Games on September 16, 1985

The games of September 16, 1985

On September 16, 1985, 12 games went into the books. The New York Mets routed the Philadelphia Phillies 9-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 14-7, the Baltimore Orioles over the Detroit Tigers. One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 over the San Francisco Giants and the Minnesota Twins 7-6 over the Texas Rangers. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Houston Astros, 7-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Seattle Mariners, 5-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-3, the Montreal Expos topped the Chicago Cubs 8-5, the Cleveland Indians topped the New York Yankees 9-5, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-4, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1, and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 15, 1985 and the next, Sep 17, 1985. The 1985 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.