1985 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1985  Los Angeles Dodgers
National League West Champions
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Dodger Stadium
City	Los Angeles
Record	95–67 (.586)
Divisional place	1st
Owner	Peter O'Malley
General managers	Al Campanis
Managers	Tommy Lasorda
Television	KTTV–TV 11 Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter Dodgervision Eddie Doucette, Al Downing, Rick Monday
Radio	KABC–AM 790 Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter KTNQ–AM 1020 Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas
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The 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 96th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 28th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 23rd season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium. The team won the National League West before losing to the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS. Fernando Valenzuela set a major league record for most consecutive innings at the start of a season without allowing an earned run (41).

Offseason

• February 4, 1985: Acquired Al Oliver ^[1] from the Philadelphia Phillies for Pat Zachry

Regular season

Season standings

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NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	95	67	.586	—	48‍–‍33	47‍–‍34
Cincinnati Reds	89	72	.553	5½	47‍–‍34	42‍–‍38
Houston Astros	83	79	.512	12	44‍–‍37	39‍–‍42
San Diego Padres	83	79	.512	12	44‍–‍37	39‍–‍42
Atlanta Braves	66	96	.407	29	32‍–‍49	34‍–‍47
San Francisco Giants	62	100	.383	33	38‍–‍43	24‍–‍57

Record vs. opponents

1985 National League record v t e 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	—

Opening day lineup

Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Mariano Duncan	Second baseman
Ken Landreaux	Center fielder
Al Oliver	Left fielder
Pedro Guerrero	Third baseman
Mike Marshall	Right fielder
Mike Scioscia	Catcher
Sid Bream	First baseman
Dave Anderson	Shortstop
Fernando Valenzuela	Starting pitcher

Roster

1985 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers 46 Tom Brennan 37 Bobby Castillo 27 Carlos Diaz 55 Orel Hershiser 50 Brian Holton 40 Rick Honeycutt 57 Steve Howe 43 Ken Howell 49 Tom Niedenfuer 26 Alejandro Peña 41 Jerry Reuss 34 Fernando Valenzuela 35 Bob Welch		Catchers 15 Gilberto Reyes 14 Mike Scioscia  7 Steve Yeager Infielders 10 Dave Anderson 21 Bob Bailor 33 Sid Bream  9 Greg Brock 47,23 Enos Cabell 25 Mariano Duncan 52 Bill Madlock 48 Mike Ramsey 18 Bill Russell  3 Steve Sax 22 Franklin Stubbs		Outfielders 46 Ralph Bryant 47 José González 28 Pedro Guerrero 44 Ken Landreaux 20 Candy Maldonado  5 Mike Marshall 17 Len Matuszek  0 Al Oliver 57 Stu Pederson 23 R.J. Reynolds 45 Terry Whitfield 51 Reggie Williams Other batters 12 Jay Johnstone		Manager  2 Tommy Lasorda Coaches  8 Joey Amalfitano 54 Monty Basgall 58 Mark Cresse 37 Ben Hines 11 Manny Mota 16 Ron Perranoski

Notable Transactions

• July 9, 1985: Acquired Len Matuszek from the Toronto Blue Jays for Al Oliver ^[1]
• July 10, 1985: Acquired Enos Cabell from the Houston Astros for Germán Rivera and Rafael Montalvo
• July 14, 1985: Henry Rodríguez was signed as an amateur free agent. ^[2]
• August 31, 1985: Acquired Bill Madlock from the Pittsburgh Pirates for R.J. Reynolds, Sid Bream and Cecil Espy ^[3]

Game log

Regular season

Legend
	Dodgers win
	Dodgers loss
	Postponement
	Clinched division
Bold	Dodgers team member

