1985 Boston Red Sox | |
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Record | 81–81 (.500) |
Divisional place | 5th (18+1⁄2 GB) |
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Owner(s) | Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan, Jean Yawkey |
General manager(s) | Lou Gorman |
Manager(s) | John McNamara |
Local television | WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 NESN (Ned Martin, Bob Montgomery) |
Local radio | WPLM-FM 99.1 WPLM-AM 1390 (Ken Coleman, Joe Castiglione) |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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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.
Month | Record | Cumulative | AL East | Ref. | |||
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Won | Lost | Won | Lost | Position | GB | ||
April | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 4th | 4 | [3] |
May | 12 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 6th | 9+1⁄2 | [4] |
June | 17 | 10 | 38 | 35 | 5th | 7+1⁄2 | [5] |
July | 14 | 12 | 52 | 47 | 4th | 10+1⁄2 | [6] |
August | 8 | 21 | 60 | 68 | 5th | 20+1⁄2 | [7] |
September | 19 | 9 | 79 | 77 | 5th | 19+1⁄2 | [8] |
October | 2 | 4 | 81 | 81 | 5th | 18+1⁄2 | [9] |
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.[10] It was the first tie game for the Red Sox since June 8, 1961.[11] The game was replayed the following day as part of a doubleheader.[11] 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.
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Toronto Blue Jays | 99 | 62 | 0.615 | — | 54–26 | 45–36 |
New York Yankees | 97 | 64 | 0.602 | 2 | 58–22 | 39–42 |
Detroit Tigers | 84 | 77 | 0.522 | 15 | 44–37 | 40–40 |
Baltimore Orioles | 83 | 78 | 0.516 | 16 | 45–36 | 38–42 |
Boston Red Sox | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 18½ | 43–37 | 38–44 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 71 | 90 | 0.441 | 28 | 40–40 | 31–50 |
Cleveland Indians | 60 | 102 | 0.370 | 39½ | 38–43 | 22–59 |
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 1–12 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 4–8 |
Boston | 8–5 | — | 5–7 | 4–8–1 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–4 |
California | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 9–4 | 9–4 | 5–7 |
Chicago | 4–8 | 8–4–1 | 5–8 | — | 10–2 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 9–4 | 10–3 | 3–9 |
Cleveland | 5–8 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 2–10 | — | 5–8 | 2–10 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–9 |
Detroit | 7–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 8–5 | — | 5–7 | 9–4 | 3–9 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 6–7 |
Kansas City | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 10–2 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 3–10 | 6–7 | 7–5 |
Milwaukee | 4–9 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 4–8 | — | 9–3 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 8–3 | 4–9 |
Minnesota | 6–6 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 6–7 | 3–9 | — | 3–9 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 4–8 |
New York | 12–1 | 8–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | — | 7–5 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 |
Oakland | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 5–7 | — | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
Seattle | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 5–8 | — | 6–7 | 2–10 |
Texas | 2–10 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 3–10 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 3–8 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 7–6 | — | 3–9 |
Toronto | 8–4 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 9–3 | — |
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 |
Source:[14]
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Category | Player | Statistic |
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Youngest player | Mike Greenwell | 21 |
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Oldest player | Rick Miller | 37 |
Wins Above Replacement | Wade Boggs | 9.1 |
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Abbr. | Category | Player | Statistic |
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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 | 46 |
3B | 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 | 35 |
HBP | 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:[15]
Abbr. | Category | Player | Statistic |
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W | Wins | Oil Can Boyd | 15 |
L | Losses | Oil Can Boyd | 12 |
Bruce Hurst | |||
W-L % | Winning percentage | Bruce Kison | .625 (5–3) |
ERA | Earned run average | Bob Stanley | 2.87 |
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 | Bob Stanley | 1.209 |
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See also: Minor League Baseball |
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