1985 Boston Red Sox season

1985 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Fenway Park (since 1912)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1901)
Other information
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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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.

Offseason

• January 14, 1985: Bruce Kison was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

Regular season

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1985 American League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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.

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

1985 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers 23 Oil Can Boyd 27 Mike Brown 25 Mark Clear 21 Roger Clemens 28 Steve Crawford 44 Jim Dorsey 47 Bruce Hurst 29 Bruce Kison 48 Tim Lollar 43 Tom McCarthy 38 Charlie Mitchell 49 Al Nipper 19 Bob Ojeda 27 Jeff Sellers 46 Bob Stanley 45 Mike Trujillo 42 Rob Woodward		Catchers 10 Rich Gedman 16 Dave Sax 15 Marc Sullivan Infielders 17 Marty Barrett 26 Wade Boggs  6 Bill Buckner 41 Jackie Gutiérrez 18 Glenn Hoffman 22 Ed Jurak 11 Dave Stapleton		Outfielders 20 Tony Armas 24 Dwight Evans 39 Mike Greenwell 12 Steve Lyons  3 Rick Miller 13 Reid Nichols 14 Jim Rice 16 Kevin Romine Other batters  7 Mike Easler		Manager  1 John McNamara Coaches 34 Bill Fischer (Pitching) 33 Walt Hriniak (Hitting) 36 Rene Lachemann (Third base) 35 Joe Morgan (First base) 32 Tony Torchia (Bullpen)

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
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
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
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

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

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)

Surpassed by Albert Pujols in 2009

All-Star Game

• Wade Boggs, reserve 3B
• Rich Gedman, reserve C
• Jim Rice, starting LF

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

References

• 1985 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1985 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com