1985 New York Yankees

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1985 New York Yankees
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Major league affiliations
Location
1985 Information
Owner(s) George Steinbrenner
Manager(s) Yogi Berra and Billy Martin
Local television WPIX
Local radio
Baseball-Reference 1985 New York Yankees

1985 New York Yankees / Franchise: New York Yankees / BR Team Page[edit]

Record: 97-64 Finished 2nd in AL Eastern Division (1985 AL)

Managed by Yogi Berra (6-10) and Billy Martin (91-54)

Coaches: Mark Connor, Doug Holmquist, Willie Horton, Stump Merrill, Gene Michael, Bill Monbouquette, Lou Piniella and Jeff Torborg

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium

History, Comments, Contributions[edit]

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

Don Mattingly was the AL MVP and RBI leader with 143. Mattingly hit for a .324 average with 35 home runs. Rickey Henderson also led the American League with 80 stolen bases.

Awards and Honors[edit]

Standings[edit]

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


Further Reading[edit]

  • Chris Donnelly: Doc, Donnie, the Kid, and Billy Brawl: How the 1985 Mets and Yankees Fought for New York’s Baseball Soul, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln. NE, 2019. ISBN 978-1-4962-0553-7
  • Phil Niekro and Tom Bird: Knuckle Balls, Freundlich Books, New York, NY, 1986. ISBN 0881910422

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