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Saturday, August 24,1985

Saturday, August 24,1985

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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 1985-08-24 Minnesota Twins  1 Boston Red Sox  0 box | pbp Fenway Park Mike Smithson Bruce Hurst -- 30,463 2:33
1985 reg season 1985-08-24 Detroit Tigers  13 California Angels  2 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Jack Morris Kirk McCaskill -- 32,780 2:51
1985 reg season 1985-08-24 Toronto Blue Jays  6 Chicago White Sox  3 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Dave Stieb Tom Seaver Tom Henke 26,113 2:49
1985 reg season 1985-08-24 Texas Rangers  2 Kansas City Royals  8 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Bret Saberhagen Burt Hooton -- 39,100 2:33
1985 reg season 1985-08-24 Baltimore Orioles  4 Oakland Athletics  3 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Don Aase Keith Atherton Sammy Stewart 23,188 3:21
1985 reg season 1985-08-24 New York Yankees  4 Seattle Mariners  3 box | pbp Kingdome Marty Bystrom Mark Langston Brian Fisher 21,489 2:51
1985 reg season 1985-08-24 St. Louis Cardinals  7 Atlanta Braves  0 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Bob Forsch Len Barker -- 31,109 1:40
1985 reg season 1985-08-24 Chicago Cubs  4 Cincinnati Reds  0 box | pbp Cinergy Field George Frazier Mario Soto Lee Smith 37,069 2:43
1985 reg season 1985-08-24 Los Angeles Dodgers  2 Montreal Expos  5 box | pbp Stade Olympique Bryn Smith Rick Honeycutt Jeff Reardon 24,372 2:41
1985 reg season 1985-08-24 San Diego Padres  1 New York Mets  5 box | pbp Shea Stadium Ron Darling Dave Dravecky Jesse Orosco 40,863 2:32
1985 reg season 1985-08-24 San Francisco Giants  2 Philadelphia Phillies  9 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Charles Hudson Mike Krukow -- 27,011 2:35
11 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 123 77 46 .626 0.0 594 446 148 W3 37-28 40-18 1 1 1 Yes Lost ALCS (Royals)
1985 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 121 72 49 .595 4.0 641 494 147 W2 32-34 40-15 2 2 5 Yes dnq
1985 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 122 66 56 .541 10.5 543 510 33 W1 35-30 31-26 3 5 10 Yes dnq
1985 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 120 64 56 .533 11.5 625 564 61 W2 31-30 33-26 4 6 11 -- dnq
1985 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 122 59 63 .484 17.5 554 537 17 L2 25-34 33-30 5 8 15 -- dnq
1985 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 118 55 63 .466 19.5 511 559 -48 L1 23-33 32-30 6 10 18 -- dnq
1985 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 120 41 79 .342 34.5 485 602 -117 W2 15-43 26-36 7 14 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 AL West California Angels franchise | log 123 70 53 .569 0.0 543 522 21 L1 31-29 39-24 1 3 6 Yes dnq
1985 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 120 67 53 .558 1.5 519 475 44 W1 33-29 34-24 2 4 7 Yes Won World Series (Cardinals)
1985 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 123 63 60 .512 7.0 584 579 5 L3 28-33 35-27 3 7 13 -- dnq
1985 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 121 58 63 .479 11.0 516 547 -31 L5 27-32 31-31 4 9 16 -- dnq
1985 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 123 57 66 .463 13.0 539 619 -80 L2 22-33 35-33 5 11 19 -- dnq
1985 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 121 55 66 .455 14.0 523 594 -71 W2 21-38 34-28 6 12 21 -- dnq
1985 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 121 45 76 .372 24.0 453 582 -129 L1 20-43 25-33 7 13 24 -- 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 St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 120 74 46 .617 0.0 558 433 125 W4 35-28 39-18 1 1 2 Yes Lost World Series (Cardinals)
1985 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 122 74 48 .607 1.0 507 436 71 W1 31-26 43-22 2 2 3 Yes dnq
1985 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 123 68 55 .553 7.5 458 448 10 W1 31-28 37-27 3 4 8 Yes dnq
1985 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 120 60 60 .500 14.0 473 494 -21 W1 28-34 32-26 4 7 14 -- dnq
1985 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 121 56 65 .463 18.5 513 491 22 W1 22-36 34-29 5 9 20 -- dnq
1985 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 118 37 81 .314 36.0 376 515 -139 L1 12-44 25-37 6 12 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 West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 120 72 48 .600 0.0 472 420 52 L1 34-27 38-21 1 3 4 Yes Lost NLCS (Cardinals)
1985 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 123 67 56 .545 6.5 495 441 54 L1 33-31 34-25 2 5 9 Yes dnq
1985 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 120 63 57 .525 9.0 486 498 -12 L1 33-30 30-27 3 6 12 -- dnq
1985 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 120 56 64 .467 16.0 495 506 -11 W1 26-35 30-29 4 8 17 -- dnq
1985 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 120 50 70 .417 22.0 476 544 -68 L5 24-34 26-36 5 10 22 -- dnq
1985 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 121 47 74 .388 25.5 385 468 -83 L1 18-44 29-30 6 11 23 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • 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
Gary Allenson -- Hist Released by Blue Jays
Jim Leyritz New York Yankees Hist Signed as amateur free agent
Scott Service Philadelphia Phillies Hist Signed as amateur free agent
Joe Hesketh Montreal Expos Injury DL - Fractued left tibia
4 record(s)