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| no_of_teams = 26
| no_of_teams = 26
| TV = [[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]], [[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]
| draft = Draft
| draft = Draft
| draft_link = 1985 Major League Baseball draft
| draft_link = 1985 Major League Baseball draft
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| season = Regular season
| season = Regular season
| season_champs =
| season_champs =
| MVP = [[National League|NL]]: [[Willie McGee]] ([[St. Louis Cardinals|STL]])<br>[[American League|AL]]: [[Don Mattingly]] ([[New York Yankees|NYY]])
| MVP = [[National League (baseball)|NL]]: [[Willie McGee]] ([[St. Louis Cardinals|STL]])<br>[[American League|AL]]: [[Don Mattingly]] ([[New York Yankees|NYY]])
| MVP_link = Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
| MVP_link = Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
| playoffs = League postseason
| playoffs = Postseason
| playoffs_link =
| playoffs_link = 1985 Major League Baseball postseason
| conf1 = AL
| conf1 = AL
| conf1_link = 1985 American League Championship Series
| conf1_link = 1985 American League Championship Series
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| finals_champ = [[1985 Kansas City Royals season|Kansas City Royals]]
| finals_champ = [[1985 Kansas City Royals season|Kansas City Royals]]
| finals_runner-up = [[1985 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]]
| finals_runner-up = [[1985 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]]
| World_Series_MVP = [[Bret Saberhagen]] ([[Kansas City Royals|KC]])
| World_Series_MVP = [[Bret Saberhagen]] ([[Kansas City Royals|KC]])
| World_Series_MVP_link = World Series Most Valuable Player Award
| World_Series_MVP_link = World Series Most Valuable Player Award
| seasonslist = List of Major League Baseball seasons
| seasonslist = List of Major League Baseball seasons
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| nextseason_year = 1986
| nextseason_year = 1986
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{{MLB Team Maps (1982–1988)}}
The '''1985 Major League Baseball season''' ended with the [[1985 Kansas City Royals season|Kansas City Royals]] defeating the [[1985 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]] in the seventh game of the [[1985 World Series|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 '''1985 Major League Baseball season''' ended with the [[1985 Kansas City Royals season|Kansas City Royals]] defeating the [[1985 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]] in the seventh game of the [[1985 World Series|I-70 World Series]]. [[Bret Saberhagen]], the regular season [[Cy Young Award]] winner, was named MVP of the Series. The [[National League (baseball)|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,<ref name=lgposr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vlhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ee8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6821%2C1949999 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=staff and wire reports |title=League playoffs expand to seven games |date=April 4, 1985 |page=C2}}</ref> and both leagues ended up settling their pennant winners in more than five games, with the Royals beating the [[1985 Toronto Blue Jays season|Toronto Blue Jays]] in seven games, and the Cardinals beating the [[1985 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]] in six games.
The [[League Championship Series]] playoffs were expanded to a best-of-seven format beginning this year,<ref name=lgposr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vlhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ee8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6821%2C1949999 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=staff and wire reports |title=League playoffs expand to seven games |date=April 4, 1985 |page=C2}}</ref> and both leagues ended up settling their pennant winners in more than five games, with the Royals beating the [[1985 Toronto Blue Jays season|Toronto Blue Jays]] in seven games, and the Cardinals beating the [[1985 Los Angeles Dodgers season|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.


==Standings==
==Standings==
{{Flexbox wrap|start}}
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===American League===
===American League===
{{1985 AL East standings|highlight=Toronto Blue Jays}}{{1985 AL West standings|highlight=Kansas City Royals}}
{{1985 AL East standings|highlight=Toronto Blue Jays}}{{1985 AL West standings|highlight=Kansas City Royals}}
{{Flexbox wrap|break}}
{{col-2}}

===National League===
===National League===
{{1985 NL East standings|highlight=St. Louis Cardinals}}{{1985 NL West standings|highlight=Los Angeles Dodgers}}
{{1985 NL East standings|highlight=St. Louis Cardinals}}{{1985 NL West standings|highlight=Los Angeles Dodgers}}
{{col-end}}
{{Flexbox wrap|end}}


