The 1985 season was the Philadelphia Phillies 103rd season. The Phillies finished in fifth place in the National League East with a record of 75 wins and 87 losses. It was the first time the team finished below .500 since going 80–82 in 1974. Offseason November 9, 1984: Steve Fireovid was released by the Phillies. February 4, 1985: Al Oliver was traded by the Phillies to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Pat Zachry. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions April 3, 1985: Kiko Garcia was released by the Phillies. April 5, 1985: Kiko Garcia was signed as a free agent by the Phillies. April 20, 1985: Al Holland and Frankie Griffin (minors) were traded by the Phillies to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Kent Tekulve. May 17, 1985: Kiko Garcia was released by the Phillies. June 3, 1985: 1985 Major League Baseball Draft The Phillies drafted catcher Trey McCall with the 16th overall pick in the 1985 Draft. Bruce Ruffin was drafted by the Phillies in the 2nd round. Player signed June 12, 1985. Wally Ritchie was drafted by the Phillies in the 4th round. August 8, 1985: Bo Díaz and Greg Simpson (minors) were traded by the Phillies to the Cincinnati Reds for Alan Knicely, Tom Foley and a player to be named later. The Reds completed the deal by sending Freddie Toliver to the Phillies on August 27. August 24, 1985: Scott Service was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent. September 13, 1985: Rick Surhoff was traded by the Phillies to the Texas Rangers for Dave Stewart. Game log |- style="background:#fbb" | 1 || April 9 || Braves || 0–6 || Rick Mahler (1–0) || Steve Carlton (0–1) || None || 35,361 || 0–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 2 || April 11 || Braves || 3–6 || Zane Smith (1–0) || John Denny (0–1) || Bruce Sutter (1) || 17,987 || 0–2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 3 || April 12 || @ Astros || 3–8 || Dave Smith (1–0) || Larry Andersen (0–1) || Jeff Calhoun (1) || 11,879 || 0–3 |- style="background:#bfb" | 4 || April 13 || @ Astros || 4–2 || Shane Rawley (1–0) || Ron Mathis (0–1) || Al Holland (1) || 19,772 || 1–3 |- style="background:#fbb" | 5 || April 14 || @ Astros || 3–5 || Nolan Ryan (2–0) || Steve Carlton (0–2) || None || 15,277 ||