1985 Philadelphia Phillies
League	National League
Division	East
Ballpark	Veterans Stadium
City	Philadelphia
Owners	Bill Giles
General managers	Bill Giles
Managers	John Felske
Television	WTAF PRISM
Radio	WCAU ( Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler)
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The 1985 season was the Philadelphia Phillies 103rd season. The Phillies finished in fifth place in the National League East with a record of 75 wins and 87 losses. It was the first time the team finished below .500 since going 80–82 in 1974.

Offseason

• November 9, 1984: Steve Fireovid was released by the Phillies. ^[1]
• February 4, 1985: Al Oliver was traded by the Phillies to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Pat Zachry. ^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

v t e NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1985 National League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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	—

Notable transactions

• April 3, 1985: Kiko Garcia was released by the Phillies. ^[3]
• April 5, 1985: Kiko Garcia was signed as a free agent by the Phillies. ^[3]
• April 20, 1985: Al Holland and Frankie Griffin (minors) were traded by the Phillies to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Kent Tekulve. ^[4]
• May 17, 1985: Kiko Garcia was released by the Phillies. ^[3]
• June 3, 1985: 1985 Major League Baseball Draft
  • The Phillies drafted catcher Trey McCall with the 16th overall pick in the 1985 Draft. ^[5]
  • Bruce Ruffin was drafted by the Phillies in the 2nd round. Player signed June 12, 1985. ^[6]
  • Wally Ritchie was drafted by the Phillies in the 4th round. ^[7]
• August 8, 1985: Bo Díaz and Greg Simpson (minors) were traded by the Phillies to the Cincinnati Reds for Alan Knicely, Tom Foley and a player to be named later. The Reds completed the deal by sending Freddie Toliver to the Phillies on August 27. ^[8]
• August 24, 1985: Scott Service was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent. ^[9]
• September 13, 1985: Rick Surhoff was traded by the Phillies to the Texas Rangers for Dave Stewart. ^[10]

