1985 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1985 American League East Cleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Estate of F.J. "Steve" O'Neill Phil Seghi, Joe Klein Pat Corrales WUAB WWWE The 1985 Cleveland Indians season was the 85th for the franchise. Offseason October 15, 1984: Jamie Quirk was released by the Indians.Jamie Quirk at Baseball Reference October 15, 1984: Broderick Perkins was released by the Indians.Broderick Perkins at Baseball Reference January 7, 1985: Butch Benton was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bentobu01.shtml Butch Benton Stats January 9, 1985: Dave Von Ohlen was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Dave Von Ohlen at Baseball Reference March 22, 1985: Jerry Ujdur was released by the Indians.Jerry Ujdur at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CLE Notable transactions April 3, 1985: Doug Jones was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Doug Jones at Baseball Reference April 19, 1985: Benny Ayala was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Benny Ayala at Baseball Reference April 23, 1985: Geno Petralli was released by the Indians.Geno Petralli at Baseball Reference May 7, 1985:Johnnie LeMaster was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Cleveland Indians for Mike Jeffcoat and Luis Quiñones.https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/05/07/Looking-for-improved-fielding-at-shortstop-the-Cleveland-Indians/2292484286400/ Looking for improved fielding at shortstop, the Cleveland Indians... Roberto Diaz United Press International 1985-05-07 2020-05-18 Lemaster was made the starting shortstop. The previous shortstop, Julio Franco, moved to second base a position he had never played before, and Tony 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'.The Bill James Baseball Abstract 1986 James Bill Ballantine Books 1986 154 May 30, 1985: Johnnie LeMaster was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lemasjo01.shtml Johnnie LeMaster Stats July 3, 1985: The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Scott Bailes to the Cleveland Indians to complete an earlier deal made on May 30, 1985, for Johnnie LeMaster.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bailesc01.shtml Scott Bailes Stats August 1, 1985: Bert Blyleven was traded by the Indians to the Minnesota Twins for Curt Wardle, Jay Bell, Jim Weaver and a player to be named later. The Minnesota Twins completed the deal by sending Rich Yett to the Indians on September 17.Bert Blyleven at Baseball Reference Draft picks The Cleveland Indians drafted pitcher Mike Poehl with the ninth overall pick in the 1985 Draft.Sports Illustrated, August 2, 2010, Where are they Now?, p.84, Published by Time Inc. Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position2 Brett Butler CF14 Julio Franco SS27 Mel Hall LF30 Joe Carter DH10 Pat Tabler 1B26 Brook Jacoby 3B24 George Vukovich RF23 Chris Bando C4 Tony Bernazard 2B28 Bert Blyleven P 1985 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference Roster 1985 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 49 Jeff Barkley 32 Rick Behenna 28 Bert Blyleven 13 Ernie Camacho 43 Bryan Clark 40 Keith Creel 36 Jamie Easterly 44 Neal Heaton 46 Mike Jeffcoat 35 Jerry Reed 31 José Román 50 Ramón Romero 48 Vern