1985 Pittsburgh Pirates season

March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates logo 2014.svg 1985 National League East Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFrom 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907. 57–104 (.354) 6th John W. GalbreathWarner Communications Harding "Pete" PetersonJoe L. Brown Chuck Tanner KDKA-TV(Steve Blass, Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker, John Sanders) KDKA-AM(Lanny Frattare, Bob Prince (select games until death on June 10), Jim Rooker) The 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 104th season of the franchise; the 99th in the National League. This was their 16th season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished sixth and last in the National League East with a record of 57–104, 43½ games behind the NL Champion St. Louis Cardinals. Offseason The team was beset during the offseason with the triple threat of its longtime owner taking bids for the debt laden franchise, rumors of a possible relocation to cities such as Tampa, Denver and New Orleans and the expanding Pittsburgh drug trials.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WYMcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UWIEAAAAIBAJ&dq=tampa+pirates&pg=1868,7818403 The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search news.google.com April 19, 2018 Off season transactions included: December 12, 1984: Brian Harper and John Tudor were traded by the Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals for George Hendrick and Steve Barnard (minors).Brian Harper at Baseball Reference December 20, 1984: Jay Buhner, Dale Berra and Alfonso Pulido were traded by the Pirates to the New York Yankees for Steve Kemp, Tim Foli, and cash.Jay Buhner at Baseball Reference January 22, 1985: Sixto Lezcano was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lezcasi01.shtml Sixto Lezacano: Career Statistics Baseball Reference 14 March 2018 February 28, 1985: Rick Reuschel was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.Rick Reuschel at Baseball Reference March 1, 1985: Scott Loucks was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.Scott Loucks at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Record vs. opponents PIT Game log Pittsburgh Pirates 1985 Game Log: 57–104 (Home: 35–45; Away: 22–59) y Pittsburgh Pirates April: 6–12 (Home: 5–5; Away: 1–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 9 || @ Cubs || 1–2 || Sutcliffe || Rhoden (0–1) || Smith || 34,551 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 11 || @ Cubs || 1–4 || Trout || DeLeon (0–1) || — || 10,049 || 0–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || April 12 || Cardinals || 6–4 || Robinson (1–0) || Kepshire || Candelaria (1) || 47,335 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || April 13 || Cardinals || 4–3 || Candelaria (1–0) || Campbell || — || 9,171 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 14 || Cardinals || 4–10 || Andujar || Rhoden (0–2) || — || 12,483 || 2–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 15 || Mets || 4–1 || Bielecki (1–0) || Latham || Candelaria (2) || 5,575 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 16 || Mets || 1–2 || Orosco || Candelaria (1–1) || — || 5,879 || 3–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 17 || Mets || 6–10 || Sisk || McWilliams (0–1) || — || 14,029 || 3–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 19 || @ Cardinals || 4–5 || Andujar || Candelaria (1–2) || Allen || 30,510 || 3–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 20 || @ Cardinals || 3–4 || Cox || Tunnell (0–1) || Allen || 32,978 || 3–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 21 || @ Cardinals || 0–6 || Forsch || DeLeon (0–2) || — || 28,880 || 3–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 12 || April 22 || Cubs || 5–3 || McWilliams (1–1) || Ruthven || Candelaria (3) || 6,329 || 4–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 23 || Cubs || 0–5 || Sutcliffe || Bielecki (1–1) || — || 9,387 || 4–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 24 || Cubs || 2–5 || Trout || Rhoden (0–3) || Smith || 3,981 || 4–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 26 || @ Mets || 0–6 || Darling || DeLeon (0–3) || — || 31,846 || 