1985 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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1985  Los Angeles Dodgers
National League West Champions
League National League
Division West
Ballpark Dodger Stadium
CityLos Angeles
Owners 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 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).

Contents

Offseason

Game log

Regular season

1985 regular season game log: 95–67 (Home: 48–33; Away: 47–34)
April: 11–10 (Home: 5–5; Away: 6–5)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox
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1 April 95:35 p.m. PST @ Astros L 1–2 Ryan (1–0) Valenzuela (0–1) DiPino (1)2:1942,8760–1 L1
2 April 105:35 p.m. PST @ Astros W 5–4 Reuss (1–0) Niekro (0–1) Howe (1)2:459,9451–1 W1
3 April 1110:35 a.m. PST @ Astros W 4–3 Diaz (1–0) Dawley (0–1) Howell (1)2:255,7932–1 W2
4 April 121:05 p.m. PST Giants L 1–4 Krukow (1–0) Honeycutt (0–1)–2:3246,9102–2 L1
5 April 137:05 p.m. PST Giants W 1–0 Valenzuela (1–1) Davis (0–1)–2:2349,8613–2 W1
6 April 141:05 p.m. PST Giants L 4–8 Gott (1–0) Reuss (1–1) Garrelts (1)3:1048,9953–3 L1
7 April 157:35 p.m. PST Astros W 5–3 Diaz (2–0) Niekro (0–2) Howell (2)2:4226,5414–3 W1
8 April 167:35 p.m. PST Astros L 3–7 Smith (2–0) Howe (0–1)–2:5332,1554–4 L1
9 April 177:35 p.m. PST Astros W 1–0 (11) Hershiser (1–0) DiPino (0–1)–2:4329,7895–4 W1
10 April 181:05 p.m. PST @ Padres W 5–0 Valenzuela (2–1) Thurmond (0–1)–2:0638,0246–4 W2
11 April 197:05 p.m. PST @ Padres L 2–11 Hoyt (1–1) Reuss (1–2)–2:2832,9206–5 L1
12 April 207:05 p.m. PST @ Padres L 3–4 (10) Gossage (1–0) Howell (0–1)–3:0842,0036–6 L2
13 April 211:05 p.m. PST @ Padres W 2–0 Hershiser (2–0) Dravecky (0–1)–2:2842,5747–6 W1
14 April 227:35 p.m. PST @ Giants W 3–2 (10) Niedenfuer (1–0) LaPoint (0–3)–2:3624,5128–6 W2
15 April 231:05 p.m. PST @ Giants L 1–2 Krukow (2–0) Valenzuela (2–2)–2:1019,0228–7 L1
16 April 241:05 p.m. PST @ Giants W 4–2 Brennan (1–0) Laskey (0–2) Howell (3)2:5919,8919–7 W1
17 April 257:35 p.m. PST Padres W 6–3 Honeycutt (1–1) Show (2–1)–2:5239,59310–7 W2
18 April 267:35 p.m. PST Padres W 2–0 Hershiser (3–0) Dravecky (0–2)–2:0050,33511–7 W3
19 April 277:05 p.m. PST Padres L 3–4 Hawkins (4–0) Brennan (1–1) Gossage (4)2:2849,80111–8 L1
20 April 281:05 p.m. PDT Padres L 0–1 Lefferts (1–0) Valenzuela (2–3) Gossage (5)2:0748,72611–9 L2
