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1985 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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1985 Los Angeles Dodgers
National League West Champions
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkDodger Stadium
CityLos Angeles
Record95–67 (.586)
Divisional place1st
OwnerPeter O'Malley
General managersAl Campanis
ManagersTommy Lasorda
TelevisionKTTV–TV 11
Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter
Dodgervision
Eddie Doucette, Al Downing, Rick Monday
RadioKABC–AM 790
Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter
KTNQ–AM 1020
Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas
 1984
1986 

The 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 96th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 28th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 24th season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium. The team lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS. Fernando Valenzuela set a major league record for most consecutive innings at the start of a season without allowing an earned run (41).

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 9567 .586 4833 4734
Cincinnati Reds 8972 .553 4734 4238
Houston Astros 8379 .512 12 4437 3942
San Diego Padres 8379 .512 12 4437 3942
Atlanta Braves 6696 .407 29 3249 3447
San Francisco Giants 62100 .383 33 3843 2457

Record vs. opponents

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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 7–55–65–75–77–114–1413–513–58–46–64–14
Cincinnati 11–76–511–77–118–44–87–59–39–912–65–7
Houston 10–87–57–116–126–64–84–86–612–615–36–6
Los Angeles 13–57–511–712–67–57–54–88–48–1011–77–5
Montreal 9–311–74–86–65–79–98–109–85–77–511–7
New York 10–214–48–48–45–79–911–710–87–58–48–10
Philadelphia 2-105–135–78–48–410–87–1111–75–76–68–10
Pittsburgh 6–65–133–96–64–88–98–107–114–83–93–15
San Diego 11–74–89–96–1210–87–55–77–58–412–64–8
San Francisco 8–106–66–123–157–115–74–86–69–36–122–10
St. Louis 9–314–47–56–65–77–1110–810–815–38–410–2

Opening day lineup

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Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
Mariano DuncanSecond baseman
Ken LandreauxCenter fielder
Al OliverLeft fielder
Pedro GuerreroThird baseman
Mike MarshallRight fielder
Mike SciosciaCatcher
Sid BreamFirst baseman
Dave AndersonShortstop
Fernando ValenzuelaStarting pitcher

