1985 Oakland Athletics season

The Oakland Athletics' 1985 season involved the As finishing 4th in the American League West with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses.

Offseason

• December 5, 1984: Rickey Henderson, Bert Bradley and cash were traded by the Athletics to the New York Yankees for Stan Javier, Jay Howell, José Rijo, Eric Plunk, and Tim Birtsas.
• December 7, 1984: Ray Burris, Eric Barry (minors) and a player to be named later were traded by the Athletics to the Milwaukee Brewers for Don Sutton. The Athletics completed the deal by sending Ed Myers (minors) to the Brewers on March 25, 1985.
• December 8, 1984: Bill Caudill was traded by the Athletics to the Toronto Blue Jays for Alfredo Griffin, Dave Collins, and cash.
• February 5, 1985: Rob Picciolo was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

Regular season

• September 2, 1985: José Canseco made his major league debut in a game against the Baltimore Orioles. Canseco had one at bat without a hit.

• September 22, 1985: José Canseco became the 27th player to hit a Home Run over the roof of Comiskey Park.

Season standings

Transactions

• April 15, 1985: Bob Owchinko was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.
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