1985 St. Louis Cardinals | |
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NL Champions NL East Champions | |
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Record | 101–61 (.623) |
Divisional place | 1st |
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Owner(s) | August "Gussie" Busch |
General manager(s) | Dal Maxvill |
Manager(s) | Whitey Herzog |
Local television | KSDK (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph, Al Hrabosky) |
Local radio | KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon) |
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The St. Louis Cardinals' 1985 season was the team's 104th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 94th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 101-61 during the season and finished in first place in the National League East division by three games over the New York Mets. After defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games in the NLCS, they lost in seven games in the World Series to their cross-state rivals, the Kansas City Royals in the I-70 Series. The World Series is known for the infamous "safe" call on the Royals' Jorge Orta by umpire Don Denkinger.
The Cardinals switched back to their traditional gray road uniforms for the first time in ten seasons.
Outfielder Willie McGee won the National League MVP Award this year, batting .353 with 10 home runs and 82 RBIs. Outfielder Vince Coleman won the National League Rookie of the Year Award this year, batting .267 with 107 runs scored and 110 stolen bases. Shortstop Ozzie Smith and McGee both won Gold Gloves this year.
During the 1985 playoffs, the Cardinals used the slogan The Heat Is On, in reference to the song that was released earlier that year.
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 101 | 61 | 0.623 | — | 54–27 | 47–34 |
New York Mets | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | 3 | 51–30 | 47–34 |
Montreal Expos | 84 | 77 | 0.522 | 16½ | 44–37 | 40–40 |
Chicago Cubs | 77 | 84 | 0.478 | 23½ | 41–39 | 36–45 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 26 | 41–40 | 34–47 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 104 | 0.354 | 43½ | 35–45 | 22–59 |
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 3–9 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 5–6 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 4–14 | 13–5 | 13–5 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–14 | |||||
Cincinnati | 11–7 | 6–5 | — | 11–7 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 5–7 | |||||
Houston | 10–8 | 7–5 | 7–11 | — | 6–12 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 12–6 | 15–3 | 6–6 | |||||
Los Angeles | 13–5 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 12–6 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 7–5 | |||||
Montreal | 9–3 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 9–9 | 8–10 | 9–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 11–7 | |||||
New York | 10–2 | 14–4 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 9–9 | — | 11–7 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–10 | |||||
Philadelphia | 2-10 | 5–13 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 10–8 | 7–11 | — | 11–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–10 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 6–6 | 5–13 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–9 | 8–10 | 7–11 | — | 4–8 | 3–9 | 3–15 | |||||
San Diego | 11–7 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | — | 12–6 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 8–10 | 6–6 | 6–12 | 3–15 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 6–12 | — | 2–10 | |||||
St. Louis | 9–3 | 14–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 15–3 | 8–4 | 10–2 | — |
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Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Tom Nieto | 95 | 253 | 57 | .225 | 0 | 34 |
1B | Jack Clark | 126 | 442 | 124 | .281 | 22 | 87 |
2B | Tom Herr | 159 | 596 | 180 | .302 | 8 | 110 |
SS | Ozzie Smith | 158 | 537 | 148 | .276 | 6 | 54 |
3B | Terry Pendleton | 149 | 559 | 134 | .240 | 5 | 69 |
LF | Vince Coleman | 151 | 636 | 170 | .267 | 1 | 40 |
CF | Willie McGee | 152 | 612 | 216 | .353 | 10 | 82 |
RF | Andy Van Slyke | 146 | 424 | 110 | .259 | 13 | 55 |
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Darrell Porter | 84 | 240 | 53 | .221 | 10 | 36 |
Tito Landrum | 85 | 161 | 45 | .280 | 4 | 21 |
Mike Jorgensen | 72 | 112 | 22 | .196 | 0 | 11 |
Lonnie Smith | 28 | 96 | 25 | .260 | 0 | 7 |
César Cedeño | 28 | 76 | 33 | .434 | 6 | 19 |
Steve Braun | 64 | 67 | 16 | .239 | 1 | 6 |
Iván DeJesús | 59 | 72 | 16 | .222 | 0 | 7 |
Tom Lawless | 47 | 58 | 12 | .207 | 0 | 8 |
Brian Harper | 43 | 52 | 13 | .250 | 0 | 8 |
Mike LaValliere | 12 | 34 | 5 | .147 | 0 | 6 |
Randy Hunt | 14 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 1 |
Curt Ford | 11 | 12 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 3 |
Art Howe | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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John Tudor | 36 | 275 | 21 | 8 | 1.93 | 169 |
Joaquín Andújar | 38 | 269.2 | 21 | 12 | 3.40 | 112 |
Danny Cox | 35 | 241 | 18 | 9 | 2.88 | 131 |
Kurt Kepshire | 32 | 153.1 | 10 | 9 | 4.75 | 67 |
Bob Forsch | 34 | 136 | 9 | 6 | 3.90 | 48 |
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Todd Worrell | 17 | 21.2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2.91 | 17 |
Joe Boever | 13 | 16.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.41 | 20 |
Pat Perry | 6 | 12.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 |
Matt Keough | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 10 |
Andy Hassler | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 | 5 |
Doug Bair | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Jeff Lahti | 52 | 68.1 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 1.84 | 41 |
Ricky Horton | 49 | 89.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.91 | 59 |
Ken Dayley | 57 | 65.1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2.76 | 62 |
Bill Campbell | 50 | 64.1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3.50 | 41 |
Neil Allen | 23 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5.59 | 10 |
Main article: 1985 National League Championship Series |
The NLCS against the Dodgers featured two game-winning home runs by shortstop Ozzie Smith in Game 5 and first baseman Jack Clark in Game 6, both off Dodgers reliever Tom Niedenfuer. In a rare display of power-hitting, Smith hit his in walk-off fashion in the bottom of the ninth inning, prompting the famous call of "Go crazy, folks! Go crazy!" by Jack Buck. This play is considered one of the key highlights in all of Cardinals' history.
