⭐ Division Winner

1985 St. Louis Cardinals

101-61 • .623 Win% • 1st in NL E

The 1985 St. Louis Cardinals went 101-61 (.623) finishing 1st in the NL E division. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 747 runs, allowed 572, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Jack Clark (22 HR, 87 RBI) and Joaquin Andujar (21-12, 3.40 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

101 Wins
61 Losses
.623 Win %
1st Rank
747 R 572 RA
Diff +175

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⚡ Quick Stats

747 Runs Scored
572 Runs Allowed
+175 Run Diff
2,661K Attendance

📈 vs. 1985 NL Average

Batting Avg .264 5% above the 1985 league average (.252)
OBP .335 5% above the 1985 league average (.318)
SLG .378 1% above the 1985 league average (.373)
Team ERA 3.10 14% better than the 1985 league average (3.59)
Runs Scored 747 13% above the 1985 league average (658 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,661,465
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Avg per Game 32,857

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1985

Batting Avg

1 Cesar Cedeno 0.434 2 Willie McGee 0.353 3 Tom Herr 0.302 4 Jack Clark 0.281 5 Tito Landrum 0.280

Home Runs

1 Jack Clark 22 2 Andy Van Slyke 13 3 Willie McGee 10 4 Darrell Porter 10 5 Tom Herr 8

RBI

1 Tom Herr 110 2 Jack Clark 87 3 Willie McGee 82 4 Terry Pendleton 69 5 Andy Van Slyke 55
1985 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Vince Coleman 151 636 107 170 20 10 1 40 50 115 110 0.267
Willie McGee 152 612 114 216 26 18 10 82 34 86 56 0.353
Tom Herr 159 596 97 180 38 3 8 110 80 55 31 0.302
Terry Pendleton 149 559 56 134 16 3 5 69 37 75 17 0.240
Ozzie Smith 158 537 70 148 22 3 6 54 65 27 31 0.276
Jack Clark 126 442 71 124 26 3 22 87 83 88 1 0.281
Andy Van Slyke 146 424 61 110 25 6 13 55 47 54 34 0.259
Tom Nieto 95 253 15 57 10 2 0 34 26 37 0 0.225
Darrell Porter 84 240 30 53 12 2 10 36 41 48 6 0.221
Tito Landrum 85 161 21 45 8 2 4 21 19 30 1 0.280
Mike Jorgensen 72 112 14 22 6 0 0 11 31 27 2 0.196
Lonnie Smith 28 96 15 25 2 2 0 7 15 20 12 0.260
Joaquin Andujar 38 94 2 10 2 0 0 8 5 50 3 0.106
John Tudor 37 94 9 13 3 2 0 2 5 25 0 0.138
Danny Cox 35 79 3 12 1 0 0 6 4 24 0 0.152
Cesar Cedeno 28 76 14 33 4 1 6 19 5 7 5 0.434
Ivan de Jesus 59 72 11 16 5 0 0 7 4 16 2 0.222
Steve Braun 64 67 7 16 4 0 1 6 10 9 0 0.239
Tom Lawless 47 58 8 12 3 1 0 8 5 4 2 0.207
Brian Harper 43 52 5 13 4 0 0 8 2 3 0 0.250
Kurt Kepshire 32 51 6 6 3 0 0 2 1 18 0 0.118
Bob Forsch 34 45 3 11 2 1 1 4 0 10 0 0.244
Mike LaValliere 12 34 2 5 1 0 0 6 7 3 0 0.147
Randy Hunt 14 19 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.158
Ricky Horton 49 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0.062
Curt Ford 11 12 2 6 2 0 0 3 4 1 1 0.500
Jeff Lahti 52 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Bill Campbell 50 6 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0.333
Ken Dayley 57 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.400
Art Howe 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Neil Allen 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Matt Keough 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Perry 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Todd Worrell 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Doug Bair 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Boever 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy Hassler 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1985

ERA

1 Jeff Lahti 1.84 2 John Tudor 1.93 3 Ken Dayley 2.76 4 Danny Cox 2.88 5 Ricky Horton 2.91

Wins

1 Joaquin Andujar 21 2 John Tudor 21 3 Danny Cox 18 4 Kurt Kepshire 10 5 Bob Forsch 9

Strikeouts

1 John Tudor 169 2 Danny Cox 131 3 Joaquin Andujar 112 4 Kurt Kepshire 67 5 Ken Dayley 62
1985 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
John Tudor 21 8 1.93 36 36 0 275.0 209 59 49 169
Joaquin Andujar 21 12 3.40 38 38 0 269.2 265 102 82 112
Danny Cox 18 9 2.88 35 35 0 241.0 226 77 64 131
Kurt Kepshire 10 9 4.75 32 29 0 153.1 155 81 71 67
Bob Forsch 9 6 3.90 34 19 2 136.0 132 59 47 48
Ricky Horton 3 2 2.91 49 3 1 89.2 84 29 34 59
Jeff Lahti 5 2 1.84 52 0 19 68.1 63 14 26 41
Ken Dayley 4 4 2.76 57 0 11 65.1 65 20 18 62
Bill Campbell 5 3 3.50 50 0 4 64.1 55 25 21 41
Neil Allen 1 4 5.59 23 1 2 29.0 32 18 17 10
Todd Worrell 3 0 2.91 17 0 5 21.2 17 7 7 17
Joe Boever 0 0 4.41 13 0 0 16.1 17 8 4 20
Pat Perry 1 0 0.00 6 0 0 12.1 3 0 3 6
Andy Hassler 0 1 1.80 10 0 0 10.0 9 2 4 5
Matt Keough 0 1 4.50 4 1 0 10.0 10 5 4 10
Doug Bair 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 1 0 2 0

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
SLN def. LAN 4-2
World Series
Lost to KCA 4-3

👥 Roster (37)

Neil Allen Joaquin Andujar Doug Bair Joe Boever Steve Braun Bill Campbell Cesar Cedeno Jack Clark Vince Coleman Danny Cox Ken Dayley Curt Ford +25 more

37 players

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The 1985 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

In 1985 the St. Louis Cardinals posted a 101-61 mark (.623) and finished 1st in the NL East. The club won the pennant and took the division title. With 747 runs scored and 572 given up, the 1985 differential was +175. The team batting average of .264 was 5% above the 1985 league mark of .252. The staff ERA of 3.10 was 14% better than the league average of 3.59.

Home games were played at Busch Stadium II, where 2,661,465 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Jack Clark, who hit 22. John Tudor was the top winner, with 21 victories. The NL Championship Series ended in a win against LAN 4-2. In the World Series, the St. Louis Cardinals lost to KCA 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1985 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1985 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1985 St. Louis Cardinals finished 101-61 (.623 win pct).
Did the 1985 St. Louis Cardinals make the playoffs?
The 1985 St. Louis Cardinals finished first in their division.
Who led the 1985 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Jack Clark led the 1985 St. Louis Cardinals with 22 home runs.
What was the 1985 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1985 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.10.
Did the 1985 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1985 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1985 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1985 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
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