1985 San Diego Padres season explained

San Diego Padres
Season:	1985
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)

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.^[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]

Regular season

• 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.

Opening Day starters

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

Notable transactions

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

Roster

1985 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

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
	71	138	33	.239	3	25
	48	112	30	.268	6	13
	68	95	19	.200	1	10
	79	84	13	.155	0	6
	37	60	17	.283	2	5
	44	58	17	.293	0	2
	27	46	10	.217	0	1
	10	37	2	.054	0	0
	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
	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
	50	5	3	26	1.82	52
	60	7	6	2	3.35	48
	44	1	6	1	4.65	42
	29	0	3	3	4.19	31
	22	2	3	2	2.70	28
	21	0	2	5	2.31	27
	17	0	1	0	6.85	7
	15	0	2	3	2.05	18
	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

See also: Minor League Baseball.

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External links

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gwosddo01.shtml Doug Gwosdz
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/roystje01.shtml Jerry Royster
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodrivi01.shtml Vic Rodriguez
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/harrigr01.shtml Greg Harris
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alomaro01.shtml Roberto Alomar
6. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.47, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
7. Web site: 1985 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac.
8. https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/asadora01.shtml Randy Asadoor
9. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007