1985 Baltimore Orioles season
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1985 Baltimore Orioles season
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| Owner(s) | Edward Bennett Williams | |
| Manager(s) | Joe Altobelli, Cal Ripken, and, Earl Weaver | |
| Local television | WMAR-TV (Chuck Thompson, Brooks Robinson) Home Team Sports (Rex Barney, Mel Proctor, Jim Palmer, Larry King) |
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| Local radio | WFBR (Jon Miller, Tom Marr) |
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The 1985 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing 4th in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 78 losses.
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Offseason
- October 2, 1984: Tom Underwood was released by the Baltimore Orioles.[1]
- December 13, 1984: Don Aase was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.[2]
- December 17, 1984: Ron Jackson was released by the Orioles.[3]
- 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.[4]
- February 7, 1985: Vic Rodriguez was traded by the Orioles to the San Diego Padres for Fritzie Connally.[5]
- March 27, 1985: Mark Brown was traded by the Orioles to the Minnesota Twins for Brad Havens.[6]
- March 29, 1985: Todd Cruz was released by the Orioles.[7]
Regular season
 Jim Palmer P Retired 1985 |
Season standings
| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Toronto Blue Jays | 99 | 62 | .615 | -- |
| New York Yankees | 97 | 64 | .602 | 2 |
| Detroit Tigers | 84 | 77 | .522 | 15 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 83 | 78 | .516 | 16 |
| Boston Red Sox | 81 | 81 | .500 | 18½ |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 71 | 90 | .441 | 28 |
| Cleveland Indians | 60 | 102 | .370 | 39½ |
Opening Day starters
- Rich Dauer
- Storm Davis
- Rick Dempsey
- Wayne Gross
- John Lowenstein
- Fred Lynn
- Eddie Murray
- Cal Ripken, Jr.
- Larry Sheets
- Mike Young[8]
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.[9]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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| 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 | 161 | 642 | 181 | .282 | 26 | 110 |
| LF | Mike Young | 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| Don Aase | 54 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 3.78 | 67 |
| Eric Bell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 4 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
Daytona Beach affiliation shared with Texas Rangers
Notes
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/u/underto01.shtml
- ^ Don Aase page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ron Jackson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Blowers page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Vic Rodriguez page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mark Brown page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Todd Cruz page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1985&t=BAL
- ^ Rico Rossy page at Baseball Reference
References
- 1985 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
- 1985 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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