1985 Cleveland Indians season

Offseason

• October 15, 1984: Jamie Quirk was released by the Indians.^[1]
• October 15, 1984: Broderick Perkins was released by the Indians.^[2]
• January 7, 1985: Butch Benton was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians. ^[3]
• January 9, 1985: Dave Von Ohlen was signed as a free agent by the Indians.^[4]
• March 22, 1985: Jerry Ujdur was released by the Indians.^[5]

Regular season

Season standings

Notable transactions

• April 3, 1985: Doug Jones was signed as a free agent by the Indians.^[6]
• April 19, 1985: Benny Ayala was signed as a free agent by the Indians.^[7]
• April 23, 1985: Geno Petralli was released by the Indians.^[8]
• May 30, 1985: Johnnie LeMaster was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later. ^[9]
• July 3, 1985: The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Scott Bailes to the Cleveland Indians to complete an earlier deal made on May 30, 1985 for Johnnie LeMaster. ^[10]
• August 1, 1985: Bert Blyleven was traded by the Indians to the Minnesota Twins for Curt Wardle, Jay Bell, Jim Weaver and a player to be named later. The Minnesota Twins completed the deal by sending Rich Yett to the Indians on September 17.^[11]

Draft picks

• The Cleveland Indians drafted pitcher Mike Poehl with the ninth overall pick in the 1985 Draft. ^[12]

Roster

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

References

1. ^ Jamie Quirk page at Baseball Reference
2. ^ Broderick Perkins page at Baseball Reference
3. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bentobu01.shtml
4. ^ Dave Von Ohlen page at Baseball Reference
5. ^ Jerry Ujdur page at Baseball Reference
6. ^ Doug Jones page at Baseball Reference
7. ^ Benny Ayala page at Baseball Reference
8. ^ Geno Petralli page at Baseball Reference
9. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lemasjo01.shtml
10. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bailesc01.shtml
11. ^ Bert Blyleven page at Baseball Reference
12. ^ Sports Illustrated, August 2, 2010, Where are they Now?, p.84, Published by Time Inc.

• 1985 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference
• 1985 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.