21 April 305:35 p.m. PDT @ Cardinals L 1–6 Andújar (4–0) Reuss (1–3)–2:4020,38011–10 L3
May: 12–14 (Home: 5–5; Away: 7–9)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox
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22 May 110:35 a.m. PDT @ Cardinals W 2–1 (12) Howell (1–1) Allen (0–2) Niedenfuer (1)3:4014,32412–10 W1
23 May 34:35 p.m. PDT @ Pirates L 2–16 McWilliams (3–1) Honeycutt (1–2)–2:4517,62812–11 L1
24 May 411:15 a.m. PDT @ Pirates W 6–5 (10) Valenzuela (3–3) Candelaria (1–3)–2:4814,09313–11 W1
25 May 510:35 a.m. PDT @ Pirates L 2–3 Rhoden (2–3) Niedenfuer (1–2) Candelaria (5)2:4017,04313–12 L1
26 May 611:20 a.m. PDT @ Cubs W 5–4 (10) Howell (2–1) Fontenot (0–1)–3:2820,79614–12 W1
27 May 711:20 a.m. PDT @ Cubs L 2–4 Ruthven (1–1) Brennan (1–2) Smith (7)2:5923,33114–13 L1
28 May 87:35 p.m. PDT Cardinals W 5–2 Honeycutt (2–2) Tudor (1–4) Howell (4)2:2833,74815–13 W1
29 May 97:35 p.m. PDT Cardinals L 4–5 (10) Allen (1–2) Howell (2–2) Dayley (1)3:3437,77515–14 L1
30 May 107:35 p.m. PDT Pirates W 1–0 Reuss (2–3) Rhoden (2–4) Howe (2)2:2848,68116–14 W1
31 May 111:05 p.m. PDT Pirates L 2–5 (12) Holland (1–1) Brennan (1–3)–3:4942,95716–15 L1
32 May 121:05 p.m. PDT Pirates W 2–0 Castillo (1–1) Tunnell (0–4) Niedenfuer (2)2:4240,92417–15 W1
33 May 147:35 p.m. PDT Cubs L 3–8 Sutcliffe (5–3) Valenzuela (3–4)–3:0348,18717–16 L1
34 May 157:35 p.m. PDT Cubs L 2–3 Sanderson (2–1) Honeycutt (2–3) Smith (9)3:0446,21317–17 L2
35 May 175:05 p.m. PDT @ Phillies L 5–10 Gross (3–4) Reuss (2–4)–2:4416,33417–18 L3
36 May 184:05 p.m. PDT @ Phillies L 5–7 Andersen (1–2) Niedenfuer (1–2) Carman (1)3:0124,18917–19 L4
37 May 1910:35 a.m. PDT @ Phillies W 3–2 Valenzuela (4–4) Hudson (1–3) Howell (5)2:1635,27618–19 W1
38 May 2010:35 a.m. PDT @ Expos L 1–9 Schatzeder (1–0) Castillo (1–1)–2:2814,40118–20 L1
39 May 214:35 p.m. PDT @ Expos L 1–6 Gullickson (5–4) Honeycutt (2–4) Reardon (9)2:3114,28918–21 L2
40 May 224:35 p.m. PDT @ Expos W 4–0 Reuss (3–4) Palmer (3–4)–2:2219,23919–21 W1
41 May 245:05 p.m. PDT @ Mets W 4–3 Hershiser (4–0) Lynch (2–3) Niedenfuer (3)2:5737,12420–21 W2
42 May 2510:20 a.m. PDT @ Mets W 6–2 Valenzuela (5–4) Gooden (6–3)–2:3540,05221–21 W3
43 May 2610:35 a.m. PDT @ Mets L 1–2 McDowell (5–1) Honeycutt (2–5)–2:3936,23421–22 L1
44 May 274:35 p.m. PDT @ Mets L 1–8 Darling (4–1) Reuss (3–5)–2:2324,45821–23 L2
