1985 Chicago White Sox season

1985 Chicago White Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
American League West (since 1969)
Location
Comiskey Park (since 1910)
Chicago (since 1900)
Other information
Owner(s)	Jerry Reinsdorf
General manager(s)	Roland Hemond
Manager(s)	Tony La Russa
Local television	WFLD Sportsvision ONTV (Don Drysdale, Ken Harrelson)
Local radio	WMAQ (AM) (Del Crandall, Lorn Brown)
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The 1985 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 86th season. They finished with a record 85–77, good enough for 3rd place in the American League West, 6 games behind the 1st place Kansas City Royals.

Offseason

• October 19, 1984: Guy Hoffman was released by the White Sox.^[1]
• October 19, 1984: Casey Parsons was released by the White Sox.^[2]
• December 7, 1984: Bert Roberge was traded by the White Sox to the Montreal Expos for Bryan Little.^[3]
• January 12, 1985: Steve Fireovid was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.^[4]
• January 14, 1985: Dave Wehrmeister was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.^[5]
• March 23, 1985: Oscar Gamble was signed as a free agent by the Chicago White Sox.^[6]

Regular season

• September 22, 1985: José Canseco became the 27th player to hit a home run over the roof of Comiskey Park.

1985 Opening Day Lineup

• Ozzie Guillén, ss
• Rudy Law, lf
• Harold Baines, rf
• Greg Walker, 1b
• Ron Kittle, dh
• Luis Salazar, 3b
• Daryl Boston, cf
• Marc Hill, c
• Julio Cruz, 2b
• Tom Seaver, p

Standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Kansas City Royals	91	71	0.562	—	50–32	41–39
California Angels	90	72	0.556	1	49–30	41–42
Chicago White Sox	85	77	0.525	6	45–36	40–41
Minnesota Twins	77	85	0.475	14	49–35	28–50
Oakland Athletics	77	85	0.475	14	43–36	34–49
Seattle Mariners	74	88	0.457	17	42–41	32–47
Texas Rangers	62	99	0.385	28½	37–43	25–56

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	—

Notable transactions

• April 1, 1985: Jerry Dybzinski was released by the Chicago White Sox.^[7]
• June 3, 1985: 1985 Major League Baseball draft
  • The Chicago White Sox drafted catcher Kurt Brown with the fifth overall pick in the 1985 Draft.^[8]
  • Bobby Thigpen was drafted by the White Sox in the 4th round.^[9]
  • Tom Drees was drafted by the White Sox in the 17th round.^[10]
  • Randy Velarde was drafted by the White Sox in the 19th round. Player signed June 14, 1985.^[11]
• June 26, 1985: Mike Stanton was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.^[12]
• July 17, 1985: Bob Owchinko was purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the Oakland Athletics.^[13]
• August 12, 1985: Oscar Gamble was released by the White Sox.^[6]
• August 12, 1985: Mike Stanton was released by the White Sox.^[12]
• September 24, 1985: Bob Owchinko was released by the Chicago White Sox.^[13]

Roster

1985 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers 50 Juan Agosto 24 Floyd Bannister 40 Britt Burns 56 Ed Correa 52 Joel Davis 34 Richard Dotson 27 Bob Fallon 45 Steve Fireovid 43 Jerry Don Gleaton 43 Bob James 49 Al Jones 46 Tim Lollar 36 Bill Long 30 Gene Nelson 41 Tom Seaver 37 Dan Spillner 48 Mike Stanton 31 Bruce Tanner 51 Dave Wehrmeister		Catchers 72 Carlton Fisk  7 Marc Hill 22 Joel Skinner Infielders 16 Julio Cruz 20,38 Joe DeSa  1 Scott Fletcher 13 Ozzie Guillén 32 Tim Hulett 47 Bryan Little 29 Greg Walker		Outfielders  3 Harold Baines  8 Daryl Boston 33 John Cangelosi 44 Mark Gilbert 42 Ron Kittle 23 Rudy Law 20 Reid Nichols 44 Tom Paciorek 26 Mark Ryal 31,5 Luis Salazar Other batters  0 Oscar Gamble 17 Jerry Hairston 25 Mike Squires		Manager 10 Tony La Russa Coaches 35 Ed Brinkman 18 Dave Duncan (pitching) 15 Art Kusnyer 21 Jim Leyland (third base) 14 Joe Nossek

