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1985 San Diego Padres season


FieldValue
nameSan Diego Padres
season1985
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)

San Diego Cable Sports Network (Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler, Ted Leitner) (Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman) XEXX (Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain) |}} 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

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

Regular season

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

Opening Day starters

  • Steve Garvey
  • Tony Gwynn
  • Terry Kennedy
  • Carmelo Martínez
  • Kevin McReynolds
  • Jerry Royster
  • Eric Show
  • Garry Templeton
  • Alan Wiggins

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

  • April 6, 1985: Mitch Williams was traded by the Padres to the Texas Rangers for Randy Asadoor.

Roster

1985 San Diego Padres
**Roster**
**Pitchers**

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C143532139.2611074
1B162654184.2811781
2B126384108.281140
SS148546154.282655
3B137440115.2611561
LF150514130.2532172
CF152564132.2341575
RF154622197.317646

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
9024970.281531
Kurt Bevacqua7113833.239325
Bruce Bochy4811230.268613
Al Bumbry689519.200110
Bobby Brown798413.15506
376017.28325
445817.29302
274610.21701
Alan Wiggins10372.05400
Edwin Rodríguez110.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
35233.012113.09141
33228.21883.1569
34214.213112.93105
31210.11683.4783

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Mark Thurmond36138.17113.9757
1542.0245.7918

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Rich Gossage5053261.8252
Craig Lefferts607623.3548
Tim Stoddard441614.6542
290334.1931
Roy Lee Jackson222322.7028
Lance McCullers210252.3127
170106.857
Gene Walter150232.0518
Bob Patterson300024.751

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

References

References

  1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gwosddo01.shtml Doug Gwosdz] at ''Baseball Reference''
  2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/roystje01.shtml Jerry Royster] at ''Baseball Reference''
  3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodrivi01.shtml Vic Rodriguez] at ''Baseball Reference''
  4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/harrigr01.shtml Greg Harris] at ''Baseball Reference''
  5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alomaro01.shtml 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. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/asadora01.shtml 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
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