1985 Pittsburgh Pirates

57-104 • .354 Win% • 6th in NL E

The 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates went 57-104 (.354) finishing 6th in the NL E division. The club scored 568 runs, allowed 708, and played home games at Three Rivers Stadium. Team leaders included Jason Thompson (12 HR, 61 RBI) and Rick Reuschel (14-8, 2.27 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

57 Wins
104 Losses
.354 Win %
6th Rank
568 R 708 RA
Diff -140

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568 Runs Scored
708 Runs Allowed
-140 Run Diff
735K Attendance

📈 vs. 1985 NL Average

Batting Avg .246 2% below the 1985 league average (.252)
OBP .310 2% below the 1985 league average (.318)
SLG .347 7% below the 1985 league average (.373)
Team ERA 3.97 11% worse than the 1985 league average (3.59)
Runs Scored 568 14% below the 1985 league average (658 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumThree Rivers Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 735,900
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Avg per Game 9,198

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1985

Batting Avg

1 Mike Brown 0.332 2 R. J. Reynolds 0.308 3 Joe Orsulak 0.300 4 Junior Ortiz 0.292 5 Sid Bream 0.284

Home Runs

1 Jason Thompson 12 2 Bill Madlock 10 3 Tony Peña 10 4 Johnny Ray 7 5 Bill Almon 6

RBI

1 Johnny Ray 70 2 Jason Thompson 61 3 Tony Peña 59 4 Bill Madlock 41 5 Mike Brown 33
1985 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Johnny Ray 154 594 67 163 33 3 7 70 46 24 13 0.274
Tony Peña 147 546 53 136 27 2 10 59 29 67 12 0.249
Jason Thompson 123 402 42 97 17 1 12 61 84 58 0 0.241
Bill Madlock 110 399 49 100 23 1 10 41 39 42 3 0.251
Joe Orsulak 121 397 54 119 14 6 0 21 26 27 24 0.300
Marvell Wynne 103 337 21 69 6 3 2 18 18 48 10 0.205
Sam Khalifa 95 320 30 76 14 3 2 31 34 56 5 0.237
George Hendrick 69 256 23 59 15 0 2 25 18 42 1 0.230
Bill Almon 88 244 33 66 17 0 6 29 22 61 10 0.270
Jim Morrison 92 244 17 62 10 0 4 22 8 44 3 0.254
Steve Kemp 92 236 19 59 13 2 2 21 25 54 1 0.250
Mike Brown 57 205 29 68 18 2 5 33 22 27 2 0.332
R. J. Reynolds 31 130 22 40 5 3 3 17 9 18 12 0.308
Denny Gonzalez 35 124 11 28 4 0 4 12 13 27 2 0.226
Lee Mazzilli 92 117 20 33 8 0 1 9 29 17 4 0.282
Sixto Lezcano 72 116 16 24 2 0 3 9 35 17 0 0.207
Doug Frobel 53 109 14 22 5 0 0 7 19 24 4 0.202
Sid Bream 26 95 14 27 7 0 3 15 11 14 0 0.284
Rick Rhoden 37 74 2 14 3 0 0 6 2 7 0 0.189
Junior Ortiz 23 72 4 21 2 0 1 5 3 17 1 0.292
Rick Reuschel 31 59 8 10 2 0 1 7 3 17 1 0.169
Johnnie LeMaster 22 58 4 9 0 0 1 6 5 12 1 0.155
Lee Tunnell 24 47 2 4 0 1 0 1 1 20 0 0.085
Larry McWilliams 32 40 2 5 1 0 0 2 1 19 0 0.125
Tim Foli 19 37 1 7 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0.189
Jose DeLeon 31 36 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 19 0 0.056
Don Robinson 44 21 2 5 2 0 1 4 0 11 0 0.238
Rafael Belliard 17 20 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.200
Jim Winn 30 18 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.111
Cecilio Guante 63 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0.059
Bob Walk 9 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.000
Mike Bielecki 13 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Bob Kipper 5 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Trench Davis 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.143
Scott Loucks 4 7 1 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.286
Al Holland 38 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.400
Jerry Dybzinski 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rod Scurry 30 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Pat Clements 27 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
John Candelaria 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ray Krawczyk 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kent Tekulve 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Tomlin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1985

ERA

1 Rick Reuschel 2.27 2 Cecilio Guante 2.72 3 Rod Scurry 3.21 4 Al Holland 3.38 5 John Candelaria 3.64

Wins

1 Rick Reuschel 14 2 Rick Rhoden 10 3 Larry McWilliams 7 4 Don Robinson 5 5 Cecilio Guante 4

Strikeouts

1 Jose DeLeon 149 2 Rick Reuschel 138 3 Rick Rhoden 128 4 Cecilio Guante 92 5 Lee Tunnell 74
1985 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Rhoden 10 15 4.47 35 35 0 213.1 254 106 69 128
Rick Reuschel 14 8 2.27 31 26 1 194.0 153 49 52 138
Jose DeLeon 2 19 4.70 31 25 3 162.2 138 85 89 149
Lee Tunnell 4 10 4.01 24 23 0 132.1 126 59 57 74
Larry McWilliams 7 9 4.70 30 19 0 126.1 139 66 62 52
Cecilio Guante 4 6 2.72 63 0 5 109.0 84 33 40 92
Don Robinson 5 11 3.87 44 6 3 95.1 95 41 42 65
Jim Winn 3 6 5.23 30 7 0 75.2 77 44 31 22
Al Holland 1 3 3.38 38 0 4 58.2 48 22 17 47
Bob Walk 2 3 3.68 9 9 0 58.2 60 24 18 40
John Candelaria 2 4 3.64 37 0 9 54.1 57 22 14 47
Rod Scurry 0 1 3.21 30 0 2 47.2 42 17 28 43
Mike Bielecki 2 3 4.53 12 7 0 45.2 45 23 31 22
Pat Clements 0 2 3.67 27 0 2 34.1 39 14 15 17
Bob Kipper 1 2 5.11 5 4 0 24.2 21 14 7 13
Ray Krawczyk 0 2 14.04 8 0 0 8.1 20 13 6 9
Kent Tekulve 0 0 16.20 3 0 0 3.1 7 6 5 4
Dave Tomlin 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0

👥 Roster (43)

Bill Almon Rafael Belliard Mike Bielecki Sid Bream Mike Brown John Candelaria Pat Clements Trench Davis Jose DeLeon Jerry Dybzinski Tim Foli Doug Frobel +31 more

43 players

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The 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates won 57 games and lost 104, ending up 6th in the NL East. Runs came in at 568 scored against 708 allowed (-140). At the plate the Pittsburgh Pirates hit .246, 2% worse than the league's .252. The staff ERA of 3.97 was 11% worse than the league average of 3.59. Measured against the 658-run league average, the offense was 14% behind.

The home park, Three Rivers Stadium, recorded 735,900 in attendance, about 9,198 a game. Jason Thompson topped the Pittsburgh Pirates with 12 home runs. Johnny Ray led in RBI with 70. The pitching staff's wins leader was Rick Reuschel (14). The strikeout leader was Jose DeLeon with 149. The 1985 roster runs to 43 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 57-104 (.354 win pct).
Who led the 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Jason Thompson led the 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates with 12 home runs.
What was the 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.97.
Did the 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Three Rivers Stadium.
Who led the 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jason Thompson (12 HR, 61 RBI) and Rick Reuschel (14-8, 2.27 ERA).
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