The 1985

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central ...

season was the 104th season of the franchise; the 99th in the

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. This was their 16th season at

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. The Pirates finished sixth and last in the

National League East The National League East is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. Along with the American League Central, it is one of two divisions to have every member win at least one World Series title. After having internal, informal divisions for ...

with a record of 57–104, 43½ games behind the NL Champion

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Offseason

The team was beset during the offseason with the triple threat of its longtime owner taking bids for the debt laden franchise, rumors of a possible relocation to cities such as Tampa, Denver and New Orleans and the expanding

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. Off season transactions included: * December 12, 1984:

Brian Harper Brian David Harper (born October 16, 1959) is an American former catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for seven teams, with his most consistent tenure being with the Minnesota Twins, where he for played six seasons in his sixteen season ...

and John Tudor were traded by the Pirates to the

for

George Hendrick George Andrew Hendrick Jr. (born October 18, 1949) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder between and , most prominently as an integral member of the St. Louis Cardinals ...

and Steve Barnard (minors). * December 20, 1984:

Jay Buhner Jay Campbell Buhner (born August 13, 1964), nicknamed "Bone", is an American former professional baseball right fielder. He played for the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball from 1987 to 2001. Noted for his shaved head ...

, Dale Berra and Alfonso Pulido were traded by the Pirates to the

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for

Steve Kemp Steven F. Kemp (born August 7, 1954) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Texas Rangers. Professio ...

Tim Foli Timothy John Foli (born December 6, 1950) is an American former professional baseball player, coach and minor league manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop for the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, ...

, and cash. * January 22, 1985:

Sixto Lezcano Sixto Joaquin Lezcano Curras (born November 28, 1953) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 12 seasons (1974–1985). He played for five MLB teams and won a Gold Glove during ...

was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates. * February 28, 1985:

Rick Reuschel Rickey Eugene Reuschel (, born May 16, 1949) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1972 to 1991, winning 214 games with a career 3.37 ERA. His nickname was "Big Dadd ...

was signed as a free agent by the Pirates. * March 1, 1985:

Scott Loucks Scott Gregory Loucks (born November 11, 1956) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played parts of five seasons in the majors between and . In none of those seasons did he accumulate more than 49 at bats or 11 hits. Both of ...

was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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, , 4–3 , , Candelaria (1–0) , , Campbell , , — , , 9,171 , , 2–2 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 5 , , April 14 , ,

, , 4–10 , , Andujar , , Rhoden (0–2) , , — , , 12,483 , , 2–3 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 6 , , April 15 , ,

Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. They are one of two major l ...

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, , 4–5 (18) , , Gorman , , Tunnell (0–2) , , — , , 36,423 , , 5–12 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 18 , , April 30 , ,

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, , 4–6 , , Show , , DeLeon (0–4) , , Gossage , , 3,845 , , 6–13 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 20 , , May 3 , ,

Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. Founded in 1883 in Brooklyn, New York, the ...

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, , 3–2 , , Rhoden (2–3) , , Niedenfuer , , Candelaria (5) , , 17,043 , , 8–14 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 23 , , May 6 , ,

Giants A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) * Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'g ...

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, , 2–12 , , Hawkins , , McWilliams (3–2) , , — , , 22,092 , , 8–17 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 26 , , May 9 , , @

, , 0–1 , , Thurmond , , Bielecki (1–2) , , — , , 24,882 , , 8–18 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 27 , , May 10 , , @

, , 0–1 , , Reuss , , Rhoden (2–4) , , Howe , , 48,681 , , 8–19 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 28 , , May 11 , , @

, , 5–2 (12) , , Holland (1–0) , , Brennan , , — , , 42,957 , , 9–19 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 29 , , May 12 , , @

, , 0–2 , , Castillo , , Tunnell (0–4) , , Niedenfuer , , 40,924 , , 9–20 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 30 , , May 14 , , @

, , 1–3 , , Krukow , , McWilliams (3–3) , , — , , 4,484 , , 9–21 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 31 , , May 15 , , @

, , 3–2 , , Robinson (2–0) , , Garrelts , , — , , 6,852 , , 10–21 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 32 , , May 17 , ,

Reds Reds may refer to: General * Red (political adjective), supporters of Communism or socialism * ''Reds'' (film), a 1981 American film starring and directed by Warren Beatty * Reds (January Uprising), a faction of the Polish insurrectionists duri ...

