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1985 - Spring Training is Over
We ended up finishing the spring with a 17-7 record, good enough for the best record in the majors. Dion James led the team hitting .405, Greg Walker led the team with 5 HR’s and Walker shared the RBI lead with Dave Stapleton with 13 RBI’s. Reliever Brad Lesley led the team with 3 victories in relief but it wasn’t enough to go back north with the team and he’ll start the season in Triple-A. We came through the spring with only 1 injury. Pitcher Alan Wirth ruptured his ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching arm and will be lost for a year.
Here’s the team that’s heading north to the Emerald City.
C: Dale Murphy
1B: Greg Walker
2B: Paul Molitor
SS: Dave Stapleton
3B: Tim Wallach
LF: Bill Buckner
CF: Oddibe McDowell (R)
RF: Jack Clark
DH: Dion James
Reserves: Mike Heath (C, RF), Andre Robertson (2B/SS), Cal Ripken (SS/3B), Barry Bonnell (2B/3B/LF/CF/RF), Gerald Perry (1B/LF)
Starting Pitchers: Bill Gullickson, Neal Heaton, Mike Witt, Floyd Bannister, Burt Hooton
Relievers: Ralph Citarella, Joe Cowley, Greg Harris, Enrique Romo, Buddy Schultz, Tom Gorman (CL)
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