1985 Atlanta Braves

66-96 • .407 Win% • 5th in NL W

The 1985 Atlanta Braves went 66-96 (.407) finishing 5th in the NL W division. The club scored 632 runs, allowed 781, and played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Team leaders included Dale Murphy (37 HR, 111 RBI) and Rick Mahler (17-15, 3.48 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

66 Wins
96 Losses
.407 Win %
5th Rank
632 R 781 RA
Diff -149

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632 Runs Scored
781 Runs Allowed
-149 Run Diff
1,350K Attendance

📈 vs. 1985 NL Average

Batting Avg .245 2% below the 1985 league average (.252)
OBP .314 1% below the 1985 league average (.318)
SLG .363 3% below the 1985 league average (.373)
Team ERA 4.19 17% worse than the 1985 league average (3.59)
Runs Scored 632 4% below the 1985 league average (658 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,350,047
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Avg per Game 16,667

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1985

Batting Avg

1 Milt Thompson 0.302 2 Dale Murphy 0.300 3 Claudell Washington 0.276 4 Ken Oberkfell 0.272 5 Bob Horner 0.267

Home Runs

1 Dale Murphy 37 2 Bob Horner 27 3 Terry Harper 17 4 Claudell Washington 15 5 Glenn Hubbard 5

RBI

1 Dale Murphy 111 2 Bob Horner 89 3 Terry Harper 72 4 Rafael Ramirez 58 5 Claudell Washington 43
1985 Atlanta Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dale Murphy 162 616 118 185 32 2 37 111 90 141 10 0.300
Rafael Ramirez 138 568 54 141 25 4 5 58 20 63 2 0.248
Terry Harper 138 492 58 130 15 2 17 72 44 76 9 0.264
Bob Horner 130 483 61 129 25 3 27 89 50 57 1 0.267
Glenn Hubbard 142 439 51 102 21 0 5 39 56 54 4 0.232
Ken Oberkfell 134 412 30 112 19 4 3 35 51 38 1 0.272
Claudell Washington 122 398 62 110 14 6 15 43 40 66 14 0.276
Brad Komminsk 106 300 52 68 12 3 4 21 38 71 10 0.227
Rick Cerone 96 282 15 61 9 0 3 25 29 25 0 0.216
Gerald Perry 110 238 22 51 5 0 3 13 23 28 9 0.214
Bruce Benedict 70 208 12 42 6 0 0 20 22 12 0 0.202
Paul Zuvella 81 190 16 48 8 1 0 4 16 14 2 0.253
Milt Thompson 73 182 17 55 7 2 0 6 7 36 9 0.302
Chris Chambliss 101 170 16 40 7 0 3 21 18 22 0 0.235
Rick Mahler 39 90 9 14 1 0 0 8 3 18 0 0.156
Paul Runge 50 87 15 19 3 0 1 5 18 18 0 0.218
Larry Owen 26 71 7 17 3 0 2 12 8 17 0 0.239
Steve Bedrosian 37 64 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 22 0 0.078
Albert Hall 54 47 5 7 0 1 0 3 9 12 1 0.149
Zane Smith 43 37 1 6 0 0 0 3 1 5 0 0.162
Pascual Perez 22 25 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 13 0 0.120
Joe Johnson 15 23 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 8 0 0.043
Steve Shields 23 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.111
Andres Thomas 15 18 6 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.278
Len Barker 20 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.000
Craig McMurtry 17 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.071
Rick Camp 66 13 1 3 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 0.231
Jeff Dedmon 60 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.111
Gene Garber 59 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.200
Terry Forster 46 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Sutter 58 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Rabb 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dave Schuler 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1985

ERA

1 Terry Forster 2.28 2 Rick Mahler 3.48 3 Gene Garber 3.61 4 Zane Smith 3.80 5 Steve Bedrosian 3.83

Wins

1 Rick Mahler 17 2 Zane Smith 9 3 Steve Bedrosian 7 4 Bruce Sutter 7 5 Jeff Dedmon 6

Strikeouts

1 Steve Bedrosian 134 2 Rick Mahler 107 3 Zane Smith 85 4 Gene Garber 66 5 Pascual Perez 57
1985 Atlanta Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Mahler 17 15 3.48 39 39 0 266.2 272 103 79 107
Steve Bedrosian 7 15 3.83 37 37 0 206.2 198 88 111 134
Zane Smith 9 10 3.80 42 18 0 147.0 135 62 80 85
Rick Camp 4 6 3.95 66 2 3 127.2 130 56 61 49
Gene Garber 6 6 3.61 59 0 1 97.1 98 39 25 66
Pascual Perez 1 13 6.14 22 22 0 95.1 115 65 57 57
Bruce Sutter 7 7 4.48 58 0 23 88.1 91 44 29 52
Jeff Dedmon 6 3 4.08 60 0 0 86.0 84 39 49 41
Joe Johnson 4 4 4.10 15 14 0 85.2 95 39 24 34
Len Barker 2 9 6.35 20 18 0 73.2 84 52 37 47
Steve Shields 1 2 5.16 23 6 0 68.0 86 39 32 29
Terry Forster 2 3 2.28 46 0 1 59.1 49 15 28 37
Craig McMurtry 0 3 6.60 17 6 1 45.0 56 33 27 28
Dave Schuler 0 0 6.75 9 0 0 10.2 19 8 3 10

👥 Roster (33)

Len Barker Steve Bedrosian Bruce Benedict Rick Camp Rick Cerone Chris Chambliss Jeff Dedmon Terry Forster Gene Garber Albert Hall Terry Harper Bob Horner +21 more

33 players

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The 1985 Atlanta Braves in brief

The record for the 1985 Atlanta Braves reads 66 wins and 96 losses, good for 5th in the NL West. With 632 runs scored and 781 given up, the 1985 differential was -149. Against a league average of .252, the 1985 Atlanta Braves batted .245. Pitchers allowed 4.19 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.59. The 1985 Atlanta Braves scored 4% fewer runs than the average club (632 against 658).

Attendance at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium totaled 1,350,047 for the year. Dale Murphy topped the Atlanta Braves with 37 home runs. Rick Mahler led the pitchers with 17 wins. The strikeout leader was Steve Bedrosian with 134. The saves leader was Bruce Sutter with 23. The roster section lists 33 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1985 Atlanta Braves

What was the 1985 Atlanta Braves record?
The 1985 Atlanta Braves finished 66-96 (.407 win pct).
Who led the 1985 Atlanta Braves in home runs?
Dale Murphy led the 1985 Atlanta Braves with 37 home runs.
What was the 1985 Atlanta Braves team ERA?
The 1985 Atlanta Braves posted a team ERA of 4.19.
Did the 1985 Atlanta Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1985 Atlanta Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1985 Atlanta Braves play?
The 1985 Atlanta Braves played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Who led the 1985 Atlanta Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dale Murphy (37 HR, 111 RBI) and Rick Mahler (17-15, 3.48 ERA).
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