| 1985 Oakland Athletics | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | |||
| City | Oakland, California | |||
| Record | 77–85 (.475) | |||
| Divisional place | 5th | |||
| Owners | Walter A. Haas, Jr. | |||
| General managers | Sandy Alderson | |||
| Managers | Jackie Moore | |||
| Television | KPIX (Bill King,Lon Simmons,Monte Moore) | |||
| Radio | KSFO (Bill King,Lon Simmons,Ted Robinson) | |||
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The1985 Oakland Athletics season was the 85th season for theOakland Athletics franchise, all as members of theAmerican League, and their 18th season inOakland. The Athletics finished fifth in theAmerican League West with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses. While the Athletics' on-field performance continued to disappoint, the debut of sluggerJose Canseco gave fans a measure of hope.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | 50–32 | 41–39 |
| California Angels | 90 | 72 | .556 | 1 | 49–30 | 41–42 |
| Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 6 | 45–36 | 40–41 |
| Minnesota Twins | 77 | 85 | .475 | 14 | 49–35 | 28–50 |
| Oakland Athletics | 77 | 85 | .475 | 14 | 43–36 | 34–49 |
| Seattle Mariners | 74 | 88 | .457 | 17 | 42–41 | 32–47 |
| Texas Rangers | 62 | 99 | .385 | 28½ | 37–43 | 25–56 |
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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 Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches
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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 | Mike Heath | 138 | 436 | 109 | .250 | 13 | 55 |
| 1B | Bruce Bochte | 137 | 424 | 125 | .295 | 14 | 60 |
| 2B | Donnie Hill | 123 | 393 | 112 | .285 | 3 | 48 |
| SS | Alfredo Griffin | 162 | 614 | 166 | .270 | 2 | 64 |
| 3B | Carney Lansford | 98 | 401 | 111 | .277 | 13 | 46 |
| LF | Dave Collins | 112 | 379 | 95 | .251 | 4 | 29 |
| CF | Dwayne Murphy | 152 | 523 | 122 | .233 | 20 | 59 |
| RF | Mike Davis | 154 | 547 | 157 | .287 | 24 | 82 |
| DH | Dave Kingman | 158 | 592 | 141 | .238 | 30 | 91 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dusty Baker | 111 | 343 | 92 | .268 | 14 | 52 |
| Mickey Tettleton | 78 | 211 | 53 | .251 | 3 | 15 |
| Steve Henderson | 85 | 193 | 58 | .301 | 3 | 31 |
| Tony Phillips | 42 | 161 | 45 | .280 | 4 | 17 |
| Rob Picciolo | 71 | 102 | 28 | .275 | 1 | 8 |
| José Canseco | 29 | 96 | 29 | .302 | 5 | 13 |
| Mike Gallego | 76 | 77 | 16 | .208 | 1 | 9 |
| Steve Kiefer | 40 | 66 | 13 | .197 | 1 | 10 |
| Dan Meyer | 14 | 12 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie O'Brien | 16 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Codiroli | 37 | 226.0 | 14 | 14 | 4.46 | 111 |
| Don Sutton | 29 | 194.1 | 13 | 8 | 3.89 | 91 |
| Bill Krueger | 32 | 151.1 | 9 | 10 | 4.52 | 56 |
| Tim Birtsas | 29 | 141.1 | 10 | 6 | 4.01 | 94 |
| José Rijo | 12 | 63.2 | 6 | 4 | 3.53 | 65 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McCatty | 30 | 85.2 | 4 | 4 | 5.57 | 36 |
| Rick Langford | 23 | 59.0 | 3 | 5 | 3.51 | 21 |
| Mike Warren | 16 | 49.0 | 1 | 4 | 6.61 | 48 |
| Tommy John | 11 | 48.0 | 2 | 6 | 6.19 | 8 |
| Curt Young | 19 | 46.0 | 0 | 4 | 7.24 | 19 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Howell | 63 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 2.85 | 68 |
| Keith Atherton | 56 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4.30 | 77 |
| Steve Ontiveros | 39 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1.93 | 36 |
| Steve Mura | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.13 | 29 |
| Tim Conroy | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.26 | 8 |
| Jeff Kaiser | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.58 | 10 |
| Tom Tellmann | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 8 |
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