1985 Pacific Coast League season

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The 1985 Pacific Coast League season was the 82nd in the league's history, and ended with the Vancouver Canadians winning their first league championship.

This was the first season for the Calgary Cannons.

Danny Tartabull of Calgary became the first shortstop in Organized Baseball to hit 40 home runs since Ernie Banks in 1961.

[edit] Final first-half standings

Playoff teams in bold.

North Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Calgary Cannons	38	31	.551	--	Bobby Floyd	Seattle Mariners
Vancouver Canadians	38	34	.528	1½	Tom Trebelhorn	Milwaukee Brewers
Portland Beavers	36	34	.514	2½	Bill Dancy	Philadelphia Phillies
Tacoma Tigers	30	40	.429	8½	Keith Lieppman	Oakland Athletics
Edmonton Trappers	28	42	.400	10½	Winston Llenas	California Angels

South Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Hawaii Islanders	42	29	.592	--	Tommy Sandt	Pittsburgh Pirates
Phoenix Giants	37	33	.529	4½	Jim Lefebvre	San Francisco Giants
Albuquerque Dukes	36	35	.507	6	Terry Collins	Los Angeles Dodgers
Tucson Toros	35	34	.507	6	Jimmy Johnson	Houston Astros
Las Vegas Stars	32	40	.444	10½	Bob Cluck	San Diego Padres

[edit] Final second-half standings

Playoff teams in bold.

North Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Vancouver Canadians	41	30	.577	--	Tom Trebelhorn	Milwaukee Brewers
Edmonton Trappers	38	34	.528	3½	Winston Llenas	California Angels
Tacoma Tigers	36	36	.500	5½	Keith Lieppman	Oakland Athletics
Calgary Cannons	33	39	.458	8½	Bobby Floyd	Seattle Mariners
Portland Beavers	32	40	.444	9½	Bill Dancy	Philadelphia Phillies

South Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Phoenix Giants	43	29	.597	--	Jim Lefebvre	San Francisco Giants
Hawaii Islanders	42	30	.583	1	Tommy Sandt	Pittsburgh Pirates
Las Vegas Stars	33	39	.458	10	Bob Cluck	San Diego Padres
Albuquerque Dukes	31	41	.431	12	Terry Collins	Los Angeles Dodgers
Tucson Toros	30	41	.423	12½	Jimmy Johnson	Houston Astros

[edit] Overall standings

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Hawaii Islanders	84	59	.587	--	Tommy Sandt	Pittsburgh Pirates
Phoenix Giants	80	62	.563	3½	Jim Lefebvre	San Francisco Giants
Vancouver Canadians	79	64	.552	5	Tom Trebelhorn	Milwaukee Brewers
Calgary Cannons	71	70	.504	12	Bobby Floyd	Seattle Mariners
Portland Beavers	68	74	.479	15½	Bill Dancy	Philadelphia Phillies
Albuquerque Dukes	67	76	.469	17	Terry Collins	Los Angeles Dodgers
Tacoma Tigers	66	76	.465	17½	Keith Lieppman	Oakland Athletics
Edmonton Trappers	66	76	.465	17½	Winston Llenas	California Angels
Tucson Toros	65	75	.464	17½	Jimmy Johnson	Houston Astros
Las Vegas Stars	65	79	.451	19½	Bob Cluck	San Diego Padres

[edit] Playoffs

First Round			Championship Finals

N1	Calgary Cannons	0
N2	Vancouver Canadians	3
			N2	Vancouver Canadians	3
			S2	Phoenix Giants	0
S1	Hawaii Islanders	0
S2	Phoenix Giants	3

[edit] First Round

Calgary vs. Vancouver
Date	Away	Home
September 3	Vancouver 8	Calgary 6
September 4	Vancouver 6	Calgary 1
September 7	Calgary 2	Vancouver 3
Vancouver wins series 3-0

Hawaii vs. Phoenix
Date	Away	Home
September 3	Hawaii 4	Phoenix 5
September 4	Hawaii 4	Phoenix 5
September 5	Phoenix 9	Hawaii 3
Phoenix wins series 3-0

[edit] Championship Finals

Phoenix vs. Vancouver
Date	Away	Home
September 8	Phoenix 4	Vancouver 5
September 9	Phoenix 4	Vancouver 5
	14 innings
September 10	Vancouver 3	Phoenix 1
Vancouver wins series 3-0

[edit] League Leaders

[edit] Batting

Batting Average John Kruk, Las Vegas, .351
Runs Scored Tack Wilson, Phoenix, 109
Hits Mike Woodard, Phoenix, 181
Doubles John Moses, Calgary, 37
Triples Trench Davis, Hawaii, 12
Home Runs Danny Tartabull, Calgary, 43
Runs Batted In Tartabull, 109
Stolen Bases Mike Felder, Vancouver, 61

[edit] Pitching

Wins Bob Walk, Hawaii, 16
Earned Run Average Walk, 2.65
Complete Games Walk, 12
Shutouts Three tied with 3
Strikeouts José Rijo, Tacoma, 179
Saves Ray Krawczyk, Hawaii, 20

[edit] All-Star Team

First Base Franklin Stubbs, Albuquerque
Second Base Mike Woodard, Phoenix
Shortstop Danny Tartabull, Calgary
Third Base Jack Howell, Edmonton
Outfield John Moses, Calgary; José Canseco, Tacoma; Mike Felder, Vancouver
Catcher Mike Diaz, Portland and Hawaii
Designated Hitter Carlos Ponce, Vancouver
Pitcher Bob Walk, Hawaii; Ray Krawczyk, Hawaii; Tim Conroy, Tacoma; Roger Mason, Phoenix

[edit] References

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

1986 Baseball America Statistics Report

[edit] External Links

1985 PCL - The Baseball Cube