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1985 Baltimore Orioles season

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Record
  
83–78 (.516)

General manager(s)
  
Hank Peters

Divisional place
  
4th

Owner(s)
  
Edward Bennett Williams

Manager(s)
  
Joe Altobelli, Cal Ripken, Sr., Earl Weaver

Local television
  
WMAR-TV(Chuck Thompson, Brooks Robinson)Home Team Sports(Rex Barney, Mel Proctor, Jim Palmer, Larry King)

The 1985 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing 4th in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 78 losses.

Contents

Offseason

  • October 2, 1984: Tom Underwood was released by the Baltimore Orioles.
  • December 13, 1984: Don Aase was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.
  • December 17, 1984: Ron Jackson was released by the Orioles.
  • January 3, 1985: Mike Blowers was drafted by the Orioles in the 4th round of the 1985 Major League Baseball Draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.
  • February 7, 1985: Vic Rodriguez was traded by the Orioles to the San Diego Padres for Fritzie Connally.
  • March 27, 1985: Mark Brown was traded by the Orioles to the Minnesota Twins for Brad Havens.
  • March 29, 1985: Todd Cruz was released by the Orioles.

    • Opening Day starters

  • Rich Dauer
  • Storm Davis
  • Rick Dempsey
  • Wayne Gross
  • John Lowenstein
  • Fred Lynn
  • Eddie Murray
  • Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • Larry Sheets
  • Mike Young

    • Notable transactions

  • June 3, 1985: Rico Rossy was drafted by the Orioles in the 33rd round of the 1985 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed June 6, 1985.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Farm system

    Daytona Beach affiliation shared with Texas Rangers

    References

    1985 Baltimore Orioles season Wikipedia
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