==Postseason==
==Postseason==
{{Main article|1985 MLB Postseason}}

===Bracket===
===Bracket===
<section begin=Bracket/>
<section begin=Bracket/>
{{4TeamBracket-MLB
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=League Championship Series<br/>([[1985 American League Championship Series|ALCS]], [[1985 National League Championship Series|NLCS]])
| RD1=League Championship Series<br/>([[1985 American League Championship Series|ALCS]], [[1985 National League Championship Series|NLCS]])
| RD2=[[1985 World Series|World Series]]
| RD2=[[1985 World Series|World Series]]
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| [[Boston Red Sox]]
| [[Boston Red Sox]]
| [[John McNamara (baseball)|John McNamara]]
| [[John McNamara (baseball)|John McNamara]]
|First season as Red Sox manager
|
|-
|-
| [[California Angels]]
| [[California Angels]]
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| [[Milwaukee Brewers]]
| [[Milwaukee Brewers]]
| [[George Bamberger]]
| [[George Bamberger]]
|First season as Brewers manager
|
|-
|-
| [[Minnesota Twins]]
| [[Minnesota Twins]]
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| [[Seattle Mariners]]
| [[Seattle Mariners]]
| [[Chuck Cottier]]
| [[Chuck Cottier]]
|Cottier's final season as a Major League manager
|
|-
|-
| [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]
| [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]
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| [[Toronto Blue Jays]]
| [[Toronto Blue Jays]]
| [[Bobby Cox]]
| [[Bobby Cox]]
| Won AL East
|
|}
|}


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| [[Houston Astros]]
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [[Bob Lillis]]
| [[Bob Lillis]]
|Lillis' final season with the Astros
|
|-
|-
| [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]
| [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]
| [[Tommy Lasorda]]
| [[Tommy Lasorda]]
| Won NL West
|
|-
|-
| [[Montreal Expos]]
| [[Montreal Expos]]
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| [[Philadelphia Phillies]]
| [[Philadelphia Phillies]]
| [[John Felske]]
| [[John Felske]]
|First season as Phillies manager
|
|-
|-
| [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]
| [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]
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| [[San Diego Padres]]
| [[San Diego Padres]]
| [[Dick Williams]]
| [[Dick Williams]]
|Williams' final season with the Padres
|
|-
|-
| [[San Francisco Giants]]
| [[San Francisco Giants]]
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|
|}
|}

