1985 Cincinnati Reds season

Regular season

Pete Rose

On September 11, 1985, Rose was thought to have broken Ty Cobb's all-time hits record with his 4,192nd hit, a single to left-center field off San Diego Padres pitcher Eric Show. A subsequent independent review of Cobb's hits, however, revealed that two of them were double-counted.{{cite web

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• April 10, 1985: Tony Pérez was signed as a free agent by the Reds.
• April 26, 1985: Skeeter Barnes was traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos for Max Venable.
• June 3, 1985: Barry Larkin was drafted by the Reds in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft.
• June 12, 1985: Brad Gulden was purchased by the Houston Astros from the Cincinnati Reds.
• July 19, 1985: Buddy Bell was acquired from the Texas Rangers for Duane Walker and a player to be named later. The Cincinnati Reds later sent Jeff Russell to the Rangers to complete the trade.
• August 8, 1985: Alan Knicely, Tom Foley and a player to be named later were traded by the Reds to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bo Díaz and Greg Simpson (minors). The Reds completed the deal by sending Freddie Toliver to the Phillies on August 27.
• August 29, 1985: César Cedeño was traded by the Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mark Jackson (minors).

Roster

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

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Awards and honors

• Dave Parker – National League Leader in RBIs (125)
• Dave Parker – National League Leader in Doubles (42)

All-Star Game

• Pete Rose, 1B, Reserve
• Dave Parker, OF, Reserve

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Vermont

References

• 1985 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference
• 1985 National League Standings at Baseball Reference

References

1. ''Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures'', 2008 Edition, p.347, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, {{ISBN. 978-0-451-22363-0
2. Schwarz, Alan. (July 31, 2005). "Numbers Are Cast in Bronze, but Are Not Set in Stone". The New York Times.
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/perezto01.shtml Tony Pérez] at ''Baseball Reference''
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/barnesk01.shtml Skeeter Barnes] at ''Baseball Reference''
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/larkiba01.shtml Barry Larkin] at ''Baseball Reference''
6. "Brad Gulden Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kniceal01.shtml Alan Knicely] at ''Baseball Reference''
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cedence01.shtml Cesar Cedeno] at ''Baseball Reference''
9. "1985 Cincinnati Reds Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.