1985 Montreal Expos season
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| Owner(s) | Charles Bronfman |
| Manager(s) | Buck Rodgers |
| Local television |
CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider, Ken Singleton) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Claude Raymond, Raymond Lebrun) |
| Local radio |
CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider, Tommy Hutton, Ron Reusch) CKAC (French) (Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte) |
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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]
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]
Season standings
| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 101 | 61 | .623 | -- |
| New York Mets | 98 | 64 | .605 | 3 |
| Montreal Expos | 84 | 77 | .522 | 16.5 |
| Chicago Cubs | 77 | 84 | .478 | 23.5 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 75 | 87 | .463 | 26 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 104 | .354 | 43.5 |
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
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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 |
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| 2B | Vance Law | 147 | 519 | 138 | .266 | 10 | 52 |
| LF | Tim Raines | 150 | 575 | 184 | .320 | 11 | 41 |
| RF | Andre Dawson | 139 | 529 | 135 | .255 | 23 | 91 |
Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Terry Francona | 107 | 281 | 75 | .267 | 2 | 31 |
| Mitch Webster | 74 | 212 | 58 | .274 | 11 | 30 |
| Jim Wohlford | 70 | 125 | 24 | .192 | 1 | 15 |
| Razor Shines | 47 | 50 | 6 | .120 | 0 | 3 |
| Roy Johnson | 3 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Steve Rogers | 8 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 5.68 | 18 |
Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bill Laskey | 11 | 34.1 | 0 | 5 | 9.44 | 18 |
Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Bert Roberge | 42 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3.44 | 34 |
| Jack O'Connor | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.94 | 16 |
| Razor Shines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Award winners
- Andre Dawson, National League Gold Glove
1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Indianapolis Indians | American Association | Felipe Alou |
| AA | Jacksonville Expos | Southern League | Tommy Thompson |
| A | West Palm Beach Expos | Florida State League | J. R. Miner |
| Short-Season A | Jamestown Expos | New York–Penn League | Ed Creech |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/frobedo01.shtm
- ↑ http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/1985/18.shtml
- 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, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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