1985 San Francisco Giants season

Major League Baseball team season
1985 San Francisco Giants
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkCandlestick Park
CitySan Francisco, California
OwnersBob Lurie
General managersTom Haller, Al Rosen
ManagersJim Davenport, Roger Craig
TelevisionKTVU
(Hank Greenwald, Gary Park)
RadioKNBR
(Hank Greenwald, David Glass)
KOFY
(Tito Fuentes, Armando Provedor)
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The 1985 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 103rd season in Major League Baseball, their 28th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 26th at Candlestick Park. It resulted in the team finishing in sixth place in the National League West with a record of 62 wins and franchise-record 100 losses. This was the first, and as of 2022, the only time in the history of the franchise that they reached the triple-digit mark in losses. It is also the highest number of games they have lost in a season, as well. The Giants were managed by Jim Davenport, who was dismissed on September 18, after compiling a dismal 56–88 record, and Roger Craig, who guided the team to a 6–12 mark during the final 2½ weeks of the season. They finished 33 games behind the division champion and their main rival, the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Offseason

Regular season

The Giants' Opening Day starters included (clockwise from top left) Chili Davis (RF), Chris Brown (3B), David Green (1B) and Jeffrey Leonard (LF).

Opening Day starters

Season standings

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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 record
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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 5, 1985: Roger Mason was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the San Francisco Giants for Alejandro Sánchez.[6]
  • April 6, 1985: Vida Blue was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[7]
  • April 15, 1985: Chuck Hensley was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.[8]
  • April 17, 1985: John Rabb was traded by the Giants to the Atlanta Braves for Alex Treviño.[9]
  • April 30, 1985: Jeff Cornell was released by the San Francisco Giants.[10]
  • May 7, 1985: Mike Jeffcoat was traded by the Cleveland Indians with Luis Quinones to the San Francisco Giants for Johnnie LeMaster.[11]
  • June 3, 1985: Will Clark was drafted by the Giants in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft.[12]
  • July 22, 1985: Gary Rajsich was purchased from the Giants by the St. Louis Cardinals.[4]

Roster

1985 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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 Bob Brenly 133 440 97 .220 19 56
1B David Green 106 294 73 .248 5 20
2B Manny Trillo 125 451 101 .224 3 25
SS José Uribe 147 476 113 .237 3 26
3B Chris Brown 131 432 117 .271 16 61
LF Jeffrey Leonard 133 507 122 .241 17 62
CF Dan Gladden 142 502 122 .243 7 41
RF Chili Davis 136 481 130 .270 13 56

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
Joel Youngblood 95 230 62 .270 4 24
Dan Driessen 54 181 42 .232 3 22
Brad Wellman 71 174 41 .236 0 16
Rob Deer 78 162 30 .185 8 20
Alex Treviño 57 157 34 .217 6 19
Ron Roenicke 65 133 34 .256 3 13
Ricky Adams 54 121 23 .190 2 10
Scot Thompson 64 111 23 .207 0 6
Gary Rajsich 51 91 15 .165 0 10
Mike Woodard 24 82 20 .244 0 9
Matt Nokes 19 53 11 .208 2 5
Johnnie LeMaster 12 16 0 .000 0 0
Duane Kuiper 9 5 3 .600 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
Dave LaPoint 31 206.2 7 17 3.57 122
Mike Krukow 28 195.0 8 11 3.38 150
Atlee Hammaker 29 170.2 5 12 3.74 100
Jim Gott 26 148.1 7 10 3.88 78
Bill Laskey 19 114.0 5 11 3.55 42
Roger Mason 5 29.2 1 3 2.12 26

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
Vida Blue 33 131.0 8 8 4.47 103
Colin Ward 6 12.1 0 0 4.38 8

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
Scott Garrelts 74 9 6 13 2.30 106
Mark Davis 77 5 12 7 3.54 131
Greg Minton 68 5 4 4 3.54 37
Frank Williams 49 2 4 0 4.19 54
Mike Jeffcoat 19 0 2 0 5.32 10
Bobby Moore 11 0 0 0 3.24 10
Jeff Robinson 8 0 0 0 5.11 8

Award winners

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Phoenix Giants Pacific Coast League Jim Lefebvre
AA Shreveport Captains Texas League Duane Espy
A Fresno Giants California League Wendell Kim
A Clinton Giants Midwest League Tim Blackwell
A-Short Season Everett Giants Northwest League Joe Strain

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fresno, Everett

References

  1. ^ "Guy Sularz Stats".
  2. ^ Doug Gwosdz at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Gary Lavelle at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ a b Gary Rajsich at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ "1985 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac".
  6. ^ "Roger Mason Stats".
  7. ^ Vida Blue at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ "Chuck Hensley Stats".
  9. ^ John Rabb at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ "Jeff Cornell Stats".
  11. ^ "Mike Jeffcoat Stats".
  12. ^ Will Clark at Baseball Reference

External links

  • 1985 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
  • 1985 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac
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