45 May 297:35 p.m. PDT Phillies W 6–1 Hershiser (5–0) Gross (3–6)–2:2536,42222–23 W1
46 May 307:35 p.m. PDT Phillies L 1–6 Denny (2–5) Valenzuela (5–5)–2:2929,59122–24 L1
47 May 317:35 p.m. PDT Expos W 4–0 Honeycutt (3–5) Gullickson (6–5) Niedenfuer (4)2:2134,55423–24 W1
June: 15–10 (Home: 9–6; Away: 6–4)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox
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48 June 17:05 p.m. PDT Expos L 2–4 (11) Lucas (1–0) Howell (2–3) Reardon (15)3:1441,05823–25 L1
49 June 21:05 p.m. PDT Expos W 8–7 Castillo (2–1) Smith (5–2)–3:1537,66024–25 W1
50 June 35:20 p.m. PDT Mets W 5–4 (12) Howe (1–1) Sisk (1–3)–3:5436,93525–25 W2
51 June 47:35 p.m. PDT Mets L 1–4 Gooden (8–3) Valenzuela (5–6)–2:3349,38625–26 L1
52 June 57:35 p.m. PDT Mets W 2–1 Welch (1–0) Fernandez (1–2) Howe (3)2:5632,63126–26 W1
53 June 74:40 p.m. PDT @ Braves W 7–2 Niedenfuer (3–3) Bedrosian (2–5)–2:4324,61227–26 W2
54 June 812:20 p.m. PDT @ Braves L 3–7 Mahler (9–5) Hershiser (5–1)–2:3736,47727–27 L1
55 June 911:10 a.m. PDT @ Braves L 3–10 Shields (1–0) Valenzuela (5–7) Forster (1)2:5529,34027–28 L2
56 June 104:35 p.m. PDT @ Reds W 7–4 Honeycutt (4–5) Stuper (5–5) Howell (6)2:4018,06428–28 W1
—June 11@ Reds Postponed (Rain)(Makeup date: August 2)
—June 12@ Reds Postponed (Rain)(Makeup date: September 13)
57 June 145:35 p.m. PDT @ Astros W 10–2 Reuss (4–5) Niekro (3–7)–2:4821,24329–28 W2
58 June 1510:20 a.m. PDT @ Astros W 3–0 Hershiser (6–1) Knepper (6–3)–1:5625,42230–28 W3
59 June 164:05 p.m. PDT @ Astros W 9–0 Valenzuela (6–7) Scott (5–3)–2:4825,49131–28 W4
60 June 175:20 p.m. PDT Padres L 2–3 Show (5–4) Honeycutt (4–6) Gossage (15)2:5730,63331–29 L1
61 June 187:35 p.m. PDT Padres L 0–4 Dravecky (6–4) Welch (1–1)–2:1446,89031–30 L2
62 June 197:35 p.m. PDT Padres W 5–1 Reuss (5–5) Hawkins (11–1)–2:1045,41532–30 W1
63 June 217:35 p.m. PDT Astros W 7–2 Hershiser (7–1) Scott (5–4)–2:4139,58433–30 W2
64 June 227:05 p.m. PDT Astros W 6–3 Valenzuela (7–7) Ryan (8–4)–2:2848,31334–30 W3
65 June 231:05 p.m. PDT Astros W 6–2 Honeycutt (5–6) Mathis (3–2) Niedenfuer (5)2:4438,71635–30 W4
66 June 245:20 p.m. PDT Astros L 4–8 Niekro (5–6) Reuss (5–6)–2:4234,45935–31 L1
67 June 257:05 p.m. PDT @ Padres W 3–2 Howell (3–3) Stoddard (0–3)–2:2823,29636–31 W1
68 June 267:05 p.m. PDT @ Padres L 4–10 Hoyt (10–4) Hershiser (7–2)–2:0736,11336–32 L1
