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.

Offseason November 7, 1984: Dave Hostetler was traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Expos for Chris Welsh.Chris Welsh at Baseball Reference November 26, 1984: Marv Foley was released by the Rangers.Marv Foley at Baseball Reference January 3, 1985: Rafael Bournigal was drafted by the Rangers in the 11th round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.Rafael Bournigal at Baseball Reference January 18, 1985: Danny Darwin and a player to be named later were traded by the Rangers to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a 4-team trade. The Kansas City Royals sent Don Slaught to the Rangers. The Brewers sent Jim Sundberg to the Royals. The New York Mets sent Tim Leary to the Brewers. The Royals sent Frank Wills to the Mets. The Rangers completed the deal by sending Bill Nance (minors) to the Brewers on January 30.Danny Darwin at Baseball Reference February 13, 1985: Greg A. Harris was purchased by the Texas Rangers from the San Diego Padres. February 27, 1985: Billy Sample and a player to be named later were traded by the Rangers to the New York Yankees for Toby Harrah. The Rangers completed the deal by sending Eric Dersin (minors) to the Yankees on July 14.Billy Sample at Baseball Reference

Regular season April 29, 1985 – Larry Parrish hit three home runs in a game against the New York Yankees. Charlie Hough finished second in the American League with 14 complete games.

Notable transactions April 6, 1985: Randy Asadoor was traded by the Rangers to the San Diego Padres for Mitch Williams.Mitch Williams at Baseball Reference April 6, 1985: Daryl Smith was released by the Rangers.Daryl Smith at Baseball Reference May 17, 1985: Geno Petralli was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.Geno Petralli at Baseball Reference July 10, 1985: Ellis Valentine was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.Ellis Valentine at Baseball Reference July 30, 1985: Sammy Sosa was signed by the Rangers as an amateur free agent.Sammy Sosa at Baseball Reference August 28, 1985: The Rangers traded Cliff Johnson to the Toronto Blue Jays for players to be named later. The Blue Jays completed the deal by sending Matt Williams and Jeff Mays (minors) to the Rangers on August 29, and Greg Ferlenda (minors) to the Rangers on November 14.Matt Williams at Baseball Reference September 13, 1985: Dave Stewart was traded by the Rangers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rick Surhoff.Dave Stewart at Baseball Reference

Opening Day starters Buddy Bell Toby Harrah Cliff Johnson Pete O'Brien Larry Parrish Don Slaught Frank Tanana Gary Ward Curtis Wilkerson George Wright

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster 1985 Texas Rangers roster Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position 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 159 573 153 .267 22 92 2B Toby Harrah 126 396 107 .270 9 44 SS 129 360 88 .244 0 22 3B 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 82 296 76 .257 12 56

Other batters 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

Pitching

Starting pitchers 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

Other pitchers 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

Relief pitchers 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 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

Awards and honors All-Star Game Gary Ward, outfield, reserve

Farm system

Daytona Beach affiliation shared with Baltimore Orioles

References

External links 1985 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference 1985 Texas Rangers at Baseball Almanac