4–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 16 || April 27 || @ Mets || 3–2 || McWilliams (2–1) || Orosco || Candelaria (4) || 24,786 || 5–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 28 || @ Mets || 4–5 (18) || Gorman || Tunnell (0–2) || — || 36,423 || 5–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 18 || April 30 || Padres || 6–2 || Rhoden (1–3) || Hoyt || Holland (1) || 6,166 || 6–12 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates May: 9–17 (Home: 4–9; Away: 5–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || May 1 || Padres || 4–6 || Show || DeLeon (0–4) || Gossage || 3,845 || 6–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 20 || May 3 || Dodgers || 16–2 || McWilliams (3–1) || Honeycutt || — || 17,628 || 7–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || May 4 || Dodgers || 5–6 (10) || Valenzuela || Candelaria (1–3) || — || 14,093 || 7–14 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 22 || May 5 || Dodgers || 3–2 || Rhoden (2–3) || Niedenfuer || Candelaria (5) || 17,043 || 8–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || May 6 || Giants || 5–7 || Laskey || DeLeon (0–5) || Garrelts || 4,533 || 8–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || May 7 || Giants || 3–5 || Gott || Tunnell (0–3) || Garrelts || 4,587 || 8–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 8 || @ Padres || 2–12 || Hawkins || McWilliams (3–2) || — || 22,092 || 8–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 9 || @ Padres || 0–1 || Thurmond || Bielecki (1–2) || — || 24,882 || 8–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 10 || @ Dodgers || 0–1 || Reuss || Rhoden (2–4) || Howe || 48,681 || 8–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 28 || May 11 || @ Dodgers || 5–2 (12) || Holland (1–0) || Brennan || — || 42,957 || 9–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 12 || @ Dodgers || 0–2 || Castillo || Tunnell (0–4) || Niedenfuer || 40,924 || 9–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 14 || @ Giants || 1–3 || Krukow || McWilliams (3–3) || — || 4,484 || 9–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 31 || May 15 || @ Giants || 3–2 || Robinson (2–0) || Garrelts || — || 6,852 || 10–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 17 || Reds || 3–6 || Stuper || DeLeon (0–6) || Power || 7,239 || 10–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 18 || Reds || 0–8 || Browning || Bielecki (1–3) || — || 9,708 || 10–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 19 || Reds || 1–7 || Soto || Tunnell (0–5) || — || 11,990 || 10–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 35 || May 20 || Astros || 3–1 || Rhoden (3–4) || Niekro || Holland (2) || 4,768 || 11–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 36 || May 21 || Astros || 3–2 || Reuschel (1–0) || Scott || Candelaria (6) || 5,146 || 12–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 22 || Astros || 3–5 (10) || Dawley || Holland (1–1) || Smith || 10,681 || 12–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || May 24 || @ Braves || 4–2 || Winn (1–0) || Bedrosian || Candelaria (7) || 18,490 || 13–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 39 || May 25 || @ Braves || 8–2 || Rhoden (4–4) || Perez || — || 31,177 || 14–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 26 || @ Braves || 4–5 (10) || Dedmon || Krawczyk (0–1) || — || 21,723 || 14–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 27 || @ Astros || 2–4 || Knepper || DeLeon (0–7) || Smith || 9,692 || 14–27 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 42 || May 28 || @ Astros || 4–3 (12) || Guante (1–0) || Solano || — || 8,686 || 15–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 29 || @ Astros || 3–8 || Ryan || Krawczyk (0–2) || — || 10,133 || 15–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 31 || Braves || 2–8 || Camp || Rhoden (4–5) || — || 7,822 || 15–29 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates June: 9–18 (Home: 6–8; Away: 3–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 45 || June 1 || Braves || 6–3 || Reuschel (2–0) || Garber || Scurry (1) || 14,579 || 16–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 46 || June 2 || Braves || 5–0 || DeLeon (1–7) || Bedrosian || Holland (3) || 15,034 || 17–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || June 