, , 3–6 , , Stuper , , DeLeon (0–6) , , Power , , 7,239 , , 10–22 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 33 , , May 18 , ,

, , 0–8 , , Browning , , Bielecki (1–3) , , — , , 9,708 , , 10–23 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 34 , , May 19 , ,

, , 1–7 , , Soto , , Tunnell (0–5) , , — , , 11,990 , , 10–24 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 35 , , May 20 , ,

Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West Division. They are one of two major leag ...

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, , 3–2 , , Reuschel (1–0) , , Scott , , Candelaria (6) , , 5,146 , , 12–24 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 37 , , May 22 , ,

, , 3–5 (10) , , Dawley , , Holland (1–1) , , Smith , , 10,681 , , 12–25 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 38 , , May 24 , , @

Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. The club was founded in Boston, ...

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, , 8–2 , , Rhoden (4–4) , , Perez , , — , , 31,177 , , 14–25 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 40 , , May 26 , , @

, , 4–5 (10) , , Dedmon , , Krawczyk (0–1) , , — , , 21,723 , , 14–26 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 41 , , May 27 , , @

, , 2–4 , , Knepper , , DeLeon (0–7) , , Smith , , 9,692 , , 14–27 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 42 , , May 28 , , @

, , 4–3 (12) , , Guante (1–0) , , Solano , , — , , 8,686 , , 15–27 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 43 , , May 29 , , @

, , 3–8 , , Ryan , , Krawczyk (0–2) , , — , , 10,133 , , 15–28 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 44 , , May 31 , ,

, , 2–8 , , Camp , , Rhoden (4–5) , , — , , 7,822 , , 15–29 , - , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 45 , , June 1 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Reuschel (2–0) , , Garber , , Scurry (1) , , 14,579 , , 16–29 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 46 , , June 2 , ,

, , 5–0 , , DeLeon (1–7) , , Bedrosian , , Holland (3) , , 15,034 , , 17–29 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 47 , , June 4 , , @

, , 3–9 , , Soto , , Guante (1–1) , , — , , 13,222 , , 17–30 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 48 , , June 5 , , @

, , 9–11 , , Pastore , , Robinson (2–1) , , Franco , , 12,540 , , 17–31 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 49 , , June 6 , , @ Cubs , , 2–3 (12) , , Brusstar , , Holland (1–2) , , — , , 22,368 , , 17–32 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 50 , , June 7 , , @ Cubs , , 0–1 , , Sutcliffe , , DeLeon (1–8) , , — , , 37,414 , , 17–33 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 51 , , June 8 , , @ Cubs , , 3–7 , , Trout , , McWilliams (3–4) , , — , , 35,232 , , 17–34 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 52 , , June 9 , , @ Cubs , , 1–5 , , Ruthven , , Winn (1–1) , , Brusstar , , 36,475 , , 17–35 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 53 , , June 10 , ,

, , 1–6 , , Cox , , Rhoden (4–6) , , — , , 5,557 , , 17–36 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 54 , , June 11 , ,

, , 13–2 , , Reuschel (3–0) , , Allen , , — , , 4,817 , , 18–36 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 55 , , June 13 , ,

, , 1–2 , , Tudor , , McWilliams (3–5) , , Lahti , , 4,833 , , 18–37 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 56 , , June 14 , ,

Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has ...

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, , 3–13 , , Denny , , Rhoden (4–7) , , — , , 10,897 , , 19–38 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 58 , , June 16 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Hudson , , Reuschel (3–1) , , Tekulve , , 14,451 , , 19–39 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 59 , , June 17 , , @

Expos The Montreal Expos () were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in the National League (baseball), National League ...

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, , 4–1 , , McWilliams (4–5) , , Smith , , — , , 24,318 , , 21–39 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 61 , , June 19 , , @

, , 3–4 , , Burke , , DeLeon (2–9) , , Reardon , , 10,204 , , 21–40 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 62 , , June 20 , , @

, , 2–1 , , Rhoden (5–7) , , Schatzeder , , Holland (4) , , 15,157 , , 22–40 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 63 , , June 21 , , @

, , 3–4 (16) , , Andersen , , Winn (2–2) , , — , , 22,493 , , 22–41 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 64 , , June 22 , , @

, , 2–5 , , Carman , , Robinson (2–2) , , — , , 23,623 , , 22–42 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 65 , , June 23 , , @

, , 2–3 , , Carman , , Winn (2–3) , , — , , 29,082 , , 22–43 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 66 , , June 25 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Burke , , Holland (1–3) , , Reardon , , 6,874 , , 22–44 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 67 , , June 26 , ,

