Major League Baseball team season
The 1985 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's ninth season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing first in the American League East with a record of 99 wins and 62 losses. The win total of 99 is a franchise record, and the division title was the franchise's first.
Despite having the second-best record in Major League Baseball, the Blue Jays collapsed in the American League Championship Series against the Kansas City Royals, blowing a 3–1 series lead and losing in seven games.
Offseason
Transactions
Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1985 season.[1]
November 1984
December 1984
January 1985
February 1985
March 1985
April 1985
Regular season
- April 27, 1985: Willie Aikens hit a home run in the last at-bat of his career.[2]
- July 9, 1985: In a game between the Blue Jays and the Mariners at Seattle, Buck Martinez executed a double play by tagging out two runners at home plate. In the third inning, Phil Bradley was on second when Gorman Thomas singled. Bradley was tagged out at home, on a throw from Jesse Barfield to Martinez. There was a collision between Bradley and Martinez – Martinez broke his ankle. Martinez was sitting on the ground in agony and threw the ball to third base in an attempt to tag out Gorman Thomas. The throw went into left field and Thomas ran towards home plate. Toronto left fielder George Bell threw the ball back to Martinez. He was still seated on the ground in pain but was able to tag Gorman Thomas for the out. Martinez tagged out both runners at home plate.[3]
- Dave Stieb led the American League with a 2.48 ERA and pitched 26 consecutive scoreless innings.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Transactions
Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1985 regular season.[4]
May 1985
June 1985
July 1985
August 1985
September 1985
Roster
Game log
Regular season
Postseason Game log
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; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
ALCS
Game 1
October 8, Exhibition Stadium
Game 2
October 9, Exhibition Stadium
Game 3
October 11, Royals Stadium
Game 4
October 12, Royals Stadium
Game 5
October 13, Royals Stadium
Game 6
October 15, Exhibition Stadium
Game 7
October 16, Exhibition Stadium
Awards and honours
All-Star Game
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Florence[6]
References
- ^ "1985 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ Home Run in Last At Bat by Baseball Almanac
- ^ "Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers - Tagging 2 Runners on Double Plays".
- ^ "1985 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
- 1985 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Reference
- 1985 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Almanac
