1985 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League West before losing to the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series. Fernando Valenzuela set a major league record for most consecutive innings at the start of a season without allowing an earned run.

Offseason

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

Game log

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening day lineup

Roster

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
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
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		141	429	127	.296	7	53
1B		129	438	110	.251	21	66
2B		136	488	136	.279	1	42
SS		142	562	137	.244	6	39
3B		77	221	44	.199	4	18
LF		137	487	156	.320	33	87
CF		147	482	129	.268	12	50
RF		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
	121	213	48	.225	5	19
	73	207	55	.266	0	25
	57	192	56	.292	0	22
	76	169	44	.260	0	13
	53	121	25	.207	0	9
	74	118	29	.246	0	7
	79	104	27	.260	3	16
	35	79	20	.253	0	8
	43	63	14	.222	3	13
	24	53	7	.132	3	6
	9	15	2	.133	0	0
	17	15	2	.133	0	2
	23	11	3	.273	0	0
	22	9	3	.333	0	0
	10	9	2	.222	0	2
	6	6	2	.333	0	1
	8	4	0	.000	0	1
	6	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

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

Game 2

Thursday, October 10 at Dodger Stadium

Game 3

Saturday, October 12 at Busch Stadium

Game 4

Sunday, October 13 at Busch Stadium

Game 5

Monday, October 14 at Busch Stadium

Game 6

Wednesday, October 16 at Dodger Stadium

1985 awards

1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
*Pedro Guerrero reserve
*Fernando Valenzuela reserve
NL Pitcher of the Month
*Fernando Valenzuela
*Fernando Valenzuela
NL Player of the Month
*Pedro Guerrero
NL Player of the Week
*Pedro Guerrero
*Pedro Guerrero
*Mike Marshall
Farm system

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, primarily as a pinch hitter/backup outfielder. He hit.261 in 599 Major League games. The draft also included outfielder Mike Devereaux, who was briefly a starter with the Baltimore Orioles in the early 90s but was primarily a reserve, and relief pitcher John Wetteland who saved 330 games in 12 seasons.

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

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