, , 11–2 , , Reuschel (4–1) , , O'Connor , , — , , 16,770 , , 23–44 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 68 , , June 27 , ,

, , 2–4 , , Palmer , , McWilliams (4–6) , , Reardon , , 9,517 , , 23–45 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 69 , , June 28 , , Cubs , , 0–5 , , Trout , , DeLeon (2–10) , , — , , 16,432 , , 23–46 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 70 , , June 29 , , Cubs , , 6–5 (15) , , Reuschel (5–1) , , Frazier , , — , , 13,934 , , 24–46 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 71 , , June 30 , , Cubs , , 2–9 , , Sanderson , , Robinson (2–3) , , — , , 31,384 , , 24–47 , - , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 72 , , July 1 , , @

, , 1–0 , , Reuschel (6–1) , , Fernandez , , Candelaria (8) , , 21,610 , , 25–47 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 73 , , July 2 , , @

, , 4–5 , , Darling , , McWilliams (4–7) , , McDowell , , 22,651 , , 25–48 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 74 , , July 3 , , @

, , 2–6 , , Lynch , , DeLeon (2–11) , , — , , 46,220 , , 25–49 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 75 , , July 4 , ,

, , 1–9 , , Show , , Rhoden (5–8) , , — , , 10,102 , , 25–50 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 76 , , July 5 , ,

, , 5–4 (12) , , Reuschel (7–1) , , Lefferts , , — , , 8,986 , , 26–50 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 77 , , July 6 , ,

, , 8–7 , , Candelaria (2–3) , , Lefferts , , — , , 10,281 , , 27–50 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 78 , , July 7 , ,

, , 0–3 , , Hoyt , , Reuschel (7–2) , , — , , 11,608 , , 27–51 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 79 , , July 8 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Valenzuela , , DeLeon (2–12) , , — , , 6,537 , , 27–52 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 80 , , July 9 , ,

, , 3–8 , , Honeycutt , , Rhoden (5–9) , , Niedenfuer , , 6,748 , , 27–53 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 81 , , July 10 , ,

, , 4–5 , , Reuss , , Tunnell (0–6) , , Howell , , 12,934 , , 27–54 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 82 , , July 11 , ,

, , 6–4 , , Guante (2–1) , , Krukow , , — , , 5,188 , , 28–54 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 83 , , July 12 , ,

, , 3–1 , , Reuschel (8–2) , , Gott , , Candelaria (9) , , 7,915 , , 29–54 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 84 , , July 13 , ,

, , 1–4 , , LaPoint , , DeLeon (2–13) , , — , , 10,050 , , 29–55 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 85 , , July 14 , ,

, , 3–7 , , Laskey , , Rhoden (5–10) , , Davis , , 18,313 , , 29–56 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 86 , , July 18 , , @

, , 2–3 , , Lefferts , , Candelaria (2–4) , , Gossage , , 20,740 , , 29–57 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 87 , , July 19 , , @

, , 0–6 , , Hawkins , , DeLeon (2–14) , , — , , 30,386 , , 29–58 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 88 , , July 20 , , @

, , 2–4 , , Hoyt , , Rhoden (5–11) , , Gossage , , 36,340 , , 29–59 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 89 , , July 21 , , @

, , 5–2 , , Tunnell (1–6) , , Show , , — , , 23,481 , , 30–59 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 90 , , July 22 , , @

, , 6–3 , , McWilliams (5–7) , , Honeycutt , , Guante (1) , , 29,888 , , 31–59 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 91 , , July 23 , , @

, , 0–6 , , Hershiser , , Reuschel (8–3) , , — , , 33,013 , , 31–60 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 92 , , July 24 , , @

, , 1–9 , , Welch , , Robinson (2–4) , , — , , 34,051 , , 31–61 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 93 , , July 25 , , @

, , 3–4 , , Minton , , Guante (2–2) , , — , , 3,821 , , 31–62 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 94 , , July 26 , , @

, , 1–3 , , Laskey , , Tunnell (1–7) , , Garrelts , , 5,305 , , 31–63 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 95 , , July 27 , , @

, , 3–8 , , LaPoint , , Robinson (2–5) , , Minton , , 8,271 , , 31–64 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 96 , , July 28 , , @

, , 2–3 (10) , , Garrelts , , Guante (2–3) , , — , , 10,976 , , 31–65 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 97 , , July 30 , ,

