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, 18½ games behind the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Owner(s) | Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan, Jean Yawkey |
General manager(s) | Lou Gorman |
Manager(s) | John McNamara |
Local television | WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 NESN (Ned Martin, Bob Montgomery) |
Local radio | WPLM-FM 99.1 WPLM-AM 1390 (Ken Coleman, Joe Castiglione) |
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Offseason
- January 14, 1985: Bruce Kison was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Toronto Blue Jays | 99 | 62 | 0.615 | — | 54–26 | 45–36 |
New York Yankees | 97 | 64 | 0.602 | 2 | 58–22 | 39–42 |
Detroit Tigers | 84 | 77 | 0.522 | 15 | 44–37 | 40–40 |
Baltimore Orioles | 83 | 78 | 0.516 | 16 | 45–36 | 38–42 |
Boston Red Sox | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 18½ | 43–37 | 38–44 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 71 | 90 | 0.441 | 28 | 40–40 | 31–50 |
Cleveland Indians | 60 | 102 | 0.370 | 39½ | 38–43 | 22–59 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 1–12 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 4–8 |
Boston | 8–5 | — | 5–7 | 4–8–1 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–4 |
California | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 9–4 | 9–4 | 5–7 |
Chicago | 4–8 | 8–4–1 | 5–8 | — | 10–2 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 9–4 | 10–3 | 3–9 |
Cleveland | 5–8 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 2–10 | — | 5–8 | 2–10 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–9 |
Detroit | 7–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 8–5 | — | 5–7 | 9–4 | 3–9 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 6–7 |
Kansas City | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 10–2 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 3–10 | 6–7 | 7–5 |
Milwaukee | 4–9 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 4–8 | — | 9–3 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 8–3 | 4–9 |
Minnesota | 6–6 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 6–7 | 3–9 | — | 3–9 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 4–8 |
New York | 12–1 | 8–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | — | 7–5 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 |
Oakland | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 5–7 | — | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
Seattle | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 5–8 | — | 6–7 | 2–10 |
Texas | 2–10 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 3–10 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 3–8 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 7–6 | — | 3–9 |
Toronto | 8–4 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 9–3 | — |
Transactions
- The Red Sox drafted pitcher Dan Gabriele with the twenty-first overall pick in the 1985 Draft.[2]
Opening Day Line Up
26 | Wade Boggs | 3B |
24 | Dwight Evans | RF |
14 | Jim Rice | LF |
7 | Mike Easler | DH |
20 | Tony Armas | CF |
6 | Bill Buckner | 1B |
10 | Rich Gedman | C |
17 | Marty Barrett | 2B |
41 | Jackie Gutiérrez | SS |
23 | Oil Can Boyd | P |
Roster
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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 |
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C | Rich Gedman | 144 | 498 | 147 | .295 | 18 | 80 |
1B | Bill Buckner | 162 | 673 | 201 | .299 | 16 | 110 |
2B | Marty Barrett | 156 | 534 | 142 | .266 | 5 | 56 |
3B | Wade Boggs | 161 | 653 | 240 | .368 | 8 | 78 |
SS | Jackie Gutiérrez | 103 | 275 | 60 | .218 | 2 | 21 |
LF | Jim Rice | 140 | 546 | 159 | .291 | 27 | 103 |
CF | Steve Lyons | 133 | 371 | 98 | .264 | 5 | 30 |
RF | Dwight Evans | 159 | 617 | 162 | .263 | 29 | 78 |
DH | Mike Easler | 155 | 568 | 149 | .262 | 16 | 74 |
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 |
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Dave Stapleton | 30 | 66 | 15 | .227 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Roger Clemens | 15 | 98.1 | 7 | 5 | 3.29 | 74 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Awards and honors
- Awards
- Dwight Evans – Gold Glove Award (OF)
- Accomplishments
- Wade Boggs, American League Batting Champion, .368
- Wade Boggs, American League Leader, Hits (240)
- Bill Buckner, MLB record, Most Assists in a Season by a First Baseman (184)[3][4]
- Surpassed by Albert Pujols in 2009
- Wade Boggs, reserve 3B
- Rich Gedman, reserve C
- Jim Rice, starting LF
Farm system
The Greensboro Hornets replaced the Winston-Salem Spirits as a Class A affiliate.
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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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 |
References
- Bruce Kison Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
- Sports Illustrated, August 2, 2010, Where are they Now?, p.84, Published by Time Inc.
- 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
- "Bill Buckner". oldbaseball.com. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- 1985 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1985 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
- 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.