The 1985 Cincinnati Reds season was the 116th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 16th and 15th full season at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds improved on their 70–92 record from the previous season to finish at 89–72, but missed the postseason for the 6th consecutive year and they finished in second place, 5½ games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. This year, the Reds adopted an alternate uniform. Reds pitcher Tom Browning became the last 20th century pitcher to win 20 games in his rookie year.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.347, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,

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. As a result, it has been suggested that Pete Rose actually broke the all-time hits record against the Cubs' Reggie Patterson with a single in the first in the Reds 5-5 called game against Chicago on September 8.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 10, 1985: Tony Pérez was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Tony Pérez at Baseball Reference April 26, 1985: Skeeter Barnes was traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos for Max Venable.Skeeter Barnes at Baseball Reference June 3, 1985: Barry Larkin was drafted by the Reds in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft.Barry Larkin at Baseball Reference 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.Alan Knicely at Baseball Reference August 29, 1985: César Cedeño was traded by the Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mark Jackson (minors).Cesar Cedeno at Baseball Reference

Roster 1985 Cincinnati Reds roster Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats = Indicates team leader

= Indicates league leader 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 R H Avg. HR RBI SB C 73 151 12 36 .238 2 24 0 1B 119 405 60 107 .264 2 46 8 2B 152 526 59 155 .295 1 34 5 3B 67 247 28 54 .219 6 36 0 SS 155 560 59 141 .252 7 48 16 LF 125 413 61 108 .262 21 66 3 CF 145 453 82 115 .254 3 33 35 RF 160 635 88 198 .312 34 125 5

Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB 101 246 51 62 .252 6 28 48 83 220 24 53 .241 3 30 9 72 183 25 60 .328 6 33 0 90 173 16 47 .272 4 25 0 51 161 12 42 .261 3 15 0 48 158 17 40 .253 5 26 0 77 135 21 39 .289 0 10 11 56 122 26 30 .246 8 18 16 42 102 6 17 .167 1 9 0 43 92 7 18 .196 0 6 1 37 48 5 8 .167 2 6 1 28 35 3 7 .200 0 0 0 5 12 1 4 .333 0 1 0 5 9 2 2 .222 0 2 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 Tom Browning 38 261.1 20 9 3.55 155 Mario Soto 36 256.2 12 15 3.58 214 Jay Tibbs 35 218.0 10 16 3.92 98 Andy McGaffigan 15 94.1 3 3 3.72 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 Ron Robinson 33 108.1 7 7 3.99 76 John Stuper 33 99.0 8 5 4.55 38 Joe Price 26 64.2 2 2 3.90 52 Frank Pastore 17 54.0 2 1 3.83 29

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 Ted Power 64 8 6 27 2.70 42 John Franco 67 12 3 12 2.18 61 Tom Hume 56 3 5 3 3.26 50 Bob Buchanan 14 1 0 0 8.44 3 Carl Willis 11 1 0 1 9.22 6 Mike Smith 2 0 0 0 5.40 2 Rob Murphy 2 0 0 0 6.00 1

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