1985 regular season game log: 95–67 (Home: 48–33; Away: 47–34) [4]
April: 11–10 (Home: 5–5; Away: 6–5) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box Streak 1 April 9 5:35 p.m. PST @ Astros L 1–2 Ryan (1–0) Valenzuela (0–1) DiPino (1) 2:19 42,876 0–1 L1 2 April 10 5:35 p.m. PST @ Astros W 5–4 Reuss (1–0) Niekro (0–1) Howe (1) 2:45 9,945 1–1 W1 3 April 11 10:35 a.m. PST @ Astros W 4–3 Diaz (1–0) Dawley (0–1) Howell (1) 2:25 5,793 2–1 W2 4 April 12 1:05 p.m. PST Giants L 1–4 Krukow (1–0) Honeycutt (0–1) – 2:32 46,910 2–2 L1 5 April 13 7:05 p.m. PST Giants W 1–0 Valenzuela (1–1) Davis (0–1) – 2:23 49,861 3–2 W1 6 April 14 1:05 p.m. PST Giants L 4–8 Gott (1–0) Reuss (1–1) Garrelts (1) 3:10 48,995 3–3 L1 7 April 15 7:35 p.m. PST Astros W 5–3 Diaz (2–0) Niekro (0–2) Howell (2) 2:42 26,541 4–3 W1 8 April 16 7:35 p.m. PST Astros L 3–7 Smith (2–0) Howe (0–1) – 2:53 32,155 4–4 L1 9 April 17 7:35 p.m. PST Astros W 1–0 (11) Hershiser (1–0) DiPino (0–1) – 2:43 29,789 5–4 W1 10 April 18 1:05 p.m. PST @ Padres W 5–0 Valenzuela (2–1) Thurmond (0–1) – 2:06 38,024 6–4 W2 11 April 19 7:05 p.m. PST @ Padres L 2–11 Hoyt (1–1) Reuss (1–2) – 2:28 32,920 6–5 L1 12 April 20 7:05 p.m. PST @ Padres L 3–4 (10) Gossage (1–0) Howell (0–1) – 3:08 42,003 6–6 L2 13 April 21 1:05 p.m. PST @ Padres W 2–0 Hershiser (2–0) Dravecky (0–1) – 2:28 42,574 7–6 W1 14 April 22 7:35 p.m. PST @ Giants W 3–2 (10) Niedenfuer (1–0) LaPoint (0–3) – 2:36 24,512 8–6 W2 15 April 23 1:05 p.m. PST @ Giants L 1–2 Krukow (2–0) Valenzuela (2–2) – 2:10 19,022 8–7 L1 16 April 24 1:05 p.m. PST @ Giants W 4–2 Brennan (1–0) Laskey (0–2) Howell (3) 2:59 19,891 9–7 W1 17 April 25 7:35 p.m. PST Padres W 6–3 Honeycutt (1–1) Show (2–1) – 2:52 39,593 10–7 W2 18 April 26 7:35 p.m. PST Padres W 2–0 Hershiser (3–0) Dravecky (0–2) – 2:00 50,335 11–7 W3 19 April 27 7:05 p.m. PST Padres L 3–4 Hawkins (4–0) Brennan (1–1) Gossage (4) 2:28 49,801 11–8 L1 20 April 28 1:05 p.m. PDT Padres L 0–1 Lefferts (1–0) Valenzuela (2–3) Gossage (5) 2:07 48,726 11–9 L2 21 April 30 5:35 p.m. PDT @ Cardinals L 1–6 Andújar (4–0) Reuss (1–3) – 2:40 20,380 11–10 L3
May: 12–14 (Home: 5–5; Away: 7–9) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box Streak 22 May 1 10:35 a.m. PDT @ Cardinals W 2–1 (12) Howell (1–1) Allen (0–2) Niedenfuer (1) 3:40 14,324 12–10 W1 23 May 3 4:35 p.m. PDT @ Pirates L 2–16 McWilliams (3–1) Honeycutt (1–2) – 2:45 17,628 12–11 L1 24 May 4 11:15 a.m. PDT @ Pirates W 6–5 (10) Valenzuela (3–3) Candelaria (1–3) – 2:48 14,093 13–11 W1 25 May 5 10:35 a.m. PDT @ Pirates L 2–3 Rhoden (2–3) Niedenfuer (1–2) Candelaria (5) 2:40 17,043 13–12 L1 26 May 6 11:20 a.m. PDT @ Cubs W 5–4 (10) Howell (2–1) Fontenot (0–1) – 3:28 20,796 14–12 W1 27 May 7 11:20 a.m. PDT @ Cubs L 2–4 Ruthven (1–1) Brennan (1–2) Smith (7) 2:59 23,331 14–13 L1 28 May 8 7:35 p.m. PDT Cardinals W 5–2 Honeycutt (2–2) Tudor (1–4) Howell (4) 2:28 33,748 15–13 W1 29 May 9 7:35 p.m. PDT Cardinals L 4–5 (10) Allen (1–2) Howell (2–2) Dayley (1) 3:34 37,775 15–14 L1 30 May 10 7:35 p.m. PDT Pirates W 1–0 Reuss (2–3) Rhoden (2–4) Howe (2) 2:28 48,681 16–14 W1 31 May 11 1:05 p.m. PDT Pirates L 2–5 (12) Holland (1–1) Brennan (1–3) – 3:49 42,957 16–15 L1 32 May 12 1:05 p.m. PDT Pirates W 2–0 Castillo (1–1) Tunnell (0–4) Niedenfuer (2) 2:42 40,924 17–15 W1 33 May 14 7:35 p.m. PDT Cubs L 3–8 Sutcliffe (5–3) Valenzuela (3–4) – 3:03 48,187 17–16 L1 34 May 15 7:35 p.m. PDT Cubs L 2–3 Sanderson (2–1) Honeycutt (2–3) Smith (9) 3:04 46,213 17–17 L2 35 May 17 5:05 p.m. PDT @ Phillies L 5–10 Gross (3–4) Reuss (2–4) – 2:44 16,334 17–18 L3 36 May 18 4:05 p.m. PDT @ Phillies L 5–7 Andersen (1–2) Niedenfuer (1–2) Carman (1) 3:01 24,189 17–19 L4 37 May 19 10:35 a.m. PDT @ Phillies W 3–2 Valenzuela (4–4) Hudson (1–3) Howell (5) 2:16 35,276 18–19 W1 38 May 20 10:35 a.m. PDT @ Expos L 1–9 Schatzeder (1–0) Castillo (1–1) – 2:28 14,401 18–20 L1 39 May 21 4:35 p.m. PDT @ Expos L 1–6 Gullickson (5–4) Honeycutt (2–4) Reardon (9) 2:31 14,289 18–21 L2 40 May 22 4:35 p.m. PDT @ Expos W 4–0 Reuss (3–4) Palmer (3–4) – 2:22 19,239 19–21 W1 41 May 24 5:05 p.m. PDT @ Mets W 4–3 Hershiser (4–0) Lynch (2–3) Niedenfuer (3) 2:57 37,124 20–21 W2 42 May 25 10:20 a.m. PDT @ Mets W 6–2 Valenzuela (5–4) Gooden (6–3) – 2:35 40,052 21–21 W3 43 May 26 10:35 a.m. PDT @ Mets L 1–2 McDowell (5–1) Honeycutt (2–5) – 2:39 36,234 21–22 L1 44 May 27 4:35 p.m. PDT @ Mets L 1–8 Darling (4–1) Reuss (3–5) – 2:23 24,458 21–23 L2 45 May 29 7:35 p.m. PDT Phillies W 6–1 Hershiser (5–0) Gross (3–6) – 2:25 36,422 22–23 W1 46 May 30 7:35 p.m. PDT Phillies L 1–6 Denny (2–5) Valenzuela (5–5) – 2:29 29,591 22–24 L1 47 May 31 7:35 p.m. PDT Expos W 4–0 Honeycutt (3–5) Gullickson (6–5) Niedenfuer (4) 2:21 34,554 23–24 W1