==Umpires==
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{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; width:35em;margin: 0.5em auto;"
! colspan="8" style="text-align:left; background:#c60c30;color:#fff"| '''American League Umpires'''
|-
! Name || G || HP || 1B || 2B || 3B || LF || RF
|-
| (#22) [[Larry Barnett]] || 147 || 39 || 37 || 33 || 39 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#2) [[Nick Bremigan]] || 125 || 32 || 33 || 31 || 29 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#15) [[Joe Brinkman]] || 145 || 37 || 25 || 34 || 39 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#24) [[Al Clark (umpire)|Al Clark]] || 139 || 35 || 36 || 34 || 34 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#37) [[Drew Coble]] || 139 || 36 || 34 || 35 || 35 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#12) [[Terry Cooney]] || 135 || 35 || 35 || 31 || 34 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#13) [[Derryl Cousins]] || 147 || 37 || 37 || 36 || 37 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#11) [[Don Denkinger]] || 144 || 37 || 34 || 34 || 39 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#3) [[Jim Evans (umpire)|Jim Evans]] || 150 || 39 || 37 || 36 || 38 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#20) [[Dale Ford]] || 152 || 39 || 40 || 35 || 38 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#19) [[Rich Garcia]] || 144 || 36 || 36 || 36 || 36 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#35) [[Ted Hendry]] || 149 || 37 || 38 || 37 || 37 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#17) [[John Hirschbeck]] || 100 || 24 || 26 || 26 || 24 || 0 || 0
|-
| Rich Humphrey || 16 || 5 || 5 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#25) [[Mark Johnson (umpire)|Mark Johnson]] || 92 || 23 || 22 || 24 || 23 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#21) [[Ken Kaiser]] || 144 || 36 || 36 || 36 || 36 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#18) [[Greg Kosc]] || 145 || 36 || 36 || 36 || 37 || 0 || 0
|-
| Tom Leppard || 29 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 8 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#36) [[Tim McClelland]] || 144 || 36 || 35 || 37 || 36 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#10) [[Larry McCoy (umpire)|Larry McCoy]] || 150 || 38 || 37 || 38 || 37 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#8) [[Jim McKean]] || 137 || 34 || 36 || 35 || 32 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#33) [[Durwood Merrill]] || 148 || 37 || 38 || 32 || 41 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#34) [[Dan Morrison (umpire)|Dan Morrison]] || 149 || 37 || 38 || 36 || 38 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#6) [[Jerry Neudecker]] || 152 || 39 || 39 || 36 || 38 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#14) [[Steve Palermo]] || 150 || 37 || 38 || 37 || 38 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#7) [[Dave Phillips (umpire)|Dave Phillips]] || 150 || 38 || 37 || 37 || 38 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#23) [[Rick Reed (umpire)|Rick Reed]] || 147 || 36 || 37 || 37 || 37 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#31) [[Mike Reilly (umpire)|Mike Reilly]] || 145 || 36 || 37 || 37 || 35 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#27) [[Rocky Roe]] || 148 || 37 || 37 || 35 || 39 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[Dale Scott]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#29) [[John Shulock]] || 115 || 28 || 31 || 28 || 28 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#4) [[Marty Springstead]] || 150 || 38 || 38 || 35 || 39 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[Tim Tschida]] || 27 || 6 || 6 || 9 || 6 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#26) [[Vic Voltaggio]] || 126 || 33 || 31 || 32 || 30 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#30) [[Tim Welke]] || 127 || 33 || 32 || 30 || 32 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#28) [[Larry Young (umpire)|Larry Young]] || 86 || 22 || 21 || 22 || 21 || 0 || 0
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; width:35em;margin: 0.5em auto;"
! colspan="8" style="text-align:left; background:#03224c;color:#fff"| '''National League Umpires'''
|-
! Name || G || HP || 1B || 2B || 3B || LF || RF
|-
| [[Greg Bonin]] || 24 || 7 || 5 || 6 || 6 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#28) [[Fred Brocklander]] || 150 || 38 || 38 || 38 || 36 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#2) [[Jerry Crawford]] || 139 || 34 || 34 || 35 || 36 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#3) [[Jerry Dale]] || 17 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#31) [[Bob Davidson (umpire)|Bob Davidson]] || 148 || 37 || 37 || 38 || 36 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#12) [[Gerry Davis (umpire)|Gerry Davis]] || 127 || 32 || 31 || 32 || 32 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#32) [[Dana DeMuth]] || 84 || 21 || 19 || 22 || 22 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#5) [[Bob Engel]] || 150 || 39 || 37 || 37 || 37 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#6) [[Bruce Froemming]] || 147 || 37 || 39 || 35 || 36 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#7) [[Eric Gregg]] || 132 || 33 || 34 || 33 || 32 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#33) Scott Grinder || 36 || 9 || 8 || 8 || 11 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#20) [[Tom Hallion]] || 31 || 8 || 8 || 9 || 6 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#29) [[Lanny Harris]] || 98 || 23 || 26 || 26 || 23 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#8) [[Doug Harvey (umpire)|Doug Harvey]] || 145 || 37 || 38 || 34 || 36 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#9) [[John Kibler]] || 135 || 34 || 33 || 33 || 35 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#30) [[Randy Marsh (umpire)|Randy Marsh]] || 149 || 36 || 37 || 38 || 38 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#10) [[John McSherry]] || 152 || 38 || 38 || 38 || 38 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#11) [[Ed Montague (umpire)|Ed Montague]] || 151 || 37 || 38 || 39 || 37 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#26) [[Dave Pallone]] || 143 || 34 || 37 || 35 || 37 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[Larry Poncino]] || 7 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#14) [[Frank Pulli]] || 146 || 37 || 36 || 36 || 37 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#15) [[Jim Quick]] || 145 || 36 || 37 || 35 || 37 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#16) [[Dutch Rennert]] || 151 || 38 || 39 || 36 || 38 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#27) [[Steve Rippley]] || 84 || 21 || 21 || 21 || 21 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#17) [[Paul Runge (umpire)|Paul Runge]] || 147 || 37 || 36 || 37 || 37 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#18) [[Dick Stello]] || 149 || 37 || 37 || 37 || 38 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#19) [[Terry Tata]] || 145 || 36 || 37 || 36 || 36 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#21) [[Harry Wendelstedt]] || 143 || 37 || 36 || 33 || 37 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#22) [[Joe West (umpire)|Joe West]] || 150 || 37 || 37 || 37 || 39 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#23) [[Lee Weyer]] || 152 || 39 || 36 || 38 || 39 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#24) [[Billy Williams (umpire)|Bill Williams]] || 154 || 38 || 38 || 38 || 40 || 0 || 0
|-
| (#25) [[Charlie Williams (umpire)|Charlie Williams]] || 151 || 38 || 39 || 40 || 34 || 0 || 0
|}
{{col-end}}