Roster

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1985 Los Angeles Dodgers

Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Notable Transactions

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Game log

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Regular season

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Legend
 Dodgers win
 Dodgers loss
 Postponement
 Clinched division
BoldDodgers team member
1985 regular season game log: 95–67 (Home: 48–33; Away: 47–34)[4]
April: 11–10 (Home: 5–5; Away: 6–5)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox
Streak
1April 95:35 p.m. PST@ AstrosL 1–2Ryan (1–0)Valenzuela (0–1)DiPino (1)2:1942,8760–1L1
2April 105:35 p.m. PST@ AstrosW 5–4Reuss (1–0)Niekro (0–1)Howe (1)2:459,9451–1W1
3April 1110:35 a.m. PST@ AstrosW 4–3Diaz (1–0)Dawley (0–1)Howell (1)2:255,7932–1W2
4April 121:05 p.m. PSTGiantsL 1–4Krukow (1–0)Honeycutt (0–1)2:3246,9102–2L1
5April 137:05 p.m. PSTGiantsW 1–0Valenzuela (1–1)Davis (0–1)2:2349,8613–2W1
6April 141:05 p.m. PSTGiantsL 4–8Gott (1–0)Reuss (1–1)Garrelts (1)3:1048,9953–3L1
7April 157:35 p.m. PSTAstrosW 5–3Diaz (2–0)Niekro (0–2)Howell (2)2:4226,5414–3W1
8April 167:35 p.m. PSTAstrosL 3–7Smith (2–0)Howe (0–1)2:5332,1554–4L1
9April 177:35 p.m. PSTAstrosW 1–0 (11)Hershiser (1–0)DiPino (0–1)2:4329,7895–4W1
10April 181:05 p.m. PST@ PadresW 5–0Valenzuela (2–1)Thurmond (0–1)2:0638,0246–4W2
11April 197:05 p.m. PST@ PadresL 2–11Hoyt (1–1)Reuss (1–2)2:2832,9206–5L1
12April 207:05 p.m. PST@ PadresL 3–4 (10)Gossage (1–0)Howell (0–1)3:0842,0036–6L2
13April 211:05 p.m. PST@ PadresW 2–0Hershiser (2–0)Dravecky (0–1)2:2842,5747–6W1
14April 227:35 p.m. PST@ GiantsW 3–2 (10)Niedenfuer (1–0)LaPoint (0–3)2:3624,5128–6W2
15April 231:05 p.m. PST@ GiantsL 1–2Krukow (2–0)Valenzuela (2–2)2:1019,0228–7L1
16April 241:05 p.m. PST@ GiantsW 4–2Brennan (1–0)Laskey (0–2)Howell (3)2:5919,8919–7W1
17April 257:35 p.m. PSTPadresW 6–3Honeycutt (1–1)Show (2–1)2:5239,59310–7W2
18April 267:35 p.m. PSTPadresW 2–0Hershiser (3–0)Dravecky (0–2)2:0050,33511–7W3
19April 277:05 p.m. PSTPadresL 3–4Hawkins (4–0)Brennan (1–1)Gossage (4)2:2849,80111–8L1
20April 281:05 p.m. PDTPadresL 0–1Lefferts (1–0)Valenzuela (2–3)Gossage (5)2:0748,72611–9L2
21April 305:35 p.m. PDT@ CardinalsL 1–6Andújar (4–0)Reuss (1–3)2:4020,38011–10L3
May: 12–14 (Home: 5–5; Away: 7–9)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox
Streak
22May 110:35 a.m. PDT@ CardinalsW 2–1 (12)Howell (1–1)Allen (0–2)Niedenfuer (1)3:4014,32412–10W1
23May 34:35 p.m. PDT@ PiratesL 2–16McWilliams (3–1)Honeycutt (1–2)2:4517,62812–11L1
24May 411:15 a.m. PDT@ PiratesW 6–5 (10)Valenzuela (3–3)Candelaria (1–3)2:4814,09313–11W1
25May 510:35 a.m. PDT@ PiratesL 2–3Rhoden (2–3)Niedenfuer (1–2)Candelaria (5)2:4017,04313–12L1
26May 611:20 a.m. PDT@ CubsW 5–4 (10)Howell (2–1)Fontenot (0–1)3:2820,79614–12W1
27May 711:20 a.m. PDT@ CubsL 2–4Ruthven (1–1)Brennan (1–2)Smith (7)2:5923,33114–13L1
28May 87:35 p.m. PDTCardinalsW 5–2Honeycutt (2–2)Tudor (1–4)Howell (4)2:2833,74815–13W1
29May 97:35 p.m. PDTCardinalsL 4–5 (10)Allen (1–2)Howell (2–2)Dayley (1)3:3437,77515–14L1
30May 107:35 p.m. PDTPiratesW 1–0Reuss (2–3)Rhoden (2–4)Howe (2)2:2848,68116–14W1
31May 111:05 p.m. PDTPiratesL 2–5 (12)Holland (1–1)Brennan (1–3)3:4942,95716–15L1
32May 121:05 p.m. PDTPiratesW 2–0Castillo (1–1)Tunnell (0–4)Niedenfuer (2)2:4240,92417–15W1
33May 147:35 p.m. PDTCubsL 3–8Sutcliffe (5–3)Valenzuela (3–4)3:0348,18717–16L1
34May 157:35 p.m. PDTCubsL 2–3Sanderson (2–1)Honeycutt (2–3)Smith (9)3:0446,21317–17L2
35May 175:05 p.m. PDT@ PhilliesL 5–10Gross (3–4)Reuss (2–4)2:4416,33417–18L3
36May 184:05 p.m. PDT@ PhilliesL 5–7Andersen (1–2)Niedenfuer (1–2)Carman (1)3:0124,18917–19L4
37May 1910:35 a.m. PDT@ PhilliesW 3–2Valenzuela (4–4)Hudson (1–3)Howell (5)2:1635,27618–19W1
38May 2010:35 a.m. PDT@ ExposL 1–9Schatzeder (1–0)Castillo (1–1)2:2814,40118–20L1
