1985 Minnesota Twins Starters
(77-85) 
Starters
Starter Date Vs. IP BF W/L ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
Frank Viola Apr 9 CAL 7.2 30 W 2 2 4 2 3 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Apr 10 CAL 7.1 28 W 1 2 3 1 2 1 None None None None
John Butcher Apr 11 CAL 7.0 31 1 1 8 9 2 0 None None None None
Ken Schrom Apr 12 SEA 8.0 31 L 2 2 3 0 3 1 None None None None
Rich Yett Apr 13 SEA 0.1 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Apr 14 SEA 6.2 28 L 4 4 6 3 3 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Apr 15 @CAL 7.0 34 L 5 5 9 7 3 2 None None None None
John Butcher Apr 17 @CAL 9.0 35 L 4 4 8 3 2 0 None None None None
Ken Schrom Apr 18 @CAL 2.2 16 L 5 5 7 2 1 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Apr 19 OAK 8.0 30 L 4 4 6 5 1 2 None None None None
Mike Smithson Apr 20 OAK 7.1 31 L 5 5 10 0 0 1 None None None None
John Butcher Apr 21 OAK 9.0 28 W 0 0 3 2 0 0 None None None None
Ken Schrom Apr 22 @SEA 7.2 31 W 4 4 7 3 2 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Apr 23 @SEA 9.0 33 W 2 2 6 4 0 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Apr 24 @SEA 9.0 34 W 0 0 4 4 3 0 None None None None
John Butcher Apr 25 @OAK 9.0 36 W 4 4 7 6 2 1 None None None None
Ken Schrom Apr 26 @OAK 5.2 24 6 6 8 1 1 2 None None None None
Frank Viola Apr 27 @OAK 8.1 37 W 5 6 13 6 1 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Apr 28 @OAK 9.0 37 W 1 1 7 4 3 0 None None None None
John Butcher Apr 30 DET 9.0 33 W 2 2 5 2 2 0 None None None None
Frank Viola May 1 DET 5.1 28 W 3 3 7 4 5 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson May 3 @BAL 3.1 19 6 6 8 4 1 2 None None None None
Ken Schrom May 4 @BAL 7.0 29 W 5 6 5 3 2 2 83 57 26 .69
John Butcher May 5 @BAL 3.2 21 L 6 6 9 3 1 1 None None None None
Frank Viola May 7 @NYY 7.0 31 W 3 3 8 3 1 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson May 8 @NYY 8.2 38 W 6 6 7 3 5 1 None None None None
John Butcher May 10 BAL 5.1 29 3 3 10 5 3 1 None None None None
Ken Schrom May 11 BAL 8.0 29 1 1 5 3 2 0 None None None None
Frank Viola May 12 BAL 9.0 34 W 3 3 4 6 3 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson May 13 NYY 5.2 25 6 6 7 3 1 1 None None None None
Tom Klawitter May 14 NYY 2.0 10 3 3 2 0 4 1 None None None None
John Butcher May 15 @DET 10.0 45 4 4 12 7 2 2 None None None None
Ken Schrom May 16 @DET 8.0 33 W 5 5 8 3 1 2 None None None None
Frank Viola May 17 @TOR 5.2 29 3 6 9 4 2 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson May 18 @TOR 6.2 29 L 3 3 9 3 1 0 None None None None
Tom Klawitter May 19 @TOR 1.1 8 1 1 2 2 3 1 None None None None
John Butcher May 20 @BOS 7.1 28 W 2 2 8 2 0 0 None None None None
Ken Schrom May 21 @BOS 3.0 18 L 4 5 8 5 1 2 None None None None
Frank Viola May 22 @BOS 8.0 37 L 3 4 10 2 4 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson May 24 MIL 6.0 29 L 5 5 10 1 3 1 None None None None
Pete Filson May 25 MIL 6.0 26 L 5 5 6 2 2 1 None None None None
John Butcher May 26 MIL 8.0 29 L 5 5 6 1 1 1 None None None None
Ken Schrom May 27 BOS 2.1 13 L 3 3 8 1 0 1 None None None None
Frank Viola May 29 BOS 5.0 26 L 6 6 9 2 2 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson May 30 BOS 7.0 33 7 7 11 4 2 2 None None None None
Pete Filson May 31 @MIL 6.1 29 L 5 5 9 2 3 0 None None None None
John Butcher Jun 1 @MIL 1.0 10 L 7 7 6 2 1 0 None None None None
Ken Schrom Jun 2 @MIL 9.0 34 W 3 4 5 4 2 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Jun 4 TOR 6.0 27 L 4 5 9 3 0 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jun 5 TOR 7.0 29 L 5 5 9 1 0 2 None None None None
Pete Filson Jun 7 @CWS 9.0 37 W 3 3 11 3 0 3 None None None None
John Butcher Jun 8 @CWS 9.0 35 L 3 3 6 3 1 2 None None None None
Ken Schrom Jun 9 @CWS 6.0 26 L 4 4 8 3 1 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Jun 10 CLE 7.1 30 W 3 4 7 3 1 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jun 13 TEX 6.1 25 W 4 5 8 0 1 1 None None None None
