1985 San Diego Padres season

1985 San Diego Padres
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkJack Murphy Stadium
CitySan Diego
Record83–79 (.512)
Divisional place4th
OwnersJoan Kroc
General managersJack McKeon
ManagersDick Williams
TelevisionKCST
San Diego Cable Sports Network
(Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler, Ted Leitner)
RadioKFMB (AM)
(Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman)
XEXX
(Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain)
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The 1985 San Diego Padres season was the 17th season in franchise history. Led by manager Dick Williams, the Padres were unable to defend their National League championship.

Offseason

Regular season

  • Steve Garvey's errorless games streak ended on April 14, 1985.[6] The streak started on June 26, 1983.
  • LaMarr Hoyt tied a club record by winning 11 straight decisions.

Opening Day starters

Season standings

NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 95 67 .586 48‍–‍33 47‍–‍34
Cincinnati Reds 89 72 .553 47‍–‍34 42‍–‍38
Houston Astros 83 79 .512 12 44‍–‍37 39‍–‍42
San Diego Padres 83 79 .512 12 44‍–‍37 39‍–‍42
Atlanta Braves 66 96 .407 29 32‍–‍49 34‍–‍47
San Francisco Giants 62 100 .383 33 38‍–‍43 24‍–‍57

Record vs. opponents


Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta 5–7 7–11 8–10 5–13 3–9 2–10 10–2 6–6 7–11 10–8 3–9
Chicago 7–5 5–6 5–7 5–7 7–11 4–14 13–5 13–5 8–4 6–6 4–14
Cincinnati 11–7 6–5 11–7 7–11 8–4 4–8 7–5 9–3 9–9 12–6 5–7
Houston 10–8 7–5 7–11 6–12 6–6 4–8 4–8 6–6 12–6 15–3 6–6
Los Angeles 13–5 7–5 11–7 12–6 7–5 7–5 4–8 8–4 8–10 11–7 7–5
Montreal 9–3 11–7 4–8 6–6 5–7 9–9 8–10 9–8 5–7 7–5 11–7
New York 10–2 14–4 8–4 8–4 5–7 9–9 11–7 10–8 7–5 8–4 8–10
Philadelphia 2-10 5–13 5–7 8–4 8–4 10–8 7–11 11–7 5–7 6–6 8–10
Pittsburgh 6–6 5–13 3–9 6–6 4–8 8–9 8–10 7–11 4–8 3–9 3–15
San Diego 11–7 4–8 9–9 6–12 10–8 7–5 5–7 7–5 8–4 12–6 4–8
San Francisco 8–10 6–6 6–12 3–15 7–11 5–7 4–8 6–6 9–3 6–12 2–10
St. Louis 9–3 14–4 7–5 6–6 5–7 7–11 10–8 10–8 15–3 8–4 10–2


Notable transactions

Roster

1985 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Terry Kennedy 143 532 139 .261 10 74
1B Steve Garvey 162 654 184 .281 17 81
2B Tim Flannery 126 384 108 .281 1 40
SS Garry Templeton 148 546 154 .282 6 55
3B Graig Nettles 137 440 115 .261 15 61
LF Carmelo Martínez 150 514 130 .253 21 72
CF Kevin McReynolds 152 564 132 .234 15 75
RF Tony Gwynn 154 622 197 .317 6 46

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Jerry Royster 90 249 70 .281 5 31
Kurt Bevacqua 71 138 33 .239 3 25
Bruce Bochy 48 112 30 .268 6 13
Al Bumbry 68 95 19 .200 1 10
Bobby Brown 79 84 13 .155 0 6
Mario Ramírez 37 60 17 .283 2 5
Gerry Davis 44 58 17 .293 0 2
Miguel Diloné 27 46 10 .217 0 1
Alan Wiggins 10 37 2 .054 0 0
Edwin Rodríguez 1 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Eric Show 35 233.0 12 11 3.09 141
Andy Hawkins 33 228.2 18 8 3.15 69
Dave Dravecky 34 214.2 13 11 2.93 105
LaMarr Hoyt 31 210.1 16 8 3.47 83

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Mark Thurmond 36 138.1 7 11 3.97 57
Ed Wojna 15 42.0 2 4 5.79 18

Relief pitchers

Note; G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Rich Gossage 50 5 3 26 1.82 52
Craig Lefferts 60 7 6 2 3.35 48
Tim Stoddard 44 1 6 1 4.65 42
Luis DeLeón 29 0 3 3 4.19 31
Roy Lee Jackson 22 2 3 2 2.70 28
Lance McCullers 21 0 2 5 2.31 27
Greg Booker 17 0 1 0 6.85 7
Gene Walter 15 0 2 3 2.05 18
Bob Patterson 3 0 0 0 24.75 1

Award winners

  • Garry Templeton, tied Major League record with four Intentional Walks in a game on July 5, 1985

1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

  • LaMarr Hoyt, pitcher, reserve
    • Hoyt was the Winning Pitcher for the National League
  • Garry Templeton, shortstop, reserve
  • LaMarr Hoyt, All-Star Game Most Valuable Player

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Las Vegas Stars Pacific Coast League Bob Cluck
AA Beaumont Golden Gators Texas League Bobby Tolan
A Reno Padres California League Steve Smith
A Charleston Rainbows South Atlantic League Jim Skaalen
A-Short Season Spokane Indians Northwest League Jack Maloof

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References

  1. ^ Doug Gwosdz at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Jerry Royster at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Vic Rodriguez at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Greg Harris at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Roberto Alomar at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.47, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  7. ^ "1985 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac".
  8. ^ Randy Asadoor at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007