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1985 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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Owner(s)
  
Peter O'Malley

Manager(s)
  
Tommy Lasorda

General manager(s)
  
Al Campanis

Local television
  
KTTV (11)(Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter)Dodgervision(Eddie Doucette, Al Downing, Rick Monday)

Local radio
  
KABC(Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter)KTNQ(Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas)

The 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League West before losing to the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series. Fernando Valenzuela set a major league record for most consecutive innings at the start of a season without allowing an earned run (41).

Contents

Offseason

  • February 4, 1985: Acquired Al Oliver from the Philadelphia Phillies for Pat Zachry

    • Notable Transactions

  • July 9, 1985: Acquired Len Matuszek from the Toronto Blue Jays for Al Oliver
  • July 10, 1985: Acquired Enos Cabell from the Houston Astros for Germán Rivera and Rafael Montalvo
  • July 14, 1985: Henry Rodríguez was signed as an amateur free agent.
  • August 31, 1985: Acquired Bill Madlock from the Pittsburgh Pirates for R.J. Reynolds, Sid Bream and Cecil Espy

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

    National League Championship Series

    The Dodgers faced the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1985 NLCS, the first year the championship series was in a "Best of seven" format. Jack Clark hit a 450-foot home run off Dodger closer Tom Niedenfuer to win game six and the NLCS for the Cardinals. With an open base, Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda was second guessed for not walking Clark, the only big power threat in the Cardinal line-up. Niedenfuer also gave up a walk-off home run to Ozzie Smith in game five contributing to Smith winning the NLCS MVP Award.

    Game 1

    Wednesday, October 9 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)

    Game 2

    Thursday, October 10 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)

    Game 3

    Saturday, October 12 at Busch Stadium (St. Louis)

    Game 4

    Sunday, October 13 at Busch Stadium (St. Louis)

    Game 5

    Monday, October 14 at Busch Stadium (St. Louis)

    Game 6

    Wednesday, October 16 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)

    1985 Awards

  • 1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Pedro Guerrero reserve
  • Fernando Valenzuela reserve
  • NL Pitcher of the Month
  • Fernando Valenzuela (April 1985)
  • Fernando Valenzuela (July 1985)
  • NL Player of the Month
  • Pedro Guerrero (June 1985)
  • NL Player of the Week
  • Pedro Guerrero (June 10–16)
  • Pedro Guerrero (July 22–28)
  • Mike Marshall (Sep. 9–15)

    • Major League Baseball Draft

    The Dodgers drafted 37 players in the June draft and 16 in the January draft. Of those, six players would eventually play in the Major Leagues. They received an extra pick in the 2nd round of the June draft as compensation for losing pitcher Burt Hooton as a free agent.

    The first pick in the June draft was outfielder Chris Gwynn from San Diego State. The brother of Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, he would play 10 seasons in the Majors (7 of them with the Dodgers), primarily as a pinch hitter/backup outfielder. He hit .261 in 599 Major League games. The draft also included outfielder Mike Devereaux (round 5), who was briefly a starter with the Baltimore Orioles in the early 90s but was primarily a reserve, and relief pitcher John Wetteland (2nd round of the January secondary draft) who saved 330 games in 12 seasons (with the Dodgers, Expos, Yankees and Rangers).

    References

    1985 Los Angeles Dodgers season Wikipedia
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