39May 214:35 p.m. PDT@ ExposL 1–6Gullickson (5–4)Honeycutt (2–4)Reardon (9)2:3114,28918–21L2
40May 224:35 p.m. PDT@ ExposW 4–0Reuss (3–4)Palmer (3–4)2:2219,23919–21W1
41May 245:05 p.m. PDT@ MetsW 4–3Hershiser (4–0)Lynch (2–3)Niedenfuer (3)2:5737,12420–21W2
42May 2510:20 a.m. PDT@ MetsW 6–2Valenzuela (5–4)Gooden (6–3)2:3540,05221–21W3
43May 2610:35 a.m. PDT@ MetsL 1–2McDowell (5–1)Honeycutt (2–5)2:3936,23421–22L1
44May 274:35 p.m. PDT@ MetsL 1–8Darling (4–1)Reuss (3–5)2:2324,45821–23L2
45May 297:35 p.m. PDTPhilliesW 6–1Hershiser (5–0)Gross (3–6)2:2536,42222–23W1
46May 307:35 p.m. PDTPhilliesL 1–6Denny (2–5)Valenzuela (5–5)2:2929,59122–24L1
47May 317:35 p.m. PDTExposW 4–0Honeycutt (3–5)Gullickson (6–5)Niedenfuer (4)2:2134,55423–24W1
June: 15–10 (Home: 9–6; Away: 6–4)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox
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48June 17:05 p.m. PDTExposL 2–4 (11)Lucas (1–0)Howell (2–3)Reardon (15)3:1441,05823–25L1
49June 21:05 p.m. PDTExposW 8–7Castillo (2–1)Smith (5–2)3:1537,66024–25W1
50June 35:20 p.m. PDTMetsW 5–4 (12)Howe (1–1)Sisk (1–3)3:5436,93525–25W2
51June 47:35 p.m. PDTMetsL 1–4Gooden (8–3)Valenzuela (5–6)2:3349,38625–26L1
52June 57:35 p.m. PDTMetsW 2–1Welch (1–0)Fernandez (1–2)Howe (3)2:5632,63126–26W1
53June 74:40 p.m. PDT@ BravesW 7–2Niedenfuer (3–3)Bedrosian (2–5)2:4324,61227–26W2
54June 812:20 p.m. PDT@ BravesL 3–7Mahler (9–5)Hershiser (5–1)2:3736,47727–27L1
55June 911:10 a.m. PDT@ BravesL 3–10Shields (1–0)Valenzuela (5–7)Forster (1)2:5529,34027–28L2
56June 104:35 p.m. PDT@ RedsW 7–4Honeycutt (4–5)Stuper (5–5)Howell (6)2:4018,06428–28W1
June 11@ RedsPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: August 2)
June 12@ RedsPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 13)
57June 145:35 p.m. PDT@ AstrosW 10–2Reuss (4–5)Niekro (3–7)2:4821,24329–28W2
58June 1510:20 a.m. PDT@ AstrosW 3–0Hershiser (6–1)Knepper (6–3)1:5625,42230–28W3
59June 164:05 p.m. PDT@ AstrosW 9–0Valenzuela (6–7)Scott (5–3)2:4825,49131–28W4
60June 175:20 p.m. PDTPadresL 2–3Show (5–4)Honeycutt (4–6)Gossage (15)2:5730,63331–29L1
61June 187:35 p.m. PDTPadresL 0–4Dravecky (6–4)Welch (1–1)2:1446,89031–30L2
62June 197:35 p.m. PDTPadresW 5–1Reuss (5–5)Hawkins (11–1)2:1045,41532–30W1
63June 217:35 p.m. PDTAstrosW 7–2Hershiser (7–1)Scott (5–4)2:4139,58433–30W2
64June 227:05 p.m. PDTAstrosW 6–3Valenzuela (7–7)Ryan (8–4)2:2848,31334–30W3
65June 231:05 p.m. PDTAstrosW 6–2Honeycutt (5–6)Mathis (3–2)Niedenfuer (5)2:4438,71635–30W4
66June 245:20 p.m. PDTAstrosL 4–8Niekro (5–6)Reuss (5–6)2:4234,45935–31L1
67June 257:05 p.m. PDT@ PadresW 3–2Howell (3–3)Stoddard (0–3)2:2823,29636–31W1
68June 267:05 p.m. PDT@ PadresL 4–10Hoyt (10–4)Hershiser (7–2)2:0736,11336–32L1
69June 271:05 p.m. PDT@ PadresL 4–5Lefferts (4–2)Valenzuela (7–8)Gossage (17)2:3347,48236–33L2
70June 287:35 p.m. PDTBravesL 2–11Bedrosian (5–6)Honeycutt (5–7)2:5240,54636–34L3
71June 2912:50 p.m. PDTBravesW 3–2Reuss (6–6)Mahler (11–7)Niedenfuer (6)2:0939,14137–34W1
72June 301:05 p.m. PDTBravesW 4–3Howell (4–3)Sutter (4–3)2:2236,80438–34W2
July: 20–7 (Home: 12–4; Away: 8–3)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox
Streak
73July 15:20 p.m. PDTRedsW 8–1Hershiser (8–2)Tibbs (4–10)2:2823,29639–34W3
74July 27:35 p.m. PDTRedsW 3–0Valenzuela (8–8)Price (2–2)2:0649,20740–34W4
75July 43:35 p.m. PDT@ CardinalsL 2–3Andújar (14–3)Howell (4–4)3:0538,39440–35L1
76July 55:35 p.m. PDT@ CardinalsW 4–1Niedenfuer (3–2)Cox (9–4)Howell (7)2:2239,29641–35W1
77July 611:15 a.m. PDT@ CardinalsW 8–3Welch (2–1)Kepshire (5–6)2:4133,85242–35W2
78July 711:15 a.m. PDT@ CardinalsL 1–7Tudor (9–7)Hershiser (8–3)2:4336,31342–36L1
79July 84:35 p.m. PDT@ PiratesW 4–3Valenzuela (9–8)DeLeón (2–12)2:466,53743–36W1
80July 94:35 p.m. PDT@ PiratesW 8–3Honeycutt (6–7)Rhoden (5–9)Niedenfuer (7)2:416,74844–36W2
81July 104:35 p.m. PDT@ PiratesW 5–4Reuss (1–3)Tunnell (0–6)Howell (7)2:3412,93445–36W3
