1985 Minnesota Twins

77-85 • .475 Win% • 4th in AL W

The 1985 Minnesota Twins went 77-85 (.475) finishing 4th in the AL W division. The club scored 705 runs, allowed 782, and played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome. Team leaders included Tom Brunansky (27 HR, 90 RBI) and Frank Viola (18-14, 4.09 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

77 Wins
85 Losses
.475 Win %
4th Rank
705 R 782 RA
Diff -77

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705 Runs Scored
782 Runs Allowed
-77 Run Diff
1,652K Attendance

📈 vs. 1985 AL Average

Batting Avg .263 1% above the 1985 league average (.261)
OBP .326 equal to the 1985 league average (.327)
SLG .406 equal to the 1985 league average (.405)
Team ERA 4.48 8% worse than the 1985 league average (4.15)
Runs Scored 705 4% below the 1985 league average (737 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHubert H Humphrey Metrodome
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Home Games 84
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Total Attendance 1,652,063
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Avg per Game 19,667

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1985

Batting Avg

1 Steve Lombardozzi 0.370 2 Mark Funderburk 0.314 3 Mark Salas 0.300 4 Kirby Puckett 0.288 5 Mickey Hatcher 0.282

Home Runs

1 Tom Brunansky 27 2 Kent Hrbek 21 3 Gary Gaetti 20 4 Roy Smalley 12 5 Randy Bush 10

RBI

1 Kent Hrbek 93 2 Tom Brunansky 90 3 Kirby Puckett 74 4 Gary Gaetti 63 5 Tim Teufel 50
1985 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Kirby Puckett 161 691 80 199 29 13 4 74 41 87 21 0.288
Kent Hrbek 158 593 78 165 31 2 21 93 67 87 1 0.278
Tom Brunansky 157 567 71 137 28 4 27 90 71 86 5 0.242
Gary Gaetti 160 560 71 138 31 0 20 63 37 89 13 0.246
Mickey Hatcher 116 444 46 125 28 0 3 49 16 23 0 0.282
Tim Teufel 138 434 58 113 24 3 10 50 48 70 4 0.260
Roy Smalley 129 388 57 100 20 0 12 45 60 65 0 0.258
Mark Salas 120 360 51 108 20 5 9 41 18 37 0 0.300
Greg Gagne 114 293 37 66 15 3 2 23 20 57 10 0.225
Randy Bush 97 234 26 56 13 3 10 35 24 30 3 0.239
Mike Stenhouse 81 179 23 40 5 0 5 21 29 18 1 0.223
Dave Engle 70 172 28 44 8 2 7 25 21 28 2 0.256
Tim Laudner 72 164 16 39 5 0 7 19 12 45 0 0.238
Ron Washington 70 135 24 37 6 4 1 14 8 15 5 0.274
Dave Meier 71 104 15 27 6 0 1 8 18 12 0 0.260
Mark Funderburk 23 70 7 22 7 1 2 13 5 12 0 0.314
Alvaro Espinoza 32 57 5 15 2 0 0 9 1 9 0 0.263
Steve Lombardozzi 28 54 10 20 4 1 0 6 6 6 3 0.370
Jeff Reed 7 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Bert Blyleven 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Brown 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Burtt 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Butcher 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Davis 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Eufemia 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Filson 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Howe 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Klawitter 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Lysander 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Portugal 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Schrom 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Smithson 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Viola 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Curt Wardle 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Len Whitehouse 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Yett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1985

ERA

1 Bert Blyleven 3.00 2 Ron Davis 3.48 3 Pete Filson 3.67 4 Frank Eufemia 3.79 5 Frank Viola 4.09

Wins

1 Frank Viola 18 2 Mike Smithson 15 3 John Butcher 11 4 Ken Schrom 9 5 Bert Blyleven 8

Strikeouts

1 Frank Viola 135 2 Mike Smithson 127 3 John Butcher 92 4 Bert Blyleven 77 5 Ken Schrom 74
1985 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike Smithson 15 14 4.34 37 37 0 257.0 264 124 78 127
Frank Viola 18 14 4.09 36 36 0 250.2 262 114 68 135
John Butcher 11 14 4.98 34 33 0 207.2 239 115 43 92
Ken Schrom 9 12 4.99 29 26 0 160.2 164 89 59 74
Bert Blyleven 8 5 3.00 14 14 0 114.0 101 38 26 77
Pete Filson 4 5 3.67 40 6 2 95.2 93 39 30 42
Ron Davis 2 6 3.48 57 0 25 64.2 55 25 35 72
Frank Eufemia 4 2 3.79 39 0 2 61.2 56 26 21 30
Rick Lysander 0 2 6.05 35 1 3 61.0 72 41 22 26
Curt Wardle 1 3 5.51 35 0 1 49.0 49 30 28 47
Dennis Burtt 2 2 3.81 5 2 0 28.1 20 12 7 9
Mark Portugal 1 3 5.55 6 4 0 24.1 24 15 14 12
Steve Howe 2 3 6.16 13 0 0 19.0 28 13 7 10
Mark Brown 0 0 6.89 6 0 0 15.2 21 12 7 5
Tom Klawitter 0 0 6.75 7 2 0 9.1 7 7 13 5
Len Whitehouse 0 0 11.05 5 0 1 7.1 12 9 2 4
Rich Yett 0 0 27.00 1 1 0 0.1 1 1 2 0

👥 Roster (36)

Bert Blyleven Mark Brown Tom Brunansky Dennis Burtt Randy Bush John Butcher Ron Davis Dave Engle Alvaro Espinoza Frank Eufemia Pete Filson Mark Funderburk +24 more

36 players

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The 1985 Minnesota Twins in brief

The 1985 Minnesota Twins won 77 games and lost 85, ending up 4th in the AL West. Runs came in at 705 scored against 782 allowed (-77). At the plate the Minnesota Twins hit .263, 1% better than the league's .261. Pitchers allowed 4.48 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.15. Measured against the 737-run league average, the offense was 4% behind. Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome was home in 1985, drawing a total attendance of 1,652,063.

The home run leader was Tom Brunansky, who hit 27. Kent Hrbek led in RBI with 93. Kirby Puckett collected the most hits, 199. Frank Viola led the pitchers with 18 wins. Ron Davis saved 25 games. In all, the roster shows 36 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1985 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1985 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1985 Minnesota Twins finished 77-85 (.475 win pct).
Who led the 1985 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Tom Brunansky led the 1985 Minnesota Twins with 27 home runs.
What was the 1985 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1985 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 4.48.
Did the 1985 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1985 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1985 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1985 Minnesota Twins played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome.
Who led the 1985 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tom Brunansky (27 HR, 90 RBI) and Frank Viola (18-14, 4.09 ERA).
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