1985 in baseball
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The following are the events of the year 1985 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball.
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Major League Baseball Final Standings
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Events
- January 7 - Outfielder Lou Brock and knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Second baseman Nellie Fox is named on 295 of the 395 ballots (74.7%), but the BBWAA and the Hall of Fame committee decline to round Fox's total to the required 75%.
- March 6 - Enos Slaughter and Arky Vaughan are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee.
- July 2 - Houston's Pitcher Joe Niekro of the Houston Astros wins his 200th career game, 3–2, over the San Diego Padres. Joe and Phil Niekro join Jim Perry and Gaylord Perry as the only pitching brother combinations to win at least 200 games per pitcher.
- July 11 - Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros becomes the first pitcher to record 4,000 strikeouts, fanning Danny Heep in the 6th inning of a Houston‘s 4–3 win over the New York Mets.
- July 16 - The National League beats the American League 6–1 at Minnesota's Metrodome for its 13th win in the last 14 All-Star Games. San Diego Padres’ LaMarr Hoyt allows one unearned run in three innings and is named MVP.
- October 27 - The Kansas City Royals rout the St. Louis Cardinals 11–0 in Game Seven of the 1985 World Series to become only the sixth team to rally from a 3-1 deficit and win the WS. Bret Saberhagen pitches the shutout and win the Series MVP honors.
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Don Mattingly (AL)
- Willie McGee (NL)
- Cy Young
- Bret Saberhagen (AL)
- Dwight Gooden (NL)
- Rookie of the Year
- Ozzie Guillén (AL)
- Vince Coleman (NL)
- Manager of the Year
- Bobby Cox (AL)
- Whitey Herzog (NL)
Births
- none
Deaths
- February 2 - Van Mungo, 73, a hard thrower pitcher whose fiery off-field antics delighted Brooklyn Dodgers fans in the 1930s.
- February 26 - George Uhle, 86, a pitcher who is credited to have developed the slider pitch in the 1920s and a 200-game winner, who spent most of his 17-year major league career with the Cleveland Indians, and compiled one of the all-time highest batting averages for a pitcher.
- March 10 - Bob Nieman, 58, a fine outfielder who spent 12 years in the majors with eight teams and hit .295 in 1113 games, and the first player to hit two home runs in his first two major league at-bats.
- July 2 - Guy Bush, 83, who pitched for the Red Sox, Cubs, Reds, Cardinals and Pirates in a 17-season majors career, and who is remembered as the pitcher that gave up Babe Ruth’s last home run.
- July 27 - Smokey Joe Wood, 95, who pitched for the Red Sox and Indians from 1908 through 1922, posted a 34-5 record with an 1.91 ERA in 1912, and went on to win three games in the World Series against the New York Giants.
- May 6 - Kirby Higbe, 70, who pitched for five major league teams during a 12-year career and helped the Brooklyn Dodgers win the National League pennant in 1941.
- November 23 - Sam West, 81, an outfielder who played for the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox in a 16-year career, batting .300 or better in eight seasons, and was a member of the American League team in the first All-Star Game in 1933.
- November 25 - Ray Jablonski, 59, an All-Star third baseman who spent eight seasons in the major leagues with the Cardinals, Reds, Giants and Kansas City A’s.
- December 6 - Burleigh Grimes, a Hall of Fame pitcher, whose major league career as player, manager and coach spanned six decades.
- December 8 - Bill Wambsganns, 91, a member of the 1920 World Series champion Cleveland Indians, and the player who has made the only unassisted triple play in World Series history.
- December 15 - Roger Maris, 51, who hit 61 home runs in 1961 to break Babe Ruth’s cherised record.