Game log

Legend
	Phillies win
	Phillies loss
	Postponement
Bold	Phillies team member

1985 Game Log [11] Overall Record: 75–87
April (8–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 9 Braves 0–6 Rick Mahler (1–0) Steve Carlton (0–1) None 35,361 0–1 2 April 11 Braves 3–6 Zane Smith (1–0) John Denny (0–1) Bruce Sutter (1) 17,987 0–2 3 April 12 @ Astros 3–8 Dave Smith (1–0) Larry Andersen (0–1) Jeff Calhoun (1) 11,879 0–3 4 April 13 @ Astros 4–2 Shane Rawley (1–0) Ron Mathis (0–1) Al Holland (1) 19,772 1–3 5 April 14 @ Astros 3–5 Nolan Ryan (2–0) Steve Carlton (0–2) None 15,277 1–4 6 April 15 @ Cubs 1–2 Steve Trout (2–0) Kevin Gross (0–1) Lee Smith (2) 8,347 1–5 7 April 16 @ Cubs 0–1 (10) Dennis Eckersley (1–1) Al Holland (0–1) None 11,937 1–6 8 April 17 @ Cubs 4–5 George Frazier (1–0) Kevin Gross (0–2) Lee Smith (3) 15,752 1–7 9 April 19 Mets 0–1 Dwight Gooden (2–0) Charles Hudson (0–1) Jesse Orosco (1) 32,420 1–8 10 April 20 Mets 7–6 John Denny (1–1) Ed Lynch (0–1) Larry Andersen (1) 24,013 2–8 11 April 21 Mets 10–6 Kevin Gross (1–2) Doug Sisk (1–1) None 30,186 3–8 12 April 22 @ Expos 9–1 Shane Rawley (2–0) Joe Hesketh (1–1) None 6,249 4–8 13 April 23 @ Expos 4–5 (10) Jeff Reardon (1–0) Charles Hudson (0–2) None 8,223 4–9 14 April 24 @ Expos 6–7 Bryn Smith (3–0) John Denny (1–2) Tim Burke (1) 10,417 4–10 15 April 26 Cubs 3–7 Dennis Eckersley (3–1) Jerry Koosman (0–1) None 27,187 4–11 16 April 27 Cubs 6–1 Shane Rawley (3–0) Scott Sanderson (1–1) None 25,220 5–11 17 April 28 Cubs 3–2 Kevin Gross (2–2) Rick Sutcliffe (3–2) Larry Andersen (2) 31,890 6–11 18 April 29 Expos 3–2 (10) Kent Tekulve (1–0) Bert Roberge (0–1) None 19,124 7–11 19 April 30 Expos 11–0 Jerry Koosman (1–1) Bill Gullickson (3–2) None 18,104 8–11
May (9–17) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 20 May 1 Expos 2–3 David Palmer (2–2) Shane Rawley (3–1) Jeff Reardon (6) 17,464 8–12 21 May 3 Astros 3–2 Kent Tekulve (2–0) Frank DiPino (1–3) None 17,330 9–12 22 May 4 Astros 7–5 (13) Dave Rucker (1–0) Bill Dawley (0–2) None 25,521 10–12 23 May 5 Astros 3–4 Joe Niekro (2–3) Shane Rawley (3–2) Frank DiPino (4) 27,506 10–13 24 May 7 Reds 0–2 Mario Soto (5–2) Kevin Gross (2–3) Ted Power (4) 21,902 10–14 25 May 8 Reds 2–8 Jay Tibbs (2–4) John Denny (1–3) None 22,416 10–15 26 May 10 @ Mets 0–5 Dwight Gooden (5–1) Steve Carlton (0–3) None 46,143 10–16 27 May 11 @ Mets 0–4 Sid Fernandez (1–0) Shane Rawley (3–3) Roger McDowell (1) 29,635 10–17 28 May 12 @ Mets 2–3 Ron Darling (3–1) Kevin Gross (2–4) Jesse Orosco (4) 32,597 10–18 29 May 13 @ Reds 3–7 John Stuper (4–2) John Denny (1–4) None 12,068 10–19 30 May 14 @ Reds 7–1 Charles Hudson (1–2) Tom Browning (3–2) None 10,079 11–19 31 May 15 @ Braves 2–3 (10) Bruce Sutter (2–0) Kent Tekulve (2–1) None 10,292 11–20 32 May 16 @ Braves 3–6 Jeff Dedmon (1–0) Larry Andersen (0–2) Bruce Sutter (6) 10,116 11–21 33 May 17 Dodgers 10–5 Kevin Gross (3–4) Jerry Reuss (2–4) None 16,334 12–21 34 May 18 Dodgers 7–5 Larry Andersen (1–2) Tom Niedenfuer (1–2) Don Carman (1) 24,189 13–21 35 May 19 Dodgers 2–3 Fernando Valenzuela (4–4) Charles Hudson (1–3) Ken Howell (5) 35,276 13–22 36 May 20 Giants 2–1 Steve Carlton (1–3) Vida Blue (2–1) Kent Tekulve (1) 20,634 14–22 37 May 21 Giants 6–5 Shane Rawley (4–3) Atlee Hammaker (0–4) Kent Tekulve (2) 18,583 15–22 38 May 22 Giants 2–6 Dave LaPoint (2–5) Kevin Gross (3–5) Scott Garrelts (4) 18,804 15–23 39 May 24 Padres 0–1 Dave Dravecky (4–2) John Denny (1–5) Rich Gossage (12) 20,262 15–24 40 May 25 Padres 1–4 Andy Hawkins (9–0) Charles Hudson (1–4) None 20,539 15–25 41 May 26 Padres 2–7 LaMarr Hoyt (4–4) Steve Carlton (1–4) Rich Gossage (13) 40,182 15–26 42 May 27 Padres 10–9 Kent Tekulve (3–1) Craig Lefferts (1–1) None 27,283 16–26 43 May 29 @ Dodgers 1–6 Orel Hershiser (5–0) Kevin Gross (3–6) None 36,422 16–27 44 May 30 @ Dodgers 6–1 John Denny (2–5) Fernando Valenzuela (5–5) None 29,591 17–27 45 May 31 @ Giants 3–4 Mike Krukow (4–3) Charles Hudson (1–5) Mark Davis (1) 7,755 17–28
June (15–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 46 June 1 @ Giants 1–2 Atlee Hammaker (2–4) Steve Carlton (1–5) Greg Minton (1) 21,313 17–29 47 June 2 @ Giants 1–3 Vida Blue (3–1) Shane Rawley (4–4) Mark Davis (2) 13,799 17–30 48 June 3 @ Padres 3–2 Kevin Gross (4–6) Dave Dravecky (4–3) Kent Tekulve (3) 17,740 18–30 49 June 4 @ Padres 5–6 Craig Lefferts (2–2) Kent Tekulve (3–2) None 25,141 18–31 50 June 5 @ Padres 1–3 LaMarr Hoyt (6–4) Charles Hudson (1–6) None 30,352 18–32 51 June 7 Expos 1–3 David Palmer (4–5) Steve Carlton (1–6) Jeff Reardon (16) 21,039 18–33 52 June 8 Expos 3–4 Bryn Smith (6–2) Shane Rawley (4–5) Jeff Reardon (17) 22,486 18–34 53 June 9 Expos 4–1 Kevin Gross (5–6) Joe Hesketh (5–3) Kent Tekulve (4) 22,628 19–34 54 June 10 Mets 6–4 John Denny (3–5) Sid Fernandez (1–3) None 22,183 20–34 55 June 11 Mets 26–7 Charles Hudson (2–6) Tom Gorman (3–3) None 22,591 21–34 56 June 12 Mets 3–7 (11) Rick Aguilera (1–0) Dave Rucker (1–1) None 22,455 21–35 57 June 13 Mets 5–4 Shane Rawley (5–5) Jesse Orosco (1–3) None 23,381 22–35 58 June 14 @ Pirates 2–3 José DeLeón (2–8) Don Carman (0–1) Don Robinson (1) 10,211 22–36 59 June 15 @ Pirates 13–3 John Denny (4–5) Rick Rhoden (4–7) None 10,897 23–36 60 June 16 @ Pirates 3–2 Charles Hudson (3–6) Rick Reuschel (3–1) Kent Tekulve (5) 14,451 24–36 61 June 18 @ Cardinals 2–6 John Tudor (5–7) Steve Carlton (1–7) None 34,089 24–37 62 June 19 @ Cardinals 1–0 Jerry Koosman (2–1) Joaquín Andújar (12–2) Don Carman (2) 32,146 25–37 63 June 20 @ Cardinals 0–5 Danny Cox (9–2) Kevin Gross (5–7) None 32,397 25–38 64 June 21 Pirates 4–3 (16) Larry Andersen (2–2) Jim Winn (2–2) None 22,493 26–38 65 June 22 Pirates 5–2 Don Carman (1–1) Don Robinson (2–2) None 23,623 27–38 66 June 23 Pirates 3–2 Don Carman (2–1) Jim Winn (2–3) None 29,082 28–38 – June 24 Cardinals Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 10 as a traditional double-header 67 June 25 Cardinals 3–1 Jerry Koosman (3–1) Joaquín Andújar (12–3) None 24,432 29–38 68 June 25 Cardinals 6–4 John Denny (5–5) Danny Cox (9–3) Kent Tekulve (6) 22,213 30–38 69 June 27 Cardinals 3–4 Kurt Kepshire (5–5) Shane Rawley (5–6) Jeff Lahti (6) 22,691 30–39 70 June 28 @ Expos 3–5 Bryn Smith (9–3) Charles Hudson (3–7) Tim Burke (2) 15,031 30–40 71 June 29 @ Expos 6–2 Kevin Gross (6–7) Mickey Mahler (1–2) None 22,813 31–40 72 June 30 @ Expos 3–2 Kent Tekulve (4–2) Jeff Reardon (2–3) None 35,085 32–40
