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77-85, fourth in the AL Western Division | |
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Owner(s) | Carl Pohlad |
General manager(s) | Howard Fox, Andy MacPhail |
Manager(s) | Billy Gardner, Ray Miller |
Local television | KMSP-TV (Bob Kurtz, Harmon Killebrew) Spectrum (Harmon Killebrew, Dick Bremer) |
Local radio | 830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, Joe Angel) |
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The 1985 Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 77-85, fourth in the American League West.
Offseason[edit]
- October 17, 1984: Albert Williams was released by the Twins.[1]
- January 3, 1985: Mike Benjamin was drafted by the Twins in the 7th round of the 1985 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.[2]
- January 9, 1985: Jack O'Connor was traded by the Twins to the Montreal Expos for Mike Stenhouse.[3]
- March 27, 1985: Brad Havens was traded by the Twins to the Baltimore Orioles for Mark Brown.[4]
Regular season[edit]
- June 20, 1985: After a disappointing start, manager Billy Gardner was replaced by Ray Miller.
Only one Twin made the All-Star Game (the same year that they hosted the Midsummer Classic), outfielder Tom Brunansky.
1,651,814 fans attended Twins games, a Twins attendance record, but still the sixth lowest total in the American League.
Offense[edit]
Leadoff batter Kirby Puckett hit .288 and scored 80 runs. Kent Hrbek hit .311 with 21 HR and 93 RBI. Tom Brunansky hit 27 HR and 90 RBI. Gary Gaetti hit 20 HR and 63 RBI.
Statistic | Player | Quantity |
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HR | Tom Brunansky | 27 |
RBI | Kent Hrbek | 93 |
BA | Kirby Puckett | .288 |
Runs | Kirby Puckett | 80 |
Pitching[edit]
For the first time in years, the Twins had three solid starting pitchers: Frank Viola (18-14), Mike Smithson (15-14), and John Butcher (11-14). Reliever Ron Davis had 25 saves.
Statistic | Player | Quantity |
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ERA | Frank Viola | 4.09 |
Wins | Frank Viola | 18 |
Saves | Ron Davis | 25 |
Strikeouts | Frank Viola | 135 |
Season standings[edit]
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Kansas City Royals | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | — | 50–32 | 41–39 |
California Angels | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 1 | 49–30 | 41–42 |
Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 6 | 45–36 | 40–41 |
Minnesota Twins | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 14 | 49–35 | 28–50 |
Oakland Athletics | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 14 | 43–36 | 34–49 |
Seattle Mariners | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 17 | 42–41 | 32–47 |
Texas Rangers | 62 | 99 | 0.385 | 28½ | 37–43 | 25–56 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1985 American League Records
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] |
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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[edit]
- April 4, 1985: Lenny Faedo was released by the Twins.[5]
- August 1, 1985: Curt Wardle, Jay Bell, Jim Weaver, and a player to be named later were traded by the Twins to the Cleveland Indians for Bert Blyleven. The Twins completed the deal by sending Rich Yett to the Indians on September 17.[6]
- The Twins drafted pitcher Jeff Bumgarner with the thirteenth overall pick in the 1985 Draft.[7]
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 |
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1B | Hrbek, KentKent Hrbek | 158 | 593 | 165 | .278 | 21 | 93 |
3B | Gaetti, GaryGary Gaetti | 160 | 560 | 138 | .246 | 20 | 63 |
CF | Puckett, KirbyKirby Puckett | 161 | 691 | 199 | .288 | 4 | 74 |
RF | Brunansky, TomTom Brunansky | 157 | 567 | 137 | .242 | 27 | 90 |
Other batters[edit]
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 |
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Stenhouse, MikeMike Stenhouse | 81 | 179 | 40 | .223 | 5 | 21 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Viola, FrankFrank Viola | 36 | 250.2 | 18 | 14 | 4.09 | 135 |
Blyleven, BertBert Blyleven | 14 | 114 | 8 | 5 | 3.00 | 77 |
Other pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Klawitter, TomTom Klawitter | 7 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 5 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Lysander, RickRick Lysander | 35 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6.05 | 26 |
Brown, MarkMark Brown | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.89 | 5 |
Farm system[edit]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kenosha
Notes[edit]
- ^ Albert Williams page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Benjamin page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jack O'Connor page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mark Brown page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Lenny Faedo page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bert Blyleven page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Sports Illustrated, August 2, 2010, Where are they Now?, p.84, Published by Time Inc.
References[edit]
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com
- Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com
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