- 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates season
MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Pittsburgh Pirates
season = 1985
misc = The Pirates draftBarry Bonds
current league = National League
y1 = 1887
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark =Three Rivers Stadium
y4 = 1970
city =Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
y5 = 1887
owners =John W. Galbreath ,Warner Communications
general managers =Harding "Pete" Peterson ,Joe L. Brown
managers =Chuck Tanner
television =KDKA-TV
Jim Rooker ,Lanny Frattare , John Sanders
radio = KDKA
Jim Rooker ,Lanny Frattare |The by|1985
Pittsburgh Pirates finished in sixth place in theNational League East , with a record of 57-104, 43½ games behind the NL ChampionSt. Louis Cardinals .Offseason
* December 12, 1984: Brian Harper was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with John Tudor to the St. Louis Cardinals for George Hendrick and Steve Barnard (minors). [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/harpebr01.shtml]
* December 20, 1984:Jay Buhner ,Dale Berra andAlfonso Pulido were traded by the Pirates to theNew York Yankees forSteve Kemp ,Tim Foli , and cash. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/buhneja01.shtml Jay Buhner page at Baseball Reference] ]
* February 28, 1985:Rick Reuschel was signed as a free agent by the Pirates. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/reuscri01.shtml Rick Reuschel page at Baseball Reference] ]
* March 1, 1985:Scott Loucks was signed as a free agent by the Pirates. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/loucksc01.shtml Scott Loucks page at Baseball Refernce] ]Regular season
Opening Day Starters
eason standings
Roster
Notable Transactions
* April 20, 1985:
Kent Tekulve was traded by the Pirates to thePhiladelphia Phillies forAl Holland and Frankie Griffin (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tekulke01.shtml Kent Tekulve page at Baseball Refernce] ]
* June 3, 1985:Barry Bonds was drafted by the Pirates in the 1st round (6th pick} of the1985 Major League Baseball Draft . Player signed on June 5. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bondsba01.shtml Barry Bonds page at Baseball Refernce] ]
* August 2, 1985:John Candelaria ,George Hendrick andAl Holland were traded by the Pirates to the California Angels forPat Clements , Mike Brown and a player to be named later. The Angels completed the deal by sendingBob Kipper to the Pirates on August 16. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/candejo01.shtml John Candelaria page at Baseball Reference] ]
*August 31, 1985:Bill Madlock was traded by the PiratesLos Angeles Dodgers for players to be named later. The Dodgers completed the deal by sending R. J. Reynolds to the Pirates on September 3 andCecil Espy , andSid Bream to the Pirates on September 9. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/breamsi01.shtml Sid Bream page at Baseball Reference] ]Player stats
tarting pitchers
Award Winners
1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
*Tony Peña , C, ReserveReferences
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1985.shtml 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1985&t=PIT 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
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