1985 Columbia Mets Roster
Team Record: 79-57
Finished 2nd in the SAL's South Division
Manager: Bud Harrelson (0-0), Rich Miller (0-0)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
Ballpark: Capital City Stadium
Attendance: 101,277, Avg. 1,489
Playoffs - Florence Blue Jays 2 games, Columbia Mets 0
The Columbia Mets of the South Atlantic League ended the 1985 season with a record of 79 wins and 57 losses, finishing second in the league's South Division.
The Mets scored 781 runs and allowed 671 runs. Zoilo Sanchez led Columbia with 15 home runs Angelo Cuevas drove in 101 runs. Mike Westbrook paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .305 average. Mauro Gozzo topped the squad with 11 wins, while Eric Stampfl recorded a 4.2 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Jeff Richardson, Jeff Gardner, David West, Gregg Jefferies, Mauro Gozzo, Marcus Lawton, Brian Givens, Jeff McKnight and Rich Rodriguez were all players from the 1985 Columbia Mets who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Bud Harrelson and Rich Miller served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Adams | R | R | January 27, 1962 | 6'5" | 205 | |
| Jaime Archibald | L | L | December 5, 1962 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Doug Barba | R | November 15, 1962 | 6'6" | 210 | ||
| Desi Brooks | R | R | December 23, 1964 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Mark Brunswick | R | R | June 19, 1965 | 6'3" | 187 | |
| Jeff Ciszkowski | R | R | August 14, 1965 | 6'4" | 185 | |
| Joaquin Contreras | S | L | April 5, 1964 | 5'10" | 175 | Las Villas, CU |
| Jeff Cooley | R | R | November 27, 1965 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Angelo Cuevas | L | L | March 12, 1966 | 5'10" | 205 | New York, NY US |
| Kurt Deluca | R | R | January 23, 1964 | 6'0" | 190 | Little Falls, NY US |
| Chuck Friedel | R | R | September 4, 1962 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Jeff Gardner | L | R | February 4, 1964 | 5'11" | 165 | Newport Beach, CA US |
| Steve Gay | R | April 4, 1962 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Brian Givens | R | L | November 6, 1965 | 6'6" | 220 | Lompoc, CA US |
| Mauro Gozzo | R | R | March 7, 1966 | 6'2" | 210 | New Britain, CT US |
| Troy James | R | October 14, 1963 | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Scott Jaster | R | R | August 29, 1965 | 6'5" | 205 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Gregg Jefferies | S | R | August 1, 1967 | 5'11" | 175 | Burlingame, CA US |
| Geary Jones | R | R | April 27, 1964 | 6'3" | 210 | Truckee, CA US |
| Jeff Karr | R | R | November 18, 1960 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Marcus Lawton | S | R | August 18, 1965 | 6'1" | 160 | Gulfport, MS US |
| Chuck Lynn | R | R | September 5, 1961 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Jeff McKnight | S | R | February 18, 1963 | 6'0" | 170 | Conway, AR US |
| Owen Moreland | R | November 23, 1963 | 6'4" | 210 | ||
| Hector Perez | L | L | August 28, 1963 | 6'2" | 168 | |
| Jeff Richardson | R | R | August 29, 1963 | 6'3" | 185 | Wichita, KS US |
| Rich Rodriguez | L | L | March 1, 1963 | 5'10" | 185 | Downey, CA US |
| Zoilo Sanchez | R | R | August 27, 1964 | 6'0" | 176 | |
| Eric Stampfl | R | R | January 12, 1962 | 6'0" | 180 | Astoria, NY US |
| Bill Stiles | R | March 24, 1965 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Dave Takach | L | January 8, 1963 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Scott Thompson | R | R | August 22, 1963 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Keith Traylor | R | R | November 29, 1964 | 5'11" | 167 | |
| Juan Villanueva | R | R | June 25, 1966 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| David West | L | L | September 1, 1964 | 6'6" | 205 | Memphis, TN US |
| Mike Westbrook | S | R | April 5, 1964 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Allen Wilson | R | R | June 8, 1964 | 6'0" | 190 | Knoxville, TN US |
| Shane Young | L | L | May 18, 1962 | 6'4" | 235 |
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.