69 June 271:05 p.m. PDT @ Padres L 4–5 Lefferts (4–2) Valenzuela (7–8) Gossage (17)2:3347,48236–33 L2
70 June 287:35 p.m. PDT Braves L 2–11 Bedrosian (5–6) Honeycutt (5–7)–2:5240,54636–34 L3
71 June 2912:50 p.m. PDT Braves W 3–2 Reuss (6–6) Mahler (11–7) Niedenfuer (6)2:0939,14137–34 W1
72 June 301:05 p.m. PDT Braves W 4–3 Howell (4–3) Sutter (4–3)–2:2236,80438–34 W2
July: 20–7 (Home: 12–4; Away: 8–3)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox
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73 July 15:20 p.m. PDT Reds W 8–1 Hershiser (8–2) Tibbs (4–10)–2:2823,29639–34 W3
74 July 27:35 p.m. PDT Reds W 3–0 Valenzuela (8–8) Price (2–2)–2:0649,20740–34 W4
75 July 43:35 p.m. PDT @ Cardinals L 2–3 Andújar (14–3) Howell (4–4)–3:0538,39440–35 L1
76 July 55:35 p.m. PDT @ Cardinals W 4–1 Niedenfuer (3–2) Cox (9–4) Howell (7)2:2239,29641–35 W1
77 July 611:15 a.m. PDT @ Cardinals W 8–3 Welch (2–1) Kepshire (5–6)–2:4133,85242–35 W2
78 July 711:15 a.m. PDT @ Cardinals L 1–7 Tudor (9–7) Hershiser (8–3)–2:4336,31342–36 L1
79 July 84:35 p.m. PDT @ Pirates W 4–3 Valenzuela (9–8) DeLeón (2–12)–2:466,53743–36 W1
80 July 94:35 p.m. PDT @ Pirates W 8–3 Honeycutt (6–7) Rhoden (5–9) Niedenfuer (7)2:416,74844–36 W2
81 July 104:35 p.m. PDT @ Pirates W 5–4 Reuss (1–3) Tunnell (0–6) Howell (7)2:3412,93445–36 W3
82 July 1111:20 a.m. PDT @ Cubs W 3–1 Welch (3–1) Fontenot (3–4) Howell (8)2:2035,46946–36 W4
83 July 121:05 p.m. PDT @ Cubs W 7–4 Niedenfuer (4–2) Smith (4–4)–2:5736,02947–36 W5
84 July 1310:20 a.m. PDT @ Cubs W 9–1 Valenzuela (10–8) Gura (0–2)–2:3234,82248–36 W6
85 July 1411:20 a.m. PDT @ Cubs L 4–10 Frazier (5–2) Honeycutt (6–8) Brusstar (2)3:1734,27348–37 L1
56th All-Star Game in Minneapolis, MN
86 July 187:35 p.m. PDT Cardinals W 2–1 Hershiser (9–3) Campbell (2–2) Niedenfuer (8)2:4146,48449–37 W1
87 July 197:35 p.m. PDT Cardinals W 5–2 Welch (4–1) Cox (11–5)–2:1549,47250–37 L2
88 July 207:05 p.m. PDT Cardinals W 3–0 Valenzuela (11–8) Tudor (10–8)–2:0948,58251–37 W3
89 July 211:05 p.m. PDT Cardinals L 2–4 (10) Lahti (1–0) Niedenfuer (4–3) Forsch (2)3:1240,38051–38 L1
90 July 227:35 p.m. PDT Pirates L 3–6 McWilliams (5–7) Honeycutt (6–9) Guante (1)3:0329,88851–39 L2
91 July 237:35 p.m. PDT Pirates W 6–0 Hershiser (10–3) Reuschel (8–3)–2:3133,01352–39 W1
92 July 247:35 p.m. PDT Pirates W 9–1 Welch (5–1) Robinson (2–4)–2:4234,05153–39 W2
