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
OwnersBuddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan, Jean Yawkey
PresidentJean Yawkey
General managersLou Gorman
ManagersJohn 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]
May121421256th9+1⁄2[4]
June171038355th7+1⁄2[5]
July141252474th10+1⁄2[6]
August82160685th20+1⁄2[7]
September19979775th19+1⁄2[8]
October2481815th18+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 record

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

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB AVG SLG
Bill Buckner16267389201463161101830.299.447
Wade Boggs161653107240423878296.368.478
Dwight Evans15961711016229129787114.263.454
Mike Easler155568711492941674053.262.412
Jim Rice1405468515920327103251.291.487
Marty Barrett15653459142260556756.266.343
Rich Gedman144498661473051880250.295.484
Tony Armas103385501021752364018.265.514
Steve Lyons13337152981435301232.264.358
Glenn Hoffman962794077172634225.276.416
Jackie Gutiérrez1032753360522211012.218.273
Marc Sullivan32691012202306.174.290
Dave Stapleton3066415600204.227.318
Rick Miller4145515200915.333.378
Dave Sax2236211300603.306.389
Reid Nichols213236101312.188.313
Mike Greenwell1731710104813.323.742
Kevin Romine242836200111.214.286
Ed Jurak261343000001.231.231
Tim Lollar1100000000.000.000
Team Totals163572080016152923116276066562.282.429

Source:

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO
Oil Can Boyd15133.7035350272.127311711267154
Bruce Hurst11134.5135310229.124312311570189
Al Nipper9124.0625250162.015783738285
Bob Ojeda9114.0039221157.2166747048102
Roger Clemens753.291515098.18338363774
Bruce Kison534.11229192.09843423256
Steve Crawford653.764411291.010347382858
Bob Stanley662.874801087.27630283046
Mike Trujillo444.82277184.011255452319
Tim Lollar554.571610167.05737344044
Mark Clear133.72410355.24526235055
Rob Woodward101.6952026.21785916
Jeff Sellers203.6344022.12410976
Jim Dorsey0120.252105.1121212102
Tom McCarthy0010.803005.076642
Mike Brown0021.602103.198833
Charlie Mitchell0016.202001.253302
Team Totals81814.06163163291461.11487720659540913

Source:

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 Boyd13
Bruce Hurst
W-L %Winning percentageRoger Clemens.583 (7–5)
ERAEarned run averageOil Can Boyd3.70
GGames pitchedBob Stanley48
GSGames startedOil Can Boyd35
GFGames finishedBob Stanley41
CGComplete gamesOil Can Boyd13
SHOShutoutsOil Can Boyd3
SVSavesSteve Crawford12
IPInnings pitchedOil Can Boyd272+1⁄3
SOStrikeoutsBruce Hurst189
WHIPWalks plus hits per inning pitchedOil Can Boyd1.248

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][19]

References
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  2. "The 1985 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  3. "Events of Tuesday, April 30, 1985".
  4. "Events of Friday, May 31, 1985".
  5. "Events of Sunday, June 30, 1985".
  6. "Events of Wednesday, July 31, 1985".
  7. "Events of Saturday, August 31, 1985".
  8. "Events of Monday, September 30, 1985".
  9. "Events of Sunday, October 6, 1985".
  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. Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  18. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  19. Boston Red Sox Media Guide. 1985. p. 94. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.


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