1985 Texas Rangers | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium | |
City | Arlington, Texas | |
Record | 62-99 (.385) | |
Divisional place | 7th | |
Owners | Eddie Chiles | |
General managers | Tom Grieve | |
Managers | Doug Rader, Bobby Valentine | |
Television |
KTVT ( Freddie Patek, Phil Stone) HSE ( Steve Busby, Merle Harmon) | |
Radio |
WBAP ( Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz ) | |
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The Texas Rangers 1985 season was the 14th for the franchise in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, and the 25th overall. The Rangers finished seventh in the American League West with a record of 62 wins and 99 losses, 28½ games behind the eventual AL and World Series Champion Kansas City Royals.
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Kansas City Royals | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | — | 50–32 | 41–39 |
California Angels | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 1 | 49–30 | 41–42 |
Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 6 | 45–36 | 40–41 |
Minnesota Twins | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 14 | 49–35 | 28–50 |
Oakland Athletics | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 14 | 43–36 | 34–49 |
Seattle Mariners | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 17 | 42–41 | 32–47 |
Texas Rangers | 62 | 99 | 0.385 | 28½ | 37–43 | 25–56 |
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 1–12 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 4–8 |
Boston | 8–5 | — | 5–7 | 4–8–1 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–4 |
California | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 9–4 | 9–4 | 5–7 |
Chicago | 4–8 | 8–4–1 | 5–8 | — | 10–2 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 9–4 | 10–3 | 3–9 |
Cleveland | 5–8 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 2–10 | — | 5–8 | 2–10 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–9 |
Detroit | 7–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 8–5 | — | 5–7 | 9–4 | 3–9 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 6–7 |
Kansas City | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 10–2 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 3–10 | 6–7 | 7–5 |
Milwaukee | 4–9 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 4–8 | — | 9–3 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 8–3 | 4–9 |
Minnesota | 6–6 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 6–7 | 3–9 | — | 3–9 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 4–8 |
New York | 12–1 | 8–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | — | 7–5 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 |
Oakland | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 5–7 | — | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
Seattle | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 5–8 | — | 6–7 | 2–10 |
Texas | 2–10 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 3–10 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 3–8 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 7–6 | — | 3–9 |
Toronto | 8–4 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 9–3 | — |
1985 Texas Rangers roster | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Don Slaught | 102 | 343 | 96 | .280 | 8 | 35 |
1B | Pete O'Brien | 159 | 573 | 153 | .267 | 22 | 92 |
2B | Toby Harrah | 126 | 396 | 107 | .270 | 9 | 44 |
SS | Curt Wilkerson | 129 | 360 | 88 | .244 | 0 | 22 |
3B | Buddy Bell | 84 | 313 | 74 | .236 | 4 | 32 |
LF | Gary Ward | 154 | 593 | 170 | .287 | 15 | 70 |
CF | Oddibe McDowell | 111 | 406 | 97 | .239 | 18 | 42 |
RF | Larry Parrish | 94 | 346 | 86 | .249 | 17 | 51 |
DH | Cliff Johnson | 82 | 296 | 76 | .257 | 12 | 56 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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George Wright | 109 | 363 | 69 | .190 | 2 | 18 |
Wayne Tolleson | 123 | 323 | 101 | .313 | 1 | 18 |
Steve Buechele | 69 | 219 | 48 | .219 | 6 | 21 |
Bob Jones | 83 | 134 | 30 | .224 | 5 | 23 |
Duane Walker | 53 | 132 | 23 | .174 | 5 | 11 |
Alan Bannister | 57 | 122 | 32 | .262 | 1 | 6 |
Glenn Brummer | 49 | 108 | 30 | .278 | 0 | 5 |
Tom Dunbar | 45 | 104 | 21 | .202 | 1 | 5 |
Geno Petralli | 42 | 100 | 27 | .270 | 0 | 11 |
Bill Stein | 44 | 79 | 20 | .253 | 1 | 12 |
Ellis Valentine | 11 | 38 | 8 | .211 | 2 | 4 |
Nick Capra | 8 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Kunkel | 2 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Luis Pujols | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Charlie Hough | 34 | 250.1 | 14 | 16 | 3.31 | 141 |
Mike Mason | 38 | 179.0 | 8 | 15 | 4.83 | 92 |
Frank Tanana | 13 | 77.2 | 2 | 7 | 5.91 | 52 |
Jeff Russell | 13 | 62.0 | 3 | 6 | 7.55 | 44 |
José Guzmán | 5 | 33.0 | 3 | 2 | 2.76 | 24 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Burt Hooton | 29 | 124.0 | 5 | 8 | 5.23 | 62 |
Dickie Noles | 28 | 110.1 | 4 | 8 | 5.06 | 59 |
Chris Welsh | 25 | 76.1 | 2 | 5 | 4.13 | 31 |
Glen Cook | 9 | 40.0 | 2 | 3 | 9.45 | 19 |
Matt Williams | 6 | 26.0 | 2 | 1 | 2.42 | 22 |
Bob Sebra | 7 | 20.1 | 0 | 2 | 7.52 | 13 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Greg A. Harris | 58 | 113.0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2.47 | 111 |
Dave Schmidt | 51 | 85.2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3.15 | 46 |
Dave Stewart | 42 | 81.1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5.42 | 64 |
Dave Rozema | 34 | 88.0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4.19 | 42 |
Dwayne Henry | 16 | 21.0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.57 | 20 |
Rich Surhoff | 7 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.56 | 8 |
Tommy Boggs | 4 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 6 |
Ricky Wright | 5 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 | 7 |
Dale Murray | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
Daytona Beach affiliation shared with Baltimore Orioles
1985 Texas Rangers | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium | |
City | Arlington, Texas | |
Record | 62-99 (.385) | |
Divisional place | 7th | |
Owners | Eddie Chiles | |
General managers | Tom Grieve | |
Managers | Doug Rader, Bobby Valentine | |
Television |
KTVT ( Freddie Patek, Phil Stone) HSE ( Steve Busby, Merle Harmon) | |
Radio |
WBAP ( Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz ) | |
|
The Texas Rangers 1985 season was the 14th for the franchise in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, and the 25th overall. The Rangers finished seventh in the American League West with a record of 62 wins and 99 losses, 28½ games behind the eventual AL and World Series Champion Kansas City Royals.
