1985 Chicago White Sox season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago White Sox 1985 American League West Comiskey Park Chicago Jerry Reinsdorf Roland Hemond Tony La Russa WFLDSportsvisionONTV(Don Drysdale, Ken Harrelson) WMAQ (AM)(Del Crandall, Lorn Brown) The 1985 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 86th season. They finished with a record of 85–77, good enough for third place in the American League West, 6 games behind the first place Kansas City Royals. Offseason October 19, 1984: Guy Hoffman was released by the White Sox.Guy Hoffman at Baseball Reference October 19, 1984: Casey Parsons was released by the White Sox.Casey Parsons at Baseball Reference December 7, 1984: Bert Roberge was traded by the White Sox to the Montreal Expos for Bryan Little.Bert Roberge at Baseball Reference January 12, 1985: Steve Fireovid was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.Steve Fireovid at Baseball Reference January 14, 1985: Dave Wehrmeister was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.Dave Wehrmeister at Baseball Reference March 23, 1985: Oscar Gamble was signed as a free agent by the Chicago White Sox.Oscar Gamble at Baseball Reference 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 Record vs. opponents CWS Notable transactions April 1, 1985: Jerry Dybzinski was released by the Chicago White Sox.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dybzije01.shtml Jerry Dybzinski Stats 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.Sports Illustrated, August 2, 2010, Where are they Now?, p.84, Published by Time Inc. Bobby Thigpen was drafted by the White Sox in the 4th round.Bobby Thigpen at Baseball Reference Tom Drees was drafted by the White Sox in the 17th round.Tom Drees at Baseball Reference Randy Velarde was drafted by the White Sox in the 19th round. Player signed June 14, 1985.Randy Velarde page on Baseball Reference June 26, 1985: Mike Stanton was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.Mike Stanton at Baseball Reference July 17, 1985: Bob Owchinko was purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the Oakland Athletics.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/owchibo01.shtml Bob Owchinko Stats August 12, 1985: Oscar Gamble was released by the White Sox. August 12, 1985: Mike Stanton was released by the White Sox. September 24, 1985: Bob Owchinko was released by the Chicago White Sox. 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 Game log Regular season Legend White Sox win White Sox loss White Sox tie Postponement Eliminated from playoff raceBoldWhite Sox team member background:black;color:white; 1985 regular season game log: 85–77–1 (Home: 45–36; Away: 40–41–1)1985 Chicago White Sox Schedule & Results https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHA/1985-schedule-scores.shtml Baseball Reference 28 April 2025 y background:white;color:black; April: 9–8 (Home: 6–3; Away: 3–5) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:white;color:black; May: 13–13 (Home: 10–4; Away: 3–9) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:white;color:black; June: 13–14 (Home: 4–7; Away: 9–7) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:white;color:black; July: 14–12–1 (Home: 7–7; Away: 7–5–1) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style=background:#bbbfff | style="Chicago White Sox 1985 2;" |— || July 16, 1985 || style="Chicago White Sox 1985 2;" |7:40p.m. CDT || colspan="9" style="Chicago White Sox 1985 2;" |56th All-Star Game in Minneapolis, MN |- y background:white;color:black; August: 14–17 (Home: 9–10; Away: 5–7) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:white;color:black; September: 18–11 (Home: 6–4; Away: 12–7) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:white;color:black; October: 4–2 (Home: 3–1; Away: 1–1) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 86198 29 3 22113 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 3192 .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, P 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, P 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 15538 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 Minor League Baseball 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 Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 53em Category:Chicago White Sox seasons Chicago White Sox season Chicago