1985 San Francisco Giants
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkCandlestick Park
CitySan Francisco, California
OwnersBob Lurie
General managersTom Haller, Al Rosen
ManagersJim Davenport, Roger Craig
TelevisionKTVU
(Hank Greenwald, Gary Park)
RadioKNBR
(Hank Greenwald, David Glass)
KOFY
(Tito Fuentes, Armando Provedor)
Seasons

The 1985 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 103rd season in Major League Baseball, their 28th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 26th at Candlestick Park. It resulted in the team finishing in sixth place in the National League West with a record of 62 wins and franchise-record 100 losses. This was the first, and as of 2022, the only time in the history of the franchise that they reached the triple-digit mark in losses. It is also the highest number of games they have lost in a season, as well. The Giants were managed by Jim Davenport, who was dismissed on September 18, after compiling a dismal 56–88 record, and Roger Craig, who guided the team to a 6–12 mark during the final 2½ weeks of the season. They finished 33 games behind the division champion and their main rival, the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Offseason

Regular season

The Giants' Opening Day starters included (clockwise from top left) Chili Davis (RF), Chris Brown (3B), David Green (1B) and Jeffrey Leonard (LF).

Opening Day starters

Season standings

NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 9567 0.586 — 48–33 47–34
Cincinnati Reds 8972 0.553 5½ 47–34 42–38
Houston Astros 8379 0.512 12 44–37 39–42
San Diego Padres 8379 0.512 12 44–37 39–42
Atlanta Braves 6696 0.407 29 32–49 34–47
San Francisco Giants 62100 0.383 33 38–43 24–57

Record vs. opponents

1985 National League record

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta —5–77–118–105–133–92–1010–26–67–1110–83–9
Chicago 7–5—5–65–75–77–114–1413–513–58–46–64–14
Cincinnati 11–76–5—11–77–118–44–87–59–39–912–65–7
Houston 10–87–57–11—6–126–64–84–86–612–615–36–6
Los Angeles 13–57–511–712–6—7–57–54–88–48–1011–77–5
Montreal 9–311–74–86–65–7—9–98–109–85–77–511–7
New York 10–214–48–48–45–79–9—11–710–87–58–48–10
Philadelphia 2-105–135–78–48–410–87–11—11–75–76–68–10
Pittsburgh 6–65–133–96–64–88–98–107–11—4–83–93–15
San Diego 11–74–89–96–1210–87–55–77–58–4—12–64–8
San Francisco 8–106–66–123–157–115–74–86–69–36–12—2–10
St. Louis 9–314–47–56–65–77–1110–810–815–38–410–2—

Notable transactions

  • April 5, 1985: Roger Mason was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the San Francisco Giants for Alejandro Sánchez.[6]
  • April 6, 1985: Vida Blue was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[7]
  • April 15, 1985: Chuck Hensley was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.[8]
  • April 17, 1985: John Rabb was traded by the Giants to the Atlanta Braves for Alex Treviño.[9]
  • April 30, 1985: Jeff Cornell was released by the San Francisco Giants.[10]
  • May 7, 1985: Mike Jeffcoat was traded by the Cleveland Indians with Luis Quinones to the San Francisco Giants for Johnnie LeMaster.[11]
  • June 3, 1985: Will Clark was drafted by the Giants in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft.[12]
  • July 22, 1985: Gary Rajsich was purchased from the Giants by the St. Louis Cardinals.[4]

Roster

1985 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

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
CBob Brenly13344097.2201956
1BDavid Green10629473.248520
2BManny Trillo125451101.224325
SSJosé Uribe147476113.237326
3BChris Brown131432117.2711661
LFJeffrey Leonard133507122.2411762
CFDan Gladden142502122.243741
RFChili Davis136481130.2701356

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
Joel Youngblood9523062.270424
Dan Driessen5418142.232322
Brad Wellman7117441.236016
Rob Deer7816230.185820
Alex Treviño5715734.217619
Ron Roenicke6513334.256313
Ricky Adams5412123.190210
Scot Thompson6411123.20706
Gary Rajsich519115.165010
Mike Woodard248220.24409
Matt Nokes195311.20825
Johnnie LeMaster12160.00000
Duane Kuiper953.60000

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
Dave LaPoint31206.27173.57122
Mike Krukow28195.08113.38150
Atlee Hammaker29170.25123.74100
Jim Gott26148.17103.8878
Bill Laskey19114.05113.5542
Roger Mason529.2132.1226

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
Vida Blue33131.0884.47103
Colin Ward612.1004.388

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
Scott Garrelts7496132.30106
Mark Davis7751273.54131
Greg Minton685443.5437
Frank Williams492404.1954
Mike Jeffcoat190205.3210
Bobby Moore110003.2410
Jeff Robinson80005.118

Award winners

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Phoenix Giants Pacific Coast League Jim Lefebvre
AA Shreveport Captains Texas League Duane Espy
A Fresno Giants California League Wendell Kim
A Clinton Giants Midwest League Tim Blackwell
A-Short Season Everett Giants Northwest League Joe Strain

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fresno, Everett

References

  1. ↑ "Guy Sularz Stats".
  2. ↑ Doug Gwosdz at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Gary Lavelle at Baseball Reference
  4. 1 2 Gary Rajsich at Baseball Reference
  5. ↑ "1985 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac".
  6. ↑ "Roger Mason Stats".
  7. ↑ Vida Blue at Baseball Reference
  8. ↑ "Chuck Hensley Stats".
  9. ↑ John Rabb at Baseball Reference
  10. ↑ "Jeff Cornell Stats".
  11. ↑ "Mike Jeffcoat Stats".
  12. ↑ Will Clark at Baseball Reference
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