1985 Seattle Mariners

74-88 • .457 Win% • 6th in AL W

The 1985 Seattle Mariners went 74-88 (.457) finishing 6th in the AL W division. The club scored 719 runs, allowed 818, and played home games at Kingdome. Team leaders included Gorman Thomas (32 HR, 87 RBI) and Mike Moore (17-10, 3.46 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

74 Wins
88 Losses
.457 Win %
6th Rank
719 R 818 RA
Diff -99

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719 Runs Scored
818 Runs Allowed
-99 Run Diff
1,127K Attendance

📈 vs. 1985 AL Average

Batting Avg .255 2% below the 1985 league average (.261)
OBP .325 equal to the 1985 league average (.327)
SLG .412 2% above the 1985 league average (.405)
Team ERA 4.68 13% worse than the 1985 league average (4.15)
Runs Scored 719 2% below the 1985 league average (737 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKingdome
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Home Games 83
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Total Attendance 1,127,603
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Avg per Game 13,585

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1985

Batting Avg

1 Danny Tartabull 0.328 2 Phil Bradley 0.300 3 Alvin Davis 0.287 4 Ivan Calderon 0.286 5 Jim Presley 0.275

Home Runs

1 Gorman Thomas 32 2 Jim Presley 28 3 Phil Bradley 26 4 Alvin Davis 18 5 Al Cowens 14

RBI

1 Phil Bradley 88 2 Gorman Thomas 87 3 Jim Presley 84 4 Alvin Davis 78 5 Al Cowens 69
1985 Seattle Mariners — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Phil Bradley 159 641 100 192 33 8 26 88 55 129 22 0.300
Alvin Davis 155 578 78 166 33 1 18 78 90 71 1 0.287
Jim Presley 155 570 71 157 33 1 28 84 44 100 2 0.275
Dave Henderson 139 502 70 121 28 2 14 68 48 104 6 0.241
Jack Perconte 125 485 60 128 17 7 2 23 50 36 31 0.264
Gorman Thomas 135 484 76 104 16 1 32 87 84 126 3 0.215
Al Cowens 122 452 59 120 32 5 14 69 30 56 0 0.265
Spike Owen 118 352 41 91 10 6 6 37 34 27 11 0.259
Bob Kearney 108 305 24 74 14 1 6 27 11 59 1 0.243
Ivan Calderon 67 210 37 60 16 4 8 28 19 45 4 0.286
Donnie Scott 80 185 18 41 13 0 4 23 15 41 1 0.222
Domingo Ramos 75 168 19 33 6 0 1 15 17 23 0 0.196
Ken Phelps 61 116 18 24 3 0 9 24 24 33 2 0.207
Barry Bonnell 48 111 9 27 8 0 1 10 6 19 1 0.243
Harold Reynolds 67 104 15 15 3 1 0 6 17 14 3 0.144
Dave Valle 31 70 2 11 1 0 0 4 1 17 0 0.157
John Moses 33 62 4 12 0 0 0 3 2 8 5 0.194
Danny Tartabull 19 61 8 20 7 1 1 7 8 14 1 0.328
Darnell Coles 27 59 8 14 4 0 1 5 9 17 0 0.237
Al Chambers 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ricky Nelson 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Salome Barojas 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Beattie 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Karl Best 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Geisel 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Langston 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Lazorko 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Lewis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Long 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Mirabella 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Moore 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Morgan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Nunez 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Snyder 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Stanton 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Swift 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roy Thomas 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Tobik 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Vande Berg 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Wilkinson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Wills 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Young 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1985

ERA

1 Karl Best 1.95 2 Ed Nunez 3.09 3 Roy Thomas 3.36 4 Mike Moore 3.46 5 Ed Vande Berg 3.72

Wins

1 Mike Moore 17 2 Matt Young 12 3 Mark Langston 7 4 Ed Nunez 7 5 Roy Thomas 7

Strikeouts

1 Mike Moore 155 2 Matt Young 136 3 Mark Langston 72 4 Roy Thomas 70 5 Frank Wills 67
1985 Seattle Mariners — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike Moore 17 10 3.46 35 34 0 247.0 230 95 70 155
Matt Young 12 19 4.91 37 35 1 218.1 242 119 76 136
Mark Langston 7 14 5.47 24 24 0 126.2 122 77 91 72
Frank Wills 5 11 6.00 24 18 1 123.0 122 82 68 67
Bill Swift 6 10 4.77 23 21 0 120.2 131 64 48 55
Roy Thomas 7 0 3.36 40 0 1 93.2 66 35 48 70
Ed Nunez 7 3 3.09 70 0 16 90.1 79 31 34 58
Jim Beattie 5 6 7.29 18 15 0 70.1 93 57 33 45
Ed Vande Berg 2 1 3.72 76 0 3 67.2 71 28 31 34
Salome Barojas 0 5 5.98 17 4 0 52.2 65 35 33 27
Bob Long 0 0 3.76 28 0 0 38.1 30 16 17 29
Brian Snyder 1 2 6.37 15 6 1 35.1 44 25 19 23
Karl Best 2 1 1.95 15 0 4 32.1 25 7 6 32
Mike Stanton 1 2 5.28 24 0 1 29.0 32 17 21 17
Dave Geisel 0 0 6.33 12 0 0 27.0 35 19 15 17
Jack Lazorko 0 0 3.54 15 0 1 20.1 23 8 8 7
Paul Mirabella 0 0 1.32 10 0 0 13.2 9 2 4 8
Dave Tobik 1 0 6.00 8 0 1 9.0 10 6 3 8
Mike Morgan 1 1 12.00 2 2 0 6.0 11 8 5 2
Bill Wilkinson 0 2 13.50 2 2 0 6.0 8 9 6 5
Jim Lewis 0 1 7.71 2 1 0 4.2 8 4 1 1

👥 Roster (42)

Salome Barojas Jim Beattie Karl Best Barry Bonnell Phil Bradley Ivan Calderon Al Chambers Darnell Coles Al Cowens Alvin Davis Dave Geisel Dave Henderson +30 more

42 players

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The 1985 Seattle Mariners in brief

In 1985 the Seattle Mariners posted a 74-88 mark (.457) and finished 6th in the AL West. With 719 runs scored and 818 given up, the 1985 differential was -99. At the plate the Seattle Mariners hit .255, 2% worse than the league's .261. The staff ERA of 4.68 was 13% worse than the league average of 4.15. The 1985 Seattle Mariners scored 2% fewer runs than the average club (719 against 737).

Attendance at Kingdome totaled 1,127,603 for the year. Gorman Thomas led the club in home runs with 32. Phil Bradley drove in a team-high 88 runs. Mike Moore led the pitchers with 17 wins. Ed Nunez closed out 16 saves. The 1985 roster runs to 42 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1985 Seattle Mariners

What was the 1985 Seattle Mariners record?
The 1985 Seattle Mariners finished 74-88 (.457 win pct).
Who led the 1985 Seattle Mariners in home runs?
Gorman Thomas led the 1985 Seattle Mariners with 32 home runs.
What was the 1985 Seattle Mariners team ERA?
The 1985 Seattle Mariners posted a team ERA of 4.68.
Did the 1985 Seattle Mariners win the World Series?
No. The 1985 Seattle Mariners did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1985 Seattle Mariners play?
The 1985 Seattle Mariners played home games at Kingdome.
Who led the 1985 Seattle Mariners in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gorman Thomas (32 HR, 87 RBI) and Mike Moore (17-10, 3.46 ERA).
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