1985 Oakland Athletics Roster

The 1985 Oakland Athletics team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1985 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1985 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1985 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 1985 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1985 Oakland Athletics primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1985 Oakland Athletics



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Complete Roster  
 

55 Keith Atherton 6-04 200 Right Right 1959-02-19
48 Tim Birtsas 6-07 240 Left Left 1960-09-05
23 Chris Codiroli 6-01 160 Right Right 1958-03-26
24 Tim Conroy 5-11 185 Left Left 1960-04-03
30 Jay Howell 6-03 205 Right Right 1955-11-26
25 Tommy John 6-03 185 Left Right 1943-05-22
40 Jeff Kaiser 6-03 195 Left Right 1960-07-24
32 Bill Krueger 6-05 210 Left Left 1958-04-24
22 Rick Langford 6-00 180 Right Right 1952-03-20
54 Steve McCatty 6-03 205 Right Right 1954-03-20
36 Steve Mura 6-02 190 Right Right 1955-02-12
53 Steve Ontiveros 6-00 190 Right Right 1961-03-05
38 Jose Rijo 6-02 200 Right Right 1965-05-13
20, 27 Don Sutton 6-01 185 Right Right 1945-04-02
34 Tom Tellmann 6-03 195 Right Right 1954-03-29
43 Mike Warren 6-01 175 Right Right 1961-03-26
29 Curt Young 6-01 180 Left Right 1960-04-16
2 Mike Heath 5-11 190 Right Right 1955-02-05
7 Charlie O'Brien 6-02 190 Right Right 1960-05-01
6 Mickey Tettleton 6-02 212 Right Both 1960-09-16
12 Dusty Baker 6-02 187 Right Right 1949-06-15
20 Bruce Bochte 6-03 200 Left Left 1950-11-12
9 Mike Gallego 5-08 160 Right Right 1960-10-31
3 Alfredo Griffin 5-11 165 Right Both 1957-10-06
25 Donnie Hill 5-10 160 Right Both 1960-11-12
28 Steve Kiefer 6-01 180 Right Right 1960-10-18
4 Carney Lansford 6-02 195 Right Right 1957-02-07
12, 13 Dan Meyer 5-11 180 Right Left 1952-08-03
18 Tony Phillips 5-10 175 Right Both 1959-04-25
8 Rob Picciolo 6-02 185 Right Right 1953-02-04
33 Jose Canseco 6-04 240 Right Right 1964-07-02
11 Dave Collins 5-11 175 Left Both 1952-10-20
16 Mike Davis 6-03 185 Left Left 1959-06-11
5 Steve Henderson 6-02 190 Right Right 1952-11-18
21 Dwayne Murphy 6-01 185 Right Left 1955-03-18
10 Dave Kingman 6-06 210 Right Right 1948-12-21
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The 1985 Oakland Athletics played 162 games during the regular season, won 77 games, lost 85 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Oakland Coliseum (Park Factors: 93/93) where 1,334,599 fans witnessed their 1985 Athletics finish the season with a .475 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1985 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1985 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 1985 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1985 Oakland Athletics primary starters list:

1985 Oakland Athletics
Opening Day Starters


Dusty Baker
Dave Collins
Mike Davis
Alfredo Griffin
Mike Heath
Donnie Hill
Dave Kingman
Carney Lansford
Dwayne Murphy
Don Sutton

1985 Oakland Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Mike Heath (112)
1B Bruce Bochte (128)
2B Donnie Hill (122)
3B Carney Lansford (97)
SS Alfredo Griffin (162)
LF Dave Collins (91)
CF Dwayne Murphy (150)
RF Mike Davis (138)
DH Dave Kingman (149)
  
SP Tim Birtsas
SP Chris Codiroli
SP Bill Krueger
SP Don Sutton
  
RP Keith Atherton
RP Rick Langford
RP Steve McCatty
RP Steve Mura
RP Steve Ontiveros
CL Jay Howell


1985 Oakland Athletics
Salaries

Dave Kingman $1,087,500.00
Carney Lansford $900,000.00
Dwayne Murphy $845,833.00
Dave Collins $700,000.00
Alfredo Griffin $610,000.00
Rick Langford $608,333.00
Tommy John $600,000.00
Dusty Baker $575,000.00
Steve McCatty $520,000.00
Mike Heath $425,000.00
Bruce Bochte $350,000.00
Mike Davis $305,000.00
Jay Howell $262,500.00
Tony Phillips $220,000.00
Tom Tellmann $207,500.00
Steve Henderson $150,000.00
Chris Codiroli $141,500.00
Keith Atherton $107,333.00
Rob Picciolo $100,000.00
Tim Birtsas $60,000.00


1985 Oakland Athletics
Uniform Numbers

#2 Mike Heath
#3 Alfredo Griffin
#4 Carney Lansford
#5 Steve Henderson
#6 Mickey Tettleton
#7 Charlie O'Brien
#8 Rob Picciolo
#9 Mike Gallego
#10 Dave Kingman
#11 Dave Collins
#12 Dusty Baker
#12 Dan Meyer
#13 Dan Meyer
#16 Mike Davis
#18 Tony Phillips
#20 Bruce Bochte
#20 Don Sutton
#21 Dwayne Murphy
#22 Rick Langford
#23 Chris Codiroli
#24 Tim Conroy
#25 Donnie Hill
#25 Tommy John
#27 Don Sutton
#28 Steve Kiefer
#29 Curt Young
#30 Jay Howell
#32 Bill Krueger
#33 Jose Canseco
#34 Tom Tellmann
#36 Steve Mura
#38 Jose Rijo
#40 Jeff Kaiser
#43 Mike Warren
#48 Tim Birtsas
#53 Steve Ontiveros
#54 Steve McCatty
#55 Keith Atherton

Did you know that a 1985 Oakland Athletics Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?