==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
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**[[Hoyt Wilhelm]]
**[[Hoyt Wilhelm]]
{{further|1985 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting}}
{{further|1985 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting}}
{| class="wikitable"
*'''[[MLB Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player]]'''
|+
**[[Don Mattingly]], [[New York Yankees]], 1B (AL)
! colspan="3" |[[Baseball Writers' Association of America]] Awards
**[[Willie McGee]], [[St. Louis Cardinals]], OF (NL)
|-
*'''[[Cy Young Award]]'''
!BBWAA Award
**[[Bret Saberhagen]], [[Kansas City Royals]] (AL)
!National League
**[[Dwight Gooden]], [[New York Mets]] (NL)
!American League
*'''[[MLB Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]]'''
|-
**[[Ozzie Guillén]], [[Chicago White Sox]], SS (AL)
|[[Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]]
**[[Vince Coleman (baseball)|Vince Coleman]], [[St. Louis Cardinals]], OF (NL)
|[[Vince Coleman (baseball)|Vince Coleman]] ([[St. Louis Cardinals|STL]])
*'''[[Manager of the Year Award]]'''
**[[Bobby Cox]], [[Toronto Blue Jays]] (AL)
|[[Ozzie Guillen]] ([[Chicago White Sox|CWS]])
|-
**[[Whitey Herzog]], [[St. Louis Cardinals]] (NL)
*'''[[Gold Glove Award]]'''
|[[Cy Young Award]]
|[[Dwight Gooden]] ([[New York Mets|NYM]])
**[[Don Mattingly]] (1B) (AL)
|[[Bret Saberhagen]] ([[Kansas City Royals|KC]])
**[[Lou Whitaker]] (2B) (AL)
|-
**[[George Brett]] (3B) (AL)
|[[Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award|Manager of the Year]]
**[[Alfredo Griffin]] (SS) (AL)
|[[Whitey Herzog]] ([[St. Louis Cardinals|STL]])
**[[Dwight Evans (Baseball)|Dwight Evans]] (OF) (AL)
|[[Bobby Cox]] ([[Toronto Blue Jays|TOR]])
**[[Dave Winfield]] and [[Gary Pettis]] (OF) (AL)
|-
**[[Dwayne Murphy]] (OF) (AL)
|[[Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player]]
**[[Lance Parrish]] (C) (AL)
|[[Willie McGee]] ([[St. Louis Cardinals|STL]])
**[[Ron Guidry]] (P) (AL)
|[[Don Mattingly]] ([[New York Yankees|NYY]])
|-
! colspan="3" |[[Rawlings Gold Glove Award|Gold Glove Awards]]
|-
!Position
!National League
!American League
|-
|Pitcher
|[[Rick Reuschel]] ([[Pittsburgh Pirates|PIT]])
|[[Ron Guidry]] ([[New York Yankees|NYY]])
|-
|Catcher
|[[Tony Peña]] ([[Pittsburgh Pirates|PIT]])
|[[Lance Parrish]] ([[Detroit Tigers|DET]])
|-
|First Baseman
|[[Keith Hernandez]] ([[New York Mets|NYM]])
|[[Don Mattingly]] ([[New York Yankees|NYY]])
|-
|Second Baseman
|[[Ryne Sandberg]] ([[Chicago Cubs|CHC]])
|[[Lou Whitaker]] ([[Detroit Tigers|DET]])
|-
|Third Baseman
|[[Tim Wallach]] ([[Montreal Expos|MTL]])
|[[George Brett]] ([[Kansas City Royals|KC]])
|-
|Shortstop
|[[Ozzie Smith]] ([[St. Louis Cardinals|STL]])
|[[Alfredo Griffin]] ([[Oakland Athletics|OAK]])
|-
| rowspan="3" |Outfielders
|[[Andre Dawson]] ([[Montreal Expos|MTL]])
|[[Dwight Evans (baseball)|Dwight Evans]] ([[Boston Red Sox|BOS]])
|-
|[[Willie McGee]] ([[St. Louis Cardinals|STL]])
|[[Dwayne Murphy]] ([[Oakland Athletics|OAK]])
|-
|[[Dale Murphy]] ([[Atlanta Braves|ATL]])
|[[Gary Pettis]] ([[California Angels|CAL]])<br/>[[Dave Winfield]] ([[New York Yankees|NYY]])
|-
! colspan="3" |[[Silver Slugger Award]]s
|-
|Pitcher/Designated Hitter
|[[Rick Rhoden]] ([[Pittsburgh Pirates|PIT]])
|[[Don Baylor]] ([[New York Yankees|NYY]])
|-
|Catcher
|[[Gary Carter]] ([[New York Mets|NYM]])
|[[Carlton Fisk]] ([[Chicago White Sox|CWS]])
|-
|First Baseman
|[[Jack Clark (baseball)|Jack Clark]] ([[St. Louis Cardinals|STL]])
|[[Don Mattingly]] ([[New York Yankees|NYY]])
|-
|Second Baseman
|[[Ryne Sandberg]] ([[Chicago Cubs|CHC]])
|[[Lou Whitaker]] ([[Detroit Tigers|DET]])
|-
|Third Baseman
|[[Tim Wallach]] ([[Montreal Expos|MTL]])
|[[George Brett]] ([[Kansas City Royals|KC]])
|-
|Shortstop
|[[Hubie Brooks]] ([[Montreal Expos|MTL]])
|[[Cal Ripken Jr.]] ([[Baltimore Orioles|BAL]])
|-
| rowspan="3" |Outfielders
|[[Willie McGee]] ([[St. Louis Cardinals|STL]])
|[[George Bell (outfielder)|George Bell]] ([[Toronto Blue Jays|TOR]])
|-
|[[Dale Murphy]] ([[Atlanta Braves|ATL]])
|[[Rickey Henderson]] ([[New York Yankees|NYY]])
|-
|[[Dave Parker]] ([[Cincinnati Reds|CIN]])
|[[Dave Winfield]] ([[New York Yankees|NYY]])
|}

===Other awards===
*[[Edgar Martínez Award|Outstanding Designated Hitter Award]]: [[Don Baylor]] ([[New York Yankees|NYY]])
*[[Roberto Clemente Award]] (Humanitarian): [[Don Baylor]] ([[New York Yankees|NYY]])
*[[Rolaids Relief Man Award]]: [[Dan Quisenberry]] ([[Kansas City Royals|KC]], American); [[Jeff Reardon]] ([[Montreal Expos|MTL]], National).

