1985 Philadelphia Phillies season

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.^[1]
• February 4, 1985: Al Oliver was traded by the Phillies to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Pat Zachry.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

Notable transactions

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

Roster

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Farm system

References

1. ^ Steve Fireovid page at Baseball Reference
2. ^ Al Oliver page at Baseball Reference
3. ^ ^{a b c} Kiko Garcia page at Baseball-Reference
4. ^ Al Holland page at Baseball Reference
5. ^ Sports Illustrated, August 2, 2010, Where are they Now?, p.84, Published by Time Inc.
6. ^ Bruce Ruffin page at Baseball Reference
7. ^ Wally Ritchie page at Baseball Reference
8. ^ Alan Knicely page at Baseball Reference
9. ^ Scott Service page at Baseball Reference
10. ^ Dave Stewart page at Baseball Reference

• 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, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.