82July 1111:20 a.m. PDT@ CubsW 3–1Welch (3–1)Fontenot (3–4)Howell (8)2:2035,46946–36W4
83July 121:05 p.m. PDT@ CubsW 7–4Niedenfuer (4–2)Smith (4–4)2:5736,02947–36W5
84July 1310:20 a.m. PDT@ CubsW 9–1Valenzuela (10–8)Gura (0–2)2:3234,82248–36W6
85July 1411:20 a.m. PDT@ CubsL 4–10Frazier (5–2)Honeycutt (6–8)Brusstar (2)3:1734,27348–37L1
July 165:30 p.m. PDT56th All-Star GameNational League vs. American League (Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
86July 187:35 p.m. PDTCardinalsW 2–1Hershiser (9–3)Campbell (2–2)Niedenfuer (8)2:4146,48449–37W1
87July 197:35 p.m. PDTCardinalsW 5–2Welch (4–1)Cox (11–5)2:1549,47250–37L2
88July 207:05 p.m. PDTCardinalsW 3–0Valenzuela (11–8)Tudor (10–8)2:0948,58251–37W3
89July 211:05 p.m. PDTCardinalsL 2–4 (10)Lahti (1–0)Niedenfuer (4–3)Forsch (2)3:1240,38051–38L1
90July 227:35 p.m. PDTPiratesL 3–6McWilliams (5–7)Honeycutt (6–9)Guante (1)3:0329,88851–39L2
91July 237:35 p.m. PDTPiratesW 6–0Hershiser (10–3)Reuschel (8–3)2:3133,01352–39W1
92July 247:35 p.m. PDTPiratesW 9–1Welch (5–1)Robinson (2–4)2:4234,05153–39W2
93July 257:35 p.m. PDTCubsW 7–3Valenzuela (12–8)Fontenot (3–5)Howell (9)2:3349,51654–39W3
94July 267:35 p.m. PDTCubsW 10–0Reuss (8–6)Ruthven (4–7)2:5041,32155–39W4
95July 2712:20 p.m. PDTCubsW 5–4Hershiser (11–3)Frazier (5–4)Howell (10)3:0046,09256–39W5
96July 281:05 p.m. PDTCubsL 2–9Sorensen (3–2)Powell (0–1)Brusstar (3)2:4447,57156–40L1
97July 297:35 p.m. PDTGiantsW 10–5Welch (6–1)Blue (5–4)2:5236,53657–40W1
98July 307:35 p.m. PDTGiantsW 4–2Niedenfuer (5–3)Minton (2–2)2:5446,66858–40W2
99July 317:35 p.m. PDTGiantsL 5–7Laskey (5–11)Reuss (8–7)Garrelts (8)2:4845,29758–41L1
August: 16–11 (Home: 7–4; Away: 9–7)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox
Streak
100 (1)August 22:05 p.m. PDT@ RedsW 5–3Hershiser (12–3)Robinson (5–3)Niedenfuer (9)2:3859–41W1
101 (2)August 25:18 p.m. PDT@ RedsL 2–5Tibbs (5–11)Honeycutt (6–10)2:2540,23659–42L1
102August 34:05 p.m. PDT@ RedsW 2–0Welch (7–1)Soto (10–12)2:0738,47460–42W1
103August 411:15 a.m. PDT@ RedsL 4–5Power (3–2)Howell (4–5)2:2939,04960–43L1
104August 54:40 p.m. PDT@ BravesW 6–1Reuss (9–7)Barker (1–5)2:3024,53661–43W1
August 6@ BravesPostponed (Strike) (Makeup date: September 10)
August 7@ BravesPostponed (Strike) (Makeup date: September 9)
105August 87:35 p.m. PDTRedsL 5–6 (13)Power (4–2)Diaz (2–1)Robinson (1)4:1437,47961–44L1
106August 97:35 p.m. PDTRedsW 3–1Welch (8–1)Browning (9–9)2:1444,93562–44W1
107August 107:35 p.m. PDTRedsW 2–1Valenzuela (13–8)Tibbs (5–12)2:2448,41063–44W2
108August 111:05 p.m. PDTRedsW 4–0Reuss (10–7)McGaffigan (1–1)2:3141,18864–44W3
109August 127:35 p.m. PDTBravesW 3–0Honeycutt (7–10)Mahler (16–10)Niedenfuer (10)2:1936,74165–44W4
110August 137:35 p.m. PDTBravesW 2–1Diaz (3–1)Forster (1–3)Niedenfuer (11)2:3838,92466–44W5
111August 147:35 p.m. PDTBravesW 5–0Welch (9–1)McMurtry (0–2)2:1139,62767–44W6
112August 152:05 p.m. PDTBravesW 5–4Valenzuela (14–8)Sutter (7–5)Niedenfuer (12)2:3242,16968–44W7
113August 168:05 p.m. PDT@ GiantsW 5–1Reuss (11–7)Blue (5–5)Howell (11)2:3020,95269–44W8
114August 171:05 p.m. PDT@ GiantsL 2–5Garrelts (7–3)Diaz (3–2)2:5218,79169–45L1
115August 181:05 p.m. PDT@ GiantsL 1–2 (10)Davis (4–7)Niedenfuer (5–4)2:4829,18169–46L2
116August 204:35 p.m. PDT@ PhilliesW 5–4 (11)Niedenfuer (6–4)Tekulve (4–9)Honeycutt (1)3:3924,22770–46W1
117August 214:35 p.m. PDT@ PhilliesW 15–6Valenzuela (15–8)Koosman (6–4)2:5623,65071–46W2
118August 224:35 p.m. PDT@ PhilliesL 0–2Rawley (10–6)Reuss (11–8)2:2022,59871–47L1
119August 234:35 p.m. PDT@ ExposW 8–4Hershiser (13–3)Burke (8–2)Niedenfuer (13)2:4821,12472–47W1
120August 244:35 p.m. PDT@ ExposL 2–5Smith (15–4)Honeycutt (7–11)Reardon (32)2:4124,37272–48L1
121August 2510:35 a.m. PDT@ ExposL 1–6Gullickson (12–9)Welch (9–2)2:2418,15072–49L2
122August 264:35 p.m. PDT@ MetsW 6–1Valenzuela (16–8)Lynch (10–7)2:4743,06373–49W1
