1985 Boston Red Sox season explained

Boston Red Sox
Season:1985
League:American League
Division:East
Ballpark:Fenway Park
City:Boston, Massachusetts
Record:81–81 (.500)
Divisional Place:5th (GB)
Owners:Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan, Jean Yawkey
President:Jean Yawkey
General Manager:Lou Gorman
Manager:John McNamara
Television:WSBK-TV, Ch. 38
NESN
(Ned Martin, Bob Montgomery)
Radio:WPLM-FM 99.1
WPLM-AM 1390
(Ken Coleman, Joe Castiglione)
Espntn:bos
Brtn:BOS

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, games behind the Toronto Blue Jays.

Offseason

Regular season

Record by month[2]
Month Record Cumulative Ref.
Won Lost Won Lost Position GB
April 9 11 9 11 4th 4 [3]
May 12 14 21 25 6th [4]
June 17 10 38 35 5th [5]
July 14 12 52 47 4th [6]
August 8 21 60 68 5th [7]
September 19 9 79 77 5th [8]
October 2 4 81 81 5th [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. 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.

Notable transactions

Opening Day lineup

26 3B
24 RF
14 LF
  7DH
20 CF
  6 1B
10 C
17 2B
41 Jackie Gutiérrez     SS
23 Oil Can Boyd     P
Source:[14]

Roster

1985 Boston Red Sox
Roster
PitchersCatchersInfieldersOutfieldersOther battersManagerCoaches (Pitching) (Hitting) (Third base) (First base) (Bullpen)

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

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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:https://baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1985-batting.shtml

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

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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:https://baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1985-pitching.shtml

Statistical leaders

Category Player Statistic
Youngest player 21
Jeff Sellers
Oldest player 37
9.1
Source:[15]

Batting

Abbr. Category Player Statistic
G 162
PA Plate appearances 758
AB At bats Bill Buckner 673
R Runs scored 110
H Hits Wade Boggs 240
2B Doubles Bill Buckner 46
3B Triples 5
Rich Gedman
HR Home runs Dwight Evans 29
RBI Bill Buckner 110
SB Stolen bases Bill Buckner 18
CS 9
BB Dwight Evans 114
SO Strikeouts 129
BA Wade Boggs .368
OBP Wade Boggs .450
SLG Tony Armas .514
OPS Wade Boggs .928
OPS+ Wade Boggs 151
TB Wade Boggs 312
GIDP 35
HBP Dwight Evans 5
Glenn Hoffman
SH Sacrifice hits 12
SF Bill Buckner 11
IBB Rich Gedman 11
Source:[15]

Pitching

Abbr. Category Player Statistic
W Wins 15
L Losses Oil Can Boyd 13
Bruce Hurst
W-L % .583 (7–5)
ERA Oil Can Boyd 3.70
G Games pitched Bob Stanley 48
GS Games started Oil Can Boyd 35
GF Games finished Bob Stanley 41
CG Complete games Oil Can Boyd 13
SHO Oil Can Boyd 3
SV Saves 12
IP Oil Can Boyd
SO Strikeouts Bruce Hurst 189
WHIP Oil Can Boyd 1.248
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.

Source:[18] [19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kisonbr01.shtml Bruce Kison Statistics and History - Baseball Reference.com
  2. Web site: The 1985 Boston Red Sox . . October 11, 2020.
  3. Web site: Events of Tuesday, April 30, 1985.
  4. Web site: Events of Friday, May 31, 1985.
  5. Web site: Events of Sunday, June 30, 1985.
  6. Web site: Events of Wednesday, July 31, 1985.
  7. Web site: Events of Saturday, August 31, 1985.
  8. Web site: Events of Monday, September 30, 1985.
  9. Web site: Events of Sunday, October 6, 1985.
  10. Web site: Boston Red Sox 1, Chicago White Sox 1 . July 31, 1985 . . October 11, 2020.
  11. News: Red Sox Battle White Sox to Tie . Terry . Price . . . C3 . August 1, 1985 . October 11, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  12. Sports Illustrated, August 2, 2010, Where are they Now?, p.84, Published by Time Inc.
  13. Web site: Dan Gabriele Minor League Statistics & History . . October 11, 2020.
  14. Web site: Boston Red Sox 9, New York Yankees 2 . April 8, 1985 . . October 11, 2020.
  15. Web site: 1985 Boston Red Sox Statistics . . 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,
  17. Web site: Bill Buckner . oldbaseball.com . September 26, 2018 . September 26, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180926170220/http://www.oldbaseball.com/hom/bill_buckner.html . dead .
  18. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  19. Book: Boston Red Sox Media Guide . 1985 . 94 . March 14, 2021 . Wayback Machine.

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