1985 Major League Baseball 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.
| 1985 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 8 – October 27, 1985 |
| 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 |
| Finals MVP | Bret Saberhagen (KC) |
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.
Major league baseball final standings
American League
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National League
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Managers
The Oakland Athletics hosting a game at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in 1985.
American League
National League
Postseason
- World Series: Kansas City Royals over St. Louis Cardinals (4–3); Bret Saberhagen, MVP
| League Championship Series NBC |
World Series ABC | |||||||
| East | Toronto | 3 | ||||||
| West | Kansas City | 4 | ||||||
| AL | Kansas City | 4 | ||||||
| NL | St. Louis | 3 | ||||||
| East | St. Louis | 4 | ||||||
| West | Los Angeles | 2 | ||||||
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 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]
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 |
Awards and honors
- Baseball Hall of Fame
- 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 |
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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.
- "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.
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