# 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 96th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 28th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 23rd season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium. The team won the National League West before losing to the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS. Fernando Valenzuela set a major league record for most consecutive innings at the start of a season without allowing an earned run (41).

## Offseason

* February 4, 1985: Acquired Al Oliver from the Philadelphia Phillies for Pat Zachry

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | 48‍–‍33 | 47‍–‍34 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 72 | .553 | 5½ | 47‍–‍34 | 42‍–‍38 |
| Houston Astros | 83 | 79 | .512 | 12 | 44‍–‍37 | 39‍–‍42 |
| San Diego Padres | 83 | 79 | .512 | 12 | 44‍–‍37 | 39‍–‍42 |
| Atlanta Braves | 66 | 96 | .407 | 29 | 32‍–‍49 | 34‍–‍47 |
| San Francisco Giants | 62 | 100 | .383 | 33 | 38‍–‍43 | 24‍–‍57 |

### Record vs. opponents

1985 National League recordvte Sources: :
| 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 | — |

### Opening day lineup

Opening Day Starters :
| Name | Position |
| Mariano Duncan | Second baseman |
| Ken Landreaux | Center fielder |
| Al Oliver | Left fielder |
| Pedro Guerrero | Third baseman |
| Mike Marshall | Right fielder |
| Mike Scioscia | Catcher |
| Sid Bream | First baseman |
| Dave Anderson | Shortstop |
| Fernando Valenzuela | Starting pitcher |

### Notable Transactions

* July 9, 1985: Acquired Len Matuszek from the Toronto Blue Jays for Al Oliver
* July 10, 1985: Acquired Enos Cabell from the Houston Astros for Germán Rivera and Rafael Montalvo
* July 14, 1985: Henry Rodríguez was signed as an amateur free agent.
* August 31, 1985: Acquired Bill Madlock from the Pittsburgh Pirates for R.J. Reynolds, Sid Bream and Cecil Espy