===Player of the Month===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Month !! American League !! National League
|-
! April
| [[Mike Davis (baseball)|Mike Davis]] || [[Dale Murphy]]
|-
! May
| [[George Brett]] || [[Dave Parker]]
|-
! June
| [[Rickey Henderson]] || [[Pedro Guerrero (first baseman/outfielder)|Pedro Guerrero]]
|-
! July
| [[George Brett]] || [[Keith Hernandez]]
|-
! August
| [[Don Mattingly]] || [[Willie McGee]]
|-
! September
| [[Don Mattingly]] || [[Gary Carter]]
|}

===Pitcher of the Month===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Month !! American League !! National League
|-
! April
| [[Charlie Leibrandt]] || [[Fernando Valenzuela]]
|-
! May
| [[Dave Stieb]] || [[Andy Hawkins]]
|-
! June
| [[Jay Howell]] || [[John Tudor (baseball)|John Tudor]]
|-
! July
| [[Bret Saberhagen]] || [[Fernando Valenzuela]]
|-
! August
| [[Dave Righetti]] || [[Shane Rawley]]
|-
! September
| [[Charlie Leibrandt]] || [[Dwight Gooden]]
|}


==Statistical leaders==
==Statistical leaders==
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! Statistic
! Statistic
! colspan=2 | [[American League]]
! colspan=2 | [[American League]]
! colspan=2 | [[National League]]
! colspan=2 | [[National League (baseball)|National League]]
|-
|-
| [[Batting average (baseball)|AVG]] || [[Wade Boggs]] BOS || .368 || [[Willie McGee]] STL || .353
| [[Batting average (baseball)|AVG]] || [[Wade Boggs]] BOS || .368 || [[Willie McGee]] STL || .353
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| [[Save (baseball)|SV]] || [[Dan Quisenberry]] KC || 37 || [[Jeff Reardon]] MTL || 41
| [[Save (baseball)|SV]] || [[Dan Quisenberry]] KC || 37 || [[Jeff Reardon]] MTL || 41
|-
|-
| [[Stolen base|SB]] || [[Rickey Henderson]] NYY || 80 || [[Vince Coleman]] STL || 110
| [[Stolen base|SB]] || [[Rickey Henderson]] NYY || 80 || [[Vince Coleman (baseball)|Vince Coleman]] STL || 110
|}
|}


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==Milestones==
==Milestones==
*On August 4, at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]], [[Tom Seaver]] won his 300th game as a member of the [[1985 Chicago White Sox season|Chicago White Sox]].<ref name=csvrss>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6rMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U-8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6440%2C2566897|work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|agency=Associated Press |title=Carew, Seaver have a Super Sunday |date=August 5, 1985 |page=C1}}</ref>
*On August 4, at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]], [[Tom Seaver]] won his 300th game as a member of the [[1985 Chicago White Sox season|Chicago White Sox]].<ref name=csvrss>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6rMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U-8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6440%2C2566897|work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|agency=Associated Press |title=Carew, Seaver have a Super Sunday |date=August 5, 1985 |page=C1}}</ref>
*On August 4, at [[Anaheim Stadium (1966)|Anaheim Stadium]], [[Rod Carew]] got his 3000th hit as a member of the [[1985 California Angels season|California Angels]].<ref name=csvrss>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6rMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U-8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6440%2C2566897|work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|agency=Associated Press |title=Carew, Seaver have a Super Sunday |date=August 5, 1985 |page=C1}}</ref>
*On August 4, at [[Angel Stadium of Anaheim|Anaheim Stadium]], [[Rod Carew]] got his 3000th hit as a member of the [[1985 California Angels season|California Angels]].<ref name=csvrss/>
*On September 11, [[Pete Rose]] reached 4,192 hits, breaking [[Ty Cobb]]'s all-time major league career hits record.<ref name=rfbtt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s7wzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=au8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6674%2C6967124 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|agency=''(Cincinnati Herald)''|last=Richmond |first=Peter |title=Rose finally breaks the Ty |date=September 12, 1985 |page=C1}}</ref>
*On September 11, [[Pete Rose]] reached 4,192 hits, breaking [[Ty Cobb]]'s all-time major league career hits record.<ref name=rfbtt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s7wzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=au8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6674%2C6967124 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|agency=(Cincinnati Herald)|last=Richmond |first=Peter |title=Rose finally breaks the Ty |date=September 12, 1985 |page=C1}}</ref>
*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 [[1985 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]].<ref name=nbjft>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j1lWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Me8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6799%2C4309938|work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|agency=Associated Press |title=Niekro blanks Jays for 300th |date=October 7, 1985 |page=C1}}</ref>
*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 [[1985 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]].<ref name=nbjft>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j1lWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Me8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6799%2C4309938|work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|agency=Associated Press |title=Niekro blanks Jays for 300th |date=October 7, 1985 |page=C1}}</ref>


