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1985 Pittsburgh Pirates (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1984/1986)
57-104, Finished 6th in NL Eastern Division
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Scored 568 runs, Allowed 708 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 64-97
Managed by Chuck Tanner

Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 735,900 (12th of 12)
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Batting - 99, Pitching - 100
  (one-year): Batting - 104, Pitching - 106
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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1985 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1984/1986) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 8, 1984

Lee Lacy granted Free Agency.

Milt May granted Free Agency.

December 3, 1984

Drafted Junior Ortiz from the New York Mets in the 1984 rule 5 draft.

December 12, 1984

Traded John Tudor and Brian Harper to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received George Hendrick and Steve Barnard (minors).

December 20, 1984

Traded Dale Berra, Alfonso Pulido, and Jay Buhner to the New York Yankees. Received Steve Kemp, Tim Foli, and cash.

January 3, 1985

Drafted Greg Vaughn in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Derek Lee in the 9th round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

January 15, 1985

Signed Juan Eichelberger as a free agent.

January 22, 1985

Signed Sixto Lezcano as a free agent.

February 22, 1985

Signed Orlando Merced as an amateur free agent.

February 28, 1985

Signed Rick Reuschel as a free agent.

March 1, 1985

Signed Scott Loucks as a free agent.

April 7, 1985 (Standings)

Released Juan Eichelberger.

April 8, 1985 (Standings)

Signed Bill Almon as a free agent.

April 11, 1985 (Standings)

Signed Jerry Dybzinski as a free agent.

Signed John Henry Johnson as a free agent.

April 20, 1985 (Standings)

Traded Kent Tekulve to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Al Holland and Frankie Griffin (minors).

April 27, 1985 (Standings)

Traded Steve Herz (minors) to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Mike Diaz.

May 30, 1985 (Standings)

Traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians. Received Johnnie LeMaster. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Scott Bailes (July 3, 1985) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

June 3, 1985 (Standings)

Drafted Tommy Hinzo in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Barry Bonds in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1985.

Drafted Brett Gideon in the 6th round of the 1985 amateur draft.

Drafted Tommy Gregg in the 7th round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1985.

Drafted Bill Sampen in the 12th round of the 1985 amateur draft.

Drafted Tommy Shields in the 36th round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 17, 1985 (Standings)

Released Tim Foli.

July 26, 1985 (Standings)

Released John Henry Johnson.

August 2, 1985 (Standings)

Traded John Candelaria, Al Holland, and George Hendrick to the California Angels. Received a player to be named later, Pat Clements, and Mike Brown. The California Angels sent Bob Kipper (August 16, 1985) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

August 12, 1985 (Standings)

Sold Doug Frobel to the Montreal Expos.

August 31, 1985 (Standings)

Traded Bill Madlock to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received players to be named later. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent R.J. Reynolds (September 3, 1985), Cecil Espy (September 9, 1985), and Sid Bream (September 9, 1985) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

September 14, 1985 (Standings)

Sold Rod Scurry to the New York Yankees.

October 4, 1985 (Standings)

Released Jerry Dybzinski.

Released Mitchell Page.

Released Eddie Vargas.

October 15, 1985 (Standings)

Dave Tomlin granted Free Agency.

December 10, 1985

Bobby Bonilla drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1985 rule 5 draft.

Bip Roberts drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1985 rule 5 draft.

December 15, 1985

Purchased Matias Carrillo from the Poza Rica (Mexican).

January 14, 1986

Drafted Moises Alou in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed May 23, 1986.

Drafted Archi Cianfrocco in the 11th round of the 1986 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

February 13, 1986

Signed Ed Farmer as a free agent.

April, 1986

Traded Chris Green to the California Angels. Received Kevin Davis (minors).


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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