, , 0–2 , , Gross , , Rhoden (5–12) , , Tekulve , , 7,496 , , 31–66 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 98 , , July 31 , ,

, , 4–3 (10) , , Guante (3–3) , , Tekulve , , — , , 6,797 , , 32–66 , - , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 99 , , August 1 , ,

, , 0–3 , , Denny , , Robinson (2–6) , , — , , 6,199 , , 32–67 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 100 , , August 2 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Hesketh , , Reuschel (8–4) , , Reardon , , 6,705 , , 32–68 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 101 , , August 3 , ,

, , 5–6 , , Roberge , , McWilliams (5–8) , , Reardon , , 10,593 , , 32–69 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 102 , , August 4 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Rhoden (6–12) , , Gullickson , , Guante (2) , , 10,981 , , 33–69 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 103 , , August 5 , ,

, , 2–5 , , Burke , , Winn (2–4) , , Reardon , , 7,838 , , 33–70 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 104 , , August 8 , , @

, , 3–7 , , Denny , , Robinson (2–7) , , Carman , , 18,142 , , 33–71 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 105 , , August 9 , , @

, , 2–7 , , Smith , , Reuschel (8–5) , , Reardon , , 18,165 , , 33–72 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 106 , , August 10 , , @

, , 5–7 , , St. Claire , , Rhoden (6–13) , , Roberge , , 19,982 , , 33–73 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 107 , , August 11 , , @

, , 5–6 , , Burke , , Guante (3–4) , , — , , 21,741 , , 33–74 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 108 , , August 12 , , @

, , 1–8 , , Tudor , , Winn (2–5) , , — , , 24,516 , , 33–75 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 109 , , August 13 , , @

, , 5–6 , , Andujar , , Robinson (2–8) , , Dayley , , 30,469 , , 33–76 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 110 , , August 15 , , @

, , 1–3 , , Kepshire , , Reuschel (8–6) , , Dayley , , , , 33–77 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 111 , , August 15 , , @

, , 3–4 (12) , , Campbell , , Guante (3–5) , , — , , 34,170 , , 33–78 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 112 , , August 16 , ,

, , 7–1 , , Rhoden (7–13) , , Lynch , , — , , 9,289 , , 34–78 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 113 , , August 17 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Fernandez , , Tunnell (1–8) , , McDowell , , 10,200 , , 34–79 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 114 , , August 18 , ,

, , 5–0 , , Robinson (3–8) , , Aguilera , , Clements (1) , , 14,508 , , 35–79 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 115 , , August 20 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Reuschel (9–6) , , Soto , , — , , 7,827 , , 36–79 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 116 , , August 21 , ,

, , 5–8 , , Browning , , Walk (0–1) , , Franco , , 17,198 , , 36–80 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 117 , , August 22 , ,

, , 5–1 , , Rhoden (8–13) , , Tibbs , , Scurry (2) , , 10,437 , , 37–80 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 118 , , August 23 , ,

, , 0–2 (10) , , Dawley , , Clements (0–1) , , DiPino , , 4,198 , , 37–81 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 119 , , August 25 , ,

, , 9–3 , , Reuschel (10–6) , , Scott , , — , , , , 38–81 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 120 , , August 25 , ,

, , 10–9 , , Robinson (4–8) , , Calhoun , , — , , 7,929 , , 39–81 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 121 , , August 26 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Garber , , Robinson (4–9) , , — , , 4,125 , , 39–82 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 122 , , August 27 , , @

, , 6–7 , , Garber , , Robinson (4–10) , , — , , 4,580 , , 39–83 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 123 , , August 28 , , @

, , 1–6 , , Barker , , Tunnell (1–9) , , McMurtry , , 5,187 , , 39–84 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 124 , , August 29 , , @

, , 0–6 , , Browning , , DeLeon (2–15) , , — , , 18,789 , , 39–85 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 125 , , August 30 , , @

, , 0–1 , , Tibbs , , Reuschel (10–7) , , — , , 21,253 , , 39–86 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 126 , , August 31 , , @

, , 6–0 , , Walk (1–1) , , McGaffigan , , — , , 28,656 , , 40–86 , - , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 127 , , September 1 , , @

, , 2–3 , , Soto , , Scurry (0–1) , , Franco , , 30,062 , , 40–87 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 128 , , September 2 , ,

, , 5–4 , , Tunnell (2–9) , , Mahler , , Guante (3) , , 5,378 , , 41–87 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 129 , , September 3 , ,

