1985 Major League Baseball Season
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1985 Major League Baseball Season
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] and both leagues ended up settling their pennant winners in more than five games, with the Royals beating the Toronto Blue Jays in seven games, and the Cardinals beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games.
Standings
American League
National League
Postseason
Bracket
Managers
American League
National League
Awards and honors
Statistical leaders
All-Star game
Milestones
Home Field Attendance & Payroll
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 [25]
77
0.0%
1,334,599
-1.4%
16,894
$9,058,606
Houston Astros [26]
83
3.8%
1,184,314
-3.7%
14,621
$9,993,051
Seattle Mariners [27]
74
0.0%
1,128,696
29.7%
13,599
$4,613,000
Texas Rangers [28]
62
-10.1%
1,112,497
0.9%
13,906
$7,676,500
San Francisco Giants [29]
62
-6.1%
818,697
-18.3%
10,107
$8,221,714
Pittsburgh Pirates [30]
57
-24.0%
735,900
-4.9%
9,199
$9,267,500
Cleveland Indians [31]
60
-20.0%
655,181
-10.7%
8,089
$6,551,666
Television coverage
References
^ "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 2020 .
^ "New York Mets Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "Los Angeles Angels Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "Toronto Blue Jays Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "San Diego Padres Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "Kansas City Royals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "Washington Nationals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "Milwaukee Brewers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "Seattle Mariners Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "Texas Rangers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020 .
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