1985 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1985 Los Angeles Dodgers
1985 NL West Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Dodger Stadium (since 1962)
Los Angeles (since 1958)
Other information
Owner(s)	Peter O'Malley
General manager(s)	Al Campanis
Manager(s)	Tommy Lasorda
Local television	KTTV (11) (Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter) Dodgervision (Eddie Doucette, Al Downing, Rick Monday)
Local radio	KABC (Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter) KTNQ (Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas)
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The 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League West before losing to the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series. Fernando Valenzuela set a major league record for most consecutive innings at the start of a season without allowing an earned run (41).

Offseason

• February 4, 1985: Acquired Al Oliver from the Philadelphia Phillies for Pat Zachry

Regular season

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	95	67	0.586	—	48–33	47–34
Cincinnati Reds	89	72	0.553	5½	47–34	42–38
Houston Astros	83	79	0.512	12	44–37	39–42
San Diego Padres	83	79	0.512	12	44–37	39–42
Atlanta Braves	66	96	0.407	29	32–49	34–47
San Francisco Giants	62	100	0.383	33	38–43	24–57

Record vs. opponents

1985 National League Records 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	—

Opening day lineup

Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Mariano Duncan	Second baseman
Ken Landreaux	Center fielder
Al Oliver	Left fielder
Pedro Guerrero	Third baseman
Mike Marshall	Right fielder
Mike Scioscia	Catcher
Sid Bream	First baseman
Dave Anderson	Shortstop
Fernando Valenzuela	Starting pitcher

Roster

1985 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers 46 Tom Brennan 37 Bobby Castillo 27 Carlos Diaz 55 Orel Hershiser 50 Brian Holton 40 Rick Honeycutt 57 Steve Howe 43 Ken Howell 49 Tom Niedenfuer 26 Alejandro Peña 41 Jerry Reuss 34 Fernando Valenzuela 35 Bob Welch		Catchers 15 Gilberto Reyes 14 Mike Scioscia  7 Steve Yeager Infielders 10 Dave Anderson 21 Bob Bailor 33 Sid Bream  9 Greg Brock 47,23 Enos Cabell 25 Mariano Duncan 52 Bill Madlock 48 Mike Ramsey 18 Bill Russell  3 Steve Sax 22 Franklin Stubbs		Outfielders 46 Ralph Bryant 47 José González 28 Pedro Guerrero 44 Ken Landreaux 20 Candy Maldonado  5 Mike Marshall 17 Len Matuszek  0 Al Oliver 57 Stu Pederson 23 R.J. Reynolds 45 Terry Whitfield 51 Reggie Williams Other batters 12 Jay Johnstone		Manager  2 Tommy Lasorda Coaches  8 Joey Amalfitano 54 Monty Basgall 58 Mark Cresse 37 Ben Hines 11 Manny Mota 16 Ron Perranoski

Notable Transactions

• July 9, 1985: Acquired Len Matuszek from the Toronto Blue Jays for Al Oliver
• July 10, 1985: Acquired Enos Cabell from the Houston Astros for Germán Rivera and Rafael Montalvo
• July 14, 1985: Henry Rodríguez was signed as an amateur free agent.
• August 31, 1985: Acquired Bill Madlock from the Pittsburgh Pirates for R.J. Reynolds, Sid Bream and Cecil Espy

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

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

National League Championship Series

Main article: 1985 National League Championship Series

The Dodgers faced the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1985 NLCS, the first year the championship series was in a "Best of seven" format. Jack Clark hit a 450-foot home run off Dodger closer Tom Niedenfuer to win game six and the NLCS for the Cardinals. With an open base, Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda was second guessed for not walking Clark, the only big power threat in the Cardinal line-up. Niedenfuer also gave up a walk-off home run to Ozzie Smith in game five contributing to Smith winning the NLCS MVP Award.

