1985 Houston Astros Roster

The 1985 Houston Astros 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 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1985 Houston Astros salary list, a 1985 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1985 Houston Astros primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1985 Houston Astros



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Complete Roster  
 

49 Jeff Calhoun 6-02 190 Left Left 1958-04-11
46 Bill Dawley 6-04 240 Right Right 1958-02-06
43 Jim Deshaies 6-04 220 Left Left 1960-06-23
11 Frank DiPino 6-00 180 Left Left 1956-10-22
31 Jeff Heathcock 6-04 205 Right Right 1959-11-18
37 Charlie Kerfeld 6-06 225 Right Right 1963-09-28
39 Bob Knepper 6-02 200 Left Left 1954-05-25
41 Mark Knudson 6-05 215 Right Right 1960-10-28
53 Mike Madden 6-01 190 Left Left 1958-01-13
42 Ron Mathis 6-00 175 Right Right 1958-09-25
36 Joe Niekro 6-01 190 Right Right 1944-11-07
47 Mark Ross 6-00 195 Right Right 1957-08-08
34 Nolan Ryan 6-02 195 Right Right 1947-01-31
33 Mike Scott 6-03 215 Right Right 1955-04-26
45 Dave Smith 6-01 195 Right Right 1955-01-21
52 Julio Solano 6-01 160 Right Right 1960-01-08
14 Alan Ashby 6-02 190 Right Both 1951-07-08
6 Mark Bailey 6-05 195 Right Both 1961-11-04
4 John Mizerock 5-11 190 Right Left 1960-12-08
23 Enos Cabell 6-05 185 Right Right 1949-10-08
27 Glenn Davis 6-03 210 Right Right 1961-03-28
19 Bill Doran 5-11 175 Right Both 1958-05-28
3 Phil Garner 5-10 177 Right Right 1949-04-30
1 Bert Pena 5-11 165 Right Right 1959-07-11
12 Craig Reynolds 6-01 175 Right Left 1952-12-27
23 German Rivera 6-02 195 Right Right 1960-07-06
16 Harry Spilman 6-01 190 Right Left 1954-07-18
10 Dickie Thon 5-11 175 Right Right 1958-06-20
29 Denny Walling 6-01 185 Right Left 1954-04-17
17 Kevin Bass 6-00 183 Right Both 1959-05-12
9 Eric Bullock 5-11 185 Left Left 1960-02-16
25 Jose Cruz 6-00 175 Left Left 1947-08-08
24 Ty Gainey 6-01 190 Right Left 1960-12-25
22 Chris Jones 6-00 183 Left Left 1957-07-13
28 Jerry Mumphrey 6-02 185 Right Both 1952-09-09
20 Jim Pankovits 5-10 195 Right Right 1955-08-06
21 Terry Puhl 6-02 200 Right Left 1956-07-08
18 Tim Tolman 6-00 195 Right Right 1956-04-20
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The 1985 Houston Astros played 162 games during the regular season, won 83 games, lost 79 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 97/96) where 1,184,314 fans witnessed their 1985 Astros finish the season with a .512 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 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1985 Houston Astros salary list, a 1985 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1985 Houston Astros primary starters list:

1985 Houston Astros
Opening Day Starters


Alan Ashby
Enos Cabell
Jose Cruz
Bill Doran
Phil Garner
Jerry Mumphrey
Terry Puhl
Nolan Ryan
Dickie Thon

1985 Houston Astros
Most Games by Position

C Mark Bailey (110)
1B Glenn Davis (89)
2B Bill Doran (147)
3B Phil Garner (123)
SS Craig Reynolds (102)
LF Jose Cruz (136)
CF Kevin Bass (105)
RF Jerry Mumphrey (68)
  
SP Bob Knepper
SP Joe Niekro
SP Nolan Ryan
SP Mike Scott
  
RP Jeff Calhoun
RP Bill Dawley
RP Frank DiPino
RP Ron Mathis
RP Julio Solano
CL Dave Smith


1985 Houston Astros
Salaries

Nolan Ryan $1,350,000.00
Bob Knepper $850,000.00
Joe Niekro $825,000.00
Jose Cruz $796,383.00
Phil Garner $745,000.00
Dickie Thon $675,000.00
Terry Puhl $541,667.00
Dave Smith $500,000.00
Alan Ashby $416,667.00
Mike Scott $360,000.00
Craig Reynolds $350,000.00
Denny Walling $341,667.00
Bill Doran $325,000.00
Bill Dawley $295,000.00
Enos Cabell $291,667.00
Frank DiPino $255,000.00
Harry Spilman $160,000.00
Kevin Bass $155,000.00
Glenn Davis $60,000.00


1985 Houston Astros
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bert Pena
#3 Phil Garner
#4 John Mizerock
#6 Mark Bailey
#9 Eric Bullock
#10 Dickie Thon
#11 Frank DiPino
#12 Craig Reynolds
#14 Alan Ashby
#16 Harry Spilman
#17 Kevin Bass
#18 Tim Tolman
#19 Bill Doran
#20 Jim Pankovits
#21 Terry Puhl
#22 Chris Jones
#23 Enos Cabell
#23 German Rivera
#24 Ty Gainey
#25 Jose Cruz
#27 Glenn Davis
#28 Jerry Mumphrey
#29 Denny Walling
#31 Jeff Heathcock
#33 Mike Scott
#34 Nolan Ryan
#36 Joe Niekro
#37 Charlie Kerfeld
#39 Bob Knepper
#41 Mark Knudson
#42 Ron Mathis
#43 Jim Deshaies
#45 Dave Smith
#46 Bill Dawley
#47 Mark Ross
#49 Jeff Calhoun
#52 Julio Solano
#53 Mike Madden

Did you know that a 1985 Houston Astros 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)?