1985 Chicago White Sox

85-77 • .525 Win% • 3rd in AL W

The 1985 Chicago White Sox went 85-77 (.525) finishing 3rd in the AL W division. The club scored 736 runs, allowed 720, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Carlton Fisk (37 HR, 107 RBI) and Britt Burns (18-11, 3.96 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

85 Wins
77 Losses
.525 Win %
3rd Rank
736 R 720 RA
Diff +16

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⚡ Quick Stats

736 Runs Scored
720 Runs Allowed
+16 Run Diff
1,669K Attendance

📈 vs. 1985 AL Average

Batting Avg .253 3% below the 1985 league average (.261)
OBP .315 4% below the 1985 league average (.327)
SLG .392 3% below the 1985 league average (.405)
Team ERA 4.07 2% better than the 1985 league average (4.15)
Runs Scored 736 equal to the 1985 league average (737 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,669,970
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Avg per Game 20,616

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1985

Batting Avg

1 Harold Baines 0.309 2 Reid Nichols 0.297 3 Ozzie Guillen 0.273 4 Tim Hulett 0.268 5 Rudy Law 0.259

Home Runs

1 Carlton Fisk 37 2 Ron Kittle 26 3 Greg Walker 24 4 Harold Baines 22 5 Luis Salazar 10

RBI

1 Harold Baines 113 2 Carlton Fisk 107 3 Greg Walker 92 4 Ron Kittle 58 5 Luis Salazar 45
1985 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Harold Baines 160 640 86 198 29 3 22 113 42 89 1 0.309
Greg Walker 163 601 77 155 38 4 24 92 44 100 5 0.258
Carlton Fisk 153 543 85 129 23 1 37 107 52 81 17 0.238
Ozzie Guillen 150 491 71 134 21 9 1 33 12 36 7 0.273
Tim Hulett 141 395 52 106 19 4 5 37 30 81 6 0.268
Rudy Law 125 390 62 101 21 6 4 36 27 40 29 0.259
Ron Kittle 116 379 51 87 12 0 26 58 31 92 1 0.230
Luis Salazar 122 327 39 80 18 2 10 45 12 60 14 0.245
Scott Fletcher 119 301 38 77 8 1 2 31 35 47 5 0.256
Julio Cruz 91 234 28 46 2 3 0 15 32 40 8 0.197
Daryl Boston 95 232 20 53 13 1 3 15 14 44 8 0.228
Bryan Little 73 188 35 47 9 1 2 27 26 21 0 0.250
Oscar Gamble 70 148 20 30 5 0 4 20 34 22 0 0.203
Jerry Hairston 95 140 9 34 8 0 2 20 29 18 0 0.243
Tom Paciorek 46 122 14 30 2 0 0 9 8 22 2 0.246
Reid Nichols 51 118 20 35 7 1 1 15 15 13 5 0.297
Marc Hill 40 75 5 10 2 0 0 4 12 9 0 0.133
Joe DeSa 28 44 5 8 2 0 2 7 3 6 0 0.182
Joel Skinner 22 44 9 15 4 1 1 5 5 13 0 0.341
Mark Ryal 12 33 4 5 3 0 0 3 3 3 0 0.152
Mark Gilbert 7 22 3 6 1 0 0 3 4 5 0 0.273
John Cangelosi 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gene Nelson 47 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Agosto 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Floyd Bannister 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Britt Burns 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Correa 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joel Davis 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Richard Dotson 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Fallon 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Fireovid 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Don Gleaton 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob James 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Jones 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Lollar 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Long 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Seaver 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Spillner 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Mike Squires 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Stanton 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Tanner 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Wehrmeister 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1985

ERA

1 Bob James 2.13 2 Tom Seaver 3.17 3 Dave Wehrmeister 3.43 4 Dan Spillner 3.44 5 Juan Agosto 3.58

Wins

1 Britt Burns 18 2 Tom Seaver 16 3 Floyd Bannister 10 4 Gene Nelson 10 5 Bob James 8

Strikeouts

1 Floyd Bannister 198 2 Britt Burns 172 3 Tom Seaver 134 4 Gene Nelson 101 5 Bob James 88
1985 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tom Seaver 16 11 3.17 35 33 0 238.2 223 84 69 134
Britt Burns 18 11 3.96 36 34 0 227.0 206 100 79 172
Floyd Bannister 10 14 4.87 34 34 0 210.2 211 114 100 198
Gene Nelson 10 10 4.26 46 18 2 145.2 144 69 67 101
Bob James 8 7 2.13 69 0 32 110.0 90 26 23 88
Dan Spillner 4 3 3.44 52 3 1 91.2 83 35 33 41
Tim Lollar 3 5 4.66 18 13 0 83.0 83 43 58 61
Joel Davis 3 3 4.16 12 11 0 71.1 71 33 26 37
Juan Agosto 4 3 3.58 54 0 1 60.1 45 24 23 39
Richard Dotson 3 4 4.47 9 9 0 52.1 53 26 17 33
Dave Wehrmeister 2 2 3.43 23 0 2 39.1 35 15 10 32
Jerry Don Gleaton 1 0 5.76 31 0 1 29.2 37 19 13 22
Bruce Tanner 1 2 5.33 10 4 0 27.0 34 16 13 9
Bob Fallon 0 0 6.19 10 0 0 16.0 25 11 9 17
Bill Long 0 1 10.29 4 3 0 14.0 25 16 5 13
Mike Stanton 0 1 9.26 11 0 0 11.2 15 12 8 12
Ed Correa 1 0 6.97 5 1 0 10.1 11 8 11 10
Steve Fireovid 0 0 5.14 4 0 0 7.0 17 4 2 2
Al Jones 1 0 1.50 5 0 0 6.0 3 1 3 2

👥 Roster (42)

Juan Agosto Harold Baines Floyd Bannister Daryl Boston Britt Burns John Cangelosi Ed Correa Julio Cruz Joel Davis Joe DeSa Richard Dotson Bob Fallon +30 more

42 players

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The 1985 Chicago White Sox in brief

A 85-77 record (.525) put the 1985 Chicago White Sox 3rd in the AL West. With 736 runs scored and 720 given up, the 1985 differential was +16. At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .253, 3% worse than the league's .261. The Chicago White Sox staff finished with a 4.07 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.15. Home games were played at Comiskey Park, where 1,669,970 fans came through the gates.

For power, Carlton Fisk led the way with 37 homers. Harold Baines drove in a team-high 113 runs. On the mound, Britt Burns won 18 games to lead the staff. Floyd Bannister struck out 198, the most on the club. Bob James closed out 32 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1985 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1985 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1985 Chicago White Sox finished 85-77 (.525 win pct).
Who led the 1985 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Carlton Fisk led the 1985 Chicago White Sox with 37 home runs.
What was the 1985 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1985 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.07.
Did the 1985 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1985 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1985 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1985 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1985 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Carlton Fisk (37 HR, 107 RBI) and Britt Burns (18-11, 3.96 ERA).
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