1985 Baltimore Orioles

83-78 • .516 Win% • 4th in AL E

The 1985 Baltimore Orioles went 83-78 (.516) finishing 4th in the AL E division. The club scored 818 runs, allowed 764, and played home games at Memorial Stadium. Team leaders included Eddie Murray (31 HR, 124 RBI) and Scott McGregor (14-14, 4.81 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

83 Wins
78 Losses
.516 Win %
4th Rank
818 R 764 RA
Diff +54

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818 Runs Scored
764 Runs Allowed
+54 Run Diff
2,137K Attendance

📈 vs. 1985 AL Average

Batting Avg .263 1% above the 1985 league average (.261)
OBP .335 3% above the 1985 league average (.327)
SLG .429 6% above the 1985 league average (.405)
Team ERA 4.38 5% worse than the 1985 league average (4.15)
Runs Scored 818 11% above the 1985 league average (737 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMemorial Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,137,434
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Avg per Game 26,388

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1985

Batting Avg

1 Floyd Rayford 0.306 2 Eddie Murray 0.297 3 Lee Lacy 0.293 4 Alan Wiggins 0.285 5 John Shelby 0.283

Home Runs

1 Eddie Murray 31 2 Mike Young 28 3 Cal Ripken 26 4 Fred Lynn 23 5 Floyd Rayford 18

RBI

1 Eddie Murray 124 2 Cal Ripken 110 3 Mike Young 81 4 Fred Lynn 68 5 Rick Dempsey 52
1985 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cal Ripken 161 642 116 181 32 5 26 110 67 68 2 0.282
Eddie Murray 156 583 111 173 37 1 31 124 84 68 5 0.297
Lee Lacy 121 492 69 144 22 4 9 48 39 95 10 0.293
Mike Young 139 450 72 123 22 1 28 81 48 104 1 0.273
Fred Lynn 124 448 59 118 12 1 23 68 53 100 7 0.263
Rick Dempsey 132 362 54 92 19 0 12 52 50 87 0 0.254
Floyd Rayford 105 359 55 110 21 1 18 48 10 69 3 0.306
Larry Sheets 113 328 43 86 8 0 17 50 28 52 0 0.262
Alan Wiggins 76 298 43 85 11 4 0 21 29 16 30 0.285
Jim Dwyer 101 233 35 58 8 3 7 36 37 31 0 0.249
Gary Roenicke 114 225 36 49 9 0 15 43 44 36 2 0.218
Wayne Gross 103 217 31 51 8 0 11 18 46 48 1 0.235
Rich Dauer 85 208 25 42 7 0 2 14 20 7 0 0.202
John Shelby 69 205 28 58 6 2 7 27 7 44 5 0.283
Fritzie Connally 50 112 16 26 4 0 3 15 19 21 0 0.232
Lenn Sakata 55 97 15 22 3 0 3 6 6 15 3 0.227
Dan Ford 28 75 4 14 2 0 1 1 7 17 0 0.187
Al Pardo 34 75 3 10 1 0 0 1 3 15 0 0.133
Joe Nolan 31 38 1 5 2 0 0 6 5 5 0 0.132
John Lowenstein 12 26 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.077
Leo Hernandez 12 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.048
Tom O'Malley 8 14 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0.071
Kelly Paris 5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Don Aase 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Bell 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Boddicker 34 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Storm Davis 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Dixon 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Flanagan 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Habyan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Havens 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Phil Huffman 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Martinez 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tippy Martinez 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott McGregor 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nate Snell 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sammy Stewart 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Swaggerty 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1985

ERA

1 Nate Snell 2.69 2 Sammy Stewart 3.61 3 Ken Dixon 3.67 4 Don Aase 3.78 5 Mike Boddicker 4.07

Wins

1 Scott McGregor 14 2 Dennis Martinez 13 3 Mike Boddicker 12 4 Don Aase 10 5 Storm Davis 10

Strikeouts

1 Mike Boddicker 135 2 Ken Dixon 108 3 Storm Davis 93 4 Scott McGregor 86 5 Sammy Stewart 77
1985 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Scott McGregor 14 14 4.81 35 34 0 204.0 226 109 65 86
Mike Boddicker 12 17 4.07 32 32 0 203.1 227 92 89 135
Dennis Martinez 13 11 5.15 33 31 0 180.0 203 103 63 68
Storm Davis 10 8 4.53 31 28 0 175.0 172 88 70 93
Ken Dixon 8 4 3.67 34 18 1 162.0 144 66 64 108
Sammy Stewart 5 7 3.61 56 1 9 129.2 117 52 66 77
Nate Snell 3 2 2.69 43 0 5 100.1 100 30 30 41
Don Aase 10 6 3.78 54 0 14 88.0 83 37 35 67
Mike Flanagan 4 5 5.13 15 15 0 86.0 101 49 28 42
Tippy Martinez 3 3 5.40 49 0 4 70.0 70 42 37 47
Brad Havens 0 1 8.79 8 1 0 14.1 20 14 10 19
Eric Bell 0 0 4.76 4 0 0 5.2 4 3 4 4
Phil Huffman 0 0 15.43 2 1 0 4.2 7 8 5 2
John Habyan 1 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.2 3 0 0 2
Bill Swaggerty 0 0 5.40 1 0 0 1.2 3 1 2 2

👥 Roster (38)

Don Aase Eric Bell Mike Boddicker Fritzie Connally Rich Dauer Storm Davis Rick Dempsey Ken Dixon Jim Dwyer Mike Flanagan Dan Ford Wayne Gross +26 more

38 players

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The 1985 Baltimore Orioles in brief

The 1985 Baltimore Orioles won 83 games and lost 78, ending up 4th in the AL East. With 818 runs scored and 764 given up, the 1985 differential was +54. Against a league average of .261, the 1985 Baltimore Orioles batted .263. Pitchers allowed 4.38 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.15. League clubs averaged 737 runs that year, so the Baltimore Orioles scored 11% more. Attendance at Memorial Stadium totaled 2,137,434 for the year.

Eddie Murray led the club in home runs with 31. Cal Ripken collected the most hits, 181. Scott McGregor led the pitchers with 14 wins. Mike Boddicker struck out 135, the most on the club. The saves leader was Don Aase with 14. The 1985 roster runs to 38 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1985 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1985 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1985 Baltimore Orioles finished 83-78 (.516 win pct).
Who led the 1985 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Eddie Murray led the 1985 Baltimore Orioles with 31 home runs.
What was the 1985 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1985 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 4.38.
Did the 1985 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1985 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1985 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1985 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Memorial Stadium.
Who led the 1985 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Eddie Murray (31 HR, 124 RBI) and Scott McGregor (14-14, 4.81 ERA).
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