1985 Texas Rangers

62-99 • .385 Win% • 7th in AL W

The 1985 Texas Rangers went 62-99 (.385) finishing 7th in the AL W division. The club scored 617 runs, allowed 785, and played home games at Arlington Stadium. Team leaders included Pete O'Brien (22 HR, 92 RBI) and Charlie Hough (14-16, 3.31 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

62 Wins
99 Losses
.385 Win %
7th Rank
617 R 785 RA
Diff -168

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617 Runs Scored
785 Runs Allowed
-168 Run Diff
1,112K Attendance

📈 vs. 1985 AL Average

Batting Avg .253 3% below the 1985 league average (.261)
OBP .321 2% below the 1985 league average (.327)
SLG .380 6% below the 1985 league average (.405)
Team ERA 4.56 10% worse than the 1985 league average (4.15)
Runs Scored 617 16% below the 1985 league average (737 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumArlington Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,112,461
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Avg per Game 13,905

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1985

Batting Avg

1 Wayne Tolleson 0.313 2 Gary Ward 0.287 3 Don Slaught 0.280 4 Glenn Brummer 0.278 5 Toby Harrah 0.270

Home Runs

1 Pete O'Brien 22 2 Oddibe McDowell 18 3 Larry Parrish 17 4 Gary Ward 15 5 Cliff Johnson 12

RBI

1 Pete O'Brien 92 2 Gary Ward 70 3 Cliff Johnson 56 4 Larry Parrish 51 5 Toby Harrah 44
1985 Texas Rangers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Gary Ward 154 593 77 170 28 7 15 70 39 97 26 0.287
Pete O'Brien 159 573 69 153 34 3 22 92 69 53 5 0.267
Oddibe McDowell 111 406 63 97 14 5 18 42 36 85 25 0.239
Toby Harrah 126 396 65 107 18 1 9 44 113 60 11 0.270
George Wright 109 363 21 69 13 0 2 18 25 49 4 0.190
Curt Wilkerson 129 360 35 88 11 6 0 22 22 63 14 0.244
Larry Parrish 94 346 44 86 11 1 17 51 33 77 0 0.249
Don Slaught 102 343 34 96 17 4 8 35 20 41 5 0.280
Wayne Tolleson 123 323 45 101 9 5 1 18 21 46 21 0.313
Buddy Bell 84 313 33 74 13 3 4 32 33 21 3 0.236
Cliff Johnson 82 296 31 76 17 1 12 56 31 44 0 0.257
Steve Buechele 69 219 22 48 6 3 6 21 14 38 3 0.219
Bob Jones 83 134 14 30 2 0 5 23 11 30 1 0.224
Duane Walker 53 132 14 23 2 0 5 11 15 29 2 0.174
Alan Bannister 57 122 17 32 4 1 1 6 14 17 8 0.262
Glenn Brummer 49 108 7 30 4 0 0 5 11 22 1 0.278
Tom Dunbar 45 104 7 21 4 0 1 5 12 9 0 0.202
Geno Petralli 42 100 7 27 2 0 0 11 8 12 1 0.270
Bill Stein 44 79 5 20 3 1 1 12 1 15 0 0.253
Ellis Valentine 11 38 5 8 1 0 2 4 2 8 0 0.211
Nick Capra 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.125
Jeff Kunkel 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Luis Pujols 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Tommy Boggs 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Glen Cook 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Guzman 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Harris 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dwayne Henry 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Burt Hooton 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Hough 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Mason 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dale Murray 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dickie Noles 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Rozema 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Russell 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Schmidt 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Sebra 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Stewart 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Surhoff 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Tanana 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Welsh 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Williams 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ricky Wright 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1985

ERA

1 Greg Harris 2.47 2 Jose Guzman 2.76 3 Dave Schmidt 3.15 4 Charlie Hough 3.31 5 Chris Welsh 4.13

Wins

1 Charlie Hough 14 2 Mike Mason 8 3 Dave Schmidt 7 4 Greg Harris 5 5 Burt Hooton 5

Strikeouts

1 Charlie Hough 141 2 Greg Harris 111 3 Mike Mason 92 4 Dave Stewart 64 5 Burt Hooton 62
1985 Texas Rangers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Charlie Hough 14 16 3.31 34 34 0 250.1 198 92 83 141
Mike Mason 8 15 4.83 38 30 0 179.0 212 96 73 92
Burt Hooton 5 8 5.23 29 20 0 124.0 149 72 40 62
Greg Harris 5 4 2.47 58 0 11 113.0 74 31 43 111
Dickie Noles 4 8 5.06 28 13 1 110.1 129 62 33 59
Dave Rozema 3 7 4.19 34 4 7 88.0 100 41 22 42
Dave Schmidt 7 6 3.15 51 4 5 85.2 81 30 22 46
Dave Stewart 0 6 5.42 42 5 4 81.1 86 49 37 64
Frank Tanana 2 7 5.91 13 13 0 77.2 89 51 23 52
Chris Welsh 2 5 4.13 25 6 0 76.1 101 35 25 31
Jeff Russell 3 6 7.55 13 13 0 62.0 85 52 27 44
Glen Cook 2 3 9.45 9 7 0 40.0 53 42 18 19
Jose Guzman 3 2 2.76 5 5 0 32.2 27 10 14 24
Matt Williams 2 1 2.42 6 3 0 26.0 20 7 10 22
Dwayne Henry 2 2 2.57 16 0 3 21.0 16 6 7 20
Bob Sebra 0 2 7.52 7 4 0 20.1 26 17 14 13
Rich Surhoff 0 1 7.56 7 0 2 8.1 12 7 3 8
Ricky Wright 0 0 4.70 5 0 0 7.2 5 4 5 7
Tommy Boggs 0 0 11.57 4 0 0 7.0 13 9 2 6
Dale Murray 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 2 0 0

👥 Roster (43)

Alan Bannister Buddy Bell Tommy Boggs Glenn Brummer Steve Buechele Nick Capra Glen Cook Tom Dunbar Jose Guzman Toby Harrah Greg Harris Dwayne Henry +31 more

43 players

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The 1985 Texas Rangers in brief

A 62-99 record (.385) put the 1985 Texas Rangers 7th in the AL West. With 617 runs scored and 785 given up, the 1985 differential was -168. The team batting average of .253 was 3% below the 1985 league mark of .261. The Texas Rangers staff finished with a 4.56 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.15. Measured against the 737-run league average, the offense was 16% behind.

Arlington Stadium was home in 1985, drawing a total attendance of 1,112,461. Pete O'Brien topped the Texas Rangers with 22 home runs. The hits leader was Gary Ward with 170. Charlie Hough led the pitchers with 14 wins. Greg Harris closed out 11 saves. The 1985 roster runs to 43 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1985 Texas Rangers

What was the 1985 Texas Rangers record?
The 1985 Texas Rangers finished 62-99 (.385 win pct).
Who led the 1985 Texas Rangers in home runs?
Pete O'Brien led the 1985 Texas Rangers with 22 home runs.
What was the 1985 Texas Rangers team ERA?
The 1985 Texas Rangers posted a team ERA of 4.56.
Did the 1985 Texas Rangers win the World Series?
No. The 1985 Texas Rangers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1985 Texas Rangers play?
The 1985 Texas Rangers played home games at Arlington Stadium.
Who led the 1985 Texas Rangers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Pete O'Brien (22 HR, 92 RBI) and Charlie Hough (14-16, 3.31 ERA).
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