1985 Texas Rangers season

The Texas Rangers 1985 season involved the Rangers finishing 7th in the American League west with a record of 62 wins and 99 losses.

Offseason

• November 7, 1984: Dave Hostetler was traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Expos for Chris Welsh.^[1]
• November 26, 1984: Marv Foley was released by the Rangers.^[2]
• 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.^[3]
• 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.^[4]
• February 13, 1985: Greg A. Harris was purchased by the Texas Rangers from the San Diego Padres.^[5]
• 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.^[6]

Regular season

• April 29, 1985 - Larry Parrish had 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.^[7]
• April 6, 1985: Daryl Smith was released by the Rangers.^[8]
• May 17, 1985: Geno Petralli was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.^[9]
• July 10, 1985: Ellis Valentine was signed as a Free Agent by the Rangers.^[10]
• July 30, 1985: Sammy Sosa was signed by the Rangers as an amateur free agent.^[11]
• 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.^[12]
• September 13, 1985: Dave Stewart was traded by the Rangers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rick Surhoff.^[13]

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

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

• Gary Ward, Outfield, Reserve

Farm system

Daytona Beach affiliation shared with Baltimore Orioles

References

1. ^ Chris Welsh page at Baseball Reference
2. ^ Marv Foley page at Baseball Reference
3. ^ Rafael Bournigal page at Baseball Reference
4. ^ Danny Darwin page at Baseball Reference
5. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/harrigr01.shtml
6. ^ Billy Sample page at Baseball Reference
7. ^ Mitch Williams page at Baseball Reference
8. ^ Daryl Smith page at Baseball Reference
9. ^ Geno Petralli page at Baseball Reference
10. ^ Ellis Valentine page at Baseball Reference
11. ^ Sammy Sosa page at Baseball Reference
12. ^ Matt Williams page at Baseball Reference
13. ^ Dave Stewart page at Baseball Reference

• 1985 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference
• 1985 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.