1985 Newark Orioles Roster
Team Record: 41-36
Finished 3rd in the NYPL's Central Division
Manager: Art Mazmanian (41-36)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Newark, New York
Ballpark: Colburn Field
Attendance: 22,888, Avg. 594
The Newark Orioles of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1985 season with a record of 41 wins and 36 losses, finishing third in the league's Central Division.
The Orioles plated 357 runs and allowed 331 runs. Scott Khoury paced Newark with 14 home runs and drove in 42 runs, while leading batters with significant playing time by hitting .257. Jeff Ballard topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 1.41 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1985 Newark Orioles who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Rico Rossy, Pete Stanicek, Jeff Tackett and Jeff Ballard.
Art Mazmanian served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Adams | R | R | July 25, 1962 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| Jeff Ballard | L | L | August 13, 1963 | 6'3" | 195 | Billings, MT US |
| Benny Bautista | S | R | December 23, 1965 | 5'9" | 169 | Bani, Peravia DO |
| Frank Bellino | L | R | February 23, 1963 | 6'0" | 195 | Pasadena, CA US |
| Kevin Burke | L | L | November 8, 1963 | 6'0" | 185 | Alexandria, VA US |
| Sherwin Cijntje | L | L | March 2, 1964 | 6'0" | 170 | , CW |
| Carlos Concepcion | R | R | January 27, 1963 | 6'5" | 210 | |
| John Cowan | L | L | February 21, 1963 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Ray Crone | L | R | January 7, 1964 | 5'9" | 155 | Hartford, CT US |
| Rob Dromerhauser | R | R | April 7, 1965 | 5'9" | 170 | Bayshore, NY US |
| Chris Egelston | R | May 29, 1964 | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| John Forbes | R | R | 6'0" | 188 | ||
| Chris Gaeta | R | R | March 24, 1963 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Henry Gonzales | R | September 9, 1963 | 6'2" | 168 | ||
| Bob Gutierrez | R | L | November 1, 1962 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Mike Halasz | R | R | January 21, 1963 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Mike Holm | L | July 9, 1962 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Scott Khoury | L | L | July 18, 1963 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Randy King | R | November 18, 1964 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Alan Koonce | R | September 26, 1962 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Jeff Lackie | L | May 21, 1963 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Ricky Malizia | R | R | August 31, 1962 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Peter Mancini | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Willie Martinez | R | R | February 21, 1963 | 6'1" | 203 | |
| Johannes McFarlane | R | |||||
| Thomas Meucci | ||||||
| Ty Nichols | S | R | 6'1" | 160 | ||
| Peter Palermo | R | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Grady Paul | R | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Norm Roberts | R | R | 5'9" | 180 | ||
| Edward Rohan | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Charles Rone | L | |||||
| Rico Rossy | R | R | February 16, 1964 | 5'10" | 175 | San Juan, PR |
| Gerardo Sanchez | R | R | December 18, 1965 | 5'11" | 165 | Caguas, PR |
| Rob Santo | ||||||
| Mark Shockman | L | L | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Matt Skinner | ||||||
| Tim Smith | R | L | 6'0" | 182 | ||
| Pete Stanicek | S | R | April 18, 1963 | 5'11" | 175 | Harvey, IL US |
| Jeff Tackett | R | R | December 1, 1965 | 6'2" | 200 | Fresno, CA US |
| Greg Talamantez | R | R | October 17, 1965 | 6'2" | 215 | |
| Paul Thorpe | R | September 23, 1965 | 6'7" | 185 | ||
| Enacio VanHeyningen | L | L | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Jesse Vazquez | L | L | August 17, 1963 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Scott Williams | R | 6'4" | 195 | |||
| Wayne Wilson | R | November 11, 1965 | 6'3" | 180 |
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.
