1985 Elizabethton Twins Roster

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 31-40
Finished 5th in the AL
Manager: Fred Waters (31-40)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Elizabethton, Tennessee
Ballpark: Joe O'Brien Stadium
Attendance: 7,172, Avg. 202
1985 Elizabethton Twins Statistics

The Elizabethton Twins of the Appalachian League ended the 1985 season with a record of 31 wins and 40 losses, finishing fifth in the AL.

The Twins plated 348 runs and allowed 340 runs. Marty Lanoux drove in 45 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .313 clip. Mike Adams led the team with 7 wins and a team-best 2.19 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Paul Abbott played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Elizabethton Twins to do so.

Fred Waters served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Paul AbbottRRSeptember 15, 19676'3"185Van Nuys, CA US
Mike AdamsROctober 24, 19646'1"190
Larry BlackwellRROctober 7, 19645'10"165
Joe BoyceLRSeptember 21, 19665'11"180
Jeff BumgarnerRRJune 12, 19676'6"210Spokane, WA US
Buddy BuzzardRRMay 31, 19646'3"215
Dewayne ColemanRJuly 1, 19646'5"212
Jim CookRJuly 14, 19656'2"205
Pat CrosbyLLFebruary 13, 19656'0"175
Julio DeLancerRRMay 6, 19645'10"165
Steve GasserRRAugust 5, 19676'3"190Dover, OH US
Brian HoneycuttRJanuary 9, 19666'3"175
Marty LanouxLRApril 27, 19645'9"170Gainesville, FL US
Tony LopezRRMarch 2, 19666'2"190
Jason MalecLFebruary 16, 19625'10"175
Ted MillerRRJuly 23, 19646'0"180
Miguel MurphyRRAugust 24, 19676'1"165
Tim O'ConnorLJune 20, 19645'11"175
Mark OlsonL6'3"205
Bob PerryRRMay 24, 19636'1"185
Mike ReddingRJanuary 29, 19656'2"180Tampa, FL US
Scott RohlofRMay 13, 19646'0"175
Mike RoyRRMay 7, 19636'2"205
Harrison ShermanRRAugust 24, 19655'11"195
Jeff SmithLL5'10"165
John StainbrookRRSeptember 21, 19646'2"170
Bob StrubeLNovember 25, 19646'6"200
Lee SwensonRRMarch 25, 19646'2"195
Gary ThomasonRRJanuary 26, 19655'11"185
Dan VanDeheySRJuly 2, 19636'1"185
Kenneth WrightSR6'1"195

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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