Games on August 9, 1985

The games of August 9, 1985

On August 9, 1985, 14 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Minnesota Twins' 6-1 win over the California Angels. The highest-scoring game ended 10-6, the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox. One-run games: the Milwaukee Brewers 8-7 over the Chicago White Sox, the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the Houston Astros, and the Atlanta Braves 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-2, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Kansas City Royals, 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-1, the Montreal Expos beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2, the New York Mets topped the Chicago Cubs 6-4, the San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 6-4, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Oakland Athletics, 6-4, and the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Texas Rangers, 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres. 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, Aug 8, 1985 and the next, Aug 10, 1985. For the wider picture, see the 1985 season.