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APRIL
1985

Wednesday, April 3rd

IN THE NEWS: The Players' Association agrees to the owners' proposal to expand the 1985 League Championship Series from the best-of-5 games to best-of-7.

Monday, April 8th

IN THE NEWS: At Fenway, 46-year-old Phil Niekro starts for the Yankees, the 2nd oldest pitcher ever to start an Opener: only Jack Quinn, for Brooklyn in 1931, was older at age 47. Boston chases Niekro after four innings and behind the pitching of Oil Can Boyd coasts to a 9–2 win. Niekro walks four in the 3rd inning, including two with the bases loaded, to lose his 7th opener in a row (6 with Atlanta), the worst opening day record ever. Tony Armas, Dwight Evans, and Jim Rice stroke homers for Boston.

At the opener in Baltimore, Texas starter Charlie Hough is lifted in the 6th despite giving up no hits. Hough walked 4 in a row -- 8 altogether -- and C Don Slaught had allowed another run to score on a passed ball. Hough's replacement Dave Rozema only allows 2 hits. Unfortunately, one of the hits is a 2-run HR in the 8th by Eddie Murray to snap a 2–2 tie. Don Aase is the winner.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 8, 1985 » OPENING DAY
Cincinnati Reds 4, Montreal Expos 1 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Mario Soto L: Steve Rogers S: Carl Willis
Baltimore Orioles 4, Texas Rangers 2 at Memorial Stadium
W: Don Aase L: Dave Rozema
Boston Red Sox 9, New York Yankees 2 at Fenway Park
W: Oil Can Boyd L: Phil Niekro
Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Tiger Stadium
W: Jack Morris L: Ernie Camacho S: Willie Hernandez
Kansas City Royals 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Royals Stadium
W: Bud Black L: Dave Stieb S: Dan Quisenberry
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Tuesday, April 9th

IN THE NEWS: In his first game as a member of the Mets, catcher Gary Carter hits a solo home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give New York a 6–5 Opening Day win over the Cardinals at Shea Stadium.

A year and a day after being hit in the face by a Mike Torrez pitch, Astros SS Dickie Thon returns to the Astros lineup and goes 1-for-4 off Fernando Valenzuela in Houston's 2–1 win over the Dodgers. Thon will hit just .207 before going back on the DL with recurring vision problems.

At Milwaukee, Tom Seaver of the White Sox sets a major-league record by making the 15th of his 16 opening day starts. Seaver works six 2/3 innings in beating the Brewers, 4–2, and upping his overall record is 7-2 for opening day starts. The Brewers will beat Seaver in next year's opener. The victory is his 298th.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 9, 1985
Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Wrigley Field
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Rick Rhoden S: Lee Smith
Houston Astros 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Astrodome
W: Nolan Ryan L: Fernando Valenzuela S: Frank DiPino
New York Mets 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 (10 inn.) at Shea Stadium
W: Tom Gorman L: Neil Allen
Atlanta Braves 6, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Rick Mahler L: Steve Carlton
San Francisco Giants 4, San Diego Padres 3 at Candlestick Park
W: Vida Blue L: Luis DeLeon
Minnesota Twins 6, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Frank Viola L: Mike Witt S: Ron Davis
Chicago White Sox 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium
W: Tom Seaver L: Moose Haas S: Bob James
Seattle Mariners 6, Oakland Athletics 3 at Kingdome
W: Mike Moore L: Chris Codiroli S: Edwin Nunez
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Wednesday, April 10th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 10, 1985
Montreal Expos 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Bill Gullickson L: Jay Tibbs
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome
W: Jerry Reuss L: Joe Niekro S: Steve Howe
San Diego Padres 3, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park
W: Eric Show L: Dave LaPoint
Baltimore Orioles 7, Texas Rangers 1 at Memorial Stadium
W: Mike Boddicker L: Mike Mason S: Sammy Stewart
Boston Red Sox 14, New York Yankees 5 at Fenway Park
W: Bruce Hurst L: Ed Whitson
Minnesota Twins 6, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Mike Smithson L: Donnie Moore S: Ron Davis
Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Indians 1 at Tiger Stadium
W: Dan Petry L: Vern Ruhle S: Aurelio Lopez
Toronto Blue Jays 1, Kansas City Royals 0 (10 inn.) at Royals Stadium
W: Bill Caudill L: Joe Beckwith S: Gary Lavelle
Seattle Mariners 5, Oakland Athletics 4 at Kingdome
W: Mark Langston L: Bill Krueger S: Edwin Nunez
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Thursday, April 11th

