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
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- April 3, 1985: Kiko Garcia was released by the Phillies.
- April 5, 1985: Kiko Garcia was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.
- April 20, 1985: Al Holland and Frankie Griffin were traded by the Phillies to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Kent Tekulve.
- May 17, 1985: Kiko Garcia was released by the Phillies.
- June 3, 1985: 1985 Major League Baseball Draft
- *The Phillies drafted catcher Trey McCall with the sixteenth overall pick in the 1985 Draft.
- *Bruce Ruffin was drafted by the Phillies in the 2nd round. Player signed June 12, 1985.
- *Wally Ritchie was drafted by the Phillies in the 4th round.
- August 8, 1985: Bo Díaz and Greg Simpson 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.
- August 24, 1985: Scott Service was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.
- September 13, 1985: Rick Surhoff was traded by the Phillies to the Texas Rangers for Dave Stewart.
Game Log
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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | | 131 | 426 | 105 | .246 | 19 | 55 |
| 1B | | 158 | 549 | 152 | .277 | 33 | 93 |
| 2B | | 161 | 663 | 175 | .264 | 19 | 74 |
| SS | | 89 | 196 | 37 | .189 | 0 | 12 |
| 3B | | 112 | 416 | 105 | .252 | 7 | 24 |
| LF | | 88 | 264 | 70 | .265 | 3 | 11 |
| CF | | 152 | 570 | 150 | .263 | 13 | 70 |
| RF | | 161 | 608 | 167 | .275 | 14 | 102 |
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 |
| 46 | 158 | 42 | .266 | 3 | 17 |
| 26 | 76 | 16 | .211 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
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 |
| 16 | 92 | 1 | 8 | 3.33 | 48 |
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 |
| 11 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 4.68 | 23 |
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 |
| 58 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2.99 | 36 |
| 57 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4.32 | 50 |
| 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.21 | 14 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.26 | 8 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Farm system