==Home Field Attendance & Payroll==
==Home field attendance and payroll==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="text-align:center; font-size:larger;"
|- style="text-align:center; font-size:larger;"
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!Team Name
!Team name
!Wins
!Wins
!{{abbr|%±|Percent change}}
!{{abbr|%±|Percent change}}
!Home attendance
!Home attendance
!{{abbr|%±|Percent change}}
!{{abbr|%±|Percent change}}
!{{abbr|Per Game|Average Home Attendance Per Game}}
!{{abbr|Per game|Average home attendance per game}}
!Est. Payroll
!Est. payroll
!{{abbr|%±|Percent change}}
!{{abbr|%±|Percent change}}
|-
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|[[Los Angeles Dodgers]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/attend.shtml|title=Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|[[Los Angeles Dodgers]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/attend.shtml|title=Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|95
|95
|20.3%
|20.3%
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|[[New York Mets]]<ref name="br nym">{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/attend.shtml|title=New York Mets Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|[[New York Mets]]<ref name="br nym">{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/attend.shtml|title=New York Mets Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|98
|98
|8.9%
|8.9%
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|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/attend.shtml|title=St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/attend.shtml|title=St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|101
|101
|20.2%
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||[[Los Angeles Angels|California Angels]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ANA/attend.shtml|title=Los Angeles Angels Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
||[[Los Angeles Angels|California Angels]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ANA/attend.shtml|title=Los Angeles Angels Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|90
|90
|11.1%
|11.1%
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|[[Toronto Blue Jays]]<ref name="br tor">{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/attend.shtml|title=Toronto Blue Jays Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|[[Toronto Blue Jays]]<ref name="br tor">{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/attend.shtml|title=Toronto Blue Jays Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|99
|99
|11.2%
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|[[Detroit Tigers]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/attend.shtml|title=Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|[[Detroit Tigers]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/attend.shtml|title=Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|84
|84
| -19.2%
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|[[New York Yankees]]<ref name="br nyy">{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/attend.shtml|title=New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|[[New York Yankees]]<ref name="br nyy">{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/attend.shtml|title=New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|97
|97
|11.5%
|11.5%
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|[[San Diego Padres]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/attend.shtml|title=San Diego Padres Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|[[San Diego Padres]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/attend.shtml|title=San Diego Padres Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|83
|83
| -9.8%
| -9.8%
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|[[Kansas City Royals]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCR/attend.shtml|title=Kansas City Royals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|[[Kansas City Royals]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCR/attend.shtml|title=Kansas City Royals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|91
|91
|8.3%
|8.3%
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|[[Chicago Cubs]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/attend.shtml|title=Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|[[Chicago Cubs]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/attend.shtml|title=Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|77
|77
| -19.8%
| -19.8%
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|[[Baltimore Orioles]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/attend.shtml|title=Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|[[Baltimore Orioles]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/attend.shtml|title=Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|83
|83
| -2.4%
| -2.4%
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|[[Cincinnati Reds]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/attend.shtml|title=Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|[[Cincinnati Reds]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/attend.shtml|title=Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|89
|89
|27.1%
|27.1%
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|[[Philadelphia Phillies]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/attend.shtml|title=Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|[[Philadelphia Phillies]]<ref name="Baseball-Reference.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/attend.shtml|title=Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|75
|75
| -7.4%
| -7.4%
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|[[Boston Red Sox]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/attend.shtml|title=Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|[[Boston Red Sox]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/attend.shtml|title=Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|81
|81
| -5.8%
| -5.8%
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|[[Chicago White Sox]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/attend.shtml|title=Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|[[Chicago White Sox]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/attend.shtml|title=Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|85
|85
|14.9%
|14.9%
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|[[Minnesota Twins]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/attend.shtml|title=Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|[[Minnesota Twins]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/attend.shtml|title=Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|77
|77
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| -4.9%
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|[[Washington Nationals|Montreal Expos]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSN/attend.shtml|title=Washington Nationals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|[[Washington Nationals|Montreal Expos]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSN/attend.shtml|title=Washington Nationals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|84
|84
|7.7%
|7.7%
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|[[Milwaukee Brewers]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/attend.shtml|title=Milwaukee Brewers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|[[Milwaukee Brewers]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/attend.shtml|title=Milwaukee Brewers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|71
|71
|6.0%
|6.0%
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|[[Atlanta Braves]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/attend.shtml|title=Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|[[Atlanta Braves]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/attend.shtml|title=Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|66
|66
| -17.5%
| -17.5%
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|[[Oakland Athletics]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/attend.shtml|title=Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|[[Oakland Athletics]]<ref name="Baseball-Reference.com"/>
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|77
|0.0%
|0.0%
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|[[Houston Astros]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/attend.shtml|title=Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|[[Houston Astros]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/attend.shtml|title=Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|83
|83
|3.8%
|3.8%
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|[[Seattle Mariners]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/attend.shtml|title=Seattle Mariners Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|[[Seattle Mariners]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/attend.shtml|title=Seattle Mariners Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|74
|74
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|0.0%
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|[[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TEX/attend.shtml|title=Texas Rangers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|[[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TEX/attend.shtml|title=Texas Rangers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|62
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|[[San Francisco Giants]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/attend.shtml|title=San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|[[San Francisco Giants]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/attend.shtml|title=San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|62
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|[[Pittsburgh Pirates]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/attend.shtml|title=Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|[[Pittsburgh Pirates]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/attend.shtml|title=Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|57
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|[[Cleveland Indians]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/attend.shtml|title=Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=2020-09-08|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|[[Cleveland Indians]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/attend.shtml|title=Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|60
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| [[Al Michaels]], [[Jim Palmer]], [[Howard Cosell]],<ref group=n1 name=n6>[[Major League Baseball on ABC|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''.</ref> [[Tim McCarver]], [[Don Drysdale]]
| [[Al Michaels]], [[Jim Palmer]], [[Howard Cosell]],<ref group=n1 name=n6>[[Major League Baseball on ABC|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''.</ref> [[Tim McCarver]], [[Don Drysdale]]
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| [[Major League Baseball|NBC]]
| [[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]
| [[Major League Baseball Game of the Week|Saturday afternoons]]
| [[Major League Baseball Game of the Week|Saturday afternoons]]
| [[Vin Scully]], [[Joe Garagiola Sr.|Joe Garagiola]], [[Bob Costas]], [[Tony Kubek]]
| [[Vin Scully]], [[Joe Garagiola Sr.|Joe Garagiola]], [[Bob Costas]], [[Tony Kubek]]

