| 1985 Philadelphia Phillies | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium | |
| City | Philadelphia | |
| Owners | Bill Giles | |
| General managers | Bill Giles | |
| Managers | John Felske | |
| Television | WTAF PRISM | |
| Radio | WCAU (Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler) | |
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The 1985 season was the Philadelphia Phillies 103rd season. The Phillies finished in fifth place in the National League East with a record of 75 wins and 87 losses. It was the first time the team finished below .500 since going 80–82 in 1974.
Offseason
- November 9, 1984: Steve Fireovid was released by the Phillies.[1]
- February 4, 1985: Al Oliver was traded by the Phillies to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Pat Zachry.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 101 | 61 | 0.623 | — | 54–27 | 47–34 |
| New York Mets | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | 3 | 51–30 | 47–34 |
| Montreal Expos | 84 | 77 | 0.522 | 16½ | 44–37 | 40–40 |
| Chicago Cubs | 77 | 84 | 0.478 | 23½ | 41–39 | 36–45 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 26 | 41–40 | 34–47 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 104 | 0.354 | 43½ | 35–45 | 22–59 |
Record vs. opponents
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| 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
- April 3, 1985: Kiko Garcia was released by the Phillies.[3]
- April 5, 1985: Kiko Garcia was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.[3]
- April 20, 1985: Al Holland and Frankie Griffin (minors) were traded by the Phillies to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Kent Tekulve.[4]
- May 17, 1985: Kiko Garcia was released by the Phillies.[3]
- June 3, 1985: 1985 Major League Baseball Draft
- The Phillies drafted catcher Trey McCall with the 16th overall pick in the 1985 Draft.[5]
- Bruce Ruffin was drafted by the Phillies in the 2nd round. Player signed June 12, 1985.[6]
- Wally Ritchie was drafted by the Phillies in the 4th round.[7]
- August 8, 1985: Bo Díaz and Greg Simpson (minors) were traded by the Phillies to the Cincinnati Reds for Alan Knicely, Tom Foley and a player to be named later. The Reds completed the deal by sending Freddie Toliver to the Phillies on August 27.[8]
- August 24, 1985: Scott Service was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.[9]
- September 13, 1985: Rick Surhoff was traded by the Phillies to the Texas Rangers for Dave Stewart.[10]
Game log
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May (9–17)
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June (15–12)
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July (13–14)
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August (16–12)
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Roster
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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 |
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| C | Ozzie Virgil | 131 | 426 | 105 | .246 | 19 | 55 |
| 1B | Mike Schmidt | 158 | 549 | 152 | .277 | 33 | 93 |
| 2B | Juan Samuel | 161 | 663 | 175 | .264 | 19 | 74 |
| SS | Steve Jeltz | 89 | 196 | 37 | .189 | 0 | 12 |
| 3B | Rick Schu | 112 | 416 | 105 | .252 | 7 | 24 |
| LF | Jeff Stone | 88 | 264 | 70 | .265 | 3 | 11 |
| CF | Von Hayes | 152 | 570 | 150 | .263 | 13 | 70 |
| RF | Glenn Wilson | 161 | 608 | 167 | .275 | 14 | 102 |
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 |
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| Garry Maddox | 105 | 218 | 52 | .239 | 4 | 23 |
| John Russell | 81 | 216 | 47 | .218 | 9 | 23 |
| Tim Corcoran | 103 | 182 | 39 | .214 | 0 | 22 |
| Greg Gross | 93 | 169 | 44 | .260 | 0 | 14 |
| Luis Aguayo | 91 | 165 | 46 | .279 | 6 | 21 |
| Tom Foley | 46 | 158 | 42 | .266 | 3 | 17 |
| Darren Daulton | 36 | 103 | 21 | .204 | 4 | 11 |
| Derrel Thomas | 63 | 92 | 19 | .207 | 4 | 12 |
| Bo Díaz | 26 | 76 | 16 | .211 | 2 | 16 |
| John Wockenfuss | 32 | 37 | 6 | .162 | 0 | 2 |
| Alan Knicely | 7 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiko Garcia | 4 | 3 | 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 |
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| John Denny | 33 | 230.2 | 11 | 14 | 3.82 | 123 |
| Kevin Gross | 38 | 205.2 | 15 | 13 | 3.41 | 151 |
| Shane Rawley | 36 | 198.2 | 13 | 8 | 3.31 | 106 |
| Charles Hudson | 38 | 193.0 | 8 | 13 | 3.78 | 122 |
| Jerry Koosman | 19 | 99.1 | 6 | 4 | 4.62 | 60 |
| Steve Carlton | 16 | 92.0 | 1 | 8 | 3.33 | 48 |
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 |
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| Freddie Toliver | 11 | 25.0 | 0 | 4 | 4.68 | 23 |
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 |
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| Kent Tekulve | 58 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2.99 | 36 |
| Don Carman | 71 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2.08 | 87 |
| Larry Andersen | 57 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4.32 | 50 |
| Dave Rucker | 39 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4.31 | 41 |
| Dave Shipanoff | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.22 | 26 |
| Rocky Childress | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.21 | 14 |
| Pat Zachry | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.26 | 8 |
| Dave Stewart | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 2 |
| Al Holland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 1 |
| Rick Surhoff | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Farm system
References
- ↑ Steve Fireovid page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Al Oliver page at Baseball Reference
- 1 2 3 Kiko Garcia page at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Al Holland page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Sports Illustrated, August 2, 2010, Where are they Now?, p.84, Published by Time Inc.
- ↑ Bruce Ruffin page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Wally Ritchie page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Alan Knicely page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Scott Service page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Dave Stewart page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ "1985 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
- 1985 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference
- 1985 Philadelphia Phillies team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.