June: 15–10 (Home: 9–6; Away: 6–4) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box Streak 48 June 1 7:05 p.m. PDT Expos L 2–4 (11) Lucas (1–0) Howell (2–3) Reardon (15) 3:14 41,058 23–25 L1 49 June 2 1:05 p.m. PDT Expos W 8–7 Castillo (2–1) Smith (5–2) – 3:15 37,660 24–25 W1 50 June 3 5:20 p.m. PDT Mets W 5–4 (12) Howe (1–1) Sisk (1–3) – 3:54 36,935 25–25 W2 51 June 4 7:35 p.m. PDT Mets L 1–4 Gooden (8–3) Valenzuela (5–6) – 2:33 49,386 25–26 L1 52 June 5 7:35 p.m. PDT Mets W 2–1 Welch (1–0) Fernandez (1–2) Howe (3) 2:56 32,631 26–26 W1 53 June 7 4:40 p.m. PDT @ Braves W 7–2 Niedenfuer (3–3) Bedrosian (2–5) – 2:43 24,612 27–26 W2 54 June 8 12:20 p.m. PDT @ Braves L 3–7 Mahler (9–5) Hershiser (5–1) – 2:37 36,477 27–27 L1 55 June 9 11:10 a.m. PDT @ Braves L 3–10 Shields (1–0) Valenzuela (5–7) Forster (1) 2:55 29,340 27–28 L2 56 June 10 4:35 p.m. PDT @ Reds W 7–4 Honeycutt (4–5) Stuper (5–5) Howell (6) 2:40 18,064 28–28 W1 — June 11 @ Reds Postponed (Rain)(Makeup date: August 2) — June 12 @ Reds Postponed (Rain)(Makeup date: September 13) 57 June 14 5:35 p.m. PDT @ Astros W 10–2 Reuss (4–5) Niekro (3–7) – 2:48 21,243 29–28 W2 58 June 15 10:20 a.m. PDT @ Astros W 3–0 Hershiser (6–1) Knepper (6–3) – 1:56 25,422 30–28 W3 59 June 16 4:05 p.m. PDT @ Astros W 9–0 Valenzuela (6–7) Scott (5–3) – 2:48 25,491 31–28 W4 60 June 17 5:20 p.m. PDT Padres L 2–3 Show (5–4) Honeycutt (4–6) Gossage (15) 2:57 30,633 31–29 L1 61 June 18 7:35 p.m. PDT Padres L 0–4 Dravecky (6–4) Welch (1–1) – 2:14 46,890 31–30 L2 62 June 19 7:35 p.m. PDT Padres W 5–1 Reuss (5–5) Hawkins (11–1) – 2:10 45,415 32–30 W1 63 June 21 7:35 p.m. PDT Astros W 7–2 Hershiser (7–1) Scott (5–4) – 2:41 39,584 33–30 W2 64 June 22 7:05 p.m. PDT Astros W 6–3 Valenzuela (7–7) Ryan (8–4) – 2:28 48,313 34–30 W3 65 June 23 1:05 p.m. PDT Astros W 6–2 Honeycutt (5–6) Mathis (3–2) Niedenfuer (5) 2:44 38,716 35–30 W4 66 June 24 5:20 p.m. PDT Astros L 4–8 Niekro (5–6) Reuss (5–6) – 2:42 34,459 35–31 L1 67 June 25 7:05 p.m. PDT @ Padres W 3–2 Howell (3–3) Stoddard (0–3) – 2:28 23,296 36–31 W1 68 June 26 7:05 p.m. PDT @ Padres L 4–10 Hoyt (10–4) Hershiser (7–2) – 2:07 36,113 36–32 L1 69 June 27 1:05 p.m. PDT @ Padres L 4–5 Lefferts (4–2) Valenzuela (7–8) Gossage (17) 2:33 47,482 36–33 L2 70 June 28 7:35 p.m. PDT Braves L 2–11 Bedrosian (5–6) Honeycutt (5–7) – 2:52 40,546 36–34 L3 71 June 29 12:50 p.m. PDT Braves W 3–2 Reuss (6–6) Mahler (11–7) Niedenfuer (6) 2:09 39,141 37–34 W1 72 June 30 1:05 p.m. PDT Braves W 4–3 Howell (4–3) Sutter (4–3) – 2:22 36,804 38–34 W2
July: 20–7 (Home: 12–4; Away: 8–3) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box Streak 73 July 1 5:20 p.m. PDT Reds W 8–1 Hershiser (8–2) Tibbs (4–10) – 2:28 23,296 39–34 W3 74 July 2 7:35 p.m. PDT Reds W 3–0 Valenzuela (8–8) Price (2–2) – 2:06 49,207 40–34 W4 75 July 4 3:35 p.m. PDT @ Cardinals L 2–3 Andújar (14–3) Howell (4–4) – 3:05 38,394 40–35 L1 76 July 5 5:35 p.m. PDT @ Cardinals W 4–1 Niedenfuer (3–2) Cox (9–4) Howell (7) 2:22 39,296 41–35 W1 77 July 6 11:15 a.m. PDT @ Cardinals W 8–3 Welch (2–1) Kepshire (5–6) – 2:41 33,852 42–35 W2 78 July 7 11:15 a.m. PDT @ Cardinals L 1–7 Tudor (9–7) Hershiser (8–3) – 2:43 36,313 42–36 L1 79 July 8 4:35 p.m. PDT @ Pirates W 4–3 Valenzuela (9–8) DeLeón (2–12) – 2:46 6,537 43–36 W1 80 July 9 4:35 p.m. PDT @ Pirates W 8–3 Honeycutt (6–7) Rhoden (5–9) Niedenfuer (7) 2:41 6,748 44–36 W2 81 July 10 4:35 p.m. PDT @ Pirates W 5–4 Reuss (1–3) Tunnell (0–6) Howell (7) 2:34 12,934 45–36 W3 82 July 11 11:20 a.m. PDT @ Cubs W 3–1 Welch (3–1) Fontenot (3–4) Howell (8) 2:20 35,469 46–36 W4 83 July 12 1:05 p.m. PDT @ Cubs W 7–4 Niedenfuer (4–2) Smith (4–4) – 2:57 36,029 47–36 W5 84 July 13 10:20 a.m. PDT @ Cubs W 9–1 