1985 Playoff Game Log
1985 National League Championship Series vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Cardinals wins series 4–2 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series Report 1 October 9 Cardinals 2 October 10 Cardinals 3 October 12 @ Cardinals 4 October 13 @ Cardinals 5 October 14 @ Cardinals 6 October 16 Cardinals

Game 1

Wednesday, October 9 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	8	1
Los Angeles	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	X	4	8	0
W: Fernando Valenzuela (1-0)  L: John Tudor (0-1)   SV: Tom Niedenfuer (1)
HRs: LAD – None   STL – None

Game 2

Thursday, October 10 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	8	1
Los Angeles	0	0	3	2	1	2	0	0	X	8	13	1
W: Orel Hershiser (1-0)  L: Joaquín Andújar (0-1)   SV: None
HRs: LAD – Greg Brock (1)   STL – None

Game 3

Saturday, October 12 at Busch Stadium (St. Louis)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	7	2
St. Louis	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	4	8	0
W: Danny Cox (1-0)  L: Bob Welch (0-1)   SV: Ken Dayley (1)
HRs: LAD – None   STL – Tom Herr (1)

Game 4

Sunday, October 13 at Busch Stadium (St. Louis)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	5	1
St. Louis	0	9	0	1	1	0	0	1	X	12	15	0
W: John Tudor (1-0)  L: Jerry Reuss (0-1)   SV: None
HRs: LAD – Bill Madlock (1)   STL – None

Game 5

Monday, October 14 at Busch Stadium (St. Louis)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1
St. Louis	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	1
W: Jeff Lahti (1-0)  L: Tom Niedenfuer (0-1)   SV: None
HRs: LAD – Bill Madlock (2)   STL – Ozzie Smith (1)

Game 6

Wednesday, October 16 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	3	7	12	1
Los Angeles	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	5	8	0
W: Todd Worrell (1-0)  L: Tom Niedenfuer (0-2)   SV: Ken Dayley (2)
HRs: LAD – Bill Madlock (3)   Mike Marshall (1)   STL – Jack Clark (1)

1985 Awards

• 1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Pedro Guerrero reserve
  • Fernando Valenzuela reserve
• NL Pitcher of the Month
  • Fernando Valenzuela (April 1985)
  • Fernando Valenzuela (July 1985)
• NL Player of the Month
  • Pedro Guerrero (June 1985)
• NL Player of the Week
  • Pedro Guerrero (June 10–16)
  • Pedro Guerrero (July 22–28)
  • Mike Marshall (Sep. 9–15)

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Albuquerque Dukes	Pacific Coast League	Terry Collins
AA	San Antonio Dodgers	Texas League	Gary LaRocque
High A	Bakersfield Dodgers	California League	Mel Queen
High A	Vero Beach Dodgers	Florida State League	Stan Wasiak
Rookie	Great Falls Dodgers	Pioneer League	Kevin Kennedy
Rookie	Gulf Coast Dodgers	Gulf Coast League	Joe Alvarez

Major League Baseball Draft

Main article: 1985 Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers drafted 37 players in the June draft and 16 in the January draft. Of those, six players would eventually play in the Major Leagues. They received an extra pick in the 2nd round of the June draft as compensation for losing pitcher Burt Hooton as a free agent.

The first pick in the June draft was outfielder Chris Gwynn from San Diego State. The brother of Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, he would play 10 seasons in the Majors (7 of them with the Dodgers), primarily as a pinch hitter/backup outfielder. He hit .261 in 599 Major League games. The draft also included outfielder Mike Devereaux (round 5), who was briefly a starter with the Baltimore Orioles in the early 90s but was primarily a reserve, and relief pitcher John Wetteland (2nd round of the January secondary draft) who saved 330 games in 12 seasons (with the Dodgers, Expos, Yankees and Rangers).

