1985 Major League Baseball Season
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1985 Major League Baseball Season
| 1985 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 8 - October 27, 1985 |
| Number of games | 162 |
| Number of teams | 26 |
| TV partner(s) | ABC, NBC |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | B. J. Surhoff |
| Picked by | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | NL: Willie McGee (STL) AL: Don Mattingly (NYY) |
| League postseason | |
| AL champions | Kansas City Royals |
| AL runners-up | Toronto Blue Jays |
| NL champions | St. Louis Cardinals |
| NL runners-up | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| World Series | |
| Champions | Kansas City Royals |
| Runners-up | St. Louis Cardinals |
| World Series MVP | Bret Saberhagen (KC) |
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
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National League
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Postseason
Bracket
| League Championship Series (ALCS, NLCS) |
World Series | |||||||
| East | Toronto | 3 | ||||||
| West | Kansas City | 4 | ||||||
| AL | Kansas City | 4 | ||||||
| NL | St. Louis | 3 | ||||||
| East | St. Louis | 4 | ||||||
| West | Los Angeles | 2 | ||||||
Managers
The Oakland Athletics hosting a game at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in 1985.
American League
National League
Awards and honors
- Most Valuable Player
- Don Mattingly, New York Yankees, 1B (AL)
- Willie McGee, St. Louis Cardinals, OF (NL)
- Cy Young Award
- Bret Saberhagen, Kansas City Royals (AL)
- Dwight Gooden, New York Mets (NL)
- Rookie of the Year
- Ozzie Guillén, Chicago White Sox, SS (AL)
- Vince Coleman, St. Louis Cardinals, OF (NL)
- Manager of the Year Award
- Bobby Cox, Toronto Blue Jays (AL)
- Whitey Herzog, St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
- Gold Glove Award
- Don Mattingly (1B) (AL)
- Lou Whitaker (2B) (AL)
- George Brett (3B) (AL)
- Alfredo Griffin (SS) (AL)
- Dwight Evans (OF) (AL)
- Dave Winfield and Gary Pettis (OF) (AL)
- Dwayne Murphy (OF) (AL)
- Lance Parrish (C) (AL)
- Ron Guidry (P) (AL)
Statistical leaders
| Statistic | American League | National League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | Wade Boggs BOS | .368 | Willie McGee STL | .353 |
| HR | Darrell Evans DET | 40 | Dale Murphy ATL | 37 |
| RBI | Don Mattingly NYY | 145 | Dave Parker CIN | 125 |
| Wins | Ron Guidry NYY | 22 | Dwight Gooden NYM | 24 |
| ERA | Dave Stieb TOR | 2.48 | Dwight Gooden NYM | 1.53 |
| SO | Bert Blyleven CLE/MIN | 206 | Dwight Gooden NYM | 268 |
| SV | Dan Quisenberry KC | 37 | Jeff Reardon MTL | 41 |
| SB | Rickey Henderson NYY | 80 | Vince Coleman STL | 110 |
All-Star game
- All-Star Game, July 16 at the Metrodome in Minneapolis: National League, 6-1; LaMarr Hoyt, MVP.[2]
Milestones
- On August 4, at Yankee Stadium, Tom Seaver won his 300th game as a member of the Chicago White Sox.[3]
- On August 4, at Anaheim Stadium, Rod Carew got his 3000th hit as a member of the California Angels.[3]
- On September 11, Pete Rose reached 4,192 hits, breaking Ty Cobb's all-time major league career hits record.[4]
- On October 6, Phil Niekro won his 300th game and became the oldest pitcher (age 46) to record a shutout as a member of the New York Yankees.[5]
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
| Network | Day of week | Announcers |
|---|---|---|
| ABC | Monday nights Sunday afternoons |
Al Michaels, Jim Palmer, Howard Cosell,[n1 1] Tim McCarver, Don Drysdale |
| NBC | Saturday afternoons | Vin Scully, Joe Garagiola, Bob Costas, Tony Kubek |
References
- ^ ABC replaced Howard Cosell with Tim McCarver in the booth alongside Al Michaels and Jim Palmer for the 1985 World Series due to the controversy surrounding Cosell's book, I Never Played the Game.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Carew, Seaver have a Super Sunday". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 5, 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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