1985 Fresno Giants Roster

California League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 84-62
Finished 2nd in the CL's South Division
Manager: Wendell Kim (84-62)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Fresno, California
Ballpark: John Euless Park
Attendance: 83,351, Avg. 1,142
1985 Fresno Giants Statistics

Playoffs - Fresno Giants 3 games, Salinas Spurs 1
Finals - Fresno Giants 3 games, Stockton Ports 2

The Fresno Giants of the California League ended the 1985 season with a record of 84 wins and 62 losses, finishing second in the league's South Division.

The Giants scored 816 runs, most in the league. Fresno conceded 667 runs. Mackey Sasser paced the team with 14 home runs Greg Litton drove in 103 runs. Mackey Sasser led all regular batters with a .338 average. Charlie Corbell topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 3.23 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.

Jeff Brantley, John Burkett, Will Clark, Ángel Escobar, Charlie Hayes, Greg Litton, Jessie Reid, Mackey Sasser and Stu Tate were all players from the 1985 Fresno Giants who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Wendell Kim served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Tommy AlexanderRRAugust 12, 19616'3"200
Dave AllenRRJune 17, 19616'0"180
Jeff BrantleyRRSeptember 5, 19635'11"180Florence, AL US
John BurkettRRNovember 28, 19646'2"175New Brighton, PA US
Al CandelariaLNovember 27, 19626'0"180
Will ClarkLLMarch 13, 19646'2"190New Orleans, LA US
Charlie CorbellRRNovember 30, 19606'1"180Baytown, TX US
Romy CucjenRRApril 22, 19626'2"190
Charlie CulbersonRRNovember 21, 19625'10"175
Ángel EscobarSRMay 12, 19656'0"160La Sabana, Vargas VE
Greg GilbertRJune 18, 19626'0"185
Johnny GrimesRRDecember 27, 19616'2"205
Charlie HayesRRMay 29, 19656'0"190Hattiesburg, MS US
Rich HenningROctober 25, 19606'3"190
Mike JonesLLSeptember 14, 19605'7"177
Todd KuhnRNovember 30, 19616'5"200
Kurt LeeLApril 8, 19616'2"190
Greg LittonRRJuly 13, 19646'0"175New Orleans, LA US
Deron McCueRRJanuary 24, 19636'0"180
Todd MoriartyLJanuary 10, 19626'3"192
Todd OakesRSeptember 3, 19606'4"205
Brian OhnoutkaRRAugust 9, 19636'0"180
Ed PuikunasLAugust 19, 19626'2"180
Jessie ReidLLJune 1, 19626'1"200Honolulu, HI US
Mackey SasserLRAugust 3, 19626'1"190Fort Gaines, GA US
Steve SmithRFebruary 2, 19616'2"200
Stu TateRRJune 17, 19626'3"205Huntsville, AL US
Jim WasemRRMarch 6, 19625'11"175
Dave WilhelmiRNovember 7, 19616'6"230
Dan WintersRRApril 22, 19636'1"193

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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