1985 California Angels

90-72 • .556 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 1985 California Angels went 90-72 (.556) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 732 runs, allowed 703, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium. Team leaders included Reggie Jackson (27 HR, 85 RBI) and Mike Witt (15-9, 3.56 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

90 Wins
72 Losses
.556 Win %
2nd Rank
732 R 703 RA
Diff +29

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732 Runs Scored
703 Runs Allowed
+29 Run Diff
2,567K Attendance

📈 vs. 1985 AL Average

Batting Avg .250 4% below the 1985 league average (.261)
OBP .332 2% above the 1985 league average (.327)
SLG .385 5% below the 1985 league average (.405)
Team ERA 3.91 6% better than the 1985 league average (4.15)
Runs Scored 732 1% below the 1985 league average (737 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAngel Stadium
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 2,567,787
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Avg per Game 32,503

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1985

Batting Avg

1 Juan Beniquez 0.304 2 Daryl Sconiers 0.286 3 Rod Carew 0.280 4 Mike Brown 0.268 5 Craig Gerber 0.264

Home Runs

1 Reggie Jackson 27 2 Ruppert Jones 21 3 Doug DeCinces 20 4 Brian Downing 20 5 Bobby Grich 13

RBI

1 Brian Downing 85 2 Reggie Jackson 85 3 Doug DeCinces 78 4 Ruppert Jones 67 5 Bob Boone 55
1985 California Angels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Brian Downing 150 520 80 137 23 1 20 85 78 61 5 0.263
Bobby Grich 144 479 74 116 17 3 13 53 81 77 3 0.242
Bob Boone 150 460 37 114 17 0 5 55 37 35 1 0.248
Reggie Jackson 143 460 64 116 27 0 27 85 78 138 1 0.252
Rod Carew 127 443 69 124 17 3 2 39 64 47 5 0.280
Gary Pettis 125 443 67 114 10 8 1 32 62 125 56 0.257
Dick Schofield 147 438 50 96 19 3 8 41 35 70 11 0.219
Doug DeCinces 120 427 50 104 22 1 20 78 47 71 1 0.244
Juan Beniquez 132 411 54 125 13 5 8 42 34 46 4 0.304
Ruppert Jones 125 389 66 90 17 2 21 67 57 82 7 0.231
Rob Wilfong 83 217 16 41 3 0 4 13 16 32 4 0.189
Mike Brown 60 153 23 41 9 1 4 20 7 21 0 0.268
Jack Howell 43 137 19 27 4 0 5 18 16 33 1 0.197
Jerry Narron 67 132 12 29 4 0 5 14 11 17 0 0.220
Daryl Sconiers 44 98 14 28 6 1 2 12 15 18 2 0.286
Craig Gerber 65 91 8 24 1 2 0 6 2 3 0 0.264
Darrell Miller 51 48 8 18 2 1 2 7 1 10 0 0.375
Rufino Linares 18 43 7 11 2 0 3 11 2 5 2 0.256
George Hendrick 16 41 5 5 1 0 2 6 4 8 0 0.122
Devon White 21 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0.143
Pat Keedy 3 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.500
Gus Polidor 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
John Candelaria 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Clements 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stew Cliburn 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Corbett 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alan Fowlkes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Holland 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tommy John 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Kipper 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Urbano Lugo 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tony Mack 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kirk McCaskill 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Donnie Moore 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Romanick 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Sanchez 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Slaton 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Smith 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Sutton 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Witt 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Geoff Zahn 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1985

ERA

1 Donnie Moore 1.92 2 Stew Cliburn 2.09 3 Pat Clements 3.34 4 Mike Witt 3.56 5 Urbano Lugo 3.69

Wins

1 Mike Witt 15 2 Ron Romanick 14 3 Kirk McCaskill 12 4 Stew Cliburn 9 5 Donnie Moore 8

Strikeouts

1 Mike Witt 180 2 Kirk McCaskill 102 3 Donnie Moore 72 4 Ron Romanick 64 5 Jim Slaton 60
1985 California Angels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike Witt 15 9 3.56 35 35 0 250.0 228 99 98 180
Ron Romanick 14 9 4.11 31 31 0 195.0 210 89 62 64
Kirk McCaskill 12 12 4.70 30 29 0 189.2 189 99 64 102
Jim Slaton 6 10 4.37 29 24 1 148.1 162 72 63 60
Donnie Moore 8 8 1.92 65 0 31 103.0 91 22 21 72
Stew Cliburn 9 3 2.09 44 0 6 99.0 87 23 26 48
Urbano Lugo 3 4 3.69 20 10 0 83.0 86 34 29 42
John Candelaria 7 3 3.80 13 13 0 71.0 70 30 24 53
Pat Clements 5 0 3.34 41 0 1 62.0 47 23 25 19
Luis Sanchez 2 0 5.72 26 0 2 61.1 67 39 27 34
Doug Corbett 3 3 4.89 30 0 0 46.0 49 25 20 24
Tommy John 2 4 4.70 12 6 0 38.1 51 20 15 17
Geoff Zahn 2 2 4.38 7 7 0 37.0 44 18 14 14
Don Sutton 2 2 3.69 5 5 0 31.2 27 13 8 16
Al Holland 0 1 1.48 15 0 0 24.1 17 4 10 14
Alan Fowlkes 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 7.0 8 7 4 5
Dave Smith 0 0 7.20 4 0 0 5.0 5 4 1 3
Bob Kipper 0 1 21.60 2 1 0 3.1 7 8 3 0
Tony Mack 0 1 15.43 1 1 0 2.1 8 4 0 0

👥 Roster (41)

Juan Beniquez Bob Boone Mike Brown John Candelaria Rod Carew Pat Clements Stew Cliburn Doug Corbett Doug DeCinces Brian Downing Alan Fowlkes Craig Gerber +29 more

41 players

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The 1985 California Angels in brief

The 1985 California Angels won 90 games and lost 72, ending up 2nd in the AL West. The California Angels scored 732 runs and allowed 703, a run differential of +29. At the plate the California Angels hit .250, 4% worse than the league's .261. The California Angels staff finished with a 3.91 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.15. The 732 runs scored compare with a league average of 737 per club, 1% fewer.

Attendance at Anaheim Stadium totaled 2,567,787 for the year. The home run leader was Reggie Jackson, who hit 27. Brian Downing collected the most hits, 137. The pitching staff's wins leader was Mike Witt (15). Donnie Moore saved 31 games. In all, the roster shows 41 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1985 California Angels

What was the 1985 California Angels record?
The 1985 California Angels finished 90-72 (.556 win pct).
Who led the 1985 California Angels in home runs?
Reggie Jackson led the 1985 California Angels with 27 home runs.
What was the 1985 California Angels team ERA?
The 1985 California Angels posted a team ERA of 3.91.
Did the 1985 California Angels win the World Series?
No. The 1985 California Angels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1985 California Angels play?
The 1985 California Angels played home games at Anaheim Stadium.
Who led the 1985 California Angels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Reggie Jackson (27 HR, 85 RBI) and Mike Witt (15-9, 3.56 ERA).
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