1985 SEASON
Was batting .189 with 5 HR, 15 RBI on may 22 after 37 games and moved to first base on May 29
Batted .300 (123-410), 27 HR, 74 RBI after the switch
Made only six errors in 106 games at his new position
Went homerless from May 28-June 22, covering 84 at bats (94 plate appearances), matching the longest drought of his career (1976)
Batted .323 with 8 HR and 22 RBI in August
Set a club record with his seventh career home run in extra innings, September 10 vs Montreal
Batted .327 with 10 HR and 25 RBI in his last 31 games. Finished second in the NL in home ruins and walks, fourth in slugging, ninth in RBI and 10th in runs scored
Hit .284 vs LHP, .287 in day games, .282 on grass fields, .318 in the second half and .282 with 62 RBI with runners in scoring position
Led club with a .277 batting average
Broke Rich Ashburn's club record for games played with his 1,795th on April 15
On Phillies all-time lists, he moved into third place in at bats, fifth in hits and fourth in doubles
Moved into 17th place all-time with 458 home runs; 21st place with 1,261 walks; 38th place with 847 extra base hits; 52nd place with 1,273 RBI
Became only the 20th player in history with 1,800 career extra bases
Hit 30 homers for the 11th time in his career; only Hank Aaron (15), Babe Ruth (13) and Jimmie Foxx (12) have topped 30 homers more often than Mike
Raised $85,000 for the United Way (26 area corporations each donated $100 for every homer Mike hit)
Continued Mike's MVP section, providing tickets to each game for underprivileged children for the fifth straight year