1985 Boston Red Sox Roster

The 1985 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1985 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1985 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1985 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1985 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1985 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1985 Boston Red Sox



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Complete Roster  
 

23 Oil Can Boyd 6-01 155 Right Right 1959-10-06
27 Mike Brown 6-02 195 Right Right 1959-03-04
25 Mark Clear 6-04 215 Right Right 1956-05-27
21 Roger Clemens 6-04 220 Right Right 1962-08-04
28 Steve Crawford 6-05 225 Right Right 1958-04-29
44 Jim Dorsey 6-07 190 Right Right 1955-08-02
47 Bruce Hurst 6-03 215 Left Left 1958-03-24
29 Bruce Kison 6-04 178 Right Right 1950-02-18
48 Tim Lollar 6-03 200 Left Left 1956-03-17
43 Tom McCarthy 6-00 180 Right Right 1961-06-18
38 Charlie Mitchell 6-03 170 Right Right 1962-06-24
49 Al Nipper 6-00 194 Right Right 1959-04-02
19 Bob Ojeda 6-01 190 Left Left 1957-12-17
27 Jeff Sellers 6-01 175 Right Right 1964-05-11
46 Bob Stanley 6-04 215 Right Right 1954-11-10
45 Mike Trujillo 6-01 180 Right Right 1960-01-12
42 Rob Woodward 6-03 185 Right Right 1962-09-28
10 Rich Gedman 6-00 215 Right Left 1959-09-26
16 Dave Sax 6-00 185 Right Right 1958-09-22
15 Marc Sullivan 6-04 205 Right Right 1958-07-25
17 Marty Barrett 5-10 176 Right Right 1958-06-23
26 Wade Boggs 6-02 197 Right Left 1958-06-15
6 Bill Buckner 6-00 185 Left Left 1949-12-14
41 Jackie Gutierrez 5-11 175 Right Right 1960-06-27
18 Glenn Hoffman 6-02 190 Right Right 1958-07-07
22 Ed Jurak 6-02 185 Right Right 1957-10-24
11 Dave Stapleton 6-01 178 Right Right 1954-01-16
20 Tony Armas 6-01 200 Right Right 1953-07-02
24 Dwight Evans 6-02 205 Right Right 1951-11-03
39 Mike Greenwell 6-00 200 Right Left 1963-07-18
12 Steve Lyons 6-03 195 Right Left 1960-06-03
3 Rick Miller 6-00 185 Left Left 1948-04-19
13 Reid Nichols 5-11 165 Right Right 1958-08-05
14 Jim Rice 6-02 205 Right Right 1953-03-08
16 Kevin Romine 5-11 185 Right Right 1961-05-23
7 Mike Easler 6-01 196 Right Left 1950-11-29
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The 1985 Boston Red Sox played 162 games during the regular season, won 81 games, lost 81 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 104/103) where 1,786,633 fans witnessed their 1985 Red Sox finish the season with a .500 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1985 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1985 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1985 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1985 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:

1985 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1985 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Rich Gedman (139)
1B Bill Buckner (162)
2B Marty Barrett (155)
3B Wade Boggs (161)
SS Jackie Gutierrez (99)
LF Jim Rice (130)
CF Steve Lyons (111)
RF Dwight Evans (152)
DH Mike Easler (130)
  
SP Oil Can Boyd
SP Roger Clemens
SP Bruce Hurst
SP Al Nipper
SP Bob Ojeda
  
RP Mark Clear
RP Bruce Kison
RP Bob Stanley
RP Mike Trujillo
CL Steve Crawford


1985 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

Bob Stanley $1,075,000.00
Wade Boggs $1,000,000.00
Tony Armas $915,000.00
Dwight Evans $800,000.00
Jim Rice $779,227.00
Bill Buckner $747,500.00
Mike Easler $650,000.00
Mark Clear $580,000.00
Rich Gedman $477,500.00
Bruce Kison $370,000.00
Glenn Hoffman $335,000.00
Dave Stapleton $325,000.00
Bruce Hurst $300,000.00
Rick Miller $275,000.00
Marty Barrett $272,500.00
Reid Nichols $260,000.00
Bob Ojeda $240,000.00
Oil Can Boyd $177,500.00
Al Nipper $165,000.00
Steve Crawford $160,000.00
Roger Clemens $140,000.00
Jackie Gutierrez $130,000.00
Ed Jurak $125,000.00


1985 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#3 Rick Miller
#6 Bill Buckner
#7 Mike Easler
#10 Rich Gedman
#11 Dave Stapleton
#12 Steve Lyons
#13 Reid Nichols
#14 Jim Rice
#15 Marc Sullivan
#16 Kevin Romine
#16 Dave Sax
#17 Marty Barrett
#18 Glenn Hoffman
#19 Bob Ojeda
#20 Tony Armas
#21 Roger Clemens
#22 Ed Jurak
#23 Oil Can Boyd
#24 Dwight Evans
#25 Mark Clear
#26 Wade Boggs
#27 Mike Brown
#27 Jeff Sellers
#28 Steve Crawford
#29 Bruce Kison
#38 Charlie Mitchell
#39 Mike Greenwell
#41 Jackie Gutierrez
#42 Rob Woodward
#43 Tom McCarthy
#44 Jim Dorsey
#45 Mike Trujillo
#46 Bob Stanley
#47 Bruce Hurst
#48 Tim Lollar
#49 Al Nipper

Did you know that a 1985 Boston Red Sox Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?