4 || @ Reds || 3–9 || Soto || Guante (1–1) || — || 13,222 || 17–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || June 5 || @ Reds || 9–11 || Pastore || Robinson (2–1) || Franco || 12,540 || 17–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || June 6 || @ Cubs || 2–3 (12) || Brusstar || Holland (1–2) || — || 22,368 || 17–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || June 7 || @ Cubs || 0–1 || Sutcliffe || DeLeon (1–8) || — || 37,414 || 17–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || June 8 || @ Cubs || 3–7 || Trout || McWilliams (3–4) || — || 35,232 || 17–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || June 9 || @ Cubs || 1–5 || Ruthven || Winn (1–1) || Brusstar || 36,475 || 17–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 10 || Cardinals || 1–6 || Cox || Rhoden (4–6) || — || 5,557 || 17–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 54 || June 11 || Cardinals || 13–2 || Reuschel (3–0) || Allen || — || 4,817 || 18–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 13 || Cardinals || 1–2 || Tudor || McWilliams (3–5) || Lahti || 4,833 || 18–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 56 || June 14 || Phillies || 3–2 || DeLeon (2–8) || Carman || Robinson (1) || 10,211 || 19–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 15 || Phillies || 3–13 || Denny || Rhoden (4–7) || — || 10,897 || 19–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 16 || Phillies || 2–3 || Hudson || Reuschel (3–1) || Tekulve || 14,451 || 19–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 59 || June 17 || @ Expos || 5–2 || Winn (2–1) || Palmer || Robinson (2) || 18,634 || 20–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 60 || June 18 || @ Expos || 4–1 || McWilliams (4–5) || Smith || — || 24,318 || 21–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 19 || @ Expos || 3–4 || Burke || DeLeon (2–9) || Reardon || 10,204 || 21–40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 62 || June 20 || @ Expos || 2–1 || Rhoden (5–7) || Schatzeder || Holland (4) || 15,157 || 22–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 21 || @ Phillies || 3–4 (16) || Andersen || Winn (2–2) || — || 22,493 || 22–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 22 || @ Phillies || 2–5 || Carman || Robinson (2–2) || — || 23,623 || 22–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 23 || @ Phillies || 2–3 || Carman || Winn (2–3) || — || 29,082 || 22–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 25 || Expos || 2–3 || Burke || Holland (1–3) || Reardon || 6,874 || 22–44 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 67 || June 26 || Expos || 11–2 || Reuschel (4–1) || O'Connor || — || 16,770 || 23–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 27 || Expos || 2–4 || Palmer || McWilliams (4–6) || Reardon || 9,517 || 23–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 28 || Cubs || 0–5 || Trout || DeLeon (2–10) || — || 16,432 || 23–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 70 || June 29 || Cubs || 6–5 (15) || Reuschel (5–1) || Frazier || — || 13,934 || 24–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 30 || Cubs || 2–9 || Sanderson || Robinson (2–3) || — || 31,384 || 24–47 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates July: 8–19 (Home: 5–8; Away: 3–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 72 || July 1 || @ Mets || 1–0 || Reuschel (6–1) || Fernandez || Candelaria (8) || 21,610 || 25–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || July 2 || @ Mets || 4–5 || Darling || McWilliams (4–7) || McDowell || 22,651 || 25–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 74 || July 3 || @ Mets || 2–6 || Lynch || DeLeon (2–11) || — || 46,220 || 25–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || July 4 || Padres || 1–9 || Show || Rhoden (5–8) || — || 10,102 || 25–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 76 || July 5 || Padres || 5–4 (12) || Reuschel (7–1) || Lefferts || — || 8,986 || 26–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 77 || July 6 || Padres || 8–7 || Candelaria (2–3) || Lefferts || — || 10,281 || 27–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || July 7 || Padres || 0–3 || Hoyt || Reuschel (7–2) || — || 11,608 || 27–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || July 