1985 Cincinnati Reds season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Reds 1985 National League West Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati 89–72 (.553) 2nd Marge Schott Bill Bergesch Pete Rose WLWT (Ken Wilson, Joe Morgan) WLW(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall) The 1985 Cincinnati Reds season was the 116th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 16th and 15th full season at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds improved on their 70–92 record from the previous season to finish at 89–72, but missed the postseason for the 6th consecutive year and they finished in second place, 5½ games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. This year, the Reds adopted an alternate uniform. Reds pitcher Tom Browning became the last 20th century pitcher to win 20 games in his rookie year.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.347, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Regular season thumb|Rose (left) with Tommy Lasorda before a game in April 1985 Pete Rose On September 11, 1985, Rose was thought to have broken Ty Cobb's all-time hits record with his 4,192nd hit, a single to left-center field off San Diego Padres pitcher Eric Show. A subsequent independent review of Cobb's hits, however, revealed that two of them were double-counted.http://www.curledup.com/2005espn.htm The 2005 ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia – book review curledup.com June 9, 2010 January 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100125173855/http://www.curledup.com/2005espn.htm dead https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/31/sports/baseball/31records.html The New York Times Numbers Are Cast in Bronze, but Are Not Set in Stone Alan Schwarz July 31, 2005 May 22, 2010 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. Season standings Record vs. opponents CIN Notable transactions April 10, 1985: Tony Pérez was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Tony Pérez at Baseball Reference April 26, 1985: Skeeter Barnes was traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos for Max Venable.Skeeter Barnes at Baseball Reference June 3, 1985: Barry Larkin was drafted by the Reds in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft.Barry Larkin at Baseball Reference June 12, 1985: Brad Gulden was purchased by the Houston Astros from the Cincinnati Reds.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/guldebr01.shtml Brad Gulden Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com August 24, 2012 July 19, 1985: Buddy Bell was acquired from the Texas Rangers for Duane Walker and a player to be named later. The Cincinnati Reds later sent Jeff Russell to the Rangers to complete the trade. August 8, 1985: Alan Knicely, Tom Foley and a player to be named later were traded by the Reds to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bo Díaz and Greg Simpson (minors). The Reds completed the deal by sending Freddie Toliver to the Phillies on August 27.Alan Knicely at Baseball Reference August 29, 1985: César Cedeño was traded by the Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mark Jackson (minors).Cesar Cedeno at Baseball Reference Roster 1985 Cincinnati Reds roster Roster Pitchers 32 Tom Browning 51 Bob Buchanan 31 John Franco 47 Tom Hume 37 Andy McGaffigan 46,54 Rob Murphy 35 Frank Pastore 48 Ted Power 49 Joe Price 33 Ron Robinson 34,53 Mike Smith 36 Mario Soto 42 John Stuper 38 Jay Tibbs 40 Carl Willis Catchers 11 Dann Bilardello  8 Bo Díaz 34 Alan Knicely 23 Dave Van Gorder Infielders 25 Buddy Bell 13 Dave Concepción 12 Nick Esasky 10 Tom Foley 15 Wayne Krenchicki 16 Ron Oester 24 Tony Pérez 14 Pete Rose 17,56 Wade Rowdon 10 Tom Runnells Outfielders 28 César Cedeño 44 Eric Davis 20 Eddie Milner 21,57 Paul O'Neill 39 Dave Parker  2 Gary Redus  9 Max Venable 26 Duane Walker Manager 14 Pete Rose Coaches  7 Billy DeMars 19 Tommy Helms 45 Jim Kaat  6 Bruce Kimm  3 George Scherger Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 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 5https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1985.shtml 1985 Cincinnati Reds Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics Baseball-Reference.com August 24, 2012 Other batters 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 Eric Davis (baseball) 56 122 26 30 .246 8 18 16 Dann Bilardello 42 102 6 17 .167 1 9 0 Tom Foley Tom Foley (infielder) 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 Paul O'Neill (baseball) 5 12 1 4 .333 0 1 0 Wade Rowdon 5 9 2 2 .222 0 2 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 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 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 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 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 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 Awards and honors Dave Parker – National League Leader in RBIs (125) Dave Parker – National League Leader in Doubles (42) All-Star Game Pete Rose, 1B, Reserve Dave Parker, OF, Reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Denver Zephyrs American Association Gene Dusan AA Vermont Reds Eastern League Jack Lind A Tampa Tarpons Florida State League Marc Bombard A Cedar Rapids Reds Midwest League Jay Ward Rookie GCL Reds Gulf Coast League Sam Mejías Rookie Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Jim Lett LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Vermont References 1985 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference 1985 National League Standings at Baseball Reference Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Reds season Cinc