- 1985 Cincinnati Reds season
MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Cincinnati Reds
season = 1985
misc =
current league = National League
y1 = 1890
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark =Riverfront Stadium
y4 = 1970
city =Cincinnati, Ohio
y5 = 1882
owners =Marge Schott
general managers = Bill Bergesch
managers =Pete Rose
television =WLWT
(Joe Morgan , Ken Wilson)
radio =WLW
(Marty Brennaman ,Joe Nuxhall )|TheCincinnati Reds ' 1985 season consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win theNational League West . The Reds finished in second place, 5½ games behind theLos Angeles Dodgers . This year, the Reds adopted an alternate uniform.Regular season
Pete Rose
On
September 11 , by|1985, Rose was thought to have broken Ty Cobb’s all-time hits record with his 4,192nd hit, a single to left-center field off San Diego Padres pitcher Eric Show, though a subsequent review of Ty Cobb's hits revealed that two of his hits were counted twice. As a result, Pete Rose broke the all-time hits record against the Cubs' Reggie Patterson with a single in the first in the Reds 5-5 called game against Chicago onSeptember 8 .eason standings
Notable Transactions
*April 10, 1985:
Tony Pérez was signed as a free agent by the Reds. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/perezto01.shtml Tony Pérez page at Baseball Reference] ]
*April 26, 1985:Skeeter Barnes was traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos forMax Venable . [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/barnesk01.shtml Skeeter Barnes page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 3, 1985:Barry Larkin was drafted by the Reds in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/larkiba01.shtml Barry Larkin page at Baseball Reference] ]
*August 8, 1985:Alan Knicely , Tom Foley and a player to be named later were traded by the Reds to thePhiladelphia Phillies forBo Díaz and Greg Simpson (minors). The Reds completed the deal by sendingFreddie Toliver to the Phillies on August 27. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kniceal01.shtml Alan Knicely page at Baseball Reference] ]
*August 29, 1985:César Cedeño was traded by the Reds to theSt. Louis Cardinals for Mark Jackson (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cedence01.shtml Cesar Cedeno page at Baseball Reference] ]Roster
Pitching
tarting pitchers
Awards and Honors
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Dave Parker - National League Leader in RBIs (125)
*Dave Parker - National League Leader in Doubles (42)References
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1985.shtml 1985 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL_1985.shtml 1985 National League Standings at Baseball Reference]
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