## Game log
### Regular season

Legend :
| | Dodgers win |
| | Dodgers loss |
| | Postponement |
| | Clinched division |
| Bold | Dodgers team member |
1985 regular season game log: 95–67 (Home: 48–33; Away: 47–34) :
April: 11–10 (Home: 5–5; Away: 6–5)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox Streak
1April 95:35 p.m. PST@ AstrosL 1–2Ryan (1–0)Valenzuela (0–1)DiPino (1)2:1942,8760–1L1
2April 105:35 p.m. PST@ AstrosW 5–4Reuss (1–0)Niekro (0–1)Howe (1)2:459,9451–1W1
3April 1110:35 a.m. PST@ AstrosW 4–3Diaz (1–0)Dawley (0–1)Howell (1)2:255,7932–1W2
4April 121:05 p.m. PSTGiantsL 1–4Krukow (1–0)Honeycutt (0–1)–2:3246,9102–2L1
5April 137:05 p.m. PSTGiantsW 1–0Valenzuela (1–1)Davis (0–1)–2:2349,8613–2W1
6April 141:05 p.m. PSTGiantsL 4–8Gott (1–0)Reuss (1–1)Garrelts (1)3:1048,9953–3L1
7April 157:35 p.m. PSTAstrosW 5–3Diaz (2–0)Niekro (0–2)Howell (2)2:4226,5414–3W1
8April 167:35 p.m. PSTAstrosL 3–7Smith (2–0)Howe (0–1)–2:5332,1554–4L1
9April 177:35 p.m. PSTAstrosW 1–0 (11)Hershiser (1–0)DiPino (0–1)–2:4329,7895–4W1
10April 181:05 p.m. PST@ PadresW 5–0Valenzuela (2–1)Thurmond (0–1)–2:0638,0246–4W2
11April 197:05 p.m. PST@ PadresL 2–11Hoyt (1–1)Reuss (1–2)–2:2832,9206–5L1
12April 207:05 p.m. PST@ PadresL 3–4 (10)Gossage (1–0)Howell (0–1)–3:0842,0036–6L2
13April 211:05 p.m. PST@ PadresW 2–0Hershiser (2–0)Dravecky (0–1)–2:2842,5747–6W1
14April 227:35 p.m. PST@ GiantsW 3–2 (10)Niedenfuer (1–0)LaPoint (0–3)–2:3624,5128–6W2
15April 231:05 p.m. PST@ GiantsL 1–2Krukow (2–0)Valenzuela (2–2)–2:1019,0228–7L1
16April 241:05 p.m. PST@ GiantsW 4–2Brennan (1–0)Laskey (0–2)Howell (3)2:5919,8919–7W1
17April 257:35 p.m. PSTPadresW 6–3Honeycutt (1–1)Show (2–1)–2:5239,59310–7W2
18April 267:35 p.m. PSTPadresW 2–0Hershiser (3–0)Dravecky (0–2)–2:0050,33511–7W3
19April 277:05 p.m. PSTPadresL 3–4Hawkins (4–0)Brennan (1–1)Gossage (4)2:2849,80111–8L1
20April 281:05 p.m. PDTPadresL 0–1Lefferts (1–0)Valenzuela (2–3)Gossage (5)2:0748,72611–9L2
21April 305:35 p.m. PDT@ CardinalsL 1–6Andújar (4–0)Reuss (1–3)–2:4020,38011–10L3 :
May: 12–14 (Home: 5–5; Away: 7–9)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox Streak
22May 110:35 a.m. PDT@ CardinalsW 2–1 (12)Howell (1–1)Allen (0–2)Niedenfuer (1)3:4014,32412–10W1
23May 34:35 p.m. PDT@ PiratesL 2–16McWilliams (3–1)Honeycutt (1–2)–2:4517,62812–11L1
24May 411:15 a.m. PDT@ PiratesW 6–5 (10)Valenzuela (3–3)Candelaria (1–3)–2:4814,09313–11W1
25May 510:35 a.m. PDT@ PiratesL 2–3Rhoden (2–3)Niedenfuer (1–2)Candelaria (5)2:4017,04313–12L1
26May 611:20 a.m. PDT@ CubsW 5–4 (10)Howell (2–1)Fontenot (0–1)–3:2820,79614–12W1
27May 711:20 a.m. PDT@ CubsL 2–4Ruthven (1–1)Brennan (1–2)Smith (7)2:5923,33114–13L1
28May 87:35 p.m. PDTCardinalsW 5–2Honeycutt (2–2)Tudor (1–4)Howell (4)2:2833,74815–13W1
29May 97:35 p.m. PDTCardinalsL 4–5 (10)Allen (1–2)Howell (2–2)Dayley (1)3:3437,77515–14L1
30May 107:35 p.m. PDTPiratesW 1–0Reuss (2–3)Rhoden (2–4)Howe (2)2:2848,68116–14W1
31May 111:05 p.m. PDTPiratesL 2–5 (12)Holland (1–1)Brennan (1–3)–3:4942,95716–15L1
32May 121:05 p.m. PDTPiratesW 2–0Castillo (1–1)Tunnell (0–4)Niedenfuer (2)2:4240,92417–15W1
33May 147:35 p.m. PDTCubsL 3–8Sutcliffe (5–3)Valenzuela (3–4)–3:0348,18717–16L1
34May 157:35 p.m. PDTCubsL 2–3Sanderson (2–1)Honeycutt (2–3)Smith (9)3:0446,21317–17L2
35May 175:05 p.m. PDT@ PhilliesL 5–10Gross (3–4)Reuss (2–4)–2:4416,33417–18L3
36May 184:05 p.m. PDT@ PhilliesL 5–7Andersen (1–2)Niedenfuer (1–2)Carman (1)3:0124,18917–19L4
37May 1910:35 a.m. PDT@ PhilliesW 3–2Valenzuela (4–4)Hudson (1–3)Howell (5)2:1635,27618–19W1
38May 2010:35 a.m. PDT@ ExposL 1–9Schatzeder (1–0)Castillo (1–1)–2:2814,40118–20L1
39May 214:35 p.m. PDT@ ExposL 1–6Gullickson (5–4)Honeycutt (2–4)Reardon (9)2:3114,28918–21L2
40May 224:35 p.m. PDT@ ExposW 4–0Reuss (3–4)Palmer (3–4)–2:2219,23919–21W1
41May 245:05 p.m. PDT@ MetsW 4–3Hershiser (4–0)Lynch (2–3)Niedenfuer (3)2:5737,12420–21W2
42May 2510:20 a.m. PDT@ MetsW 6–2Valenzuela (5–4)Gooden (6–3)–2:3540,05221–21W3
43May 2610:35 a.m. PDT@ MetsL 1–2McDowell (5–1)Honeycutt (2–5)–2:3936,23421–22L1
44May 274:35 p.m. PDT@ MetsL 1–8Darling (4–1)Reuss (3–5)–2:2324,45821–23L2
45May 297:35 p.m. PDTPhilliesW 6–1Hershiser (5–0)Gross (3–6)–2:2536,42222–23W1
46May 307:35 p.m. PDTPhilliesL 1–6Denny (2–5)Valenzuela (5–5)–2:2929,59122–24L1
47May 317:35 p.m. PDTExposW 4–0Honeycutt (3–5)Gullickson (6–5)Niedenfuer (4)2:2134,55423–24W1 :
June: 15–10 (Home: 9–6; Away: 6–4)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox Streak
48June 17:05 p.m. PDTExposL 2–4 (11)Lucas (1–0)Howell (2–3)Reardon (15)3:1441,05823–25L1
49June 21:05 p.m. PDTExposW 8–7Castillo (2–1)Smith (5–2)–3:1537,66024–25W1
50June 35:20 p.m. PDTMetsW 5–4 (12)Howe (1–1)Sisk (1–3)–3:5436,93525–25W2
51June 47:35 p.m. PDTMetsL 1–4Gooden (8–3)Valenzuela (5–6)–2:3349,38625–26L1
52June 57:35 p.m. PDTMetsW 2–1Welch (1–0)Fernandez (1–2)Howe (3)2:5632,63126–26W1
53June 74:40 p.m. PDT@ BravesW 7–2Niedenfuer (3–3)Bedrosian (2–5)–2:4324,61227–26W2
54June 812:20 p.m. PDT@ BravesL 3–7Mahler (9–5)Hershiser (5–1)–2:3736,47727–27L1
55June 911:10 a.m. PDT@ BravesL 3–10Shields (1–0)Valenzuela (5–7)Forster (1)2:5529,34027–28L2
56June 104:35 p.m. PDT@ RedsW 7–4Honeycutt (4–5)Stuper (5–5)Howell (6)2:4018,06428–28W1
—June 11@ RedsPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: August 2)
—June 12@ RedsPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 13)
57June 145:35 p.m. PDT@ AstrosW 10–2Reuss (4–5)Niekro (3–7)–2:4821,24329–28W2
58June 1510:20 a.m. PDT@ AstrosW 3–0Hershiser (6–1)Knepper (6–3)–1:5625,42230–28W3
59June 164:05 p.m. PDT@ AstrosW 9–0Valenzuela (6–7)Scott (5–3)–2:4825,49131–28W4
60June 175:20 p.m. PDTPadresL 2–3Show (5–4)Honeycutt (4–6)Gossage (15)2:5730,63331–29L1
61June 187:35 p.m. PDTPadresL 0–4Dravecky (6–4)Welch (1–1)–2:1446,89031–30L2
62June 197:35 p.m. PDTPadresW 5–1Reuss (5–5)Hawkins (11–1)–2:1045,41532–30W1
63June 217:35 p.m. PDTAstrosW 7–2Hershiser (7–1)Scott (5–4)–2:4139,58433–30W2
64June 227:05 p.m. PDTAstrosW 6–3Valenzuela (7–7)Ryan (8–4)–2:2848,31334–30W3
65June 231:05 p.m. PDTAstrosW 6–2Honeycutt (5–6)Mathis (3–2)Niedenfuer (5)2:4438,71635–30W4
66June 245:20 p.m. PDTAstrosL 4–8Niekro (5–6)Reuss (5–6)–2:4234,45935–31L1
67June 257:05 p.m. PDT@ PadresW 3–2Howell (3–3)Stoddard (0–3)–2:2823,29636–31W1
68June 267:05 p.m. PDT@ PadresL 4–10Hoyt (10–4)Hershiser (7–2)–2:0736,11336–32L1
69June 271:05 p.m. PDT@ PadresL 4–5Lefferts (4–2)Valenzuela (7–8)Gossage (17)2:3347,48236–33L2
70June 287:35 p.m. PDTBravesL 2–11Bedrosian (5–6)Honeycutt (5–7)–2:5240,54636–34L3
71June 2912:50 p.m. PDTBravesW 3–2Reuss (6–6)Mahler (11–7)Niedenfuer (6)2:0939,14137–34W1
72June 301:05 p.m. PDTBravesW 4–3Howell (4–3)Sutter (4–3)–2:2236,80438–34W2 :
July: 20–7 (Home: 12–4; Away: 8–3)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox Streak
73July 15:20 p.m. PDTRedsW 8–1Hershiser (8–2)Tibbs (4–10)–2:2823,29639–34W3
74July 27:35 p.m. PDTRedsW 3–0Valenzuela (8–8)Price (2–2)–2:0649,20740–34W4
75July 43:35 p.m. PDT@ CardinalsL 2–3Andújar (14–3)Howell (4–4)–3:0538,39440–35L1
76July 55:35 p.m. PDT@ CardinalsW 4–1Niedenfuer (3–2)Cox (9–4)Howell (7)2:2239,29641–35W1
77July 611:15 a.m. PDT@ CardinalsW 8–3Welch (2–1)Kepshire (5–6)–2:4133,85242–35W2
78July 711:15 a.m. PDT@ CardinalsL 1–7Tudor (9–7)Hershiser (8–3)–2:4336,31342–36L1
79July 84:35 p.m. PDT@ PiratesW 4–3Valenzuela (9–8)DeLeón (2–12)–2:466,53743–36W1
80July 94:35 p.m. PDT@ PiratesW 8–3Honeycutt (6–7)Rhoden (5–9)Niedenfuer (7)2:416,74844–36W2
81July 104:35 p.m. PDT@ PiratesW 5–4Reuss (1–3)Tunnell (0–6)Howell (7)2:3412,93445–36W3
82July 1111:20 a.m. PDT@ CubsW 3–1Welch (3–1)Fontenot (3–4)Howell (8)2:2035,46946–36W4
83July 121:05 p.m. PDT@ CubsW 7–4Niedenfuer (4–2)Smith (4–4)–2:5736,02947–36W5
84July 1310:20 a.m. PDT@ CubsW 9–1Valenzuela (10–8)Gura (0–2)–2:3234,82248–36W6
85July 1411:20 a.m. PDT@ CubsL 4–10Frazier (5–2)Honeycutt (6–8)Brusstar (2)3:1734,27348–37L1
56th All-Star Game in Minneapolis, MN
86July 187:35 p.m. PDTCardinalsW 2–1Hershiser (9–3)Campbell (2–2)Niedenfuer (8)2:4146,48449–37W1
87July 197:35 p.m. PDTCardinalsW 5–2Welch (4–1)Cox (11–5)–2:1549,47250–37L2
88July 207:05 p.m. PDTCardinalsW 3–0Valenzuela (11–8)Tudor (10–8)–2:0948,58251–37W3
89July 211:05 p.m. PDTCardinalsL 2–4 (10)Lahti (1–0)Niedenfuer (4–3)Forsch (2)3:1240,38051–38L1
90July 227:35 p.m. PDTPiratesL 3–6McWilliams (5–7)Honeycutt (6–9)Guante (1)3:0329,88851–39L2
91July 237:35 p.m. PDTPiratesW 6–0Hershiser (10–3)Reuschel (8–3)–2:3133,01352–39W1
92July 247:35 p.m. PDTPiratesW 9–1Welch (5–1)Robinson (2–4)–2:4234,05153–39W2
93July 257:35 p.m. PDTCubsW 7–3Valenzuela (12–8)Fontenot (3–5)Howell (9)2:3349,51654–39W3
94July 267:35 p.m. PDTCubsW 10–0Reuss (8–6)Ruthven (4–7)–2:5041,32155–39W4
95July 2712:20 p.m. PDTCubsW 5–4Hershiser (11–3)Frazier (5–4)Howell (10)3:0046,09256–39W5
96July 281:05 p.m. PDTCubsL 2–9Sorensen (3–2)Powell (0–1)Brusstar (3)2:4447,57156–40L1
97July 297:35 p.m. PDTGiantsW 10–5Welch (6–1)Blue (5–4)–2:5236,53657–40W1
98July 307:35 p.m. PDTGiantsW 4–2Niedenfuer (5–3)Minton (2–2)–2:5446,66858–40W2
99July 317:35 p.m. PDTGiantsL 5–7Laskey (5–11)Reuss (8–7)Garrelts (8)2:4845,29758–41L1 :
August: 16–11 (Home: 7–4; Away: 9–7)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox Streak
100 (1)August 22:05 p.m. PDT@ RedsW 5–3Hershiser (12–3)Robinson (5–3)Niedenfuer (9)2:38–59–41W1
101 (2)August 25:18 p.m. PDT@ RedsL 2–5Tibbs (5–11)Honeycutt (6–10)–2:2540,23659–42L1
102August 34:05 p.m. PDT@ RedsW 2–0Welch (7–1)Soto (10–12)–2:0738,47460–42W1
103August 411:15 a.m. PDT@ RedsL 4–5Power (3–2)Howell (4–5)–2:2939,04960–43L1
104August 54:40 p.m. PDT@ BravesW 6–1Reuss (9–7)Barker (1–5)–2:3024,53661–43W1
—August 6@ BravesPostponed (Strike) (Makeup date: September 10)
—August 7@ BravesPostponed (Strike) (Makeup date: September 9)
105August 87:35 p.m. PDTRedsL 5–6 (13)Power (4–2)Diaz (2–1)Robinson (1)4:1437,47961–44L1
106August 97:35 p.m. PDTReds'W 3–1Welch (8–1)Browning (9–9)–2:1444,93562–44W1
107August 107:35 p.m. PDTRedsW 2–1Valenzuela (13–8)Tibbs (5–12)–2:2448,41063–44W2
108August 111:05 p.m. PDTRedsW 4–0Reuss (10–7)McGaffigan (1–1)–2:3141,18864–44W3
109August 127:35 p.m. PDTBravesW 3–0Honeycutt (7–10)Mahler (16–10)Niedenfuer (10)2:1936,74165–44W4
110August 137:35 p.m. PDTBravesW 2–1Diaz (3–1)Forster (1–3)Niedenfuer (11)2:3838,92466–44W5
111August 147:35 p.m. PDTBravesW 5–0Welch (9–1)McMurtry (0–2)–2:1139,62767–44W6
112August 152:05 p.m. PDTBravesW 5–4Valenzuela (14–8)Sutter (7–5)Niedenfuer (12)2:3242,16968–44W7
113August 168:05 p.m. PDT@ GiantsW 5–1Reuss (11–7)Blue (5–5)Howell (11)2:3020,95269–44W8
114August 171:05 p.m. PDT@ GiantsL 2–5Garrelts (7–3)Diaz (3–2)–2:5218,79169–45L1
115August 181:05 p.m. PDT@ GiantsL 1–2 (10)Davis (4–7)Niedenfuer (5–4)–2:4829,18169–46L2
116August 204:35 p.m. PDT@ PhilliesW 5–4 (11)Niedenfuer (6–4)Tekulve (4–9)Honeycutt (1)3:3924,22770–46W1
117August 214:35 p.m. PDT@ PhilliesW 15–6Valenzuela (15–8)Koosman (6–4)–2:5623,65071–46W2
118August 224:35 p.m. PDT@ PhilliesL 0–2Rawley (10–6)Reuss (11–8)–2:2022,59871–47L1
119August 234:35 p.m. PDT@ ExposW 8–4Hershiser (13–3)Burke (8–2)Niedenfuer (13)2:4821,12472–47W1
120August 244:35 p.m. PDT@ ExposL 2–5Smith (15–4)Honeycutt (7–11)Reardon (32)2:4124,37272–48L1
121August 2510:35 a.m. PDT@ ExposL 1–6Gullickson (12–9)Welch (9–2)–2:2418,15072–49L2
122August 264:35 p.m. PDT@ MetsW 6–1Valenzuela (16–8)Lynch (10–7)–2:4743,06373–49W1
123August 274:35 p.m. PDT@ MetsW 2–1Reuss (12–8)Fernandez (5–8)Niedenfuer (14)2:4242,76474–49W2
124August 297:35 p.m. PDTPhilliesL 2–3 (10)Carman (6–4)Honeycutt (7–12)–3:3539,48774–50L1
125August 307:35 p.m. PDTPhilliesL 2–5Gross (13–9)Welch (9–9)Shipanoff (1)2:4049,06874–51L2
126August 317:05 p.m. PDTPhilliesL 0–5Rawley (11–6)Valenzuela (16–9)–2:2046,94274–52L3 :
September: 18–12 (Home: 7–6; Away: 11–6)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox Streak
127September 11:05 p.m. PDTPhilliesL 1–4Denny (9–11)Reuss (12–9)Shipanoff (2)2:4229,02974–53L4
128September 25:20 p.m. PDTExposW 5–4 (11)Diaz (4–2)Reardon (2–7)–3:2547,49675–53W1
129September 37:35 p.m. PDTExposW 4–0Hershiser (14–3)Smith (15–5)–2:1927,29276–53W2
130September 47:35 p.m. PDTExposW 4–2Welch (10–3)Dopson (0–1)Niedenfuer (15)2:5329,33877–53W3
131September 67:35 p.m. PDTMetsL 0–2 (13)Orosco (5–4)Niedenfuer (6–5)–3:4751,86877–54L1
132September 712:20 p.m. PDTMetsW 7–6Niedenfuer (7–5)Leach (2–3)–3:1144,44478–54W1
133September 81:05 p.m. PDTMetsL 3–4 (14)Sisk (4–5)Diaz (4–3)–4:5843,83878–55L1
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL198509090.shtml 134September 94:40 p.m. PDT@ BravesW 9–7Holton (1–0)Sutter (7–7)Powell (1)3:463,13779–55W1
135 (1)September 102:40 p.m. PDT@ BravesW 10–1Honeycutt (8–12)Pérez (1–10)–2:39–80–55W2
136 (2)September 105:54 p.m. PDT@ BravesW 10–4Powell (1–1)Smith (6–9)–3:0010,30081–55W3
137September 114:40 p.m. PDT@ BravesW 12–3Valenzuela (17–9)Bedrosian (6–12)–2:466,20582–55W4
138September 124:40 p.m. PDT@ BravesL 6–11Smith (7–9)Castillo (2–2)–2:425,06482–56L1
139 (1)September 132:05 p.m. PDT@ RedsW 8–2Hershiser (15–3)McGaffigan (1–3)–2:34–83–56W1
140 (2)September 135:14 p.m. PDT@ RedsL 5–6Power (6–4)Niedenfuer (7–6)–3:0028,96183–57L1
141September 144:05 p.m. PDT@ RedsW 7–0Welch (11–3)Robinson (5–6)–2:2929,77184–57W1
142September 1511:15 a.m. PDT@ RedsL 6–10Browning (17–9)Valenzuela (17–10)Power (22)2:2428,80484–58L1
143September 167:05 p.m. PDT@ PadresL 2–4Show (10–10)Reuss (12–10)Gossage (23)2:2025,03584–59L2
144September 177:05 p.m. PDT@ PadresW 7–1Hershiser (16–3)Hawkins (17–7)–2:2520,79885–59W1
145September 187:35 p.m. PDTAstrosL 2–7Scott (18–7)Howell (4–6)Calhoun (4)2:4734,25185–60L1
146September 197:35 p.m. PDTAstrosL 5–6Knepper (15–10)Welch (11–4)Smith (25)3:1125,46685–61L2
147September 208:05 p.m. PDT@ GiantsL 3–5Minton (5–4)Niedenfuer (7–7)–2:4610,48485–62L3
148September 211:05 p.m. PDT@ GiantsW 11–2Reuss (13–10)Davis (5–11)–2:4312,07086–62W1
149September 221:05 p.m. PDT@ GiantsW 5–3Hershiser (17–3)Blue (7–7)Niedenfuer (16)2:2510,29787–62W2
150September 235:35 p.m. PDT@ AstrosW 5–3Diaz (5–3)Calhoun (2–4)Niedenfuer (17)2:508,93888–62W3
151September 245:35 p.m. PDT@ AstrosW 7–2Welch (12–4)Knepper (15–11)–2:4410,04389–62W4
152September 255:35 p.m. PDT@ AstrosL 4–6 (10)Solano (2–2)Niedenfuer (7–8)–2:4516,95589–63L1
153September 277:35 p.m. PDTGiantsW 6–2Hershiser (18–3)Blue (7–8)–2:3635,40090–63W1
154September 281:05 p.m. PDTGiantsW 3–1Reuss (14–10)LaPoint (7–16)Niedenfuer (18)2:3941,13491–63W2
155September 291:05 p.m. PDTGiantsW 7–2Welch (13–4)Mason (0–3)–2:5845,77592–63W3
156September 307:35 p.m. PDTPadresL 4–6Gossage (4–3)Howell (4–7)–2:3737,57192–64L1 :
October: 3–3 (Home: 3–3; Away: 0–0)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox Streak
157October 17:35 p.m. PDTPadresW 10–3Diaz (6–3)Dravecky (13–11)–2:5138,58293–64W1
158October 27:35 p.m. PDTBravesW 9–3Hershiser (19–3)Johnson (4–4)–2:4532,04294–64W2
159October 37:35 p.m. PDTBravesL 0–5Smith (9–10)Holton (1–1)–2:3223,48694–65L1
160October 47:35 p.m. PDTRedsL 2–4Stuper (8–5)Peña (0–1)Power (27)2:1843,30994–66L2
161October 51:05 p.m. PDTRedsW 3–1Welch (14–4)Robinson (7–7)Niedenfuer (19)2:0735,86195–66W1
162October 61:05 p.m. PDTRedsL 5–6Power (8–6)Niedenfuer (7–9)Franco (12)2:4745,77895–67L1 :
*An MLB Players strike forced the cancellation of all regular season games on August 6 and 7. Most games were made up later in the season. :

### Postseason Game log

Legend :
| | Dodgers win |
| | Dodgers loss |
| Bold | Dodgers team member |
1985 Postseason game log: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Away: 0–3) :
NL Championship Series vs. St. Louis Cardinals 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Away: 0–3)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceSeriesBox Streak
1October 95:30 p.m. PDTCardinalsW 4–1Valenzuela (1–0)Tudor (0–1)Niedenfuer (1)2:4255,270LA 1–0W1
2October 105:35 p.m. PDTCardinalsW 8–2Hershiser (1–0)Andújar (0–1)–3:0452,222LA 2–0W2
3October 1210:05 a.m. PDT@ CardinalsL 2–4Cox (1–0)Welch (0–1)Dayley (1)3:2153,708LA 2–1L1
4October 135:15 p.m. PDT@ CardinalsL 2–12Tudor (1–1)Reuss (0–1)–2:4753,708Tied 2–2L2
5October 1412:05 p.m. PDT@ CardinalsL 2–3Lahti (1–0)Niedenfuer (0–1)–2:5653,708STL 3–2L3
6October 1612:05 p.m. PDTCardinalsL 5–7Worrell (1–0)Niedenfuer (0–2)Dayley (2)3:3255,208STL 4–2L4 :

## 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 Scioscia | 141 | 429 | 127 | .296 | 7 | 53 |
| 1B | Greg Brock | 129 | 438 | 110 | .251 | 21 | 66 |
| 2B | Steve Sax | 136 | 488 | 136 | .279 | 1 | 42 |
| SS | Mariano Duncan | 142 | 562 | 137 | .244 | 6 | 39 |
| 3B | Dave Anderson | 77 | 221 | 44 | .199 | 4 | 18 |
| LF | Pedro Guerrero | 137 | 487 | 156 | .320 | 33 | 87 |
| CF | Ken Landreaux | 147 | 482 | 129 | .268 | 12 | 50 |
| RF | Mike Marshall | 135 | 518 | 152 | .293 | 28 | 95 |

#### 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 |
| Candy Maldonado | 121 | 213 | 48 | .225 | 5 | 19 |
| R.J. Reynolds | 73 | 207 | 55 | .266 | 0 | 25 |
| Enos Cabell | 57 | 192 | 56 | .292 | 0 | 22 |
| Bill Russell | 76 | 169 | 44 | .260 | 0 | 13 |
| Steve Yeager | 53 | 121 | 25 | .207 | 0 | 9 |
| Bob Bailor | 74 | 118 | 29 | .246 | 0 | 7 |
| Terry Whitfield | 79 | 104 | 27 | .260 | 3 | 16 |
| Al Oliver | 35 | 79 | 20 | .253 | 0 | 8 |
| Len Matuszek | 43 | 63 | 14 | .222 | 3 | 13 |
| Sid Bream | 24 | 53 | 7 | .132 | 3 | 6 |
| Mike Ramsey | 9 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Johnstone | 17 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 2 |
| José González | 23 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Williams | 22 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Franklin Stubbs | 10 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 2 |
| Ralph Bryant | 6 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
| Stu Pederson | 8 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilberto Reyes | 6 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 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 |
| Fernando Valenzuela | 35 | 272.1 | 17 | 10 | 2.45 | 208 |
| Orel Hershiser | 36 | 239.2 | 19 | 3 | 2.03 | 157 |
| Jerry Reuss | 34 | 212.2 | 14 | 10 | 2.92 | 84 |
| Bob Welch | 23 | 167.1 | 14 | 4 | 2.31 | 96 |

#### 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 |
| Rick Honeycutt | 31 | 142.0 | 8 | 12 | 3.42 | 67 |
| Bobby Castillo | 35 | 68.0 | 2 | 2 | 5.43 | 57 |
| Tom Brennan | 12 | 31.2 | 1 | 3 | 7.39 | 17 |
| Dennis Powell | 16 | 29.1 | 1 | 1 | 5.22 | 19 |
| Alejandro Peña | 2 | 4.1 | 0 | 1 | 8.31 | 2 |

#### 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 |
| Tom Niedenfuer | 64 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 2.71 | 102 |
| Ken Howell | 56 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3.77 | 85 |
| Carlos Diaz | 46 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2.61 | 73 |
| Steve Howe | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4.91 | 11 |
| Brian Holton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |

## National League Championship Series

The Dodgers faced the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1985 NLCS, the first year the championship series was in a "Best of seven" format. Jack Clark hit a 450-foot home run off Dodger closer Tom Niedenfuer to win game six and the NLCS for the Cardinals. With an open base, Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda was second guessed for not walking Clark, the only big power threat in the Cardinal line-up. Niedenfuer also gave up a walk-off home run to Ozzie Smith in game five contributing to Smith winning the NLCS MVP Award.

### Game 1

Wednesday, October 9 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| W: Fernando Valenzuela (1-0) L: John Tudor (0-1) SV: Tom Niedenfuer (1) |||||||||||||
| HRs: LAD – None STL – None |||||||||||||

### Game 2

Thursday, October 10 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 13 | 1 |
| W: Orel Hershiser (1-0) L: Joaquín Andújar (0-1) SV: None |||||||||||||
| HRs: LAD – Greg Brock (1) STL – None |||||||||||||

### Game 3

Saturday, October 12 at Busch Stadium (St. Louis)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| St. Louis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| W: Danny Cox (1-0) L: Bob Welch (0-1) SV: Ken Dayley (1) |||||||||||||
| HRs: LAD – None STL – Tom Herr (1) |||||||||||||

### Game 4

Sunday, October 13 at Busch Stadium (St. Louis)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| St. Louis | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 12 | 15 | 0 |
| W: John Tudor (1-0) L: Jerry Reuss (0-1) SV: None |||||||||||||
| HRs: LAD – Bill Madlock (1) STL – None |||||||||||||

### Game 5

Monday, October 14 at Busch Stadium (St. Louis)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| St. Louis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| W: Jeff Lahti (1-0) L: Tom Niedenfuer (0-1) SV: None |||||||||||||
| HRs: LAD – Bill Madlock (2) STL – Ozzie Smith (1) |||||||||||||

### Game 6

Wednesday, October 16 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 |
| Los Angeles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| W: Todd Worrell (1-0) L: Tom Niedenfuer (0-2) SV: Ken Dayley (2) |||||||||||||
| HRs: LAD – Bill Madlock (3) Mike Marshall (1) STL – Jack Clark (1) |||||||||||||

## 1985 awards

* 1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
** Pedro Guerrero reserve
** Fernando Valenzuela reserve
* NL Pitcher of the Month
** Fernando Valenzuela (April 1985)
** Fernando Valenzuela (July 1985)
* NL Player of the Month
** Pedro Guerrero (June 1985)
* NL Player of the Week
** Pedro Guerrero (June 10–16)
** Pedro Guerrero (July 22–28)
** Mike Marshall (Sep. 9–15)

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Albuquerque Dukes | Pacific Coast League | Terry Collins |
| AA | San Antonio Dodgers | Texas League | Gary LaRocque |
| High A | Bakersfield Dodgers | California League | Mel Queen |
| High A | Vero Beach Dodgers | Florida State League | Stan Wasiak |
| Rookie | Great Falls Dodgers | Pioneer League | Kevin Kennedy |
| Rookie | Gulf Coast Dodgers | Gulf Coast League | Joe Alvarez |

## Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers drafted 37 players in the June draft and 16 in the January draft. Of those, six players would eventually play in the Major Leagues. They received an extra pick in the 2nd round of the June draft as compensation for losing pitcher Burt Hooton as a free agent.
The first pick in the June draft was outfielder Chris Gwynn from San Diego State. The brother of Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, he would play 10 seasons in the Majors (7 of them with the Dodgers), primarily as a pinch hitter/backup outfielder. He hit .261 in 599 Major League games. The draft also included outfielder Mike Devereaux (round 5), who was briefly a starter with the Baltimore Orioles in the early 90s but was primarily a reserve, and relief pitcher John Wetteland (2nd round of the January secondary draft) who saved 330 games in 12 seasons (with the Dodgers, Expos, Yankees and Rangers).
1985 Draft Picks :
January draft
Round
Name
Position
School
Signed
Career span
Highest level
1
Bradley Zeinert
LHP
Yes
1985–1987
Rookie
2
John Farley
3B
San Jacinto College
Yes
1985
Rookie
3
Greg Briley
SS
Louisburg College
No Mariners-1986
1986–1997
MLB
4
Mike Kitz
LHP
College of San Mateo
No
5
Paul Kuzniar
RHP
Alvin Community College
No Indians-1987
1987–1990
AA
6
Lester Logan
C
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
No
7
Gregory Martin
2B
Middle Georgia College
No
8
Mike Fowler
3B
Spartanburg Methodist College
No Braves-1987
1987–1989
A
9
Bruce Powers
OF
Skyline Junior College
No
10
Chris Graves
RHP
Middle Georgia College
No
11
Kevin Nelson
RHP
Yuba Community College
Yes
1985–1986
A
12
Derek Keathley
RHP
Yuba Community College
No
13
John McEntee
LHP
College of Marin
No
January Secondary phase
Round
Name
Position
School
Signed
Career span
Highest level
1
Eric Tutt
1B
Middle Georgia College
No
1985
Rookie
2
John Wetteland
RHP
College of San Mateo
Yes
1985–2000
MLB
3
Adrian Adkins
C
Middle Georgia College
No Pirates-1989
1989
Rookie
June draft
Round
Name
Position
School
Signed
Career span
Highest level
1
Chris Gwynn
OF
San Diego State University
Yes
1985–1996
MLB
2
Mike Watters
2B
University of Michigan
Yes
1985–1988
AAA
2
Jeremy Smith
C
Morehead State University
Yes
1985–1986
A
3
Pete Geist
OF
Georgia Institute of Technology
Yes
1985–1987
A
4
Mike Prior
OF
Illinois State University
No
5
Mike Devereaux
OF
Arizona State University
Yes
1985–1998
MLB
6
Walter McConnell
3B
Georgia Institute of Technology
Yes
1985–1992
AAA
7
Rene Garcia
LHP
Hoover High School
Yes
1985–1987
A
8
Jack Savage
RHP
University of Kentucky
Yes
1985–1991
MLB
9
Walter Stull
RHP
University of California, Riverside
Yes
1985–1987
A
10
Frederick Farwell
LHP
University of Arkansas
Yes
1985–1988
AAA
11
Michael Fiala
RHP
Princeton University
Yes
1985–1986
A
12
Kenneth Lambert
C
University of Portland
Yes
1985–1987
A
13
Andy Naworski
RHP
University of California, Los Angeles
Yes
1985–1987
A
14
Michael Batesole
3B
Oral Roberts University
Yes
1985–1988
AA
15
William Ray
RHP
University of Kentucky
Yes
1985–1988
A
16
Mike Huff
OF
Northwestern University
Yes
1985–1996
MLB
17
Bryan Smith
LHP
St. Mary's College of California
Yes
1985–1987
A
18
Carl Thomas
LHP
Calhoun County High School
Yes
1985–1987
A
19
Michael Burke
1B
St. Xavier University
Yes
1985–1987
A
20
Michael Lilly
RHP
State University of West Georgia
Yes
1985–1987
Rookie
21
Charles Hardwick
LHP
University of South Carolina
Yes
1985–1986
A
22
Edwin Hart
LHP
Patrick Henry High School
Yes
1985–1986
Rookie
23
Jeffrey Hartman
SS
McCaskey High School
Yes
1985–1988
A
24
Michael White
OF
Valdosta State University
Yes
1985–1986
A
25
Paul Moralez
1B
University of California, Riverside
Yes
1985–1987
A
26
Douglas Ames
LHP
Yes
1985–1986
A
27
Robert Tucker
C
West Virginia University
Yes
1985–1986
A
28
Eugene Ayers
SS
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Yes
1985–1986
A
29
Brett Parker
SS
Sul Ross State University
Yes
1985
Rookie
30
Andrew Anthony
OF
Valdosta State University
Yes
1985–1986
A
31
Jim Garrison
SS
Plant City High School
Yes
1985–1988
A
32
Ronald Jackson
C
Huston-Tillotson College
Yes
1985–1986
A
33
Bill Bluhm
3B
College of the Canyons
Yes
1985–1989
A
June secondary phase
Round
Name
Position
School
Signed
Career span
Highest level
1
Doug Cox
LHP
Georgia Perimeter College
No
2
Marty Newton
C
San Bernardino Valley College
Yes
1985–1986
A-
3
John McEntee
LHP
College of Marin
No :