Valenzuela (10–8) Gura (0–2) – 2:32 34,822 48–36 W6 85 July 14 11:20 a.m. PDT @ Cubs L 4–10 Frazier (5–2) Honeycutt (6–8) Brusstar (2) 3:17 34,273 48–37 L1 56th All-Star Game in Minneapolis, MN 86 July 18 7:35 p.m. PDT Cardinals W 2–1 Hershiser (9–3) Campbell (2–2) Niedenfuer (8) 2:41 46,484 49–37 W1 87 July 19 7:35 p.m. PDT Cardinals W 5–2 Welch (4–1) Cox (11–5) – 2:15 49,472 50–37 L2 88 July 20 7:05 p.m. PDT Cardinals W 3–0 Valenzuela (11–8) Tudor (10–8) – 2:09 48,582 51–37 W3 89 July 21 1:05 p.m. PDT Cardinals L 2–4 (10) Lahti (1–0) Niedenfuer (4–3) Forsch (2) 3:12 40,380 51–38 L1 90 July 22 7:35 p.m. PDT Pirates L 3–6 McWilliams (5–7) Honeycutt (6–9) Guante (1) 3:03 29,888 51–39 L2 91 July 23 7:35 p.m. PDT Pirates W 6–0 Hershiser (10–3) Reuschel (8–3) – 2:31 33,013 52–39 W1 92 July 24 7:35 p.m. PDT Pirates W 9–1 Welch (5–1) Robinson (2–4) – 2:42 34,051 53–39 W2 93 July 25 7:35 p.m. PDT Cubs W 7–3 Valenzuela (12–8) Fontenot (3–5) Howell (9) 2:33 49,516 54–39 W3 94 July 26 7:35 p.m. PDT Cubs W 10–0 Reuss (8–6) Ruthven (4–7) – 2:50 41,321 55–39 W4 95 July 27 12:20 p.m. PDT Cubs W 5–4 Hershiser (11–3) Frazier (5–4) Howell (10) 3:00 46,092 56–39 W5 96 July 28 1:05 p.m. PDT Cubs L 2–9 Sorensen (3–2) Powell (0–1) Brusstar (3) 2:44 47,571 56–40 L1 97 July 29 7:35 p.m. PDT Giants W 10–5 Welch (6–1) Blue (5–4) – 2:52 36,536 57–40 W1 98 July 30 7:35 p.m. PDT Giants W 4–2 Niedenfuer (5–3) Minton (2–2) – 2:54 46,668 58–40 W2 99 July 31 7:35 p.m. PDT Giants L 5–7 Laskey (5–11) Reuss (8–7) Garrelts (8) 2:48 45,297 58–41 L1
August: 16–11 (Home: 7–4; Away: 9–7) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box Streak 100 (1) August 2 2:05 p.m. PDT @ Reds W 5–3 Hershiser (12–3) Robinson (5–3) Niedenfuer (9) 2:38 – 59–41 W1 101 (2) August 2 5:18 p.m. PDT @ Reds L 2–5 Tibbs (5–11) Honeycutt (6–10) – 2:25 40,236 59–42 L1 102 August 3 4:05 p.m. PDT @ Reds W 2–0 Welch (7–1) Soto (10–12) – 2:07 38,474 60–42 W1 103 August 4 11:15 a.m. PDT @ Reds L 4–5 Power (3–2) Howell (4–5) – 2:29 39,049 60–43 L1 104 August 5 4:40 p.m. PDT @ Braves W 6–1 Reuss (9–7) Barker (1–5) – 2:30 24,536 61–43 W1 — August 6 @ Braves Postponed (Strike)(Makeup date: September 10) — August 7 @ Braves Postponed (Strike)(Makeup date: September 9) 105 August 8 7:35 p.m. PDT Reds L 5–6 (13) Power (4–2) Diaz (2–1) Robinson (1) 4:14 37,479 61–44 L1 106 August 9 7:35 p.m. PDT Reds 'W 3–1 Welch (8–1) Browning (9–9) – 2:14 44,935 62–44 W1 107 August 10 7:35 p.m. PDT Reds W 2–1 Valenzuela (13–8) Tibbs (5–12) – 2:24 48,410 63–44 W2 108 August 11 1:05 p.m. PDT Reds W 4–0 Reuss (10–7) McGaffigan (1–1) – 2:31 41,188 64–44 W3 109 August 12 7:35 p.m. PDT Braves W 3–0 Honeycutt (7–10) Mahler (16–10) Niedenfuer (10) 2:19 36,741 65–44 W4 110 August 13 7:35 p.m. PDT Braves W 2–1 Diaz (3–1) Forster (1–3) Niedenfuer (11) 2:38 38,924 66–44 W5 111 August 14 7:35 p.m. PDT Braves W 5–0 Welch (9–1) McMurtry (0–2) – 2:11 39,627 67–44 W6 112 August 15 2:05 p.m. PDT Braves W 5–4 Valenzuela (14–8) Sutter (7–5) Niedenfuer (12) 2:32 42,169 68–44 W7 113 August 16 8:05 p.m. PDT @ Giants W 5–1 Reuss (11–7) Blue (5–5) Howell (11) 2:30 20,952 69–44 W8 114 August 17 1:05 p.m. PDT @ Giants L 2–5 Garrelts (7–3) Diaz (3–2) – 2:52 18,791 69–45 L1 115 August 18 1:05 p.m. PDT @ Giants L 1–2 (10) Davis (4–7) Niedenfuer (5–4) – 2:48 29,181 69–46 L2 116 August 20 4:35 p.m. PDT @ Phillies W 5–4 (11) Niedenfuer (6–4) Tekulve (4–9) Honeycutt (1) 3:39 24,227 70–46 W1 117 August 21 4:35 p.m. PDT @ Phillies W 15–6 Valenzuela (15–8) Koosman (6–4) – 2:56 23,650 71–46 W2 118 August 22 4:35 p.m. PDT @ Phillies L 0–2 Rawley (10–6) Reuss (11–8) – 2:20 22,598 71–47 L1 119 August 23 4:35 p.m. PDT @ Expos W 8–4 Hershiser (13–3) Burke (8–2) Niedenfuer (13) 2:48 21,124 72–47 W1 120 August 24 4:35 p.m. PDT @ Expos L 2–5 Smith (15–4) Honeycutt (7–11) Reardon (32) 2:41 24,372 72–48 L1 121 August 25 10:35 a.m. PDT @ Expos L 1–6 Gullickson (12–9) Welch (9–2) – 2:24 18,150 72–49 L2 122 August 26 4:35 p.m. PDT @ Mets W 6–1 Valenzuela (16–8) Lynch (10–7) – 2:47 43,063 73–49 W1 123 August 27 4:35 p.m. PDT @ Mets W 2–1 Reuss (12–8) Fernandez (5–8) Niedenfuer (14) 2:42 42,764 74–49 W2 124 August 29 7:35 p.m. PDT Phillies L 2–3 (10) Carman (6–4) Honeycutt (7–12) – 3:35 39,487 74–50 L1 125 August 30 7:35 p.m. PDT Phillies L 2–5 Gross (13–9) Welch (9–9) Shipanoff (1) 2:40 49,068 74–51 L2 126 August 31 7:05 p.m. PDT Phillies L 0–5 Rawley (11–6) Valenzuela (16–9) – 2:20 46,942 74–52 L3