July (13–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 73 July 1 Cubs 1–3 Ray Fontenot (3–3) John Denny (5–6) Lee Smith (17) 23,091 32–41 74 July 2 Cubs 11–2 Shane Rawley (6–6) Rick Sutcliffe (7–7) None 23,005 33–41 75 July 3 Cubs 3–4 Lee Smith (4–2) Kent Tekulve (4–3) None 56,092 33–42 76 July 4 Reds 3–1 Kevin Gross (7–7) Mario Soto (8–8) None 21,291 34–42 77 July 5 Reds 5–2 Larry Andersen (3–2) Tom Browning (7–6) Don Carman (3) 25,001 35–42 78 July 6 Reds 2–4 Ron Robinson (4–0) John Denny (5–7) Ted Power (14) 25,161 35–43 79 July 7 Reds 2–3 (10) John Franco (5–1) Kent Tekulve (4–4) Ted Power (15) 32,014 35–44 80 July 8 @ Astros 7–4 Charles Hudson (4–7) Mark Knudson (0–1) Kent Tekulve (7) 8,484 36–44 81 July 9 @ Astros 5–3 Kevin Gross (8–7) Bob Knepper (8–5) Kent Tekulve (8) 9,606 37–44 82 July 10 @ Astros 0–10 Mike Scott (8–4) Jerry Koosman (3–2) None 9,222 37–45 83 July 11 @ Braves 2–3 Bruce Sutter (5–4) Larry Andersen (3–3) None 10,316 37–46 84 July 12 @ Braves 4–7 Terry Forster (1–2) Don Carman (2–2) None 23,345 37–47 85 July 13 @ Braves 5–13 Rick Mahler (13–7) Charles Hudson (4–8) None 31,257 37–48 86 July 14 @ Braves 3–12 Pascual Pérez (1–7) Kevin Gross (8–8) Rick Camp (1) 17,313 37–49 – July 16 1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis 87 July 18 @ Reds 6–3 Jerry Koosman (4–2) Mario Soto (8–11) Kent Tekulve (9) 25,447 38–49 88 July 19 @ Reds 2–3 John Franco (7–1) Kent Tekulve (4–5) None 28,929 38–50 89 July 20 @ Reds 10–6 Shane Rawley (7–6) Ron Robinson (5–1) Kent Tekulve (10) 33,624 39–50 90 July 21 @ Reds 6–7 John Franco (8–1) Don Carman (2–3) Ted Power (17) 30,327 39–51 91 July 22 Astros 7–6 Don Carman (3–3) Jeff Heathcock (0–1) None 20,450 40–51 92 July 23 Astros 12–6 Jerry Koosman (5–2) Bob Knepper (8–8) None 21,074 41–51 93 July 24 Astros 3–1 Kevin Gross (9–8) Nolan Ryan (8–8) Kent Tekulve (11) 23,160 42–51 94 July 25 Braves 2–3 Bruce Sutter (6–4) Kent Tekulve (4–6) None 18,318 42–52 95 July 26 Braves 4–6 Rick Mahler (15–8) John Denny (5–8) Bruce Sutter (17) 22,212 42–53 96 July 27 Braves 5–4 Charles Hudson (5–8) Zane Smith (6–7) None 23,027 43–53 97 July 28 Braves 7–3 Jerry Koosman (6–2) Steve Bedrosian (5–10) None 30,160 44–53 98 July 30 @ Pirates 2–0 Kevin Gross (10–8) Rick Rhoden (5–12) Kent Tekulve (12) 7,496 45–53 99 July 31 @ Pirates 3–4 (10) Cecilio Guante (3–3) Kent Tekulve (4–7) None 6,797 45–54