IN THE NEWS: Gorman Thomas, recovering from rotator cuff surgery, smashes three home runs in Seattle's 14–6 rout of visiting Oakland. The Mariners set a one-game club record with seven home runs. Dave Kingman gets robbed of a monstrous homer when his deep drive in left bounces off a loud speaker and is caught.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 11, 1985
Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Wrigley Field
W: Steve Trout L: Jose DeLeon
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome
W: Carlos Diaz L: Bill Dawley S: Ken Howell
New York Mets 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 (11 inn.) at Shea Stadium
W: Roger McDowell L: Andy Hassler
Atlanta Braves 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Zane Smith L: John Denny S: Bruce Sutter
Boston Red Sox 6, New York Yankees 4 at Fenway Park
W: Roger Clemens L: Dennis Rasmussen S: Bob Stanley
California Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 3 (10 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium
W: Donnie Moore L: Rick Lysander
Detroit Tigers 11, Cleveland Indians 10 (10 inn.) at Tiger Stadium
W: Willie Hernandez L: Dave VonOhlen
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Kansas City Royals 3 (10 inn.) at Royals Stadium
W: Bill Caudill L: Dan Quisenberry S: Jim Acker
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Chicago White Sox 1 at County Stadium
W: Ray Burris L: Tim Lollar
Seattle Mariners 14, Oakland Athletics 6 at Kingdome
W: Mike Morgan L: Curt Young
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Friday, April 12th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 12, 1985
San Diego Padres 7, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Andy Hawkins L: Rick Camp
Montreal Expos 5, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
W: Bryn Smith L: Dennis Eckersley
Houston Astros 8, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Astrodome
W: Dave Smith L: Larry Andersen S: Jeff Calhoun
San Francisco Giants 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium
W: Mike Krukow L: Rick Honeycutt
New York Mets 1, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Shea Stadium
W: Bruce Berenyi L: Mario Soto S: Doug Sisk
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Don Robinson L: Kurt Kepshire S: John Candelaria
Baltimore Orioles 7, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Memorial Stadium
W: Scott McGregor L: Jimmy Key S: Sammy Stewart
Oakland Athletics 15, California Angels 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Don Sutton L: Tommy John
Seattle Mariners 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Kingdome
W: Matt Young L: Ken Schrom S: Edwin Nunez
Milwaukee Brewers 11, Texas Rangers 6 at Arlington Stadium
W: Bob Gibson L: Frank Tanana
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Saturday, April 13th

IN THE NEWS: Rollie Fingers records his 217th American League save in Milwaukee's 6–5 win over Texas, breaking Sparky Lyle's record. Fingers already holds the major-league record with 325.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 13, 1985
Atlanta Braves 7, San Diego Padres 5 (10 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Bruce Sutter L: Tim Stoddard
Chicago Cubs 8, Montreal Expos 3 at Wrigley Field
W: Scott Sanderson L: Steve Rogers
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome
W: Shane Rawley L: Ron Mathis S: Al Holland
Los Angeles Dodgers 1, San Francisco Giants 0 at Dodger Stadium
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Mark Davis
New York Mets 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Shea Stadium
W: Roger McDowell L: John Franco
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: John Candelaria L: Bill Campbell
Baltimore Orioles 8, Toronto Blue Jays 7 at Memorial Stadium
W: Tippy Martinez L: Bill Caudill
Boston Red Sox 7, Chicago White Sox 2 at Fenway Park
W: Oil Can Boyd L: Floyd Bannister
New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Ron Guidry L: Bert Blyleven S: Dave Righetti
Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium
W: Jack Morris L: Bud Black
California Angels 6, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Ron Romanick L: Mike Warren
Seattle Mariners 8, Minnesota Twins 7 at Kingdome
W: Mike Stanton L: Ron Davis
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Texas Rangers 5 at Arlington Stadium
W: Bob Gibson L: Dickie Noles S: Rollie Fingers
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Sunday, April 14th

IN THE NEWS: At Atlanta, the Braves defeat the Padres 3-1 behind Rick Mahler and 2B Glenn Hubbard, who as a ML-record tying 12 assists. Second base also sees action on the Pads side as Tony Gwynn throws out two runners there. LaMarr Hoyt gives up the three Braves runs in four innings of work. In six days, on April 20, Juan Samuel, second sacker of the Phillies will be the next to match the 12 assists in a 7-6 Philadelphia win over the New York Mets. Monte Ward, for Brooklyn in 1892, was the first to make 12 assists.

