1985 California Angels season
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| 1985 California Angels | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium | |
| City | Anaheim, California | |
| Owners | Gene Autry | |
| General managers | Mike Port | |
| Managers | Gene Mauch | |
| Television | KTLA (Joe Torre, Bob Starr) SelecTV USA | |
| Radio | KMPC (Ron Fairly, Dick Enberg, Al Conin) KLVE (Cookie Rojas, Ulpiano Cos Villa) | |
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The 1985 California Angels season involved the Angels taking second place in the American League West with a 90–72 record, finishing one game behind the eventual World Series champions, the Kansas City Royals.
Offseason[edit]
- November 7, 1984: Ellis Valentine was released by the Angels.[1]
- January 11, 1985: Rob Picciolo was released by the California Angels.[2]
- January 30, 1985: Ruppert Jones was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.[3]
- March 31, 1985: Bill Mooneyham was released by the Angels.[4]
Regular season[edit]
- October 6, 1985: Rufino Linares hit a home run in the last at-bat of his career.[5]
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]
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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]
- June 3, 1985: Bo Jackson was drafted by the Angels in the 20th round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign.[6]
- June 19, 1985: Tommy John was released by the Angels.[7]
- August 2, 1985: Pat Clements, Mike Brown and a player to be named later were traded by the Angels to the Pittsburgh Pirates for John Candelaria, George Hendrick and Al Holland. The Angels completed the deal by sending Bob Kipper to the Pirates on August 16.[8]
- September 10, 1985: The Angels traded players to be named later to the Oakland Athletics for Don Sutton. The Angels completed the deal by sending Robert Sharpnack (minors) and Jerome Nelson (minors) to the Athletics on September 25.[9]
Roster[edit]
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Pitchers
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Infielders
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Other batters | Manager Coaches
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Game log[edit]
Regular season[edit]
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April: 14–7 (Home: 6–5; Away: 8–2)
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May: 12–13 (Home: 8–7; Away: 4–6)
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June: 15–12 (Home: 7–6; Away: 8–6)
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July: 16–11 (Home: 9–2; Away: 7–9)
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August: 16–13 (Home: 11–5; Away: 5–8)
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September: 14–13 (Home: 8–5; Away: 6–8)
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October: 3–3 (Home: 0–0; Away: 3–3)
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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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| C | Bob Boone | 150 | 460 | 114 | .248 | 5 | 55 |
| 1B | Rod Carew | 127 | 443 | 124 | .280 | 2 | 39 |
| 2B | Bobby Grich | 144 | 479 | 116 | .242 | 13 | 53 |
| SS | Dick Schofield | 147 | 438 | 96 | .219 | 8 | 41 |
| 3B | Doug DeCinces | 120 | 427 | 104 | .244 | 20 | 78 |
| LF | Brian Downing | 150 | 520 | 137 | .263 | 20 | 85 |
| CF | Gary Pettis | 125 | 443 | 114 | .257 | 1 | 32 |
| RF | Reggie Jackson | 143 | 460 | 116 | .252 | 27 | 85 |
| DH | Ruppert Jones | 125 | 389 | 90 | .231 | 21 | 67 |
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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| Juan Beníquez | 132 | 411 | 125 | .304 | 8 | 42 |
| Rob Wilfong | 83 | 217 | 41 | .189 | 4 | 13 |
| Mike Brown | 60 | 153 | 41 | .268 | 4 | 20 |
| Jack Howell | 43 | 137 | 27 | .197 | 5 | 18 |
| Jerry Narron | 67 | 132 | 29 | .220 | 5 | 14 |
| Daryl Sconiers | 44 | 98 | 28 | .286 | 2 | 12 |
| Craig Stuart Gerber | 65 | 91 | 24 | .264 | 0 | 6 |
| Darrell Miller | 51 | 48 | 18 | .375 | 2 | 7 |
| Rufino Linares | 18 | 43 | 11 | .256 | 3 | 11 |
| George Hendrick | 16 | 41 | 5 | .122 | 2 | 6 |
| Devon White | 21 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Keedy | 3 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 1 |
| Gus Polidor | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Mike Witt | 35 | 250.0 | 15 | 9 | 3.56 | 180 |
| Ron Romanick | 31 | 195.0 | 14 | 9 | 4.11 | 64 |
| Kirk McCaskill | 30 | 189.2 | 12 | 12 | 4.70 | 102 |
| Jim Slaton | 29 | 148.1 | 6 | 10 | 4.37 | 60 |
| John Candelaria | 13 | 71.0 | 7 | 3 | 3.80 | 53 |
| Geoff Zahn | 7 | 37.0 | 2 | 2 | 4.38 | 14 |
| Don Sutton | 5 | 31.2 | 2 | 2 | 3.69 | 16 |
| Tony Mack | 1 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 15.43 | 0 |
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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| Urbano Lugo | 20 | 83.0 | 3 | 4 | 3.69 | 42 |
| Tommy John | 12 | 38.1 | 2 | 4 | 4.70 | 17 |
| Bob Kipper | 2 | 3.1 | 0 | 1 | 21.60 | 0 |
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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| Donnie Moore | 65 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 1.92 | 72 |
| Stew Cliburn | 44 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2.09 | 48 |
| Pat Clements | 41 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3.34 | 19 |
| Doug Corbett | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.89 | 24 |
| Luis Sánchez | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.72 | 34 |
| Al Holland | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.48 | 14 |
| Dave Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 3 |
| Alan Fowlkes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 5 |
Farm system[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Ellis Valentine at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Rob Picciolo Stats".
- ^ "Ruppert Jones Stats".
- ^ Bill Mooneyham at Baseball Reference
- ^ Home Run in Last At Bat by Baseball Almanac
- ^ Bo Jackson at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tommy John at Baseball Reference
- ^ John Candelaria at Baseball Reference
- ^ Don Sutton at Baseball Reference
- 1985 California Angels at Baseball Reference
- 1985 California Angels at Baseball Almanac
- 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.