The 1985

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season was a season in American

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. It involved the Orioles finishing 4th in the

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with a record of 83 wins and 78 losses. The Orioles led Major League Baseball in home runs (214) and slugging percentage (.430).

Offseason

* October 2, 1984: Tom Underwood was released by the Baltimore Orioles. * December 13, 1984:

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was signed as a free agent by the Orioles. * December 17, 1984: Ron Jackson was released by the Orioles. * January 3, 1985:

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was drafted by the Orioles in the 4th round of the

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(Secondary Phase), but did not sign. * February 7, 1985:

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was traded by the Orioles to the

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for Fritzie Connally. * March 27, 1985: Mark Brown was traded by the Orioles to the Minnesota Twins for Brad Havens. * March 29, 1985:

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was released by the Orioles.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

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:

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was drafted by the Orioles in the 33rd round of the

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Roster

Player stats

Batting

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''

Pitching

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

Notes

References

1985 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference1985 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com
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