1985 Cincinnati Reds season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Cincinnati Reds

| season = 1985

| 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)

|}}

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, {{ISBN|978-0-451-22363-0}}

Regular season

=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.{{cite web

|url= http://www.curledup.com/2005espn.htm |title=The 2005 ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia – book review |work=curledup.com |access-date=June 9, 2010}}{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/31/sports/baseball/31records.html | work=The New York Times | title=Numbers Are Cast in Bronze, but Are Not Set in Stone | first=Alan | last=Schwarz | date=July 31, 2005 | access-date=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=

=Notable transactions=

April 10, 1985: Tony Pérez was signed as a free agent by the Reds.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/perezto01.shtml Tony Pérez] at Baseball Reference
April 26, 1985: Skeeter Barnes was traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos for Max Venable.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/barnesk01.shtml 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.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/larkiba01.shtml Barry Larkin] at Baseball Reference
June 12, 1985: Brad Gulden was purchased by the Houston Astros from the Cincinnati Reds.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/guldebr01.shtml |title=Brad Gulden Statistics and History |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=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.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kniceal01.shtml Alan Knicely] at Baseball Reference
August 29, 1985: César Cedeño was traded by the Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mark Jackson (minors).[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cedence01.shtml Cesar Cedeno] at Baseball Reference

=Roster=

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colspan="10" style="background:#c6011f; color:white; text-align:center;"\| 1985 Cincinnati Reds roster
colspan="10" style="background:black; color:white; text-align:center;"\| Roster
valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|32\|Tom Browning}} {{MLBplayer\|51\|Bob Buchanan}} {{MLBplayer\|31\|John Franco}} {{MLBplayer\|47\|Tom Hume}} {{MLBplayer\|37\|Andy McGaffigan}} {{MLBplayer\|46,54\|Rob Murphy}} {{MLBplayer\|35\|Frank Pastore}} {{MLBplayer\|48\|Ted Power}} {{MLBplayer\|49\|Joe Price}} {{MLBplayer\|33\|Ron Robinson}} {{MLBplayer\|34,53\|Mike Smith}} {{MLBplayer\|36\|Mario Soto}} {{MLBplayer\|42\|John Stuper}} {{MLBplayer\|38\|Jay Tibbs}} {{MLBplayer\|40\|Carl Willis}} \| style="width:25px;"\| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\|11\|Dann Bilardello}} {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Bo Díaz}} {{MLBplayer\|34\|Alan Knicely}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Dave Van Gorder}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\|25\|Buddy Bell}} {{MLBplayer\|13\|Dave Concepción}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Nick Esasky}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Tom Foley}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Wayne Krenchicki}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Ron Oester}} {{MLBplayer\|24\|Tony Pérez}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|Pete Rose}} {{MLBplayer\|17,56\|Wade Rowdon}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Tom Runnells}} \| style="width:25px;"\| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\|28\|César Cedeño}} {{MLBplayer\|44\|Eric Davis}} {{MLBplayer\|20\|Eddie Milner}} {{MLBplayer\|21,57\|Paul O'Neill}} {{MLBplayer\|39\|Dave Parker}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Gary Redus}} {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Max Venable}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|Duane Walker}} \| style="width:25px;"\| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\|14\|Pete Rose}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Billy DeMars}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Tommy Helms}} {{MLBplayer\|45\|Jim Kaat}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Bruce Kimm}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|George Scherger}}

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colspan="10" style="background:#c6011f; color:white; text-align:center;"| 1985 Cincinnati Reds roster

colspan="10" style="background:black; color:white; text-align:center;"| Roster

valign="top" | Pitchers

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| valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

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| valign="top" | Outfielders

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Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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| = Indicates team leader

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| = 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

style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:5%;"\| Pos ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:16%;"\| Player ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| G ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| AB ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| R ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| H ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| Avg. ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| HR ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| RBI ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| SB
class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center;" \| C	{{sortname\|Dave\|Van Gorder}}	73	151	12	36	.238	2	24	0
style="text-align:center;" \| 1B	{{sortname\|Pete\|Rose}}	119	405	60	107	.264	2	46	8
style="text-align:center;" \| 2B	{{sortname\|Ron\|Oester}}	152	526	59	155	.295	1	34	5
style="text-align:center;" \| 3B	{{sortname\|Buddy\|Bell}}	67	247	28	54	.219	6	36	0
style="text-align:center;" \| SS	{{sortname\|Dave\|Concepción}}	155	560	59	141	.252	7	48	16
style="text-align:center;" \| LF	{{sortname\|Nick\|Esasky}}	125	413	61	108	.262	21	66	3
style="text-align:center;" \| CF	{{sortname\|Eddie\|Milner}}	145	453	82	115	.254	3	33	35
style="text-align:center;" \| RF	{{sortname\|Dave\|Parker}}	style="background:#fc0;"\|160	style="background:#fc0;"\|635	style="background:#fc0;"\|88	style="background:#fc0;"\|198	style="background:#fc0;"\|.312	style="background:#fc0;"\|34	style="background:#DDFFDD;"\|125	5

