1985 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1985 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 60-102. They scored 729 runs and belted 116 home runs to go along with a .265 batting average. Andre Thornton provided the power for the team with 22 homers. Julio Franco was the best run producer with 90 RBI. Brett Butler led the team with 184 hits for a .311 average. Brett Butler had a great year on the basepaths with 47 stolen bases.
The team allowed 861 runs and had a team ERA of 4.92. Bert Blyleven and Neal Heaton were tied for the team lead in wins with 9. Bert Blyleven racked up 129 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Tony Bernazard | 2B | 153 | 500 | 73 | 137 | 11 | 59 | 17 | .361 | .404 | .765 | .274 |
| Mike Fischlin | 2B | 73 | 60 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .262 | .300 | .562 | .200 |
| Julio Franco | SS | 160 | 636 | 97 | 183 | 6 | 90 | 13 | .343 | .381 | .724 | .288 |
| Mike Hargrove | 1B | 107 | 284 | 31 | 81 | 1 | 27 | 1 | .370 | .352 | .722 | .285 |
| Brook Jacoby | 3B | 161 | 606 | 72 | 166 | 20 | 87 | 2 | .324 | .426 | .750 | .274 |
| Johnnie LeMaster | SS | 11 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .150 | .150 | .300 | .150 |
| Pat Tabler | 1B | 117 | 404 | 47 | 111 | 5 | 59 | 0 | .321 | .371 | .692 | .275 |
| Jim Wilson | 1B | 4 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .400 | .357 | .757 | .357 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Benny Ayala | OF | 46 | 76 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .284 | .421 | .705 | .250 |
| Brett Butler | OF | 152 | 591 | 106 | 184 | 5 | 50 | 47 | .377 | .431 | .808 | .311 |
| Joe Carter | OF | 143 | 489 | 64 | 128 | 15 | 59 | 24 | .298 | .409 | .707 | .262 |
| Carmelo Castillo | OF | 67 | 184 | 27 | 45 | 11 | 25 | 3 | .298 | .462 | .760 | .245 |
| Mel Hall | OF | 23 | 66 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .387 | .409 | .796 | .318 |
| Otis Nixon | OF | 104 | 162 | 34 | 38 | 3 | 9 | 20 | .271 | .315 | .586 | .235 |
| George Vukovich | OF | 149 | 434 | 43 | 106 | 8 | 45 | 2 | .292 | .350 | .642 | .244 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Chris Bando | C | 73 | 173 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .234 | .173 | .407 | .139 |
| Butch Benton | C | 31 | 67 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .208 | .239 | .447 | .179 |
| Jerry Willard | C | 104 | 300 | 39 | 81 | 7 | 36 | 0 | .333 | .383 | .716 | .270 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Andre Thornton | DH | 124 | 461 | 49 | 109 | 22 | 88 | 3 | .304 | .408 | .712 | .236 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5527 | 729 | 1465 | 116 | 689 | 132 | .322 | .385 | .707 | .265 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jeff Barkley | 21 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 5.27 | 1.268 | |||
| Rick Behenna | 4 | 4 | 19.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7.78 | 1.878 | |||
| Bert Blyleven | 23 | 23 | 179.7 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 0 | 129 | 49 | 3.26 | 1.180 | |||
| Ernie Camacho | 2 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8.10 | 1.515 | |||
| Bryan Clark | 31 | 3 | 62.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2 | 24 | 34 | 6.32 | 1.786 | |||
| Keith Creel | 15 | 8 | 62 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 31 | 23 | 4.79 | 1.548 | |||
| Jamie Easterly | 50 | 7 | 98.7 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 58 | 53 | 3.92 | 1.510 | |||
| Neal Heaton | 36 | 33 | 207.7 | 9 | 17 | .346 | 0 | 82 | 80 | 4.90 | 1.560 | |||
| Mike Jeffcoat | 9 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2.79 | 1.443 | |||
| Jerry Reed | 33 | 5 | 72.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 8 | 37 | 19 | 4.11 | 1.189 | |||
| Jose Roman | 5 | 3 | 16.3 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 6.61 | 1.656 | |||
| Ramon Romero | 19 | 10 | 64.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 6.58 | 1.664 | |||
| Vern Ruhle | 42 | 16 | 125 | 2 | 10 | .167 | 3 | 54 | 30 | 4.32 | 1.352 | |||
| Don Schulze | 19 | 18 | 94.3 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 0 | 37 | 19 | 6.01 | 1.559 | |||
| Roy Smith | 12 | 11 | 62.3 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 5.34 | 1.621 | |||
| Rich Thompson | 57 | 0 | 80 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | 30 | 48 | 6.30 | 1.788 | |||
| Dave Von Ohlen | 26 | 0 | 43.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 2.91 | 1.547 | |||
| Tom Waddell | 49 | 9 | 112.7 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 9 | 53 | 39 | 4.87 | 1.269 | |||
| Curt Wardle | 15 | 12 | 66 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 0 | 37 | 34 | 6.68 | 1.697 | |||
| Team Totals | 468 | 162 | 1421 | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | 702 | 547 | 4.92 | 1.480 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Brook Jacoby | 161 |
| At Bats | Julio Franco | 636 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Julio Franco | 703 |
| Batting Average | Brett Butler | .311 |
| On-Base % | Brett Butler | .377 |
| Slugging % | Brett Butler | .431 |
| OPS | Brett Butler | .808 |
| Runs | Brett Butler | 106 |
| Hits | Brett Butler | 184 |
| Total Bases | Brook Jacoby | 258 |
| Doubles | Julio Franco | 33 |
| Triples | Brett Butler | 14 |
| Home Runs | Andre Thornton | 22 |
| RBI | Julio Franco | 90 |
| Walks | Tony Bernazard | 69 |
| Strikeouts | Brook Jacoby | 120 |
| Stolen Bases | Brett Butler | 47 |
| Caught Stealing | Brett Butler | 20 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Brett Butler | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Julio Franco | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Julio Franco | 26 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bert Blyleven and Neal Heaton | 9 |
| Losses | Neal Heaton | 17 |
| Saves | Tom Waddell | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Tom Waddell | .571 |
| ERA | Bert Blyleven | 3.26 |
| WHIP | Bert Blyleven | 1.180 |
| Innings Pitched | Neal Heaton | 207.7 |
| Games | Rich Thompson | 57 |
| Games Started | Neal Heaton | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Bert Blyleven | 129 |
| Complete Games | Bert Blyleven | 15 |
| Shutouts | Bert Blyleven | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Neal Heaton | 921 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Neal Heaton | 113 |
| Hits Allowed | Neal Heaton | 244 |
| Walks Allowed | Neal Heaton | 80 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Tom Waddell | 20 |
| Doubles Allowed | Neal Heaton | 48 |
| Triples Allowed | Neal Heaton | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Jamie Easterly | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bert Blyleven and Neal Heaton | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Neal Heaton | 20 |
