The 1985 Oakland Athletics season was the 85th season for the Oakland Athletics franchise, all as members of the American League, and their 18th season in Oakland. The Athletics finished fifth in the American League West with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses. While the Athletics' on-field performance continued to disappoint, the debut of slugger Jose Canseco gave fans a measure of hope.

Offseason December 5, 1984: Rickey Henderson, Bert Bradley and cash were traded by the Athletics to the New York Yankees for Stan Javier, Jay Howell, José Rijo, Eric Plunk, and Tim Birtsas.Rickey Henderson page at Baseball Reference December 7, 1984: Ray Burris, Eric Barry (minors) and a player to be named later were traded by the Athletics to the Milwaukee Brewers for Don Sutton. The Athletics completed the deal by sending Ed Myers (minors) to the Brewers on March 25, 1985.Don Sutton page at Baseball Reference December 8, 1984: Bill Caudill was traded by the Athletics to the Toronto Blue Jays for Alfredo Griffin, Dave Collins, and cash.Bill Caudill page at Baseball Reference February 5, 1985: Rob Picciolo was signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics.

Regular season September 2, 1985: José Canseco made his major league debut in a game against the Baltimore Orioles. Canseco had one at bat without a hit.José Canseco page at Baseball Reference September 9, 1985: Canseco hits his first career major league home run off the Texas Ranger's Jeff Russell in a 3–1 loss. September 22, 1985: José Canseco became the 27th player to hit a home run over the roof of Comiskey Park.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions April 15, 1985: Bob Owchinko was signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics. April 26, 1985: Bill Mooneyham was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.Bill Mooneyham page at Baseball Reference July 12, 1985: Tommy John was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.Tommy John page at Baseball Reference July 17, 1985: Bob Owchinko was purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the Oakland Athletics. September 10, 1985: Don Sutton was traded by the Athletics to the California Angels for players to be named later. The Angels completed the deal by sending Robert Sharpnack (minors) and Jerome Nelson (minors) to the Athletics on September 25.

Draft picks June 3, 1985: 1985 Major League Baseball draft Walt Weiss was drafted by the Athletics in the 1st round (11th pick). Player signed June 5, 1985.Walt Weiss page at Baseball Reference Dave Otto was drafted by the Athletics in the 2nd round.Dave Otto page at Baseball Reference Wally Whitehurst was drafted by the Athletics in the 3rd round.Wally Whitehurst page at Baseball Reference Jim Pena was drafted by the Athletics in the 24th round, but did not sign.

Roster 1985 Oakland Athletics Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches (Third Base) (First Base) (Bullpen) (Pitching) (Hitting)

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 C 138 436 109 .250 13 55 1B 137 424 125 .295 14 60 2B 123 393 112 .285 3 48 SS 162 614 166 .270 2 64 3B 98 401 111 .277 13 46 LF 112 379 95 .251 4 29 CF 152 523 122 .233 20 59 RF 154 547 157 .287 24 82 DH 158 592 141 .238 30 91

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 111 343 92 .268 14 52 Mickey Tettleton 78 211 53 .251 3 15 Steve Henderson 85 193 58 .301 3 31 Tony Phillips 42 161 45 .280 4 17 Rob Picciolo 71 102 28 .275 1 8 29 96 29 .302 5 13 Mike Gallego 76 77 16 .208 1 9 40 66 13 .197 1 10 Dan Meyer 14 12 0 .000 0 0 Charlie O'Brien 16 11 3 .273 0 1

Pitching

Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Chris Codiroli 37 226.0 14 14 4.46 111 Don Sutton 29 194.1 13 8 3.89 91 Bill Krueger 32 151.1 9 10 4.52 56 Tim Birtsas 29 141.1 10 6 4.01 94 12 63.2 6 4 3.53 65

Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Steve McCatty 30 85.2 4 4 5.57 36 Rick Langford 23 59.0 3 5 3.51 21 Mike Warren 16 49.0 1 4 6.61 48 Tommy John 11 48.0 2 6 6.19 8 Curt Young 19 46.0 0 4 7.24 19

Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 63 9 8 29 2.85 68 56 4 7 3 4.30 77 Steve Ontiveros 39 1 3 8 1.93 36 Steve Mura 23 1 1 1 4.13 29 Tim Conroy 16 0 1 0 4.26 8 15 0 0 0 14.58 10 Tom Tellmann 11 0 0 0 5.06 8

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Huntsville

References

External links 1985 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 1985 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com