1985 Yankees Roster
Team Record: 43-18
Finished 1st in the GCL's South Division
Manager: Carlos Tosca (43-18)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Sarasota, Florida
Playoffs - Yankees 0 games, Rangers 0 - Yankees and Rangers were rained out. Yankees were declared champions on the basis of overall winning percentage.
The Yankees of the Gulf Coast League ended the 1985 season with a record of 43 wins and 18 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.
The Yankees plated 347 runs, tops in the circuit. The team yielded 226 runs. Ted Higgins drove in 36 runs. Rob Lambert led all regular hitters by connecting at a .350 clip. Ric Sisler topped the team with 7 wins, while Brent Blum recorded a 1.39 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1985 Yankees who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Oscar Azócar, Ozzie Canseco and Amalio Carreño.
Carlos Tosca 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 |
| Dave Banks | L | L | April 3, 1963 | 6'1" | 190 | US, US |
| Carlos Bauza | R | May 8, 1966 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Bobby Bettencourt | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Brent Blum | L | L | September 19, 1962 | 6'4" | 205 | Seattle, WA US |
| Art Calvert | R | R | October 11, 1963 | 6'1" | 200 | Philadelphia, MS US |
| Ozzie Canseco | R | R | July 2, 1964 | 6'2" | 220 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Scott Cantrell | R | October 15, 1963 | 6'3" | 200 | US, US | |
| Neal Cargile | July 25, 1963 | US, US | ||||
| Amalio Carreño | R | R | April 11, 1964 | 6'0" | 170 | Chacachacare, Nueva Esparta VE |
| Chris Carroll | R | May 21, 1963 | 6'3" | 205 | US, US | |
| Fred Carter | R | R | August 23, 1964 | 6'3" | 205 | US, US |
| Dave Clark | L | L | September 11, 1964 | 6'3" | 170 | Berkeley, CA US |
| Roberto Cuadrado | S | R | May 16, 1966 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Pat Didder | S | R | April 13, 1967 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Brian Gibson | ||||||
| Andres Gonzalez | R | R | January 1, 1966 | 6'1" | 183 | |
| Hector Guzman | R | R | November 18, 1964 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Yanko Hauradou | R | R | July 31, 1965 | 5'11" | 173 | |
| Jeff Hellman | R | February 2, 1963 | 6'1" | 182 | ||
| William Hernandez | R | R | September 17, 1966 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Ted Higgins | L | L | June 13, 1963 | 5'10" | 170 | US, US |
| Neder Horta | R | R | May 23, 1967 | 6'2" | 144 | Cartagena, Bolivar CO |
| Darryl Horton | S | R | October 10, 1963 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Dino Johnson | R | R | December 16, 1964 | 5'11" | ||
| Bob Kupfner | R | R | May 30, 1967 | 6'3" | US, US | |
| Rob Lambert | R | R | April 19, 1963 | 5'10" | 170 | US, US |
| Duane Lawhon | R | R | May 14, 1964 | 5'11" | 186 | |
| Darren Mandel | R | R | August 27, 1963 | 5'11" | 200 | |
| Ricardo Martinez | R | R | June 3, 1965 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Mike McClear | R | March 30, 1963 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Tim Reker | L | June 2, 1962 | 6'5" | 210 | US, US | |
| Juan Rivas | R | R | May 24, 1965 | 5'10" | 150 | |
| Gabriel Rodriguez | R | R | December 29, 1967 | 6'0" | 265 | Dorado, PR |
| Jon Shane | R | June 19, 1964 | 6'1" | 185 | US, US | |
| Ric Sisler | R | May 12, 1963 | 6'5" | 220 | ||
| Jim Starling | R | March 31, 1963 | 6'1" | 192 | US, US |
