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1985 Montreal Expos | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Olympic Stadium | |
City | Montreal | |
Record | 84–77 | |
Divisional place | 3rd | |
Owners | Charles Bronfman | |
General managers | Murray Cook | |
Managers | Buck Rodgers | |
Television | CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider, Ken Singleton) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Claude Raymond, Raymond Lebrun) | |
Radio | CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider, Tommy Hutton, Ron Reusch) CKAC (French) (Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte) | |
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The 1985 Montreal Expos season was the 17th season in franchise history. They finished with a record of 84–77, third in the National League East and 16 1/2 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.
Offseason
[edit]- November 7, 1984: Chris Welsh was traded by the Expos to the Texas Rangers for Dave Hostetler.[1]
- November 14, 1984: Larry Walker was signed by the Expos as an amateur free agent.[2]
- December 4, 1984: Jack Daugherty was purchased by the Expos from the Helena Gold Sox.[3]
- December 7, 1984: Bob James was traded by the Expos to the Chicago White Sox for Vance Law.[4]
- December 7, 1984: Bryan Little was traded by the Expos to the Chicago White Sox for Bert Roberge.[5]
- December 10, 1984 Gary Carter was traded by the Expos to the New York Mets for Hubie Brooks, Mike Fitzgerald, Herm Winningham and Floyd Youmans.[6]
- January 9, 1985: Mike Stenhouse was traded by the Expos to the Minnesota Twins for Jack O'Connor.[7]
- March 28, 1985: Bobby Ramos was released by the Expos.[8]
Spring training
[edit]The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida – a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their ninth season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981.
Regular season
[edit]April 30, 1985: In an 11–0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, position player Razor Shines pitched one inning as the Expos pitching resources were depleted.[9]
Opening Day starters
[edit]Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 101 | 61 | .623 | — | 54–27 | 47–34 |
New York Mets | 98 | 64 | .605 | 3 | 51–30 | 47–34 |
Montreal Expos | 84 | 77 | .522 | 16½ | 44–37 | 40–40 |
Chicago Cubs | 77 | 84 | .478 | 23½ | 41–39 | 36–45 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 75 | 87 | .463 | 26 | 41–40 | 34–47 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 104 | .354 | 43½ | 35–45 | 22–59 |
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]- May 12, 1985: Dave Hostetler was purchased from the Expos by the Chicago Cubs.[1]
- June 3, 1985: Randy Johnson was drafted by the Expos in the 2nd round of the 1985 Major League Baseball Draft. Johnson signed June 9, 1985.[10]
- June 22, 1985: The Expos traded a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays for Mitch Webster. The Expos completed the deal by sending Cliff Young to the Blue Jays on September 10.[11]
- August 12, 1985: Doug Frobel was purchased by the Montreal Expos from the Pittsburgh Pirates.[12]
Major League debuts
[edit]- Batters:
- Andrés Galarraga (Aug 23)
- Al Newman (June 14)
- Pitchers:
- Tim Burke (Apr 8)
- John Dopson (Sep 4)
- Floyd Youmans (Jul 1) [13]
Roster
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 |
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C | Mike Fitzgerald | 108 | 295 | 61 | .207 | 5 | 34 |
1B | Dan Driessen | 91 | 312 | 78 | .250 | 6 | 25 |
2B | Vance Law | 147 | 519 | 138 | .266 | 10 | 52 |
SS | Hubie Brooks | 156 | 605 | 163 | .269 | 13 | 100 |
3B | Tim Wallach | 155 | 569 | 148 | .260 | 22 | 81 |
LF | Tim Raines | 150 | 575 | 184 | .320 | 11 | 41 |
CF | Herm Winningham | 125 | 312 | 74 | .237 | 3 | 21 |
RF | Andre Dawson | 139 | 529 | 135 | .255 | 23 | 91 |
Other batters
[edit]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 |
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Terry Francona | 107 | 281 | 75 | .267 | 2 | 31 |
Mitch Webster | 74 | 212 | 58 | .274 | 11 | 30 |
U L Washington | 68 | 193 | 48 | .249 | 1 | 17 |
Jim Wohlford | 70 | 125 | 24 | .192 | 1 | 15 |
Sal Butera | 67 | 120 | 24 | .200 | 3 | 12 |
Miguel Dilone | 51 | 84 | 16 | .190 | 0 | 6 |
Andrés Galarraga | 24 | 75 | 14 | .187 | 2 | 4 |
Steve Nicosia | 42 | 71 | 12 | .169 | 0 | 1 |
Razor Shines | 47 | 50 | 6 | .120 | 0 | 3 |
Scot Thompson | 34 | 32 | 9 | .281 | 0 | 4 |
Al Newman | 25 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 0 | 1 |
Skeeter Barnes | 19 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Frobel | 12 | 23 | 3 | .130 | 1 | 4 |
Mike O'Berry | 20 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 0 |
Fred Manrique | 9 | 13 | 4 | .308 | 1 | 1 |
Ned Yost | 5 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Flynn | 9 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Roy Johnson | 3 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bryn Smith | 32 | 222.1 | 18 | 5 | 2.91 | 127 |
Bill Gullickson | 29 | 181.1 | 14 | 12 | 3.52 | 68 |
Joe Hesketh | 25 | 155.1 | 10 | 5 | 2.49 | 113 |
David Palmer | 24 | 135.2 | 7 | 10 | 3.71 | 106 |
Floyd Youmans | 14 | 77.0 | 4 | 3 | 2.45 | 54 |
Mickey Mahler | 9 | 48.1 | 1 | 4 | 3.54 | 32 |
Steve Rogers | 8 | 38.0 | 2 | 4 | 5.68 | 18 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Dan Schatzeder | 24 | 104.1 | 3 | 5 | 3.80 | 64 |
Bill Laskey | 11 | 34.1 | 0 | 5 | 9.44 | 18 |
John Dopson | 4 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 11.08 | 4 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Jeff Reardon | 63 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 3.18 | 67 |
Tim Burke | 78 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2.39 | 87 |
Gary Lucas | 49 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3.19 | 31 |
Randy St.Claire | 42 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3.93 | 25 |
Bert Roberge | 42 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3.44 | 34 |
Jack O'Connor | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.94 | 16 |
Rick Grapenthin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.14 | 4 |
Ed Glynn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.29 | 2 |
Razor Shines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Sal Butera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Award winners
[edit]- Andre Dawson, National League Gold Glove
1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Dave Hostetler page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Larry Walker page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jack Daugherty page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Vance Law page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bert Roberge page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Gary Carter page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jack O'Connor page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bobby Ramos page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Box Score of Game played on Tuesday, April 30, 1985 at Veteran's Stadium
- ^ Randy Johnson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Cliff Young page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Doug Frobel Stats".
- ^ "The Baseball Cube - Research Site for Pro + College Stats + draft".
External links
[edit]- 1985 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference
- 1985 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.