1985 Toronto Blue Jays
[edit] Summary
The 1985 Toronto Blue Jays finished with a record of 99-62. They scored 759 runs and belted 158 home runs to go along with a .269 batting average. The offense was powered by George Bell, who led the team with 28 home runs and 95 RBI. Damaso Garcia led the team with 169 hits for a .282 average. Lloyd Moseby had a great year on the basepaths with 37 stolen bases.
The team allowed 588 runs and had a team ERA of 3.31. Leading the team in wins was Doyle Alexander, with 17. Dave Stieb struck out 167 batters to lead the team. Bill Caudill was the team's best fireman, with 14 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Tony Fernandez | SS | 161 | 564 | 71 | 163 | 2 | 51 | 13 | .340 | .390 | .730 | .289 |
| Cecil Fielder | 1B | 30 | 74 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .358 | .527 | .885 | .311 |
| Damaso Garcia | 2B | 146 | 600 | 70 | 169 | 8 | 65 | 28 | .302 | .377 | .679 | .282 |
| Kelly Gruber | 3B | 5 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .462 | .231 |
| Garth Iorg | 3B | 131 | 288 | 33 | 90 | 7 | 37 | 3 | .358 | .469 | .827 | .313 |
| Rick Leach | 1B | 16 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .257 | .520 | .200 |
| Manuel Lee | 2B | 64 | 40 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .200 | .438 | .200 |
| Rance Mulliniks | 3B | 129 | 366 | 55 | 108 | 10 | 57 | 2 | .383 | .454 | .837 | .295 |
| Willie Upshaw | 1B | 148 | 501 | 79 | 138 | 15 | 65 | 8 | .342 | .447 | .789 | .275 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jesse Barfield | OF | 155 | 539 | 94 | 156 | 27 | 84 | 22 | .369 | .536 | .905 | .289 |
| George Bell | OF | 157 | 607 | 87 | 167 | 28 | 95 | 21 | .327 | .479 | .806 | .275 |
| Lloyd Moseby | OF | 152 | 584 | 92 | 151 | 18 | 70 | 37 | .345 | .426 | .771 | .259 |
| Ron Shepherd | OF | 38 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .162 | .171 | .333 | .114 |
| Lou Thornton | OF | 56 | 72 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .267 | .319 | .586 | .236 |
| Mitch Webster | OF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Gary Allenson | C | 14 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .118 | .147 | .265 | .118 |
| Jeff Hearron | C | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Buck Martinez | C | 42 | 99 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .239 | .313 | .552 | .162 |
| Steve Nicosia | C | 6 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .267 | .534 | .267 |
| Ernie Whitt | C | 139 | 412 | 55 | 101 | 19 | 64 | 3 | .323 | .444 | .767 | .245 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Willie Aikens | DH | 12 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .292 | .400 | .692 | .200 |
| Jeff Burroughs | DH | 86 | 191 | 19 | 49 | 6 | 28 | 0 | .366 | .429 | .795 | .257 |
| Cliff Johnson | DH | 24 | 73 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .349 | .315 | .664 | .274 |
| Len Matuszek | DH | 62 | 151 | 23 | 32 | 2 | 15 | 2 | .259 | .318 | .577 | .212 |
| Al Oliver | DH | 61 | 187 | 20 | 47 | 5 | 23 | 0 | .282 | .374 | .656 | .251 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5508 | 759 | 1482 | 158 | 714 | 144 | .330 | .425 | .755 | .269 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Acker | 61 | 0 | 86.3 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 10 | 42 | 43 | 3.23 | 1.495 | |||
| Doyle Alexander | 36 | 36 | 260.7 | 17 | 10 | .630 | 0 | 142 | 67 | 3.45 | 1.285 | |||
| Bill Caudill | 67 | 0 | 69.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 14 | 46 | 35 | 2.99 | 1.270 | |||
| John Cerutti | 4 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5.40 | 2.090 | |||
| Jim Clancy | 23 | 23 | 128.7 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 0 | 66 | 37 | 3.78 | 1.197 | |||
| Stan Clarke | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.50 | 1.250 | |||
| Steve Davis | 10 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 3.54 | 1.286 | |||
| Tom Filer | 11 | 9 | 48.7 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 3.88 | 1.150 | |||
| Tom Henke | 28 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 13 | 42 | 8 | 2.03 | 0.925 | |||
| Jimmy Key | 35 | 32 | 212.7 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 0 | 85 | 50 | 3.00 | 1.119 | |||
| Dennis Lamp | 53 | 1 | 105.7 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 68 | 27 | 3.32 | 1.164 | |||
| Gary Lavelle | 69 | 0 | 72.7 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 8 | 50 | 36 | 3.10 | 1.238 | |||
| Luis Leal | 15 | 14 | 67.3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 33 | 24 | 5.75 | 1.575 | |||
| Ron Musselman | 25 | 4 | 52.3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 29 | 24 | 4.47 | 1.587 | |||
| Dave Stieb | 36 | 36 | 265 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 0 | 167 | 96 | 2.48 | 1.140 | |||
| Team Totals | 477 | 161 | 1448.1 | 99 | 62 | .615 | 47 | 823 | 484 | 3.31 | 1.240 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Tony Fernandez | 161 |
| At Bats | George Bell | 607 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lloyd Moseby | 670 |
| Batting Average | Jesse Barfield and Tony Fernandez | .289 |
| On-Base % | Jesse Barfield | .369 |
| Slugging % | Jesse Barfield | .536 |
| OPS | Jesse Barfield | .905 |
| Runs | Jesse Barfield | 94 |
| Hits | Damaso Garcia | 169 |
| Total Bases | George Bell | 291 |
| Doubles | Jesse Barfield | 34 |
| Triples | Tony Fernandez | 10 |
| Home Runs | George Bell | 28 |
| RBI | George Bell | 95 |
| Walks | Lloyd Moseby | 76 |
| Strikeouts | Jesse Barfield | 143 |
| Stolen Bases | Lloyd Moseby | 37 |
| Caught Stealing | Damaso Garcia and Lloyd Moseby | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tony Fernandez | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | George Bell | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jesse Barfield | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Doyle Alexander | 17 |
| Losses | Dave Stieb | 13 |
| Saves | Bill Caudill | 14 |
| Won-Loss % | Jimmy Key | .700 |
| ERA | Dave Stieb | 2.48 |
| WHIP | Jimmy Key | 1.119 |
| Innings Pitched | Dave Stieb | 265 |
| Games | Gary Lavelle | 69 |
| Games Started | Doyle Alexander and Dave Stieb | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Dave Stieb | 167 |
| Complete Games | Dave Stieb | 8 |
| Shutouts | Dave Stieb | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Doyle Alexander | 1090 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Doyle Alexander | 100 |
| Hits Allowed | Doyle Alexander | 268 |
| Walks Allowed | Dave Stieb | 96 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Doyle Alexander | 28 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jimmy Key | 43 |
| Triples Allowed | Jim Clancy | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Doyle Alexander | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dave Stieb | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jimmy Key | 21 |