1985 Draft Picks

January draft Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 Bradley Zeinert LHP Yes 1985–1987 Rookie 2 John Farley 3B San Jacinto College Yes 1985 Rookie 3 Greg Briley SS Louisburg College No Mariners-1986 1986–1997 MLB 4 Mike Kitz LHP College of San Mateo No 5 Paul Kuzniar RHP Alvin Community College No Indians-1987 1987–1990 AA 6 Lester Logan C University of Nebraska at Lincoln No 7 Gregory Martin 2B Middle Georgia College No 8 Mike Fowler 3B Spartanburg Methodist College No Braves-1987 1987–1989 A 9 Bruce Powers OF Skyline Junior College No 10 Chris Graves RHP Middle Georgia College No 11 Kevin Nelson RHP Yuba Community College Yes 1985–1986 A 12 Derek Keathley RHP Yuba Community College No 13 John McEntee LHP College of Marin No January Secondary phase Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 Eric Tutt 1B Middle Georgia College No 1985 Rookie 2 John Wetteland RHP College of San Mateo Yes 1985–2000 MLB 3 Adrian Adkins C Middle Georgia College No Pirates-1989 1989 Rookie June draft Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 Chris Gwynn OF San Diego State University Yes 1985–1996 MLB 2 Mike Watters 2B University of Michigan Yes 1985–1988 AAA 2 Jeremy Smith C Morehead State University Yes 1985–1986 A 3 Pete Geist OF Georgia Institute of Technology Yes 1985–1987 A 4 Mike Prior OF Illinois State University No 5 Mike Devereaux OF Arizona State University Yes 1985–1998 MLB 6 Walter McConnell 3B Georgia Institute of Technology Yes 1985–1992 AAA 7 Rene Garcia LHP Hoover High School Yes 1985–1987 A 8 Jack Savage RHP University of Kentucky Yes 1985–1991 MLB 9 Walter Stull RHP University of California, Riverside Yes 1985–1987 A 10 Frederick Farwell LHP University of Arkansas Yes 1985–1988 AAA 11 Michael Fiala RHP Princeton University Yes 1985–1986 A 12 Kenneth Lambert C University of Portland Yes 1985–1987 A 13 Andy Naworski RHP University of California, Los Angeles Yes 1985–1987 A 14 Michael Batesole 3B Oral Roberts University Yes 1985–1988 AA 15 William Ray RHP University of Kentucky Yes 1985–1988 A 16 Mike Huff OF Northwestern University Yes 1985–1996 MLB 17 Bryan Smith LHP St. Mary's College of California Yes 1985–1987 A 18 Carl Thomas LHP Calhoun County High School Yes 1985–1987 A 19 Michael Burke 1B St. Xavier University Yes 1985–1987 A 20 Michael Lilly RHP State University of West Georgia Yes 1985–1987 Rookie 21 Charles Hardwick LHP University of South Carolina Yes 1985–1986 A 22 Edwin Hart LHP Patrick Henry High School Yes 1985–1986 Rookie 23 Jeffrey Hartman SS McCaskey High School Yes 1985–1988 A 24 Michael White OF Valdosta State University Yes 1985–1986 A 25 Paul Moralez 1B University of California, Riverside Yes 1985–1987 A 26 Douglas Ames LHP Yes 1985–1986 A 27 Robert Tucker C West Virginia University Yes 1985–1986 A 28 Eugene Ayers SS University of North Carolina at Charlotte Yes 1985–1986 A 29 Brett Parker SS Sul Ross State University Yes 1985 Rookie 30 Andrew Anthony OF Valdosta State University Yes 1985–1986 A 31 Jim Garrison SS Plant City High School Yes 1985–1988 A 32 Ronald Jackson C Huston-Tillotson College Yes 1985–1986 A 33 Bill Bluhm 3B College of the Canyons Yes 1985–1989 A June secondary phase Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 Doug Cox LHP Georgia Perimeter College No 2 Marty Newton C San Bernardino Valley College Yes 1985–1986 A- 3 John McEntee LHP College of Marin No

External links

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