1985 Boston Red Sox season

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, games behind the Toronto Blue Jays season|Toronto Blue Jays].

Offseason

January 14, 1985: Pitcher Bruce Kison was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.
Regular season

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. It was the first tie game for the Red Sox since June 8, 1961. The game was replayed the following day as part of a doubleheader. MLB games that end in a tie are not included in league standings, although individual player statistics are counted.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

The Red Sox drafted pitcher Dan Gabriele in the first round of the 1985 [Major League Baseball draft]. Gabriele went on to pitch in Boston's farm system through 1989, reaching the Double-A level.
Opening Day lineup

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Roster

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	AVG	SLG
Bill Buckner	162	673	89	201	46	3	16	110	18	30	.299	.447
Wade Boggs	161	653	107	240	42	3	8	78	2	96	.368	.478
Dwight Evans	159	617	110	162	29	1	29	78	7	114	.263	.454
Mike Easler	155	568	71	149	29	4	16	74	0	53	.262	.412
Jim Rice	140	546	85	159	20	3	27	103	2	51	.291	.487
Marty Barrett	156	534	59	142	26	0	5	56	7	56	.266	.343
Rich Gedman	144	498	66	147	30	5	18	80	2	50	.295	.484
Tony Armas	103	385	50	102	17	5	23	64	0	18	.265	.514
Steve Lyons	133	371	52	98	14	3	5	30	12	32	.264	.358
Glenn Hoffman	96	279	40	77	17	2	6	34	2	25	.276	.416
Jackie Gutiérrez	103	275	33	60	5	2	2	21	10	12	.218	.273
Marc Sullivan	32	69	10	12	2	0	2	3	0	6	.174	.290
Dave Stapleton	30	66	4	15	6	0	0	2	0	4	.227	.318
Rick Miller	41	45	5	15	2	0	0	9	1	5	.333	.378
Dave Sax	22	36	2	11	3	0	0	6	0	3	.306	.389
Reid Nichols	21	32	3	6	1	0	1	3	1	2	.188	.313
Mike Greenwell	17	31	7	10	1	0	4	8	1	3	.323	.742
Kevin Romine	24	28	3	6	2	0	0	1	1	1	.214	.286
Ed Jurak	26	13	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.231	.231
Tim Lollar	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Team Totals	163	5720	800	1615	292	31	162	760	66	562	.282	.429

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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; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Oil Can Boyd	15	13	3.70	35	35	0	272.1	273	117	112	67	154
Bruce Hurst	11	13	4.51	35	31	0	229.1	243	123	115	70	189
Al Nipper	9	12	4.06	25	25	0	162.0	157	83	73	82	85
Bob Ojeda	9	11	4.00	39	22	1	157.2	166	74	70	48	102
Roger Clemens	7	5	3.29	15	15	0	98.1	83	38	36	37	74
Bruce Kison	5	3	4.11	22	9	1	92.0	98	43	42	32	56
Steve Crawford	6	5	3.76	44	1	12	91.0	103	47	38	28	58
Bob Stanley	6	6	2.87	48	0	10	87.2	76	30	28	30	46
Mike Trujillo	4	4	4.82	27	7	1	84.0	112	55	45	23	19
Tim Lollar	5	5	4.57	16	10	1	67.0	57	37	34	40	44
Mark Clear	1	3	3.72	41	0	3	55.2	45	26	23	50	55
Rob Woodward	1	0	1.69	5	2	0	26.2	17	8	5	9	16
Jeff Sellers	2	0	3.63	4	4	0	22.1	24	10	9	7	6
Jim Dorsey	0	1	20.25	2	1	0	5.1	12	12	12	10	2
Tom McCarthy	0	0	10.80	3	0	0	5.0	7	6	6	4	2
Mike Brown	0	0	21.60	2	1	0	3.1	9	8	8	3	3
Charlie Mitchell	0	0	16.20	2	0	0	1.2	5	3	3	0	2
Team Totals	81	81	4.06	163	163	29	1461.1	1487	720	659	540	913

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Statistical leaders

Category	Player	Statistic
Youngest player	Mike Greenwell	21
Youngest player	Jeff Sellers	21
Oldest player	Rick Miller	37
Wins Above Replacement	Wade Boggs	9.1

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Batting

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Pitching

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Awards and honors

;Awards

Dwight Evans – Gold Glove Award

;Accomplishments

Wade Boggs, American League Batting Champion,.368
Wade Boggs, American League Leader, Hits
Bill Buckner, MLB record, Most Assists in a Season by a First Baseman

;1985 [Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]

Wade Boggs, reserve 3B
Rich Gedman, reserve C
Jim Rice, starting LF
Farm system

The Greensboro Hornets replaced the Winston-Salem Spirits as a Class A affiliate.
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1985 Boston Red Sox season

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

Opening Day lineup

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Pitching

Statistical leaders

Batting

Pitching

Awards and honors

Farm system