1985 Columbus Clippers Roster
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
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 Víctor Mata, Clay Christiansen, Brian Fisher, Andre Robertson, Keith Smith, Pete Dalena, Scott Bradley, Kelly Heath, Albert Williams, Lorenzo Gray, Butch Hobson, Bill Lindsey, Mike Armstrong, Don Cooper, Jim Deshaies, Keith Hughes, Alfonso Pulido, Dan Pasqua, Juan Bonilla, Curt Brown, Bert Bradley, Mike O'Berry, Marty Bystrom, Henry Cotto, Tom Underwood, Rex Hudler, Bob Tewksbury, Bob Johnson, Matt Winters, Dan Briggs, Tommy Barrett, Juan Espino and Dennis Rasmussen.
Doug Holmquist and Stump Merrill served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Armstrong | R | R | March 7, 1954 | 6'3" | 193 | Glen Cove, NY US |
| Tommy Barrett | S | R | April 2, 1960 | 5'9" | 157 | San Fernando, CA US |
| Juan Bonilla | R | R | January 12, 1956 | 5'9" | 170 | Santurce, PR |
| Bert Bradley | S | R | December 23, 1956 | 6'1" | 190 | Athens, GA US |
| Scott Bradley | L | R | March 22, 1960 | 5'11" | 185 | Glen Ridge, NJ US |
| Dan Briggs | L | L | November 18, 1952 | 6'0" | 180 | Scotia, CA US |
| Curt Brown | R | R | January 15, 1960 | 6'5" | 200 | Fort Lauderdale, FL US |
| Marty Bystrom | R | R | July 26, 1958 | 6'5" | 200 | Coral Gables, FL US |
| Clay Christiansen | R | R | June 28, 1958 | 6'5" | 205 | Wichita, KS US |
| Don Cooper | R | R | January 15, 1956 | 6'1" | 185 | New York, NY US |
| Henry Cotto | R | R | January 5, 1961 | 6'2" | 178 | New York, NY US |
| Pete Dalena | L | R | June 26, 1960 | 5'11" | 200 | Fresno, CA US |
| Jim Deshaies | L | L | June 23, 1960 | 6'4" | 222 | Massena, NY US |
| Juan Espino | R | R | March 16, 1956 | 6'1" | 190 | Bonao, Monsenor Nouel DO |
| Kelly Faulk | R | April 23, 1959 | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Brian Fisher | R | R | March 18, 1962 | 6'4" | 210 | Honolulu, HI US |
| Lorenzo Gray | R | R | March 4, 1958 | 6'1" | 180 | Mound Bayou, MS US |
| Johnny Hawkins | S | R | October 25, 1960 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Kelly Heath | R | R | September 4, 1957 | 5'7" | 155 | Plattsburg, NY US |
| Butch Hobson | R | R | August 17, 1951 | 6'1" | 193 | Tuscaloosa, AL US |
| Rex Hudler | R | R | September 2, 1960 | 6'1" | 180 | Tempe, AZ US |
| Keith Hughes | L | L | September 12, 1963 | 6'3" | 210 | Bryn Mawr, PA US |
| Bob Johnson | R | R | July 31, 1959 | 6'3" | 195 | Dallas, TX US |
| Tim Knight | L | L | May 15, 1958 | 5'9" | 172 | |
| Bill Lindsey | R | R | April 12, 1960 | 6'3" | 195 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Víctor Mata | R | R | June 17, 1961 | 6'1" | 165 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Mike O'Berry | R | R | April 20, 1954 | 6'2" | 190 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Dan Pasqua | L | L | October 17, 1961 | 6'0" | 203 | Yonkers, NY US |
| Scott Patterson | R | R | September 11, 1958 | 6'2" | 180 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Alfonso Pulido | L | L | January 23, 1957 | 5'11" | 170 | Tierra Blanca, Veracruz MX |
| Dennis Rasmussen | L | L | April 18, 1959 | 6'7" | 230 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Andre Robertson | R | R | October 2, 1957 | 5'10" | 155 | Orange, TX US |
| Kelly Scott | R | R | October 4, 1959 | 5'10" | 165 | Sanford, FL US |
| Mark Silva | R | September 17, 1958 | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| Keith Smith | S | R | October 20, 1961 | 6'1" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Bob Tewksbury | R | R | November 30, 1960 | 6'4" | 200 | Concord, NH US |
| Tom Underwood | R | L | December 22, 1953 | 5'11" | 170 | Kokomo, IN US |
| Albert Williams | R | R | May 6, 1954 | 6'4" | 190 | Pearl Lagoon, NI |
| Matt Winters | L | R | March 18, 1960 | 6'3" | 215 | Buffalo, 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.