8 || Dodgers || 3–4 || Valenzuela || DeLeon (2–12) || — || 6,537 || 27–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || July 9 || Dodgers || 3–8 || Honeycutt || Rhoden (5–9) || Niedenfuer || 6,748 || 27–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 10 || Dodgers || 4–5 || Reuss || Tunnell (0–6) || Howell || 12,934 || 27–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 82 || July 11 || Giants || 6–4 || Guante (2–1) || Krukow || — || 5,188 || 28–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 83 || July 12 || Giants || 3–1 || Reuschel (8–2) || Gott || Candelaria (9) || 7,915 || 29–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 13 || Giants || 1–4 || LaPoint || DeLeon (2–13) || — || 10,050 || 29–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 14 || Giants || 3–7 || Laskey || Rhoden (5–10) || Davis || 18,313 || 29–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 18 || @ Padres || 2–3 || Lefferts || Candelaria (2–4) || Gossage || 20,740 || 29–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 19 || @ Padres || 0–6 || Hawkins || DeLeon (2–14) || — || 30,386 || 29–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || July 20 || @ Padres || 2–4 || Hoyt || Rhoden (5–11) || Gossage || 36,340 || 29–59 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 89 || July 21 || @ Padres || 5–2 || Tunnell (1–6) || Show || — || 23,481 || 30–59 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 90 || July 22 || @ Dodgers || 6–3 || McWilliams (5–7) || Honeycutt || Guante (1) || 29,888 || 31–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || July 23 || @ Dodgers || 0–6 || Hershiser || Reuschel (8–3) || — || 33,013 || 31–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 24 || @ Dodgers || 1–9 || Welch || Robinson (2–4) || — || 34,051 || 31–61 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || July 25 || @ Giants || 3–4 || Minton || Guante (2–2) || — || 3,821 || 31–62 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 94 || July 26 || @ Giants || 1–3 || Laskey || Tunnell (1–7) || Garrelts || 5,305 || 31–63 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 27 || @ Giants || 3–8 || LaPoint || Robinson (2–5) || Minton || 8,271 || 31–64 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 28 || @ Giants || 2–3 (10) || Garrelts || Guante (2–3) || — || 10,976 || 31–65 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || July 30 || Phillies || 0–2 || Gross || Rhoden (5–12) || Tekulve || 7,496 || 31–66 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 98 || July 31 || Phillies || 4–3 (10) || Guante (3–3) || Tekulve || — || 6,797 || 32–66 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates August: 8–20 (Home: 7–7; Away: 1–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || August 1 || Phillies || 0–3 || Denny || Robinson (2–6) || — || 6,199 || 32–67 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || August 2 || Expos || 2–3 || Hesketh || Reuschel (8–4) || Reardon || 6,705 || 32–68 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || August 3 || Expos || 5–6 || Roberge || McWilliams (5–8) || Reardon || 10,593 || 32–69 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 102 || August 4 || Expos || 4–3 || Rhoden (6–12) || Gullickson || Guante (2) || 10,981 || 33–69 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || August 5 || Expos || 2–5 || Burke || Winn (2–4) || Reardon || 7,838 || 33–70 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || August 8 || @ Phillies || 3–7 || Denny || Robinson (2–7) || Carman || 18,142 || 33–71 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || August 9 || @ Expos || 2–7 || Smith || Reuschel (8–5) || Reardon || 18,165 || 33–72 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 106 || August 10 || @ Expos || 5–7 || St. Claire || Rhoden (6–13) || Roberge || 19,982 || 33–73 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 107 || August 11 || @ Expos || 5–6 || Burke || Guante (3–4) || — || 21,741 || 33–74 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || August 12 || @ Cardinals || 1–8 || Tudor || Winn (2–5) || — || 24,516 || 33–75 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 109 || August 13 || @ Cardinals || 5–6 || Andujar || Robinson (2–8) || Dayley || 30,469 || 33–76 