1985 Houston Astros season

1985 Houston Astros
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1962)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
The Astrodome (since 1965)
Houston, Texas (since 1962)
Results
Record	83–79 (.512)
Divisional place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	John McMullen
General manager(s)	Al Rosen, Dick Wagner
Manager(s)	Bob Lillis
Local television	KTXH HSE
Local radio	KTRH (Gene Elston, Milo Hamilton, Larry Dierker, Jim Durham)
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The Houston Astros' 1985 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West.

Offseason

• December 3, 1984: Manuel Lee was drafted from the Astros by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1984 rule 5 draft.^[1]

Regular season

• July 11, 1985: Nolan Ryan got the 4000th strikeout of his career by striking out Danny Heep of the New York Mets.
• July 27, 1985: The Astros lose to the New York Mets, 16–4, despite not allowing a single earned run in the game.^[2]

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	95	67	0.586	—	48–33	47–34
Cincinnati Reds	89	72	0.553	5½	47–34	42–38
Houston Astros	83	79	0.512	12	44–37	39–42
San Diego Padres	83	79	0.512	12	44–37	39–42
Atlanta Braves	66	96	0.407	29	32–49	34–47
San Francisco Giants	62	100	0.383	33	38–43	24–57

Record vs. opponents

1985 National League Records Sources:
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

• June 3, 1985: Mike Simms was drafted by the Astros in the 6th round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft.^[3]
• June 12, 1985: Brad Gulden was purchased by the Houston Astros from the Cincinnati Reds.^[4]
• September 15, 1985: Joe Niekro was traded by the Astros to the New York Yankees for Jim Deshaies and players to be named later. The New York Yankees completed the deal by sending Neder Horta (minors) to the Astros on September 24 and Dody Rather (minors) to the Astros on January 11, 1986.^[5]

Roster

1985 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers 49 Jeff Calhoun 46 Bill Dawley 43 Jim Deshaies 11 Frank DiPino 31 Jeff Heathcock 37 Charlie Kerfeld 39 Bob Knepper 41 Mark Knudson 53 Mike Madden 42 Ron Mathis 36 Joe Niekro 47 Mark Ross 34 Nolan Ryan 33 Mike Scott 45 Dave Smith 52 Julio Solano		Catchers 14 Alan Ashby  6 Mark Bailey  4 John Mizerock Infielders 23 Enos Cabell 27 Glenn Davis 19 Bill Doran  3 Phil Garner  1 Bert Peña 12 Craig Reynolds 23 Germán Rivera 16 Harry Spilman 10 Dickie Thon 29 Denny Walling		Outfielders 17 Kevin Bass  9 Eric Bullock 25 José Cruz 24 Ty Gainey 22 Chris Jones 28 Jerry Mumphrey 20 Jim Pankovits 21 Terry Puhl 18 Tim Tolman		Manager  5 Bob Lillis Coaches  2 Cot Deal 48 Matt Galante 43 Don Leppert 15 Denis Menke 54 Jerry Walker

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
CF	Kevin Bass	150	539	145	.269	16	68

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Denny Walling	119	345	93	.270	7	45

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Nolan Ryan	35	232	10	12	3.80	209
Joe Niekro	32	213	9	12	3.72	217

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Mark Ross	8	0	2	1	4.85	3

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tucson Toros	Pacific Coast League	Jimmy Johnson
AA	Columbus Astros	Southern League	Carlos Alfonso
A	Osceola Astros	Florida State League	Dave Cripe
A	Asheville Tourists	South Atlantic League	Fred Hatfield
A-Short Season	Auburn Astros	New York–Penn League	Bob Hartsfield
Rookie	GCL Astros	Gulf Coast League	Julio Linares

References

1. Manuel Lee at Baseball Reference
2. "Houston Astros at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play". Baseball-Reference.com. July 27, 1985. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
3. Mike Simms at Baseball Reference
4. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/guldebr01.shtml
5. Jim Deshaies at Baseball Reference

External links

• 1985 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference