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1985 Albuquerque Dukes 1985 Albuquerque Dukes

Albuquerque Dukes, an affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers finished with a 67-76 record in the PCL

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Albuquerque Dukes 1985 Players Reviews

 

Albuquerque Dukes, an affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers finished with a 67-76 record. Manager Terry Collins

 

Pacific Coast League Triple-A Baseball Minor League

 

Leading Batsmen

 

Franklin Stubbs age 24, highly rated batsman, played first base. Hit .280 and led team in the following categories 32 home runs, 86 runs, 105 RBIs and 247 total bases. Hit 23 doubles, 105 Ks, 83 walks in 509 plate appearances.

 

Ed Amelung age 26, quick stepping outfielder, batted .291 with 29 doubles, 3 Ts and 8 homers in 137 games. Stole 12 bases. Scored 70 runs, 2nd highest on team.

 

Craig Shipley age 22, young shortstop from Australia. High range defensively, he gathered 367 assists and 202 putouts, 82 double plays with 21 errors in 122 games. Batted .242 in 414 at bats, including 9 doubles.

 

Dave Anderson age 24, born in Louisville KY. Infielder, hit .288 10 extra base hits in 28 games.

 

Ralph Bryant age 24. Fleet-footed outfielder, stole 7 bases, batted .268 with a .322 on base pct in 120 games.

 

Jack Fimple age 26, solid fielding catcher, made just 4 errors and had 38 assists in 72 games. Posted a .229 batting average, with 79 total bases.

 

Sid Bream age 24, slick fielding first baseman. Power swings created 25 doubles, 17 homers and a .370 batting average in 85 games. Also plays outfield position.

 

Tony Brewer age 27, fine defensive outfielder, made just one error in 97 games, .994 fielding percentage. Batted .265, with 23 Ds, 5 Ts, 10 Hrs, 49 R, 44 RBIs.

 

Gil Reyes age 21, one of the youngest catchers in the PCL. Played in 96 games and batted .265 with 20 Ds and 6 Hrs in 111 games.

 

Hector Rincones age 24, high range infielder. Batted .238 with 9 doubles, one homer and scored 53 runs in 117 games. A slap hitter, he rarely struck out, just 28 Ks in 398 plate appearances.

 

German Rivera age 24. The Dukes starting third baseman, he batted .281 with 22 Ds, 8 Hrs, 45 R, had 44 RBIs in 108 games. All Star caliber 3B fielder.

 

Lemmie Miller age 25, Outfielder / 3B. batted .283 with 11 extra base hits in 61 games.

 

Larry See age 25, Born in Norwalk CA. Played 23 games at third base and used as pinch hitter. Had a .260 batting average.

Jesus Vila age 23, very quick runner, appeared in 11 games batted just 3 times, used as pinch runner and late inning outfielder.

 

1985 Veteran and Rookie Pitchers  

 

Tim Meeks was the ace wins leader of the Dukes pitching staff. Age 23. Posted a 12-15 record with 3.93 ERA in 29 starts. Struck out a team high 120 in 183 innings.

 

Larry White, age 26, completed 4 of 25 starts and compiled plus appeared in 6 relief games. Had an 8-12 record with a 4.34 ERA.

 

Brian Holton, age 25, had a 9-10 record with a fine 3.61 ERA and completed a team leading 7 games in 27 starts. His 179.2 innings were second highest on team.

 

Dennis Powell, just 21 years old and pitches like a veteran mound master. He posted an undefeated 9-0 record with Dukes in 1950. Comes right at the hitters and challenges them to hit. Had a 2.74 ERA in 17 starts, 3 completed.

 

Tom Brennan, age 32. A pitching veteran, he had the fastest pitch on the team. He had a 6-5 mark with a 3.75 ERA in 14 starts plus 6 relief games. Pitched one shutout. Had 72 strikeouts in just 100,2 innings.

 

Don Smith, age 25, led team relievers with 55 appearances, fashioned a 7-6 record with 12 saves and a 4.15 ERA. A cool bullpen leader, he pitched in 95.1 innings.

 

Rafael Montalvo, age 21, top reliever, was second on the Dukes with 52 appearances and had a 2-7 record plus a team high 13 saves. Opposing players rate his fastball tough to hit.

 

Dennis Powell, just 21 years old and pitches like a veteran mound master. He posted an undefeated 9-0 record with Dukes in 1950. Comes right at the hitters and challenges them to hit. Had a 2.74 ERA in 17 starts, 3 completed.

 

Tom Hausman, age 32, mainly used by manager Terry Collins in key situations when the game is tied. Tom Hausman went 3-4 with a 5.25 ERA in 34 games,

 

Eric Sonberg posted a 2-6 record with a 7.25 ERA in 26 games, 9 starts, had 30 Ks, 33 walks in 54.1 innings.  

 

Steven Martin, age 26, had a 3-5 with a 5.08 ERA and was third on team with 42 games, made 5 starts, credited with one save.

 

Jay Kibbe, age 27, one of Albuquerque Dukes starters, he had a 5-8 record with a 5.88 ERA in 16 starts, 3 GC, plus 15 relief appearances. Notched 51 Ks in 104 innings.

 

Jesus Vita 1-2 with a 4.11 ERA in 11 games … Felix Tejeda 2-0 with a 7.71 ERA in 9 games … Bill Scudder 0-2 with a 11.85 ERA in 11 games, 1 start … Rich Rodas 0-0 in 2 innings … Dean Rennicke 0-0 in 2.2 innings … Stu Pederson 0-0 in 1 inning… Robert Allen 0-0 in 3 innings

 

Albuquerque Dukes 1985 by Baseball Historian

 

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