The 1985 Detroit Tigers finished in third place in the American League Eastern Division with a record of 84-77, 15 games behind the Blue Jays. The Tigers outscored their opponents 729 to 688. The Tigers drew 2,286,609 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1983, ranking 3rd of the 14 teams in the American League.
*Scott Lusader was drafted by the Tigers in the 6th round.
*Mark Lee was drafted by the Tigers in the 15th round.
*Andy Stankiewicz was drafted by the Tigers in the 18th round, but did not sign.
*John Smoltz was drafted by the Tigers in the 22nd round. Player signed September 22, 1985.
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
G
Player
G
AB
H
Avg.
HR
RBI
C
Lance Parrish
140
549
150
.273
28
98
1B
Darrell Evans
151
505
125
.248
40
94
2B
Lou Whitaker
152
609
170
.279
21
73
3B
Tom Brookens
156
485
115
.237
7
47
SS
Alan Trammell
149
605
156
.258
13
57
RF
Kirk Gibson
154
581
167
.287
29
97
CF
Chet Lemon
145
517
137
.265
18
68
LF
Larry Herndon
137
442
108
.244
12
37
DH
Johnny Grubb
78
155
38
.245
5
25
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
Nelson Simmons
75
251
60
.239
10
33
Bárbaro Garbey
86
237
61
.257
6
29
Dave Bergman
69
140
25
.179
3
7
Alejandro Sánchez
71
133
33
.248
6
12
Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player
G
IP
W
L
ERA
SO
Jack Morris
35
257.0
16
11
3.33
191
Dan Petry
34
238.7
15
13
3.36
109
Walt Terrell
34
229.0
15
10
3.85
130
Frank Tanana
20
137.3
10
7
3.34
107
Milt Wilcox
8
39.0
1
3
4.85
20
Other pitchers
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W= Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games Finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player
G
W
L
SV
GF
ERA
SO
Willie Hernández
74
8
10
31
64
2.70
76
Aurelio López
51
3
7
5
22
4.80
53
Bill Scherrer
48
3
2
0
14
4.36
46
Doug Bair
21
2
0
0
4
6.24
30
Players ranking among top 100 all time at position
The following members of the 1985 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked by The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract:
Lance Parrish: 19th best catcher of all time
Lou Whitaker: 13th best second baseman of all time
Darrell Evans: 10th best third baseman of all time
Alan Trammell: 9th best shortstop of all time
Kirk Gibson: 36th best left fielder of all time
Chet Lemon: 48th best center fielder of all time
Award winners and league leaders
Tom Brookens
AL leader in errors by a third baseman
#9 in AL in doubles
Darrell Evans
Tiger of the Year Award, by Detroit baseball writers
