lowest batting average for lead off hitter 1985

50 players were tied for the worst batting average when batting 1st in a season in 1985, with an average of .000. The first three are Jack Clark, Steve Jeltz and Rick Manning.

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NAMEAVGSEASONTMBAT ORDERGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPS
1Jack Clark
J. Clark
.000
1985
STL STL
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
2Steve Jeltz
S. Jeltz
.000
1985
PHI PHI
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.000
.000
.000
3Rick Manning
R. Manning
.000
1985
MIL MIL
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
4Rick Miller
R. Miller
.000
1985
BOS BOS
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
5Mike Greenwell
M. Greenwell
.000
1985
BOS BOS
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
6Steve Kemp
S. Kemp
.000
1985
PIT PIT
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
7Leo Hernandez
L. Hernandez
.000
1985
BAL BAL
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.000
.000
.000
8Jeff Lahti
J. Lahti
.000
1985
STL STL
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
9Dan Pasqua
D. Pasqua
.000
1985
NYY NYY
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
10Bert Pena
B. Pena
.000
1985
HOU HOU
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
11Sid Bream
S. Bream
.000
1985
PIT PIT
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
12Terry Whitfield
T. Whitfield
.000
1985
LAD LAD
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
13Rob Deer
R. Deer
.000
1985
SFG SFG
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
14Rick Cerone
R. Cerone
.000
1985
ATL ATL
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.333
.000
.333
15Dave Shipanoff
D. Shipanoff
.000
1985
PHI PHI
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
16German Rivera
G. Rivera
.000
1985
HOU HOU
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
17Gorman Thomas
G. Thomas
.000
1985
SEA SEA
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
.500
.000
.500
18Joseph DeSa
J. DeSa
.000
1985
CWS CWS
1
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
19Dave Engle
D. Engle
.000
1985
MIN MIN
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
20Jim Gantner
J. Gantner
.000
1985
MIL MIL
1
3
10
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
0
1
1
0
0
.000
.000
.000
21Rance Mulliniks
R. Mulliniks
.000
1985
TOR TOR
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.500
.000
.500
22Alejandro Sanchez
A. Sanchez
.000
1985
DET DET
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
23Greg Brock
G. Brock
.000
1985
LAD LAD
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
24Chris Chambliss
C. Chambliss
.000
1985
ATL ATL
1
6
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
25David Green
D. Green
.000
1985
SFG SFG
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.000
.000
.000
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MIL MIL
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