1985 New York Yankees

1985 New York Yankees
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901) Eastern Division (Since 1969)
Location
Yankee Stadium (Since 1976) New York City, New York (Since 1903)
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

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

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

• All-Stars: Rickey Henderson, Don Mattingly and Dave Winfield
• AL MVP: Don Mattingly
• AL Gold Glove: Ron Guidry (P), Don Mattingly (1B) and Dave Winfield (OF)
• AL Silver Slugger Award: Don Baylor (DH), Rickey Henderson (OF), Don Mattingly (1B) and Dave Winfield (OF)
• Topps All-Star Rookie Team: Brian Fisher (RhP)

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

Further Reading

• 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

External links

• 1985 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com