93 July 257:35 p.m. PDT Cubs W 7–3 Valenzuela (12–8) Fontenot (3–5) Howell (9)2:3349,51654–39 W3
94 July 267:35 p.m. PDT Cubs W 10–0 Reuss (8–6) Ruthven (4–7)–2:5041,32155–39 W4
95 July 2712:20 p.m. PDT Cubs W 5–4 Hershiser (11–3) Frazier (5–4) Howell (10)3:0046,09256–39 W5
96 July 281:05 p.m. PDT Cubs L 2–9 Sorensen (3–2) Powell (0–1) Brusstar (3)2:4447,57156–40 L1
97 July 297:35 p.m. PDT Giants W 10–5 Welch (6–1) Blue (5–4)–2:5236,53657–40 W1
98 July 307:35 p.m. PDT Giants W 4–2 Niedenfuer (5–3) Minton (2–2)–2:5446,66858–40 W2
99 July 317:35 p.m. PDT Giants L 5–7 Laskey (5–11) Reuss (8–7) Garrelts (8)2:4845,29758–41 L1
August: 16–11 (Home: 7–4; Away: 9–7)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox
Streak
100 (1)August 22:05 p.m. PDT @ Reds W 5–3 Hershiser (12–3) Robinson (5–3) Niedenfuer (9)2:38–59–41 W1
101 (2)August 25:18 p.m. PDT @ Reds L 2–5 Tibbs (5–11) Honeycutt (6–10)–2:2540,23659–42 L1
102 August 34:05 p.m. PDT @ Reds W 2–0 Welch (7–1) Soto (10–12)–2:0738,47460–42 W1
103 August 411:15 a.m. PDT @ Reds L 4–5 Power (3–2) Howell (4–5)–2:2939,04960–43 L1
104 August 54:40 p.m. PDT @ Braves W 6–1 Reuss (9–7) Barker (1–5)–2:3024,53661–43 W1
—August 6@ Braves Postponed (Strike)(Makeup date: September 10)
—August 7@ Braves Postponed (Strike)(Makeup date: September 9)
105 August 87:35 p.m. PDT Reds L 5–6 (13) Power (4–2) Diaz (2–1) Robinson (1)4:1437,47961–44 L1
106 August 97:35 p.m. PDT Reds 'W 3–1 Welch (8–1) Browning (9–9)–2:1444,93562–44 W1
107 August 107:35 p.m. PDT Reds W 2–1 Valenzuela (13–8) Tibbs (5–12)–2:2448,41063–44 W2
108 August 111:05 p.m. PDT Reds W 4–0 Reuss (10–7) McGaffigan (1–1)–2:3141,18864–44 W3
109 August 127:35 p.m. PDT Braves W 3–0 Honeycutt (7–10) Mahler (16–10) Niedenfuer (10)2:1936,74165–44 W4
110 August 137:35 p.m. PDT Braves W 2–1 Diaz (3–1) Forster (1–3) Niedenfuer (11)2:3838,92466–44 W5
111 August 147:35 p.m. PDT Braves W 5–0 Welch (9–1) McMurtry (0–2)–2:1139,62767–44 W6
112 August 152:05 p.m. PDT Braves W 5–4 Valenzuela (14–8) Sutter (7–5) Niedenfuer (12)2:3242,16968–44 W7
113 August 168:05 p.m. PDT @ Giants W 5–1 Reuss (11–7) Blue (5–5) Howell (11)2:3020,95269–44 W8
114 August 171:05 p.m. PDT @ Giants L 2–5 Garrelts (7–3) Diaz (3–2)–2:5218,79169–45 L1
115 August 181:05 p.m. PDT @ Giants L 1–2 (10) Davis (4–7) Niedenfuer (5–4)–2:4829,18169–46 L2
116 August 204:35 p.m. PDT @ Phillies W 5–4 (11) Niedenfuer (6–4) Tekulve (4–9) Honeycutt (1)3:3924,22770–46 W1
