Astros who played in the Majors during their careers.

Carlos Alfonso served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Don AugustRRJuly 3, 19636'3"190Inglewood, CA US
Keith BodieRRFebruary 13, 19565'10"180Brooklyn, NY US
Rich BombardRRJanuary 2, 19615'11"168El Paso, TX US
Mike BotkinLROctober 12, 19596'2"183Lexington, KY US
Curtis BurkeRRMarch 27, 19606'0"188Columbia, SC US
Glenn CarpenterRLDecember 9, 19596'1"197Staten Island, NY US
Mitch CookLRFebruary 13, 19636'2"192Wilmington, NC US
Jeff DatzRRNovember 28, 19596'4"220Camden, NJ US
Juan DelgadoRRJanuary 20, 19635'11"165Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Bobby FallsSRFebruary 19, 19625'11"181Charlotte, NC US
Pete HernándezRRApril 4, 19596'1"160La Romana, La Romana DO
Mike HoganRRJanuary 15, 19626'2"185Balboa, CA US
Chuck JacksonRRMarch 19, 19636'0"185Seattle, WA US
Mike KasprzakRRNovember 7, 19606'2"195Lakeland, TX US
Anthony KelleyRRMarch 4, 19626'2"205Chicago, IL US
Ron KoenigsfeldRRFebruary 21, 19585'11"187
Arbrey LucasRRFebruary 9, 19606'3"187las Vegas, NV US
Louie MeadowsLLApril 29, 19615'11"190Maysville, NC US
Larry MontgomeryRRMarch 18, 19586'2"185
Rayner NobleSLAugust 7, 19615'10"170Crowell, TX US
Ed ReillyRNovember 8, 19585'11"190
Nelson RoodRRJune 15, 19605'10"170West Palm Beach, FL US
Roger SamuelsLLJanuary 5, 19616'5"210San Jose, CA US
Jim ShermanRRJanuary 26, 19606'2"192Wilmington, DE US
Jamey ShouppeLOctober 7, 19605'11"170
Rich StrasserRRJune 29, 19606'4"210Cincinnati, OH US
Mark StrucherRRMarch 15, 19586'1"185Eustis, FL US
Jim ThomasSRAugust 23, 19605'10"175Wichita, KS US
Mickey TorresRRAugust 20, 19586'3"170Utado, PR
Tony WalkerRRJuly 1, 19596'2"205San Diego, CA US
Robbie WineRRJuly 13, 19626'2"190Norristown, 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.




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