August (16–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 100 August 1 @ Pirates 3–0 John Denny (6–8) Don Robinson (2–6) None 6,199 46–54 101 August 2 @ Cardinals 2–3 John Tudor (13–8) Charles Hudson (5–9) None 47,805 46–55 102 August 3 @ Cardinals 6–4 (10) Don Carman (4–3) Jeff Lahti (1–1) Larry Andersen (3) 47,051 47–55 103 August 4 @ Cardinals 6–0 Kevin Gross (11–8) Joaquín Andújar (17–6) None 46,674 48–55 104 August 5 @ Cardinals 9–1 Shane Rawley (8–6) Danny Cox (12–7) None 36,689 49–55 – August 6 Pirates Postponed (rain); Makeup: October 5 as a traditional double-header – August 7 Pirates Postponed (rain); Makeup: October 4 as a traditional double-header 105 August 8 Pirates 7–3 John Denny (7–8) Don Robinson (2–7) Don Carman (4) 18,142 50–55 106 August 9 Cardinals 4–5 Joaquín Andújar (18–6) Charles Hudson (5–10) Jeff Lahti (13) 25,194 50–56 107 August 10 (1) Cardinals 4–5 Danny Cox (13–7) Jerry Koosman (6–3) Jeff Lahti (14) see 2nd game 50–57 108 August 10 (2) Cardinals 4–13 Ricky Horton (1–2) Kevin Gross (11–9) None 37,321 50–58 109 August 11 Cardinals 4–1 Shane Rawley (9–6) Bob Forsch (4–5) None 31,602 51–58 110 August 12 @ Mets 3–4 Sid Fernandez (4–6) John Denny (7–9) Jesse Orosco (12) 26,577 51–59 111 August 13 @ Mets 2–4 Rick Aguilera (6–3) Charles Hudson (5–11) Jesse Orosco (13) 31,186 51–60 112 August 14 @ Mets 2–1 Kevin Gross (12–9) Ron Darling (10–5) Don Carman (5) 31,549 52–60 113 August 15 @ Mets 7–10 Jesse Orosco (4–4) Don Carman (4–4) None 36,663 52–61 114 August 16 @ Cubs 5–6 Lee Smith (6–4) Kent Tekulve (4–8) None 31,557 52–62 115 August 17 @ Cubs 10–4 John Denny (8–9) Lary Sorensen (3–4) None 31,421 53–62 116 August 18 @ Cubs 9–5 Charles Hudson (6–11) Jay Baller (0–1) Kent Tekulve (13) 31,269 54–62 117 August 20 Dodgers 4–5 (11) Tom Niedenfuer (6–4) Kent Tekulve (4–9) Rick Honeycutt (1) 24,227 54–63 118 August 21 Dodgers 6–15 Fernando Valenzuela (15–8) Jerry Koosman (6–4) None 23,650 54–64 119 August 22 Dodgers 2–0 Shane Rawley (10–6) Jerry Reuss (11–8) None 22,598 55–64 120 August 23 Giants 1–4 Atlee Hammaker (4–10) John Denny (8–10) Scott Garrelts (11) 26,194 55–65 121 August 24 Giants 9–2 Charles Hudson (7–11) Mike Krukow (8–9) None 27,011 56–65 122 August 25 Giants 14–5 Dave Rucker (2–1) Jim Gott (4–10) None 25,653 57–65 123 August 26 Padres 4–3 Don Carman (5–4) Lance McCullers (0–1) None 25,736 58–65 124 August 27 Padres 1–4 Mark Thurmond (6–7) John Denny (8–11) Roy Lee Jackson (2) 23,604 58–66 125 August 29 @ Dodgers 3–2 (10) Don Carman (6–4) Rick Honeycutt (7–12) None 39,487 59–66 126 August 30 @ Dodgers 5–2 Kevin Gross (13–9) Bob Welch (9–3) Dave Shipanoff (1) 49,068 60–66 127 August 31 @ Dodgers 5–0 Shane Rawley (11–6) Fernando Valenzuela (16–9) None 46,942 61–66
September (10–17) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 128 September 1 @ Dodgers 4–1 John Denny (9–11) Jerry Reuss (12–9) Dave Shipanoff (2) 29,029 62–66 129 September 2 @ Giants 4–3 (10) Don Carman (7–4) Mike Jeffcoat (0–2) Dave Shipanoff (3) 6,522 63–66 130 September 3 @ Giants 4–3 (13) Dave Shipanoff (1–0) Greg Minton (3–4) Freddie Toliver (1) 1,632 64–66 131 September 4 @ Giants 3–4 Mark Davis (5–8) Freddie Toliver (0–1) None 2,067 64–67 