May 7, 1985:Johnnie LeMaster was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Cleveland Indians forMike Jeffcoat andLuis Quiñones.[9] Lemaster was made the starting shortstop. The previous shortstop,Julio Franco, moved to second base a position he had never played before, andTony Bernazard benched in spite of his leading the team in home runs at the time.Bill James called these maneuvers 'strangest, most incomprehensible organizational stratagem in many years'.[10]
May 30, 1985:Johnnie LeMaster was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later.[11]
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997).The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America.ISBN978-0-9637189-8-3.
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