1985 Reading Phillies Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 58-79
Finished 8th in the EL
Manager: Tony Taylor (58-79)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Reading, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: First Energy Stadium
Attendance: 76,819, Avg. 1,121
1985 Reading Phillies Statistics

The Reading Phillies of the Eastern League ended the 1985 season with a record of 58 wins and 79 losses, finishing eighth in the EL.

The Phillies plated 546 runs and yielded 635 runs. Todd Soares paced Reading with 14 home runs and drove in 70 runs. Keith Miller led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .295. Rich Gaynor topped the team with 9 wins and a team-best 2.57 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1985 Reading Phillies who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were George Culver, José Escobar, Marvin Freeman, Kevin Hickey, Ken Jackson, Greg Jelks, Keith Miller, Jim Olander, Wilfredo Tejada and Kevin Ward.

Tony Taylor served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jerry ArnoldLLNovember 30, 19596'4"200Lufkin, TX US
Mark BowdenLLOctober 10, 19606'0"175
Tony BrownLRFebruary 9, 19626'1"187Moore County, NC US
Dave BullsRRApril 11, 19616'3"180Odessa, TX US
Ramon CaraballoRRAugust 20, 19626'4"200Loma de Cabrera, Dajabon DO
Joe CipolloniRRAugust 12, 19605'8"180Philadelphia, PA US
George CulverRRJuly 8, 19436'2"185Salinas, CA US
Randy DayRRDecember 30, 19606'2"185Fullerton, CA US
José EscobarRROctober 30, 19605'10"140La Sabana, Vargas VE
Tony EvettsRRSeptember 16, 19626'3"180Columbia, SC US
Marvin FreemanRRApril 10, 19636'7"200Chicago, IL US
Rich GaynorRRAugust 7, 19625'10"170Fresno, CA US
Frankie GriffinLLFebruary 21, 19606'2"170Reddick, FL US
Ramon HendersonRRAugust 18, 19635'11"175Moncion, Santiago Rodriguez DO
Kevin HickeyLLFebruary 25, 19566'1"170Chicago, IL US
Rob HicksRJune 2, 19626'1"175
Bryan HoppieSRJanuary 5, 19625'10"170Santa Ana, CA US
Ken JacksonRRAugust 21, 19636'1"190Shreveport, LA US
Greg JelksRRAugust 16, 19616'2"189Cherokee, AL US
Ken KinnardSRFebruary 24, 19616'3"195Claremore, OK US
Steve LabayLJanuary 30, 19626'3"180
Bruce LongRRJanuary 11, 19606'5"195Alton, IL US
Dave McLaughlinLRJanuary 20, 19606'0"175
Darryl MenardRRJune 26, 19636'6"204Pasadena, TX US
Keith MillerSRMarch 7, 19635'11"175Dallas, TX US
Jim OlanderRRFebruary 21, 19636'2"185Tucson, AZ US
Jim OlsonRRMarch 14, 19635'11"165Kane, PA US
Todd SoaresLRMarch 15, 19626'2"195
Wilfredo TejadaRRNovember 12, 19626'0"175Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Kevin WardRRSeptember 28, 19616'1"195Lansdale, PA US
Len WattsLLJuly 21, 19655'11"160
Scott WrightRMarch 2, 19626'0"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.




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