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1985 Boston Red Sox (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1984/1986)
81-81, Finished 5th in AL Eastern Division
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Scored 800 runs, Allowed 720 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 89-73
Managed by John McNamara

Ballpark: Fenway Park II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,786,633 (7th of 14)
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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1985 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1984/1986) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 1, 1984

Signed Eduardo Zambrano as an amateur free agent.

November 8, 1984

Gary Allenson granted Free Agency.

Rich Gale granted Free Agency.

November 9, 1984

Purchased Ed Glynn from the New York Mets.

November 26, 1984

Signed Carlos Quintana as an amateur free agent.

December 3, 1984

Drafted Mike Trujillo from the San Francisco Giants in the 1984 rule 5 draft.

January 3, 1985

Drafted Daryl Irvine in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed May 13, 1985.

January 14, 1985

Signed Bruce Kison as a free agent.

January 23, 1985

Signed Dave Sax as a free agent.

April 1, 1985 (Standings)

Signed Jim Corsi as a free agent.

Released John Henry Johnson.

April 4, 1985 (Standings)

Released Jeff Newman.

May 1, 1985 (Standings)

Sent Ed Glynn to the Montreal Expos as part of a conditional deal.

June 3, 1985 (Standings)

Drafted Eric Hetzel in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1985 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

Drafted Lance Blankenship in the 2nd round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Tino Martinez in the 3rd round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Todd Pratt in the 6th round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1985.

Drafted Brady Anderson in the 10th round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1985.

Drafted Ed Sprague in the 26th round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

July 11, 1985 (Standings)

Traded Reid Nichols to the Chicago White Sox. Received Tim Lollar.

November 12, 1985

Bruce Kison granted Free Agency.

Rick Miller granted Free Agency.

November 13, 1985

Traded Tom McCarthy, Bob Ojeda, John Mitchell, and Chris Bayer (minors) to the New York Mets. Received Calvin Schiraldi, Wes Gardner, John Christensen, and La Schelle Tarver.

November 14, 1985

Released Jim Dorsey.

December 10, 1985

Released Jerry Remy.

December 11, 1985

Traded Mark Clear to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Ed Romero.

December 12, 1985

Traded Charlie Mitchell to the Minnesota Twins. Received Mike Stenhouse.

December 17, 1985

Traded Jackie Gutierrez to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Sammy Stewart.

January 14, 1986

Drafted Alan Mills in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Curt Schilling in the 2nd round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed May 30, 1986.

January 31, 1986

Released Jim Corsi.

Signed Joe Sambito as a free agent.

March 19, 1986

Released Ed Jurak.

March 28, 1986

Traded Mike Easler to the New York Yankees. Received Don Baylor.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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