# 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

vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Kansas City Royals | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | 50‍–‍32 | 41‍–‍39 |
| California Angels | 90 | 72 | .556 | 1 | 49‍–‍30 | 41‍–‍42 |
| Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 6 | 45‍–‍36 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Minnesota Twins | 77 | 85 | .475 | 14 | 49‍–‍35 | 28‍–‍50 |
| Oakland Athletics | 77 | 85 | .475 | 14 | 43‍–‍36 | 34‍–‍49 |
| Seattle Mariners | 74 | 88 | .457 | 17 | 42‍–‍41 | 32‍–‍47 |
| Texas Rangers | 62 | 99 | .385 | 28½ | 37‍–‍43 | 25‍–‍56 |

### Record vs. opponents

1985 American League recordvte Sources: :
| 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 | — |

### 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
## 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
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
| Harold Baines, RF | 160 | 640 | 86 | 198 | 29 | 3 | 22 | 113 | 42 | 89 | .309 | 1 |
| Daryl Boston, CF | 95 | 232 | 20 | 53 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 44 | .228 | 8 |
| John Cangelosi, OF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Julio Cruz, 2B | 91 | 234 | 28 | 46 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 32 | 40 | .197 | 8 |
| Joe DeSa, 1B, DH | 28 | 44 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | .182 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk, C, DH | 153 | 543 | 85 | 129 | 23 | 1 | 37 | 107 | 52 | 81 | .238 | 17 |
| Scott Fletcher, 3B, SS,2B | 119 | 301 | 38 | 77 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 35 | 47 | .256 | 5 |
| Oscar Gamble, DH | 70 | 148 | 20 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 34 | 22 | .203 | 0 |
| Mark Gilbert, OF | 7 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | .273 | 0 |
| Ozzie Guillén, SS | 150 | 491 | 71 | 134 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 36 | .273 | 7 |
| Jerry Hairston, DH, LF | 95 | 140 | 9 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 29 | 18 | .243 | 0 |
| Marc Hill, C | 40 | 75 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | .133 | 0 |
| Tim Hulett, 3B,2B | 141 | 395 | 52 | 106 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 30 | 81 | .268 | 6 |
| Ron Kittle, DH, LF | 116 | 379 | 51 | 87 | 12 | 0 | 26 | 58 | 31 | 92 | .230 | 1 |
| Rudy Law, LF, CF | 125 | 390 | 62 | 101 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 27 | 40 | .259 | 29 |
| Bryan Little, 2B | 73 | 188 | 35 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 26 | 21 | .250 | 0 |
| Gene Nelson, P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Reid Nichols, OF | 51 | 118 | 20 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 13 | .297 | 5 |
| Tom Paciorek, OF, DH, 1B | 46 | 122 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 22 | .246 | 2 |
| Mark Ryal, OF | 12 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .152 | 0 |
| Luis Salazar, OF, 3B, DH, 1B | 122 | 327 | 39 | 80 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 45 | 12 | 60 | .245 | 14 |
| Joel Skinner, C | 22 | 44 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | .341 | 0 |
| Dan Spillner, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Mike Squires, PR | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Greg Walker, 1B, DH | 163 | 601 | 77 | 155 | 38 | 4 | 24 | 92 | 44 | 100 | .258 | 5 |
| Team Totals | 163 | 5470 | 736 | 1386 | 247 | 37 | 146 | 695 | 471 | 843 | .253 | 108 |

### 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
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
| Juan Agosto | 4 | 3 | 3.58 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 60.1 | 45 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 24 | 39 |
| Floyd Bannister | 10 | 14 | 4.87 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 210.2 | 211 | 121 | 114 | 30 | 105 | 198 |
| Britt Burns | 18 | 11 | 3.96 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 227.0 | 206 | 105 | 100 | 26 | 80 | 172 |
| Ed Correa | 1 | 0 | 6.97 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10.1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 10 |
| Joel Davis | 3 | 3 | 4.16 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 71.1 | 71 | 34 | 33 | 6 | 26 | 37 |
| Richard Dotson | 3 | 4 | 4.47 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 52.1 | 53 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 18 | 33 |
| Bob Fallon | 0 | 0 | 6.19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 17 |
| Steve Fireovid | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jerry Don Gleaton | 1 | 0 | 5.76 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 29.2 | 37 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 22 |
| Bob James | 8 | 7 | 2.13 | 69 | 0 | 32 | 110.0 | 90 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 27 | 88 |
| Al Jones | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Tim Lollar | 3 | 5 | 4.66 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 83.0 | 83 | 48 | 43 | 10 | 59 | 61 |
| Bill Long | 0 | 1 | 10.29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14.0 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| Gene Nelson | 10 | 10 | 4.26 | 46 | 18 | 2 | 145.2 | 144 | 74 | 69 | 23 | 71 | 101 |
| Tom Seaver | 16 | 11 | 3.17 | 35 | 33 | 0 | 238.2 | 223 | 103 | 84 | 22 | 75 | 134 |
| Dan Spillner | 4 | 3 | 3.44 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 91.2 | 83 | 39 | 35 | 10 | 35 | 41 |
| Mike Stanton | 0 | 1 | 9.26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| Bruce Tanner | 1 | 2 | 5.33 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 27.0 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 9 |
| Dave Wehrmeister | 2 | 2 | 3.43 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 39.1 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 32 |
| Team Totals | 85 | 77 | 4.07 | 163 | 163 | 39 | 1451.2 | 1411 | 720 | 656 | 161 | 604 | 1023 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Buffalo Bisons | American Association | John Boles |
| AA | Glens Falls White Sox | Eastern League | Steve Dillard |
| A | Appleton Foxes | Midwest League | Sal Rende |
| A-Short Season | Niagara Falls White Sox | New York–Penn League | Luis Lagunas |
| Rookie | GCL White Sox | Gulf Coast League | J. C. Martin |