1985 Boston Red Sox

81-81 • .500 Win% • 5th in AL E

The 1985 Boston Red Sox went 81-81 (.500) finishing 5th in the AL E division. The club scored 800 runs, allowed 720, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Dwight Evans (29 HR, 78 RBI) and Oil Can Boyd (15-13, 3.70 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

81 Wins
81 Losses
.500 Win %
5th Rank
800 R 720 RA
Diff +80

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800 Runs Scored
720 Runs Allowed
+80 Run Diff
1,786K Attendance

📈 vs. 1985 AL Average

Batting Avg .282 8% above the 1985 league average (.261)
OBP .346 6% above the 1985 league average (.327)
SLG .429 6% above the 1985 league average (.405)
Team ERA 4.06 2% better than the 1985 league average (4.15)
Runs Scored 800 9% above the 1985 league average (737 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,786,463
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Avg per Game 22,055

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1985

Batting Avg

1 Wade Boggs 0.368 2 Bill Buckner 0.299 3 Rich Gedman 0.295 4 Jim Rice 0.291 5 Glenn Hoffman 0.276

Home Runs

1 Dwight Evans 29 2 Jim Rice 27 3 Tony Armas 23 4 Rich Gedman 18 5 Bill Buckner 16

RBI

1 Bill Buckner 110 2 Jim Rice 103 3 Rich Gedman 80 4 Wade Boggs 78 5 Dwight Evans 78
1985 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Buckner 162 673 89 201 46 3 16 110 30 36 18 0.299
Wade Boggs 161 653 107 240 42 3 8 78 96 61 2 0.368
Dwight Evans 159 617 110 162 29 1 29 78 114 105 7 0.263
Mike Easler 155 568 71 149 29 4 16 74 53 129 0 0.262
Jim Rice 140 546 85 159 20 3 27 103 51 75 2 0.291
Marty Barrett 156 534 59 142 26 0 5 56 56 50 7 0.266
Rich Gedman 144 498 66 147 30 5 18 80 50 79 2 0.295
Tony Armas 103 385 50 102 17 5 23 64 18 90 0 0.265
Steve Lyons 133 371 52 98 14 3 5 30 32 64 12 0.264
Glenn Hoffman 96 279 40 77 17 2 6 34 25 40 2 0.276
Jackie Gutierrez 103 275 33 60 5 2 2 21 12 37 10 0.218
Marc Sullivan 32 69 10 12 2 0 2 3 6 15 0 0.174
Dave Stapleton 30 66 4 15 6 0 0 2 4 11 0 0.227
Rick Miller 41 45 5 15 2 0 0 9 5 6 1 0.333
Dave Sax 22 36 2 11 3 0 0 6 3 3 0 0.306
Reid Nichols 21 32 3 6 1 0 1 3 2 4 1 0.188
Mike Greenwell 17 31 7 10 1 0 4 8 3 4 1 0.323
Kevin Romine 24 28 3 6 2 0 0 1 1 4 1 0.214
Ed Jurak 26 13 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.231
Tim Lollar 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Oil Can Boyd 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Brown 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Clear 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger Clemens 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Crawford 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Dorsey 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Hurst 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Kison 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom McCarthy 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Mitchell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Nipper 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Ojeda 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Sellers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Stanley 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Trujillo 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rob Woodward 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1985

ERA

1 Bob Stanley 2.87 2 Roger Clemens 3.29 3 Oil Can Boyd 3.70 4 Mark Clear 3.72 5 Steve Crawford 3.76

Wins

1 Oil Can Boyd 15 2 Bruce Hurst 11 3 Al Nipper 9 4 Bob Ojeda 9 5 Roger Clemens 7

Strikeouts

1 Bruce Hurst 189 2 Oil Can Boyd 154 3 Bob Ojeda 102 4 Al Nipper 85 5 Roger Clemens 74
1985 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Oil Can Boyd 15 13 3.70 35 35 0 272.1 273 112 67 154
Bruce Hurst 11 13 4.51 35 31 0 229.1 243 115 70 189
Al Nipper 9 12 4.06 25 25 0 162.0 157 73 82 85
Bob Ojeda 9 11 4.00 39 22 1 157.2 166 70 48 102
Roger Clemens 7 5 3.29 15 15 0 98.1 83 36 37 74
Bruce Kison 5 3 4.11 22 9 1 92.0 98 42 32 56
Steve Crawford 6 5 3.76 44 1 12 91.0 103 38 28 58
Bob Stanley 6 6 2.87 48 0 10 87.2 76 28 30 46
Mike Trujillo 4 4 4.82 27 7 1 84.0 112 45 23 19
Tim Lollar 5 5 4.57 16 10 1 67.0 57 34 40 44
Mark Clear 1 3 3.72 41 0 3 55.2 45 23 50 55
Rob Woodward 1 0 1.69 5 2 0 26.2 17 5 9 16
Jeff Sellers 2 0 3.63 4 4 0 22.1 24 9 7 6
Jim Dorsey 0 1 20.25 2 1 0 5.1 12 12 10 2
Tom McCarthy 0 0 10.80 3 0 0 5.0 7 6 4 2
Mike Brown 0 0 21.60 2 1 0 3.1 9 8 3 3
Charlie Mitchell 0 0 16.20 2 0 0 1.2 5 3 0 2

👥 Roster (36)

Tony Armas Marty Barrett Wade Boggs Oil Can Boyd Mike Brown Bill Buckner Mark Clear Roger Clemens Steve Crawford Jim Dorsey Mike Easler Dwight Evans +24 more

36 players

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The 1985 Boston Red Sox in brief

The record for the 1985 Boston Red Sox reads 81 wins and 81 losses, good for 5th in the AL East. With 800 runs scored and 720 given up, the 1985 differential was +80. At the plate the Boston Red Sox hit .282, 8% better than the league's .261. The Boston Red Sox staff finished with a 4.06 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.15. Attendance at Fenway Park II totaled 1,786,463 for the year.

For power, Dwight Evans led the way with 29 homers. Bill Buckner led in RBI with 110. The pitching staff's wins leader was Oil Can Boyd (15). The strikeout leader was Bruce Hurst with 189. Steve Crawford closed out 12 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1985 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1985 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1985 Boston Red Sox finished 81-81 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1985 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Dwight Evans led the 1985 Boston Red Sox with 29 home runs.
What was the 1985 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1985 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.06.
Did the 1985 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1985 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1985 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1985 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1985 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dwight Evans (29 HR, 78 RBI) and Oil Can Boyd (15-13, 3.70 ERA).
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