1985 Houston Astros

83-79 • .512 Win% • 3rd in NL W

The 1985 Houston Astros went 83-79 (.512) finishing 3rd in the NL W division. The club scored 706 runs, allowed 691, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Glenn Davis (20 HR, 64 RBI) and Mike Scott (18-8, 3.29 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
79 Losses
.512 Win %
3rd Rank
706 R 691 RA
Diff +15

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706 Runs Scored
691 Runs Allowed
+15 Run Diff
1,184K Attendance

📈 vs. 1985 NL Average

Batting Avg .261 4% above the 1985 league average (.252)
OBP .319 equal to the 1985 league average (.318)
SLG .387 4% above the 1985 league average (.373)
Team ERA 3.66 2% worse than the 1985 league average (3.59)
Runs Scored 706 7% above the 1985 league average (658 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,184,383
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Avg per Game 14,622

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1985

Batting Avg

1 Jose Cruz 0.300 2 Bill Doran 0.287 3 Terry Puhl 0.284 4 Alan Ashby 0.280 5 Jerry Mumphrey 0.277

Home Runs

1 Glenn Davis 20 2 Kevin Bass 16 3 Bill Doran 14 4 Mark Bailey 10 5 Jose Cruz 9

RBI

1 Jose Cruz 79 2 Kevin Bass 68 3 Glenn Davis 64 4 Jerry Mumphrey 61 5 Bill Doran 59
1985 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Doran 148 578 84 166 31 6 14 59 71 69 23 0.287
Jose Cruz 141 544 69 163 34 4 9 79 43 74 16 0.300
Kevin Bass 150 539 72 145 27 5 16 68 31 63 19 0.269
Phil Garner 135 463 65 124 23 10 6 51 34 72 4 0.268
Jerry Mumphrey 130 444 52 123 25 2 8 61 37 57 6 0.277
Craig Reynolds 107 379 43 103 18 8 4 32 12 30 4 0.272
Glenn Davis 100 350 51 95 11 0 20 64 27 68 0 0.271
Denny Walling 119 345 44 93 20 1 7 45 25 26 5 0.270
Mark Bailey 114 332 47 88 14 0 10 45 67 70 0 0.265
Dickie Thon 84 251 26 63 6 1 6 29 18 50 8 0.251
Terry Puhl 57 194 34 55 14 3 2 23 18 23 6 0.284
Alan Ashby 65 189 20 53 8 0 8 25 24 27 0 0.280
Jim Pankovits 75 172 24 42 3 0 4 14 17 29 1 0.244
Enos Cabell 60 143 20 35 8 1 2 14 16 15 3 0.245
Bob Knepper 38 78 5 11 1 0 1 5 2 38 0 0.141
Mike Scott 36 72 7 11 3 0 1 11 4 24 1 0.153
Joe Niekro 32 68 6 17 1 0 0 6 1 16 0 0.250
Harry Spilman 44 66 3 9 1 0 1 4 3 7 0 0.136
Nolan Ryan 35 63 2 7 2 0 0 4 4 21 0 0.111
Tim Tolman 31 43 4 6 1 0 2 8 1 10 0 0.140
John Mizerock 15 38 6 9 4 0 0 6 2 8 0 0.237
Ty Gainey 13 37 5 6 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0.162
German Rivera 13 36 3 7 2 1 0 2 4 8 0 0.194
Bert Peña 20 29 7 8 2 0 0 4 1 6 0 0.276
Eric Bullock 18 25 3 7 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.280
Chris Jones 31 25 0 5 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 0.200
Jeff Heathcock 14 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 11 0 0.062
Charlie Kerfeld 11 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.000
Ron Mathis 23 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.071
Frank DiPino 54 12 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.167
Bill Dawley 49 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.200
Jeff Calhoun 44 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.000
Dave Smith 64 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.000
Mark Knudson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Julio Solano 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mark Ross 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Deshaies 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Madden 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1985

ERA

1 Dave Smith 2.27 2 Jeff Calhoun 2.54 3 Mike Scott 3.29 4 Jeff Heathcock 3.36 5 Julio Solano 3.48

Wins

1 Mike Scott 18 2 Bob Knepper 15 3 Nolan Ryan 10 4 Joe Niekro 9 5 Dave Smith 9

Strikeouts

1 Nolan Ryan 209 2 Mike Scott 137 3 Bob Knepper 131 4 Joe Niekro 117 5 Frank DiPino 49
1985 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Knepper 15 13 3.55 37 37 0 241.0 253 95 54 131
Nolan Ryan 10 12 3.80 35 35 0 232.0 205 98 95 209
Mike Scott 18 8 3.29 36 35 0 221.2 194 81 80 137
Joe Niekro 9 12 3.72 32 32 0 213.0 197 88 99 117
Bill Dawley 5 3 3.56 49 0 2 81.0 76 32 37 48
Dave Smith 9 5 2.27 64 0 27 79.1 69 20 17 40
Frank DiPino 3 7 4.03 54 0 6 76.0 69 34 43 49
Ron Mathis 3 5 6.04 23 8 1 70.0 83 47 27 34
Jeff Calhoun 2 5 2.54 44 0 4 63.2 56 18 24 47
Jeff Heathcock 3 1 3.36 14 7 1 56.1 50 21 13 25
Charlie Kerfeld 4 2 4.06 11 6 0 44.1 44 20 25 30
Julio Solano 2 2 3.48 20 0 0 33.2 34 13 13 17
Mike Madden 0 0 4.26 13 0 0 19.0 29 9 11 16
Mark Ross 0 2 4.85 8 0 1 13.0 12 7 2 3
Mark Knudson 0 2 9.00 2 2 0 11.0 21 11 3 4
Jim Deshaies 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 2

👥 Roster (38)

Alan Ashby Mark Bailey Kevin Bass Eric Bullock Enos Cabell Jeff Calhoun Jose Cruz Glenn Davis Bill Dawley Jim Deshaies Frank DiPino Bill Doran +26 more

38 players

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The 1985 Houston Astros in brief

The record for the 1985 Houston Astros reads 83 wins and 79 losses, good for 3rd in the NL West. Runs came in at 706 scored against 691 allowed (+15). Against a league average of .252, the 1985 Houston Astros batted .261. The staff ERA of 3.66 was 2% worse than the league average of 3.59. Measured against the 658-run league average, the offense was 7% ahead. Home games were played at Astrodome, where 1,184,383 fans came through the gates.

The home run leader was Glenn Davis, who hit 20. Jose Cruz drove in a team-high 79 runs. Bill Doran collected the most hits, 166. Mike Scott led the pitchers with 18 wins. Nolan Ryan struck out 209, the most on the club. Dave Smith saved 27 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1985 Houston Astros

What was the 1985 Houston Astros record?
The 1985 Houston Astros finished 83-79 (.512 win pct).
Who led the 1985 Houston Astros in home runs?
Glenn Davis led the 1985 Houston Astros with 20 home runs.
What was the 1985 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1985 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 3.66.
Did the 1985 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1985 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1985 Houston Astros play?
The 1985 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
Who led the 1985 Houston Astros in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Glenn Davis (20 HR, 64 RBI) and Mike Scott (18-8, 3.29 ERA).
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