1985 Montreal Expos season

March 2026 November 2013 Montreal Expos 1985 National League East Olympic Stadium Montreal Charles Bronfman Murray Cook Buck Rodgers CBC Television(Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider, Ken Singleton)Télévision de Radio-Canada(Claude Raymond, Raymond Lebrun) CFCF (English)(Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider, Tommy Hutton, Ron Reusch) CKAC (French)(Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte) 84–77 3rd The 1985 Montreal Expos season was the 17th season in franchise history. They finished with a record of 84–77, third in the National League 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.Dave Hostetler page at Baseball Reference November 14, 1984: Larry Walker was signed by the Expos as an amateur free agent.Larry Walker page at Baseball Reference December 4, 1984: Jack Daugherty was purchased by the Expos from the Helena Gold Sox.Jack Daugherty page at Baseball Reference December 7, 1984: Bob James was traded by the Expos to the Chicago White Sox for Vance Law.Vance Law page at Baseball Reference December 7, 1984: Bryan Little was traded by the Expos to the Chicago White Sox for Bert Roberge.Bert Roberge page at Baseball Reference 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.Gary Carter page at Baseball Reference January 9, 1985: Mike Stenhouse was traded by the Expos to the Minnesota Twins for Jack O'Connor.Jack O'Connor page at Baseball Reference March 28, 1985: Bobby Ramos was released by the Expos.Bobby Ramos page at Baseball Reference 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.Box Score of Game played on Tuesday, April 30, 1985 at Veteran's Stadium Opening Day starters Season standings Montreal Expos Record vs. opponents MON Notable transactions May 12, 1985: Dave Hostetler was purchased from the Expos by the Chicago Cubs. 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.Randy Johnson page at Baseball Reference 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.Cliff Young page at Baseball Reference August 12, 1985: Doug Frobel was purchased by the Montreal Expos from the Pittsburgh Pirates.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/frobedo01.shtml Doug Frobel Stats 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) http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/1985/18.shtml The Baseball Cube - Research Site for Pro + College Stats + draft 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 (First Base) 40 Joe Kerrigan (Bullpen)  9 Russ Nixon (Third Base) 35 Rick Renick (Hitting) 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 Mike Fitzgerald (catcher) 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 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 Terry Francona 107 281 75 .267 2 31 Mitch Webster 74 212 58 .274 11 30 U L Washington 68 193 48 .249 1 17 Jim Wohlford 70 125 24 .192 1 15 Sal Butera 67 120 24 .200 3 12 Miguel Dilone 51 84 16 .190 0 6 Andrés Galarraga 24 75 14 .187 2 4 Steve Nicosia 42 71 12 .169 0 1 Razor Shines 47 50 6 .120 0 3 Scot Thompson 34 32 9 .281 0 4 Al Newman 25 29 5 .172 0 1 Skeeter Barnes 19 26 4 .154 0 0 Doug Frobel 12 23 3 .130 1 4 Mike O'Berry 20 21 4 .190 0 0 Fred Manrique 9 13 4 .308 1 1 Ned Yost 5 11 2 .182 0 0 Doug Flynn 9 6 1 .167 0 0 Roy Johnson 3 5 0 .000 0 0 Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 Bryn Smith 32 222.1 18 5 2.91 127 Bill Gullickson 29 181.1 14 12 3.52 68 Joe Hesketh 25 155.1 10 5 2.49 113 David Palmer 24 135.2 7 10 3.71 106 Floyd Youmans 14 77.0 4 3 2.45 54 Mickey Mahler 9 48.1 1 4 3.54 32 Steve Rogers 8 38.0 2 4 5.68 18 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 Dan Schatzeder 24 104.1 3 5 3.80 64 Bill Laskey 11 34.1 0 5 9.44 18 John Dopson 4 13.0 0 2 11.08 4 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 Jeff Reardon 63 2 8 41 3.18 67 Tim Burke 78 9 4 8 2.39 87 Gary Lucas 49 6 2 1 3.19 31 Randy St.Claire 42 5 3 0 3.93 25 Bert Roberge 42 3 3 2 3.44 34 Jack O'Connor 20 0 2 0 4.94 16 Rick Grapenthin 5 0 0 0 14.14 4 Ed Glynn 3 0 0 0 19.29 2 Razor Shines 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Sal Butera 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Award winners Andre Dawson, National League Gold Glove 1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 Category:Montreal Expos seasons Montreal Expos season Category:1985 in Montreal Category:1985 in sports in Quebec