Revision as of 04:42, 26 August 2024

This article is about the 1985 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1985 in baseball.
1985 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 8 – October 27, 1985
Number of games162
Number of teams26
TV partner(s)ABC, NBC
Draft
Top draft pickB. J. Surhoff
Picked byMilwaukee Brewers
Regular season
Season MVPNL: Willie McGee (STL)
AL: Don Mattingly (NYY)
Postseason
AL championsKansas City Royals
  AL runners-upToronto Blue Jays
NL championsSt. Louis Cardinals
  NL runners-upLos Angeles Dodgers
World Series
ChampionsKansas City Royals
  Runners-upSt. Louis Cardinals
World Series MVPBret Saberhagen (KC)
MLB seasons
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Locations of teams for the 1982–1988 American League seasons
West   East
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Locations of teams for the 1977–1992 National League seasons
West   East

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. 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.

Standings

American League

AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Toronto Blue Jays 99 62 .615 — 54‍–‍26 45‍–‍36
New York Yankees 97 64 .602 2 58‍–‍22 39‍–‍42
Detroit Tigers 84 77 .522 15 44‍–‍37 40‍–‍40
Baltimore Orioles 83 78 .516 16 45‍–‍36 38‍–‍42
Boston Red Sox 81 81 .500 18½ 43‍–‍37 38‍–‍44
Milwaukee Brewers 71 90 .441 28 40‍–‍40 31‍–‍50
Cleveland Indians 60 102 .370 39½ 38‍–‍43 22‍–‍59
AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Kansas City Royals 91 71 .562 — 50‍–‍32 41‍–‍39
California Angels 90 72 .556 1 49‍–‍30 41‍–‍42
Chicago White Sox 85 77 .525 6 45‍–‍36 40‍–‍41
Minnesota Twins 77 85 .475 14 49‍–‍35 28‍–‍50
Oakland Athletics 77 85 .475 14 43‍–‍36 34‍–‍49
Seattle Mariners 74 88 .457 17 42‍–‍41 32‍–‍47
Texas Rangers 62 99 .385 28½ 37‍–‍43 25‍–‍56

National League

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 101 61 .623 — 54‍–‍27 47‍–‍34
New York Mets 98 64 .605 3 51‍–‍30 47‍–‍34
Montreal Expos 84 77 .522 16½ 44‍–‍37 40‍–‍40
Chicago Cubs 77 84 .478 23½ 41‍–‍39 36‍–‍45
Philadelphia Phillies 75 87 .463 26 41‍–‍40 34‍–‍47
Pittsburgh Pirates 57 104 .354 43½ 35‍–‍45 22‍–‍59
NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 95 67 .586 — 48‍–‍33 47‍–‍34
Cincinnati Reds 89 72 .553 5½ 47‍–‍34 42‍–‍38
Houston Astros 83 79 .512 12 44‍–‍37 39‍–‍42
San Diego Padres 83 79 .512 12 44‍–‍37 39‍–‍42
Atlanta Braves 66 96 .407 29 32‍–‍49 34‍–‍47
San Francisco Giants 62 100 .383 33 38‍–‍43 24‍–‍57

