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…
August 4, 1985: Angels’ Rod Carew gets 3,000th hit against former mates on same day Seaver wins 300th game
Rod Carew debuted with the Minnesota Twins in 1967, was the…
August 5, 1985: Mets’ Darryl Strawberry hits three home runs at Wrigley Field
Darryl Strawberry struggled early in the 1985 season. He injured…
August 12, 1985: Larry Walker launches Hall of Fame career with a productive night in Utica
Hall of Fame talent sometimes takes time to develop. Consider…