123August 274:35 p.m. PDT@ MetsW 2–1Reuss (12–8)Fernandez (5–8)Niedenfuer (14)2:4242,76474–49W2
124August 297:35 p.m. PDTPhilliesL 2–3 (10)Carman (6–4)Honeycutt (7–12)3:3539,48774–50L1
125August 307:35 p.m. PDTPhilliesL 2–5Gross (13–9)Welch (9–9)Shipanoff (1)2:4049,06874–51L2
126August 317:05 p.m. PDTPhilliesL 0–5Rawley (11–6)Valenzuela (16–9)2:2046,94274–52L3
September: 18–12 (Home: 7–6; Away: 11–6)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox
Streak
127September 11:05 p.m. PDTPhilliesL 1–4Denny (9–11)Reuss (12–9)Shipanoff (2)2:4229,02974–53L4
128September 25:20 p.m. PDTExposW 5–4 (11)Diaz (4–2)Reardon (2–7)3:2547,49675–53W1
129September 37:35 p.m. PDTExposW 4–0Hershiser (14–3)Smith (15–5)2:1927,29276–53W2
130September 47:35 p.m. PDTExposW 4–2Welch (10–3)Dopson (0–1)Niedenfuer (15)2:5329,33877–53W3
131September 67:35 p.m. PDTMetsL 0–2 (13)Orosco (5–4)Niedenfuer (6–5)3:4751,86877–54L1
132September 712:20 p.m. PDTMetsW 7–6Niedenfuer (7–5)Leach (2–3)3:1144,44478–54W1
133September 81:05 p.m. PDTMetsL 3–4 (14)Sisk (4–5)Diaz (4–3)4:5843,83878–55L1
134September 94:40 p.m. PDT@ BravesW 9–7Holton (1–0)Sutter (7–7)Powell (1)3:463,13779–55W1
135 (1)September 102:40 p.m. PDT@ BravesW 10–1Honeycutt (8–12)Pérez (1–10)2:3980–55W2
136 (2)September 105:54 p.m. PDT@ BravesW 10–4Powell (1–1)Smith (6–9)3:0010,30081–55W3
137September 114:40 p.m. PDT@ BravesW 12–3Valenzuela (17–9)Bedrosian (6–12)2:466,20582–55W4
138September 124:40 p.m. PDT@ BravesL 6–11Smith (7–9)Castillo (2–2)2:425,06482–56L1
139 (1)September 132:05 p.m. PDT@ RedsW 8–2Hershiser (15–3)McGaffigan (1–3)2:3483–56W1
140 (2)September 135:14 p.m. PDT@ RedsL 5–6Power (6–4)Niedenfuer (7–6)3:0028,96183–57L1
141September 144:05 p.m. PDT@ RedsW 7–0Welch (11–3)Robinson (5–6)2:2929,77184–57W1
142September 1511:15 a.m. PDT@ RedsL 6–10Browning (17–9)Valenzuela (17–10)Power (22)2:2428,80484–58L1
143September 167:05 p.m. PDT@ PadresL 2–4Show (10–10)Reuss (12–10)Gossage (23)2:2025,03584–59L2
144September 177:05 p.m. PDT@ PadresW 7–1Hershiser (16–3)Hawkins (17–7)2:2520,79885–59W1
145September 187:35 p.m. PDTAstrosL 2–7Scott (18–7)Howell (4–6)Calhoun (4)2:4734,25185–60L1
146September 197:35 p.m. PDTAstrosL 5–6Knepper (15–10)Welch (11–4)Smith (25)3:1125,46685–61L2
147September 208:05 p.m. PDT@ GiantsL 3–5Minton (5–4)Niedenfuer (7–7)2:4610,48485–62L3
148September 211:05 p.m. PDT@ GiantsW 11–2Reuss (13–10)Davis (5–11)2:4312,07086–62W1
149September 221:05 p.m. PDT@ GiantsW 5–3Hershiser (17–3)Blue (7–7)Niedenfuer (16)2:2510,29787–62W2
150September 235:35 p.m. PDT@ AstrosW 5–3Diaz (5–3)Calhoun (2–4)Niedenfuer (17)2:508,93888–62W3
151September 245:35 p.m. PDT@ AstrosW 7–2Welch (12–4)Knepper (15–11)2:4410,04389–62W4
152September 255:35 p.m. PDT@ AstrosL 4–6 (10)Solano (2–2)Niedenfuer (7–8)2:4516,95589–63L1
153September 277:35 p.m. PDTGiantsW 6–2Hershiser (18–3)Blue (7–8)2:3635,40090–63W1
154September 281:05 p.m. PDTGiantsW 3–1Reuss (14–10)LaPoint (7–16)Niedenfuer (18)2:3941,13491–63W2
155September 291:05 p.m. PDTGiantsW 7–2Welch (13–4)Mason (0–3)2:5845,77592–63W3
156September 307:35 p.m. PDTPadresL 4–6Gossage (4–3)Howell (4–7)2:3737,57192–64L1
October: 3–3 (Home: 3–3; Away: 0–0)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox
Streak
157October 17:35 p.m. PDTPadresW 10–3Diaz (6–3)Dravecky (13–11)2:5138,58293–64W1
158October 27:35 p.m. PDTBravesW 9–3Hershiser (19–3)Johnson (4–4)2:4532,04294–64W2
159October 37:35 p.m. PDTBravesL 0–5Smith (9–10)Holton (1–1)2:3223,48694–65L1
160October 47:35 p.m. PDTRedsL 2–4Stuper (8–5)Peña (0–1)Power (27)2:1843,30994–66L2
161October 51:05 p.m. PDTRedsW 3–1Welch (14–4)Robinson (7–7)Niedenfuer (19)2:0735,86195–66W1
162October 61:05 p.m. PDTRedsL 5–6Power (8–6)Niedenfuer (7–9)Franco (12)2:4745,77895–67L1
*An MLB Players strike forced the cancellation of all regular season games on August 6 and 7. Most games were made up later in the season.

