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This article is about the 1985 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see
1985 in baseball .
Sports season
The Oakland Athletics hosting a game at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in 1985. The 1985 Major League Baseball season ended with the Kansas City Royals defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in the seventh game of the I-70 World Series . Bret Saberhagen , the regular season Cy Young Award winner, was named MVP of the Series. The National League won the All-Star Game for the second straight year.
The League Championship Series playoffs were expanded to a best-of-seven format beginning this year, and both leagues ended up settling their pennant winners in more than five games, with the Royals beating the Toronto Blue Jays in seven games, and the Cardinals beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games.
Major league baseball final standings Managers American League National League Postseason Template:4TeamBracket-MLB
All-Star game Milestones On August 4, At Yankee Stadium, Tom Seaver won his 300th game as a member of the Chicago White Sox.
On September 11, Pete Rose hit his 4,192nd hit, breaking Ty Cobb 's all-time Major League career hits record.
On October 6, Phil Niekro won his 300th game and became the oldest pitcher to pitch a shutout as a member of the New York Yankees. Awards and honors Statistical leaders
Pre-modern era
Beginnings Competition NL monopoly
Modern era
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