1985 San Diego Padres season

1985 San Diego Padres
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Jack Murphy Stadium
City	San Diego
Record	83–79 (.512)
Divisional place	4th
Owners	Joan Kroc
General managers	Jack McKeon
Managers	Dick Williams
Television	KCST San Diego Cable Sports Network (Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler, Ted Leitner)
Radio	KFMB (AM) (Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman) XEXX (Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain)
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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.

• December 3, 1984: Doug Gwosdz was drafted from the Padres by the San Francisco Giants in the 1984 rule 5 draft.^[1]
• January 3, 1985: Jerry Royster was signed as a free agent by the Padres.^[2]
• February 7, 1985: Fritzie Connally was traded by the Padres to the Baltimore Orioles for Vic Rodriguez.^[3]
• February 13, 1985: Greg Harris was purchased from the Padres by the Texas Rangers.^[4]
• February 16, 1985: Roberto Alomar was signed by the Padres as an amateur free agent.^[5]

• Steve Garvey's errorless games streak ended on April 14, 1985.^[6] The streak started on June 26, 1983.
• LaMarr Hoyt tied a club record by winning 11 straight decisions.

• Steve Garvey
• Tony Gwynn
• Terry Kennedy
• Carmelo Martínez
• Kevin McReynolds
• Jerry Royster
• Eric Show
• Garry Templeton
• Alan Wiggins^[7]

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NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	95	67	.586	—	48‍–‍33	47‍–‍34
Cincinnati Reds	89	72	.553	5½	47‍–‍34	42‍–‍38
Houston Astros	83	79	.512	12	44‍–‍37	39‍–‍42
San Diego Padres	83	79	.512	12	44‍–‍37	39‍–‍42
Atlanta Braves	66	96	.407	29	32‍–‍49	34‍–‍47
San Francisco Giants	62	100	.383	33	38‍–‍43	24‍–‍57

1985 National League record v t e 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	—

• April 6, 1985: Mitch Williams was traded by the Padres to the Texas Rangers for Randy Asadoor.^[8]

1985 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers 51 Greg Booker 35 Luis DeLeón 43 Dave Dravecky 54 Goose Gossage 40 Andy Hawkins 31 LaMarr Hoyt 39 Roy Lee Jackson 37 Craig Lefferts 50 Lance McCullers 46 Bob Patterson 30 Eric Show 49 Tim Stoddard 38 Mark Thurmond 48 Gene Walter 26 Ed Wojna		Catchers 15 Bruce Bochy 16 Terry Kennedy Infielders  7 Kurt Bevacqua 11 Tim Flannery  6 Steve Garvey  9 Graig Nettles 12 Mario Ramírez  3 Jerry Royster  1 Garry Templeton  2 Alan Wiggins		Outfielders 20 Bobby Brown  4 Al Bumbry 28 Gerry Davis 17 Miguel Diloné 19 Tony Gwynn 14 Carmelo Martínez 18 Kevin McReynolds Other batters 39 Edwin Rodríguez		Manager 23 Dick Williams Coaches 36 Galen Cisco 33 Harry Dunlop 29 Deacon Jones 34 Jack Krol 32 Ozzie Virgil

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	Terry Kennedy	143	532	139	.261	10	74
1B	Steve Garvey	162	654	184	.281	17	81
2B	Tim Flannery	126	384	108	.281	1	40
SS	Garry Templeton	148	546	154	.282	6	55
3B	Graig Nettles	137	440	115	.261	15	61
LF	Carmelo Martínez	150	514	130	.253	21	72
CF	Kevin McReynolds	152	564	132	.234	15	75
RF	Tony Gwynn	154	622	197	.317	6	46

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
Jerry Royster	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
Mario Ramírez	37	60	17	.283	2	5
Gerry Davis	44	58	17	.293	0	2
Miguel Diloné	27	46	10	.217	0	1
Alan Wiggins	10	37	2	.054	0	0
Edwin Rodríguez	1	1	0	.000	0	0

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Eric Show	35	233.0	12	11	3.09	141
Andy Hawkins	33	228.2	18	8	3.15	69
Dave Dravecky	34	214.2	13	11	2.93	105
LaMarr Hoyt	31	210.1	16	8	3.47	83

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
Ed Wojna	15	42.0	2	4	5.79	18

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
Luis DeLeón	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
Greg Booker	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

• 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

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Las Vegas Stars	Pacific Coast League	Bob Cluck
AA	Beaumont Golden Gators	Texas League	Bobby Tolan
A	Reno Padres	California League	Steve Smith
A	Charleston Rainbows	South Atlantic League	Jim Skaalen
A-Short Season	Spokane Indians	Northwest League	Jack Maloof

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• 1985 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference
• 1985 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac