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)	JRY Trust, Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan
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 a season in American baseball. It involved the Red Sox finishing 5th in the American League East with a record of 81 wins and 81 losses.

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
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:
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

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 33 Walt Hriniak 36 Rene Lachemann 35 Joe Morgan 32 Tony Torchia

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	Gedman, RichRich Gedman	144	498	147	.295	18	80
1B	Buckner, BillBill Buckner	162	673	201	.299	16	110
2B	Barrett, MartyMarty Barrett	156	534	142	.266	5	56
3B	Boggs, WadeWade Boggs	161	653	240	.368	8	78
SS	Gutiérrez, JackieJackie Gutiérrez	103	275	60	.218	2	21
LF	Rice, JimJim Rice	140	546	159	27	103	.291
CF	Lyons, SteveSteve Lyons	133	371	98	.264	5	30
RF	Evans, DwightDwight Evans	159	617	162	.263	29	78
DH	Easler, MikeMike 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
Stapleton, DaveDave 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
Clemens, RogerRoger 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

• Wade Boggs, American League Batting Champion, .368
• Wade Boggs, American League Leader, Hits (240)
• Bill Buckner, Major League Baseball Record, Most Assists in a Season (185)^[3]

Farm system

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

1. Bruce Kison Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
2. Sports Illustrated, August 2, 2010, Where are they Now?, p.84, Published by Time Inc.
3. 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

• 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.