1985 Boston Red Sox season
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1985 Boston Red Sox season
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| Owner(s) | JRY Trust, Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan | |
| Manager(s) | John McNamara | |
| Local television | WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 NESN (Ned Martin, Bob Montgomery) |
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| Local radio | WPLM-FM 99.1 (Ken Coleman, Joe Castiglione) |
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The 1985 Boston Red Sox season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Red Sox finishing 5th in the American League East with a record of 81 wins and 81 losses.
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Offseason
- January 14, 1985: Bruce Kison was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.[1]
Regular season
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 |
Transactions
- The Red Sox drafted pitcher Dan Gabriele with the twenty-first overall pick in the 1985 Draft. [2]
Opening Day Line Up
| 26 | Wade Boggs | 3B |
| 24 | Dwight Evans | RF |
| 14 | Jim Rice | LF |
| 7 | Mike Easler | DH |
| 20 | Tony Armas | CF |
| 6 | Bill Buckner | 1B |
| 10 | Rich Gedman | C |
| 17 | Marty Barrett | 2B |
| 41 | Jackie Gutiérrez | SS |
| 23 | Oil Can Boyd | P |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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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 | Rich Gedman | 144 | 498 | 147 | .295 | 18 | 80 |
| 1B | Bill Buckner | 162 | 673 | 201 | .299 | 16 | 110 |
| 2B | Marty Barrett | 156 | 534 | 142 | .266 | 5 | 56 |
| 3B | Wade Boggs | 161 | 653 | 240 | .368 | 8 | 78 |
| SS | Jackie Gutiérrez | 103 | 275 | 60 | .218 | 2 | 21 |
| LF | Jim Rice | 140 | 546 | 159 | 27 | 103 | .291 |
| CF | Steve Lyons | 133 | 371 | 98 | .264 | 5 | 30 |
| RF | Dwight Evans | 159 | 617 | 162 | .263 | 29 | 78 |
| DH | Mike Easler | 155 | 568 | 149 | .262 | 16 | 74 |
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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| Dave Stapleton | 30 | 66 | 15 | .227 | 0 | 2 |
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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| Roger Clemens | 15 | 98.1 | 7 | 5 | 3.29 | 74 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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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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Awards and honors
- Wade Boggs, American League Batting Champion, .368
- Wade Boggs, American League Leader, Hits (240)
- Bill Buckner, Major League Baseball Record, Most Assists in a Season (185)[3]
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
References
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kisonbr01.shtml?redir
- ^ Sports Illustrated, August 2, 2010, Where are they Now?, p.84, Published by Time Inc.
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.47, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- 1985 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1985 Boston Red Sox 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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