, , 0–2 , , Johnson , , DeLeon (2–16) , , Sutter , , 3,019 , , 41–88 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 130 , , September 4 , ,

, , 2–0 , , Reuschel (11–7) , , Perez , , — , , 4,613 , , 42–88 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 131 , , September 5 , , @

, , 3–4 , , Knepper , , Walk (1–2) , , Smith , , 6,003 , , 42–89 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 132 , , September 6 , , @

, , 3–4 (10) , , Dawley , , Robinson (4–11) , , — , , 7,163 , , 42–90 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 133 , , September 7 , , @

, , 7–1 , , Tunnell (3–9) , , Kerfeld , , — , , 15,999 , , 43–90 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 134 , , September 10 , , Cubs , , 2–1 , , Reuschel (12–7) , , Engel , , — , , 3,133 , , 44–90 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 135 , , September 11 , , Cubs , , 1–3 , , Meridith , , DeLeon (2–17) , , Baller , , 5,432 , , 44–91 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 136 , , September 12 , , Cubs , , 10–2 , , Rhoden (9–13) , , Eckersley , , Robinson (3) , , 3,439 , , 45–91 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 137 , , September 13 , ,

, , 3–6 , , Denny , , Walk (1–3) , , Tekulve , , 4,429 , , 45–92 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 138 , , September 14 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Tunnell (4–9) , , Carlton , , Guante (4) , , 5,549 , , 46–92 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 139 , , September 15 , ,

, , 5–4 , , Reuschel (13–7) , , Shipanoff , , — , , 5,961 , , 47–92 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 140 , , September 16 , ,

, , 4–8 , , Tudor , , DeLeon (2–18) , , Worrell , , , , 47–93 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 141 , , September 16 , ,

, , 1–3 , , Perry , , Clements (0–2) , , — , , 3,601 , , 47–94 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 142 , , September 17 , ,

, , 4–10 , , Andujar , , Kipper (0–1) , , — , , 3,924 , , 47–95 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 143 , , September 18 , , @

, , 10–6 (11) , , Robinson (5–11) , , Roberge , , — , , 8,448 , , 48–95 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 144 , , September 19 , , @

, , 8–6 (10) , , Winn (3–5) , , Burke , , — , , 7,627 , , 49–95 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 145 , , September 20 , , @

, , 7–5 (11) , , Guante (4–5) , , Latham , , DeLeon (1) , , 33,803 , , 50–95 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 146 , , September 21 , , @

, , 1–12 , , Gooden , , Rhoden (9–14) , , — , , 49,931 , , 50–96 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 147 , , September 22 , , @

, , 5–3 , , Kipper (1–1) , , Leach , , Clements (2) , , 35,679 , , 51–96 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 148 , , September 23 , , @

, , 4–5 , , Lahti , , Guante (4–6) , , Worrell , , 17,611 , , 51–97 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 149 , , September 24 , , @

, , 4–5 , , Horton , , Tunnell (4–10) , , Dayley , , 20,054 , , 51–98 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 150 , , September 25 , ,

, , 8–2 , , Reuschel (14–7) , , Laskey , , — , , 2,648 , , 52–98 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 151 , , September 27 , ,

, , 8–7 , , McWilliams (6–8) , , Gardner , , DeLeon (2) , , 4,843 , , 53–98 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 152 , , September 28 , ,

, , 1–3 , , Aguilera , , Kipper (1–2) , , Orosco , , 4,410 , , 53–99 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 153 , , September 29 , ,

, , 7–9 (10) , , Orosco , , McWilliams (6–9) , , — , , 13,956 , , 53–100 , - , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 154 , , October 1 , , @ Cubs , , 3–4 , , Patterson , , Reuschel (14–8) , , Smith , , 3,446 , , 53–101 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 155 , , October 2 , , @ Cubs , , 9–4 , , Rhoden (10–14) , , Sutcliffe , , Guante (5) , , 4,637 , , 54–101 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 156 , , October 3 , , @ Cubs , , 5–13 , , Perlman , , Winn (3–6) , , Engel , , 7,437 , , 54–102 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 157 , , October 4 , , @

, , 7–2 , , Walk (2–3) , , Denny , , DeLeon (3) , , , , 55–102 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 158 , , October 4 , , @

, , 5–8 , , Carman , , DeLeon (2–19) , , — , , 12,410 , , 55–103 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 159 , , October 5 , , @

