1985 Minnesota Twins Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 77-85
Finished 4th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,652,063, Avg. 20,396
Ballpark: Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome
Manager: Billy Gardner (27-35)
Manager: Ray Miller (50-50)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1985 Minnesota Twins Statistics
1985 Minnesota Twins Results

The Minnesota Twins of the American League ended the 1985 season with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses, finishing fourth in the AL's West Division.

The Twins scored 705 runs and allowed 782 runs. Tom Brunansky paced Minnesota with 27 home runs, while Gary Gaetti and Kent Hrbek walloped 20 or more also. Kent Hrbek drove in 93 runs. Kirby Puckett led batters with significant playing time by hitting .288. Frank Viola topped the team with 18 wins, and Mike Smithson added 15 or more wins, too Frank Viola recorded a 4.09 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Billy Gardner and Ray Miller coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bert BlylevenPRRApril 6, 19516'3"200Zeist, Ut Netherlands
Mark BrownPBRJuly 13, 19596'2"190Bellows Falls, VT USA
Tom BrunanskyRFRRAugust 20, 19606'4"210Covina, CA USA
Dennis BurttPRRNovember 29, 19576'0"180San Diego, CA USA
Randy BushLFLLOctober 5, 19586'1"186Dover, DE USA
John ButcherPRRMarch 8, 19576'4"185Glendale, CA USA
Ron DavisPRRAugust 6, 19556'4"205Houston, TX USA
Dave EngleCRRNovember 30, 19566'3"210San Diego, CA USA
Alvaro EspinozaSSRRFebruary 19, 19626'0"170Valencia, Ca Venezuela
Frank EufemiaPRRDecember 23, 19595'11"185Bronx, NY USA
Pete FilsonPBLSeptember 28, 19586'2"195Darby, PA USA
Mark FunderburkLFRRMay 16, 19576'4"226Charlotte, NC USA
Gary Gaetti3BRRAugust 19, 19586'0"180Centralia, IL USA
Greg GagneSSRRNovember 12, 19615'11"185Fall River, MA USA
Mickey HatcherLFRRMarch 15, 19556'2"200Cleveland, OH USA
Steve HowePLLMarch 10, 19586'1"180Pontiac, MI USA
Kent Hrbek1BLRMay 21, 19606'4"200Minneapolis, MN USA
Tom KlawitterPRLJune 24, 19586'2"190La Crosse, WI USA
Tim LaudnerCRRJune 7, 19586'3"212Mason City, IA USA
Steve Lombardozzi2BRRApril 26, 19606'0"175Malden, MA USA
Rick LysanderPRRFebruary 21, 19536'2"190Huntington Park, CA USA
Dave MeierLFRRAugust 8, 19596'0"195Helena, MT USA
Mark PortugalPRROctober 30, 19626'0"170Los Angeles, CA USA
Kirby PuckettCFRRMarch 14, 19605'8"178Chicago, IL USA
Jeff ReedCLRNovember 12, 19626'2"190Joliet, IL USA
Mark SalasCLRMarch 8, 19616'0"180Montebello, CA USA
Ken SchromPRRNovember 23, 19546'2"195Grangeville, ID USA
Roy SmalleySSBROctober 25, 19526'1"185Los Angeles, CA USA
Mike SmithsonPRRJanuary 21, 19556'8"215Centerville, TN USA
Mike StenhouseOFLRMay 29, 19586'1"195Pueblo, CO USA
Tim Teufel2BRRJuly 7, 19586'0"175Greenwich, CT USA
Frank ViolaPLLApril 19, 19606'4"200Hempstead, NY USA
Curt WardlePLLNovember 16, 19606'5"220Downey, CA USA
Ron WashingtonSSRRApril 29, 19525'11"155New Orleans, LA USA
Len WhitehousePLLSeptember 10, 19575'11"175Burlington, VT USA
Rich YettPRROctober 6, 19626'2"187Pomona, CA USA



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