1985 Milwaukee Brewers

71-90 • .441 Win% • 6th in AL E

The 1985 Milwaukee Brewers went 71-90 (.441) finishing 6th in the AL E division. The club scored 690 runs, allowed 802, and played home games at County Stadium. Team leaders included Cecil Cooper (16 HR, 99 RBI) and Teddy Higuera (15-8, 3.90 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

71 Wins
90 Losses
.441 Win %
6th Rank
690 R 802 RA
Diff -112

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690 Runs Scored
802 Runs Allowed
-112 Run Diff
1,359K Attendance

📈 vs. 1985 AL Average

Batting Avg .263 1% above the 1985 league average (.261)
OBP .319 2% below the 1985 league average (.327)
SLG .378 7% below the 1985 league average (.405)
Team ERA 4.39 6% worse than the 1985 league average (4.15)
Runs Scored 690 6% below the 1985 league average (737 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCounty Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,359,995
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Avg per Game 16,999

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1985

Batting Avg

1 Paul Molitor 0.297 2 Cecil Cooper 0.293 3 Ben Oglivie 0.290 4 Ernie Riles 0.286 5 Robin Yount 0.277

Home Runs

1 Cecil Cooper 16 2 Robin Yount 15 3 Ted Simmons 12 4 Paul Householder 11 5 Paul Molitor 10

RBI

1 Cecil Cooper 99 2 Ted Simmons 76 3 Robin Yount 68 4 Ben Oglivie 61 5 Paul Molitor 48
1985 Milwaukee Brewers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cecil Cooper 154 631 82 185 39 8 16 99 30 77 10 0.293
Paul Molitor 140 576 93 171 28 3 10 48 54 80 21 0.297
Ted Simmons 143 528 60 144 28 2 12 76 57 32 1 0.273
Jim Gantner 143 523 63 133 15 4 5 44 33 42 11 0.254
Robin Yount 122 466 76 129 26 3 15 68 49 56 10 0.277
Ernie Riles 116 448 54 128 12 7 5 45 36 54 2 0.286
Charlie Moore 105 349 35 81 13 4 0 31 27 53 4 0.232
Ben Oglivie 101 341 40 99 17 2 10 61 37 51 0 0.290
Paul Householder 95 299 41 77 15 0 11 34 27 60 1 0.258
Ed Romero 88 251 24 63 11 1 0 21 26 20 1 0.251
Rick Manning 79 216 19 47 9 1 2 18 14 19 1 0.218
Bill Schroeder 53 194 18 47 8 0 8 25 12 61 0 0.242
Randy Ready 48 181 29 48 9 5 1 21 14 23 0 0.265
Mark Brouhard 37 108 11 28 7 2 1 13 5 26 0 0.259
Bobby Clark 29 93 6 21 3 0 0 8 7 19 1 0.226
Doug Loman 24 66 10 14 3 2 0 7 1 12 0 0.212
Carlos Ponce 21 62 4 10 2 0 1 5 1 9 0 0.161
Brian Giles 34 58 6 10 1 0 1 1 7 16 2 0.172
Mike Felder 15 56 8 11 1 0 0 0 5 6 4 0.196
Billy Jo Robidoux 18 51 5 9 2 0 3 8 12 16 0 0.176
Dion James 18 49 5 11 1 0 0 3 6 6 0 0.224
Dave Huppert 15 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.048
Rick Waits 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ray Burris 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jaime Cocanower 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Darwin 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rollie Fingers 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Gibson 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Moose Haas 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Teddy Higuera 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Kern 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Ladd 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Leary 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Lesley 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob McClure 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Porter 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Searage 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Vuckovich 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Wegman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1985

ERA

1 Danny Darwin 3.80 2 Moose Haas 3.84 3 Bob Gibson 3.90 4 Teddy Higuera 3.90 5 Tim Leary 4.05

Wins

1 Teddy Higuera 15 2 Ray Burris 9 3 Danny Darwin 8 4 Moose Haas 8 5 Jaime Cocanower 6

Strikeouts

1 Teddy Higuera 127 2 Danny Darwin 125 3 Ray Burris 81 4 Moose Haas 78 5 Bob McClure 57
1985 Milwaukee Brewers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Danny Darwin 8 18 3.80 39 29 2 217.2 212 92 65 125
Teddy Higuera 15 8 3.90 32 30 0 212.1 186 92 63 127
Ray Burris 9 13 4.81 29 28 0 170.1 182 91 53 81
Moose Haas 8 8 3.84 27 26 0 161.2 165 69 25 78
Jaime Cocanower 6 8 4.33 24 15 0 116.1 122 56 73 44
Pete Vuckovich 6 10 5.51 22 22 0 112.2 134 69 48 55
Bob Gibson 6 7 3.90 41 1 11 92.1 86 40 49 53
Bob McClure 4 1 4.31 38 1 3 85.2 91 41 30 57
Rollie Fingers 1 6 5.04 47 0 17 55.1 59 31 19 24
Rick Waits 3 2 6.51 24 0 1 47.0 67 34 20 24
Pete Ladd 0 0 4.53 29 0 2 45.2 58 23 10 22
Ray Searage 1 4 5.92 33 0 1 38.0 54 25 24 36
Tim Leary 1 4 4.05 5 5 0 33.1 40 15 8 29
Bill Wegman 2 0 3.57 3 3 0 17.2 17 7 3 6
Chuck Porter 0 0 1.98 6 1 0 13.2 15 3 2 8
Jim Kern 0 1 6.55 5 0 0 11.0 14 8 5 3
Brad Lesley 1 0 9.95 5 0 0 6.1 8 7 2 5

👥 Roster (39)

Mark Brouhard Ray Burris Bobby Clark Jaime Cocanower Cecil Cooper Danny Darwin Mike Felder Rollie Fingers Jim Gantner Bob Gibson Brian Giles Moose Haas +27 more

39 players

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The 1985 Milwaukee Brewers in brief

The record for the 1985 Milwaukee Brewers reads 71 wins and 90 losses, good for 6th in the AL East. The Milwaukee Brewers scored 690 runs and allowed 802, a run differential of -112. At the plate the Milwaukee Brewers hit .263, 1% better than the league's .261. The Milwaukee Brewers staff finished with a 4.39 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.15. Measured against the 737-run league average, the offense was 6% behind.

Attendance at County Stadium totaled 1,359,995 for the year. Cecil Cooper topped the Milwaukee Brewers with 16 home runs. On the mound, Teddy Higuera won 15 games to lead the staff. The saves leader was Rollie Fingers with 17. In all, the roster shows 39 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1985 Milwaukee Brewers

What was the 1985 Milwaukee Brewers record?
The 1985 Milwaukee Brewers finished 71-90 (.441 win pct).
Who led the 1985 Milwaukee Brewers in home runs?
Cecil Cooper led the 1985 Milwaukee Brewers with 16 home runs.
What was the 1985 Milwaukee Brewers team ERA?
The 1985 Milwaukee Brewers posted a team ERA of 4.39.
Did the 1985 Milwaukee Brewers win the World Series?
No. The 1985 Milwaukee Brewers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1985 Milwaukee Brewers play?
The 1985 Milwaukee Brewers played home games at County Stadium.
Who led the 1985 Milwaukee Brewers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Cecil Cooper (16 HR, 99 RBI) and Teddy Higuera (15-8, 3.90 ERA).
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