⭐ Division Winner

1985 Toronto Blue Jays

99-62 • .615 Win% • 1st in AL E

The 1985 Toronto Blue Jays went 99-62 (.615) finishing 1st in the AL E division. They won their division. The club scored 759 runs, allowed 588, and played home games at Exhibition Stadium. Team leaders included George Bell (28 HR, 95 RBI) and Doyle Alexander (17-10, 3.45 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

99 Wins
62 Losses
.615 Win %
1st Rank
759 R 588 RA
Diff +171

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⚡ Quick Stats

759 Runs Scored
588 Runs Allowed
+171 Run Diff
2,468K Attendance

📈 vs. 1985 AL Average

Batting Avg .269 3% above the 1985 league average (.261)
OBP .331 1% above the 1985 league average (.327)
SLG .425 5% above the 1985 league average (.405)
Team ERA 3.31 20% better than the 1985 league average (4.15)
Runs Scored 759 3% above the 1985 league average (737 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumExhibition Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 2,468,925
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Avg per Game 30,861

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1985

Batting Avg

1 Garth Iorg 0.312 2 Cecil Fielder 0.311 3 Rance Mulliniks 0.295 4 Jesse Barfield 0.289 5 Tony Fernandez 0.289

Home Runs

1 George Bell 28 2 Jesse Barfield 27 3 Ernie Whitt 19 4 Lloyd Moseby 18 5 Willie Upshaw 15

RBI

1 George Bell 95 2 Jesse Barfield 84 3 Lloyd Moseby 70 4 Damaso Garcia 65 5 Willie Upshaw 65
1985 Toronto Blue Jays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Bell 157 607 87 167 28 6 28 95 43 90 21 0.275
Damaso Garcia 146 600 70 169 25 4 8 65 15 41 28 0.282
Lloyd Moseby 152 584 92 151 30 7 18 70 76 91 37 0.259
Tony Fernandez 161 564 71 163 31 10 2 51 43 41 13 0.289
Jesse Barfield 155 539 94 156 34 9 27 84 66 143 22 0.289
Willie Upshaw 148 501 79 138 31 5 15 65 48 71 8 0.275
Ernie Whitt 139 412 55 101 21 2 19 64 47 59 3 0.245
Rance Mulliniks 129 366 55 108 26 1 10 57 55 54 2 0.295
Garth Iorg 131 288 33 90 22 1 7 37 21 26 3 0.312
Jeff Burroughs 86 191 19 49 9 3 6 28 34 36 0 0.257
Al Oliver 61 187 20 47 6 1 5 23 7 13 0 0.251
Len Matuszek 62 151 23 32 6 2 2 15 11 24 2 0.212
Buck Martinez 42 99 11 16 3 0 4 14 10 12 0 0.162
Cecil Fielder 30 74 6 23 4 0 4 16 6 16 0 0.311
Cliff Johnson 24 73 4 20 0 0 1 10 9 15 0 0.274
Lou Thornton 56 72 18 17 1 1 1 8 2 24 1 0.236
Manuel Lee 64 40 9 8 0 0 0 0 2 9 1 0.200
Rick Leach 16 35 2 7 0 1 0 1 3 9 0 0.200
Ron Shepherd 38 35 7 4 2 0 0 1 2 12 3 0.114
Gary Allenson 14 34 2 4 1 0 0 3 0 10 0 0.118
Willie Aikens 12 20 2 4 1 0 1 5 3 6 0 0.200
Steve Nicosia 6 15 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.267
Kelly Gruber 5 13 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.231
Jeff Hearron 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Mitch Webster 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Acker 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doyle Alexander 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Caudill 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Cerutti 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Clancy 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stan Clarke 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Davis 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Filer 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Henke 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jimmy Key 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Lamp 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Lavelle 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Leal 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Musselman 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Stieb 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1985

ERA

1 Tom Henke 2.03 2 Dave Stieb 2.48 3 Bill Caudill 2.99 4 Jimmy Key 3.00 5 Gary Lavelle 3.10

Wins

1 Doyle Alexander 17 2 Jimmy Key 14 3 Dave Stieb 14 4 Dennis Lamp 11 5 Jim Clancy 9

Strikeouts

1 Dave Stieb 167 2 Doyle Alexander 142 3 Jimmy Key 85 4 Dennis Lamp 68 5 Jim Clancy 66
1985 Toronto Blue Jays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dave Stieb 14 13 2.48 36 36 0 265.0 206 73 96 167
Doyle Alexander 17 10 3.45 36 36 0 260.2 268 100 67 142
Jimmy Key 14 6 3.00 35 32 0 212.2 188 71 50 85
Jim Clancy 9 6 3.78 23 23 0 128.2 117 54 37 66
Dennis Lamp 11 0 3.32 53 1 2 105.2 96 39 27 68
Jim Acker 7 2 3.23 61 0 10 86.1 86 31 43 42
Gary Lavelle 5 7 3.10 69 0 8 72.2 54 25 36 50
Bill Caudill 4 6 2.99 67 0 14 69.1 53 23 35 46
Luis Leal 3 6 5.75 15 14 0 67.1 82 43 24 33
Ron Musselman 3 0 4.47 25 4 0 52.1 59 26 24 29
Tom Filer 7 0 3.88 11 9 0 48.2 38 21 18 24
Tom Henke 3 3 2.03 28 0 13 40.0 29 9 8 42
Steve Davis 2 1 3.54 10 5 0 28.0 23 11 13 22
John Cerutti 0 2 5.40 4 1 0 6.2 10 4 4 5
Stan Clarke 0 0 4.50 4 0 0 4.0 3 2 2 2

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
Lost to KCA 4-3

👥 Roster (40)

Jim Acker Willie Aikens Doyle Alexander Gary Allenson Jesse Barfield George Bell Jeff Burroughs Bill Caudill John Cerutti Jim Clancy Stan Clarke Steve Davis +28 more

40 players

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The 1985 Toronto Blue Jays in brief

A 99-62 record (.615) put the 1985 Toronto Blue Jays 1st in the AL East. This was a year in which the Toronto Blue Jays took the division title. Runs came in at 759 scored against 588 allowed (+171). Against a league average of .261, the 1985 Toronto Blue Jays batted .269. The staff ERA of 3.31 was 20% better than the league average of 4.15.

Home games were played at Exhibition Stadium, where 2,468,925 fans came through the gates. George Bell topped the Toronto Blue Jays with 28 home runs. On the mound, Doyle Alexander won 17 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Dave Stieb with 167. Bill Caudill saved 14 games. The AL Championship Series ended in a loss against KCA 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1985 Toronto Blue Jays

What was the 1985 Toronto Blue Jays record?
The 1985 Toronto Blue Jays finished 99-62 (.615 win pct).
Did the 1985 Toronto Blue Jays make the playoffs?
The 1985 Toronto Blue Jays finished first in their division.
Who led the 1985 Toronto Blue Jays in home runs?
George Bell led the 1985 Toronto Blue Jays with 28 home runs.
What was the 1985 Toronto Blue Jays team ERA?
The 1985 Toronto Blue Jays posted a team ERA of 3.31.
Did the 1985 Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series?
No. The 1985 Toronto Blue Jays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1985 Toronto Blue Jays play?
The 1985 Toronto Blue Jays played home games at Exhibition Stadium.
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