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1985 Baltimore Orioles season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1985 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing fourth in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 78 losses. The Orioles led Major League Baseball in home runs (214) and slugging percentage (.430).[1]
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| 1985 Baltimore Orioles | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium | |||
| City | Baltimore | |||
| Record | 83–78 (.516) | |||
| Divisional place | 4th | |||
| Owners | Edward Bennett Williams | |||
| General managers | Hank Peters | |||
| Managers | Joe Altobelli, Cal Ripken, Sr., Earl Weaver | |||
| Television | WMAR-TV (Chuck Thompson, Brooks Robinson) Home Team Sports (Rex Barney, Mel Proctor, Jim Palmer, Larry King) | |||
| Radio | WFBR (Jon Miller, Tom Marr) | |||
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- October 2, 1984: Tom Underwood was released by the Baltimore Orioles.[2]
- December 13, 1984: Don Aase was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.[3]
- December 17, 1984: Ron Jackson was released by the Orioles.[4]
- January 3, 1985: Mike Blowers was drafted by the Orioles in the 4th round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase), but did not sign.[5]
- February 7, 1985: Vic Rodriguez was traded by the Orioles to the San Diego Padres for Fritzie Connally.[6]
- March 27, 1985: Mark Brown was traded by the Orioles to the Minnesota Twins for Brad Havens.[7]
- March 29, 1985: Todd Cruz was released by the Orioles.[8]
Jim Palmer P Retired 1985 |
Season standings
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| 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 |
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Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
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Opening Day starters
Notable transactions
- June 3, 1985: Rico Rossy was drafted by the Orioles in the 33rd round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 6, 1985.[10]
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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
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Rick Dempsey | 132 | 362 | 92 | .254 | 12 | 52 |
| 1B | Eddie Murray | 156 | 583 | 173 | .297 | 31 | 124 |
| 2B | Alan Wiggins | 76 | 298 | 85 | .285 | 0 | 21 |
| 3B | Floyd Rayford | 105 | 359 | 110 | .306 | 18 | 48 |
| SS | Cal Ripken Jr. | 161 | 642 | 181 | .282 | 26 | 110 |
| LF | Mike Young | 139 | 450 | 123 | .273 | 28 | 81 |
| CF | Fred Lynn | 124 | 448 | 118 | .263 | 23 | 68 |
| RF | Lee Lacy | 121 | 492 | 144 | .293 | 9 | 48 |
| DH | Larry Sheets | 113 | 328 | 86 | .262 | 17 | 50 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Jim Dwyer | 101 | 233 | 58 | .249 | 7 | 36 |
| Gary Roenicke | 114 | 225 | 49 | .218 | 15 | 43 |
| Wayne Gross | 103 | 217 | 51 | .235 | 11 | 18 |
| Rich Dauer | 85 | 208 | 42 | .202 | 2 | 14 |
| John Shelby | 69 | 205 | 58 | .283 | 7 | 27 |
| Fritzie Connally | 50 | 112 | 26 | .232 | 3 | 15 |
| Lenn Sakata | 55 | 97 | 22 | .227 | 3 | 6 |
| Dan Ford | 28 | 75 | 14 | .187 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Pardo | 34 | 75 | 10 | .133 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Nolan | 31 | 38 | 5 | .132 | 0 | 6 |
| John Lowenstein | 12 | 26 | 2 | .077 | 0 | 2 |
| Leo Hernández | 12 | 21 | 1 | .048 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom O'Malley | 8 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 1 | 2 |
| Kelly Paris | 5 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Scott McGregor | 35 | 204.0 | 14 | 14 | 4.81 | 86 |
| Mike Boddicker | 32 | 203.1 | 12 | 17 | 4.07 | 135 |
| Dennis Martínez | 33 | 180.0 | 13 | 11 | 5.15 | 68 |
| Storm Davis | 31 | 175.0 | 10 | 8 | 4.53 | 93 |
| Mike Flanagan | 15 | 86.0 | 4 | 5 | 5.13 | 42 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Ken Dixon | 34 | 162.0 | 8 | 4 | 3.67 | 108 |
| Brad Havens | 8 | 14.1 | 0 | 1 | 8.79 | 19 |
| Phil Huffman | 2 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 2 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Don Aase | 54 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 3.78 | 67 |
| Sammy Stewart | 56 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3.61 | 77 |
| Tippy Martinez | 49 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5.40 | 47 |
| Nate Snell | 43 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.69 | 41 |
| Eric Bell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 4 |
| John Habyan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| Bill Swaggerty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 |
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See also: Minor League Baseball
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Daytona Beach affiliation shared with Texas Rangers
- "1985 MLB Team Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- 1985 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
- 1985 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.