117 August 214:35 p.m. PDT @ Phillies W 15–6 Valenzuela (15–8) Koosman (6–4)–2:5623,65071–46 W2
118 August 224:35 p.m. PDT @ Phillies L 0–2 Rawley (10–6) Reuss (11–8)–2:2022,59871–47 L1
119 August 234:35 p.m. PDT @ Expos W 8–4 Hershiser (13–3) Burke (8–2) Niedenfuer (13)2:4821,12472–47 W1
120 August 244:35 p.m. PDT @ Expos L 2–5 Smith (15–4) Honeycutt (7–11) Reardon (32)2:4124,37272–48 L1
121 August 2510:35 a.m. PDT @ Expos L 1–6 Gullickson (12–9) Welch (9–2)–2:2418,15072–49 L2
122 August 264:35 p.m. PDT @ Mets W 6–1 Valenzuela (16–8) Lynch (10–7)–2:4743,06373–49 W1
123 August 274:35 p.m. PDT @ Mets W 2–1 Reuss (12–8) Fernandez (5–8) Niedenfuer (14)2:4242,76474–49 W2
124 August 297:35 p.m. PDT Phillies L 2–3 (10) Carman (6–4) Honeycutt (7–12)–3:3539,48774–50 L1
125 August 307:35 p.m. PDT Phillies L 2–5 Gross (13–9) Welch (9–9) Shipanoff (1)2:4049,06874–51 L2
126 August 317:05 p.m. PDT Phillies L 0–5 Rawley (11–6) Valenzuela (16–9)–2:2046,94274–52 L3
September: 18–12 (Home: 7–6; Away: 11–6)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox
Streak
127 September 11:05 p.m. PDT Phillies L 1–4 Denny (9–11) Reuss (12–9) Shipanoff (2)2:4229,02974–53 L4
128 September 25:20 p.m. PDT Expos W 5–4 (11) Diaz (4–2) Reardon (2–7)–3:2547,49675–53 W1
129 September 37:35 p.m. PDT Expos W 4–0 Hershiser (14–3) Smith (15–5)–2:1927,29276–53 W2
130 September 47:35 p.m. PDT Expos W 4–2 Welch (10–3) Dopson (0–1) Niedenfuer (15)2:5329,33877–53 W3
131 September 67:35 p.m. PDT Mets L 0–2 (13) Orosco (5–4) Niedenfuer (6–5)–3:4751,86877–54 L1
132 September 712:20 p.m. PDT Mets W 7–6 Niedenfuer (7–5) Leach (2–3)–3:1144,44478–54 W1
133 September 81:05 p.m. PDT Mets L 3–4 (14) Sisk (4–5) Diaz (4–3)–4:5843,83878–55 L1
134 September 94:40 p.m. PDT @ Braves W 9–7 Holton (1–0) Sutter (7–7) Powell (1)3:463,13779–55 W1
135 (1)September 102:40 p.m. PDT @ Braves W 10–1 Honeycutt (8–12) Pérez (1–10)–2:39–80–55 W2
136 (2)September 105:54 p.m. PDT @ Braves W 10–4 Powell (1–1) Smith (6–9)–3:0010,30081–55 W3
137 September 114:40 p.m. PDT @ Braves W 12–3 Valenzuela (17–9) Bedrosian (6–12)–2:466,20582–55 W4
138 September 124:40 p.m. PDT @ Braves L 6–11 Smith (7–9) Castillo (2–2)–2:425,06482–56 L1
139 (1)September 132:05 p.m. PDT @ Reds W 8–2 Hershiser (15–3) McGaffigan (1–3)–2:34–83–56 W1
140 (2)September 135:14 p.m. PDT @ Reds L 5–6 Power (6–4) Niedenfuer (7–6)–3:0028,96183–57 L1
