1985 Stockton Ports Roster
Team Record: 82-63
Finished 1st in the CL's North Division
Manager: Tom Gamboa (82-63)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Brewers
Location: Stockton, California
Ballpark: Billy Hebert Field
Attendance: 69,334, Avg. 956
Playoffs - Stockton Ports 3 games, Modesto A's 1
Finals - Fresno Giants 3 games, Stockton Ports 2
The Stockton Ports of the California League ended the 1985 season with a record of 82 wins and 63 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.
The Ports scored 775 runs and conceded 647 runs. John Thornton paced Stockton with 22 home runs LaVel Freeman drove in 92 runs and topped all regular batters by hitting .314. Mark Ciardi led the squad with 10 wins, while Jeff Parrett recorded a 2.76 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Mark Ciardi, Dan Murphy, LaVel Freeman, Dave Stapleton, Tim Crews, Jim Morris, Billy Bates, Jeff Parrett and Alex Madrid were all players from the 1985 Stockton Ports who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Tom Gamboa served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Allen | S | R | August 27, 1959 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| John Antonelli | R | R | September 28, 1962 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Eric Barry | L | February 5, 1961 | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Billy Bates | L | R | December 7, 1963 | 5'7" | 155 | Houston, TX US |
| Joe Bruno | L | L | October 30, 1957 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| John Bryant | R | January 19, 1960 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Tim Casey | L | L | July 26, 1962 | 5'10" | 190 | McMinnville, OR US |
| Mark Ciardi | R | R | August 19, 1961 | 6'0" | 180 | New Brunswick, NJ US |
| Tim Crews | R | R | April 3, 1961 | 6'0" | 190 | Tampa, FL US |
| Gary Evans | R | September 15, 1961 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Bob Fingers | R | July 23, 1962 | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Brian Finley | L | L | May 18, 1963 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| LaVel Freeman | L | L | February 18, 1963 | 5'9" | 170 | Oakland, CA US |
| Bill Hance | L | R | December 31, 1960 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Larry Jackson | L | L | May 27, 1962 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Jon Leake | R | R | November 6, 1963 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Alex Madrid | R | R | April 18, 1963 | 6'3" | 200 | Springerville, AZ US |
| Jim Morris | L | L | January 19, 1964 | 6'3" | 215 | Brownwood, TX US |
| Dan Murphy | R | R | September 18, 1964 | 6'2" | 195 | Artesia, CA US |
| Jeff Parrett | R | R | August 26, 1961 | 6'4" | 185 | Indianapolis, IN US |
| Rafael Pimentel | R | R | June 15, 1959 | 6'0" | 165 | Bani, Peravia DO |
| Hector Quinones | R | R | October 14, 1964 | 6'2" | 165 | |
| Jeff Reece | L | February 25, 1963 | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Woolsey Rice | R | 6'3" | 180 | |||
| Angel Rodriguez | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Carey Ross | R | R | 6'0" | 173 | ||
| Matthew Sferrazza | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Steven Spalt | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Mike Stanek | R | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Dave Stapleton | L | L | October 16, 1961 | 6'1" | 185 | Miami, AZ US |
| John Thornton | R | R | 6'3" | 215 | ||
| Timothy Utecht | R | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Cam Walker | R | November 4, 1960 | 6'3" | 220 | ||
| Bruce Williams | R | December 28, 1962 | 6'1" | 220 | ||
| Fred Williams | R | R | June 12, 1962 | 5'10" | 170 |
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.
