1985 Cleveland Indians season

The 1985 Cleveland Indians season was the 85th for the franchise.

Offseason

October 15, 1984: Jamie Quirk was released by the Indians.
October 15, 1984: Broderick Perkins was released by the Indians.
January 7, 1985: Butch Benton was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.
January 9, 1985: Dave Von Ohlen was signed as a free agent by the Indians.
March 22, 1985: Jerry Ujdur was released by the Indians.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

April 3, 1985: Doug Jones was signed as a free agent by the Indians.
April 19, 1985: Benny Ayala was signed as a free agent by the Indians.
April 23, 1985: Geno Petralli was released by the Indians.
May 7, 1985:Johnnie LeMaster was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Cleveland Indians for Mike Jeffcoat and Luis QuiÃÂ±ones. Lemaster was made the starting shortstop. The previous shortstop, Julio Franco, moved to second base a position he had never played before, and Tony Bernazard benched in spite of his leading the team in home runs at the time. Bill James called these maneuvers 'strangest, most incomprehensible organizational stratagem in many years'.
May 30, 1985: Johnnie LeMaster was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later.
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.
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.

Draft picks

The Cleveland Indians drafted pitcher Mike Poehl with the ninth overall pick in the 1985 Draft.

Opening Day Lineup

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts