# 1985 San Diego Padres season

The 1985 San Diego Padres season was the 17th season in franchise history. Led by manager Dick Williams, the Padres were unable to defend their National League championship.

## Offseason

* December 3, 1984: Doug Gwosdz was drafted from the Padres by the San Francisco Giants in the 1984 rule 5 draft.
* January 3, 1985: Jerry Royster was signed as a free agent by the Padres.
* February 7, 1985: Fritzie Connally was traded by the Padres to the Baltimore Orioles for Vic Rodriguez.
* February 13, 1985: Greg Harris was purchased from the Padres by the Texas Rangers.
* February 16, 1985: Roberto Alomar was signed by the Padres as an amateur free agent.

## Regular season

* Steve Garvey's errorless games streak ended on April 14, 1985. The streak started on June 26, 1983.
* LaMarr Hoyt tied a club record by winning 11 straight decisions.

### Opening Day starters

* Steve Garvey
* Tony Gwynn
* Terry Kennedy
* Carmelo Martínez
* Kevin McReynolds
* Jerry Royster
* Eric Show
* Garry Templeton
* Alan Wiggins

### 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 | — |

### Notable transactions

* April 6, 1985: Mitch Williams was traded by the Padres to the Texas Rangers for Randy Asadoor.

### Roster
## 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 | Terry Kennedy | 143 | 532 | 139 | .261 | 10 | 74 |
| 1B | Steve Garvey | 162 | 654 | 184 | .281 | 17 | 81 |
| 2B | Tim Flannery | 126 | 384 | 108 | .281 | 1 | 40 |
| SS | Garry Templeton | 148 | 546 | 154 | .282 | 6 | 55 |
| 3B | Graig Nettles | 137 | 440 | 115 | .261 | 15 | 61 |
| LF | Carmelo Martínez | 150 | 514 | 130 | .253 | 21 | 72 |
| CF | Kevin McReynolds | 152 | 564 | 132 | .234 | 15 | 75 |
| RF | Tony Gwynn | 154 | 622 | 197 | .317 | 6 | 46 |

#### 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 |
| Jerry Royster | 90 | 249 | 70 | .281 | 5 | 31 |
| Kurt Bevacqua | 71 | 138 | 33 | .239 | 3 | 25 |
| Bruce Bochy | 48 | 112 | 30 | .268 | 6 | 13 |
| Al Bumbry | 68 | 95 | 19 | .200 | 1 | 10 |
| Bobby Brown | 79 | 84 | 13 | .155 | 0 | 6 |
| Mario Ramírez | 37 | 60 | 17 | .283 | 2 | 5 |
| Gerry Davis | 44 | 58 | 17 | .293 | 0 | 2 |
| Miguel Diloné | 27 | 46 | 10 | .217 | 0 | 1 |
| Alan Wiggins | 10 | 37 | 2 | .054 | 0 | 0 |
| Edwin Rodríguez | 1 | 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 |
| Eric Show | 35 | 233.0 | 12 | 11 | 3.09 | 141 |
| Andy Hawkins | 33 | 228.2 | 18 | 8 | 3.15 | 69 |
| Dave Dravecky | 34 | 214.2 | 13 | 11 | 2.93 | 105 |
| LaMarr Hoyt | 31 | 210.1 | 16 | 8 | 3.47 | 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 |
| Mark Thurmond | 36 | 138.1 | 7 | 11 | 3.97 | 57 |
| Ed Wojna | 15 | 42.0 | 2 | 4 | 5.79 | 18 |

#### 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 |
| Rich Gossage | 50 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 1.82 | 52 |
| Craig Lefferts | 60 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3.35 | 48 |
| Tim Stoddard | 44 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4.65 | 42 |
| Luis DeLeón | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4.19 | 31 |
| Roy Lee Jackson | 22 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.70 | 28 |
| Lance McCullers | 21 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.31 | 27 |
| Greg Booker | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.85 | 7 |
| Gene Walter | 15 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2.05 | 18 |
| Bob Patterson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.75 | 1 |

## Award winners

* Garry Templeton, tied Major League record with four Intentional Walks in a game on July 5, 1985
1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* LaMarr Hoyt, pitcher, reserve
** Hoyt was the Winning Pitcher for the National League
* Garry Templeton, shortstop, reserve
* LaMarr Hoyt, All-Star Game Most Valuable Player

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Las Vegas Stars | Pacific Coast League | Bob Cluck |
| AA | Beaumont Golden Gators | Texas League | Bobby Tolan |
| A | Reno Padres | California League | Steve Smith |
| A | Charleston Rainbows | South Atlantic League | Jim Skaalen |
| A-Short Season | Spokane Indians | Northwest League | Jack Maloof |