1985 Syracuse Chiefs Statistics

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 79-61
Finished 1st in the IL
Manager: Doug Ault (79-61)
Affiliation: Toronto Blue Jays
Location: Syracuse, New York
Ballpark: MacArthur Stadium
Attendance: 222,813, Avg. 3,183
1985 Syracuse Chiefs Roster

Playoffs - Columbus Clippers 3 games, Syracuse Chiefs 1

The Syracuse Chiefs of the International League ended the 1985 season with a record of 79 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the IL.

The Chiefs scored 645 runs and gave up 579 runs. Kelly Gruber paced Syracuse with 21 home runs, while Willie Aikens and Rick Leach walloped 15 or more as well. Rick Leach drove in 79 runs. Mike Sharperson topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .289. Stan Clarke led the team with 14 wins, and Don Gordon recorded a 2.07 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1985 Syracuse Chiefs who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Willie Aikens, Gibson Alba, Gary Allenson, John Cerutti, Stan Clarke, Steve Davis, Jeff DeWillis, Mark Eichhorn, Tom Filer, Don Gordon, Kelly Gruber, Tom Henke, Alexis Infante, Rick Leach, Luis Leal, Fred McGriff, Vance McHenry, Ron Musselman, Pat Rooney, Mike Sharperson, Ron Shepherd, Dave Stegman, Mitch Webster and Matt Williams.

Doug Ault served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Stan Clarke144.7783.37431417102117.710652441366298005
John Cerutti119.5502.9728271720182.0165846010602110216
Don Gordon85.6152.07510300012113.0933926421243501
Tom Filer72.7782.531212010078.3672422622031114
Dennis Howard79.4385.0525193100130.014179731253263205
Matt Williams712.3684.4322202520136.0124736714513100505
Luis Leal62.7503.911212000069.0693230220043223
Rich Carlucci43.5712.353901800872.7773019126450403
Colin McLaughlin43.5714.3534104101101.3915649966273017
Steve Davis32.6002.5066000036.0191110217034104
Tom Henke21.6670.8839032001851.31355218260101
Gibson Alba23.4005.66177600155.7484135251033133
Mark Eichhorn25.2864.8287100037.338242057027001
Ron Musselman101.0004.9122000011.013763105000
Tim Rodgers11.5003.15134600034.3391312113117000
Keith Gilliam004.326030018.310640503010
Dale Holman0013.501010002.04330200001
Totals7961.5643.53358140124164431236.011175794858649920790249490

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
Mike Sharperson1346165368615519715914157175.289.372.356.7281912341
Rick Leach136598533771512421579365242.283.341.420.76122410124
Derwin McNealy1355214724912513614222193674.265.323.324.6471535711
Kelly Gruber1215144737111816521692082892.249.298.438.7362077152
Willie Aikens105442373651161911661006781.311.416.496.9121851015
Alexis Infante1365064536310910523929134665.241.314.298.6121353310
Dave Stegman8930425736821541045114035.319.407.525.9331351242
Mark Poole75258237297090837001523.295.340.435.7741032222
Dale Holman752201952560154328112327.308.382.472.854921011
Mitch Webster47215189325253323542024.275.346.381.727721411
Gary Allenson622302052151100622012123.249.326.385.711793010
Jerry Keller69249221184650724002649.208.290.326.616720113
Ron Shepherd371441332341122216131128.308.361.474.835630000
Fred McGriff51204176194082520002353.227.330.381.711674100
Vance McHenry68151134162811412631429.209.284.321.605430301
Tito Nanni186460912311701417.200.250.333.583200000
Jeff DeWillis195948311101301713.229.345.312.657152110
Pat Rooney612122300010003.250.250.250.50030000
Rusty Hamric5761100000010.167.286.167.45210000
Ken Kinnard2110000000000.000.000.000.00000000
Bubba Holland2440000000001.000.000.000.00000000
Totals13925319471864512711854310658710276505754.269.342.394.7361860033283523


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Rick Leach1B5649053644.9899.696
Fred McGriff1B5143337543.9899.216
Willie Aikens1B2320016322.9869.391
Tito Nanni1B171346112.9938.235
Jerry Keller1B22010.6671.000
Mike Sharperson2B1322863651582.9774.932
Vance McHenry2B142634081.0004.286
Kelly Gruber3B121782171422.9552.438
Vance McHenry3B25164778.9002.520
Rusty Hamric3B204001.0002.000
Mark PooleC733702465.9855.3975
Gary AllensonC613403044.9896.0667
Jeff DeWillisC19106931.9756.0530
Jerry KellerC6230001.0003.8330
Bubba HollandC27210.9004.5000
Derwin McNealyOF134332761.9832.530
Rick LeachOF861851342.9802.302
Dave StegmanOF81123810.9921.617
Dale HolmanOF5873211.9871.293
Mitch WebsterOF46831011.9892.022
Ron ShepherdOF3760030.9521.622
Pat RooneyOF46010.8571.500
Ken KinnardOF220001.0001.000
Tito NanniOF120001.0002.000
Don GordonP51143417.980.941
Stan ClarkeP4369011.000.349
Tom HenkeP3924001.000.154
Rich CarlucciP3961421.909.513
Colin McLaughlinP34812011.000.588
John CeruttiP28102944.9071.393
Dennis HowardP25919001.0001.120
Matt WilliamsP221717011.0001.545
Gibson AlbaP1718001.000.529
Tim RodgersP132411.857.462
Luis LealP126710.9291.083
Tom FilerP12101912.9672.417
Mark EichhornP8313001.0002.000
Keith GilliamP604011.000.667
Steve DavisP613001.000.667
Ron MusselmanP21010.500.500
Dale HolmanP10000.000
Alexis InfanteSS1362254324284.9404.831
Vance McHenrySS75341.6671.143
Mike SharpersonSS25721.8576.000
Totals155637081522142361.9743.3611200

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.





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