1985 Cincinnati Reds

89-72 • .553 Win% • 2nd in NL W

The 1985 Cincinnati Reds went 89-72 (.553) finishing 2nd in the NL W division. The club scored 677 runs, allowed 666, and played home games at Riverfront Stadium. Team leaders included Dave Parker (34 HR, 125 RBI) and Tom Browning (20-9, 3.55 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

89 Wins
72 Losses
.553 Win %
2nd Rank
677 R 666 RA
Diff +11

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⚡ Quick Stats

677 Runs Scored
666 Runs Allowed
+11 Run Diff
1,839K Attendance

📈 vs. 1985 NL Average

Batting Avg .255 1% above the 1985 league average (.252)
OBP .326 3% above the 1985 league average (.318)
SLG .376 1% above the 1985 league average (.373)
Team ERA 3.71 3% worse than the 1985 league average (3.59)
Runs Scored 677 3% above the 1985 league average (658 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCinergy Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,839,347
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Avg per Game 22,707

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1985

Batting Avg

1 Tony Perez 0.328 2 Dave Parker 0.312 3 Ron Oester 0.295 4 Max Venable 0.289 5 Wayne Krenchicki 0.272

Home Runs

1 Dave Parker 34 2 Nick Esasky 21 3 Eric Davis 8 4 Dave Concepcion 7 5 Buddy Bell 6

RBI

1 Dave Parker 125 2 Nick Esasky 66 3 Dave Concepcion 48 4 Pete Rose 46 5 Buddy Bell 36
1985 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dave Parker 160 635 88 198 42 4 34 125 52 80 5 0.312
Dave Concepcion 155 560 59 141 19 2 7 48 50 67 16 0.252
Ron Oester 152 526 59 155 26 3 1 34 51 65 5 0.295
Eddie Milner 145 453 82 115 19 7 3 33 61 31 35 0.254
Nick Esasky 125 413 61 108 21 0 21 66 41 102 3 0.262
Pete Rose 119 405 60 107 12 2 2 46 86 35 8 0.264
Buddy Bell 67 247 28 54 15 2 6 36 34 27 0 0.219
Gary Redus 101 246 51 62 14 4 6 28 44 52 48 0.252
Cesar Cedeno 83 220 24 53 12 0 3 30 19 35 9 0.241
Tony Perez 72 183 25 60 8 0 6 33 22 22 0 0.328
Wayne Krenchicki 90 173 16 47 9 0 4 25 28 20 0 0.272
Bo Diaz 51 161 12 42 8 0 3 15 15 18 0 0.261
Alan Knicely 48 158 17 40 9 0 5 26 16 34 0 0.253
Dave Van Gorder 73 151 12 36 7 0 2 24 9 19 0 0.238
Max Venable 77 135 21 39 12 3 0 10 6 17 11 0.289
Eric Davis 56 122 26 30 3 3 8 18 7 39 16 0.246
Dann Bilardello 42 102 6 17 0 0 1 9 4 15 0 0.167
Tom Foley 43 92 7 18 5 1 0 6 6 16 1 0.196
Tom Browning 39 88 4 17 2 1 0 2 4 29 0 0.193
Mario Soto 37 83 3 11 0 1 0 4 1 24 0 0.133
Jay Tibbs 36 65 3 6 0 0 0 3 2 33 0 0.092
Duane Walker 37 48 5 8 2 1 2 6 6 18 1 0.167
Tom Runnells 28 35 3 7 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 0.200
Andy McGaffigan 15 29 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 18 0 0.034
Ron Robinson 33 22 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.091
John Stuper 33 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 10 1 0.059
Frank Pastore 17 14 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.143
Joe Price 26 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.000
Paul O'Neill 5 12 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.333
Wade Rowdon 5 9 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.222
John Franco 67 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Tom Hume 56 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bob Buchanan 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carl Willis 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Rob Murphy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ted Power 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Mike Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1985

ERA

1 John Franco 2.18 2 Ted Power 2.70 3 Tom Hume 3.26 4 Tom Browning 3.55 5 Mario Soto 3.58

Wins

1 Tom Browning 20 2 John Franco 12 3 Mario Soto 12 4 Jay Tibbs 10 5 Ted Power 8

Strikeouts

1 Mario Soto 214 2 Tom Browning 155 3 Jay Tibbs 98 4 Andy McGaffigan 83 5 Ron Robinson 76
1985 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tom Browning 20 9 3.55 38 38 0 261.1 242 103 73 155
Mario Soto 12 15 3.58 36 36 0 256.2 196 102 104 214
Jay Tibbs 10 16 3.92 35 34 0 218.0 216 95 83 98
Ron Robinson 7 7 3.99 33 12 1 108.1 107 48 32 76
John Franco 12 3 2.18 67 0 12 99.0 83 24 40 61
John Stuper 8 5 4.55 33 13 0 99.0 116 50 37 38
Andy McGaffigan 3 3 3.72 15 15 0 94.1 88 39 30 83
Tom Hume 3 5 3.26 56 0 3 80.0 65 29 35 50
Ted Power 8 6 2.70 64 0 27 80.0 65 24 45 42
Joe Price 2 2 3.90 26 8 1 64.2 59 28 23 52
Frank Pastore 2 1 3.83 17 6 0 54.0 60 23 16 29
Bob Buchanan 1 0 8.44 14 0 0 16.0 25 15 9 3
Carl Willis 1 0 9.22 11 0 1 13.2 21 14 5 6
Mike Smith 0 0 5.40 2 0 0 3.1 2 2 1 2
Rob Murphy 0 0 6.00 2 0 0 3.0 2 2 2 1

👥 Roster (37)

Buddy Bell Dann Bilardello Tom Browning Bob Buchanan Cesar Cedeno Dave Concepcion Eric Davis Bo Diaz Nick Esasky Tom Foley John Franco Tom Hume +25 more

37 players

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The 1985 Cincinnati Reds in brief

A 89-72 record (.553) put the 1985 Cincinnati Reds 2nd in the NL West. With 677 runs scored and 666 given up, the 1985 differential was +11. At the plate the Cincinnati Reds hit .255, 1% better than the league's .252. The Cincinnati Reds staff finished with a 3.71 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.59. League clubs averaged 658 runs that year, so the Cincinnati Reds scored 3% more.

The home park, Riverfront Stadium, recorded 1,839,347 in attendance, about 22,707 a game. Dave Parker led the club in home runs with 34. Tom Browning led the pitchers with 20 wins. The strikeout leader was Mario Soto with 214. Ted Power saved 27 games. The roster section lists 37 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1985 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1985 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1985 Cincinnati Reds finished 89-72 (.553 win pct).
Who led the 1985 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Dave Parker led the 1985 Cincinnati Reds with 34 home runs.
What was the 1985 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1985 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.71.
Did the 1985 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1985 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1985 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1985 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Riverfront Stadium.
Who led the 1985 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dave Parker (34 HR, 125 RBI) and Tom Browning (20-9, 3.55 ERA).
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