1985 Detroit Tigers

84-77 • .522 Win% • 3rd in AL E

The 1985 Detroit Tigers went 84-77 (.522) finishing 3rd in the AL E division. The club scored 729 runs, allowed 688, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Darrell Evans (40 HR, 94 RBI) and Jack Morris (16-11, 3.33 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

84 Wins
77 Losses
.522 Win %
3rd Rank
729 R 688 RA
Diff +41

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⚡ Quick Stats

729 Runs Scored
688 Runs Allowed
+41 Run Diff
2,286K Attendance

📈 vs. 1985 AL Average

Batting Avg .253 3% below the 1985 league average (.261)
OBP .318 3% below the 1985 league average (.327)
SLG .423 5% above the 1985 league average (.405)
Team ERA 3.78 9% better than the 1985 league average (4.15)
Runs Scored 729 1% below the 1985 league average (737 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,286,610
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Avg per Game 28,229

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1985

Batting Avg

1 Kirk Gibson 0.287 2 Lou Whitaker 0.279 3 Lance Parrish 0.273 4 Chet Lemon 0.265 5 Alan Trammell 0.258

Home Runs

1 Darrell Evans 40 2 Kirk Gibson 29 3 Lance Parrish 28 4 Lou Whitaker 21 5 Chet Lemon 18

RBI

1 Lance Parrish 98 2 Kirk Gibson 97 3 Darrell Evans 94 4 Lou Whitaker 73 5 Chet Lemon 68
1985 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lou Whitaker 152 609 102 170 29 8 21 73 80 56 6 0.279
Alan Trammell 149 605 79 156 21 7 13 57 50 71 14 0.258
Kirk Gibson 154 581 96 167 37 5 29 97 71 137 30 0.287
Lance Parrish 140 549 64 150 27 1 28 98 41 90 2 0.273
Chet Lemon 145 517 69 137 28 4 18 68 45 93 0 0.265
Darrell Evans 151 505 81 125 17 0 40 94 85 85 0 0.248
Tom Brookens 156 485 54 115 34 6 7 47 27 78 14 0.237
Larry Herndon 137 442 45 108 12 7 12 37 33 79 2 0.244
Nelson Simmons 75 251 31 60 11 0 10 33 26 41 1 0.239
Barbaro Garbey 86 237 27 61 9 1 6 29 15 37 3 0.257
Johnny Grubb 78 155 19 38 7 1 5 25 24 25 0 0.245
Dave Bergman 69 140 8 25 2 0 3 7 14 15 0 0.179
Alejandro Sanchez 71 133 19 33 6 2 6 12 0 39 2 0.248
Marty Castillo 57 84 4 10 2 0 2 5 2 19 0 0.119
Bob Melvin 41 82 10 18 4 1 0 4 3 21 0 0.220
Chris Pittaro 28 62 10 15 3 1 0 7 5 13 1 0.242
Doug Flynn 32 51 2 13 2 1 0 2 0 3 0 0.255
Mike Laga 9 36 3 6 1 0 2 6 0 9 0 0.167
Doug Baker 15 27 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.185
Scotti Madison 6 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.000
Jim Weaver 12 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.143
Rusty Kuntz 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Willie Hernandez 74 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Bair 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Berenguer 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Cary 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Aurelio Lopez 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mickey Mahler 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Morris 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy O'Neal 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Petry 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Scherrer 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Stoddard 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Tanana 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Walt Terrell 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Milt Wilcox 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1985

ERA

1 Willie Hernandez 2.70 2 Randy O'Neal 3.24 3 Jack Morris 3.33 4 Frank Tanana 3.34 5 Dan Petry 3.36

Wins

1 Jack Morris 16 2 Dan Petry 15 3 Walt Terrell 15 4 Frank Tanana 10 5 Willie Hernandez 8

Strikeouts

1 Jack Morris 191 2 Walt Terrell 130 3 Dan Petry 109 4 Frank Tanana 107 5 Juan Berenguer 82
1985 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Morris 16 11 3.33 35 35 0 257.0 212 95 110 191
Dan Petry 15 13 3.36 34 34 0 238.2 190 89 81 109
Walt Terrell 15 10 3.85 34 34 0 229.0 221 98 95 130
Frank Tanana 10 7 3.34 20 20 0 137.1 131 51 34 107
Willie Hernandez 8 10 2.70 74 0 31 106.2 82 32 14 76
Juan Berenguer 5 6 5.59 31 13 0 95.0 96 59 48 82
Randy O'Neal 5 5 3.24 28 12 1 94.1 82 34 36 52
Aurelio Lopez 3 7 4.80 51 0 5 86.1 82 46 41 53
Bill Scherrer 3 2 4.36 48 0 0 66.0 62 32 41 46
Doug Bair 2 0 6.24 21 3 0 49.0 54 34 25 30
Milt Wilcox 1 3 4.85 8 8 0 39.0 51 21 14 20
Chuck Cary 0 1 3.42 16 0 2 23.2 16 9 8 22
Mickey Mahler 1 2 1.74 3 2 0 20.2 19 4 4 14
Bob Stoddard 0 0 6.75 8 0 1 13.1 15 10 5 11

👥 Roster (36)

Doug Bair Doug Baker Juan Berenguer Dave Bergman Tom Brookens Chuck Cary Marty Castillo Darrell Evans Doug Flynn Barbaro Garbey Kirk Gibson Johnny Grubb +24 more

36 players

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The 1985 Detroit Tigers in brief

A 84-77 record (.522) put the 1985 Detroit Tigers 3rd in the AL East. Runs came in at 729 scored against 688 allowed (+41). Against a league average of .261, the 1985 Detroit Tigers batted .253. Pitchers allowed 3.78 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.15. League clubs averaged 737 runs that year, so the Detroit Tigers scored 1% fewer. The home park, Tiger Stadium, recorded 2,286,610 in attendance, about 28,229 a game.

The home run leader was Darrell Evans, who hit 40. The RBI leader was Lance Parrish, with 98. Lou Whitaker collected the most hits, 170. Jack Morris was the top winner, with 16 victories. Willie Hernandez saved 31 games. The 1985 roster runs to 36 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1985 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1985 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1985 Detroit Tigers finished 84-77 (.522 win pct).
Who led the 1985 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Darrell Evans led the 1985 Detroit Tigers with 40 home runs.
What was the 1985 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1985 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.78.
Did the 1985 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1985 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1985 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1985 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
Who led the 1985 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Darrell Evans (40 HR, 94 RBI) and Jack Morris (16-11, 3.33 ERA).
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