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Sports season
The1985 Major League Baseball season ended with theKansas City Royals defeating theSt. Louis Cardinals in the seventh game of theI-70 World Series .Bret Saberhagen , the regular seasonCy Young Award winner, was named MVP of the Series. TheNational League won theAll-Star Game for the second straight year.
TheLeague 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 theLos Angeles Dodgers in six games. This was the first full season forPeter Ueberroth as commissioner.
There was a brief interruption during the regular season. The1985 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.
TheOakland 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 [ 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 [ 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.^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 . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .^ "New York Mets Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .^ "Los Angeles Angels Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .^ "Toronto Blue Jays Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .^ "San Diego Padres Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .^ "Kansas City Royals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .^ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .^ "Washington Nationals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .^ "Milwaukee Brewers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .^ "Houston Astros Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .^ "Seattle Mariners Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .^ "Texas Rangers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2020 .
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