Games on October 5, 1985

The games of October 5, 1985

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on October 5, 1985. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 10-4 winners over the Seattle Mariners. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Philadelphia Phillies (5-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 7-6 over the Detroit Tigers, the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Kansas City Royals 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Minnesota Twins, 8-2, the Montreal Expos beat the New York Mets 8-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, the Houston Astros beat the San Diego Padres 9-3, the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 7-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Chicago Cubs 7-1, the California Angels beat the Texas Rangers 3-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the New York Yankees 5-1. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies 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, Oct 4, 1985 and the next, Oct 6, 1985. The 1985 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.