Postseason

Main article: 1985 MLB 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

Team Manager Notes
Baltimore Orioles Joe Altobelli, Cal Ripken, Sr., Earl Weaver
Boston Red Sox John McNamara First season as Red Sox manager
California Angels Gene Mauch
Chicago White Sox Tony La Russa
Cleveland Indians Pat Corrales
Detroit Tigers Sparky Anderson
Kansas City Royals Dick Howser Won World Series
Milwaukee Brewers George Bamberger First season as Brewers manager
Minnesota Twins Billy Gardner, Ray Miller
New York Yankees Yogi Berra, Billy Martin
Oakland Athletics Jackie Moore
Seattle Mariners Chuck Cottier Cottier's final season as a Major League manager
Texas Rangers Doug Rader, Bobby Valentine
Toronto Blue Jays Bobby Cox Won AL East

National League

Team Manager Notes
Atlanta Braves Eddie Haas, Bobby Wine
Chicago Cubs Jim Frey
Cincinnati Reds Pete Rose
Houston Astros Bob Lillis Lillis' final season with the Astros
Los Angeles Dodgers Tommy Lasorda Won NL West
Montreal Expos Buck Rodgers
New York Mets Davey Johnson
Philadelphia Phillies John Felske First season as Phillies manager
Pittsburgh Pirates Chuck Tanner
St. Louis Cardinals Whitey Herzog Won National League Pennant
San Diego Padres Dick Williams Williams' final season with the Padres
San Francisco Giants Jim Davenport, Roger Craig

Umpires

Awards and honors

Further information: 1985 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA Award National League American League
Rookie of the Year Vince Coleman (STL) Ozzie Guillen (CWS)
Cy Young Award Dwight Gooden (NYM) Bret Saberhagen (KC)
Manager of the Year Whitey Herzog (STL) Bobby Cox (TOR)
Most Valuable Player Willie McGee (STL) Don Mattingly (NYY)
Gold Glove Awards
Position National League American League
Pitcher Rick Reuschel (PIT) Ron Guidry (NYY)
Catcher Tony Peña (PIT) Lance Parrish (DET)
First Baseman Keith Hernandez (NYM) Don Mattingly (NYY)
Second Baseman Ryne Sandberg (CHC) Lou Whitaker (DET)
Third Baseman Tim Wallach (MTL) George Brett (KC)
Shortstop Ozzie Smith (STL) Alfredo Griffin (OAK)
Outfielders Andre Dawson (MTL) Dwight Evans (BOS)
Willie McGee (STL) Dwayne Murphy (OAK)
Dale Murphy (ATL) Gary Pettis (CAL)
Dave Winfield (NYY)
Silver Slugger Awards
Pitcher/Designated Hitter Rick Rhoden (PIT) Don Baylor (NYY)
Catcher Gary Carter (NYM) Carlton Fisk (CWS)
First Baseman Jack Clark (STL) Don Mattingly (NYY)
Second Baseman Ryne Sandberg (CHC) Lou Whitaker (DET)
Third Baseman Tim Wallach (MTL) George Brett (KC)
Shortstop Hubie Brooks (MTL) Cal Ripken Jr. (BAL)
Outfielders Willie McGee (STL) George Bell (TOR)
Dale Murphy (ATL) Rickey Henderson (NYY)
Dave Parker (CIN) Dave Winfield (NYY)

Other awards

Player of the Month

Month American League National League
April Mike Davis Dale Murphy
May George Brett Dave Parker
June Rickey Henderson Pedro Guerrero
July George Brett Keith Hernandez
August Don Mattingly Willie McGee
September Don Mattingly Gary Carter

Pitcher of the Month

Month American League National League
April Charlie Leibrandt Fernando Valenzuela
May Dave Stieb Andy Hawkins
June Jay Howell John Tudor
July Bret Saberhagen Fernando Valenzuela
August Dave Righetti Shane Rawley
September Charlie Leibrandt Dwight Gooden

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

Milestones

Home field attendance and 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[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

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

  1. ^ 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.
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  2. ^ "AL is kept at arm's length". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Knight-Ridder. July 17, 1985. p. C1.
  3. ^ a b "Carew, Seaver have a Super Sunday". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 5, 1985. p. C1.
  4. ^ Richmond, Peter (September 12, 1985). "Rose finally breaks the Ty". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Cincinnati Herald). p. C1.
  5. ^ "Niekro blanks Jays for 300th". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 7, 1985. p. C1.
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