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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.
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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