141 September 144:05 p.m. PDT @ Reds W 7–0 Welch (11–3) Robinson (5–6)–2:2929,77184–57 W1
142 September 1511:15 a.m. PDT @ Reds L 6–10 Browning (17–9) Valenzuela (17–10) Power (22)2:2428,80484–58 L1
143 September 167:05 p.m. PDT @ Padres L 2–4 Show (10–10) Reuss (12–10) Gossage (23)2:2025,03584–59 L2
144 September 177:05 p.m. PDT @ Padres W 7–1 Hershiser (16–3) Hawkins (17–7)–2:2520,79885–59 W1
145 September 187:35 p.m. PDT Astros L 2–7 Scott (18–7) Howell (4–6) Calhoun (4)2:4734,25185–60 L1
146 September 197:35 p.m. PDT Astros L 5–6 Knepper (15–10) Welch (11–4) Smith (25)3:1125,46685–61 L2
147 September 208:05 p.m. PDT @ Giants L 3–5 Minton (5–4) Niedenfuer (7–7)–2:4610,48485–62 L3
148 September 211:05 p.m. PDT @ Giants W 11–2 Reuss (13–10) Davis (5–11)–2:4312,07086–62 W1
149 September 221:05 p.m. PDT @ Giants W 5–3 Hershiser (17–3) Blue (7–7) Niedenfuer (16)2:2510,29787–62 W2
150 September 235:35 p.m. PDT @ Astros W 5–3 Diaz (5–3) Calhoun (2–4) Niedenfuer (17)2:508,93888–62 W3
151 September 245:35 p.m. PDT @ Astros W 7–2 Welch (12–4) Knepper (15–11)–2:4410,04389–62 W4
152 September 255:35 p.m. PDT @ Astros L 4–6 (10) Solano (2–2) Niedenfuer (7–8)–2:4516,95589–63 L1
153 September 277:35 p.m. PDT Giants W 6–2 Hershiser (18–3) Blue (7–8)–2:3635,40090–63 W1
154 September 281:05 p.m. PDT Giants W 3–1 Reuss (14–10) LaPoint (7–16) Niedenfuer (18)2:3941,13491–63 W2
155 September 291:05 p.m. PDT Giants W 7–2 Welch (13–4) Mason (0–3)–2:5845,77592–63 W3
156 September 307:35 p.m. PDT Padres L 4–6 Gossage (4–3) Howell (4–7)–2:3737,57192–64 L1
October: 3–3 (Home: 3–3; Away: 0–0)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox
Streak
157 October 17:35 p.m. PDT Padres W 10–3 Diaz (6–3) Dravecky (13–11)–2:5138,58293–64 W1
158 October 27:35 p.m. PDT Braves W 9–3 Hershiser (19–3) Johnson (4–4)–2:4532,04294–64 W2
159 October 37:35 p.m. PDT Braves L 0–5 Smith (9–10) Holton (1–1)–2:3223,48694–65 L1
160 October 47:35 p.m. PDT Reds L 2–4 Stuper (8–5) Peña (0–1) Power (27)2:1843,30994–66 L2
161 October 51:05 p.m. PDT Reds W 3–1 Welch (14–4) Robinson (7–7) Niedenfuer (19)2:0735,86195–66 W1
162 October 61:05 p.m. PDT Reds L 5–6 Power (8–6) Niedenfuer (7–9) Franco (12)2:4745,77895–67 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.
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Postponement
Bold = Dodgers team member

