
October 3, 1984: Steve Trout’s solid performance puts Cubs one win away from World Series
The Chicago Cubs and their fans were flying high on the first…

October 5, 1984: Slurves, Yackadoos, and an American League pennant
It was a beautiful day for baseball, with the temperature in…

October 6, 1984: Steve Garvey’s walk-off home run lifts Padres in Game 4 of NLCS
Before Game Four of the 1984 National League Championship Series,…

October 7, 1984: Padres come from behind again to beat Cubs, secure first World Series berth
The San Diego Padres advanced to the 1984 World Series by defeating…

October 10, 1984: Bevacqua’s heroics lift Padres over Tigers in Game 2
The San Diego Padres have been in existence since 1969 and as…

October 14, 1984: Gibby cooks the Goose
It was not an ideal day for baseball, with temperatures in the…

April 8, 1985: Detroit’s Chris Pittaro lives up to manager’s hype on celebratory Opening Day
“I really wasn’t scared,” a grinning Chris Pittaro quipped.…

April 9, 1985: Cubs’ Rick Sutcliffe, Lee Smith shut down Pirates in opener
A season after leading the Chicago Cubs out of a 39-year postseason…

April 9, 1985: Morganna smooches Nolan Ryan at the Astrodome
She was the Kim Kardashian of her day.During the pre-Internet…

April 9, 1985: Gary Carter homers in debut for Mets
Gary Carter earned the nickname “Kid” when he first came…

April 9, 1985: Giants’ Jim Davenport makes managerial debut with Opening Day victory over Padres
The San Francisco Giants exuded a sunny disposition for the 1985…

April 11, 1985: Injured Cal Ripken Jr. sits as Orioles lose in exhibition at US Naval Academy
On April 11, 1985, about 4,200 baseball fans got to claim a rare…

April 16, 1985: Ron Darling’s one-hitter bests José DeLeon’s 14 strikeouts in Mets’ win over Pirates
This is a tale of two 24-year-old right-handed starting pitchers,…

April 20, 1985: Where art thou, Julio? Franco and his .516 average go AWOL at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians manager Pat Corrales had drawn up his team’s…

April 25, 1985: Brewers score last 10 runs of game, win on Ted Simmons’ grand slam
After winning the American League pennant in 1982, the Milwaukee…

May 1, 1985: Indians strand 18 baserunners but defeat Royals in a ‘game for the bloopers’
The Cleveland Indians’ 1985 season featured a cavalcade of…

May 10-11, 1985: Orioles’ Fred Lynn hits walk-off home runs in back-to-back games
Anyone who has stepped up to the plate in a baseball or softball…

May 11, 1985: Sid Fernandez, Roger McDowell combine for one-hitter against Phillies
The New York Mets entered a May 1985 weekend series with the…

May 12, 1985: David Palmer and Jeff Reardon toss Expos’ fourth consecutive shutout
The Atlanta Braves’ offense wasn’t exactly feeble in the…

May 13, 1985: Mattingly sets MVP tone with walk-off homer in record-tying comeback
In the days leading up to one of Yankee Stadium’s most surprising…

June 5, 1985: Braves, Cubs work overtime on ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’
“Life moves pretty fast,” the title character of Ferris…

June 8, 1985: With a hint of Sidd Finch, Mets’ Lynch falls to Cardinals in 1-0 pitchers’ duel
Two years after Sports Illustrated published his spoof on the…

June 11, 1985: Phillies thrash Mets 26-7 in a near-record-setting clash
On June 11, 1985, at Philadelphia’s Veterans Stadium, the…

June 22, 1985: Yankees’ Ron Guidry stifles Detroit on national TV for final career shutout
A sunny, breezy afternoon in Tiger Stadium before a crowd of…