1985 Montreal Expos season

1985 Montreal Expos
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1969) Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Olympic Stadium (since 1977) Montreal (since 1969)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Bronfman
General manager(s)	Murray Cook
Manager(s)	Buck Rodgers
Local television	CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider, Ken Singleton) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Claude Raymond, Raymond Lebrun)
Local radio	CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider, Tommy Hutton, Ron Reusch) CKAC (French) (Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte)
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The 1985 Montreal Expos season was the 17th season in franchise history. Finishing with a record of 84-77, 3rd in the NL East and 16 1/2 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

Offseason[]

• November 7, 1984: Chris Welsh was traded by the Expos to the Texas Rangers for Dave Hostetler.^[1]
• November 14, 1984: Larry Walker was signed by the Expos as an amateur free agent.^[2]
• December 4, 1984: Jack Daugherty was purchased by the Expos from the Helena Gold Sox.^[3]
• December 7, 1984: Bob James was traded by the Expos to the Chicago White Sox for Vance Law.^[4]
• December 7, 1984: Bryan Little was traded by the Expos to the Chicago White Sox for Bert Roberge.^[5]
• December 10, 1984 Gary Carter was traded by the Expos to the New York Mets for Hubie Brooks, Mike Fitzgerald, Herm Winningham and Floyd Youmans.^[6]
• January 9, 1985: Mike Stenhouse was traded by the Expos to the Minnesota Twins for Jack O'Connor.^[7]
• March 28, 1985: Bobby Ramos was released by the Expos.^[8]

Spring training[]

The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida – a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their ninth season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981.

Regular season[]

April 30, 1985: In an 11–0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, position player Razor Shines pitched one inning as the Expos pitching resources were depleted.^[9]

Opening Day starters[]

Season standings[]

v t NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	101	61	0.623	—	54–27	47–34
New York Mets	98	64	0.605	3	51–30	47–34
Montreal Expos	84	77	0.522	16½	44–37	40–40
Chicago Cubs	77	84	0.478	23½	41–39	36–45
Philadelphia Phillies	75	87	0.463	26	41–40	34–47
Pittsburgh Pirates	57	104	0.354	43½	35–45	22–59

Record vs. opponents[]

1985 National League Records v t 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[]

• May 12, 1985: Dave Hostetler was purchased from the Expos by the Chicago Cubs.^[1]
• June 3, 1985: Randy Johnson was drafted by the Expos in the 2nd round of the 1985 Major League Baseball Draft. Johnson signed June 9, 1985.^[10]
• June 22, 1985: The Expos traded a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays for Mitch Webster. The Expos completed the deal by sending Cliff Young to the Blue Jays on September 10.^[11]
• August 12, 1985: Doug Frobel was purchased by the Montreal Expos from the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[12]

Major League debuts[]

• Batters:
  • Andrés Galarraga (Aug 23)
  • Al Newman (June 14)
• Pitchers:
  • Tim Burke (Apr 8)
  • John Dopson (Sep 4)
  • Floyd Youmans (Jul 1) ^[13]

Roster[]

1985 Montreal Expos
Roster
Pitchers 44 Tim Burke 54 John Dopson 49 Ed Glynn 47 Rick Grapenthin 34 Bill Gullickson 38 Joe Hesketh 19 Bill Laskey 25 Gary Lucas 24,48 Mickey Mahler 32 Jack O'Connor 46 David Palmer 41 Jeff Reardon 42 Bert Roberge 45 Steve Rogers 43 Dan Schatzeder 28 Bryn Smith 51 Randy St. Claire 17 Floyd Youmans		Catchers 11 Sal Butera 20 Mike Fitzgerald  6 Steve Nicosia 18 Mike O'Berry 14 Ned Yost Infielders 17 Skeeter Barnes  7 Hubie Brooks 22 Dan Driessen 23 Doug Flynn 16 Terry Francona 12 Andrés Galarraga  2 Vance Law  6 Fred Manrique  4 Al Newman 31 Razor Shines 24 Scot Thompson 29 Tim Wallach  1 U L Washington		Outfielders 10 Andre Dawson 18 Miguel Diloné 22 Doug Frobel 27 Roy Johnson 30 Tim Raines 23 Mitch Webster  3 Herm Winningham  5 Jim Wohlford		Manager 37 Buck Rodgers Coaches 36 Larry Bearnarth (Pitching) 26 Ron Hansen 40 Joe Kerrigan  9 Russ Nixon 35 Rick Renick (Third base)

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 Fitzgerald	108	295	61	.207	5	34
1B	Dan Driessen	91	312	78	.250	6	25
2B	Vance Law	147	519	138	.266	10	52
SS	Hubie Brooks	156	605	163	.269	13	100
3B	Tim Wallach	155	569	148	.260	22	81
LF	Tim Raines	150	575	184	.320	11	41
CF	Herm Winningham	125	312	74	.237	3	21
RF	Andre Dawson	139	529	135	.255	23	91

Other batters[]

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Terry Francona	107	281	75	.267	2	31
Mitch Webster	74	212	58	.274	11	30
Jim Wohlford	70	125	24	.192	1	15
Razor Shines	47	50	6	.120	0	3
Roy Johnson	3	5	0	.000	0	0

Pitching[]

Starting pitchers[]

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Steve Rogers	8	38	2	4	5.68	18

Other pitchers[]

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bill Laskey	11	34.1	0	5	9.44	18

Relief pitchers[]

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Bert Roberge	42	3	3	2	3.44	34
Jack O'Connor	20	0	2	0	4.94	16
Razor Shines	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

Award winners[]

• Andre Dawson, National League Gold Glove

1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system[]

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	American Association	Felipe Alou
AA	Jacksonville Expos	Southern League	Tommy Thompson
A	West Palm Beach Expos	Florida State League	J. R. Miner
A-Short Season	Jamestown Expos	New York–Penn League	Ed Creech

References[]

External links[]

• 1985 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference
• 1985 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.