| 1985 Detroit Tigers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium | |||
| City | Detroit | |||
| Owners | Tom Monaghan | |||
| General managers | Bill Lajoie | |||
| Managers | Sparky Anderson | |||
| Television | WDIV-TV (George Kell,Al Kaline) PASS (Bill Freehan, Larry Osterman,Jim Northrup) | |||
| Radio | WJR (Ernie Harwell,Paul Carey) | |||
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The1985 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 85th season and the 74th season atTiger Stadium.The Tigers entered the season as the reigningWorld Series champions. The 1985Detroit Tigers finished in third place in theAmerican League East with a record of 84–77 (.522), 15 games behind theBlue Jays. The Tigers outscored their opponents 729 to 688. The Tigers drew 2,286,609 fans toTiger Stadium in 1985, ranking 3rd of the 14 teams in the American League.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays | 99 | 62 | .615 | — | 54–26 | 45–36 |
| New York Yankees | 97 | 64 | .602 | 2 | 58–22 | 39–42 |
| Detroit Tigers | 84 | 77 | .522 | 15 | 44–37 | 40–40 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 83 | 78 | .516 | 16 | 45–36 | 38–42 |
| Boston Red Sox | 81 | 81 | .500 | 18½ | 43–37 | 38–44 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 71 | 90 | .441 | 28 | 40–40 | 31–50 |
| Cleveland Indians | 60 | 102 | .370 | 39½ | 38–43 | 22–59 |
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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 | — |
| 1985 Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Lance Parrish | 140 | 549 | 150 | .273 | 28 | 98 |
| 1B | Darrell Evans | 151 | 505 | 125 | .248 | 40 | 94 |
| 2B | Lou Whitaker | 152 | 609 | 170 | .279 | 21 | 73 |
| 3B | Tom Brookens | 156 | 485 | 115 | .237 | 7 | 47 |
| SS | Alan Trammell | 149 | 605 | 156 | .258 | 13 | 57 |
| RF | Kirk Gibson | 154 | 581 | 167 | .287 | 29 | 97 |
| CF | Chet Lemon | 145 | 517 | 137 | .265 | 18 | 68 |
| LF | Larry Herndon | 137 | 442 | 108 | .244 | 12 | 37 |
| DH | Johnny Grubb | 78 | 155 | 38 | .245 | 5 | 25 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Simmons | 75 | 251 | 60 | .239 | 10 | 33 |
| Bárbaro Garbey | 86 | 237 | 61 | .257 | 6 | 29 |
| Dave Bergman | 69 | 140 | 25 | .179 | 3 | 7 |
| Alejandro Sánchez | 71 | 133 | 33 | .248 | 6 | 12 |
| Marty Castillo | 57 | 84 | 10 | .119 | 2 | 5 |
| Bob Melvin | 41 | 82 | 18 | .220 | 0 | 4 |
| Chris Pittaro | 28 | 62 | 15 | .242 | 0 | 7 |
| Doug Flynn | 32 | 51 | 13 | .255 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Laga | 9 | 36 | 6 | .167 | 2 | 6 |
| Doug Baker | 15 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 0 | 1 |
| Scotti Madison | 6 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Weaver | 12 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Kuntz | 5 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Morris | 35 | 257.0 | 16 | 11 | 3.33 | 191 |
| Dan Petry | 34 | 238.2 | 15 | 13 | 3.36 | 109 |
| Walt Terrell | 34 | 229.0 | 15 | 10 | 3.85 | 130 |
| Frank Tanana | 20 | 137.1 | 10 | 7 | 3.34 | 107 |
| Milt Wilcox | 8 | 39.0 | 1 | 3 | 4.85 | 20 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Berenguer | 31 | 95.0 | 5 | 6 | 5.59 | 82 |
| Randy O'Neal | 28 | 94.1 | 5 | 5 | 3.24 | 52 |
| Mickey Mahler | 3 | 20.2 | 1 | 2 | 1.74 | 14 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W= Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games Finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | GF | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Hernández | 74 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 64 | 2.70 | 76 |
| Aurelio López | 51 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 4.80 | 53 |
| Bill Scherrer | 48 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4.36 | 46 |
| Doug Bair | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.24 | 30 |
| Chuck Cary | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.42 | 22 |
| Bob Stoddard | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.75 | 11 |
The following members of the 1985 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked byThe Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract:
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