September: 18–12 (Home: 7–6; Away: 11–6) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box Streak 127 September 1 1:05 p.m. PDT Phillies L 1–4 Denny (9–11) Reuss (12–9) Shipanoff (2) 2:42 29,029 74–53 L4 128 September 2 5:20 p.m. PDT Expos W 5–4 (11) Diaz (4–2) Reardon (2–7) – 3:25 47,496 75–53 W1 129 September 3 7:35 p.m. PDT Expos W 4–0 Hershiser (14–3) Smith (15–5) – 2:19 27,292 76–53 W2 130 September 4 7:35 p.m. PDT Expos W 4–2 Welch (10–3) Dopson (0–1) Niedenfuer (15) 2:53 29,338 77–53 W3 131 September 6 7:35 p.m. PDT Mets L 0–2 (13) Orosco (5–4) Niedenfuer (6–5) – 3:47 51,868 77–54 L1 132 September 7 12:20 p.m. PDT Mets W 7–6 Niedenfuer (7–5) Leach (2–3) – 3:11 44,444 78–54 W1 133 September 8 1:05 p.m. PDT Mets L 3–4 (14) Sisk (4–5) Diaz (4–3) – 4:58 43,838 78–55 L1 [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL198509090.shtml 134 September 9 4:40 p.m. PDT @ Braves W 9–7 Holton (1–0) Sutter (7–7) Powell (1) 3:46 3,137 79–55 W1 135 (1) September 10 2:40 p.m. PDT @ Braves W 10–1 Honeycutt (8–12) Pérez (1–10) – 2:39 – 80–55 W2 136 (2) September 10 5:54 p.m. PDT @ Braves W 10–4 Powell (1–1) Smith (6–9) – 3:00 10,300 81–55 W3 137 September 11 4:40 p.m. PDT @ Braves W 12–3 Valenzuela (17–9) Bedrosian (6–12) – 2:46 6,205 82–55 W4 138 September 12 4:40 p.m. PDT @ Braves L 6–11 Smith (7–9) Castillo (2–2) – 2:42 5,064 82–56 L1 139 (1) September 13 2:05 p.m. PDT @ Reds W 8–2 Hershiser (15–3) McGaffigan (1–3) – 2:34 – 83–56 W1 140 (2) September 13 5:14 p.m. PDT @ Reds L 5–6 Power (6–4) Niedenfuer (7–6) – 3:00 28,961 83–57 L1 141 September 14 4:05 p.m. PDT @ Reds W 7–0 Welch (11–3) Robinson (5–6) – 2:29 29,771 84–57 W1 142 September 15 11:15 a.m. PDT @ Reds L 6–10 Browning (17–9) Valenzuela (17–10) Power (22) 2:24 28,804 84–58 L1 143 September 16 7:05 p.m. PDT @ Padres L 2–4 Show (10–10) Reuss (12–10) Gossage (23) 2:20 25,035 84–59 L2 144 September 17 7:05 p.m. PDT @ Padres W 7–1 Hershiser (16–3) Hawkins (17–7) – 2:25 20,798 85–59 W1 145 September 18 7:35 p.m. PDT Astros L 2–7 Scott (18–7) Howell (4–6) Calhoun (4) 2:47 34,251 85–60 L1 146 September 19 7:35 p.m. PDT Astros L 5–6 Knepper (15–10) Welch (11–4) Smith (25) 3:11 25,466 85–61 L2 147 September 20 8:05 p.m. PDT @ Giants L 3–5 Minton (5–4) Niedenfuer (7–7) – 2:46 10,484 85–62 L3 148 September 21 1:05 p.m. PDT @ Giants W 11–2 Reuss (13–10) Davis (5–11) – 2:43 12,070 86–62 W1 149 September 22 1:05 p.m. PDT @ Giants W 5–3 Hershiser (17–3) Blue (7–7) Niedenfuer (16) 2:25 10,297 87–62 W2 150 September 23 5:35 p.m. PDT @ Astros W 5–3 Diaz (5–3) Calhoun (2–4) Niedenfuer (17) 2:50 8,938 88–62 W3 151 September 24 5:35 p.m. PDT @ Astros W 7–2 Welch (12–4) Knepper (15–11) – 2:44 10,043 89–62 W4 152 September 25 5:35 p.m. PDT @ Astros L 4–6 (10) Solano (2–2) Niedenfuer (7–8) – 2:45 16,955 89–63 L1 153 September 27 7:35 p.m. PDT Giants W 6–2 Hershiser (18–3) Blue (7–8) – 2:36 35,400 90–63 W1 154 September 28 1:05 p.m. PDT Giants W 3–1 Reuss (14–10) LaPoint (7–16) Niedenfuer (18) 2:39 41,134 91–63 W2 155 September 29 1:05 p.m. PDT Giants W 7–2 Welch (13–4) Mason (0–3) – 2:58 45,775 92–63 W3 156 September 30 7:35 p.m. PDT Padres L 4–6 Gossage (4–3) Howell (4–7) – 2:37 37,571 92–64 L1
October: 3–3 (Home: 3–3; Away: 0–0) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box Streak 157 October 1 7:35 p.m. PDT Padres W 10–3 Diaz (6–3) Dravecky (13–11) – 2:51 38,582 93–64 W1 158 October 2 7:35 p.m. PDT Braves W 9–3 Hershiser (19–3) Johnson (4–4) – 2:45 32,042 94–64 W2 159 October 3 7:35 p.m. PDT Braves L 0–5 Smith (9–10) Holton (1–1) – 2:32 23,486 94–65 L1 160 October 4 7:35 p.m. PDT Reds L 2–4 Stuper (8–5) Peña (0–1) Power (27) 2:18 43,309 94–66 L2 161 October 5 1:05 p.m. PDT Reds W 3–1 Welch (14–4) Robinson (7–7) Niedenfuer (19) 2:07 35,861 95–66 W1 162 October 6 1:05 p.m. PDT Reds L 5–6 Power (8–6) Niedenfuer (7–9) Franco (12) 2:47 45,778 95–67 L1
*An MLB Players strike forced the cancellation of all regular season games on August 6 and 7. Most games were made up later in the season.

