
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 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 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…

June 29, 1985: Tigers’ Terrell tops Blue Jays with two-hitter; was this baseball’s final game with zero strikeouts?
Baseball has experienced a dramatic increase of strikeouts over…

June 30, 1985: Pedro Guerrero ties monthly home run record; Steve Howe ends Dodgers’ career
Pedro Guerrero was hitless in 11 consecutive at-bats. In a…

July 1, 1985: Comiskey Park marks its diamond anniversary
The expression “wait ’til next year” permeates baseball.…

July 4, 1985: Fireworks and rain: Mets, Braves engage in a holiday epic
The Mets have an unusual affinity for finding themselves in notable…

July 7, 1985: Al Newman’s bunt lifts Expos over Astros in 19-inning marathon
“What, me worry?” was the famous catchphrase of Alfred E.…

July 9, 1985: Catcher Buck Martinez tags out two baserunners on same play
It takes a certain kind of person to play catcher. They have…

July 14, 1985: Three homers by A’s beat Brewers
The Sunday-afternoon game on July 14 was the final game of the…

July 16, 1985: National League wins 6-1 in drama-free All-Star Game in Minnesota
The 1985 All-Star Game – a 6-1 National League win at the Hubert…

July 27, 1985: Mets score 16 unearned runs in blowout win over Astros
The first game of a Saturday afternoon doubleheader between the…

August 1, 1985: Pro wrestling promotion muscles in on minor-league game in Newark
When muscular, truculent gentlemen with names like Brutus Beefcake…

August 2, 1985: Catcher Carlton Fisk tags out two baserunners on same play
From time to time you’ll see a catcher involved in a double…

August 4, 1985: Tom Seaver wins his 300th game in New York as Carew reaches 3,000-hit milestone on same day
“Whenever he talked about it in the years after, Seaver always…