Games on July 24, 1985

The games of July 24, 1985

On July 24, 1985, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-1 winners over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The highest-scoring game ended 8-4, the Cleveland Indians over the Texas Rangers. Shutouts: the St. Louis Cardinals over the San Francisco Giants (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Oakland Athletics, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the New York Mets, and the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the California Angels, 8-4, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Minnesota Twins 4-2, the Montreal Expos beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros 3-1, and the Seattle Mariners fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-1. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 23, 1985 and the next, Jul 25, 1985. The 1985 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.