1985 Chicago White Sox season

The 1985 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 86th season. They finished with a record of 85–77, good enough for third place in the American League West, 6 games behind the first place Kansas City Royals.

Offseason

• October 19, 1984: Guy Hoffman was released by the White Sox.
• October 19, 1984: Casey Parsons was released by the White Sox.
• December 7, 1984: Bert Roberge was traded by the White Sox to the Montreal Expos for Bryan Little.
• January 12, 1985: Steve Fireovid was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.
• January 14, 1985: Dave Wehrmeister was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.
• March 23, 1985: Oscar Gamble was signed as a free agent by the Chicago White Sox.

Regular season

• September 22, 1985: José Canseco became the 27th player to hit a home run over the roof of Comiskey Park.

1985 Opening Day lineup

• Ozzie Guillén, SS
• Rudy Law, LF
• Harold Baines, RF
• Greg Walker, 1B
• Ron Kittle, DH
• Luis Salazar, 3B
• Daryl Boston, CF
• Marc Hill, C
• Julio Cruz, 2B
• Tom Seaver, P

Standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• April 1, 1985: Jerry Dybzinski was released by the Chicago White Sox.
• June 3, 1985: 1985 Major League Baseball draft
• The Chicago White Sox drafted catcher Kurt Brown with the fifth overall pick in the 1985 Draft.
• Bobby Thigpen was drafted by the White Sox in the 4th round.
• Tom Drees was drafted by the White Sox in the 17th round.
• Randy Velarde was drafted by the White Sox in the 19th round. Player signed June 14, 1985.
• June 26, 1985: Mike Stanton was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.
• July 17, 1985: Bob Owchinko was purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the Oakland Athletics.
• August 12, 1985: Oscar Gamble was released by the White Sox.
• August 12, 1985: Mike Stanton was released by the White Sox.
• September 24, 1985: Bob Owchinko was released by the Chicago White Sox.

Roster

Game log

Regular season

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Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

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; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Farm system

External links

• 1985 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference

References