1985 Montreal Expos season

1985 Montreal Expos
1985 Montreal Expos
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1969) Eastern Division (since 1969); ;
Location
	Olympic Stadium (since 1977); Montreal (since 1969);
Results
Record	84–77
Divisional place	3rd
Other information
Owners	Charles Bronfman
General managers	Murray Cook
Managers	Buck Rodgers
Local television	CBC Television; (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider, Ken Singleton); Télévision de Radio-Canada; (Claude Raymond, Raymond Lebrun)
Local 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, 3rd in the NL East and 16 1/2 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

Offseason

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

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

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]

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	101	61	0.623	—	54–27	47–34
New York Mets	98	64	0.605	3	51–30	47–34
Montreal Expos	84	77	0.522	16½	44–37	40–40
Chicago Cubs	77	84	0.478	23½	41–39	36–45
Philadelphia Phillies	75	87	0.463	26	41–40	34–47
Pittsburgh Pirates	57	104	0.354	43½	35–45	22–59

Record vs. opponents

1985 National League record Sources:
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

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

Batters:
- Andrés Galarraga (Aug 23)
- Al Newman (June 14)
Pitchers:
- Tim Burke (Apr 8)
- John Dopson (Sep 4)
- Floyd Youmans (Jul 1) [13]

Roster

1985 Montreal Expos

Roster

Pitchers

44 Tim Burke

54 John Dopson

49 Ed Glynn

47 Rick Grapenthin

34 Bill Gullickson

38 Joe Hesketh

19 Bill Laskey

25 Gary Lucas

24,48 Mickey Mahler

32 Jack O'Connor

46 David Palmer

41 Jeff Reardon

42 Bert Roberge

45 Steve Rogers

43 Dan Schatzeder

28 Bryn Smith

51 Randy St. Claire

17 Floyd Youmans

Catchers

11 Sal Butera

20 Mike Fitzgerald

6 Steve Nicosia

18 Mike O'Berry

14 Ned Yost

Infielders

17 Skeeter Barnes

7 Hubie Brooks

22 Dan Driessen

23 Doug Flynn

16 Terry Francona

12 Andrés Galarraga

2 Vance Law

6 Fred Manrique

4 Al Newman

31 Razor Shines

24 Scot Thompson

29 Tim Wallach

1 U L Washington

Outfielders

10 Andre Dawson

18 Miguel Diloné

22 Doug Frobel

27 Roy Johnson

30 Tim Raines

23 Mitch Webster

3 Herm Winningham

5 Jim Wohlford

Manager

37 Buck Rodgers

Coaches

36 Larry Bearnarth (Pitching)

26 Ron Hansen (First Base)

40 Joe Kerrigan (Bullpen)

9 Russ Nixon (Third Base)

35 Rick Renick (Hitting)

Player stats

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	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

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
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

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
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

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
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

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
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

Andre Dawson, National League Gold Glove

1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	American Association	Felipe Alou
AA	Jacksonville Expos	Southern League	Tommy Thompson
A	West Palm Beach Expos	Florida State League	J. R. Miner
A-Short Season	Jamestown Expos	New York–Penn League	Ed Creech

References

External links

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.

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[hostetler-1] Dave Hostetler page at Baseball Reference

[2] Larry Walker page at Baseball Reference

[3] Jack Daugherty page at Baseball Reference

[4] Vance Law page at Baseball Reference

[5] Bert Roberge page at Baseball Reference

[6] Gary Carter page at Baseball Reference

[7] Jack O'Connor page at Baseball Reference

[8] Bobby Ramos page at Baseball Reference

[9] Box Score of Game played on Tuesday, April 30, 1985 at Veteran's Stadium

[10] Randy Johnson page at Baseball Reference

[11] Cliff Young page at Baseball Reference

[12] "Doug Frobel Stats".

[13] "The Baseball Cube - Research Site for Pro + College Stats + draft".