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1985 Atlanta Braves
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1876) Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (since 1966) Atlanta, Georgia (since 1966)
1985 information
Owner(s)	Ted Turner
General manager(s)	John Mullen
Manager(s)	Eddie Haas, Bobby Wine
Local television	WTBS Superstation WTBS
Local radio	WSB (Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, John Sterling)

The 1985 Atlanta Braves season was the 115th season in franchise history. The Braves failed to qualify for the postseason for the third consecutive season.

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Awards and honors
5 Farm system
6 References

Offseason

December 5, 1984: Brian Fisher was traded by the Braves to the New York Yankees for Rick Cerone.^[1]
December 7, 1984: Bruce Sutter was signed as a free agent by the Braves.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers	95	67	--	.586
Cincinnati Reds	89	72	5.5	.553
Houston Astros	83	79	12.0	.512
San Diego Padres	83	79	12.0	.512
Atlanta Braves	66	96	29.0	.407
San Francisco Giants	62	100	33.0	.383

Notable transactions

April 17, 1985: Alex Treviño was traded by the Braves to the San Francisco Giants for John Rabb.^[3]
June 3, 1985: Al Martin was drafted by the Braves in the 8th round of the 1985 Major League Baseball Draft.^[4]

Roster

1985 Atlanta Braves

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

22 Eddie Haas
7 Bobby Wine

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Cerone, RickRick Cerone	96	282	61	.216	3	25
1B	Horner, BobBob Horner	130	483	129	.267	27	89
2B	Hubbard, GlennGlenn Hubbard	142	439	102	.232	5	39
3B	Oberkfell, KenKen Oberkfell	134	412	112	.272	3	35
SS	Ramírez, RafaelRafael Ramírez	138	568	141	.248	5	58
LF	Harper, TerryTerry Harper	138	492	130	.264	17	72
CF	Murphy, DaleDale Murphy	162	616	185	.300	37	111
RF	Washington, ClaudellClaudell Washington	122	398	110	.276	15	43

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Runge, PaulPaul Runge	50	87	19	.218	1	5
Owen, LarryLarry Owen	26	71	17	.239	2	12
Rabb, JohnJohn Rabb	3	2	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Sutter, BruceBruce Sutter	58	7	7	23	4.48	52

Awards and honors

Steve Bedrosian, Major League record, Most Starts in a Season without completing a game (37)^[5]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Richmond Braves	International League	Roy Majtyka
AA	Greenville Braves	Southern League	Jim Beauchamp
A	Durham Bulls	Carolina League	Harry Bright
A	Sumter Braves	South Atlantic League	Buddy Bailey
Rookie	Pulaski Braves	Appalachian League	Craig Robinson
Rookie	GCL Braves	Gulf Coast League	Pedro González

References

^ Rick Cerone page at Baseball Reference
^ Bruce Sutter page at Baseball Reference
^ John Rabb page at Baseball Reference
^ Al Martin page at Baseball Reference
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.107, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0

1985 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0963718983.

1985 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto

AL West	California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas

NL East	Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1985 Major League Baseball Draft • 1985 All-Star Game • 1985 strike • 1985 World Series

Atlanta Braves

Formerly the Boston Red Stockings, Boston Red Caps, Boston Beaneaters, Boston Doves, Boston Rustlers, Boston Bees, Boston Braves and the Milwaukee Braves · Based in Atlanta, Georgia

The Franchise

History · Records · Seasons · Managers · Opening Day starting pitchers · Broadcasters · Atlanta Braves Radio Network

Ballparks

South End Grounds · Congress Street Grounds · South End Grounds · Fenway Park · Braves Field · Milwaukee County Stadium · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Turner Field
Spring Training: St. Petersburg Athletic Park · McKechnie Field · Municipal Stadium · Champion Stadium

Culture

Chief Noc-A-Homa · Homer · Rally · Braves TBS Baseball · Tomahawk Buzzcut · Tomahawk Chop · Continental League · The Slide

Rivalries

New York Mets · Philadelphia Phillies

Important Figures

Hank Aaron · Bobby Cox · Tom Glavine · Greg Maddux · Eddie Mathews · Leo Mazzone · Dale Murphy · Phil Niekro · Johnny Sain · John Smoltz · Warren Spahn · Chipper Jones · Andruw Jones · Ted Turner · Stan Kasten · Skip Caray · Rabbit Maranville · Johnny Evers · Frank Selee · Kid Nichols · Hugh Duffy · Fred Tenney · Billy Hamilton · Julio Franco · Mark Wohlers · John Rocker · Jeff Blauser · Steve Avery · Terry Pendleton

Retired Numbers

3 · 21 · 31 · 35 · 41 · 42 · 44

Key Personnel

Owner: John C. Malone (Liberty Media) · General Manager: Frank Wren · Club President: John Schuerholz · Manager: Bobby Cox

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National Association
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Minor League
Affiliates

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Other Assets

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