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 110 || August 15 || @ Cardinals || 1–3 || Kepshire || Reuschel (8–6) || Dayley || || 33–77 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 111 || August 15 || @ Cardinals || 3–4 (12) || Campbell || Guante (3–5) || — || 34,170 || 33–78 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 112 || August 16 || Mets || 7–1 || Rhoden (7–13) || Lynch || — || 9,289 || 34–78 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 17 || Mets || 3–4 || Fernandez || Tunnell (1–8) || McDowell || 10,200 || 34–79 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 114 || August 18 || Mets || 5–0 || Robinson (3–8) || Aguilera || Clements (1) || 14,508 || 35–79 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 115 || August 20 || Reds || 3–2 || Reuschel (9–6) || Soto || — || 7,827 || 36–79 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 21 || Reds || 5–8 || Browning || Walk (0–1) || Franco || 17,198 || 36–80 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 117 || August 22 || Reds || 5–1 || Rhoden (8–13) || Tibbs || Scurry (2) || 10,437 || 37–80 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 118 || August 23 || Astros || 0–2 (10) || Dawley || Clements (0–1) || DiPino || 4,198 || 37–81 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 119 || August 25 || Astros || 9–3 || Reuschel (10–6) || Scott || — || || 38–81 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 120 || August 25 || Astros || 10–9 || Robinson (4–8) || Calhoun || — || 7,929 || 39–81 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 26 || @ Braves || 1–2 || Garber || Robinson (4–9) || — || 4,125 || 39–82 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 122 || August 27 || @ Braves || 6–7 || Garber || Robinson (4–10) || — || 4,580 || 39–83 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123 || August 28 || @ Braves || 1–6 || Barker || Tunnell (1–9) || McMurtry || 5,187 || 39–84 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 29 || @ Reds || 0–6 || Browning || DeLeon (2–15) || — || 18,789 || 39–85 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125 || August 30 || @ Reds || 0–1 || Tibbs || Reuschel (10–7) || — || 21,253 || 39–86 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 126 || August 31 || @ Reds || 6–0 || Walk (1–1) || McGaffigan || — || 28,656 || 40–86 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates September: 13–14 (Home: 8–8; Away: 5–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 127 || September 1 || @ Reds || 2–3 || Soto || Scurry (0–1) || Franco || 30,062 || 40–87 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 128 || September 2 || Braves || 5–4 || Tunnell (2–9) || Mahler || Guante (3) || 5,378 || 41–87 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 129 || September 3 || Braves || 0–2 || Johnson || DeLeon (2–16) || Sutter || 3,019 || 41–88 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 130 || September 4 || Braves || 2–0 || Reuschel (11–7) || Perez || — || 4,613 || 42–88 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 131 || September 5 || @ Astros || 3–4 || Knepper || Walk (1–2) || Smith || 6,003 || 42–89 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || September 6 || @ Astros || 3–4 (10) || Dawley || Robinson (4–11) || — || 7,163 || 42–90 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 133 || September 7 || @ Astros || 7–1 || Tunnell (3–9) || Kerfeld || — || 15,999 || 43–90 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 134 || September 10 || Cubs || 2–1 || Reuschel (12–7) || Engel || — || 3,133 || 44–90 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || September 11 || Cubs || 1–3 || Meridith || DeLeon (2–17) || Baller || 5,432 || 44–91 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 136 || September 12 || Cubs || 10–2 || Rhoden (9–13) || Eckersley || Robinson (3) || 3,439 || 45–91 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 137 || September 13 || Phillies || 3–6 || Denny || Walk (1–3) || Tekulve || 4,429 || 45–92 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 138 || September 14 || Phillies || 6–3 || Tunnell (4–9) || Carlton || Guante (4) || 5,549 || 46–92 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 139 || September 15 || Phillies || 5–4 || Reuschel (13–7) || Shipanoff || — || 5,961 || 