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Thursday, August 8,1985

Thursday, August 8,1985

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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 1985-08-08 Boston Red Sox  6 Chicago White Sox  7 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Dave Wehrmeister Bruce Kison Bob James 0 3:16
1985 reg season 1985-08-08 Boston Red Sox  6 Chicago White Sox  1 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Tim Lollar Gene Nelson Steve Crawford 20,927 3:13
1985 reg season 1985-08-08 Detroit Tigers  3 Kansas City Royals  10 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Bret Saberhagen Frank Tanana -- 0 2:39
1985 reg season 1985-08-08 Detroit Tigers  4 Kansas City Royals  6 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Mark Gubicza Dan Petry Dan Quisenberry 35,585 3:04
1985 reg season 1985-08-08 California Angels  2 Minnesota Twins  4 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Bert Blyleven Ron Romanick Ron Davis 31,054 2:19
1985 reg season 1985-08-08 Cleveland Indians  1 New York Yankees  8 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Marty Bystrom Curt Wardle -- 0 3:03
1985 reg season 1985-08-08 Cleveland Indians  6 New York Yankees  7 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Brian Fisher Jerry Reed Dave Righetti 25,692 3:09
1985 reg season 1985-08-08 Oakland Athletics  11 Seattle Mariners  2 box | pbp Kingdome Chris Codiroli Mark Langston -- 9,374 2:30
1985 reg season 1985-08-08 Milwaukee Brewers  7 Texas Rangers  4 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Rick Waits Jeff Russell Bob Gibson 0 3:07
1985 reg season 1985-08-08 Milwaukee Brewers  3 Texas Rangers  1 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Pete Vuckovich Burt Hooton Rollie Fingers 11,333 2:36
1985 reg season 1985-08-08 Baltimore Orioles  2 Toronto Blue Jays  7 box | pbp Exhibition Stadium Doyle Alexander Scott McGregor -- 0 2:27
1985 reg season 1985-08-08 Baltimore Orioles  4 Toronto Blue Jays  7 box | pbp Exhibition Stadium Tom Filer Mike Boddicker Tom Henke 40,104 2:34
1985 reg season 1985-08-08 Cincinnati Reds  6 Los Angeles Dodgers  5 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Ted Power Carlos Diaz Ron Robinson 37,479 4:14
1985 reg season 1985-08-08 New York Mets  14 Montreal Expos  7 box | pbp Stade Olympique Rick Aguilera Joe Hesketh Terry Leach 24,919 3:05
1985 reg season 1985-08-08 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 Philadelphia Phillies  7 box | pbp Veterans Stadium John Denny Don Robinson Don Carman 18,142 2:25
1985 reg season 1985-08-08 Houston Astros  5 San Diego Padres  6 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Craig Lefferts Dave Smith -- 19,977 2:30
1985 reg season 1985-08-08 Atlanta Braves  2 San Francisco Giants  0 box | pbp Candlestick Park Rick Mahler Greg Minton -- 3,557 2:25
1985 reg season 1985-08-08 Chicago Cubs  0 St. Louis Cardinals  8 box | pbp Busch Stadium II John Tudor Scott Sanderson -- 39,203 2:18
18 record(s)
Standings on this date
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  • 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.
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 108 69 39 .639 0.0 527 391 136 W2 30-23 39-16 1 1 1 Yes Lost ALCS (Royals)
1985 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 106 59 47 .557 9.0 548 433 115 W3 23-32 36-15 2 3 6 Yes dnq
1985 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 106 57 49 .538 11.0 470 451 19 L2 29-24 28-25 3 6 10 Yes dnq
1985 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 107 57 50 .533 11.5 495 467 28 W1 25-30 31-21 4 7 12 -- dnq
1985 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 105 53 52 .505 14.5 528 503 25 L2 26-27 27-25 5 8 15 -- dnq
1985 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 104 47 57 .452 20.0 450 492 -42 W3 21-31 26-26 6 11 21 -- dnq
1985 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 106 34 72 .321 34.0 418 539 -121 L3 13-38 21-34 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 106 61 45 .575 0.0 455 431 24 L1 27-25 34-20 1 2 5 Yes dnq
1985 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 105 57 48 .543 3.5 459 417 42 W2 27-26 30-22 2 4 8 Yes Won World Series (Cardinals)
1985 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 106 57 49 .538 4.0 513 495 18 W3 23-26 34-23 3 5 11 -- dnq
1985 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 105 53 52 .505 7.5 446 457 -11 L1 25-30 28-22 4 9 16 -- dnq
1985 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 106 49 57 .462 12.0 456 535 -79 L3 20-31 29-26 5 10 19 -- dnq
1985 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 104 47 57 .452 13.0 461 522 -61 W1 19-35 28-22 6 12 20 -- dnq
1985 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 106 40 66 .377 21.0 402 495 -93 L2 17-37 23-29 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 New York Mets franchise | log 105 63 42 .600 0.0 444 385 59 W4 29-24 34-18 1 1 2 Yes dnq
1985 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 104 62 42 .596 0.5 474 371 103 W1 28-26 34-16 2 2 3 Yes Lost World Series (Cardinals)
1985 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 107 59 48 .551 5.0 389 381 8 L1 26-26 33-22 3 4 7 Yes dnq
1985 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 105 54 51 .514 9.0 407 412 -5 L4 24-30 30-21 4 7 14 -- dnq
1985 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 105 50 55 .476 13.0 437 407 30 W4 19-32 31-23 5 8 17 -- dnq
1985 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 104 33 71 .317 29.5 326 456 -130 L2 12-37 21-34 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 105 61 44 .581 0.0 410 384 26 L1 30-23 31-21 1 3 4 Yes Lost NLCS (Cardinals)
1985 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 105 57 48 .543 4.0 441 450 -9 W3 28-22 29-26 2 5 9 Yes dnq
1985 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 107 56 51 .523 6.0 442 402 40 W1 28-30 28-21 3 6 13 -- dnq
1985 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 107 50 57 .467 12.0 438 455 -17 L1 22-32 28-25 4 9 18 -- dnq
1985 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 105 47 58 .448 14.0 432 473 -41 W1 21-27 26-31 5 10 22 -- dnq
1985 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 107 41 66 .383 21.0 343 407 -64 L3 16-41 25-25 6 11 23 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • 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
Steve Rogers Chicago White Sox Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1985-1985 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Bo Diaz Cincinnati Reds Hist Traded from Philadelphia Phillies with Greg Simpson to Cincinnati Reds for Tom Foley, Alan Knicely and Freddie Toliver (8/27/1985)
Tom Foley Philadelphia Phillies Hist Traded from Cincinnati Reds with Alan Knicely and Freddie Toliver to Philadelphia Phillies for Bo Diaz and Greg Simpson
Alan Knicely Philadelphia Phillies Hist Traded from Cincinnati Reds with Tom Foley and Freddie Toliver to Philadelphia Phillies for Bo Diaz and Greg Simpson
Bob Buchanan Cincinnati Reds Injury DL - Injured
Johnnie LeMaster Pittsburgh Pirates Injury DL - Knee
Joe Price Cincinnati Reds Hist Activated from Disabled List
7 record(s)