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	SB
Harold Baines, RF	160	640	86	198	29	3	22	113	42	89	.309	1
Daryl Boston, CF	95	232	20	53	13	1	3	15	14	44	.228	8
John Cangelosi, OF	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	0
Julio Cruz, 2B	91	234	28	46	2	3	0	15	32	40	.197	8
Joe DeSa, 1B,DH	28	44	5	8	2	0	2	7	3	6	.182	0
Carlton Fisk, C,DH	153	543	85	129	23	1	37	107	52	81	.238	17
Scott Fletcher, 3B,SS,2B	119	301	38	77	8	1	2	31	35	47	.256	5
Oscar Gamble, DH	70	148	20	30	5	0	4	20	34	22	.203	0
Mark Gilbert, OF	7	22	3	6	1	0	0	3	4	5	.273	0
Ozzie Guillén, SS	150	491	71	134	21	9	1	33	12	36	.273	7
Jerry Hairston, DH,LF	95	140	9	34	8	0	2	20	29	18	.243	0
Marc Hill, C	40	75	5	10	2	0	0	4	12	9	.133	0
Tim Hulett, 3B,2B	141	395	52	106	19	4	5	37	30	81	.268	6
Ron Kittle, DH,LF	116	379	51	87	12	0	26	58	31	92	.230	1
Rudy Law, LF,CF	125	390	62	101	21	6	4	36	27	40	.259	29
Bryan Little, 2B	73	188	35	47	9	1	2	27	26	21	.250	0
Gene Nelson, PH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Reid Nichols, OF	51	118	20	35	7	1	1	15	15	13	.297	5
Tom Paciorek, OF,DH,1B	46	122	14	30	2	0	0	9	8	22	.246	2
Mark Ryal, OF	12	33	4	5	3	0	0	3	3	3	.152	0
Luis Salazar, OF,3B,DH,1B	122	327	39	80	18	2	10	45	12	60	.245	14
Joel Skinner, C	22	44	9	15	4	1	1	5	5	13	.341	0
Dan Spillner, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	0
Mike Squires, PR	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Greg Walker, 1B,DH	163	601	77	155	38	4	24	92	44	100	.258	5
Team totals	163	5470	736	1386	247	37	146	695	471	843	.253	108

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; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K
Juan Agosto	4	3	3.58	54	0	1	60.1	45	27	24	3	24	39
Floyd Bannister	10	14	4.87	34	34	0	210.2	211	121	114	30	105	198
Britt Burns	18	11	3.96	36	34	0	227.0	206	105	100	26	80	172
Ed Correa	1	0	6.97	5	1	0	10.1	11	9	8	2	11	10
Joel Davis	3	3	4.16	12	11	0	71.1	71	34	33	6	26	37
Richard Dotson	3	4	4.47	9	9	0	52.1	53	30	26	5	18	33
Bob Fallon	0	0	6.19	10	0	0	16.0	25	11	11	5	11	17
Steve Fireovid	0	0	5.14	4	0	0	7.0	17	4	4	0	2	2
Jerry Don Gleaton	1	0	5.76	31	0	1	29.2	37	19	19	3	16	22
Bob James	8	7	2.13	69	0	32	110.0	90	31	26	5	27	88
Al Jones	1	0	1.50	5	0	0	6.0	3	2	1	0	3	2
Tim Lollar	3	5	4.66	18	13	0	83.0	83	48	43	10	59	61
Bill Long	0	1	10.29	4	3	0	14.0	25	17	16	4	7	13
Gene Nelson	10	10	4.26	46	18	2	145.2	144	74	69	23	71	101
Tom Seaver	16	11	3.17	35	33	0	238.2	223	103	84	22	75	134
Dan Spillner	4	3	3.44	52	3	1	91.2	83	39	35	10	35	41
Mike Stanton	0	1	9.26	11	0	0	11.2	15	14	12	2	8	12
Bruce Tanner	1	2	5.33	10	4	0	27.0	34	17	16	1	16	9
Dave Wehrmeister	2	2	3.43	23	0	2	39.1	35	15	15	4	10	32
Team totals	85	77	4.07	163	163	39	1451.2	1411	720	656	161	604	1023

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Buffalo Bisons	American Association	John Boles
AA	Glens Falls White Sox	Eastern League	Steve Dillard
A	Appleton Foxes	Midwest League	Sal Rende
A-Short Season	Niagara Falls White Sox	New York–Penn League	Luis Lagunas
Rookie	GCL White Sox	Gulf Coast League	J. C. Martin

External links

• 1985 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference

References

1. Guy Hoffman at Baseball Reference
2. Casey Parsons at Baseball Reference
3. Bert Roberge at Baseball Reference
4. Steve Fireovid at Baseball Reference
5. Dave Wehrmeister at Baseball Reference
6. Oscar Gamble at Baseball Reference
7. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dybzije01.shtml
8. Sports Illustrated, August 2, 2010, Where are they Now?, p.84, Published by Time Inc.
9. Bobby Thigpen at Baseball Reference
10. Tom Drees at Baseball Reference
11. Randy Velarde page on Baseball Reference
12. Mike Stanton at Baseball Reference
13. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/owchibo01.shtml

• 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.