1985 Pawtucket Red Sox Roster
Team Record: 48-91
Finished 8th in the IL
Manager: Rac Slider (48-91)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Ballpark: McCoy Stadium
Attendance: 166,504, Avg. 2,396
The Pawtucket Red Sox of the International League ended the 1985 season with a record of 48 wins and 91 losses, finishing eighth in the IL.
The Red Sox scored 512 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 673 runs, most in the circuit. Pat Dodson led Pawtucket with 18 home runs Mike Greenwell accounted for 52 RBI. Mike Greenwell and Gary Miller-Jones paced all regular batters by connecting at a .256 clip. George Mecerod topped the team with 9 wins, while Charlie Mitchell registered a 2.91 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Pat Dodson, Ed Glynn, Charlie Mitchell, Dave Stapleton, Todd Benzinger, John Lickert, Rob Woodward, Mike Greenwell, Tom McCarthy, Dave Sax, Ed Jurak, Mike Rochford, Marc Sullivan, Mike Brown, Jim Dorsey, Kevin Romine and Danny Sheaffer were all players from the 1985 Pawtucket Red Sox who played in the Majors during their careers.
Rac Slider served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ackley | R | R | August 24, 1961 | 6'1" | 185 | Mount Kisco, NY US |
| Todd Benzinger | S | R | February 11, 1963 | 6'1" | 185 | Dayton, KY US |
| Mike Brown | R | R | March 24, 1959 | 6'2" | 195 | Camden County, NJ US |
| Gus Burgess | L | L | December 18, 1961 | 5'11" | 175 | Boynton Beach, FL US |
| Juan Bustabad | L | R | August 16, 1961 | 5'10" | 150 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Pat Dodson | L | L | October 11, 1959 | 6'4" | 210 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| Jim Dorsey | R | R | August 2, 1955 | 6'7" | 190 | Chicago, IL US |
| Robin Fuson | R | R | July 22, 1958 | 6'1" | 180 | Coral Gables, FL US |
| Scott Gering | R | R | October 23, 1959 | 6'1" | 192 | New York, NY US |
| Ed Glynn | R | L | June 3, 1953 | 6'2" | 180 | New York, NY US |
| Paul Gnacinski | R | R | November 1, 1960 | 6'2" | 190 | Erie, PA US |
| Mike Greenwell | L | R | July 18, 1963 | 6'0" | 170 | Louisville, KY US |
| Tony Herron | L | March 7, 1960 | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Paul Hundhammer | S | R | August 5, 1958 | 5'10" | 175 | Honolulu, HI US |
| Mitch Johnson | R | R | August 2, 1962 | 6'5" | 210 | Columbia, PA US |
| Ed Jurak | R | R | October 24, 1957 | 6'2" | 185 | Hollywood, CA US |
| Kevin Kane | R | R | August 25, 1959 | 6'2" | 175 | Iowa City, IA US |
| John Lickert | R | R | April 4, 1960 | 5'11" | 175 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Dave Malpeso | R | R | December 18, 1960 | 6'0" | 200 | Franklin, VA US |
| Tom McCarthy | R | R | June 18, 1961 | 6'0" | 180 | Landstuhl, DE |
| George Mecerod | R | R | January 8, 1959 | 6'1" | 190 | Liberty, NY US |
| Mike Mesh | R | R | July 13, 1960 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Gary Miller-Jones | S | R | August 1, 1961 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Charlie Mitchell | R | R | June 24, 1962 | 6'3" | 170 | Dickson, TN US |
| Sam Nattile | L | R | January 29, 1961 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Juan Pautt | R | R | January 31, 1958 | 5'10" | 175 | Cartagena, Bolivar CO |
| Mike Rochford | L | L | March 14, 1963 | 6'4" | 205 | Methuen, MA US |
| Kevin Romine | R | R | May 23, 1961 | 5'11" | 185 | Exeter, NH US |
| Dave Sax | R | R | September 22, 1958 | 6'0" | 185 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Danny Sheaffer | R | R | August 2, 1961 | 6'0" | 185 | Jacksonville, FL US |
| Dave Stapleton | R | R | January 16, 1954 | 6'1" | 178 | Fairhope, AL US |
| Marc Sullivan | R | R | July 25, 1958 | 6'4" | 205 | Quincy, MA US |
| Rob Woodward | R | R | September 28, 1962 | 6'3" | 185 | Hanover, NH US |
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.
