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Monday, May 20,1985

Monday, May 20,1985

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Games on this date
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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1985 reg season 1985-05-20 Detroit Tigers  2 California Angels  7 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Ron Romanick Walt Terrell -- 30,519 2:20
1985 reg season 1985-05-20 Boston Red Sox  2 Minnesota Twins  5 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome John Butcher Al Nipper Curt Wardle 19,583 2:30
1985 reg season 1985-05-20 Kansas City Royals  7 Texas Rangers  8 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Dave J. Schmidt Joe Beckwith -- 18,945 2:49
1985 reg season 1985-05-20 Chicago White Sox  1 Toronto Blue Jays  6 box | pbp Exhibition Stadium Jimmy Key Tom Seaver -- 44,715 2:12
1985 reg season 1985-05-20 Cincinnati Reds  1 Chicago Cubs  6 box | pbp Wrigley Field Scott Sanderson Jay Tibbs -- 21,231 2:22
1985 reg season 1985-05-20 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 Montreal Expos  9 box | pbp Stade Olympique Dan Schatzeder Bobby Castillo -- 14,401 2:28
1985 reg season 1985-05-20 San Diego Padres  2 New York Mets  0 box | pbp Shea Stadium LaMarr Hoyt Dwight Gooden -- 36,672 2:13
1985 reg season 1985-05-20 San Francisco Giants  1 Philadelphia Phillies  2 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Steve Carlton Vida Blue Kent Tekulve 20,634 2:34
1985 reg season 1985-05-20 Houston Astros  1 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Rick Rhoden Joe Niekro Al Holland 4,768 2:09
1985 reg season 1985-05-20 Atlanta Braves  0 St. Louis Cardinals  14 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Joaquin Andujar Zane Smith -- 25,112 2:37
10 record(s)
Standings on this date
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year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1985 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 36 22 14 .611 0.0 164 144 20 W1 11-8 11-6 1 1 3 Yes Lost ALCS (Royals)
1985 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 35 21 14 .600 0.5 183 158 25 W1 10-9 11-5 2 2 4 Yes dnq
1985 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 35 20 15 .571 1.5 158 148 10 L2 11-9 9-6 3 4 7 Yes dnq
1985 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 34 18 16 .529 3.0 167 152 15 L1 7-12 11-4 4 7 13 -- dnq
1985 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 36 16 20 .444 6.0 150 168 -18 L3 8-12 8-8 5 11 18 -- dnq
1985 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 34 14 20 .412 7.0 145 151 -6 W2 8-7 6-13 6 12 21 -- dnq
1985 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 36 14 22 .389 8.0 126 158 -32 W2 6-12 8-10 7 13 23 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1985 AL West California Angels franchise | log 37 22 15 .595 0.0 170 164 6 W2 11-6 11-9 1 3 5 Yes dnq
1985 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 37 21 16 .568 1.0 211 172 39 W2 6-10 15-6 2 5 9 Yes dnq
1985 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 34 19 15 .559 1.5 146 129 17 L1 6-9 13-6 3 6 10 -- dnq
1985 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 36 18 18 .500 3.5 142 148 -6 L3 11-9 7-9 4 8 14 -- Won World Series (Cardinals)
1985 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 36 17 19 .472 4.5 203 199 4 W1 7-10 10-9 5 9 17 -- dnq
1985 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 36 16 20 .444 5.5 150 178 -28 L1 4-12 12-8 6 10 19 -- dnq
1985 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 36 11 25 .306 10.5 130 176 -46 W1 6-12 5-13 7 14 26 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1985 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 35 23 12 .657 0.0 123 117 6 L1 8-8 15-4 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1985 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 35 22 13 .629 1.0 133 102 31 W1 9-10 13-3 2 2 2 Yes dnq
1985 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 37 21 16 .568 3.0 133 132 1 W1 7-9 14-7 3 4 8 Yes dnq
1985 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 36 17 19 .472 6.5 181 154 27 W1 6-13 11-6 4 8 16 -- Lost World Series (Cardinals)
1985 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 36 14 22 .389 9.5 135 140 -5 W1 3-13 11-9 5 10 24 -- dnq
1985 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 35 11 24 .314 12.0 108 152 -44 W1 3-12 8-12 6 12 25 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1985 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 36 21 15 .583 0.0 153 127 26 W3 10-10 11-5 1 3 6 Yes dnq
1985 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 37 20 17 .541 1.5 155 144 11 L1 12-9 8-8 2 5 11 Yes dnq
1985 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 37 20 17 .541 1.5 157 133 24 L1 8-9 12-8 3 6 12 -- dnq
1985 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 38 18 20 .474 4.0 109 150 -41 L1 10-11 8-9 4 7 15 -- Lost NLCS (Cardinals)
1985 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 36 16 20 .444 5.0 131 154 -23 L1 7-10 9-10 5 9 20 -- dnq
1985 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 36 14 22 .389 7.0 106 119 -13 L2 6-14 8-8 6 11 22 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
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  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Rufino Linares California Angels Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1985-1985 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Rod Carew California Angels Injury DL - Fractured left foot
Rick Sutcliffe Chicago Cubs Injury DL - Strained hamstring
Bert Pena Houston Astros Hist Activated from Disabled List
4 record(s)