1985 Fresno Giants Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Tommy Alexander | R | R | August 12, 1961 | 6'3" | 200 | |
Dave Allen | R | R | June 17, 1961 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Jeff Brantley | R | R | September 5, 1963 | 5'11" | 180 | Florence, AL US |
John Burkett | R | R | November 28, 1964 | 6'2" | 175 | New Brighton, PA US |
Al Candelaria | L | November 27, 1962 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
Will Clark | L | L | March 13, 1964 | 6'2" | 190 | New Orleans, LA US |
Charlie Corbell | R | R | November 30, 1960 | 6'1" | 180 | Baytown, TX US |
Romy Cucjen | R | R | April 22, 1962 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Charlie Culberson | R | R | November 21, 1962 | 5'10" | 175 | |
Ãngel Escobar | S | R | May 12, 1965 | 6'0" | 160 | La Sabana, Vargas VE |
Greg Gilbert | R | June 18, 1962 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Johnny Grimes | R | R | December 27, 1961 | 6'2" | 205 | |
Charlie Hayes | R | R | May 29, 1965 | 6'0" | 190 | Hattiesburg, MS US |
Rich Henning | R | October 25, 1960 | 6'3" | 190 | ||
Mike Jones | L | L | September 14, 1960 | 5'7" | 177 | |
Todd Kuhn | R | November 30, 1961 | 6'5" | 200 | ||
Kurt Lee | L | April 8, 1961 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
Greg Litton | R | R | July 13, 1964 | 6'0" | 175 | New Orleans, LA US |
Deron McCue | R | R | January 24, 1963 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Todd Moriarty | L | January 10, 1962 | 6'3" | 192 | ||
Todd Oakes | R | September 3, 1960 | 6'4" | 205 | ||
Brian Ohnoutka | R | R | August 9, 1963 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Ed Puikunas | L | August 19, 1962 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
Jessie Reid | L | L | June 1, 1962 | 6'1" | 200 | Honolulu, HI US |
Mackey Sasser | L | R | August 3, 1962 | 6'1" | 190 | Fort Gaines, GA US |
Steve Smith | R | February 2, 1961 | 6'2" | 200 | ||
Stu Tate | R | R | June 17, 1962 | 6'3" | 205 | Huntsville, AL US |
Jim Wasem | R | R | March 6, 1962 | 5'11" | 175 | |
Dave Wilhelmi | R | November 7, 1961 | 6'6" | 230 | ||
Dan Winters | R | R | April 22, 1963 | 6'1" | 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.