Postseason Game log

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)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceSeriesBox
Streak
1 October 95:30 p.m. PDT Cardinals W 4–1 Valenzuela (1–0) Tudor (0–1) Niedenfuer (1)2:4255,270LA 1–0 W1
2 October 105:35 p.m. PDT Cardinals W 8–2 Hershiser (1–0) Andújar (0–1)–3:0452,222LA 2–0 W2
3 October 1210:05 a.m. PDT @ Cardinals L 2–4 Cox (1–0) Welch (0–1) Dayley (1)3:2153,708LA 2–1 L1
4 October 135:15 p.m. PDT @ Cardinals L 2–12 Tudor (1–1) Reuss (0–1)–2:4753,708Tied 2–2 L2
5 October 1412:05 p.m. PDT @ Cardinals L 2–3 Lahti (1–0) Niedenfuer (0–1)–2:5653,708STL 3–2 L3
6 October 1612:05 p.m. PDT Cardinals L 5–7 Worrell (1–0) Niedenfuer (0–2) Dayley (2)3:3255,208STL 4–2 L4
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Postponement
Bold = Dodgers team member

Season standings

NL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 95670.586—48–3347–34
Cincinnati Reds 89720.5535½47–3442–38
Houston Astros 83790.5121244–3739–42
San Diego Padres 83790.5121244–3739–42
Atlanta Braves 66960.4072932–4934–47
San Francisco Giants 621000.3833338–4324–57

Record vs. opponents

1985 National League record

Sources:
TeamATLCHCCINHOULADMONNYMPHIPITSDSFSTL
Atlanta —5–77–118–105–133–92–1010–26–67–1110–83–9
Chicago 7–5—5–65–75–77–114–1413–513–58–46–64–14
Cincinnati 11–76–5—11–77–118–44–87–59–39–912–65–7
Houston 10–87–57–11—6–126–64–84–86–612–615–36–6
Los Angeles 13–57–511–712–6—7–57–54–88–48–1011–77–5
Montreal 9–311–74–86–65–7—9–98–109–85–77–511–7
New York 10–214–48–48–45–79–9—11–710–87–58–48–10
Philadelphia 2-105–135–78–48–410–87–11—11–75–76–68–10
Pittsburgh 6–65–133–96–64–88–98–107–11—4–83–93–15
San Diego 11–74–89–96–1210–87–55–77–58–4—12–64–8
San Francisco 8–106–66–123–157–115–74–86–69–36–12—2–10
St. Louis 9–314–47–56–65–77–1110–810–815–38–410–2—

Opening day lineup

Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
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
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Notable Transactions

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Mike Scioscia 141429127.296753
1B Greg Brock 129438110.2512166
2B Steve Sax 136488136.279142
SS Mariano Duncan 142562137.244639
3B Dave Anderson 7722144.199418
LF Pedro Guerrero 137487156.3203387
CF Ken Landreaux 147482129.2681250
RF Mike Marshall 135518152.2932895

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Candy Maldonado 12121348.225519
R.J. Reynolds 7320755.266025
Enos Cabell 5719256.292022
Bill Russell 7616944.260013
Steve Yeager 5312125.20709
Bob Bailor 7411829.24607
Terry Whitfield 7910427.260316
Al Oliver 357920.25308
Len Matuszek 436314.222313
Sid Bream 24537.13236
Mike Ramsey 9152.13300
Jay Johnstone 17152.13302
José González 23113.27300
Reggie Williams 2293.33300
Franklin Stubbs 1092.22202
Ralph Bryant 662.33301
Stu Pederson 840.00001
Gilberto Reyes 610.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Fernando Valenzuela 35272.117102.45208
Orel Hershiser 36239.21932.03157
Jerry Reuss 34212.214102.9284
Bob Welch 23167.11442.3196

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Rick Honeycutt 31142.08123.4267
Bobby Castillo 3568.0225.4357
Tom Brennan 1231.2137.3917
Dennis Powell 1629.1115.2219
Alejandro Peña 24.1018.312

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Tom Niedenfuer 6479192.71102
Ken Howell 5647123.7785
Carlos Diaz 466302.6173
Steve Howe 191134.9111
Brian Holton 31109.001

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)

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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)

Team123456789RHE
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Los Angeles00321200X8131
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)

Team123456789RHE
Los Angeles000100100272
St. Louis22000000X480
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)

Team123456789RHE
Los Angeles000000110251
St. Louis09011001X12150
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)

Team123456789RHE
Los Angeles000200000251
St. Louis200000001351
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)

Team123456789RHE
St. Louis0010003037121
Los Angeles110020010580
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

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
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

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).

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References

  1. 1 2 "Al Oliver Stats".
  2. ↑ "Henry Rodriguez Stats".
  3. ↑ Bill Madlock Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ↑ 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase
  5. ↑ 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase
  6. ↑ 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
  7. ↑ 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase
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