Games on September 8, 1985

The games of September 8, 1985

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on September 8, 1985. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 8-1 winners over the Cleveland Indians. The highest-scoring game ended 13-11, the Kansas City Royals over the Milwaukee Brewers. The closest finishes were the New York Mets 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Chicago White Sox 7-6 over the Texas Rangers, and the Toronto Blue Jays 10-9 over the Minnesota Twins. In the other games, the California Angels topped the Baltimore Orioles 7-4, the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-5, the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 6-2, the New York Yankees topped the Oakland Athletics 9-6, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the San Diego Padres 9-7, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Montreal Expos, 9-6, and the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3. The Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs played to a 5-5 tie. 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, Sep 7, 1985 and the next, Sep 9, 1985. The 1985 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.