Games on July 9, 1985

The games of July 9, 1985

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on July 9, 1985. The New York Mets routed the Cincinnati Reds 11-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 11-6. The closest finishes were the California Angels 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers and the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Montreal Expos, 5-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the San Diego Padres 7-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the Texas Rangers 7-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Houston Astros 5-3, the Kansas City Royals fell to the New York Yankees, 6-4, the Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-3, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 9-4, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the San Francisco Giants 3-1. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 8, 1985 and the next, Jul 10, 1985. For the wider picture, see the 1985 season.