1985 San Diego Padres season

1985 San Diego Padres
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1969)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Jack Murphy Stadium (since 1969)
San Diego (since 1969)
Other information
Owner(s)	Joan Kroc
General manager(s)	Jack McKeon
Manager(s)	Dick Williams
Local television	KCST Cox Cable (Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler, Ted Leitner)
Local 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.

Offseason

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

Regular season

• Steve Garvey's errorless games streak ended on April 14, 1985. 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

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	—

Notable transactions

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

Roster

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 Walker 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

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	Terry Kennedy	143	532	139	.261	10	74
1B	Steve Garvey	162	654	184	.281	17	81
SS	Garry Templeton	148	546	154	.282	6	55
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

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Jerry Royster	90	249	70	.281	5	31
Mario Ramírez	37	60	17	.283	2	5
Gerry Davis	44	58	17	.293	0	2
Miguel Diloné	27	46	10	.217	0	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Dave Dravecky	34	215	13	11	2.93	105
Andy Hawkins	33	229	18	8	3.15	69
LaMarr Hoyt	31	210	16	8	3.47	83
Eric Show	35	233	12	11	3.09	141

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Ed Wojna	15	42	2	4	5.79	18

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Luis DeLeón	29	0	3	3	4.19	31
Greg Booker	17	0	1	0	6,85	7

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

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
Short-Season A	Spokane Indians	Northwest League	Jack Maloof

External links

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