1985 Knoxville Blue Jays Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 79-64
Finished 1st in the SL's West Division
Manager: John McLaren (79-64)
Affiliation: Toronto Blue Jays
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Smithson Stadium
Attendance: 108,952, Avg. 1,524
1985 Knoxville Blue Jays Statistics

Playoffs - Huntsville Stars 3 games, Knoxville Blue Jays 1

The Knoxville Blue Jays of the Southern League ended the 1985 season with a record of 79 wins and 64 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.

The Blue Jays yielded 615 runs, fewest in the league. Knoxville tallied 629 runs, worst in the circuit,. Kevin Sliwinski, Chris Johnston and Cecil Fielder paced the team with 18 home runs apiece. Chris Johnston and Cecil Fielder each drove in 81 runs. Otis Green led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .290 clip. Steve Davis topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 2.45 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1985 Knoxville Blue Jays who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Gibson Alba, Luis Aquino, Sil Campusano, Jim Clancy, Steve Davis, Jeff DeWillis, Mark Eichhorn, Cecil Fielder, Jeff Hearron, Oswaldo Peraza, Matt Stark and Dave Walsh.

John McLaren served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Gibson AlbaLLJanuary 18, 19606'2"160Santiago, Santiago DO
Luis AquinoRRMay 19, 19646'0"155Santurce, PR
Kash BeauchampRRJanuary 8, 19636'3"165Bartlesville, OK US
Omar BencomoRRJune 26, 19646'2"195Barinas, Barinas VE
Jim BishopRRApril 11, 19636'2"215
Orlando BlackwellSRFebruary 3, 19625'9"155
Sil CampusanoRRDecember 31, 19656'0"160Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Rich CarlucciLRDecember 18, 19566'2"180Philadelphia, PA US
Jim ClancyRRDecember 18, 19556'4"220Chicago, IL US
Mark ClemonsRROctober 20, 19596'2"190Loris, SC US
Mike CullenRRMarch 21, 19606'2"195
Steve DavisLLAugust 4, 19606'1"195San Antonio, TX US
Eddie DennisRROctober 14, 19595'10"150La Romana, La Romana DO
Jeff DeWillisRRApril 13, 19656'2"170Houston, TX US
Jose DiazRRSeptember 19, 19656'0"166
Mark DickmanRMay 12, 19616'2"175
Mark EichhornRRNovember 21, 19606'4"200San Jose, CA US
Scot ElamRApril 10, 19606'4"210
Mercedes EsquerRLAugust 2, 19596'0"147Guasave, Sinaloa MX
Cecil FielderRRSeptember 21, 19636'3"230Los Angeles, CA US
Keith GilliamLMarch 25, 19606'2"185
Otis GreenLLMarch 11, 19646'2"192Miami, FL US
Rusty HamricRRFebruary 6, 19586'0"175Abilene, TX US
Devon HarperRJuly 11, 19576'1"185
Jeff HearronRRNovember 19, 19616'1"195Long Beach, CA US
Bubba HollandRRSeptember 14, 19586'1"195Florence, SC US
Chris JohnstonRRApril 22, 19616'3"195
Ken KinnardSRFebruary 24, 19616'3"195Claremore, OK US
Roger MarquardtRRJune 5, 19626'2"190
Greg MooreROctober 30, 19596'0"190
Oswaldo PerazaRROctober 19, 19626'4"172Puerto Cabello, Carabobo VE
Tim RodgersRFebruary 2, 19606'0"173
Chris ShaddyRROctober 14, 19616'1"185Carrollton, MO US
Willie ShanksRApril 25, 19616'1"190
Kevin SliwinskiRROctober 2, 19626'3"195
Matt StarkRRJanuary 21, 19656'4"225Whittier, CA US
Dave StenhouseRRDecember 26, 19605'11"190
Bernie TatisSRMay 21, 19625'11"160Villa Vasquez, Monte Cristi DO
Guillermo ValenzuelaRRFebruary 19, 19616'1"185Ahome, Sinaloa MX
Dave WalshLLSeptember 25, 19606'1"185Arlington, MA US
Mike YearoutLAugust 15, 19616'1"185

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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