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.^[1]
November 14, 1984: Larry Walker was signed by the Expos as an amateur free agent.^[2]
December 4, 1984: Jack Daugherty was purchased by the Expos from the Helena Gold Sox.^[3]
December 7, 1984: Bob James was traded by the Expos to the Chicago White Sox for Vance Law.^[4]
December 7, 1984: Bryan Little was traded by the Expos to the Chicago White Sox for Bert Roberge.^[5]
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.^[6]
January 9, 1985: Mike Stenhouse was traded by the Expos to the Minnesota Twins for Jack O'Connor.^[7]
March 28, 1985: Bobby Ramos was released by the Expos.^[8]

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.^[9]

Opening Day starters

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

May 12, 1985: Dave Hostetler was purchased from the Expos by the Chicago Cubs.^[1]
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.^[10]
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.^[11]
August 12, 1985: Doug Frobel was purchased by the Montreal Expos from the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[12]

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) ^[13]

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

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Award winners

Andre Dawson, National League Gold Glove

1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

References

^ a b Dave Hostetler page at Baseball Reference
^ Larry Walker page at Baseball Reference
^ Jack Daugherty page at Baseball Reference
^ Vance Law page at Baseball Reference
^ Bert Roberge page at Baseball Reference
^ Gary Carter page at Baseball Reference
^ Jack O'Connor page at Baseball Reference
^ Bobby Ramos page at Baseball Reference
^ Box Score of Game played on Tuesday, April 30, 1985 at Veteran's Stadium
^ Randy Johnson page at Baseball Reference
^ Cliff Young page at Baseball Reference
^ "Doug Frobel Stats".
^ "The Baseball Cube - Research Site for Pro + College Stats + draft".

External links

1985 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference
1985 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.