Pete Filson Jun 14 TEX 2.0 10 L 2 3 4 1 1 1 None None None None
John Butcher Jun 15 TEX 6.0 30 L 6 6 11 3 2 0 None None None None
Ken Schrom Jun 16 TEX 9.0 35 W 0 1 7 4 4 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Jun 17 KCR 6.0 26 L 2 6 8 2 0 2 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jun 18 KCR 5.1 26 L 5 6 9 3 1 0 None None None None
Pete Filson Jun 19 KCR 7.1 33 L 3 3 7 2 3 1 None None None None
John Butcher Jun 20 KCR 3.2 21 6 6 9 3 1 0 None None None None
Ken Schrom Jun 21 @TEX 9.0 34 W 2 2 6 4 3 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Jun 22 @TEX 8.1 34 W 2 2 6 1 3 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jun 23 @TEX 6.0 24 L 2 2 6 7 2 1 None None None None
Pete Filson Jun 24 @KCR 2.0 13 L 4 4 5 2 2 2 None None None None
John Butcher Jun 25 @KCR 9.0 34 L 3 3 9 1 1 1 None None None None
Ken Schrom Jun 26 @KCR 9.0 32 W 0 1 1 4 5 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Jun 28 CWS 8.0 35 W 4 4 9 6 3 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jun 29 CWS 8.1 32 W 0 0 1 7 5 0 None None None None
John Butcher Jun 30 CWS 7.1 29 W 3 3 7 2 1 1 None None None None
Ken Schrom Jul 1 @CLE 4.0 19 L 3 3 6 0 2 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Jul 2 @CLE 4.1 22 6 7 8 3 2 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jul 3 @CLE 9.0 34 W 0 0 5 6 2 0 None None None None
John Butcher Jul 4 NYY 6.2 28 L 3 3 8 2 1 0 None None None None
Ken Schrom Jul 5 NYY 1.1 11 L 5 5 6 0 0 2 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jul 7 NYY 7.0 28 2 2 8 3 0 0 None None None None
Rick Lysander Jul 7 (2) NYY 2.1 13 L 4 5 4 3 2 1 None None None None
John Butcher Jul 8 BAL 6.2 29 2 4 6 1 2 0 None None None None
Ken Schrom Jul 9 BAL 3.2 21 L 5 6 8 2 3 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Jul 10 BAL 8.0 32 W 0 1 7 3 2 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jul 11 DET 8.0 33 W 1 1 6 4 4 0 None None None None
John Butcher Jul 12 DET 6.2 29 W 2 2 9 0 2 1 None None None None
Ken Schrom Jul 13 DET 5.1 26 W 4 4 8 1 3 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Jul 14 DET 7.0 31 L 6 6 8 5 2 3 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jul 18 @NYY 6.0 25 4 4 7 4 3 0 None None None None
John Butcher Jul 19 @NYY 4.2 25 L 4 6 7 4 2 2 None None None None
Ken Schrom Jul 20 @NYY 0.0 4 L 4 4 3 0 1 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Jul 21 @NYY 7.2 35 L 3 5 7 2 6 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jul 22 @BAL 6.0 27 W 4 4 8 1 2 1 None None None None
John Butcher Jul 23 @BAL 8.1 33 W 2 2 8 5 1 1 None None None None
Ken Schrom Jul 24 @BAL 8.0 31 L 4 4 5 8 2 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Jul 25 @DET 8.0 33 L 4 5 6 3 3 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jul 26 @DET 7.0 28 W 3 5 5 4 0 1 None None None None
John Butcher Jul 27 @DET 7.0 29 W 4 4 7 3 1 1 None None None None
Ken Schrom Jul 28 @DET 9.0 35 L 3 3 8 6 2 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Jul 29 SEA 4.1 24 5 5 9 1 3 2 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jul 30 SEA 8.0 38 W 4 4 8 6 4 0 None None None None
John Butcher Jul 31 SEA 1.2 11 L 6 6 6 0 0 1 None None None None
Ken Schrom Aug 2 CAL 6.0 24 L 2 2 6 3 3 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Aug 3 CAL 8.1 31 L 5 5 5 2 2 2 None None None None
Frank Viola Aug 4 CAL 6.1 29 3 5 8 2 2 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Aug 5 OAK 5.1 27 L 5 5 8 3 5 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Aug 8 @CAL 7.1 29 W 2 2 7 4 0 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Aug 9 @CAL 6.2 30 W 1 1 12 6 1 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Aug 10 @CAL 5.1 25 L 5 5 8 4 2 0 None None None None
John Butcher Aug 11 @CAL 5.0 25 L 5 5 8 3 3 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Aug 12 @OAK 9.0 33 W 3 3 4 8 3 0 None None None None
Ken Schrom Aug 12 (2) @OAK 5.0 21 3 3 6 3 1 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Aug 13 @OAK 9.0 33 W 1 1 6 6 1 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Aug 14 @OAK 7.2 29 L 5 5 7 6 2 1 None None None None
