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Sports season
The 1985 Major League Baseball season ended with the Kansas City Royals defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in the seventh game of the I-70 World Series . Bret Saberhagen , the regular season Cy Young Award winner, was named MVP of the Series. The National League won the All-Star Game for the second straight year.
The League Championship Series playoffs were expanded to a best-of-seven format beginning this year,[ 1] Toronto Blue Jays in seven games, and the Cardinals beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games. This was the first full season for Peter Ueberroth as commissioner.
There was a brief interruption during the regular season. The 1985 Major League Baseball strike occurred August 6 and 7, lasting only two days. The 25 cancelled games were for the most part made up later on in the season on open dates or parts of doubleheaders.
*Denotes walk-off
The Oakland Athletics hosting a game at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in 1985. Player of the Month [ edit ] Pitcher of the Month [ edit ] Statistical leaders [ edit ] Home field attendance and payroll [ edit ]
Team name
Wins
%±
Home attendance
%±
Per game
Est. payroll
%±
Los Angeles Dodgers [ 6] 95
20.3%
3,264,593
4.1%
40,304
$10,967,917
New York Mets [ 7] 98
8.9%
2,761,601
49.9%
34,094
$10,834,762
St. Louis Cardinals [ 8] 101
20.2%
2,637,563
29.5%
32,563
$11,817,083
California Angels [ 9] 90
11.1%
2,567,427
6.8%
32,499
$14,427,894
Toronto Blue Jays [ 10] 99
11.2%
2,468,925
17.0%
30,862
$9,329,217
Detroit Tigers [ 11] 84
−19.2%
2,286,609
−15.5%
28,230
$10,348,143
New York Yankees [ 12] 97
11.5%
2,214,587
21.6%
27,682
$14,238,204
San Diego Padres [ 13] 83
−9.8%
2,210,352
11.4%
27,288
$11,191,583
Kansas City Royals [ 14] 91
8.3%
2,162,717
19.5%
26,375
$10,565,346
Chicago Cubs [ 15] 77
−19.8%
2,161,534
2.6%
26,686
$12,702,917
Baltimore Orioles [ 16] 83
−2.4%
2,132,387
4.2%
26,326
$12,085,712
Cincinnati Reds [ 17] 89
27.1%
1,834,619
43.8%
22,650
$8,359,917
Philadelphia Phillies [ 18] 75
−7.4%
1,830,350
−11.3%
22,597
$10,644,966
Boston Red Sox [ 19] 81
−5.8%
1,786,633
7.5%
22,057
$10,897,560
Chicago White Sox [ 20] 85
14.9%
1,669,888
−21.9%
20,616
$9,846,178
Minnesota Twins [ 21] 77
−4.9%
1,651,814
3.3%
19,664
$5,764,821
Montreal Expos [ 22] 84
7.7%
1,502,494
−6.5%
18,549
$9,470,166
Milwaukee Brewers [ 23] 71
6.0%
1,360,265
−15.4%
17,003
$11,284,107
Atlanta Braves [ 24] 66
−17.5%
1,350,137
−21.7%
16,668
$14,807,000
Oakland Athletics [ 18] 77
0.0%
1,334,599
−1.4%
16,894
$9,058,606
Houston Astros [ 25] 83
3.8%
1,184,314
−3.7%
14,621
$9,993,051
Seattle Mariners [ 26] 74
0.0%
1,128,696
29.7%
13,599
$4,613,000
Texas Rangers [ 27] 62
−10.1%
1,112,497
0.9%
13,906
$7,676,500
San Francisco Giants [ 28] 62
−6.1%
818,697
−18.3%
10,107
$8,221,714
Pittsburgh Pirates [ 29] 57
−24.0%
735,900
−4.9%
9,199
$9,267,500
Cleveland Indians [ 30] 60
−20.0%
655,181
−10.7%
8,089
$6,551,666
Television coverage [ edit ]
^ "League playoffs expand to seven games" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). staff and wire reports. April 4, 1985. p. C2.^ "AL is kept at arm's length" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Knight-Ridder. July 17, 1985. p. C1.^ Richmond, Peter (September 12, 1985). "Rose finally breaks the Ty" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). (Cincinnati Herald). p. C1. ^ "Niekro blanks Jays for 300th" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 7, 1985. p. C1.^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "New York Mets Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Los Angeles Angels Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Toronto Blue Jays Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "San Diego Padres Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Kansas City Royals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ a b "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Washington Nationals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Milwaukee Brewers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Seattle Mariners Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Texas Rangers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
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