Ruhle 37 Don Schulze 33 Roy Smith 41 Rich Thompson 38 Dave Von Ohlen 54 Tom Waddell 31 Curt Wardle Catchers 23 Chris Bando  9 Butch Benton 16 Jerry Willard Infielders  4 Tony Bernazard 22 Mike Fischlin 14 Julio Franco 21 Mike Hargrove 26 Brook Jacoby 11 Johnnie LeMaster 10 Pat Tabler 58 Jim Wilson Outfielders 12 Benny Ayala  2 Brett Butler 30 Joe Carter  8 Carmen Castillo 27 Mel Hall 20 Otis Nixon 24 George Vukovich Other batters 29 Andre Thornton Manager 18 Pat Corrales Coaches 25 Bobby Bonds (Hitting) 45 John Goryl (Third Base) 47 Don McMahon (Pitching)  1 Ed Napoleon (First Base)  6 Dennis Sommers (Bullpen) Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB Benny Ayala 46 76 10 19 7 0 2 15 .250 0 Chris Bando 73 173 11 24 4 1 0 13 .139 0 Butch Benton 31 67 5 12 4 0 0 7 .179 0 Tony Bernazard 153 500 73 137 26 3 11 59 .274 17 Brett Butler Brett Butler (baseball) 152 591 106 184 28 14 5 50 .311 47 Joe Carter 143 489 64 128 27 0 15 59 .262 24 Carmen Castillo 67 184 27 45 5 1 11 25 .245 3 Mike Fischlin 73 60 12 12 4 1 0 2 .200 0 Julio Franco 160 636 97 183 33 4 6 90 .288 13 Mel Hall 23 66 7 21 6 0 0 12 .318 0 Mike Hargrove 107 284 31 81 14 1 1 27 .285 1 Brook Jacoby 161 606 72 166 26 3 20 87 .274 2 Johnnie LeMaster 11 20 0 3 0 0 0 2 .150 0 Otis Nixon 104 162 34 38 4 0 3 9 .235 20 Pat Tabler 117 404 47 111 18 3 5 59 .275 0 Andre Thornton 124 461 49 109 13 0 22 88 .236 3 George Vukovich 149 434 43 106 22 0 8 45 .244 2 Jerry Willard 104 300 39 81 13 0 7 36 .270 0 Jim Wilson Jim Wilson (first baseman) 4 14 2 5 0 0 0 4 .357 0 Team totals 162 5527 729 1465 254 31 116 689 .265 132 Pitching 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 Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K Jeff Barkley 0 3 5.27 21 0 1 41.0 37 26 24 15 30 Rick Behenna 0 2 7.78 4 4 0 19.2 29 17 17 8 4 Bert Blyleven 9 11 3.26 23 23 0 179.2 163 76 65 49 129 Ernie Camacho 0 1 8.10 2 0 0 3.1 4 3 3 1 2 Bryan Clark Bryan Clark (baseball) 3 4 6.32 31 3 2 62.2 78 47 44 34 24 Keith Creel Keith Creel (baseball) 2 5 4.79 15 8 0 62.0 73 35 33 23 31 Jamie Easterly 4 1 3.92 50 7 0 98.2 96 52 43 53 58 Neal Heaton 9 17 4.90 36 33 0 207.2 244 119 113 80 82 Mike Jeffcoat 0 0 2.79 9 0 0 9.2 8 5 3 6 4 Jerry Reed Jerry Reed (baseball) 3 5 4.11 33 5 8 72.1 67 41 33 19 37 Jose Roman Jose Roman (baseball) 0 4 6.61 5 3 0 16.1 13 17 12 14 12 Ramon Romero Ramón Romero (baseball) 2 3 6.58 19 10 0 64.1 69 48 47 38 38 Vern Ruhle 2 10 4.32 42 16 3 125.0 139 65 60 30 54 Don Schulze 4 10 6.01 19 18 0 94.1 128 75 63 19 37 Roy Smith Roy Smith (1980s pitcher) 1 4 5.34 12 11 0 62.1 84 40 37 17 28 Rich Thompson Rich Thompson (pitcher, born 1958) 3 8 6.30 57 0 5 80.0 95 63 56 48 30 Dave Von Ohlen 3 2 2.91 26 0 0 43.1 47 20 14 20 12 Tom Waddell Tom Waddell (baseball) 8 6 4.87 49 9 9 112.2 104 61 61 39 53 Curt Wardle 7 6 6.68 15 12 0 66.0 78 51 49 34 37 Team totals 60 102 4.91 162 162 28 1421.0 1556 861 776 547 702 Awards and honors All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Maine Guides International League Doc Edwards AA Waterbury Indians Eastern League Jack Aker A Waterloo Indians Midwest League Steve Swisher A-Short Season Batavia Trojans New York–Penn League Eddie Bane References 1985 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference 1985 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cleve