Games Project – Page 159 – Society for American Baseball Research

August 14, 1985: Keith Hernandez has a night to forget as Phillies snap Mets’ winning streak

July 31, 2024

Baseball is a humbling game. On any given day, even one of the…

August 25, 1985: Mets’ Dwight Gooden becomes youngest 20-game winner

June 12, 2018

History was on the verge of being made when Dwight Gooden took…

September 3, 1985: Yankees farmhand Troy Evers pitches playoff no-hitter in New York-Penn League

September 7, 2022

On September 3, 1985, 21-year-old righthander Troy Evers capped…

September 6, 1985: Scoreless into the 13th, Mets get best of Dodgers on Strawberry’s double

August 2, 2022

When the New York Mets arrived in Los Angeles for a weekend…

September 8, 1985: Reds’ Pete Rose unknowingly breaks Ty Cobb’s hit record

April 20, 2020

This Sunday-afternoon game in Chicago has a Shakespearean plot.…

September 12, 1985: Keith Hernandez’s walk-off single helps Mets edge Cardinals

October 16, 2019

It was like old times in New York City. Both of Gotham’s professional…

September 15, 1985: José Cruz collects his 2,000th hit

October 1, 2018

On Opening Night 1974 in St. Louis, Arnold “Bake” McBride,…

September 18, 1985: Roger Craig wins debut as Giants manager

August 6, 2020

Roger Craig was settling into retirement when he agreed to become…

September 18, 1985: Boston’s Rich Gedman drives in career-high 7 runs with cycle performance

June 3, 2024

With a little more than two weeks left in the 1985 regular season,…

September 24, 1985: The Hawk hits three home runs for Expos at Wrigley

October 10, 2017

Wrigley Field has seen its share of wild games over the past…

September 25, 1985: Bert Blyleven wins Twins’ 2,000th victory, 13 seasons after winning No. 1,000 for team

August 5, 2024

On July 12, 1972, 21-year-old Bert Blyleven threw a five-hit…

September 25, 1985: Rick Reuschel inspires struggling Bucs with strong finish

January 23, 2019

In late February 1985, Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Pete…

Darryl Strawberry (Trading Card Database)

October 1, 1985: Strawberry’s 11th-inning wallop keeps Mets’ hopes alive

October 16, 2019

The New York Mets entered the 1985 season looking to build on…

October 3, 1985: Keith Hernandez goes 5-for-5, but Mets fall to Cardinals

July 28, 2020

Keith Hernandez of the New York Mets had three five-hit games…

October 5, 1985: Poetic justice: Yankee castoff Doyle Alexander leads Blue Jays to first AL East crown

January 28, 2025

At the time, releasing Doyle Alexander seemed like a no-brainer.…

October 6, 1985: Season-ending defeat leaves Giants with first 100-loss campaign in franchise history

September 29, 2022

The dreary weather for the San Francisco Giants’ 1985 finale…

October 6, 1985: Yankees’ Phil Niekro notches win number 300

March 10, 2025

Denied in his first four tries at notching career win number…

October 11, 1985: George Brett’s ‘best game’ lifts Royals in ALCS with two homers

October 4, 2020

The Kansas City Royals entered Game Three of the 1985 American…

October 16, 1985: Royals complete comeback against Blue Jays to win AL pennant

September 16, 2016

When Game Seven of the American League Championship Series began,…

October 20, 1985: 9th-inning rally gives Cardinals 2-0 lead in World Series

May 9, 2023

The 1985 World Series featured two franchises and teams that…

October 26, 1985: Royals force Game 7 after Cardinals’ collapse in wake of Denkinger’s call

October 26, 2020

Game Six of the 1985 World Series was played in Kansas City under…

October 27, 1985: Royals rout Cardinals 11-0 in Game 7 to clinch first World Series title