1985 Bristol Tigers Statistics

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 44-25
Finished 1st in the AL
Manager: Tom Burgess (44-25)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Bristol, Virginia
Ballpark: DeVault Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 10,218, Avg. 296
1985 Bristol Tigers Roster

The Bristol Tigers of the Appalachian League ended the 1985 season with a record of 44 wins and 25 losses, finishing first in the AL.

The Tigers led the league with 390 runs, spearheaded by 38 home runs. Bristol surrendered 293 runs, least in the league. Tim Leiper drove in 47 runs and topped all regular batters by hitting .308. Mike York paced the team with 9 wins, while Scott Schultz recorded a 2.47 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1985 Bristol Tigers who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Mike York, Steve Searcy, Doug Strange and Mark Lee.

Tom Burgess served as manager.


Click on column headings to sort.

Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Mike York92.8182.372101800238.0241210134231216
Scott Schultz73.7002.45145821058.7412316424044301
Scott Carter42.6673.691010010046.3412319430036126
Rob Friesen42.6674.991111000048.7483727132019005
Mark Lee301.0001.091511100533.01854112040002
Alain Patenaude31.7505.1984111126.0301615015016001
Ken Williams32.6003.02129011059.74122201370670110
Paul Jackson36.3336.84147410250.0664238715128005
Richard Wohlmacher201.0003.8670300214.015961709102
John Boling21.6672.0854021026.016106113020003
Joseph Slavik21.6674.78124400037.73224203351352111
Steve Searcy11.5002.0544021022.0156502024011
Ken Gohmann11.5003.76152500338.3322116314324321
Gerry Wetherell01.0008.3655000014.0151413110016213
Gary Pifer02.0005.97123500128.7282919216016415
Totals4425.6383.89165695910516541.04622932343029674251810620

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Doug Strange652582264369161645602230.305.370.465.8351053431
Tim Leiper612292113765160347741518.308.354.427.780901021
Bernie Anderson622522184764132431623127.294.378.427.805930120
Donny Rowland5922819444581021211442820.299.391.387.778752310
Blane Fox592281953146114338512922.236.338.379.717742020
Rick Daily592351853443100830114649.232.393.416.809773105
Thelanious Prioleau55179152243451320311931.224.309.329.638501430
Ray Rosthenhausler55200172363441421522355.198.298.302.600522210
Tom Knapp43143130153133121711015.238.289.331.620430120
Derek Bastinck3712199212641312001822.263.383.414.797412110
Al Liebert33107981423401130189.235.290.306.596300011
Ruben Jackson195649141330051378.265.357.327.684160000
Doyle Balthazar16454061121030149.275.333.375.708150010
Frank Masters134640410100401510.250.326.275.601110010
Ed Waylock1145369811042078.222.341.306.646110111
Dan Gardner519166710061022.438.474.500.97480010
Thomas Snowberger10332834001500511.143.273.250.52370000
Keith Blake2852200010012.400.571.400.97121100
Rob Thomson2650000000013.000.167.000.16700000
Totals6662438209939054810417383275822281351.261.350.381.73180001719229


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Rick Daily1B41367151033.9749.317
Tim Leiper1B292439414.9848.690
Derek Bastinck1B120001.0002.000
Donny Rowland2B5885123724.9673.586
Doug Strange2B14263874.9014.571
Tim Leiper2B111001.0002.000
Ray Rosthenhausler3B36286964.9422.694
Tim Leiper3B17133534.9412.824
Doug Strange3B1031421.8951.700
Ed Waylock3B851711.9572.750
Keith Blake3B111001.0002.000
Derek BastinckC301811734.9856.6003
Al LiebertC251271534.9795.6803
Frank MastersC137911011.0006.9233
Doyle BalthazarC527110.9665.6003
Dan GardnerC214010.9337.0002
Bernie AndersonOF6198570.9361.689
Blane FoxOF5466612.9861.333
Doug StrangeOF4455721.9691.409
Tom KnappOF3143221.9571.452
Ruben JacksonOF1810121.846.611
Thomas SnowbergerOF8102001.0001.500
Doyle BalthazarOF791001.0001.429
Tim LeiperOF110001.0001.000
Mike YorkP2111312.933.667
Mark LeeP1504001.000.267
Ken GohmannP1501020.833.667
Scott SchultzP142821.833.714
Paul JacksonP140611.857.429
Ken WilliamsP1261143.8101.417
Joseph SlavikP1216001.000.583
Gary PiferP121610.875.583
Rob FriesenP1123031.000.455
Scott CarterP1043001.000.700
Alain PatenaudeP82610.8891.000
Richard WohlmacherP707001.0001.000
Gerry WetherellP51421.7141.000
John BolingP524001.0001.200
Steve SearcyP422001.0001.000
Thelanious PrioleauSS52711391819.9214.038
Ray RosthenhauslerSS18344558.9404.389
Totals750162366799137.9593.0531400

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.





Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.