1985 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Boston Red Sox 1985 American League East Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts 81–81 (.500) 5th Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan, Jean Yawkey Jean Yawkey Lou Gorman John McNamara WSBK-TV, Ch. 38NESN(Ned Martin, Bob Montgomery) WPLM-FM 99.1WPLM-AM 1390(Ken Coleman, Joe Castiglione) bos 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, 18 1 2 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 monthhttps://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/TBOS01985.htm The 1985 Boston Red Sox Retrosheet October 11, 2020Month Record Cumulative AL East Ref. Won Lost Won Lost Position GB April 9 11 9 11 4th 4 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/04301985.htm Events of Tuesday, April 30, 1985 May 12 14 21 25 6th 9 1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/05311985.htm Events of Friday, May 31, 1985 June 17 10 38 35 5th 7 1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/06301985.htm Events of Sunday, June 30, 1985 July 14 12 52 47 4th 10 1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/07311985.htm Events of Wednesday, July 31, 1985 August 8 21 60 68 5th 20 1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/08311985.htm Events of Saturday, August 31, 1985 September 19 9 79 77 5th 19 1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/09301985.htm Events of Monday, September 30, 1985 October 2 4 81 81 5th 18 1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/10061985.htm Events of Sunday, October 6, 1985 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.https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B07310BOS1985.htm Boston Red Sox 1, Chicago White Sox 1 July 31, 1985 Retrosheet October 11, 2020 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.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60951687/red-sox-battle-white-sox-to-tie/ Red Sox Battle White Sox to Tie Terry Price Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut C3 August 1, 1985 October 11, 2020 newspapers.com 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 Boston Red Sox Record vs. opponents BOS 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.https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=gabrie001dan Dan Gabriele Minor League Statistics & History Baseball-Reference.com October 11, 2020 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:https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B04080BOS1985.htm Boston Red Sox 9, New York Yankees 2 April 8, 1985 Retrosheet October 11, 2020 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 = 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 thumb|right|upright=.66|Wade Boggs Category Player StatisticYoungest player Mike Greenwell 21 Jeff Sellers Oldest player Rick Miller 37 Wins Above Replacement Wade Boggs 9.1 Source:https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1985.shtml 1985 Boston Red Sox Statistics Baseball-Reference.com October 15, 2020 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 272 1 3 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, 978-0-451-22363-0http://www.oldbaseball.com/hom/bill_buckner.html 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 Surpassed by Albert Pujols in 2009 All-Star Game Wade Boggs, reserve 3B Rich Gedman, reserve C Jim Rice, starting LF Farm system Minor League Baseball The Greensboro Hornets replaced the Winston-Salem Spirits as a Class A affiliate. 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 Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007https://archive.org/details/bostonredsoxmedi1985bost/page/94/mode/2up Boston Red Sox Media Guide 1985 94 March 14, 2021 Wayback Machine References 30em External links 1985 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1985 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Boston Red Sox seasons Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox Red Sox