The 1985 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 103rd season in Major League Baseball, their 28th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 26th at Candlestick Park. It resulted in the team finishing in sixth place in the National League West with a record of 62 wins and franchise-record 100 losses. This was the first, and as of 2025, the only time in the history of the franchise that they reached the triple-digit mark in losses. The Giants were managed by Jim Davenport, who was dismissed on September 18, after compiling a dismal 56–88 record, and Roger Craig, who guided the team to a 6–12 mark during the final 2½ weeks of the season. They finished 33 games behind the division champion and their main rival, the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Offseason November 5, 1984: Guy Sularz was released by the San Francisco Giants. December 3, 1984: Doug Gwosdz was drafted by the Giants from the San Diego Padres in the 1984 rule 5 draft.Doug Gwosdz at Baseball Reference January 26, 1985: Gary Lavelle was traded by the Giants to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jim Gott, Augie Schmidt (minors), and Jack McKnight (minors).Gary Lavelle at Baseball Reference February 1, 1985: Jack Clark was traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dave LaPoint, David Green, José Uribe and Gary Rajsich.Gary Rajsich at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Opening Day starters Bob Brenly Chris Brown Chili Davis Dan Gladden David Green Atlee Hammaker Johnnie LeMaster Jeffrey Leonard Manny Trillo
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 5, 1985: Roger Mason was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the San Francisco Giants for Alejandro Sánchez. April 6, 1985: Vida Blue was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Vida Blue at Baseball Reference April 15, 1985: Chuck Hensley was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants. April 17, 1985: John Rabb was traded by the Giants to the Atlanta Braves for Alex Treviño.John Rabb at Baseball Reference April 30, 1985: Jeff Cornell was released by the San Francisco Giants. May 7, 1985: Mike Jeffcoat was traded by the Cleveland Indians with Luis Quinones to the San Francisco Giants for Johnnie LeMaster. June 3, 1985: Will Clark was drafted by the Giants in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft.Will Clark at Baseball Reference July 22, 1985: Gary Rajsich was purchased from the Giants by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Roster 1985 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
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 C 133 440 97 .220 19 56 1B 106 294 73 .248 5 20 2B 125 451 101 .224 3 25 SS 147 476 113 .237 3 26 3B 131 432 117 .271 16 61 LF 133 507 122 .241 17 62 CF 142 502 122 .243 7 41 RF 136 481 130 .270 13 56
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 Joel Youngblood 95 230 62 .270 4 24 Dan Driessen 54 181 42 .232 3 22 Brad Wellman 71 174 41 .236 0 16 Rob Deer 78 162 30 .185 8 20 Alex Treviño 57 157 34 .217 6 19 Ron Roenicke 65 133 34 .256 3 13 Ricky Adams 54 121 23 .190 2 10 64 111 23 .207 0 6 Gary Rajsich 51 91 15 .165 0 10 Mike Woodard 24 82 20 .244 0 9 Matt Nokes 19 53 11 .208 2 5 Johnnie LeMaster 12 16 0 .000 0 0 Duane Kuiper 9 5 3 .600 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 31 206.2 7 17 3.57 122 28 195.0 8 11 3.38 150 Atlee Hammaker 29 170.2 5 12 3.74 100 26 148.1 7 10 3.88 78 Bill Laskey 19 114.0 5 11 3.55 42 Roger Mason 5 29.2 1 3 2.12 26
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 33 131.0 8 8 4.47 103 6 12.1 0 0 4.38 8
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 74 9 6 13 2.30 106 77 5 12 7 3.54 131 Greg Minton 68 5 4 4 3.54 37 Frank Williams 49 2 4 0 4.19 54 Mike Jeffcoat 19 0 2 0 5.32 10 Bobby Moore 11 0 0 0 3.24 10 Jeff Robinson 8 0 0 0 5.11 8
Award winners Mike Krukow P, Willie Mac Award All-Star Game
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fresno, Everett
References
External links 1985 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference 1985 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac