The 1985 Minnesota Twins 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 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1985 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1985 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1985 Minnesota Twins primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"You know you're in trouble when you say 'Nice catch' and it's the catcher you're talking about." - Hank Greenwald
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
28 | Bert Blyleven | 6-03 | 207 | Right | Right | 1951-04-06 |
27 | Mark Brown | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Both | 1959-07-13 |
17 | Dennis Burtt | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Right | 1957-11-29 |
32 | John Butcher | 6-04 | 190 | Right | Right | 1957-03-08 |
39 | Ron Davis | 6-04 | 207 | Right | Right | 1955-08-06 |
26 | Frank Eufemia | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 1959-12-23 |
23 | Pete Filson | 6-02 | 195 | Left | Both | 1958-09-28 |
30 | Steve Howe | 6-01 | 180 | Left | Left | 1958-03-10 |
35 | Tom Klawitter | 6-02 | 190 | Left | Right | 1958-06-24 |
19 | Rick Lysander | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1953-02-21 |
36 | Mark Portugal | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1962-10-30 |
18 | Ken Schrom | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1954-11-23 |
48 | Mike Smithson | 6-08 | 215 | Right | Left | 1955-01-21 |
16 | Frank Viola | 6-04 | 209 | Left | Left | 1960-04-19 |
36 | Curt Wardle | 6-05 | 220 | Left | Left | 1960-11-16 |
22 | Len Whitehouse | 5-11 | 175 | Left | Left | 1957-09-10 |
37 | Rich Yett | 6-02 | 187 | Right | Right | 1962-10-06 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
15 | Tim Laudner | 6-03 | 212 | Right | Right | 1958-06-07 |
10 | Jeff Reed | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Left | 1962-11-12 |
12 | Mark Salas | 6-00 | 205 | Right | Left | 1961-03-08 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1 | Alvaro Espinoza | 6-00 | 181 | Right | Right | 1962-02-19 |
8 | Gary Gaetti | 6-00 | 200 | Right | Right | 1958-08-19 |
31 | Greg Gagne | 5-11 | 172 | Right | Right | 1961-11-12 |
14 | Kent Hrbek | 6-04 | 235 | Right | Left | 1960-05-21 |
4 | Steve Lombardozzi | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Right | 1960-04-26 |
11 | Tim Teufel | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Right | 1958-07-07 |
38 | Ron Washington | 5-11 | 163 | Right | Right | 1952-04-29 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
24 | Tom Brunansky | 6-04 | 211 | Right | Right | 1960-08-20 |
25 | Randy Bush | 6-01 | 186 | Left | Left | 1958-10-05 |
9 | Mickey Hatcher | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1955-03-15 |
7 | Dave Meier | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Right | 1959-08-08 |
34 | Kirby Puckett | 5-08 | 210 | Right | Right | 1960-03-14 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
20 | Dave Engle | 6-03 | 216 | Right | Right | 1956-11-30 |
40 | Mark Funderburk | 6-04 | 226 | Right | Right | 1957-05-16 |
5 | Roy Smalley | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Both | 1952-10-25 |
33 | Mike Stenhouse | 6-01 | 195 | Right | Left | 1958-05-29 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1985 Minnesota Twins Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1985 Minnesota Twins played 162 games during the regular season, won 77 games, lost 85 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Hubert H Humphery Metrodome (Park Factors: 106/106) where 1,651,814 fans witnessed their 1985 Twins 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 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1985 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1985 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1985 Minnesota Twins primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1985 Minnesota Twins 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)?