The Royals send Mike Brewer to the Indians for a player to be named later. Brewer is the player to be named later, returning to the Indians on September 17.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 14, 1985
Atlanta Braves 3, San Diego Padres 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Rick Mahler L: La Marr Hoyt S: Bruce Sutter
Chicago Cubs 4, Montreal Expos 2 at Wrigley Field
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: David Palmer
Houston Astros 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Astrodome
W: Nolan Ryan L: Steve Carlton
San Francisco Giants 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium
W: Jim Gott L: Jerry Reuss S: Scott Garrelts
New York Mets 4, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Shea Stadium
W: Dwight Gooden L: Jay Tibbs
St. Louis Cardinals 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Joaquin Andujar L: Rick Rhoden
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium
W: Doyle Alexander L: Mike Boddicker S: Jim Acker
Chicago White Sox 11, Boston Red Sox 6 at Fenway Park
W: Britt Burns L: Steve Crawford
New York Yankees 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Phil Niekro L: Tom Waddell S: Dave Righetti
Detroit Tigers 5, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium
W: Dan Petry L: Bret Saberhagen S: Willie Hernandez
Oakland Athletics 8, California Angels 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Chris Codiroli L: Mike Witt S: Jay Howell
Seattle Mariners 5, Minnesota Twins 1 at Kingdome
W: Mike Moore L: Frank Viola
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium
W: Moose Haas L: Dave Rozema
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Monday, April 15th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 15, 1985
Cincinnati Reds 9, Atlanta Braves 8 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: John Stuper L: Pascual Perez S: Ted Power
Chicago Cubs 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Wrigley Field
W: Steve Trout L: Kevin Gross S: Lee Smith
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 3 at Dodger Stadium
W: Carlos Diaz L: Joe Niekro S: Ken Howell
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 1 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Mike Bielecki L: Bill Latham S: John Candelaria
San Diego Padres 8, San Francisco Giants 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Eric Show L: Atlee Hammaker
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Montreal Expos 1 at Busch Stadium II
W: Bob Forsch L: Bill Gullickson
Chicago White Sox 6, Boston Red Sox 5 (11 inn.) at Fenway Park
W: Al Jones L: Bob Stanley
California Angels 5, Minnesota Twins 0 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Geoff Zahn L: Mike Smithson
Oakland Athletics 7, Seattle Mariners 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Bill Krueger L: Mark Langston S: Jay Howell
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Tuesday, April 16th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 16, 1985
Cincinnati Reds 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Mario Soto L: Rick Camp
Chicago Cubs 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 (10 inn.) at Wrigley Field
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Al Holland
Houston Astros 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium
W: Dave Smith L: Steve Howe
New York Mets 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Jesse Orosco L: John Candelaria
San Diego Padres 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Andy Hawkins L: Dave LaPoint S: Rich Gossage
Cleveland Indians 6, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Vern Ruhle L: Dennis Martinez S: Tom Waddell
Detroit Tigers 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Tiger Stadium
W: Walt Terrell L: Ray Burris S: Aurelio Lopez
Kansas City Royals 2, Boston Red Sox 0 at Royals Stadium
W: Danny Jackson L: Roger Clemens
New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Yankee Stadium
W: Dave Righetti L: Dan Spillner
Oakland Athletics 9, Seattle Mariners 7 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Mike Warren L: Mike Morgan S: Jay Howell
Texas Rangers 9, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Mike Mason L: Luis Leal S: Dickie Noles
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Wednesday, April 17th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 17, 1985
Cincinnati Reds 6, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Tom Browning L: Steve Bedrosian
Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Wrigley Field
W: George Frazier L: Kevin Gross S: Lee Smith
Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Houston Astros 0 (11 inn.) at Dodger Stadium
W: Orel Hershiser L: Frank DiPino
New York Mets 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Doug Sisk L: Larry McWilliams
Montreal Expos 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II
W: Joe Hesketh L: John Tudor S: Jeff Reardon
Baltimore Orioles 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Sammy Stewart L: Jose Roman
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium
W: Danny Darwin L: Jack Morris
Kansas City Royals 6, Boston Red Sox 1 at Royals Stadium
W: Charlie Leibrandt L: Al Nipper
California Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Jim Slaton L: John Butcher S: Donnie Moore
Oakland Athletics 8, Seattle Mariners 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Don Sutton L: Matt Young
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Texas Rangers 1 (10 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium
W: Bill Caudill L: Dave Stewart
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Thursday, April 18th

