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1985 Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium | |
City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] | |
Record | 57–104 (.354) | |
Divisional place | 6th | |
Owners | John W. Galbreath Warner Communications | |
General managers | Harding "Pete" Peterson Joe L. Brown | |
Managers | Chuck Tanner | |
Television | KDKA-TV (Steve Blass, Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker, John Sanders) | |
Radio | KDKA-AM (Lanny Frattare, Bob Prince (select games until death on June 10), Jim Rooker) | |
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The 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 104th season of the franchise; the 99th in the National League. This was their 16th season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished sixth and last in the National League East with a record of 57–104, 43½ games behind the NL Champion St. Louis Cardinals.
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 Pittsburgh drug trials.[2]
Off season transactions included:
- December 12, 1984: Brian Harper and John Tudor were traded by the Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals for George Hendrick and Steve Barnard (minors).[3]
- December 20, 1984: Jay Buhner, Dale Berra and Alfonso Pulido were traded by the Pirates to the New York Yankees for Steve Kemp, Tim Foli, and cash.[4]
- January 22, 1985: Sixto Lezcano was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[5]
- February 28, 1985: Rick Reuschel was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.[6]
- March 1, 1985: Scott Loucks was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.[7]
Regular season
Season standings
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 101 | 61 | 0.623 | — | 54–27 | 47–34 |
New York Mets | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | 3 | 51–30 | 47–34 |
Montreal Expos | 84 | 77 | 0.522 | 16½ | 44–37 | 40–40 |
Chicago Cubs | 77 | 84 | 0.478 | 23½ | 41–39 | 36–45 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 26 | 41–40 | 34–47 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 104 | 0.354 | 43½ | 35–45 | 22–59 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
Game log
1985 Game Log: 57–104 (Home: 35–45; Away: 22–59) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April: 6–12 (Home: 5–5; Away: 1–7)
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May: 9–17 (Home: 4–9; Away: 5–8)
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