1985 Philadelphia Phillies season

1985 Philadelphia Phillies
Division	Eastern Division
Ballpark	Veterans Stadium
City	Philadelphia
Owners	Bill Giles
Managers	John Felske
Television	WTAF PRISM
Radio	WCAU (Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler)
Seasons

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.
• February 4, 1985: Al Oliver was traded by the Phillies to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Pat Zachry.

Regular season

Season standings

NL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	101	61	.623	—	54‍–‍27	47‍–‍34
New York Mets	98	64	.605	3	51‍–‍30	47‍–‍34
Montreal Expos	84	77	.522	16½	44‍–‍37	40‍–‍40
Chicago Cubs	77	84	.478	23½	41‍–‍39	36‍–‍45
Philadelphia Phillies	75	87	.463	26	41‍–‍40	34‍–‍47
Pittsburgh Pirates	57	104	.354	43½	35‍–‍45	22‍–‍59

Record vs. opponents

1985 National League record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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.
• April 5, 1985: Kiko Garcia was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.
• April 20, 1985: Al Holland and Frankie Griffin (minors) were traded by the Phillies to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Kent Tekulve.
• May 17, 1985: Kiko Garcia was released by the Phillies.
• June 3, 1985: 1985 Major League Baseball Draft
  • The Phillies drafted catcher Trey McCall with the sixteenth overall pick in the 1985 Draft.
  • Bruce Ruffin was drafted by the Phillies in the 2nd round. Player signed June 12, 1985.
  • Wally Ritchie was drafted by the Phillies in the 4th round.
• 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.
• August 24, 1985: Scott Service was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.
• September 13, 1985: Rick Surhoff was traded by the Phillies to the Texas Rangers for Dave Stewart.

Game Log

Legend
	Phillies win
	Phillies loss
	Postponement
Bold	Phillies team member

Roster

1985 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers 47 Larry Andersen 32 Steve Carlton 42 Don Carman 50 Rocky Childress 40 John Denny 46 Kevin Gross 19 Al Holland 49 Charles Hudson 24 Jerry Koosman 48 Shane Rawley 39 Dave Rucker 33 Dave Shipanoff 38 Dave Stewart 56 Rick Surhoff 27 Kent Tekulve 43 Freddie Toliver 38 Pat Zachry		Catchers 10 Darren Daulton  6 Bo Díaz 17 Ozzie Virgil Infielders 16 Luis Aguayo 22 Tim Corcoran 11 Tom Foley 18 Kiko Garcia 30 Steve Jeltz  6 Alan Knicely  8 Juan Samuel 20 Mike Schmidt 15 Rick Schu 18 Derrel Thomas 14 John Wockenfuss		Outfielders 21 Greg Gross  9 Von Hayes 31 Garry Maddox 29 John Russell 26 Jeff Stone 12 Glenn Wilson		Manager  7 John Felske Coaches  4 Dave Bristol  2 Lee Elia  3 Claude Osteen  5 Mike Ryan 25 Del Unser

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	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
Tom Foley	46	158	42	.266	3	17
Bo Díaz	26	76	16	.211	2	16
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
Steve Carlton	16	92	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
Freddie Toliver	11	25	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
Kent Tekulve	58	4	10	14	2.99	36
Larry Andersen	57	3	3	3	4.32	50
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

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Portland Beavers	Pacific Coast League	Bill Dancy
AA	Reading Phillies	Eastern League	Tony Taylor
A	Peninsula Pilots	Carolina League	Ron Clark
A	Clearwater Phillies	Florida State League	Ramón Avilés
A	Spartanburg Suns	South Atlantic League	Roly de Armas
A-Short Season	Bend Phillies	Northwest League	P. J. Carey

References

• 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.