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.Doug Gwosdz at Baseball Reference January 3, 1985: Jerry Royster was signed as a free agent by the Padres.Jerry Royster at Baseball Reference February 7, 1985: Fritzie Connally was traded by the Padres to the Baltimore Orioles for Vic Rodriguez.Vic Rodriguez at Baseball Reference February 13, 1985: Greg Harris was purchased from the Padres by the Texas Rangers.Greg Harris at Baseball Reference February 16, 1985: Roberto Alomar was signed by the Padres as an amateur free agent.Roberto Alomar at Baseball Reference
Regular season Steve Garvey's errorless games streak ended on April 14, 1985.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.47, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 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.Randy Asadoor at Baseball Reference
Roster 1985 San Diego Padres 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 143 532 139 .261 10 74 1B 162 654 184 .281 17 81 2B 126 384 108 .281 1 40 SS 148 546 154 .282 6 55 3B 137 440 115 .261 15 61 LF 150 514 130 .253 21 72 CF 152 564 132 .234 15 75 RF 154 622 197 .317 6 46
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 90 249 70 .281 5 31 Kurt Bevacqua 71 138 33 .239 3 25 Bruce Bochy 48 112 30 .268 6 13 Al Bumbry 68 95 19 .200 1 10 Bobby Brown 79 84 13 .155 0 6 37 60 17 .283 2 5 44 58 17 .293 0 2 27 46 10 .217 0 1 Alan Wiggins 10 37 2 .054 0 0 Edwin Rodríguez 1 1 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 35 233.0 12 11 3.09 141 33 228.2 18 8 3.15 69 34 214.2 13 11 2.93 105 31 210.1 16 8 3.47 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 Mark Thurmond 36 138.1 7 11 3.97 57 15 42.0 2 4 5.79 18
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 Rich Gossage 50 5 3 26 1.82 52 Craig Lefferts 60 7 6 2 3.35 48 Tim Stoddard 44 1 6 1 4.65 42 29 0 3 3 4.19 31 Roy Lee Jackson 22 2 3 2 2.70 28 Lance McCullers 21 0 2 5 2.31 27 17 0 1 0 6.85 7 Gene Walter 15 0 2 3 2.05 18 Bob Patterson 3 0 0 0 24.75 1
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
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
External links 1985 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference 1985 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac