1985 American Association season

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The 1985 American Association season was the 78th in the league's history, and ended with the Louisville Redbirds winning their second straight league championship.

The league went back to a two-division setup this year and a single best-of-seven championship series.

This was the first year for both the Nashville Sounds and Buffalo Bisons.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

East Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Louisville Redbirds	74	68	.521	--	Jim Fregosi	St. Louis Cardinals
Nashville Sounds	71	70	.504	2½	Lee Walls/Leon Roberts/Gordon Mackenzie	Detroit Tigers
Buffalo Bisons	66	76	.465	8	John Boles	Chicago White Sox
Indianapolis Indians	61	81	.430	13	Felipe Alou	Montreal Expos

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Oklahoma City 89ers	79	63	.556	--	Dave Oliver	Texas Rangers
Denver Zephyrs	77	65	.542	2	Gene Dusan	Cincinnati Reds
Omaha Royals	73	69	.514	6	Gene Lamont	Kansas City Royals
Iowa Cubs	66	75	.468	12½	Larry Cox	Chicago Cubs

Championship Finals

Louisville vs. Oklahoma City Date Away Home September 4 Louisville 4 Oklahoma City 0 September 5 Louisville 0 Oklahoma City 4 September 6 Louisville 6 Oklahoma City 4 September 7 Oklahoma City 3 Louisville 8 September 8 Oklahoma City 2 Louisville 7 Louisville wins series 4-1

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Scotti Madison, Nashville, .341
• Runs Scored Andres Galarraga, Indianapolis, 75
• Hits Paul O'Neill, Denver, 155
• Doubles O'Neill, 32
• Triples Bob Brower, Oklahoma City, 18
• Home Runs Dave Hostetler, Iowa, 29
• Runs Batted In Hostetler, 89
• Stolen Bases Curt Ford, Louisville, 45

Pitching

• Wins Bill Long, Buffalo, 13
• Earned Run Average Steve Farr, Omaha, 2.02
• Complete Games Three tied with 8
• Shutouts Brian Denman, Nashville, 4
• Strikeouts Todd Worrell, Louisville, 126
• Saves Mark Huismann, Omaha, 34

All-Star Team

• First Base Andres Galarraga, Indianapolis
• Second Base Tom Runnells, Denver
• Shortstop Wade Rowdon, Denver
• Third Base Steve Buechele, Oklahoma City
• Outfield Paul O'Neill, Denver; Kal Daniels, Denver; Wallace Johnson, Indianapolis
• Catcher Joel Skinner, Buffalo; Scotti Madison, Nashville
• Designated Hitter Dave Hostetler, Iowa
• Pitcher Bill Long, Buffalo; José Guzmán, Oklahoma City; Mark Huismann, Omaha; Steve Farr, Omaha

References

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. W. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, editors. Baseball America, 1993.

1986 Baseball America Statistics Report

External Links

1985 AA - The Baseball Cube