1985 San Diego Padres season

Major League Baseball team season

1985 San Diego Padres

League| National League
Division| West
Ballpark| Jack Murphy Stadium
City| San Diego
Record| 83–79 (.512)
Divisional place| 4th
Owners| Joan Kroc
General managers| Jack McKeon
Managers| Dick Williams
Television| KCST
San Diego Cable Sports Network
(Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler, Ted Leitner)
Radio| KFMB (AM)
(Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman)
XEXX
(Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain)
| <- 1984 | Seasons | 1986 ->

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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[edit]

* December 3, 1984: Doug Gwosdz was drafted from the Padres by the San Francisco Giants in the 1984 rule 5 draft.[1]
* January 3, 1985: Jerry Royster was signed as a free agent by the Padres.[2]
* February 7, 1985: Fritzie Connally was traded by the Padres to the Baltimore Orioles for Vic Rodriguez.[3]
* February 13, 1985: Greg Harris was purchased from the Padres by the Texas Rangers.[4]
* February 16, 1985: Roberto Alomar was signed by the Padres as an amateur free agent.[5]

## Regular season[edit]

* 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[edit]

* Steve Garvey
* Tony Gwynn
* Terry Kennedy
* Carmelo Martínez
* Kevin McReynolds
* Jerry Royster
* Eric Show
* Garry Templeton
* Alan Wiggins[7]

### Season standings[edit]

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NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Los Angeles Dodgers | 95 | 67  | 0.586  | —  | 48–33  | 47–34
Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 72  | 0.553  | 5½  | 47–34  | 42–38
Houston Astros | 83 | 79  | 0.512  | 12  | 44–37  | 39–42
San Diego Padres | 83 | 79  | 0.512  | 12  | 44–37  | 39–42
Atlanta Braves | 66 | 96  | 0.407  | 29  | 32–49  | 34–47
San Francisco Giants | 62 | 100  | 0.383  | 33  | 38–43  | 24–57

### Record vs. opponents[edit]

1985 National League record

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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[edit]

* April 6, 1985: Mitch Williams was traded by the Padres to the Texas Rangers for Randy Asadoor.[8]

### Roster[edit]

1985 San Diego Padres

Roster
Pitchers

* 51 Greg Booker
* 35 Luis DeLeón
* 43 Dave Dravecky
* 54 Goose Gossage
* 40 Andy Hawkins
* 31 LaMarr Hoyt
* 39 Roy Lee Jackson
* 37 Craig Lefferts
* 50 Lance McCullers
* 46 Bob Patterson
* 30 Eric Show
* 49 Tim Stoddard
* 38 Mark Thurmond
* 48 Gene Walter
* 26 Ed Wojna

|  | Catchers

* 15 Bruce Bochy
* 16 Terry Kennedy

Infielders

* 7 Kurt Bevacqua
* 11 Tim Flannery
* 6 Steve Garvey
* 9 Graig Nettles
* 12 Mario Ramírez
* 3 Jerry Royster
* 1 Garry Templeton
* 2 Alan Wiggins

|  | Outfielders

* 20 Bobby Brown
* 4 Al Bumbry
* 28 Gerry Davis
* 17 Miguel Diloné
* 19 Tony Gwynn
* 14 Carmelo Martínez
* 18 Kevin McReynolds

Other batters

* 39 Edwin Rodríguez

|  | Manager

* 23 Dick Williams

Coaches

* 36 Galen Cisco
* 33 Harry Dunlop
* 29 Deacon Jones
* 34 Jack Krol
* 32 Ozzie Virgil

## Player stats[edit]

### Batting[edit]

#### Starters by position[edit]

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

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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[edit]

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

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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[edit]

#### Starting pitchers[edit]

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

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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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[edit]

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

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Mark Thurmond | 36 | 138.1 | 7 | 11 | 3.97 | 57
Ed Wojna | 15 | 42.0 | 2 | 4 | 5.79 | 18

#### Relief pitchers[edit]

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

Player  | G  | W  | L  | SV  | ERA  | SO

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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[edit]

* 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[edit]

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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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[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* 1985 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference
* 1985 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac

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1985 MLB season by team

| AL East|

* Baltimore
* Boston
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* Milwaukee
* New York
* Toronto

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AL West|

* California
* Chicago
* Kansas City
* Minnesota
* Oakland
* Seattle
* Texas

| NL East|

* Chicago
* Montréal
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

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NL West|

* Atlanta
* Cincinnati
* Houston
* Los Angeles
* San Diego
* San Francisco

* 1985 MLB draft
* 1985 All-Star Game
* 1985 strike
* 1985 World Series

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San Diego Padres

* Established in 1969
* Based in San Diego, California

Franchise|

* History
* Expansion and draft
* Seasons
* Players
* Managers
* Owners and executives
* Division
* Hall of Fame
* Award winners and league leaders
* Broadcasters
* First-round draft picks
* Opening Day starting pitchers
* Records

Ballparks|

* Qualcomm Stadium
* Petco Park

Spring training|

Keegan Field
Desert Sun Stadium
Peoria Sports Complex

Culture|

* The Kid from Left Field
* An American Journey
* Pitch
* Gallagher Square
* San Diego Chicken
* San Diego Padres (PCL)
* Swinging Friar
* Trevor Time
* Rally Goose

Lore|

* "Oh, doctor!"
* 1984 NLCS Game 4
* Padres-Braves bean-brawl
* Roseanne Barr sings national anthem
* Padres Paradise Series
* 2007 NL Wild Card tie-breaker game
* MLB China Series
* MLB Mexico City Series

Rivalries|

* Los Angeles Dodgers

Key personnel|

* Chairman: vacant
* General Manager: A. J. Preller
* Manager: Mike Shildt

League pennants (2)|

* 1984
* 1998

Division titles (5)|

* 1984
* 1996
* 1998
* 2005
* 2006

Wild card berths (2)|

* 2020
* 2022

Minor league affiliates|

* Player overview
* Triple-A: El Paso Chihuahuas
* Double-A: San Antonio Missions
* High-A: Fort Wayne TinCaps
* Single-A: Lake Elsinore Storm
* Rookie: ACL Padres
* DSL Padres Brown
* DSL Padres Gold

Broadcasting|

| Television|

* MLB-produced

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Radio|

* La Poderosa 860 AM
* 97.3 FM The Fan

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