132 September 6 @ Padres 2–3 (11) Rich Gossage (3–2) Dave Shipanoff (1–1) None 14,889 64–68 133 September 7 @ Padres 2–0 John Denny (10–11) Andy Hawkins (17–5) None 11,141 65–68 134 September 8 @ Padres 9–7 Rich Surhoff (1–0) Ed Wojna (1–3) Dave Rucker (1) 15,765 66–68 135 September 10 Expos 5–2 (11) Don Carman (8–4) Tim Burke (8–3) None 15,920 67–68 136 September 11 Expos 4–1 Kevin Gross (14–9) Bill Gullickson (13–11) None 15,193 68–68 137 September 12 Expos 3–6 Floyd Youmans (3–2) Shane Rawley (11–7) Jeff Reardon (34) 15,335 68–69 138 September 13 @ Pirates 6–3 John Denny (11–11) Bob Walk (1–3) Kent Tekulve (14) 4,429 69–69 139 September 14 @ Pirates 3–6 Lee Tunnell (4–9) Steve Carlton (1–8) Cecilio Guante (4) 5,549 69–70 140 September 15 @ Pirates 4–5 Rick Reuschel (13–7) Dave Shipanoff (1–2) None 5,961 69–71 141 September 16 @ Mets 0–9 Dwight Gooden (21–4) Kevin Gross (14–10) None 30,606 69–72 142 September 17 @ Mets 5–1 Shane Rawley (12–7) Ed Lynch (10–8) None 22,440 70–72 143 September 18 Cardinals 0–7 Bob Forsch (8–6) John Denny (11–12) None 17,354 70–73 144 September 19 Cardinals 6–3 Dave Rucker (3–1) Matt Keough (0–1) Don Carman (6) 17,120 71–73 145 September 20 Cubs 1–3 Reggie Patterson (1–0) Charles Hudson (7–12) Lee Smith (30) 20,207 71–74 146 September 21 Cubs 2–9 Johnny Abrego (1–0) Kevin Gross (14–11) None 17,779 71–75 147 September 22 Cubs 2–9 Dennis Eckersley (10–6) Shane Rawley (12–8) None 21,768 71–76 148 September 23 Mets 1–4 Rick Aguilera (9–6) Freddie Toliver (0–2) Roger McDowell (16) 15,295 71–77 149 September 24 Mets 1–7 Sid Fernandez (8–9) Dave Rucker (3–2) None 14,398 71–78 150 September 25 @ Cardinals 3–6 Danny Cox (17–9) Charles Hudson (7–13) Jeff Lahti (18) 17,733 71–79 151 September 26 @ Cardinals 0–5 John Tudor (20–8) Kevin Gross (14–12) None 23,598 71–80 152 September 27 @ Cubs 7–9 Jay Baller (2–3) Kent Tekulve (4–10) Lee Smith (31) 9,258 71–81 153 September 28 @ Cubs 10–11 Dennis Eckersley (11–6) John Denny (11–13) Lee Smith (32) 27,875 71–82 154 September 29 @ Cubs 2–6 Steve Trout (9–6) Freddie Toliver (0–3) None 26,641 71–83
October (4–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record – October 1 @ Expos Postponed (rain); Makeup: October 2 as a traditional double-header 155 October 2 (1) @ Expos 1–3 Bryn Smith (18–5) Kevin Gross (14–13) Jeff Reardon (39) see 2nd game 71–84 156 October 2 (2) @ Expos 3–2 Charles Hudson (8–13) David Palmer (7–10) None 10,178 72–84 157 October 3 @ Expos 8–7 Shane Rawley (13–8) Bill Laskey (5–16) Don Carman (7) 7,772 73–84 158 October 4 (1) Pirates 2–7 Bob Walk (2–3) John Denny (11–14) José DeLeón (3) see 2nd game 73–85 159 October 4 (2) Pirates 8–5 Don Carman (9–4) José DeLeón (2–19) None 12,410 74–85 160 October 5 (1) Pirates 2–4 Larry McWilliams (7–9) Freddie Toliver (0–4) Rick Reuschel (1) see 2nd game 74–86 161 October 5 (2) Pirates 0–5 Mike Bielecki (2–3) Rocky Childress (0–1) None 21,820 74–87 162 October 6 Pirates 5–0 Kevin Gross (15–13) Rick Rhoden (10–15) None 13,749 75–87