Mark Portugal Aug 14 (2) @OAK 6.1 27 L 5 6 6 3 3 1 None None None None
John Butcher Aug 15 @SEA 8.0 34 W 3 3 10 7 2 2 None None None None
Ken Schrom Aug 16 @SEA 5.0 20 3 3 3 5 4 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Aug 17 @SEA 9.0 33 W 0 0 3 8 4 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Aug 18 @SEA 6.0 27 L 2 4 9 2 0 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Aug 19 MIL 7.0 30 L 3 4 10 2 2 0 None None None None
John Butcher Aug 20 MIL 8.0 29 0 1 5 3 0 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Aug 21 MIL 8.0 33 1 2 8 6 1 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Aug 23 BOS 9.0 31 W 2 2 5 7 2 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Aug 24 BOS 9.0 35 W 0 0 6 5 2 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Aug 26 @TOR 9.0 36 L 4 4 12 3 1 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Aug 27 @TOR 7.2 34 L 6 6 11 3 1 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Aug 28 @TOR 6.0 27 4 5 5 4 3 0 None None None None
John Butcher Aug 30 @BOS 6.0 28 L 3 5 7 1 1 2 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Aug 31 @BOS 9.0 37 W 1 5 9 6 0 1 None None None None
Mark Portugal Aug 31 (2) @BOS 5.2 22 W 1 1 4 4 1 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Sep 1 @BOS 2.0 15 L 6 6 9 1 0 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Sep 2 @MIL 7.0 24 W 0 0 4 3 2 0 None None None None
Ken Schrom Sep 3 @MIL 2.2 15 3 3 5 0 2 2 None None None None
John Butcher Sep 4 @MIL 1.2 12 5 5 5 0 3 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Sep 5 TOR 4.0 21 L 5 6 9 4 0 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Sep 6 TOR 5.1 26 L 5 6 6 8 5 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Sep 7 TOR 9.0 34 W 3 3 6 4 1 2 None None None None
Mark Portugal Sep 8 TOR 5.1 19 L 3 3 3 2 3 1 None None None None
John Butcher Sep 9 CWS 9.0 30 W 0 0 4 4 0 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Sep 10 CWS 7.1 37 L 7 7 12 2 4 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Sep 11 CWS 1.0 10 L 3 4 6 1 1 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Sep 12 CWS 8.0 34 L 4 4 8 5 2 0 None None None None
Mark Portugal Sep 13 CLE 4.0 21 L 3 3 6 2 4 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Sep 13 (2) CLE 7.0 27 W 1 1 6 6 2 0 None None None None
John Butcher Sep 14 CLE 3.1 22 L 6 8 6 1 3 1 None None None None
Dennis Burtt Sep 14 (2) CLE 8.0 32 W 3 3 8 2 1 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Sep 15 CLE 8.0 32 W 2 2 7 7 3 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Sep 16 @TEX 3.2 20 3 4 6 1 1 2 None None None None
Frank Viola Sep 17 @TEX 9.0 32 W 2 2 4 6 1 1 None None None None
Ken Schrom Sep 18 @TEX 6.0 23 W 2 2 5 2 2 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Sep 20 KCR 8.0 36 L 4 5 9 8 3 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Sep 21 KCR 7.0 30 4 4 8 5 2 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Sep 22 KCR 9.0 35 W 3 3 8 4 1 1 None None None None
John Butcher Sep 24 TEX 2.2 14 L 3 4 5 0 0 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Sep 25 TEX 9.0 31 W 1 1 5 4 1 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Sep 26 TEX 8.0 31 L 2 2 6 4 4 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Sep 27 @KCR 9.0 30 W 1 1 3 5 1 1 None None None None
Dennis Burtt Sep 28 @KCR 6.1 26 W 3 3 3 4 4 1 None None None None
John Butcher Sep 29 @KCR 6.2 28 W 3 3 8 2 0 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Sep 30 @CWS 9.0 36 W 1 1 5 7 1 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Oct 1 @CWS 4.0 19 L 7 7 8 0 1 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Oct 2 @CWS 9.0 28 W 1 1 3 5 0 1 None None None None
John Butcher Oct 4 @CLE 0.1 6 4 4 5 0 0 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Oct 5 @CLE 9.0 35 W 2 2 6 8 3 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Oct 6 @CLE 9.0 37 W 1 2 9 1 1 0 None None None None