Major League Baseball season
Major League Baseball team season
The Tigers entered the season as the reigning World Series champions . The 1985 Detroit Tigers finished in third place in the American League East with a record of 84–77 (.522), 15 games behind the Blue Jays . The Tigers outscored their opponents 729 to 688. The Tigers drew 2,286,609 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1983, ranking 3rd of the 14 teams in the American League.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
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Team
BAL
BOS
CAL
CWS
CLE
DET
KC
MIL
MIN
NYY
OAK
SEA
TEX
TOR
Baltimore
—
5–8
7–5
8–4
8–5
6–7
6–6
9–4
6–6
1–12
7–5
6–6
10–2
4–8
Boston
8–5
—
5–7
4–8–1
8–5
6–7
5–7
5–8
7–5
5–8
8–4
6–6
5–7
9–4
California
5–7
7–5
—
8–5
8–4
8–4
4–9
9–3
9–4
3–9
6–7
9–4
9–4
5–7
Chicago
4–8
8–4–1
5–8
—
10–2
6–6
5–8
5–7
6–7
6–6
8–5
9–4
10–3
3–9
Cleveland
5–8
5–8
4–8
2–10
—
5–8
2–10
7–6
4–8
6–7
3–9
6–6
7–5
4–9
Detroit
7–6
7–6
4–8
6–6
8–5
—
5–7
9–4
3–9
9–3
8–4
5–7
7–5
6–7
Kansas City
6–6
7–5
9–4
8–5
10–2
7–5
—
8–4
7–6
5–7
8–5
3–10
6–7
7–5
Milwaukee
4–9
8–5
3–9
7–5
6–7
4–9
4–8
—
9–3
7–6
3–9
4–8
8–3
4–9
Minnesota
6–6
5–7
4–9
7–6
8–4
9–3
6–7
3–9
—
3–9
8–5
6–7
8–5
4–8
New York
12–1
8–5
9–3
6–6
7–6
3–9
7–5
6–7
9–3
—
7–5
9–3
8–4
6–7
Oakland
5–7
4–8
7–6
5–8
9–3
4–8
5–8
9–3
5–8
5–7
—
8–5
6–7
5–7
Seattle
6–6
6–6
4–9
4–9
6–6
7–5
10–3
8–4
7–6
3–9
5–8
—
6–7
2–10
Texas
2–10
7–5
4–9
3–10
5–7
5–7
7–6
3–8
5–8
4–8
7–6
7–6
—
3–9
Toronto
8–4
4–9
7–5
9–3
9–4
7–6
5–7
9–4
8–4
7–6
7–5
10–2
9–3
—
Notable transactions
Roster
1985 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W= Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games Finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Players ranking among top 100 all time at position
The following members of the 1985 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked by The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract :
Award winners and league leaders
Tom Brookens
AL leader in errors by a third baseman (23)
#9 in AL in doubles (34)
Darrell Evans
Tiger of the Year Award, by Detroit baseball writers
MLB leader in home runs (40)
MLB leader in at bats per home run (12.6)
Finished 14th in AL MVP voting
#4 in AL in intentional walks (12)
#5 in AL in slugging percentage (.519)
#7 in AL in bases on balls (85)
#8 in AL in OPS (.875)
Kirk Gibson
AL leader in errors by an outfielder (11)
Finished 18th in AL MVP voting
#2 in AL in Power/Speed Number (29.5)
#2 in AL in intentional walks (16)
#3 in AL in extra base hits (71)
#4 in AL in sacrifice flies (10)
#4 in AL in strikeouts (137)
#6 in AL in slugging percentage (.518)
#6 in AL in total bases (301)
#6 in AL in runs created (118)
#7 in AL in OPS (.882)
#7 in AL in doubles (37)
#8 in AL in strikeouts (30)
#9 in AL in home runs (29)
#10 in MLB in total bases (301)
#10 in MLB in doubles (37)
#10 in MLB in runs created (118)
Willie Hernández
AL All Star Team, pitcher
#2 in MLB in games finished (64)
#3 in AL in saves (31)
#3 in AL in games (74)
Chet Lemon
#5 in AL in times hit by pitch (10)
Jack Morris
AL All Star Team, starting pitcher
AL leader in wild pitches (15)
#2 in AL in shutouts (4)
#2 in AL in bases on balls allowed (110)
#3 in AL in strikeouts (191)
#4 in AL in hits allowed per 9 innings pitched (7.42)
#4 in AL in strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (6.69)
#5 in AL in complete games (13)
#10 in MLB in batters faced (1077)
Lance Parrish
Dan Petry
AL All Star Team, pitcher
#3 in AL in hits allowed per 9 innings (7.16)
#5 in AL in walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) (1.135)
Frank Tanana
#3 in AL in strikeout to walk ratio (2.79)
#5 in AL in strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (6.66)
Walt Terrell
Alan Trammell
AL All Star Team, shortstop
#7 in AL in sacrifice hits (11)
#8 in AL in outs (480)
#9 in AL in sacrifice flies (9)
Lou Whitaker
AL Gold Glove Award , second base
AL Silver Slugger Award , second base
AL All Star Team, starting second baseman
#7 in AL in triples (8)
#9 in AL in plate appearances (701)
#9 in AL in runs created (107)
#9 in AL in times on base (252)
#10 in AL in runs (102)
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bristol
References
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3 .
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