| 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates | |
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| Record | 57–104 (.354) |
| Divisional place | 6th |
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| Owner(s) | John W. Galbreath Warner Communications |
| General manager(s) | Harding "Pete" Peterson, Joe L. Brown |
| Manager(s) | Chuck Tanner |
| Local television | KDKA-TV Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker, John Sanders, Steve Blass |
| Local radio | KDKA Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker, Bob Prince (select games until death on June 10) |
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The 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 104th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 99th in the National League. The Pirates finished sixth and last in the National League East with a record of 57–104, 43½ games behind the NL Champion St. Louis Cardinals.
Offseason[edit]
The team was beset during the offseason with the triple threat of its longtime owner taking bids for the debt laden franchise, rumors of a possible relocation to cities such as Tampa, Denver and New Orleans and the expanding Pittsburgh drug trials.[2]
Off season transactions included:
- December 12, 1984: Brian Harper and John Tudor were traded by the Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals for George Hendrick and Steve Barnard (minors).[3]
- December 20, 1984: Jay Buhner, Dale Berra and Alfonso Pulido were traded by the Pirates to the New York Yankees for Steve Kemp, Tim Foli, and cash.[4]
- February 28, 1985: Rick Reuschel was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.[5]
- March 1, 1985: Scott Loucks was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.[6]
Regular season[edit]
Opening Day Starters[edit]
Season standings[edit]
| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 101 | 61 | 0.623 | — | 54–27 | 47–34 |
| New York Mets | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | 3 | 51–30 | 47–34 |
| Montreal Expos | 84 | 77 | 0.522 | 16½ | 44–37 | 40–40 |
| Chicago Cubs | 77 | 84 | 0.478 | 23½ | 41–39 | 36–45 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 26 | 41–40 | 34–47 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 104 | 0.354 | 43½ | 35–45 | 22–59 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
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1985 National League Records
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] |
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| 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[edit]
- April 11, 1985: Jerry Dybzinski was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[7]
- April 20, 1985: Kent Tekulve was traded by the Pirates to the Philadelphia Phillies for Al Holland and Frankie Griffin (minors).[8]
- April 27, 1985: Steve Herz (minors) was traded by the Pirates to the Philadelphia Phillies for Mike Diaz.[9]
- June 3, 1985: Barry Bonds was drafted by the Pirates in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1985 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed on June 5.[10]
- July 3, 1985: The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Scott Bailes to the Cleveland Indians to complete an earlier deal made on May 30, 1985 for Johnnie LeMaster.[11]
- August 2, 1985: John Candelaria, George Hendrick and Al Holland were traded by the Pirates to the California Angels for Pat Clements, Mike Brown and a player to be named later. The Angels completed the deal by sending Bob Kipper to the Pirates on August 16.[12]
- August 12, 1985: Doug Frobel was purchased by the Montreal Expos from the Pittsburgh Pirates.[13]
- August 31, 1985: Bill Madlock was traded by the Pirates to the Los Angeles Dodgers for players to be named later. The Dodgers completed the deal by sending R. J. Reynolds to the Pirates on September 3 and Cecil Espy, and Sid Bream to the Pirates on September 9.[14]
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
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Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
Note: 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 |
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| C | Tony Peña | 147 | 546 | 136 | .249 | 10 | 59 |
| 1B | Jason Thompson | 123 | 402 | 97 | .241 | 12 | 61 |
| 2B | Johnny Ray | 154 | 594 | 163 | .274 | 7 | 70 |
| 3B | Bill Madlock | 110 | 399 | 100 | .251 | 10 | 41 |
| SS | Sammy Khalifa | 95 | 320 | 76 | .238 | 2 | 31 |
| LF | Steve Kemp | 92 | 236 | 59 | .250 | 2 | 21 |
| CF | Marvell Wynne | 103 | 337 | 69 | .205 | 2 | 18 |
| RF | George Hendrick | 69 | 256 | 59 | .230 | 2 | 25 |
Other batters[edit]
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Joe Orsulak | 121 | 397 | 119 | .300 | 0 | 21 |
| Bill Almon | 88 | 244 | 66 | .270 | 6 | 29 |
| Jim Morrison | 92 | 244 | 62 | .254 | 4 | 22 |
| Mike Brown | 57 | 205 | 68 | .332 | 5 | 33 |
| R. J. Reynolds | 31 | 130 | 40 | .308 | 3 | 17 |
| Denny González | 35 | 124 | 28 | .226 | 4 | 12 |
| Lee Mazzilli | 92 | 117 | 33 | .282 | 1 | 9 |
| Sixto Lezcano | 72 | 116 | 24 | .207 | 3 | 9 |
| Doug Frobel | 53 | 109 | 22 | .202 | 0 | 7 |
| Sid Bream | 26 | 95 | 27 | .284 | 3 | 15 |
| Junior Ortiz | 23 | 72 | 21 | .292 | 1 | 5 |
| Johnnie LeMaster | 22 | 58 | 9 | .155 | 1 | 6 |
| Tim Foli | 19 | 37 | 7 | .189 | 0 | 2 |
| Rafael Belliard | 17 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Trench Davis | 2 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Loucks | 4 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Dybzinski | 5 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Rick Rhoden | 35 | 213.1 | 10 | 15 | 4.47 | 128 |
| Rick Reuschel | 26 | 194.0 | 14 | 8 | 2.27 | 138 |
| José DeLeón | 25 | 162.2 | 2 | 19 | 4.70 | 149 |
| Lee Tunnell | 23 | 132.1 | 4 | 10 | 4.01 | 74 |
| Larry McWilliams | 19 | 126.1 | 7 | 9 | 4.70 | 52 |
| Bob Walk | 9 | 58.2 | 2 | 3 | 3.68 | 40 |
| Mike Bielecki | 12 | 45.2 | 2 | 3 | 4.53 | 22 |
Other pitchers[edit]
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Jim Winn | 30 | 75.2 | 3 | 6 | 5.23 | 22 |
| Pat Clements | 27 | 34.1 | 0 | 2 | 3.67 | 17 |
| Bob Kipper | 5 | 24.2 | 1 | 2 | 5.11 | 13 |
| Ray Krawczyk | 8 | 8.1 | 0 | 2 | 14.04 | 9 |
| Kent Tekulve | 3 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 4 |
| Dave Tomlin | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| John Candelaria | 37 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3.64 | 47 |
| Cecilio Guante | 63 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2.72 | 92 |
| Al Holland | 38 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3.38 | 47 |
| Don Robinson | 44 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3.87 | 42 |
| Rod Scurry | 30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.21 | 28 |
Awards and honors[edit]
- Rick Rueschel, Hutch Award,[16] National League Comeback Player of the Year
1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Tony Peña, C, Reserve
Farm system[edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
References[edit]
- ^ From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WYMcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UWIEAAAAIBAJ&dq=tampa%20pirates&pg=1868%2C7818403
- ^ Brian Harper page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jay Buhner page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rick Reuschel page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Scott Loucks page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dybzije01.shtml
- ^ Kent Tekulve page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Diaz page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Barry Bonds page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bailesc01.shtml
- ^ John Candelaria page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/frobedo01.shtm
- ^ Sid Bream page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1985.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml
- 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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