Postseason Game log

Legend
	Dodgers win
	Dodgers loss
Bold	Dodgers team member

1985 Postseason game log: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Away: 0–3)
NL Championship Series vs. St. Louis Cardinals 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Away: 0–3) [5] # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series Box Streak 1 October 9 5:30 p.m. PDT Cardinals W 4–1 Valenzuela (1–0) Tudor (0–1) Niedenfuer (1) 2:42 55,270 LA 1–0 W1 2 October 10 5:35 p.m. PDT Cardinals W 8–2 Hershiser (1–0) Andújar (0–1) – 3:04 52,222 LA 2–0 W2 3 October 12 10:05 a.m. PDT @ Cardinals L 2–4 Cox (1–0) Welch (0–1) Dayley (1) 3:21 53,708 LA 2–1 L1 4 October 13 5:15 p.m. PDT @ Cardinals L 2–12 Tudor (1–1) Reuss (0–1) – 2:47 53,708 Tied 2–2 L2 5 October 14 12:05 p.m. PDT @ Cardinals L 2–3 Lahti (1–0) Niedenfuer (0–1) – 2:56 53,708 STL 3–2 L3 6 October 16 12:05 p.m. PDT Cardinals L 5–7 Worrell (1–0) Niedenfuer (0–2) Dayley (2) 3:32 55,208 STL 4–2 L4

