1985 Atlanta Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1985 Atlanta Braves finished with a record of 66-96. They scored 632 runs and belted 126 home runs to go along with a .246 batting average. The offense was powered by Dale Murphy, who led the team with 37 home runs, 111 RBI, and 185 hits.
The team allowed 781 runs and had a team ERA of 4.21. Leading the team in wins was Rick Mahler, with 17. Steve Bedrosian led the team with 134 strikeouts. Bruce Sutter was the team's best fireman, with 23 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Chris Chambliss | 1B | 101 | 170 | 16 | 40 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .307 | .329 | .636 | .235 |
| Bob Horner | 1B | 130 | 483 | 61 | 129 | 27 | 89 | 1 | .333 | .499 | .832 | .267 |
| Glenn Hubbard | 2B | 142 | 439 | 51 | 102 | 5 | 39 | 4 | .321 | .314 | .635 | .232 |
| Ken Oberkfell | 3B | 134 | 412 | 30 | 112 | 3 | 35 | 1 | .359 | .359 | .718 | .272 |
| Gerald Perry | 1B | 110 | 238 | 22 | 51 | 3 | 13 | 9 | .282 | .273 | .555 | .214 |
| Rafael Ramirez | SS | 138 | 568 | 54 | 141 | 5 | 58 | 2 | .272 | .333 | .605 | .248 |
| Paul Runge | 3B | 50 | 87 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .349 | .287 | .636 | .218 |
| Andres Thomas | SS | 15 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .278 | .278 | .556 | .278 |
| Paul Zuvella | 2B | 81 | 190 | 16 | 48 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .311 | .305 | .616 | .253 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Albert Hall | OF | 54 | 47 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .286 | .191 | .477 | .149 |
| Terry Harper | OF | 138 | 492 | 58 | 130 | 17 | 72 | 9 | .327 | .407 | .734 | .264 |
| Brad Komminsk | OF | 106 | 300 | 52 | 68 | 4 | 21 | 10 | .314 | .327 | .641 | .227 |
| Dale Murphy | OF | 162 | 616 | 118 | 185 | 37 | 111 | 10 | .388 | .539 | .927 | .300 |
| John Rabb | OF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Milt Thompson | OF | 73 | 182 | 17 | 55 | 0 | 6 | 9 | .339 | .363 | .702 | .302 |
| Claudell Washington | OF | 122 | 398 | 62 | 110 | 15 | 43 | 14 | .342 | .455 | .797 | .276 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bruce Benedict | C | 70 | 208 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .279 | .231 | .510 | .202 |
| Rick Cerone | C | 96 | 282 | 15 | 61 | 3 | 25 | 0 | .288 | .280 | .568 | .216 |
| Larry Owen | C | 26 | 71 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .313 | .366 | .679 | .239 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5526 | 632 | 1359 | 126 | 598 | 72 | .312 | .363 | .675 | .246 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Len Barker | 20 | 18 | 73.7 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 0 | 47 | 37 | 6.35 | 1.642 | |||
| Steve Bedrosian | 37 | 37 | 206.7 | 7 | 15 | .318 | 0 | 134 | 111 | 3.83 | 1.495 | |||
| Rick Camp | 66 | 2 | 127.7 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3 | 49 | 61 | 3.95 | 1.496 | |||
| Jeff Dedmon | 60 | 0 | 86 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 41 | 49 | 4.08 | 1.547 | |||
| Terry Forster | 46 | 0 | 59.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 37 | 28 | 2.28 | 1.298 | |||
| Gene Garber | 59 | 0 | 97.3 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 1 | 66 | 25 | 3.61 | 1.264 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 15 | 14 | 85.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 34 | 24 | 4.10 | 1.389 | |||
| Rick Mahler | 39 | 39 | 266.7 | 17 | 15 | .531 | 0 | 107 | 79 | 3.48 | 1.316 | |||
| Craig McMurtry | 17 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 28 | 27 | 6.60 | 1.844 | |||
| Pascual Perez | 22 | 22 | 95.3 | 1 | 13 | .071 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 6.14 | 1.805 | |||
| Dave Schuler | 9 | 0 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6.75 | 2.056 | |||
| Steve Shields | 23 | 6 | 68 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 29 | 32 | 5.16 | 1.735 | |||
| Zane Smith | 42 | 18 | 147 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 85 | 80 | 3.80 | 1.463 | |||
| Bruce Sutter | 58 | 0 | 88.3 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 23 | 52 | 29 | 4.48 | 1.359 | |||
| Team Totals | 513 | 162 | 1457.4 | 66 | 96 | .407 | 29 | 776 | 642 | 4.21 | 1.478 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dale Murphy | 162 |
| At Bats | Dale Murphy | 616 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dale Murphy | 712 |
| Batting Average | Dale Murphy | .300 |
| On-Base % | Dale Murphy | .388 |
| Slugging % | Dale Murphy | .539 |
| OPS | Dale Murphy | .927 |
| Runs | Dale Murphy | 118 |
| Hits | Dale Murphy | 185 |
| Total Bases | Dale Murphy | 332 |
| Doubles | Dale Murphy | 32 |
| Triples | Claudell Washington | 6 |
| Home Runs | Dale Murphy | 37 |
| RBI | Dale Murphy | 111 |
| Walks | Dale Murphy | 90 |
| Strikeouts | Dale Murphy | 141 |
| Stolen Bases | Claudell Washington | 14 |
| Caught Stealing | Terry Harper | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Rick Mahler | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bob Horner and Glenn Hubbard | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Rafael Ramirez | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Rick Mahler | 17 |
| Losses | Steve Bedrosian and Rick Mahler | 15 |
| Saves | Bruce Sutter | 23 |
| Won-Loss % | Rick Mahler | .531 |
| ERA | Rick Mahler | 3.48 |
| WHIP | Rick Mahler | 1.316 |
| Innings Pitched | Rick Mahler | 266.7 |
| Games | Rick Camp | 66 |
| Games Started | Rick Mahler | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Steve Bedrosian | 134 |
| Complete Games | Rick Mahler | 6 |
| Shutouts | Zane Smith | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Rick Mahler | 1110 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Rick Mahler | 103 |
| Hits Allowed | Rick Mahler | 272 |
| Walks Allowed | Steve Bedrosian | 111 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Rick Mahler | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | Rick Mahler | 47 |
| Triples Allowed | Rick Mahler | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Steve Bedrosian and Steve Shields | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Steve Bedrosian and Rick Camp | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Rick Mahler | 32 |
