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 January 14, 1985: Pitcher Bruce Kison was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Bruce Kison Statistics and History - Baseball Reference.com
Regular season +Record by monthMonth Record Cumulative AL East Ref. Won Lost Won Lost Position GB April 9 11 9 11 4th 4 May 12 14 21 25 6th June 17 10 38 35 5th July 14 12 52 47 4th August 8 21 60 68 5th September 19 9 79 77 5th October 2 4 81 81 5th 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. 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. 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
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions The Red Sox drafted pitcher Dan Gabriele in the first round (21st overall) of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft.Sports Illustrated, August 2, 2010, Where are they Now?, p.84, Published by Time Inc. Gabriele went on to pitch in Boston's farm system through 1989, reaching the Double-A level.
Opening Day lineup 26 Wade Boggs 3B 24 Dwight Evans RF14 Jim Rice LF 7 Mike Easler DH20 Tony Armas CF 6 Bill Buckner 1B10 Rich Gedman C17 Marty Barrett 2B41 Jackie Gutiérrez SS23 Oil Can Boyd P Source:
Roster 1985 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches (Pitching) (Hitting) (Third base) (First base) (Bullpen)
Player stats = Indicates team leader
= Indicates league leader
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 PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLGBill Buckner16267389201463161101830.299.447Wade Boggs161653107240423878296.368.478Dwight Evans15961711016229129787114.263.454Mike Easler155568711492941674053.262.412Jim Rice1405468515920327103251.291.487Marty Barrett15653459142260556756.266.343Rich Gedman144498661473051880250.295.484Tony Armas103385501021752364018.265.514Steve Lyons13337152981435301232.264.358Glenn Hoffman962794077172634225.276.416Jackie Gutiérrez1032753360522211012.218.273Marc Sullivan32691012202306.174.290Dave Stapleton3066415600204.227.318Rick Miller4145515200915.333.378Dave Sax2236211300603.306.389Reid Nichols213236101312.188.313Mike Greenwell1731710104813.323.742Kevin Romine242836200111.214.286Ed Jurak261343000001.231.231Tim Lollar1100000000.000.000Team 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 PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSOOil Can Boyd15133.7035350272.127311711267154Bruce Hurst11134.5135310229.124312311570189Al Nipper9124.0625250162.015783738285Bob Ojeda9114.0039221157.2166747048102Roger Clemens753.291515098.18338363774Bruce Kison534.11229192.09843423256Steve Crawford653.764411291.010347382858Bob Stanley662.874801087.27630283046Mike Trujillo444.82277184.011255452319Tim Lollar554.571610167.05737344044Mark Clear133.72410355.24526235055Rob Woodward101.6952026.21785916Jeff Sellers203.6344022.12410976Jim Dorsey0120.252105.1121212102Tom McCarthy0010.803005.076642Mike Brown0021.602103.198833Charlie Mitchell0016.202001.253302Team totals81814.06163163291461.11487720659540913 Source:
Statistical leaders
Category Player StatisticYoungest player Mike Greenwell 21 Jeff Sellers Oldest player Rick Miller 37 Wins Above Replacement Wade Boggs 9.1 Source:
Batting Abbr. Category Player Statistic G Games played Bill Buckner 162 PA Plate appearances Wade Boggs 758 AB At bats Bill Buckner 673 R Runs scored Dwight Evans 110 H Hits Wade Boggs 240 2B Doubles Bill Buckner 463B Triples Tony Armas 5 Rich Gedman HR Home runs Dwight Evans 29 RBI Runs batted in Bill Buckner 110 SB Stolen bases Bill Buckner 18 CS Caught stealing Steve Lyons 9 BB Base on balls Dwight Evans 114 SO Strikeouts Mike Easler 129 BA Batting average Wade Boggs .368 OBP On-base percentage Wade Boggs .450 SLG Slugging percentage Tony Armas .514 OPS On-base plus slugging Wade Boggs .928 OPS+ Adjusted OPS Wade Boggs 151 TB Total bases Wade Boggs 312 GIDP Grounded into double play Jim Rice 35HBP Hit by pitch Dwight Evans 5 Glenn Hoffman SH Sacrifice hits Marty Barrett 12 SF Sacrifice flies Bill Buckner 11 IBB Intentional base on balls Rich Gedman 11 Source:
Pitching Abbr. Category Player Statistic W Wins Oil Can Boyd 15L Losses Oil Can Boyd 13 Bruce Hurst W-L % Winning percentage Roger Clemens .583 (7–5) ERA Earned run average 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 Shutouts Oil Can Boyd 3 SV Saves Steve Crawford 12 IP Innings pitched Oil Can Boyd SO Strikeouts Bruce Hurst 189 WHIP Walks plus hits per inning pitched Oil Can Boyd 1.248 Source:
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)Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.47, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, Surpassed by Albert Pujols in 2009
All-Star Game 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.
Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
External links 1985 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1985 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com