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	Mike Scioscia	141	429	127	.296	7	53
1B	Greg Brock	129	438	110	.251	21	66
2B	Steve Sax	136	488	136	.279	1	42
SS	Mariano Duncan	142	562	137	.244	6	39
3B	Dave Anderson	77	221	44	.199	4	18
LF	Pedro Guerrero	137	487	156	.320	33	87
CF	Ken Landreaux	147	482	129	.268	12	50
RF	Mike Marshall	135	518	152	.293	28	95

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
Candy Maldonado	121	213	48	.225	5	19
R.J. Reynolds	73	207	55	.266	0	25
Enos Cabell	57	192	56	.292	0	22
Bill Russell	76	169	44	.260	0	13
Steve Yeager	53	121	25	.207	0	9
Bob Bailor	74	118	29	.246	0	7
Terry Whitfield	79	104	27	.260	3	16
Al Oliver	35	79	20	.253	0	8
Len Matuszek	43	63	14	.222	3	13
Sid Bream	24	53	7	.132	3	6
Mike Ramsey	9	15	2	.133	0	0
Jay Johnstone	17	15	2	.133	0	2
José González	23	11	3	.273	0	0
Reggie Williams	22	9	3	.333	0	0
Franklin Stubbs	10	9	2	.222	0	2
Ralph Bryant	6	6	2	.333	0	1
Stu Pederson	8	4	0	.000	0	1
Gilberto Reyes	6	1	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
Fernando Valenzuela	35	272.1	17	10	2.45	208
Orel Hershiser	36	239.2	19	3	2.03	157
Jerry Reuss	34	212.2	14	10	2.92	84
Bob Welch	23	167.1	14	4	2.31	96

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
Rick Honeycutt	31	142.0	8	12	3.42	67
Bobby Castillo	35	68.0	2	2	5.43	57
Tom Brennan	12	31.2	1	3	7.39	17
Dennis Powell	16	29.1	1	1	5.22	19
Alejandro Peña	2	4.1	0	1	8.31	2

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
Tom Niedenfuer	64	7	9	19	2.71	102
Ken Howell	56	4	7	12	3.77	85
Carlos Diaz	46	6	3	0	2.61	73
Steve Howe	19	1	1	3	4.91	11
Brian Holton	3	1	1	0	9.00	1

National League Championship Series

Main article: 1985 National League Championship Series

The Dodgers faced the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1985 NLCS, the first year the championship series was in a "Best of seven" format. Jack Clark hit a 450-foot home run off Dodger closer Tom Niedenfuer to win game six and the NLCS for the Cardinals. With an open base, Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda was second guessed for not walking Clark, the only big power threat in the Cardinal line-up. Niedenfuer also gave up a walk-off home run to Ozzie Smith in game five contributing to Smith winning the NLCS MVP Award.

Game 1

Wednesday, October 9 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	8	1
Los Angeles	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	X	4	8	0
W: Fernando Valenzuela (1-0)  L: John Tudor (0-1)  SV: Tom Niedenfuer (1)
HRs: LAD– None  STL– None

Game 2

Thursday, October 10 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	8	1
Los Angeles	0	0	3	2	1	2	0	0	X	8	13	1
W: Orel Hershiser (1-0)  L: Joaquín Andújar (0-1)  SV: None
HRs: LAD– Greg Brock (1)  STL– None

Game 3

Saturday, October 12 at Busch Stadium (St. Louis)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	7	2
St. Louis	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	4	8	0
W: Danny Cox (1-0)  L: Bob Welch (0-1)  SV: Ken Dayley (1)
HRs: LAD– None  STL– Tom Herr (1)

Game 4

Sunday, October 13 at Busch Stadium (St. Louis)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	5	1
St. Louis	0	9	0	1	1	0	0	1	X	12	15	0
W: John Tudor (1-0)  L: Jerry Reuss (0-1)  SV: None
HRs: LAD– Bill Madlock (1)  STL– None

Game 5

Monday, October 14 at Busch Stadium (St. Louis)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1
St. Louis	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	1
W: Jeff Lahti (1-0)  L: Tom Niedenfuer (0-1)  SV: None
HRs: LAD– Bill Madlock (2)  STL– Ozzie Smith (1)

Game 6

Wednesday, October 16 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	3	7	12	1
Los Angeles	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	5	8	0
W: Todd Worrell (1-0)  L: Tom Niedenfuer (0-2)  SV: Ken Dayley (2)
HRs: LAD– Bill Madlock (3)   Mike Marshall (1)  STL– Jack Clark (1)

1985 awards

• 1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Pedro Guerrero reserve
  • Fernando Valenzuela reserve
• NL Pitcher of the Month
  • Fernando Valenzuela (April 1985)
  • Fernando Valenzuela (July 1985)
• NL Player of the Month
  • Pedro Guerrero (June 1985)
• NL Player of the Week
  • Pedro Guerrero (June 10–16)
  • Pedro Guerrero (July 22–28)
  • Mike Marshall (Sep. 9–15)

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Albuquerque Dukes	Pacific Coast League	Terry Collins
AA	San Antonio Dodgers	Texas League	Gary LaRocque
High A	Bakersfield Dodgers	California League	Mel Queen
High A	Vero Beach Dodgers	Florida State League	Stan Wasiak
Rookie	Great Falls Dodgers	Pioneer League	Kevin Kennedy
Rookie	Gulf Coast Dodgers	Gulf Coast League	Joe Alvarez

Major League Baseball Draft

Main article: 1985 Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers drafted 37 players in the June draft and 16 in the January draft. Of those, six players would eventually play in the Major Leagues. They received an extra pick in the 2nd round of the June draft as compensation for losing pitcher Burt Hooton as a free agent.

