In 1985 the Everett Giants got the "kinks out" and played excellent ball all season
long. Future S.F. Giants pitcher Randy McCament went 7-3 with a 2.90 ERA; Darrell
Rodgers went an impressive 5-0 with a 0.47 ERA (and never made it past Double-A
ball for some reason despite good stats throughout his career); future S.F.
Giants starter Trevor Wilson went 2-4 with a 4.23 ERA; future Brewers and Cubs
catcher Joe Kmak hit .310 with 10 doubles and 1B Ricky Nelson slammed 9 HRs
(.264) easily taking over the Everett career lead. Even future superstar Matt
Williams made a cameo, playing in 17 At Bats and hitting a HR while batting .235.
Together this team combined go 40-34 (.541) for 1st place in their division
and would take on the Eugene Ems in the Championship series. The Ems had an identical
40-34 (.541) record. The evenly matched fight could have easily gone either
way, but this time... it went Everett's way as they got their first ever title
in only their 2nd year in the professional baseball. Attendance jumped 12K
as the Giants drew 53,000... still middle of the pack but 12k was certainly a nice
boost. |