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kansas City Royals | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | — | 50–32 | 41–39 |
California Angels | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 1 | 49–30 | 41–42 |
Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 6 | 45–36 | 40–41 |
Minnesota Twins | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 14 | 49–35 | 28–50 |
Oakland Athletics | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 14 | 43–36 | 34–49 |
Seattle Mariners | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 17 | 42–41 | 32–47 |
Texas Rangers | 62 | 99 | 0.385 | 28½ | 37–43 | 25–56 |
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 1–12 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 4–8 |
Boston | 8–5 | — | 5–7 | 4–8–1 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–4 |
California | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 9–4 | 9–4 | 5–7 |
Chicago | 4–8 | 8–4–1 | 5–8 | — | 10–2 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 9–4 | 10–3 | 3–9 |
Cleveland | 5–8 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 2–10 | — | 5–8 | 2–10 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–9 |
Detroit | 7–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 8–5 | — | 5–7 | 9–4 | 3–9 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 6–7 |
Kansas City | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 10–2 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 3–10 | 6–7 | 7–5 |
Milwaukee | 4–9 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 4–8 | — | 9–3 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 8–3 | 4–9 |
Minnesota | 6–6 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 6–7 | 3–9 | — | 3–9 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 4–8 |
New York | 12–1 | 8–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | — | 7–5 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 |
Oakland | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 5–7 | — | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
Seattle | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 5–8 | — | 6–7 | 2–10 |
Texas | 2–10 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 3–10 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 3–8 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 7–6 | — | 3–9 |
Toronto | 8–4 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 9–3 | — |
1985 Texas Rangers roster | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
|
Catchers
Infielders
|
Outfielders
Other batters
|
Manager
Coaches
|
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Don Slaught | 102 | 343 | 96 | .280 | 8 | 35 |
1B | Pete O'Brien | 159 | 573 | 153 | .267 | 22 | 92 |
2B | Toby Harrah | 126 | 396 | 107 | .270 | 9 | 44 |
SS | Curt Wilkerson | 129 | 360 | 88 | .244 | 0 | 22 |
3B | Buddy Bell | 84 | 313 | 74 | .236 | 4 | 32 |
LF | Gary Ward | 154 | 593 | 170 | .287 | 15 | 70 |
CF | Oddibe McDowell | 111 | 406 | 97 | .239 | 18 | 42 |
RF | Larry Parrish | 94 | 346 | 86 | .249 | 17 | 51 |
DH | Cliff Johnson | 82 | 296 | 76 | .257 | 12 | 56 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Wright | 109 | 363 | 69 | .190 | 2 | 18 |
Wayne Tolleson | 123 | 323 | 101 | .313 | 1 | 18 |
Steve Buechele | 69 | 219 | 48 | .219 | 6 | 21 |
Bob Jones | 83 | 134 | 30 | .224 | 5 | 23 |
Duane Walker | 53 | 132 | 23 | .174 | 5 | 11 |
Alan Bannister | 57 | 122 | 32 | .262 | 1 | 6 |
Glenn Brummer | 49 | 108 | 30 | .278 | 0 | 5 |
Tom Dunbar | 45 | 104 | 21 | .202 | 1 | 5 |
Geno Petralli | 42 | 100 | 27 | .270 | 0 | 11 |
Bill Stein | 44 | 79 | 20 | .253 | 1 | 12 |
Ellis Valentine | 11 | 38 | 8 | .211 | 2 | 4 |
Nick Capra | 8 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Kunkel | 2 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Luis Pujols | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charlie Hough | 34 | 250.1 | 14 | 16 | 3.31 | 141 |
Mike Mason | 38 | 179.0 | 8 | 15 | 4.83 | 92 |
Frank Tanana | 13 | 77.2 | 2 | 7 | 5.91 | 52 |
Jeff Russell | 13 | 62.0 | 3 | 6 | 7.55 | 44 |
José Guzmán | 5 | 33.0 | 3 | 2 | 2.76 | 24 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Burt Hooton | 29 | 124.0 | 5 | 8 | 5.23 | 62 |
Dickie Noles | 28 | 110.1 | 4 | 8 | 5.06 | 59 |
Chris Welsh | 25 | 76.1 | 2 | 5 | 4.13 | 31 |
Glen Cook | 9 | 40.0 | 2 | 3 | 9.45 | 19 |
Matt Williams | 6 | 26.0 | 2 | 1 | 2.42 | 22 |
Bob Sebra | 7 | 20.1 | 0 | 2 | 7.52 | 13 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Greg A. Harris | 58 | 113.0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2.47 | 111 |
Dave Schmidt | 51 | 85.2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3.15 | 46 |
Dave Stewart | 42 | 81.1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5.42 | 64 |
Dave Rozema | 34 | 88.0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4.19 | 42 |
Dwayne Henry | 16 | 21.0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.57 | 20 |
Rich Surhoff | 7 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.56 | 8 |
Tommy Boggs | 4 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 6 |
Ricky Wright | 5 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 | 7 |
Dale Murray | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
Daytona Beach affiliation shared with Baltimore Orioles