The first pick in the June draft was outfielder Chris Gwynn from San Diego State. The brother of Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, he would play 10 seasons in the Majors (7 of them with the Dodgers), primarily as a pinch hitter/backup outfielder. He hit .261 in 599 Major League games. The draft also included outfielder Mike Devereaux (round 5), who was briefly a starter with the Baltimore Orioles in the early 90s but was primarily a reserve, and relief pitcher John Wetteland (2nd round of the January secondary draft) who saved 330 games in 12 seasons (with the Dodgers, Expos, Yankees and Rangers).

1985 Draft Picks

January draft [6] Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 Bradley Zeinert LHP Yes 1985–1987 Rookie 2 John Farley 3B San Jacinto College Yes 1985 Rookie 3 Greg Briley SS Louisburg College No Mariners-1986 1986–1997 MLB 4 Mike Kitz LHP College of San Mateo No 5 Paul Kuzniar RHP Alvin Community College No Indians-1987 1987–1990 AA 6 Lester Logan C University of Nebraska at Lincoln No 7 Gregory Martin 2B Middle Georgia College No 8 Mike Fowler 3B Spartanburg Methodist College No Braves-1987 1987–1989 A 9 Bruce Powers OF Skyline Junior College No 10 Chris Graves RHP Middle Georgia College No 11 Kevin Nelson RHP Yuba Community College Yes 1985–1986 A 12 Derek Keathley RHP Yuba Community College No 13 John McEntee LHP College of Marin No January Secondary phase [7] Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 Eric Tutt 1B Middle Georgia College No 1985 Rookie 2 John Wetteland RHP College of San Mateo Yes 1985–2000 MLB 3 Adrian Adkins C Middle Georgia College No Pirates-1989 1989 Rookie June draft [8] Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 Chris Gwynn OF San Diego State University Yes 1985–1996 MLB 2 Mike Watters 2B University of Michigan Yes 1985–1988 AAA 2 Jeremy Smith C Morehead State University Yes 1985–1986 A 3 Pete Geist OF Georgia Institute of Technology Yes 1985–1987 A 4 Mike Prior OF Illinois State University No 5 Mike Devereaux OF Arizona State University Yes 1985–1998 MLB 6 Walter McConnell 3B Georgia Institute of Technology Yes 1985–1992 AAA 7 Rene Garcia LHP Hoover High School Yes 1985–1987 A 8 Jack Savage RHP University of Kentucky Yes 1985–1991 MLB 9 Walter Stull RHP University of California, Riverside Yes 1985–1987 A 10 Frederick Farwell LHP University of Arkansas Yes 1985–1988 AAA 11 Michael Fiala RHP Princeton University Yes 1985–1986 A 12 Kenneth Lambert C University of Portland Yes 1985–1987 A 13 Andy Naworski RHP University of California, Los Angeles Yes 1985–1987 A 14 Michael Batesole 3B Oral Roberts University Yes 1985–1988 AA 15 William Ray RHP University of Kentucky Yes 1985–1988 A 16 Mike Huff OF Northwestern University Yes 1985–1996 MLB 17 Bryan Smith LHP St. Mary's College of California Yes 1985–1987 A 18 Carl Thomas LHP Calhoun County High School Yes 1985–1987 A 19 Michael Burke 1B St. Xavier University Yes 1985–1987 A 20 Michael Lilly RHP State University of West Georgia Yes 1985–1987 Rookie 21 Charles Hardwick LHP University of South Carolina Yes 1985–1986 A 22 Edwin Hart LHP Patrick Henry High School Yes 1985–1986 Rookie 23 Jeffrey Hartman SS McCaskey High School Yes 1985–1988 A 24 Michael White OF Valdosta State University Yes 1985–1986 A 25 Paul Moralez 1B University of California, Riverside Yes 1985–1987 A 26 Douglas Ames LHP Yes 1985–1986 A 27 Robert Tucker C West Virginia University Yes 1985–1986 A 28 Eugene Ayers SS University of North Carolina at Charlotte Yes 1985–1986 A 29 Brett Parker SS Sul Ross State University Yes 1985 Rookie 30 Andrew Anthony OF Valdosta State University Yes 1985–1986 A 31 Jim Garrison SS Plant City High School Yes 1985–1988 A 32 Ronald Jackson C Huston-Tillotson College Yes 1985–1986 A 33 Bill Bluhm 3B College of the Canyons Yes 1985–1989 A June secondary phase [9] Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 Doug Cox LHP Georgia Perimeter College No 2 Marty Newton C San Bernardino Valley College Yes 1985–1986 A- 3 John McEntee LHP College of Marin No

References

1. "Al Oliver Stats".
2. "Henry Rodriguez Stats".
3. Bill Madlock Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
4. "1985 Los Angeles Dodgers Schedule & Results". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
5. "1985 National League Championship Series". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
6. 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase
7. 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase
8. 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
9. 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase

External links

• 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform
• Los Angeles Dodgers official web site
• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page