| 1985 Cincinnati Reds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium | |||
| City | Cincinnati | |||
| Record | 89–72 (.553) | |||
| Divisional place | 2nd | |||
| Owners | Marge Schott | |||
| General managers | Bill Bergesch | |||
| Managers | Pete Rose | |||
| Television | WLWT (Ken Wilson,Joe Morgan) | |||
| Radio | WLW (Marty Brennaman,Joe Nuxhall) | |||
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The1985Cincinnati Reds season was the 116th season for the franchise inMajor League Baseball, and their 16th and 15th full season atRiverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds improved on their 70–92 record from theprevious season to finish at 89–72, but missed the postseason for the 6th consecutive year and they finished in second place, 5½ games behind theLos Angeles Dodgers. This year, the Reds adopted analternate uniform. Reds pitcher Tom Browning became the last 20th century pitcher to win 20 games in his rookie year.[1]

On September 11, 1985, Rose was thought to have brokenTy Cobb's all-timehits record with his 4,192nd hit, a single to left-center field off San Diego Padres pitcherEric Show. A subsequent independent review of Cobb's hits, however, revealed that two of them were double-counted.[2][3] As a result, it has been suggested that Pete Rose actually broke the all-time hits record against the Cubs'Reggie Patterson with a single in the first in the Reds 5-5 called game against Chicago on September 8.
| 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 |
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| 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 | — | |||||
| 1985 Cincinnati Reds roster | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
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 | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Dave Van Gorder | 73 | 151 | 12 | 36 | .238 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| 1B | Pete Rose | 119 | 405 | 60 | 107 | .264 | 2 | 46 | 8 |
| 2B | Ron Oester | 152 | 526 | 59 | 155 | .295 | 1 | 34 | 5 |
| 3B | Buddy Bell | 67 | 247 | 28 | 54 | .219 | 6 | 36 | 0 |
| SS | Dave Concepción | 155 | 560 | 59 | 141 | .252 | 7 | 48 | 16 |
| LF | Nick Esasky | 125 | 413 | 61 | 108 | .262 | 21 | 66 | 3 |
| CF | Eddie Milner | 145 | 453 | 82 | 115 | .254 | 3 | 33 | 35 |
| RF | Dave Parker | 160 | 635 | 88 | 198 | .312 | 34 | 125 | 5 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Redus | 101 | 246 | 51 | 62 | .252 | 6 | 28 | 48 |
| César Cedeño | 83 | 220 | 24 | 53 | .241 | 3 | 30 | 9 |
| Tony Pérez | 72 | 183 | 25 | 60 | .328 | 6 | 33 | 0 |
| Wayne Krenchicki | 90 | 173 | 16 | 47 | .272 | 4 | 25 | 0 |
| Bo Díaz | 51 | 161 | 12 | 42 | .261 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Alan Knicely | 48 | 158 | 17 | 40 | .253 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| Max Venable | 77 | 135 | 21 | 39 | .289 | 0 | 10 | 11 |
| Eric Davis | 56 | 122 | 26 | 30 | .246 | 8 | 18 | 16 |
| Dann Bilardello | 42 | 102 | 6 | 17 | .167 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Tom Foley | 43 | 92 | 7 | 18 | .196 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Duane Walker | 37 | 48 | 5 | 8 | .167 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Tom Runnells | 28 | 35 | 3 | 7 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul O'Neill | 5 | 12 | 1 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wade Rowdon | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Browning | 38 | 261.1 | 20 | 9 | 3.55 | 155 |
| Mario Soto | 36 | 256.2 | 12 | 15 | 3.58 | 214 |
| Jay Tibbs | 35 | 218.0 | 10 | 16 | 3.92 | 98 |
| Andy McGaffigan | 15 | 94.1 | 3 | 3 | 3.72 | 83 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Robinson | 33 | 108.1 | 7 | 7 | 3.99 | 76 |
| John Stuper | 33 | 99.0 | 8 | 5 | 4.55 | 38 |
| Joe Price | 26 | 64.2 | 2 | 2 | 3.90 | 52 |
| Frank Pastore | 17 | 54.0 | 2 | 1 | 3.83 | 29 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Power | 64 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 2.70 | 42 |
| John Franco | 67 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 2.18 | 61 |
| Tom Hume | 56 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3.26 | 50 |
| Bob Buchanan | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.44 | 3 |
| Carl Willis | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.22 | 6 |
| Mike Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 |
| Rob Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 |
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