1985 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1985 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 84-77. They scored 729 runs and belted 202 home runs to go along with a .253 batting average. Darrell Evans provided the power for the team with 40 homers. Lance Parrish was the best run producer with 98 RBI. Lou Whitaker led the team with 170 hits for a .279 average.
The team allowed 688 runs and had a team ERA of 3.80. Jack Morris led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 191 strikeouts. Guillermo Hernandez was the team's best fireman, with 31 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Doug Baker | SS | 15 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .185 | .222 | .407 | .185 |
| Dave Bergman | 1B | 69 | 140 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .250 | .257 | .507 | .179 |
| Tom Brookens | 3B | 156 | 485 | 54 | 115 | 7 | 47 | 14 | .277 | .375 | .652 | .237 |
| Darrell Evans | 1B | 151 | 505 | 81 | 125 | 40 | 94 | 0 | .356 | .519 | .875 | .248 |
| Doug Flynn | 2B | 32 | 51 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .583 | .255 |
| Barbaro Garbey | 1B | 86 | 237 | 27 | 61 | 6 | 29 | 3 | .305 | .380 | .685 | .257 |
| Chris Pittaro | 3B | 28 | 62 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .299 | .323 | .622 | .242 |
| Alan Trammell | SS | 149 | 605 | 79 | 156 | 13 | 57 | 14 | .312 | .380 | .692 | .258 |
| Lou Whitaker | 2B | 152 | 609 | 102 | 170 | 21 | 73 | 6 | .362 | .456 | .818 | .279 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Kirk Gibson | OF | 154 | 581 | 96 | 167 | 29 | 97 | 30 | .364 | .518 | .882 | .287 |
| Larry Herndon | OF | 137 | 442 | 45 | 108 | 12 | 37 | 2 | .298 | .385 | .683 | .244 |
| Chet Lemon | OF | 145 | 517 | 69 | 137 | 18 | 68 | 0 | .334 | .439 | .773 | .265 |
| Alejandro Sanchez | OF | 71 | 133 | 19 | 33 | 6 | 12 | 2 | .248 | .459 | .707 | .248 |
| Nelson Simmons | OF | 75 | 251 | 31 | 60 | 10 | 33 | 1 | .306 | .402 | .708 | .239 |
| Jim Weaver | OF | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .286 | .536 | .143 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Marty Castillo | C | 57 | 84 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .138 | .214 | .352 | .119 |
| Bob Melvin | C | 41 | 82 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .247 | .293 | .540 | .220 |
| Lance Parrish | C | 140 | 549 | 64 | 150 | 28 | 98 | 2 | .323 | .479 | .802 | .273 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Grubb | DH | 78 | 155 | 19 | 38 | 5 | 25 | 0 | .342 | .400 | .742 | .245 |
| Rusty Kuntz | DH | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .000 | .286 | .000 |
| Mike Laga | DH | 9 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .167 | .361 | .528 | .167 |
| Scotti Madison | DH | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5575 | 729 | 1413 | 202 | 703 | 75 | .316 | .424 | .740 | .253 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Doug Bair | 21 | 3 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 30 | 25 | 6.24 | 1.612 | |||
| Juan Berenguer | 31 | 13 | 95 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 82 | 48 | 5.59 | 1.516 | |||
| Chuck Cary | 16 | 0 | 23.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 3.42 | 1.013 | |||
| Guillermo Hernandez | 74 | 0 | 106.7 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 31 | 76 | 14 | 2.70 | 0.900 | |||
| Aurelio Lopez | 51 | 0 | 86.3 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5 | 53 | 41 | 4.80 | 1.425 | |||
| Mickey Mahler | 3 | 2 | 20.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1.74 | 1.111 | |||
| Jack Morris | 35 | 35 | 257 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 0 | 191 | 110 | 3.33 | 1.253 | |||
| Randy O'Neal | 28 | 12 | 94.3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 1 | 52 | 36 | 3.24 | 1.251 | |||
| Dan Petry | 34 | 34 | 238.7 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 0 | 109 | 81 | 3.36 | 1.135 | |||
| Bill Scherrer | 48 | 0 | 66 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 46 | 41 | 4.36 | 1.561 | |||
| Bob Stoddard | 8 | 0 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6.75 | 1.504 | |||
| Frank Tanana | 20 | 20 | 137.3 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 0 | 107 | 34 | 3.34 | 1.202 | |||
| Walt Terrell | 34 | 34 | 229 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 130 | 95 | 3.85 | 1.380 | |||
| Milt Wilcox | 8 | 8 | 39 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 4.85 | 1.667 | |||
| Team Totals | 411 | 161 | 1456 | 84 | 77 | .522 | 40 | 943 | 556 | 3.80 | 1.284 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Tom Brookens | 156 |
| At Bats | Lou Whitaker | 609 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lou Whitaker | 701 |
| Batting Average | Kirk Gibson | .287 |
| On-Base % | Kirk Gibson | .364 |
| Slugging % | Darrell Evans | .519 |
| OPS | Kirk Gibson | .882 |
| Runs | Lou Whitaker | 102 |
| Hits | Lou Whitaker | 170 |
| Total Bases | Kirk Gibson | 301 |
| Doubles | Kirk Gibson | 37 |
| Triples | Lou Whitaker | 8 |
| Home Runs | Darrell Evans | 40 |
| RBI | Lance Parrish | 98 |
| Walks | Darrell Evans | 85 |
| Strikeouts | Kirk Gibson | 137 |
| Stolen Bases | Kirk Gibson | 30 |
| Caught Stealing | Lance Parrish | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Alan Trammell | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Kirk Gibson | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Lance Parrish | 10 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jack Morris | 16 |
| Losses | Dan Petry | 13 |
| Saves | Guillermo Hernandez | 31 |
| Won-Loss % | Walt Terrell | .600 |
| ERA | Jack Morris | 3.33 |
| WHIP | Dan Petry | 1.135 |
| Innings Pitched | Jack Morris | 257 |
| Games | Guillermo Hernandez | 74 |
| Games Started | Jack Morris | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Jack Morris | 191 |
| Complete Games | Jack Morris | 13 |
| Shutouts | Jack Morris | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Jack Morris | 1077 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Walt Terrell | 98 |
| Hits Allowed | Walt Terrell | 221 |
| Walks Allowed | Jack Morris | 110 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dan Petry | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | Walt Terrell | 41 |
| Triples Allowed | Jack Morris and Walt Terrell | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Jack Morris | 15 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jack Morris | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Walt Terrell | 27 |