Detailed records

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National League
OpponentHomeAwayTotalPct.Runs scoredRuns allowed
NL East
Chicago Cubs3–34–27–5.5835951
Montreal Expos5–12–47–5.5834447
New York Mets3–34–27–5.5833838
Philadelphia Phillies1–53–34–8.3334555
Pittsburgh Pirates4–24–28–4.6675046
St. Louis Cardinals4–23–37–5.5833935
20–1620–1640–32.556275272
NL West
Atlanta Braves7–26–313–5.7229965
Cincinnati Reds6–35–411–7.6118155
Houston Astros5–47–212–6.6678760
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres4–54–58–10.4446462
San Francisco Giants6–35–411–7.6117655
28–1727–1855–35.611407307

Month-by-Month

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Month Games Won Lost Win % RS RA
April2111100.5245766
May2612140.46280112
June2515100.600110101
July272070.741107132
August2716110.5939977
September3018120.600116121
October6330.5002922
Total16295670.586682579
Games Won Lost Win % RS RA
Home 8148330.593310258
Road 8147340.580372321
Total16295670.586682579

Composite Box

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1983 Los Angeles Dodgers Inning–by–Inning Boxscore
Team1234567891011121314RHE
Opponents6944766671596863449333157912800
Dodgers7569657794938869434420068214340

Sources:

Postseason Game log

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1985 Postseason Game Log: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Away: 0–3)
NL Championship Series vs. St. Louis Cardinals 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Away: 0–3)[5]
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceSeriesBox
Streak
1October 95:30 p.m. PDTCardinalsW 4–1Valenzuela (1–0)Tudor (0–1)Niedenfuer (1)2:4255,270LAN 1–0W1
2October 105:35 p.m. PDTCardinalsW 8–2Hershiser (1–0)Andújar (0–1)3:0452,222LAN 2–0W2
3October 1210:05 a.m. PDT@ CardinalsL 2–4Cox (1–0)Welch (0–1)Dayley (1)3:2153,708LAN 2–1L1
4October 135:15 p.m. PDT@ CardinalsL 2–12Tudor (1–1)Reuss (0–1)2:4753,708TIE 2–2L2
5October 1412:05 p.m. PDT@ CardinalsL 2–3Lahti (1–0)Niedenfuer (0–1)2:5653,708STL 3–2L3
6October 1612:05 p.m. PDTCardinalsL 5–7Worrell (1–0)Niedenfuer (0–2)Dayley (2)3:3255,208STL 4–2L4

