1985 Cleveland Indians

60-102 • .370 Win% • 7th in AL E

The 1985 Cleveland Indians went 60-102 (.370) finishing 7th in the AL E division. The club scored 729 runs, allowed 861, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Andre Thornton (22 HR, 88 RBI) and Bert Blyleven (9-11, 3.26 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

60 Wins
102 Losses
.370 Win %
7th Rank
729 R 861 RA
Diff -132

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729 Runs Scored
861 Runs Allowed
-132 Run Diff
655K Attendance

📈 vs. 1985 AL Average

Batting Avg .265 1% above the 1985 league average (.261)
OBP .324 1% below the 1985 league average (.327)
SLG .385 5% below the 1985 league average (.405)
Team ERA 4.91 18% worse than the 1985 league average (4.15)
Runs Scored 729 1% below the 1985 league average (737 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 655,181
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Avg per Game 8,088

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1985

Batting Avg

1 Mel Hall 0.318 2 Brett Butler 0.311 3 Julio Franco 0.288 4 Mike Hargrove 0.285 5 Pat Tabler 0.275

Home Runs

1 Andre Thornton 22 2 Brook Jacoby 20 3 Joe Carter 15 4 Tony Bernazard 11 5 Carmelo Castillo 11

RBI

1 Julio Franco 90 2 Andre Thornton 88 3 Brook Jacoby 87 4 Tony Bernazard 59 5 Joe Carter 59
1985 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Julio Franco 160 636 97 183 33 4 6 90 54 74 13 0.288
Brook Jacoby 161 606 72 166 26 3 20 87 48 120 2 0.274
Brett Butler 152 591 106 184 28 14 5 50 63 42 47 0.311
Tony Bernazard 153 500 73 137 26 3 11 59 69 72 17 0.274
Joe Carter 143 489 64 128 27 0 15 59 25 74 24 0.262
Andre Thornton 124 461 49 109 13 0 22 88 47 75 3 0.236
George Vukovich 149 434 43 106 22 0 8 45 30 75 2 0.244
Pat Tabler 117 404 47 111 18 3 5 59 27 55 0 0.275
Jerry Willard 104 300 39 81 13 0 7 36 28 59 0 0.270
Mike Hargrove 107 284 31 81 14 1 1 27 39 29 1 0.285
Carmelo Castillo 67 184 27 45 5 1 11 25 11 40 3 0.245
Chris Bando 73 173 11 24 4 1 0 13 22 21 0 0.139
Otis Nixon 104 162 34 38 4 0 3 9 8 27 20 0.235
Benny Ayala 46 76 10 19 7 0 2 15 4 17 0 0.250
Butch Benton 31 67 5 12 4 0 0 7 3 9 0 0.179
Mel Hall 23 66 7 21 6 0 0 12 8 12 0 0.318
Mike Fischlin 73 60 12 12 4 1 0 2 5 7 0 0.200
Johnnie LeMaster 11 20 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.150
Jim Wilson 4 14 2 5 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0.357
Jeff Barkley 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Behenna 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bert Blyleven 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ernie Camacho 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bryan Clark 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Keith Creel 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jamie Easterly 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Neal Heaton 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Jeffcoat 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Reed 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Roman 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ramon Romero 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vern Ruhle 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Schulze 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roy Smith 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Thompson 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Von Ohlen 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Waddell 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Curt Wardle 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1985

ERA

1 Dave Von Ohlen 2.91 2 Bert Blyleven 3.26 3 Jamie Easterly 3.92 4 Jerry Reed 4.11 5 Vern Ruhle 4.32

Wins

1 Bert Blyleven 9 2 Neal Heaton 9 3 Tom Waddell 8 4 Curt Wardle 7 5 Jamie Easterly 4

Strikeouts

1 Bert Blyleven 129 2 Neal Heaton 82 3 Jamie Easterly 58 4 Vern Ruhle 54 5 Tom Waddell 53
1985 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Neal Heaton 9 17 4.90 36 33 0 207.2 244 113 80 82
Bert Blyleven 9 11 3.26 23 23 0 179.2 163 65 49 129
Vern Ruhle 2 10 4.32 42 16 3 125.0 139 60 30 54
Tom Waddell 8 6 4.87 49 9 9 112.2 104 61 39 53
Jamie Easterly 4 1 3.92 50 7 0 98.2 96 43 53 58
Don Schulze 4 10 6.01 19 18 0 94.1 128 63 19 37
Rich Thompson 3 8 6.30 57 0 5 80.0 95 56 48 30
Jerry Reed 3 5 4.11 33 5 8 72.1 67 33 19 37
Curt Wardle 7 6 6.68 15 12 0 66.0 78 49 34 37
Ramon Romero 2 3 6.58 19 10 0 64.1 69 47 38 38
Bryan Clark 3 4 6.32 31 3 2 62.2 78 44 34 24
Roy Smith 1 4 5.34 12 11 0 62.1 84 37 17 28
Keith Creel 2 5 4.79 15 8 0 62.0 73 33 23 31
Dave Von Ohlen 3 2 2.91 26 0 0 43.1 47 14 20 12
Jeff Barkley 0 3 5.27 21 0 1 41.0 37 24 15 30
Rick Behenna 0 2 7.78 4 4 0 19.2 29 17 8 4
Jose Roman 0 4 6.61 5 3 0 16.1 13 12 14 12
Mike Jeffcoat 0 0 2.79 9 0 0 9.2 8 3 6 4
Ernie Camacho 0 1 8.10 2 0 0 3.1 4 3 1 2

👥 Roster (38)

Benny Ayala Chris Bando Jeff Barkley Rick Behenna Butch Benton Tony Bernazard Bert Blyleven Brett Butler Ernie Camacho Joe Carter Carmelo Castillo Bryan Clark +26 more

38 players

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The 1985 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1985 Cleveland Indians won 60 games and lost 102, ending up 7th in the AL East. The run column shows 729 for and 861 against. The team batting average of .265 was 1% above the 1985 league mark of .261. The staff ERA of 4.91 was 18% worse than the league average of 4.15. The 1985 Cleveland Indians scored 1% fewer runs than the average club (729 against 737).

Cleveland Stadium was home in 1985, drawing a total attendance of 655,181. The home run leader was Andre Thornton, who hit 22. The RBI leader was Julio Franco, with 90. Brett Butler collected the most hits, 184. On the mound, Bert Blyleven won 9 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 38 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1985 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1985 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1985 Cleveland Indians finished 60-102 (.370 win pct).
Who led the 1985 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Andre Thornton led the 1985 Cleveland Indians with 22 home runs.
What was the 1985 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1985 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.91.
Did the 1985 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1985 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1985 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1985 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1985 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Andre Thornton (22 HR, 88 RBI) and Bert Blyleven (9-11, 3.26 ERA).
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