1985 Salinas Spurs Roster
Team Record: 89-55
Finished 1st in the CL's South Division
Manager: R. J. Harrison (89-55)
Affiliation: Seattle Mariners
Location: Salinas, California
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 39,720, Avg. 552
Playoffs - Fresno Giants 3 games, Salinas Spurs 1
The Salinas Spurs of the California League ended the 1985 season with a record of 89 wins and 55 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.
The Spurs surrendered 603 runs, least in the league. Salinas plated 706 runs. Mike Wishnevski paced the team with 13 home runs and accounted for 91 RBI, while leading batters with significant playing time with a .302 average. Jim Walker topped the squad with 13 wins, and Bob Gunnarsson registered a 3.12 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1985 Salinas Spurs who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Terry Bell, Mike Campbell, John Poloni and Bill Wilkinson.
R. J. Harrison served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Ben Amaya | R | R | August 27, 1960 | 5'9" | 175 | |
Terry Bell | R | R | October 27, 1962 | 6'0" | 195 | Dayton, OH US |
Rob Bernardo | R | R | September 7, 1962 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Bob Bruzik | R | R | October 24, 1961 | 5'10" | 170 | |
Jim Bryant | R | January 21, 1961 | 5'11" | 168 | ||
Scott Buss | R | R | September 24, 1962 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Mike Campbell | R | R | February 17, 1964 | 6'3" | 210 | Seattle, WA US |
Mike Christ | R | November 25, 1962 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
Dan Clark | R | R | January 14, 1962 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Brad Colton | R | R | June 3, 1961 | 5'11" | 175 | |
Gary Crabtree | R | R | February 10, 1962 | 5'10" | 150 | |
Tom Duggan | R | R | November 29, 1962 | 6'1" | 185 | |
John Duncan | R | R | November 1, 1961 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Bob Gibree | R | R | June 24, 1963 | 6'1" | 215 | |
Bob Gunnarsson | L | July 18, 1961 | 5'11" | 167 | ||
Matt Hall | L | L | February 22, 1961 | 5'11" | 180 | |
Bob Hinson | R | November 7, 1961 | 6'5" | 195 | ||
Mike Johnson | R | R | December 30, 1960 | 6'1" | 195 | |
Tom Krause | L | R | July 20, 1962 | 5'10" | 165 | Walnut Creek, CA US |
Benito Malave | R | October 1, 1961 | 6'1" | 160 | Cumana, Sucre VE | |
Ronald McCormack | R | September 26, 1964 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
Rick Moore | R | February 20, 1961 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
Steve Murray | S | R | November 17, 1962 | 5'11" | 175 | Lakewood, CA US |
John Poloni | L | L | February 28, 1954 | 6'5" | 210 | Dearborn, MI US |
Randy Ramirez | R | May 28, 1960 | 6'4" | 200 | ||
Paul Schneider | R | August 31, 1960 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
Dave Smith | L | L | May 31, 1960 | 6'0" | 188 | |
Doug Swearingen | L | January 31, 1961 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
Jim Walker | R | April 29, 1962 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Bill Wilkinson | R | L | August 10, 1964 | 5'10" | 160 | Greybull, WY US |
Ric Wilson | R | R | October 21, 1959 | 6'2" | 200 | |
Mike Wishnevski | L | L | March 29, 1961 | 6'0" | 220 |
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.