# 1985 Montreal Expos season

The 1985 Montreal Expos season was the 17th season in franchise history. They finished with a record of 84–77, third in the National League East and 16 1/2 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

## Offseason

* November 7, 1984: Chris Welsh was traded by the Expos to the Texas Rangers for Dave Hostetler.
* November 14, 1984: Larry Walker was signed by the Expos as an amateur free agent.
* December 4, 1984: Jack Daugherty was purchased by the Expos from the Helena Gold Sox.
* December 7, 1984: Bob James was traded by the Expos to the Chicago White Sox for Vance Law.
* December 7, 1984: Bryan Little was traded by the Expos to the Chicago White Sox for Bert Roberge.
* December 10, 1984 Gary Carter was traded by the Expos to the New York Mets for Hubie Brooks, Mike Fitzgerald, Herm Winningham and Floyd Youmans.
* January 9, 1985: Mike Stenhouse was traded by the Expos to the Minnesota Twins for Jack O'Connor.
* March 28, 1985: Bobby Ramos was released by the Expos.

## Spring training

The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida – a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their ninth season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981.

## Regular season

April 30, 1985: In an 11–0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, position player Razor Shines pitched one inning as the Expos pitching resources were depleted.

### Season standings

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 101 | 61 | .623 | — | 54‍–‍27 | 47‍–‍34 |
| New York Mets | 98 | 64 | .605 | 3 | 51‍–‍30 | 47‍–‍34 |
| Montreal Expos | 84 | 77 | .522 | 16½ | 44‍–‍37 | 40‍–‍40 |
| Chicago Cubs | 77 | 84 | .478 | 23½ | 41‍–‍39 | 36‍–‍45 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 75 | 87 | .463 | 26 | 41‍–‍40 | 34‍–‍47 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 104 | .354 | 43½ | 35‍–‍45 | 22‍–‍59 |

### 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

* May 12, 1985: Dave Hostetler was purchased from the Expos by the Chicago Cubs.
* June 3, 1985: Randy Johnson was drafted by the Expos in the 2nd round of the 1985 Major League Baseball Draft. Johnson signed June 9, 1985.
* June 22, 1985: The Expos traded a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays for Mitch Webster. The Expos completed the deal by sending Cliff Young to the Blue Jays on September 10.
* August 12, 1985: Doug Frobel was purchased by the Montreal Expos from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

### Major League debuts

* Batters:
** Andrés Galarraga (Aug 23)
** Al Newman (June 14)
* Pitchers:
** Tim Burke (Apr 8)
** John Dopson (Sep 4)
** Floyd Youmans (Jul 1)

### 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 | Mike Fitzgerald | 108 | 295 | 61 | .207 | 5 | 34 |
| 1B | Dan Driessen | 91 | 312 | 78 | .250 | 6 | 25 |
| 2B | Vance Law | 147 | 519 | 138 | .266 | 10 | 52 |
| SS | Hubie Brooks | 156 | 605 | 163 | .269 | 13 | 100 |
| 3B | Tim Wallach | 155 | 569 | 148 | .260 | 22 | 81 |
| LF | Tim Raines | 150 | 575 | 184 | .320 | 11 | 41 |
| CF | Herm Winningham | 125 | 312 | 74 | .237 | 3 | 21 |
| RF | Andre Dawson | 139 | 529 | 135 | .255 | 23 | 91 |

#### 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 |
| Terry Francona | 107 | 281 | 75 | .267 | 2 | 31 |
| Mitch Webster | 74 | 212 | 58 | .274 | 11 | 30 |
| U L Washington | 68 | 193 | 48 | .249 | 1 | 17 |
| Jim Wohlford | 70 | 125 | 24 | .192 | 1 | 15 |
| Sal Butera | 67 | 120 | 24 | .200 | 3 | 12 |
| Miguel Dilone | 51 | 84 | 16 | .190 | 0 | 6 |
| Andrés Galarraga | 24 | 75 | 14 | .187 | 2 | 4 |
| Steve Nicosia | 42 | 71 | 12 | .169 | 0 | 1 |
| Razor Shines | 47 | 50 | 6 | .120 | 0 | 3 |
| Scot Thompson | 34 | 32 | 9 | .281 | 0 | 4 |
| Al Newman | 25 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 0 | 1 |
| Skeeter Barnes | 19 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Frobel | 12 | 23 | 3 | .130 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike O'Berry | 20 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Manrique | 9 | 13 | 4 | .308 | 1 | 1 |
| Ned Yost | 5 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Flynn | 9 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Johnson | 3 | 5 | 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 |
| Bryn Smith | 32 | 222.1 | 18 | 5 | 2.91 | 127 |
| Bill Gullickson | 29 | 181.1 | 14 | 12 | 3.52 | 68 |
| Joe Hesketh | 25 | 155.1 | 10 | 5 | 2.49 | 113 |
| David Palmer | 24 | 135.2 | 7 | 10 | 3.71 | 106 |
| Floyd Youmans | 14 | 77.0 | 4 | 3 | 2.45 | 54 |
| Mickey Mahler | 9 | 48.1 | 1 | 4 | 3.54 | 32 |
| Steve Rogers | 8 | 38.0 | 2 | 4 | 5.68 | 18 |

#### 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 |
| Dan Schatzeder | 24 | 104.1 | 3 | 5 | 3.80 | 64 |
| Bill Laskey | 11 | 34.1 | 0 | 5 | 9.44 | 18 |
| John Dopson | 4 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 11.08 | 4 |

#### 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 |
| Jeff Reardon | 63 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 3.18 | 67 |
| Tim Burke | 78 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2.39 | 87 |
| Gary Lucas | 49 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3.19 | 31 |
| Randy St.Claire | 42 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3.93 | 25 |
| Bert Roberge | 42 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3.44 | 34 |
| Jack O'Connor | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.94 | 16 |
| Rick Grapenthin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.14 | 4 |
| Ed Glynn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.29 | 2 |
| Razor Shines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Sal Butera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |

## Award winners

* Andre Dawson, National League Gold Glove
1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Indianapolis Indians | American Association | Felipe Alou |
| AA | Jacksonville Expos | Southern League | Tommy Thompson |
| A | West Palm Beach Expos | Florida State League | J. R. Miner |
| A-Short Season | Jamestown Expos | New York–Penn League | Ed Creech |