1985 New York-Pennsylvania League

1985 > Class Short-Season A > League History
Overall: 463 games, 12 teams, approx. 77 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1984 / 1986
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1984 / 1986

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1984 / 1986

League Standings

Central Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Auburn Astros	HOU	47	31	.603	--
Geneva Cubs	CHC	45	33	.577	2
Newark Orioles	BAL	41	36	.532	5.5
Elmira Pioneers	BOS	28	49	.364	18.5

North Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Oneonta Yankees	NYY	55	23	.705	--
Utica Blue Sox		35	41	.461	19
Little Falls Mets	NYM	34	41	.453	19.5
Watertown Pirates	PIT	22	54	.289	32

West Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Jamestown Expos	WSN	45	33	.577	--
Erie Cardinals	STL	44	34	.564	1
Niagara Falls Sox	CHW	34	43	.442	10.5
Batavia Trojans	CLE	33	45	.423	12

This league's standings, if available, are based on full season team pitching records. Leagues may have have split season and postseason results that are not currently available.

League Batting

Tm	Aff	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Oneonta Yankees	NYY	21.2	5.14	78	3022	2540	401	649	98	29	30	339	110	30	417	589	.256	.362	.352	.714	895	16	29	20	11
Geneva Cubs	CHC	20.7	4.97	78	3017	2526	388	605	98	12	35	323	114	45	410	509	.240	.349	.329	.678	832	23	40	18	27
Erie Cardinals	STL	20.6	4.96	78	2988	2485	387	580	93	14	56	323	140	52	410	542	.233	.345	.350	.695	869	26	44	23	10
Jamestown Expos	MON	21.0	4.94	78	2934	2531	385	642	111	21	46	316	97	44	337	548	.254	.346	.369	.715	933	31	18	17	17
Auburn Astros	HOU	21.1	4.87	78	2978	2573	380	643	103	20	47	331	79	21	324	489	.250	.339	.360	.699	927	36	17	28	16
Newark Orioles	BAL	21.3	4.64	77	2946	2495	357	570	94	16	36	301	108	45	375	505	.228	.334	.322	.656	804	26	36	14	26
Batavia Trojans	CLE	21.3	4.60	78	2910	2540	359	599	115	7	53	296	73	31	318	572	.236	.324	.349	.673	887	21	17	14	4
Niagara Falls Sox	CHW	20.7	4.22	77	2832	2494	325	604	100	22	42	281	70	38	281	587	.242	.321	.350	.671	874	17	21	19	14
Little Falls Mets	NYM	20.1	3.88	75	2707	2366	291	531	82	22	35	239	111	51	288	536	.224	.309	.322	.631	762	11	22	20	11
Utica Blue Sox		20.2	3.62	76	2833	2468	275	528	77	18	14	228	140	57	291	656	.214	.302	.277	.579	683	25	38	11	11
Elmira Pioneers	BOS	19.6	3.58	77	2885	2474	276	553	95	15	31	237	54	20	337	534	.224	.323	.312	.635	771	33	29	12	10
Watertown Pirates	PIT	20.2	3.43	76	2750	2437	261	523	72	23	27	208	108	43	255	688	.215	.293	.296	.589	722	20	26	12	7
League Totals		20.7	4.41	926	34802	29929	4085	7027	1138	219	452	3422	1204	477	4043	6755	.235	.329	.333	.662	9959	285	337	208	164

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
Oneonta Yankees	NYY	20.6	2.63	55	23	.705	1.87	78	78	58	20	13	13	667.1	453	205	139	17	257	6	690	22	1	38	1.064	6.1	0.2	3.5	9.3	2.68
Auburn Astros	HOU	21.3	4.06	47	31	.603	3.42	78	78	75	3	5	27	677.0	590	317	257	40	333	12	539	33	2	28	1.363	7.8	0.5	4.4	7.2	1.62
Little Falls Mets	NYM	21.0	4.16	34	41	.453	3.32	75	75	61	14	5	11	650.2	574	312	240	40	333	18	559	19	2	34	1.394	7.9	0.6	4.6	7.7	1.68
Jamestown Expos	MON	21.6	4.19	45	33	.577	3.39	78	78	71	7	6	20	667.0	583	327	251	29	372	9	615	19	6	50	1.432	7.9	0.4	5.0	8.3	1.65
Utica Blue Sox		20.1	4.26	35	41	.461	3.25	76	76	64	12	1	16	676.2	606	324	244	24	276	13	494	21	10	44	1.303	8.1	0.3	3.7	6.6	1.79
Newark Orioles	BAL	20.6	4.30	41	36	.532	3.41	77	77	59	18	13	14	679.0	597	331	257	26	368	13	538	20	7	61	1.421	7.9	0.3	4.9	7.1	1.46
Geneva Cubs	CHC	21.0	4.40	45	33	.577	3.55	78	78	63	15	3	23	682.1	616	343	269	47	350	12	520	30	4	53	1.416	8.1	0.6	4.6	6.9	1.49
Erie Cardinals	STL	21.7	4.60	44	34	.564	4.06	78	78	66	12	6	10	672.0	666	359	303	66	285	25	520	23	4	35	1.415	8.9	0.9	3.8	7.0	1.82
Niagara Falls Sox	CHW	20.7	4.88	34	43	.442	4.03	77	77	65	12	4	16	654.0	589	376	293	49	353	8	534	29	6	60	1.440	8.1	0.7	4.9	7.3	1.51
Batavia Trojans	CLE	20.5	4.94	33	45	.423	3.90	78	78	67	11	5	13	664.2	595	385	288	48	322	13	590	22	8	83	1.380	8.1	0.6	4.4	8.0	1.83
Elmira Pioneers	BOS	19.3	5.05	28	49	.364	3.85	77	77	73	4	6	11	655.1	580	389	280	34	384	33	548	24	7	86	1.471	8.0	0.5	5.3	7.5	1.43
Watertown Pirates	PIT	21.2	5.49	22	54	.289	4.41	76	76	61	15	2	8	642.2	578	417	315	32	409	2	607	23	9	83	1.536	8.1	0.4	5.7	8.5	1.48
League Totals		20.8	4.41	463	463	.500	3.53	926	926	783	143	69	182	7988.2	7027	4085	3136	452	4042	164	6754	285	66	655	1.386	7.9	0.5	4.6	7.6	1.67

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	Managers
Auburn Astros	HOU	78	2031	817	94	78	.968	21	Bob Hartsfield
Oneonta Yankees	NYY	78	2005	787	105	59	.964	18	Buck Showalter
Erie Cardinals	STL	78	2016	892	112	72	.963	14	Fred Koenig
Utica Blue Sox		76	2030	875	128	61	.958	26	Ken Brett
Little Falls Mets	NYM	75	1952	827	122	72	.958	22	Dan Radison
Geneva Cubs	CHC	78	2047	884	127	78	.958	21	Tony Franklin
Newark Orioles	BAL	77	2037	894	140	76	.954	26	Art Mazmanian
Niagara Falls Sox	CHW	77	1962	838	145	62	.951	10	Luis Lagunas
Elmira Pioneers	BOS	77	1966	733	143	57	.950	34	Dick Berardino
Jamestown Expos	MON	78	2001	813	151	68	.949	22	n/a
Batavia Trojans	CLE	78	1994	796	152	45	.948	25	Eddie Bane
Watertown Pirates	PIT	76	1928	767	164	49	.943	39	Woody Hunt
League Totals		926	23969	9923	1583	777	.955	278

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