1985 Boston Red Sox season

The 1985 Boston Red Sox season was the 85th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fifth in the American League East with a record of 81 wins and 81 losses, ​18 1⁄2 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays.

1985 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record81–81 (.500)
Divisional place5th (​18 1⁄2 GB)
Other information
Owner(s)Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan, Jean Yawkey
General manager(s)Lou Gorman
Manager(s)John McNamara
Local televisionWSBK-TV, Ch. 38
NESN
(Ned Martin, Bob Montgomery)
Local radioWPLM-FM 99.1
WPLM-AM 1390
(Ken Coleman, Joe Castiglione)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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Offseason

Regular season
Record by month[2]
MonthRecordCumulativeAL EastRef.
WonLostWonLostPositionGB
April9119114th4[3]
May121421256th​9 1⁄2[4]
June171038355th​7 1⁄2[5]
July141252474th​10 1⁄2[6]
August82160685th​20 1⁄2[7]
September19979775th​19 1⁄2[8]
October2481815th​18 1⁄2[9]

The Red Sox also had one game end in a tie; on July 31, a home game against the Chicago White Sox was ended in the 7th inning due to rain, with the score tied, 1–1.[10] It was the first tie game for the Red Sox since June 8, 1961.[11] The game was replayed the following day as part of a doubleheader.[11] MLB games that end in a tie are not included in league standings, although individual player statistics (e.g. hits, errors, innings pitched) are counted.

Season standings
AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Toronto Blue Jays 9962 0.615 — 54–26 45–36
New York Yankees 9764 0.602 2 58–22 39–42
Detroit Tigers 8477 0.522 15 44–37 40–40
Baltimore Orioles 8378 0.516 16 45–36 38–42
Boston Red Sox 8181 0.500 18½ 43–37 38–44
Milwaukee Brewers 7190 0.441 28 40–40 31–50
Cleveland Indians 60102 0.370 39½ 38–43 22–59

Record vs. opponents
1985 American League Records

Sources:
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore —5–87–58–48–56–76–69–46–61–127–56–610–24–8
Boston 8–5—5–74–8–18–56–75–75–87–55–88–46–65–79–4
California 5–77–5—8–58–48–44–99–39–43–96–79–49–45–7
Chicago 4–88–4–15–8—10–26–65–85–76–76–68–59–410–33–9
Cleveland 5–85–84–82–10—5–82–107–64–86–73–96–67–54–9
Detroit 7–67–64–86–68–5—5–79–43–99–38–45–77–56–7
Kansas City 6–67–59–48–510–27–5—8–47–65–78–53–106–77–5
Milwaukee 4–98–53–97–56–74–94–8—9–37–63–94–88–34–9
Minnesota 6–65–74–97–68–49–36–73–9—3–98–56–78–54–8
New York 12–18–59–36–67–63–97–56–79–3—7–59–38–46–7
Oakland 5–74–87–65–89–34–85–89–35–85–7—8–56–75–7
Seattle 6–66–64–94–96–67–510–38–47–63–95–8—6–72–10
Texas 2–107–54–93–105–75–77–63–85–84–87–67–6—3–9
Toronto 8–44–97–59–39–47–65–79–48–47–67–510–29–3—

Notable transactions

Opening Day lineup
26Wade Boggs3B
24Dwight EvansRF
14Jim RiceLF
  7Mike EaslerDH
20Tony ArmasCF
  6Bill Buckner1B
10Rich GedmanC
17Marty Barrett2B
41Jackie Gutiérrez    SS
23Oil Can Boyd    P

Source:[14]

Roster
1985 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

Statistical leaders
Wade Boggs
CategoryPlayerStatistic
Youngest playerMike Greenwell21
Jeff Sellers
Oldest playerRick Miller37
Wins Above ReplacementWade Boggs9.1

Source:[15]

Batting
Abbr.CategoryPlayerStatistic
GGames playedBill Buckner162
PAPlate appearancesWade Boggs758
ABAt batsBill Buckner673
RRuns scoredDwight Evans110
HHitsWade Boggs240
2BDoublesBill Buckner46
3BTriplesTony Armas5
Rich Gedman
HRHome runsDwight Evans29
RBIRuns batted inBill Buckner110
SBStolen basesBill Buckner18
CSCaught stealingSteve Lyons9
BBBase on ballsDwight Evans114
SOStrikeoutsMike Easler129
BABatting averageWade Boggs.368
OBPOn-base percentageWade Boggs.450
SLGSlugging percentageTony Armas.514
OPSOn-base plus sluggingWade Boggs.928
OPS+Adjusted OPSWade Boggs151
TBTotal basesWade Boggs312
GIDPGrounded into double playJim Rice35
HBPHit by pitchDwight Evans5
Glenn Hoffman
SHSacrifice hitsMarty Barrett12
SFSacrifice fliesBill Buckner11
IBBIntentional base on ballsRich Gedman11

Source:[15]

Pitching
Abbr.CategoryPlayerStatistic
WWinsOil Can Boyd15
LLossesOil Can Boyd12
Bruce Hurst
W-L %Winning percentageBruce Kison.625 (5–3)
ERAEarned run averageBob Stanley2.87
GGames pitchedBob Stanley48
GSGames startedOil Can Boyd35
GFGames finishedBob Stanley41
CGComplete gamesOil Can Boyd13
SHOShutoutsOil Can Boyd3
SVSavesSteve Crawford12
IPInnings pitchedOil Can Boyd​272 1⁄3
SOStrikeoutsBruce Hurst189
WHIPWalks plus hits per inning pitchedBob Stanley1.209

Source:[15]

Awards and honors
Awards
Accomplishments
Surpassed by Albert Pujols in 2009
All-Star Game

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball

The Greensboro Hornets replaced the Winston-Salem Spirits as a Class A affiliate.

Level Team League Manager
AAA Pawtucket Red Sox International League Rac Slider
AA New Britain Red Sox Eastern League Ed Nottle
A Winter Haven Red Sox Florida State League Dave Holt
A Greensboro Hornets South Atlantic League Doug Camilli
A-Short Season Elmira Pioneers New York–Penn League Dick Berardino

Source:[18]

References
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  2. "The 1985 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
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  10. "Boston Red Sox 1, Chicago White Sox 1". Retrosheet. July 31, 1985. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  11. Price, Terry (August 1, 1985). "Red Sox Battle White Sox to Tie". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. C3. Retrieved October 11, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  12. Sports Illustrated, August 2, 2010, Where are they Now?, p.84, Published by Time Inc.
  13. "Dan Gabriele Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  14. "Boston Red Sox 9, New York Yankees 2". Retrosheet. April 8, 1985. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  15. "1985 Boston Red Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  16. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.47, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  17. "Bill Buckner". oldbaseball.com. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  18. Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.


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