1985 Minnesota Twins season

March 2026 November 2013 Minnesota Twins 1985 American League West Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota 77–85 (77 85) 4th Carl Pohlad Howard Fox, Andy MacPhail Billy Gardner, Ray Miller KMSP-TV (Bob Kurtz, Harmon Killebrew)Spectrum(Harmon Killebrew, Dick Bremer) 830 WCCO AM(Herb Carneal, Joe Angel) The 1985 Minnesota Twins season was the 25th season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 4th season at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 85th overall in the American League. The Twins finished with a record of 77–85, tied for fourth in the American League West, and 14 games behind the division winner and eventual World Series champion Kansas City Royals. Offseason October 17, 1984: Albert Williams was released by the Twins.Albert Williams page at Baseball Reference 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.Mike Benjamin page at Baseball Reference January 9, 1985: Jack O'Connor was traded by the Twins to the Montreal Expos for Mike Stenhouse.Jack O'Connor page at Baseball Reference March 27, 1985: Brad Havens was traded by the Twins to the Baltimore Orioles for Mark Brown.Mark Brown page at Baseball Reference Regular season On June 20, after a disappointing start, manager Billy Gardner was replaced by Ray Miller. Minnesota, the Twins and the Metrodome hosted the All-Star Game. Only one Twins player made the American League team, outfielder Tom Brunansky. Bruno finished second in the first-ever Home Run Derby, behind Dave Parker. Three Minnesota natives, not yet Twins, played as a team on the same major league field for the first and only time -- Dave Winfield, Jack Morris and Paul Molitor. In Anaheim on August 4, pitcher Frank Viola gave up a double to longtime-Twin now-an Angel Rod Carew. The two-bagger was Carew's 3000th career hit.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CAL/CAL198508040.shtml Carew's 3000th Hit Baseball-Reference.com 2016-02-04 The pitcher on the mound on September 25, as the Twins won their 2000th game, is the same pitcher that won Minnesota's 1000th game on July 12, 1972 -- Bert Blyleven. 1,651,814 fans attended Twins games, a Twins attendance record, but still the sixth lowest total in the American League. Offense 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. + Team Leaders Statistic Player QuantityHR Tom Brunansky 27RBI Kent Hrbek 93BA Kirby Puckett .288Runs Kirby Puckett 80 Pitching 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. + Team Leaders Statistic Player QuantityERA Frank Viola 4.09Wins Frank Viola 18Saves Ron Davis 25Strikeouts Frank Viola 135 Season standings Record vs. opponents MIN Notable transactions April 4, 1985: Lenny Faedo was released by the Twins.Lenny Faedo page at Baseball Reference 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.Bert Blyleven page at Baseball Reference The Twins drafted pitcher Jeff Bumgarner with the thirteenth overall pick in the 1985 Draft.Sports Illustrated, August 2, 2010, Where are they Now?, p.84, Published by Time Inc. Roster 1985 Minnesota Twins Roster Pitchers 28 Bert Blyleven 27 Mark Brown 17 Dennis Burtt 32 John Butcher 39 Ron Davis 26 Frank Eufemia 23 Pete Filson 30 Steve Howe 35 Tom Klawitter 19 Rick Lysander 36 Mark Portugal 18 Ken Schrom 48 Mike Smithson 16 Frank Viola 36 Curt Wardle 22 Len Whitehouse 37 Rich Yett Catchers 15 Tim Laudner 10 Jeff Reed 12 Mark Salas Infielders  1 Alvaro Espinoza  8 Gary Gaetti 31 Greg Gagne 14 Kent Hrbek  4 Steve Lombardozzi 11 Tim Teufel 38 Ron Washington Outfielders 24 Tom Brunansky 25 Randy Bush  9 Mickey Hatcher  7 Dave Meier 34 Kirby Puckett Other batters 20 Dave Engle 40 Mark Funderburk  5 Roy Smalley 33 Mike Stenhouse Manager 42 Billy Gardner 44 Ray Miller Coaches 41 Tom Kelly  6 Tony Oliva 46 Johnny Podres 43 Rick Stelmaszek Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting Starters by position 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 Mark Salas 120 360 108 .300 9 41 1B Kent Hrbek 158 593 165 .278 21 93 2B Tim Teufel 138 434 113 .260 10 50 SS Greg Gagne Greg Gagne (baseball) 114 293 66 .225 2 23 3B Gary Gaetti 160 560 138 .246 20 63 LF Mickey Hatcher 116 444 125 .282 3 49 CF Kirby Puckett 161 691 199 .288 4 74 RF Tom Brunansky 157 567 137 .242 27 90 DH Roy Smalley Roy Smalley III 129 388 100 .258 12 45 Other batters 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 Randy Bush 97 234 56 .239 10 35 Mike Stenhouse 81 179 40 .223 5 21 Dave Engle 70 172 44 .256 7 25 Tim Laudner 72 164 39 .238 7 19 Ron Washington 70 135 37 .274 1 14 Dave Meier 71 104 27 .260 1 8 Mark Funderburk 23 70 22 .314 2 13 Álvaro Espinoza 32 57 15 .263 0 9 Steve Lombardozzi 28 54 20 .370 0 6 Jeff Reed 7 10 2 .200 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Mike Smithson 37 257.0 15 14 4.34 127 Frank Viola 36 250.2 18 14 4.09 135 John Butcher 34 207.2 11 14 4.98 92 Ken Schrom 29 160.2 9 12 4.99 74 Bert Blyleven 14 114.0 8 5 3.00 77 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Pete Filson 40 95.2 4 5 3.67 42 Dennis Burtt 5 28.1 2 2 3.81 9 Mark Portugal 6 24.1 1 3 5.55 12 Tom Klawitter 7 9.1 0 0 6.75 5 Rich Yett 1 0.1 0 0 27.00 0 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Ron Davis 57 2 6 25 3.48 72 Frank Eufemia 39 4 2 2 3.79 30 Rick Lysander 35 0 2 3 6.05 26 Curt Wardle 35 1 3 1 5.51 47 Steve Howe 13 2 3 0 6.16 10 Mark Brown Mark Brown (baseball) 6 0 0 0 6.89 5 Len Whitehouse 5 0 0 1 11.05 4 Awards and honors All-Star Game Tom Brunansky, OF, Roster Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Toledo Mud Hens International League Cal Ermer AA Orlando Twins Southern League Charlie Manuel A Visalia Oaks California League Danny Schmitz A Kenosha Twins Midwest League Duffy Dyer Rookie Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League Fred Waters LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kenosha Notes References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Minnesota Twins seasons Minnesota Twins season Minnesota Twins