Starting Lineups

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Regular Season

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Batting Order

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1983 Regular Season Batting Order game log
April
#DateOpponent1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th
21 April 30 @ STL
May
#DateOpponent1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th
22 May 1 @ STL
28 May 8 STL
29 May 9 STL
June
#DateOpponent1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th
July
#DateOpponent1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th
75 July 4 @ STL
76 July 5 @ STL
77 July 6 @ STL
78 July 7 @ STL
86 July 18 STL
87 July 19 STL
88 July 20 STL
89 July 21 STL
August
#DateOpponent1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th
September
#DateOpponent1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th
October
#DateOpponent1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th

Defensive Lineup

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1985 Regular Season Defensive Lineup game log
April
#DateOpponentC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFP
21 April 30 @ STL
May
#DateOpponentC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFP
22 May 1 @ STL
28 May 8 STL
29 May 9 STL
June
#DateOpponentC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFP
July
#DateOpponentC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFP
75 July 4 @ STL
76 July 5 @ STL
77 July 6 @ STL
78 July 7 @ STL
86 July 18 STL
87 July 19 STL
88 July 20 STL
89 July 21 STL
August
#DateOpponentC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFP
September
#DateOpponentC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFP
October
#DateOpponentC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFP

Postseason

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Batting Order

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1985 Postseason Batting Order game log
#DateOpponent1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th
1 October 9 STL
2 October 10 STL
3 October 12 @ STL
4 October 13 @ STL
5 October 14 @ STL
6 October 16 STL

Defensive Lineup

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1985 Postseason Defensive Lineup game log
#DateOpponentC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFP
1 October 9 STL
2 October 10 STL
3 October 12 @ STL
4 October 13 @ STL
5 October 14 @ STL
6 October 16 STL

Game Umpires

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Regular Season

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1985 Regular Season Umpire game log
April
#DateOpponentHP1B2B3B
21 April 30 @ STL #10
John McSherry
#25
Charlie Williams
#30
Randy Marsh
#24
Bill Williams
(crew chief)
May
#DateOpponentHP1B2B3B
22 May 1 @ STL #25
Charlie Williams
#30
Randy Marsh
#24
Bill Williams
(crew chief)
#10
John McSherry
28 May 8 STL #12
Gerry Davis
#21
Harry Wendelstedt
(crew chief)
#19
Terry Tata
#2
Jerry Crawford
29 May 9 STL #21
Harry Wendelstedt
(crew chief)
#19
Terry Tata
#2
Jerry Crawford
#12
Gerry Davis
June
#DateOpponentHP1B2B3B
July
#DateOpponentHP1B2B3B
75 July 4 @ STL #17
Paul Runge
#5
Bob Engel
(crew chief)
#27
Steve Rippley
#26
Dave Pallone
76 July 5 @ STL #5
Bob Engel
(crew chief)
#27
Steve Rippley
#26
Dave Pallone
#17
Paul Runge
77 July 6 @ STL #27
Steve Rippley
#26
Dave Pallone
#17
Paul Runge
#5
Bob Engel
(crew chief)
78 July 7 @ STL #26
Dave Pallone
#17
Paul Runge
#5
Bob Engel
(crew chief)
#27
Steve Rippley
86 July 18 STL #26
Dave Pallone
#17
Paul Runge
#5
Bob Engel
(crew chief)
#15
Jim Quick
87 July 19 STL #17
Paul Runge
#5
Bob Engel
(crew chief)
#15
Jim Quick
#26
Dave Pallone
88 July 20 STL #5
Bob Engel
(crew chief)
#15
Jim Quick
#26
Dave Pallone
#17
Paul Runge
89 July 21 STL #15
Jim Quick
#26
Dave Pallone
#17
Paul Runge
#5
Bob Engel
(crew chief)
August
#DateOpponentHP1B2B3B
September
#DateOpponentHP1B2B3B
October
#DateOpponentHP1B2B3B