Wednesday, October 9 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 8 | 0 |
W: Fernando Valenzuela (1-0) L: John Tudor (0-1) SV: Tom Niedenfuer (1) | ||||||||||||
HRs: LAD – None STL – None |
Thursday, October 10 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 13 | 1 |
W: Orel Hershiser (1-0) L: Joaquín Andújar (0-1) SV: None | ||||||||||||
HRs: LAD – Greg Brock (1) STL – None |
Saturday, October 12 at Busch Stadium (St. Louis)
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
St. Louis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 8 | 0 |
W: Danny Cox (1-0) L: Bob Welch (0-1) SV: Ken Dayley (1) | ||||||||||||
HRs: LAD – None STL – Tom Herr (1) |
Sunday, October 13 at Busch Stadium (St. Louis)
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
St. Louis | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 12 | 15 | 0 |
W: John Tudor (1-0) L: Jerry Reuss (0-1) SV: None | ||||||||||||
HRs: LAD – Bill Madlock (1) STL – None |
Monday, October 14 at Busch Stadium (St. Louis)
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
St. Louis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
W: Jeff Lahti (1-0) L: Tom Niedenfuer (0-1) SV: None | ||||||||||||
HRs: LAD – Bill Madlock (2) STL – Ozzie Smith (1) |
Wednesday, October 16 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 |
Los Angeles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
W: Todd Worrell (1-0) L: Tom Niedenfuer (0-2) SV: Ken Dayley (2) | ||||||||||||
HRs: LAD – Bill Madlock (3) Mike Marshall (1) STL – Jack Clark (1) |
Main article: 1985 World Series |
The 1985 World Series was christened the "I-70 Series" and the "Show-Me Series" because it featured the in-state rival Kansas City Royals, the first time the two teams met in a non-exhibition setting. It also featured some of the most controversial series of events in Cardinals history. Coleman was unable to play in this Series due to an injury sustained in the NLCS after being rolled up in the mechanical tarpaulin at Busch Stadium. Scribes remarked about the "killer tarp", but it proved metaphorical.
After St. Louis gained a 3–2 series advantage, Game 6 tipped off the controversy with "The Call". With the Cardinals leading 1-0 in the bottom of the ninth inning, umpire Don Denkinger called Royals batter Jorge Orta safe at first base — a call refuted by broadcast television's instant replay. Several batters later, they lost Game 6 by the score of 2–1. After "The Call", St. Louis proceeded to lose Game 7 by a score of 11-0, and thus, the Series, due to an error and passed ball. Despite both of their pitching aces participating in this game, they failed to come through — starter John Tudor, who had won his two prior starts in the Series, punched a mechanical fan when removed from the game. His severely cut pitching hand required stitching at a Kansas City hospital while the game was ongoing. Joaquín Andújar, the other ace pressed into relief, was ejected by home plate umpire Denkinger for arguing balls and strikes.
AL Kansas City Royals (4) vs. NL St. Louis Cardinals (3)
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | Time of Game |
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1 | Cardinals – 3, Royals – 1 | October 19 | Royals Stadium (Kansas City) | 41,650 | 2:48 |
2 | Cardinals – 4, Royals – 2 | October 20 | Royals Stadium (Kansas City) | 41,656 | 2:44 |
3 | Royals – 6, Cardinals – 1 | October 22 | Busch Stadium (St. Louis) | 53,634 | 3:00 |
4 | Royals – 0, Cardinals – 3 | October 23 | Busch Stadium (St. Louis) | 53,634 | 2:19 |
5 | Royals – 6, Cardinals – 1 | October 24 | Busch Stadium (St. Louis) | 53,634 | 2:52 |
6 | Cardinals – 1, Royals – 2 | October 26 | Royals Stadium (Kansas City) | 41,628 | 2:48 |
7 | Cardinals – 0, Royals – 11 | October 27 | Royals Stadium (Kansas City) | 41,658 | 2:46 |
See also: Minor League Baseball |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville