1985 Oneonta Yankees Roster
Team Record: 55-23
Finished 1st in the NYPL's North Division
Manager: Buck Showalter (55-23)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Oneonta, New York
Ballpark: Damaschke Stadium
Attendance: 42,372, Avg. 1,086
Playoffs - Oneonta Yankees 1 game, Geneva Cubs 0
Finals - Oneonta Yankees 2 games, Auburn Astros 0
The Oneonta Yankees of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1985 season with a record of 55 wins and 23 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.
The Yankees led the league with 401 runs, powered by 30 home runs. Oneonta yielded 205 runs, fewest in the league. Rob Sepanek drove in 43 runs. Scott Shaw paced all regular hitters by hitting .293. Troy Evers topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 1.18 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Shane Turner, Ken Patterson, Oscar Azócar, Bob Davidson, Mike Christopher, Tom Gilles and Al Leiter were all players from the 1985 Oneonta Yankees who played in the Majors during their careers.
Buck Showalter served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Azócar | L | L | February 21, 1965 | 6'1" | 170 | Soro, Sucre VE |
| Rick Balabon | R | R | April 26, 1967 | 6'2" | 180 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Rick Bernaldo | R | R | August 7, 1962 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Art Calvert | R | R | October 11, 1963 | 6'1" | 200 | Philadelphia, MS US |
| Chris Carroll | R | May 21, 1963 | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Mike Christopher | R | R | November 3, 1963 | 6'5" | 205 | Petersburg, VA US |
| Bob Davidson | R | R | January 6, 1963 | 6'0" | 185 | Bad Kurznach, DE |
| Pat Dougherty | R | July 14, 1963 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Troy Evers | R | R | February 4, 1964 | 6'4" | 210 | |
| Todd Ezold | R | R | May 6, 1963 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Scottie Gay | R | March 24, 1964 | 6'1" | 183 | ||
| Tom Gilles | R | R | July 2, 1962 | 6'1" | 185 | Peoria, IL US |
| Bobby Green | R | R | May 20, 1963 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Ted Higgins | L | L | June 13, 1963 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Greg Iavarone | R | R | September 2, 1963 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Rob Lambert | R | R | April 19, 1963 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Ricky Lashua | S | R | January 30, 1962 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Harvey Lee | R | R | January 24, 1964 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Al Leiter | L | L | October 23, 1965 | 6'2" | 200 | Toms River, NJ US |
| Chris Lombardozzi | L | R | January 29, 1965 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Jason Maas | L | R | March 17, 1963 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Matt Mainini | August 11, 1962 | |||||
| Tod Marston | R | R | November 3, 1962 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Gordon Meyer | R | R | June 3, 1962 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Garrett O'Connor | R | October 10, 1962 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Ken Patterson | L | L | July 8, 1964 | 6'4" | 210 | Costa Mesa, CA US |
| Johnnie Pleicones | R | R | June 1, 1963 | 5'10" | 150 | |
| Dody Rather | R | R | August 13, 1964 | 6'0" | 185 | Hosuton, TX US |
| Rob Sepanek | L | L | March 31, 1963 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Scott Shaw | R | R | December 24, 1963 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Ed Stanko | L | L | July 21, 1965 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Aris Tirado | R | R | March 31, 1963 | 5'9" | 160 | |
| Ricky Torres | R | R | December 31, 1963 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| Kevin Trudeau | R | October 12, 1963 | 6'2" | 180 | Forest Lake, MN US | |
| Shane Turner | L | R | January 8, 1963 | 5'10" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Corey Viltz | R | L | March 15, 1966 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Chuck Yaeger | L | March 12, 1962 | 6'4" | 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.
