1985 California Angels season

1985 California Angels
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
West Division (since 1969)
Location
Anaheim Stadium (since 1966)
Anaheim, California (since 1966)
Other information
Owner(s)	Gene Autry
General manager(s)	Mike Port
Manager(s)	Gene Mauch
Local television	KTLA (Joe Torre, Bob Starr) SelecTV USA
Local radio	KMPC (Ron Fairly, Dick Enberg, Al Conin) KLVE (Cookie Rojas, Ulpiano Cos Villa)
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The California Angels 1985 season involved the Angels taking 2nd place in the American League West with a 90-72 record, finishing one game behind the eventual World Series champions, the Kansas City Royals.

Offseason

• November 7, 1984: Ellis Valentine was released by the Angels.^[1]
• January 11, 1985: Rob Picciolo was released by the California Angels.^[2]
• January 30, 1985: Ruppert Jones was signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.^[3]
• March 31, 1985: Bill Mooneyham was released by the Angels.^[4]

Regular season

• October 6, 1985: Rufino Linares hit a home run in the last at-bat of his career.^[5]

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Kansas City Royals	91	71	0.562	—	50–32	41–39
California Angels	90	72	0.556	1	49–30	41–42
Chicago White Sox	85	77	0.525	6	45–36	40–41
Minnesota Twins	77	85	0.475	14	49–35	28–50
Oakland Athletics	77	85	0.475	14	43–36	34–49
Seattle Mariners	74	88	0.457	17	42–41	32–47
Texas Rangers	62	99	0.385	28½	37–43	25–56

Record vs. opponents

1985 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	5–8	7–5	8–4	8–5	6–7	6–6	9–4	6–6	1–12	7–5	6–6	10–2	4–8
Boston	8–5	—	5–7	4–8–1	8–5	6–7	5–7	5–8	7–5	5–8	8–4	6–6	5–7	9–4
California	5–7	7–5	—	8–5	8–4	8–4	4–9	9–3	9–4	3–9	6–7	9–4	9–4	5–7
Chicago	4–8	8–4–1	5–8	—	10–2	6–6	5–8	5–7	6–7	6–6	8–5	9–4	10–3	3–9
Cleveland	5–8	5–8	4–8	2–10	—	5–8	2–10	7–6	4–8	6–7	3–9	6–6	7–5	4–9
Detroit	7–6	7–6	4–8	6–6	8–5	—	5–7	9–4	3–9	9–3	8–4	5–7	7–5	6–7
Kansas City	6–6	7–5	9–4	8–5	10–2	7–5	—	8–4	7–6	5–7	8–5	3–10	6–7	7–5
Milwaukee	4–9	8–5	3–9	7–5	6–7	4–9	4–8	—	9–3	7–6	3–9	4–8	8–3	4–9
Minnesota	6–6	5–7	4–9	7–6	8–4	9–3	6–7	3–9	—	3–9	8–5	6–7	8–5	4–8
New York	12–1	8–5	9–3	6–6	7–6	3–9	7–5	6–7	9–3	—	7–5	9–3	8–4	6–7
Oakland	5–7	4–8	7–6	5–8	9–3	4–8	5–8	9–3	5–8	5–7	—	8–5	6–7	5–7
Seattle	6–6	6–6	4–9	4–9	6–6	7–5	10–3	8–4	7–6	3–9	5–8	—	6–7	2–10
Texas	2–10	7–5	4–9	3–10	5–7	5–7	7–6	3–8	5–8	4–8	7–6	7–6	—	3–9
Toronto	8–4	4–9	7–5	9–3	9–4	7–6	5–7	9–4	8–4	7–6	7–5	10–2	9–3	—

Notable transactions

• June 3, 1985: Bo Jackson was drafted by the Angels in the 20th round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign.^[6]
• June 19, 1985: Tommy John was released by the Angels.^[7]
• August 2, 1985: Pat Clements, Mike Brown and a player to be named later were traded by the Angels to the Pittsburgh Pirates for John Candelaria, George Hendrick and Al Holland. The Angels completed the deal by sending Bob Kipper to the Pirates on August 16.^[8]
• September 10, 1985: The Angels traded players to be named later to the Oakland Athletics for Don Sutton. The Angels completed the deal by sending Robert Sharpnack (minors) and Jerome Nelson (minors) to the Athletics on September 25.^[9]

Roster

1985 California Angels
Roster
Pitchers 45 John Candelaria 27 Pat Clements 33 Stew Cliburn 23 Doug Corbett 46 Alan Fowlkes 19 Al Holland 25 Tommy John 36 Bob Kipper 18 Urbano Lugo 17 Tony Mack 15 Kirk McCaskill 37 Donnie Moore 10 Ron Romanick 40 Luis Sánchez 41 Jim Slaton 35 Dave Smith 27 Don Sutton 39 Mike Witt 38 Geoff Zahn		Catchers  8 Bob Boone 34 Jerry Narron Infielders 29 Rod Carew 11 Doug DeCinces  2 Craig Gerber  4 Bobby Grich 16 Jack Howell 36 Pat Keedy 56 Gus Polidor 22 Dick Schofield  9 Rob Wilfong		Outfielders 12 Juan Beníquez 21 Mike Brown  5 Brian Downing 25 George Hendrick 44 Reggie Jackson 13 Ruppert Jones 32 Darrell Miller 20 Gary Pettis 30 Devon White Other batters 24 Rufino Linares  6 Daryl Sconiers		Manager  3 Gene Mauch Coaches 49 Bob Clear  1 Bobby Knoop 51 Marcel Lachemann 50 Jimmie Reese 47 Moose Stubing

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
RF	Reggie Jackson	143	460	116	.252	27	85

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Daryl Sconiers	44	98	28	.286	2	12
Rufino Linares	18	43	11	.256	3	11

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Dave Smith	4	0	0	0	7.20	3

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Edmonton Trappers	Pacific Coast League	Winston Llenas
AA	Midland Angels	Texas League	Joe Maddon
A	Redwood Pioneers	California League	Tom Kotchman
A	Quad Cities Angels	Midwest League	Bill Lachemann
A-Short Season	Salem Angels	Northwest League	Bruce Hines

References

1. Ellis Valentine at Baseball Reference
2. http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/picciro01.shtml
3. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jonesru01.shtml
4. Bill Mooneyham at Baseball Reference
5. Home Run in Last At Bat by Baseball Almanac
6. Bo Jackson at Baseball Reference
7. Tommy John at Baseball Reference
8. John Candelaria at Baseball Reference
9. Don Sutton at Baseball Reference

• 1985 California Angels at Baseball Reference
• 1985 California Angels at Baseball Almanac
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.