Postseason

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1985 Postseason Umpire game log
#DateOpponentHP1B2B3BLFRF
1 October 9 STL #18
Dick Stello
(crew chief)
#6
Bruce Froemming
#10
John McSherry
#19
Terry Tata
#17
Paul Runge
#2
Jerry Crawford
2 October 10 STL #6
Bruce Froemming
#10
John McSherry
#19
Terry Tata
#2
Jerry Crawford
#18
Dick Stello
(crew chief)
#17
Paul Runge
3 October 12 @ STL #10
John McSherry
#19
Terry Tata
#17
Paul Runge
#2
Jerry Crawford
#18
Dick Stello
(crew chief)
#6
Bruce Froemming
4 October 13 @ STL #19
Terry Tata
#17
Paul Runge
#2
Jerry Crawford
#18
Dick Stello
(crew chief)
#6
Bruce Froemming
#10
John McSherry
5 October 14 @ STL #17
Paul Runge
#2
Jerry Crawford
#18
Dick Stello
(crew chief)
#6
Bruce Froemming
#10
John McSherry
#19
Terry Tata
6 October 16 STL #2
Jerry Crawford
#18
Dick Stello
(crew chief)
#6
Bruce Froemming
#10
John McSherry
#19
Terry Tata
#17
Paul Runge

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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
CMike Scioscia141429127.296753
1BGreg Brock129438110.2512166
2BSteve Sax136488136.279142
SSMariano Duncan142562137.244639
3BDave Anderson7722144.199418
LFPedro Guerrero137487156.3203387
CFKen Landreaux147482129.2681250
RFMike Marshall135518152.2932895

Other batters

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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
Candy Maldonado12121348.225519
R.J. Reynolds7320755.266025
Enos Cabell5719256.292022
Bill Russell7616944.260013
Steve Yeager5312125.20709
Bob Bailor7411829.24607
Terry Whitfield7910427.260316
Al Oliver357920.25308
Len Matuszek436314.222313
Sid Bream24537.13236
Mike Ramsey9152.13300
Jay Johnstone17152.13302
José González23113.27300
Reggie Williams2293.33300
Franklin Stubbs1092.22202
Ralph Bryant662.33301
Stu Pederson840.00001
Gilberto Reyes610.00000

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Fernando Valenzuela35272.117102.45208
Orel Hershiser36239.21932.03157
Jerry Reuss34212.214102.9284
Bob Welch23167.11442.3196

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Rick Honeycutt31142.08123.4267
Bobby Castillo3568.0225.4357
Tom Brennan1231.2137.3917
Dennis Powell1629.1115.2219
Alejandro Peña24.1018.312

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Tom Niedenfuer6479192.71102
Ken Howell5647123.7785
Carlos Diaz466302.6173
Steve Howe191134.9111
Brian Holton31109.001

National League Championship Series

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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

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Wednesday, October 9 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis 000 000 100 181
Los Angeles 000 103 00X 480
W: Fernando Valenzuela (1-0)  L: John Tudor (0-1)   SV: Tom Niedenfuer (1)
HRs: LAD None   STL None

Game 2

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Thursday, October 10 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis 001 000 001 281
Los Angeles 003 212 00X 8131
W: Orel Hershiser (1-0)  L: Joaquín Andújar (0-1)   SV: None
HRs: LAD Greg Brock (1)   STL None

Game 3

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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles 000 100 100 272
St. Louis 220 000 00X 480
W: Danny Cox (1-0)  L: Bob Welch (0-1)   SV: Ken Dayley (1)
HRs: LAD None   STL Tom Herr (1)

Game 4

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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles 000 000 110 251
St. Louis 090 110 01X 12150
W: John Tudor (1-0)  L: Jerry Reuss (0-1)   SV: None
HRs: LAD Bill Madlock (1)   STL None

Game 5

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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles 000 200 000 251
St. Louis 200 000 001 351
W: Jeff Lahti (1-0)  L: Tom Niedenfuer (0-1)   SV: None
HRs: LAD Bill Madlock (2)   STL Ozzie Smith (1)

Game 6

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Wednesday, October 16 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis 001 000 303 7121
Los Angeles 110 020 010 580
W: Todd Worrell (1-0)  L: Tom Niedenfuer (0-2)   SV: Ken Dayley (2)
HRs: LAD Bill Madlock (3)   Mike Marshall (1)   STL Jack Clark (1)

1985 awards

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Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AAA Albuquerque Dukes Pacific Coast League Terry Collins
AA San Antonio Dodgers Texas League Gary LaRocque
High A Bakersfield Dodgers California League Mel Queen
High A Vero Beach Dodgers Florida State League Stan Wasiak
Rookie Great Falls Dodgers Pioneer League Kevin Kennedy
Rookie Gulf Coast Dodgers Gulf Coast League Joe Alvarez

Major League Baseball draft

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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

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  1. 1 2 "Al Oliver Stats".
  2. "Henry Rodriguez Stats".
  3. Bill Madlock Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  4. "1985 Los Angeles Dodgers schedule and results". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  5. "1985 National League Championship Series". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
  6. 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase
  7. 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase
  8. 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
  9. 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase
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