1985 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Baltimore Orioles 1985 American League East Memorial Stadium Baltimore 83–78 (.516) 4th Edward Bennett Williams Hank Peters Joe Altobelli, Cal Ripken, Sr., Earl Weaver WMAR-TV(Chuck Thompson, Brooks Robinson)Home Team Sports(Rex Barney, Mel Proctor, Jim Palmer, Larry King) WFBR(Jon Miller, Tom Marr) The 1985 Baltimore Orioles season was the 85th season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 32nd in Baltimore, and the 32nd at Memorial Stadium. The Orioles finished fourth in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 78 losses. The Orioles led Major League Baseball in home runs (214) and slugging percentage (.430).https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1985.shtml 1985 MLB Team Statistics Baseball Reference May 24, 2021 Offseason October 2, 1984: Tom Underwood was released by the Baltimore Orioles.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/u/underto01.shtml Tom Underwood Stats December 13, 1984: Don Aase was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.Don Aase page at Baseball Reference December 17, 1984: Ron Jackson was released by the Orioles.Ron Jackson page at Baseball Reference January 3, 1985: Mike Blowers was drafted by the Orioles in the 4th round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase), but did not sign.Mike Blowers page at Baseball Reference February 7, 1985: Vic Rodriguez was traded by the Orioles to the San Diego Padres for Fritzie Connally.Vic Rodriguez page at Baseball Reference March 27, 1985: Mark Brown was traded by the Orioles to the Minnesota Twins for Brad Havens.Mark Brown page at Baseball Reference March 29, 1985: Todd Cruz was released by the Orioles.Todd Cruz page at Baseball Reference Regular season 95pxJimPalmerPRetired 1985 Season standings Record vs. opponents BAL Opening Day starters Rich Dauer Storm Davis Rick Dempsey Wayne Gross John Lowenstein Fred Lynn Eddie Murray Cal Ripken Jr. Larry Sheets Mike Younghttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1985&t=BAL 1985 Baltimore Orioles Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions June 3, 1985: Rico Rossy was drafted by the Orioles in the 33rd round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 6, 1985.Rico Rossy page at Baseball Reference Roster 1985 Baltimore Orioles roster Roster Pitchers 41 Don Aase 47 Eric Bell 52 Mike Boddicker 34 Storm Davis 39 Ken Dixon 46 Mike Flanagan 54 John Habyan 31 Brad Havens 21,48 Phil Huffman 30 Dennis Martínez 23 Tippy Martinez 16 Scott McGregor 36 Nate Snell 53 Sammy Stewart 32 Bill Swaggerty Catchers 24 Rick Dempsey 17 Joe Nolan 26 Al Pardo Infielders 11 Fritzie Connally 25 Rich Dauer 14 Wayne Gross  3 Leo Hernández 33 Eddie Murray 17 Tom O'Malley 21 Kelly Paris  6 Floyd Rayford  8 Cal Ripken Jr. 12 Lenn Sakata  2 Alan Wiggins Outfielders  9 Jim Dwyer 27 Lee Lacy 38 John Lowenstein 19 Fred Lynn 35 Gary Roenicke 37 John Shelby 43 Mike Young Other batters 15 Dan Ford 18 Larry Sheets Manager 26 Joe Altobelli  4 Earl Weaver Coaches 48 Terry Crowley (Hitting) 44 Elrod Hendricks (Bullpen) 31 Ray Miller (Pitching) 47 Cal Ripken, Sr. (Third base) 20 Frank Robinson (Bench) 40 Jimmy Williams (First base) 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 Rick Dempsey 132 362 92 .254 12 52 1B Eddie Murray 156 583 173 .297 31 124 2B Alan Wiggins 76 298 85 .285 0 21 3B Floyd Rayford 105 359 110 .306 18 48 SS Cal Ripken Jr. 161 642 181 .282 26 110 LF Mike Young Mike Young (baseball) 139 450 123 .273 28 81 CF Fred Lynn 124 448 118 .263 23 68 RF Lee Lacy 121 492 144 .293 9 48 DH Larry Sheets 113 328 86 .262 17 50 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 Jim Dwyer 101 233 58 .249 7 36 Gary Roenicke 114 225 49 .218 15 43 Wayne Gross 103 217 51 .235 11 18 Rich Dauer 85 208 42 .202 2 14 John Shelby 69 205 58 .283 7 27 Fritzie Connally 50 112 26 .232 3 15 Lenn Sakata 55 97 22 .227 3 6 Dan Ford 28 75 14 .187 1 1 Al Pardo 34 75 10 .133 0 1 Joe Nolan 31 38 5 .132 0 6 John Lowenstein 12 26 2 .077 0 2 Leo Hernández 12 21 1 .048 0 0 Tom O'Malley 8 14 1 .071 1 2 Kelly Paris 5 9 0 .000 0 0 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 Scott McGregor 35 204.0 14 14 4.81 86 Mike Boddicker 32 203.1 12 17 4.07 135 Dennis Martínez 33 180.0 13 11 5.15 68 Storm Davis 31 175.0 10 8 4.53 93 Mike Flanagan 15 86.0 4 5 5.13 42 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 Ken Dixon 34 162.0 8 4 3.67 108 Brad Havens 8 14.1 0 1 8.79 19 Phil Huffman 2 4.2 0 0 15.43 2 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 Don Aase 54 10 6 14 3.78 67 Sammy Stewart 56 5 7 9 3.61 77 Tippy Martinez 49 3 3 4 5.40 47 Nate Snell 43 3 2 5 2.69 41 Eric Bell Eric Bell (baseball) 4 0 0 0 4.76 4 John Habyan 2 1 0 0 0.00 2 Bill Swaggerty 1 0 0 0 5.40 2 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Frank Verdi and Mark Wiley AA Charlotte O's Southern League John Hart A Hagerstown Suns Carolina League Greg Biagini A Daytona Beach Islanders Florida State League Jim Hutto A-Short Season Newark Orioles New York–Penn League Art Mazmanian Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Mike Verdi Daytona Beach affiliation shared with Texas Rangers Notes 2 References 1985 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference 1985 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 Category:Baltimore Orioles seasons Baltimore Orioles season Baltimore Orioles