Roster

1985 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers 47 Larry Andersen 32 Steve Carlton 42 Don Carman 50 Rocky Childress 40 John Denny 46 Kevin Gross 19 Al Holland 49 Charles Hudson 24 Jerry Koosman 48 Shane Rawley 39 Dave Rucker 33 Dave Shipanoff 38 Dave Stewart 56 Rick Surhoff 27 Kent Tekulve 43 Freddie Toliver 38 Pat Zachry		Catchers 10 Darren Daulton  6 Bo Díaz 17 Ozzie Virgil Infielders 16 Luis Aguayo 22 Tim Corcoran 11 Tom Foley 18 Kiko Garcia 30 Steve Jeltz  6 Alan Knicely  8 Juan Samuel 20 Mike Schmidt 15 Rick Schu 18 Derrel Thomas 14 John Wockenfuss		Outfielders 21 Greg Gross  9 Von Hayes 31 Garry Maddox 29 John Russell 26 Jeff Stone 12 Glenn Wilson		Manager  7 John Felske Coaches  4 Dave Bristol  2 Lee Elia  3 Claude Osteen  5 Mike Ryan 25 Del Unser

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	Ozzie Virgil	131	426	105	.246	19	55
1B	Mike Schmidt	158	549	152	.277	33	93
2B	Juan Samuel	161	663	175	.264	19	74
SS	Steve Jeltz	89	196	37	.189	0	12
3B	Rick Schu	112	416	105	.252	7	24
LF	Jeff Stone	88	264	70	.265	3	11
CF	Von Hayes	152	570	150	.263	13	70
RF	Glenn Wilson	161	608	167	.275	14	102

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
Garry Maddox	105	218	52	.239	4	23
John Russell	81	216	47	.218	9	23
Tim Corcoran	103	182	39	.214	0	22
Greg Gross	93	169	44	.260	0	14
Luis Aguayo	91	165	46	.279	6	21
Tom Foley	46	158	42	.266	3	17
Darren Daulton	36	103	21	.204	4	11
Derrel Thomas	63	92	19	.207	4	12
Bo Díaz	26	76	16	.211	2	16
John Wockenfuss	32	37	6	.162	0	2
Alan Knicely	7	7	0	.000	0	0
Kiko Garcia	4	3	0	.000	0	0

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
John Denny	33	230.2	11	14	3.82	123
Kevin Gross	38	205.2	15	13	3.41	151
Shane Rawley	36	198.2	13	8	3.31	106
Charles Hudson	38	193.0	8	13	3.78	122
Jerry Koosman	19	99.1	6	4	4.62	60
Steve Carlton	16	92.0	1	8	3.33	48

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
Freddie Toliver	11	25.0	0	4	4.68	23

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
Kent Tekulve	58	4	10	14	2.99	36
Don Carman	71	9	4	7	2.08	87
Larry Andersen	57	3	3	3	4.32	50
Dave Rucker	39	3	2	1	4.31	41
Dave Shipanoff	26	1	2	3	3.22	26
Rocky Childress	16	0	1	0	6.21	14
Pat Zachry	10	0	0	0	4.26	8
Dave Stewart	4	0	0	0	6.23	2
Al Holland	3	0	1	1	4.50	1
Rick Surhoff	2	1	0	0	0.00	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Portland Beavers	Pacific Coast League	Bill Dancy
AA	Reading Phillies	Eastern League	Tony Taylor
A	Peninsula Pilots	Carolina League	Ron Clark
A	Clearwater Phillies	Florida State League	Ramón Avilés
A	Spartanburg Suns	South Atlantic League	Roly de Armas
A-Short Season	Bend Phillies	Northwest League	P. J. Carey

References

• 1985 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference
• 1985 Philadelphia Phillies 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.