{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1985.shtml |title=1985 Cincinnati Reds Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=August 24, 2012}}

==Other batters==

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:16%;"\| Player ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| G ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| AB ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| R ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| H ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| Avg. ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| HR ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| RBI ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| SB
class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center;" \| {{sortname\|Gary\|Redus}}	101	246	51	62	.252	6	28	style="background:#fc0;"\|48
style="text-align:center;" \| {{sortname\|César\|Cedeño}}	83	220	24	53	.241	3	30	9
style="text-align:center;" \| {{sortname\|Tony\|Pérez}}	72	183	25	60	.328	6	33	0
style="text-align:center;" \| {{sortname\|Wayne\|Krenchicki}}	90	173	16	47	.272	4	25	0
style="text-align:center;" \| {{sortname\|Bo\|Díaz}}	51	161	12	42	.261	3	15	0
style="text-align:center;" \| {{sortname\|Alan\|Knicely}}	48	158	17	40	.253	5	26	0
style="text-align:center;" \| {{sortname\|Max\|Venable}}	77	135	21	39	.289	0	10	11
style="text-align:center;" \| {{sortname\|Eric\|Davis\|Eric Davis (baseball)}}	56	122	26	30	.246	8	18	16
style="text-align:center;" \| {{sortname\|Dann\|Bilardello}}	42	102	6	17	.167	1	9	0
style="text-align:center;" \| {{sortname\|Tom\|Foley\|Tom Foley (infielder)}}	43	92	7	18	.196	0	6	1
style="text-align:center;" \| {{sortname\|Duane\|Walker}}	37	48	5	8	.167	2	6	1
style="text-align:center;" \| {{sortname\|Tom\|Runnells}}	28	35	3	7	.200	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| {{sortname\|Paul\|O'Neill\|Paul O'Neill (baseball)}}	5	12	1	4	.333	0	1	0
style="text-align:center;" \| {{sortname\|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

style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:16%;"\| Player ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| G ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| IP ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| W ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| L ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| ERA ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Tom Browning	38	bgcolor="FFCC00"\|261.1	bgcolor="FFCC00\|20	9	bgcolor="FFCC00"\|3.55	155
align="center" \| Mario Soto	36	256.2	12	15	3.58	bgcolor="FFCC00"\|214
align="center" \| Jay Tibbs	35	218.0	10	bgcolor="FFCC00"\|16	3.92	98
align="center" \| 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

style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:16%;"\| Player ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| G ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| IP ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| W ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| L ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| ERA ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Ron Robinson	33	108.1	7	7	3.99	76
align="center" \| John Stuper	33	99.0	8	5	4.55	38
align="center" \| Joe Price	26	64.2	2	2	3.90	52
align="center" \| 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

style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:16%;"\| Player ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| G ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| W ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| L ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| SV ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| ERA ! style="background:black; color:#d40026; width:9%;"\| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Ted Power	64	8	6	bgcolor="FFCC00"\|27	2.70	42
align=center \| John Franco	bgcolor="FFCC00"\|67	12	3	12	2.18	61
align="center" \| Tom Hume	56	3	5	3	3.26	50
align="center" \| Bob Buchanan	14	1	0	0	8.44	3
align="center" \| Carl Willis	11	1	0	1	9.22	6
align="center" \| Mike Smith	2	0	0	0	5.40	2
align="center" \| 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)

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System|level15=AAA|team15=Denver Zephyrs|league15=American Association|manager15=Gene Dusan

|level16=AA |team16=Vermont Reds|league16=Eastern League|manager16=Jack Lind

|level17=A |team17=Tampa Tarpons|league17=Florida State League|manager17=Marc Bombard

|level18=A|team18=Cedar Rapids Reds|league18=Midwest League|manager18=Jay Ward

|level19=Rookie|team19=GCL Reds|league19=Gulf Coast League|manager19=Sam Mejías

|level20=Rookie|team20=Billings Mustangs|league20=Pioneer League|manager20=Jim Lett

}}

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Vermont

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1985.shtml 1985 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090210033401/http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL_1985.shtml 1985 National League Standings at Baseball Reference]
{{Cite book| editor1-last=Johnson| editor1-first=Lloyd| editor2-last=Wolff| editor2-first=Miles| title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball| edition=2nd| location=Durham, North Carolina| publisher=Baseball America| year=1997| isbn=978-0-9637189-8-3}}

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