IN THE NEWS: Peter Ueberroth begins his 5-year term as commissioner of baseball.
Braves manager Joe Torre is fired by owner Ted Turner and replaced by Eddie Haas. Atlanta was 80-82 this season, 12 games behind the first-place Padres.
IN THE NEWS: In the first LCS game played with replacement umpires, the Cubs clobber the Padres 13-0 to take a 1–0 lead in the National League series. Chicago hits five home runs at Wrigley Field, including one by starting pitcher Rick Sutcliffe, and another by Bob Dernier to lead off the game.
The ALCS opens with a convincing 8–1 Tiger trouncing of KC.
IN THE NEWS: The striking ML umpires return to work in time for game five of the NLCS, and San Diego rallies for four runs in the 7th inning to beat Chicago 6–3 and earn its first trip to the World Series.
IN THE NEWS: The Tigers win the World Series opener as Jack Morris pitches a complete-game 3-2 victory. Larry Herndon's 2-run home run in the 5th is the margin.
Despite being offered another one-year contract, Angels manager John McNamara resigns. He will be named manager of the Red Sox on the 18th.
IN THE NEWS: Series MVP Kirk Gibson blasts two upper-deck home runs at Tiger Stadium in game 5, including a 3-run shot off Rich Gossage in the 8th inning, to lead Detroit to an 8–4 win and its first World Championship since 1968.
IN THE NEWS: Rick Sutcliffe, who was 16–1 for the Cubs after arriving from Cleveland two days before the June 15th trading deadline, is a unanimous choice as National League Cy Young Award winner. Overall, Sutcliffe was 20–6 with a 3.64 ERA.
IN THE NEWS: Tigers reliever Willie Hernandez wins the American League Cy Young Award, edging fellow reliever Dan Quisenberry of the Royals. Hernandez was 9–3 with 32 saves and a 1.92 ERA.
The Giants name Jim Davenport manager for the 1985 season.
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