, , 4–2 , , McWilliams (7–9) , , Toliver , , Reuschel (1) , , , , 56–103 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 160 , , October 5 , , @

, , 5–0 , , Bielecki (2–3) , , Childress , , — , , 21,820 , , 57–103 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 161 , , October 6 , , @

, , 0–5 , , Gross , , Rhoden (10–15) , , — , , 13,749 , , 57–104 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member''

Roster

Opening Day lineup

Player stats

;Batting ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' ;Pitching ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Awards and honors

*Rick Rueschel,

Hutch Award The Hutch Award is given annually to an active Major League Baseball (MLB) player who "best exemplifies the fighting spirit and competitive desire" of Fred Hutchinson, by persevering through adversity. The award was created in 1965 in honor of Hu ...

, National League Comeback Player of the Year

1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 56th playing of the game, annually played between the All-Stars of the National League and the All-Stars of the American League. The game was played on July 16, 1985, in the Hubert H. Humphrey ...

Tony Peña Antonio Francisco Peña Padilla (; born 4 June 1957) is a Dominican former professional baseball player, manager and coach. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Cleve ...

, C, Reserve

Transactions

* October 15, 1984 – Dale Mohorcic granted free agency. * October 15, 1984 – Nelson Norman granted free agency. * October 15, 1984 – Kelly Paris granted free agency. * November 8, 1984 – Lee Lacy granted free agency. * November 8, 1984 – Milt May granted free agency. * December 3, 1984 – Drafted Junior Ortiz from the New York Mets in the 1984 rule 5 draft. * December 12, 1984 – Traded Brian Harper and John Tudor to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Steve Barnard (minors) and George Hendrick. * December 20, 1984 – Traded Dale Berra, Jay Buhner and Alfonso Pulido to the New York Yankees. Received Tim Foli, Steve Kemp and cash. * January 3, 1985 – Drafted Greg Vaughn in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player. * January 3, 1985 – Drafted Derek Lee in the 9th round of the 1985 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player. * January 15, 1985 – Signed Juan Eichelberger as a free agent. * January 22, 1985 – Signed Sixto Lezcano as a free agent. * February 22, 1985 – Signed Orlando Merced as an amateur free agent. * February 28, 1985 – Signed Rick Reuschel as a free agent. * March 1, 1985 – Signed Scott Loucks as a free agent. * April 7, 1985 – Released Juan Eichelberger. * April 8, 1985 – Signed Bill Almon as a free agent. * April 11, 1985 – Signed Jerry Dybzinski as a free agent. * April 11, 1985 – Signed John Henry Johnson as a free agent. * April 20, 1985 – Traded Kent Tekulve to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Frankie Griffin (minors) and Al Holland. * April 21, 1985 - Signed Larry Carroll to Watertown as free agent. University of Michigan. * April 27, 1985 – Traded Steve Herz (minors) to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Mike Diaz. * May 30, 1985 – Traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians. Received Johnnie LeMaster. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Scott Bailes (July 3, 1985) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade. * June 3, 1985 – Drafted Tommy Hinzo in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player. * June 3, 1985 – Drafted Barry Bonds in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1985. * June 3, 1985 – Drafted Brett Gideon in the 6th round of the 1985 amateur draft. * June 3, 1985 – Drafted Tommy Gregg in the 7th round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1985. * June 3, 1985 – Drafted Bill Sampen in the 12th round of the 1985 amateur draft. * June 3, 1985 – Drafted Tommy Shields in the 36th round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign the player. * June 17, 1985 – Released Tim Foli. * July 26, 1985 – Released John Henry Johnson. * August 2, 1985 – Traded John Candelaria, George Hendrick and Al Holland to the California Angels. Received a player to be named later, Mike Brown and Pat Clements. The California Angels sent Bob Kipper (August 16, 1985) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade. * August 12, 1985 – Sold Doug Frobel to the Montreal Expos. * August 31, 1985 – Traded Bill Madlock to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received players to be named later. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent R.J. Reynolds (September 3, 1985), Cecil Espy (September 9, 1985) and Sid Bream (September 9, 1985) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade. * September 14, 1985 – Sold Rod Scurry to the New York Yankees. * October 4, 1985 – Released Jerry Dybzinski. * October 4, 1985 – Released Mitchell Page. * October 4, 1985 – Released Eddie Vargas. * October 15, 1985 – Dave Tomlin granted free agency.

Farm system

References

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