The 1985 Montreal Expos season was the 17th season in franchise history. They finished with a record of 84–77, third in the National League East and 16 1/2 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.
Offseason November 7, 1984: Chris Welsh was traded by the Expos to the Texas Rangers for Dave Hostetler.Dave Hostetler page at Baseball Reference November 14, 1984: Larry Walker was signed by the Expos as an amateur free agent.Larry Walker page at Baseball Reference December 4, 1984: Jack Daugherty was purchased by the Expos from the Helena Gold Sox.Jack Daugherty page at Baseball Reference December 7, 1984: Bob James was traded by the Expos to the Chicago White Sox for Vance Law.Vance Law page at Baseball Reference December 7, 1984: Bryan Little was traded by the Expos to the Chicago White Sox for Bert Roberge.Bert Roberge page at Baseball Reference December 10, 1984 Gary Carter was traded by the Expos to the New York Mets for Hubie Brooks, Mike Fitzgerald, Herm Winningham and Floyd Youmans.Gary Carter page at Baseball Reference January 9, 1985: Mike Stenhouse was traded by the Expos to the Minnesota Twins for Jack O'Connor.Jack O'Connor page at Baseball Reference March 28, 1985: Bobby Ramos was released by the Expos.Bobby Ramos page at Baseball Reference
Spring training The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida – a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their ninth season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981.
Regular season April 30, 1985: In an 11–0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, position player Razor Shines pitched one inning as the Expos pitching resources were depleted.Box Score of Game played on Tuesday, April 30, 1985 at Veteran's Stadium
Opening Day starters
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions May 12, 1985: Dave Hostetler was purchased from the Expos by the Chicago Cubs. June 3, 1985: Randy Johnson was drafted by the Expos in the 2nd round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft. Johnson signed June 9, 1985.Randy Johnson page at Baseball Reference June 22, 1985: The Expos traded a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays for Mitch Webster. The Expos completed the deal by sending Cliff Young to the Blue Jays on September 10.Cliff Young page at Baseball Reference August 12, 1985: Doug Frobel was purchased by the Montreal Expos from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Major League debuts Batters: Andrés Galarraga (Aug 23) Al Newman (June 14) Pitchers: Tim Burke (Apr 8) John Dopson (Sep 4) Floyd Youmans (Jul 1)
Roster 1985 Montreal Expos Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches (Pitching) (First Base) (Bullpen) (Third Base) (Hitting)
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 108 295 61 .207 5 34 1B 91 312 78 .250 6 25 2B Vance Law 147 519 138 .266 10 52 SS 156 605 163 .269 13 100 3B 155 569 148 .260 22 81 LF Tim Raines 150 575 184 .320 11 41 CF 125 312 74 .237 3 21 RF Andre Dawson 139 529 135 .255 23 91
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 Terry Francona 107 281 75 .267 2 31 Mitch Webster 74 212 58 .274 11 30 U L Washington 68 193 48 .249 1 17 Jim Wohlford 70 125 24 .192 1 15 Sal Butera 67 120 24 .200 3 12 Miguel Dilone 51 84 16 .190 0 6 Andrés Galarraga 24 75 14 .187 2 4 Steve Nicosia 42 71 12 .169 0 1 Razor Shines 47 50 6 .120 0 3 Scot Thompson 34 32 9 .281 0 4 Al Newman 25 29 5 .172 0 1 Skeeter Barnes 19 26 4 .154 0 0 Doug Frobel 12 23 3 .130 1 4 Mike O'Berry 20 21 4 .190 0 0 Fred Manrique 9 13 4 .308 1 1 Ned Yost 5 11 2 .182 0 0 Doug Flynn 9 6 1 .167 0 0 Roy Johnson 3 5 0 .000 0 0
Pitching
= Indicates league leader 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 Bryn Smith 32 222.1 18 5 2.91 127 Bill Gullickson 29 181.1 14 12 3.52 68 Joe Hesketh 25 155.1 10 5 2.49 113 David Palmer 24 135.2 7 10 3.71 106 Floyd Youmans 14 77.0 4 3 2.45 54 Mickey Mahler 9 48.1 1 4 3.54 32 Steve Rogers 8 38.0 2 4 5.68 18
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 Dan Schatzeder 24 104.1 3 5 3.80 64 Bill Laskey 11 34.1 0 5 9.44 18 John Dopson 4 13.0 0 2 11.08 4
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 Jeff Reardon 63 2 8 41 3.18 67 Tim Burke 78 9 4 8 2.39 87 Gary Lucas 49 6 2 1 3.19 31 Randy St.Claire 42 5 3 0 3.93 25 Bert Roberge 42 3 3 2 3.44 34 Jack O'Connor 20 0 2 0 4.94 16 Rick Grapenthin 5 0 0 0 14.14 4 Ed Glynn 3 0 0 0 19.29 2 Razor Shines 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Sal Butera 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Award winners Andre Dawson, National League Gold Glove 1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system
References
External links 1985 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference 1985 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com