1985 New York Yankees season

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1985 New York Yankees
Major league affiliations
Location
1985 Information
Owner(s) George Steinbrenner
Manager(s) Yogi Berra and Billy Martin
Local television WPIX
(Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, Spencer Ross)
SportsChannel New York
(Bill White, Phil Rizzuto, Mel Allen)
Local radio WABC (AM)
(Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, John Gordon)

The New York Yankees' 1985 season was the 83rd season for the Yankees. The team finished in second place in the American League Eastern Division with a record of 97-64, finishing 2 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays. New York was managed by Yogi Berra and Billy Martin. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.

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[edit] Offseason

  • December 4, 1984: Ron Hassey was traded by the Chicago Cubs with Porfi Altamirano, Rich Bordi, and Henry Cotto to the New York Yankees for Ray Fontenot and Brian Dayett. [1]
  • December 5, 1984: Rick Cerone was traded by the New York Yankees to the Atlanta Braves for Brian Fisher. [2]
  • December 5, 1984: Rickey Henderson was traded by the Oakland Athletics with Bert Bradley and cash to the New York Yankees for Stan Javier, Jay Howell, Jose Rijo, Eric Plunk, and Tim Birtsas. The Yankees signed Henderson to a five year contract.
  • December 20, 1984: Jay Buhner was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Dale Berra and Alfonso Pulido to the New York Yankees for Steve Kemp, Tim Foli, and cash. [3]
  • December 27, 1984: As an attempt to bolster the pitching staff, the Yankees signed Ed Whitson to a contract.
  • February 27, 1985: Bill Sample was traded by the Texas Rangers with a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for Toby Harrah. The Texas Rangers sent Eric Dersin (minors) (July 14, 1985) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

[edit] Regular season

  • Rickey Henderson set a new club record by stealing 80 bases in one season. The previous mark had stood since 1914.
  • Rickey Henderson scored 146 runs. It was the most in the Major Leagues since Ted Williams scored 150 runs in 1949.
  • Don Mattingly became the first Yankee since Joe DiMaggio to have back to back 200 hit seasons.
  • Mattingly’s 48 doubles were the most since Lou Gehrig hit 52 in 1927.
  • Mattingly was the AL MVP and RBI leader with 143. Mattingly hit for a .324 average with 35 home runs.
  • Dave Winfield became the first Yankee since Yogi Berra to achieve four straight 100 RBI seasons. Berra did it from 1953 to 1956.
  • On September 22, 1985, while at a hotel bar in Baltimore, Maryland, Ed Whitson broke Billy Martin's arm after a heated argument that spread to other parts of the hotel. Whitson's Yankee tenure was also memorable for constantly being heckled and booed during home games.
  • On October 4, 1985, trailing division leader Toronto by two games entering the contest, lost 5-1 and Toronto behind Doyle Alexander clinched their first AL East title.

[edit] Season Standings

AL East W L Pct. GB
Toronto Blue Jays 99 62 .615 --
New York Yankees 97 64 .602 2
Detroit Tigers 84 77 .522 15
Baltimore Orioles 83 78 .516 16
Boston Red Sox 81 81 .500 18½
Milwaukee Brewers 71 90 .441 28
Cleveland Indians 60 102 .370 39½


[edit] Notable Transactions

  • August 24, 1985: Jim Leyritz was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent. [4]
  • September 13, 1985: Bernie Williams was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent. [5]
  • September 15, 1985: Jim DeShaies was traded by the New York Yankees with players to be named later to the Houston Astros for Joe Niekro. The New York Yankees sent Neder Horta (minors) (September 24, 1985) and Dody Rather (minors) (January 11, 1986) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade. [6]

[edit] Roster

1985 New York Yankees roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Managers

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Rickey Henderson 143 547 172 .314 24 72
Don Mattingly 159 652 211 .324 35 145
Mike Pagliarulo 138 380 91 .239 19 62
Dave Winfield 155 633 174 .275 26 114

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Billy Sample 59 139 40 1 15 .288

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Joe Cowley 30 160 12 6 3.95 97

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Dennis Rasmussen 22 102 3 5 3.98 63

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] Awards and Honors

All-Star Game

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hassero01.shtml
  2. ^ Rick Cerone Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  3. ^ Jay Buhner Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ^ Jim Leyritz Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ^ Bernie Williams Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  6. ^ Jim Deshaies Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

[edit] External links

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1985 MLB season by team
AL East
Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto
AL West
NL East
NL West
1985 All-Star Game • 1985 World Series
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