Midwest League 1985

Summary

• Midwest League Champion: Kenosha Twins (Twins)
• Team with Best Won/Lost Record: Appleton Foxes (White Sox) 85/54, .612

• Most Valuable Player: Eddie Williams (Cedar Rapids/Reds)
• Prospect of the Year: B.J. Surhoff (Beloit/Brewers)
• Manager of the Year: Duffy Dyer (Kenosha/Twins)
• Executive of the Year: Pete Vonachen (President/General Manager, Peoria)

• League Attendance: 1,275,085
  • 12 teams in 3 divisions played a 140 game schedule.
  • The MWL had teams in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

• Best Big League Career: Greg Maddux (Peoria/Cubs)

Overview

Composite Record for Each Team

                Nickname  Affiliate Won Lost  Pct (Rank)
Appleton        Foxes     White Sox  85  54  .612  (1)
Beloit          Brewers   Brewers    79  57  .581  (2)
Burlington      Rangers   Rangers    50  88  .362 (12)
Cedar Rapids    Reds      Reds       78  61  .561  (4)
Clinton         Giants    Giants     71  69  .507  (6)
Kenosha         Twins     Twins      79  60  .568  (3)
Madison         Muskies   Athletics  65  73  .471 (10)
Peoria          Chiefs    Cubs       75  65  .536  (5)
Quad City       Angels    Angels     66  74  .471  (8T)
Springfield     Cardinals Cardinals  66  74  .471  (8T)
Waterloo        Indians   Indians    67  73  .479  (7)
Wausau          Timbers   Mariners   52  85  .380 (11)

Divisional Record

Northern
Appleton     85  54  .612  ---
Kenosha      79  60  .568  6.0
Madison      65  73  .464 19.5
Wausau       52  85  .387 32.0

Central
Beloit       79  57  .581  ---
Cedar Rapids 78  61  .561  2.5
Clinton      71  69  .507 10.0
Waterloo     67  73  .479 14.0

Southern
Peoria       75  65  .536  ---
Springfield  66  74  .471  9.0
Quad City    66  74  .471  9.0
Burlington   50  88  .362 24.0

1985 Post-Season

 Round 1:
 Kenosha d. Appleton, 2-1
 Peoria d. Beloit, 2-1
 Championship:
 Kenosha d. Peoria, 3-1

1985 All Star Game

Played July 7 at Cedar Rapids
Southern Division 4, Northern Division 2 (11 innings)
MVP: Darcy Walker, Peoria (5-2-3-2; ended game with 2-run home run)

1985 League Changes

• Quad City Angels: changed affiliations and nickname (both from Cubs).
• Peoria Chiefs: changed affiliations (from Angels to Cubs).

Sources

• Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Durham: Baseball America, 1997)
• 1986 Baseball America Statistics Report
• 1986 Sporting News Guide
• 1989 Midwest League Record Book
• 1985 Midwest League Press Guide