47–92 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 140 || September 16 || Cardinals || 4–8 || Tudor || DeLeon (2–18) || Worrell || || 47–93 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 141 || September 16 || Cardinals || 1–3 || Perry || Clements (0–2) || — || 3,601 || 47–94 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 17 || Cardinals || 4–10 || Andujar || Kipper (0–1) || — || 3,924 || 47–95 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 143 || September 18 || @ Expos || 10–6 (11) || Robinson (5–11) || Roberge || — || 8,448 || 48–95 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 144 || September 19 || @ Expos || 8–6 (10) || Winn (3–5) || Burke || — || 7,627 || 49–95 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 145 || September 20 || @ Mets || 7–5 (11) || Guante (4–5) || Latham || DeLeon (1) || 33,803 || 50–95 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 146 || September 21 || @ Mets || 1–12 || Gooden || Rhoden (9–14) || — || 49,931 || 50–96 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 147 || September 22 || @ Mets || 5–3 || Kipper (1–1) || Leach || Clements (2) || 35,679 || 51–96 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 148 || September 23 || @ Cardinals || 4–5 || Lahti || Guante (4–6) || Worrell || 17,611 || 51–97 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 149 || September 24 || @ Cardinals || 4–5 || Horton || Tunnell (4–10) || Dayley || 20,054 || 51–98 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 150 || September 25 || Expos || 8–2 || Reuschel (14–7) || Laskey || — || 2,648 || 52–98 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 151 || September 27 || Mets || 8–7 || McWilliams (6–8) || Gardner || DeLeon (2) || 4,843 || 53–98 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 152 || September 28 || Mets || 1–3 || Aguilera || Kipper (1–2) || Orosco || 4,410 || 53–99 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 153 || September 29 || Mets || 7–9 (10) || Orosco || McWilliams (6–9) || — || 13,956 || 53–100 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates October: 4–4 (Home: 0–0; Away: 4–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 154 || October 1 || @ Cubs || 3–4 || Patterson || Reuschel (14–8) || Smith || 3,446 || 53–101 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 155 || October 2 || @ Cubs || 9–4 || Rhoden (10–14) || Sutcliffe || Guante (5) || 4,637 || 54–101 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 156 || October 3 || @ Cubs || 5–13 || Perlman || Winn (3–6) || Engel || 7,437 || 54–102 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 157 || October 4 || @ Phillies || 7–2 || Walk (2–3) || Denny || DeLeon (3) || || 55–102 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 158 || October 4 || @ Phillies || 5–8 || Carman || DeLeon (2–19) || — || 12,410 || 55–103 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 159 || October 5 || @ Phillies || 4–2 || McWilliams (7–9) || Toliver || Reuschel (1) || || 56–103 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 160 || October 5 || @ Phillies || 5–0 || Bielecki (2–3) || Childress || — || 21,820 || 57–103 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 161 || October 6 || @ Phillies || 0–5 || Gross || Rhoden (10–15) || — || 13,749 || 57–104 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fbb = LossBold = Pirates team member Roster 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers 34 Mike Bielecki 45 John Candelaria 15 Pat Clements 25 José DeLeón 47 Cecilio Guante 35 Al Holland 51 Bob Kipper 46 Ray Krawczyk 49 Larry McWilliams 48 Rick Reuschel 29 Rick Rhoden 43 Don Robinson 19 Rod Scurry 27 Kent Tekulve 35 Dave Tomlin 22 Lee Tunnell 18 Bob Walk 41 Jim Winn Catchers 26 Junior Ortiz  6 Tony Peña Infielders 12 Bill Almon 37 Rafael Belliard  5 Sid Bream 17 Jerry Dybzinski 10 Tim Foli 24 Denny González 27 Sammy Khalifa 10 Johnnie LeMaster  5 Bill Madlock 16 Lee Mazzilli  2 Jim Morrison  3 Johnny Ray 30 Jason Thompson Outfielders 17 Mike Brown 17 Trench Davis 51 Doug Frobel 15 George Hendrick 13 Steve Kemp 28 Sixto Lezcano 17 Scott Loucks 11 Joe Orsulak 39 R. J. Reynolds 36 Marvell Wynne Manager  7 Chuck Tanner Coaches 32 Steve Demeter (First base) 31 Milt Graff (Bench) 23 Grant Jackson (Pitching) 55 Rick Peterson (Bullpen)  4 Bob Skinner (Third base)  8 Willie Stargell (First base) Opening Day lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position36 Marvell Wynne CF 3 Johnny Ray 2B5 Bill Madlock 3B30 Jason Thompson 1B 15 George Hendrick RF 6 Tony Peña C 51 Doug Frobel LF 10 Tim Foli SS29 Rick Rhoden SP Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Regular seasonMajor League Baseball Stats pirates.com: Stats http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp#elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=1985&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1439916756385&timeframe=&playerType=ALL&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='desc'&sortColumn=avg&results=&perPage=50&last_x_days=&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in A. Holland Al Holland 38 5 2 0.400 0 0 P. Clements Pat Clements 27 3 1 0.333 0 0 M. Brown Mike Brown (1980s outfielder) 57 205 68 0.332 5 33 R. Reynolds R. J. Reynolds (baseball) 31 130 40 0.308 3 17 J. Orsulak Joe Orsulak 121 397 119 0.300 0 21 J. Ortiz Junior Ortiz 23 72 21 0.292 1 5 S. Loucks Scott Loucks 4 7 2 0.286 0 1 S. Bream Sid Bream 26 95 27 0.284 3 15 L. Mazzilli Lee Mazzilli 92 117 33 0.282 1 9 J. Ray Johnny Ray (second baseman) 154 594 163 0.274 7 70 B. Almon Bill Almon 88 244 66 0.270 6 29 J. Morrison Jim Morrison (baseball) 92 244 62 0.254 4 22 B. Madlock Bill Madlock 110 399 100 0.251 10 41 S. Kemp Steve Kemp (baseball) 92 236 59 0.250 2 21 B. Kipper Bob Kipper 5 8 2 0.250 0 0 T. Peña Tony Peña 147 546 136 0.249 10 59 J. Thompson Jason Thompson (first baseman, born 1954) 123 402 97 0.241 12 61 D. Robinson Don Robinson (baseball) 44 21 5 0.238 1 4 S. Khalifa Sam Khalifa 95 320 76 0.238 2 31 G. Hendrick George Hendrick 69 256 59 0.230 2 25 D. González Denny González 35 124 28 0.226 4 12 S. Lezcano Sixto Lezcano 72 116 24 0.207 3 9 M. Wynne Marvell Wynne (baseball) 103 337 69 0.205 2 18 D. Frobel Doug Frobel 53 109 22 0.202 0 7 R. Belliard Rafael Belliard 17 20 4 0.200 0 1 T. Foli Tim Foli 19 37 7 0.189 0 2 R. Rhoden Rick Rhoden 37 74 14 0.189 0 6 R. Reuschel Rick Reuschel 31 59 10 0.169 1 7 J. LeMaster Johnnie LeMaster 22 58 9 0.155 1 6 T. Davis Trench Davis 2 7 1 0.143 0 0 L. McWilliams Larry McWilliams 32 40 5 0.125 0 2 J. Winn Jim Winn 30 18 2 0.111 0 0 L. Tunnell Lee Tunnell 24 47 4 0.085 0 1 C. Guante Cecilio Guante 63 17 1 0.059 0 0 J. DeLeón José DeLeón 31 36 2 0.056 0 0 M. Bielecki Mike Bielecki 13 10 0 0.000 0 0 J. Candelaria John Candelaria 37 1 0 0.000 0 0 J. Dybzinski Jerry Dybzinski 5 4 0 0.000 0 0 R. Scurry Rod Scurry 30 4 0 0.000 0 0 B. Walk Bob Walk 9 17 0 0.000 0 0 R. Krawczyk Ray Krawczyk 8 0 0 — 0 0 K. Tekulve Kent Tekulve 3 0 0 — 0 0 D. Tomlin Dave Tomlin 1 0 0 — 0 0Team totals1615,4361,3400.24780535 Pitching = Indicates league leader Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Regular seasonMajor League Baseball Stats pirates.com: Stats http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp#elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=1985&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1439916791143&timeframe=&playerType=ALL&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='asc'&sortColumn=era&results=&perPage=50&last_x_days=&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates Player G Games IP Innings pitched W Wins L Loss ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts D. Tomlin Dave Tomlin 1 1 0 0 0.00 0 R. Reuschel Rick Reuschel 31 194 14 8 2.27 138 C. Guante Cecilio Guante 63 109 4 6 2.72 92 R. Scurry Rod Scurry 30 472 3 0 1 3.21 43 A. Holland Al Holland 38 582 3 1 3 3.38 47 J. Candelaria John Candelaria 37 541 3 2 4 3.64 47 P. Clements Pat Clements 27 341 3 0 2 3.67 17 B. Walk Bob Walk 9 582 3 2 3 3.68 40 D. Robinson Don Robinson (baseball) 44 951 3 5 11 3.87 65 L. Tunnell Lee Tunnell 24 1321 3 4 10 4.01 74 R. Rhoden Rick Rhoden 35 2131 3 10 15 4.47 128 M. Bielecki Mike Bielecki 12 452 3 2 3 4.53 22 L. McWilliams Larry McWilliams 30 1261 3 7 9 4.70 52 J. DeLeón José DeLeón 31 1622 3 2 19 4.70 149 B. Kipper Bob Kipper 5 242 3 1 2 5.11 13 J. Winn Jim Winn 30 752 3 3 6 5.23 22 R. Krawczyk Ray Krawczyk 8 81 3 0 2 14.04 9 K. Tekulve Kent Tekulve 3 31 3 0 0 16.20 4Team totals1611,4451 3571043.97962 Awards and honors Rick Rueschel, Hutch Award,http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml Hutch Award www.baseball-almanac.com April 19, 2018 National League Comeback Player of the Year 1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Tony Peña, C, Reserve Transactions October 15, 1984 – Dale Mohorcic granted free agency. October 15, 1984 – Nelson Norman granted free agency. October 15, 1984 – Kelly Paris granted free agency. November 8, 1984 – Lee Lacy granted free agency. November 8, 1984 – Milt May granted free agency. December 3, 1984 – Drafted Junior Ortiz from the New York Mets in the 1984 rule 5 draft. December 12, 1984 – Traded Brian Harper and John Tudor to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Steve Barnard (minors) and George Hendrick. December 20, 1984 – Traded Dale Berra, Jay Buhner and Alfonso Pulido to the New York Yankees. Received Tim Foli, Steve Kemp and cash. January 3, 1985 – Drafted Greg Vaughn in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player. January 3, 1985 – Drafted Derek Lee in the 9th round of the 1985 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player. January 15, 1985 – Signed Juan Eichelberger as a free agent. January 22, 1985 – Signed Sixto Lezcano as a free agent. February 22, 1985 – Signed Orlando Merced as an amateur free agent. February 28, 1985 – Signed Rick Reuschel as a free agent. March 1, 1985 – Signed Scott Loucks as a free agent. April 7, 1985 – Released Juan Eichelberger. April 8, 1985 – Signed Bill Almon as a free agent. April 11, 1985 – Signed Jerry Dybzinski as a free agent. April 11, 1985 – Signed John Henry Johnson as a free agent. April 20, 1985 – Traded Kent Tekulve to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Frankie Griffin (minors) and Al Holland. April 21, 1985 - Signed Larry Carroll to Watertown as free agent. University of Michigan. April 27, 1985 – Traded Steve Herz (minors) to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Mike Diaz. May 30, 1985 – Traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians. Received Johnnie LeMaster. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Scott Bailes (July 3, 1985) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade. June 3, 1985 – Drafted Tommy Hinzo in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player. June 3, 1985 – Drafted Barry Bonds in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1985. June 3, 1985 – Drafted Brett Gideon in the 6th round of the 1985 amateur draft. June 3, 1985 – Drafted Tommy Gregg in the 7th round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1985. June 3, 1985 – Drafted Bill Sampen in the 12th round of the 1985 amateur draft. June 3, 1985 – Drafted Tommy Shields in the 36th round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign the player. June 17, 1985 – Released Tim Foli. July 26, 1985 – Released John Henry Johnson. August 2, 1985 – Traded John Candelaria, George Hendrick and Al Holland to the California Angels. Received a player to be named later, Mike Brown and Pat Clements. The California Angels sent Bob Kipper (August 16, 1985) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade. August 12, 1985 – Sold Doug Frobel to the Montreal Expos. August 31, 1985 – Traded Bill Madlock to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received players to be named later. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent R.J. Reynolds (September 3, 1985), Cecil Espy (September 9, 1985) and Sid Bream (September 9, 1985) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade. September 14, 1985 – Sold Rod Scurry to the New York Yankees. October 4, 1985 – Released Jerry Dybzinski. October 4, 1985 – Released Mitchell Page. October 4, 1985 – Released Eddie Vargas. October 15, 1985 – Dave Tomlin granted free agency. Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Hawaii Islanders Pacific Coast League Tommy Sandt AA Nashua Pirates Eastern League Johnny Lipon A Prince William Pirates Carolina League Ed Ott A Macon Pirates South Atlantic League Mike Quade A-Short Season Watertown Pirates New York–Penn League Woody Hunt Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Woody Huyke References 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 3rd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2007 978-1-932391-17-6 100% Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season Pitts