IN THE NEWS: At Kansas City, Jim Rice hits a home run with two out in the 14th to give the Red Sox a 4–3 win over the Royals.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 18, 1985
Cincinnati Reds 4, San Francisco Giants 3 (10 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium
W: Carl Willis L: Greg Minton
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Mark Thurmond
Montreal Expos 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II
W: Steve Rogers L: Kurt Kepshire
Cleveland Indians 11, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Dave VonOhlen L: Nate Snell
Boston Red Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 3 (14 inn.) at Royals Stadium
W: Bob Ojeda L: Mike Jones
California Angels 9, Minnesota Twins 8 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Doug Corbett L: Ken Schrom S: Donnie Moore
New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium
W: Rich Bordi L: Floyd Bannister S: Dave Righetti
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Texas Rangers 2 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Dave Stieb L: Frank Tanana S: Bill Caudill
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Friday, April 19th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1985
Atlanta Braves 9, Houston Astros 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Rick Mahler L: Nolan Ryan
Cincinnati Reds 4, San Francisco Giants 2 at Riverfront Stadium
W: John Stuper L: Bill Laskey S: Ted Power
Montreal Expos 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Stade Olympique
W: Bryn Smith L: Rick Sutcliffe S: Jeff Reardon
New York Mets 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Dwight Gooden L: Charles Hudson S: Jesse Orosco
San Diego Padres 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: La Marr Hoyt L: Jerry Reuss
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Busch Stadium II
W: Joaquin Andujar L: John Candelaria S: Neil Allen
California Angels 9, Seattle Mariners 1 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Ron Romanick L: Mike Moore
Chicago White Sox 8, Boston Red Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
W: Britt Burns L: Mike Trujillo
Kansas City Royals 9, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
W: Bret Saberhagen L: Dan Petry
Texas Rangers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium
W: Dave Rozema L: Ray Searage S: Dave Stewart
Cleveland Indians 2, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
W: Neal Heaton L: Ron Guidry S: Tom Waddell
Oakland Athletics 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Chris Codiroli L: Frank Viola S: Jay Howell
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Doyle Alexander L: Sammy Stewart S: Bill Caudill
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Saturday, April 20th

IN THE NEWS: The Phillies and Pirates swap relief pitchers, Al Holland going to Pittsburgh, Kent Tekulve to Philadelphia.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1985
Houston Astros 8, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Joe Niekro L: Pascual Perez S: Frank DiPino
Cincinnati Reds 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Mario Soto L: Frank Williams
Montreal Expos 4, Chicago Cubs 0 at Stade Olympique
W: Bill Gullickson L: Steve Trout S: Jeff Reardon
Philadelphia Phillies 7, New York Mets 6 at Veteran's Stadium
W: John Denny L: Ed Lynch S: Larry Andersen
San Diego Padres 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 (10 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Rich Gossage L: Ken Howell
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Busch Stadium II
W: Danny Cox L: Lee Tunnell S: Neil Allen
Seattle Mariners 3, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Mark Langston L: Mike Witt S: Ed Vande Berg
Boston Red Sox 12, Chicago White Sox 8 at Comiskey Park I
W: Steve Crawford L: Gene Nelson S: Bob Stanley
Detroit Tigers 4, Kansas City Royals 3 at Tiger Stadium
W: Willie Hernandez L: Dan Quisenberry
Texas Rangers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium
W: Dickie Noles L: Moose Haas
New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Yankee Stadium
W: Phil Niekro L: Jose Roman S: Dave Righetti
Oakland Athletics 6, Minnesota Twins 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Bill Krueger L: Mike Smithson
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Ron Musselman L: Tippy Martinez S: Gary Lavelle
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Sunday, April 21st

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1985
Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Bob Knepper L: Len Barker S: Dave Smith
Cincinnati Reds 1, San Francisco Giants 0 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Tom Browning L: Atlee Hammaker S: Ted Power
Chicago Cubs 4, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique
W: Dennis Eckersley L: David Palmer
Philadelphia Phillies 10, New York Mets 6 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Kevin Gross L: Doug Sisk
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Orel Hershiser L: Dave Dravecky
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Busch Stadium II
W: Bob Forsch L: Jose DeLeon
California Angels 9, Seattle Mariners 2 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Geoff Zahn L: Jim Beattie
Chicago White Sox 7, Boston Red Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
W: Tim Lollar L: Roger Clemens
Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 2 (13 inn.) at Tiger Stadium
W: Dan Quisenberry L: Juan Berenguer S: Larry Gura
Texas Rangers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium
W: Mike Mason L: Ray Burris S: Dave Stewart
Cleveland Indians 3, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium
W: Dave VonOhlen L: Ed Whitson S: Tom Waddell
Minnesota Twins 2, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: John Butcher L: Curt Young
Baltimore Orioles 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Dennis Martinez L: Jimmy Key S: Tippy Martinez
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Monday, April 22nd

IN THE NEWS: The Twins collect 16 hits in sinking the Mariners, 9–5. In the 4th, Kirby Puckett hits a 3-run homer, his first home run in the majors, off Matt Young. After no homers last year, Puckett will hit four homers this season before blossoming into a power hitter with 31 next year.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1985
Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Astrodome
W: Mike Scott L: Jay Tibbs S: Dave Smith
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique
W: Shane Rawley L: Joe Hesketh
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Larry McWilliams L: Dick Ruthven S: John Candelaria
San Diego Padres 5, Atlanta Braves 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Andy Hawkins L: Zane Smith S: Rich Gossage
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Francisco Giants 2 (10 inn.) at Candlestick Park
W: Tom Niedenfuer L: Dave LaPoint
New York Mets 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Busch Stadium II
W: Calvin Schiraldi L: John Tudor S: Jesse Orosco
California Angels 6, Oakland Athletics 1 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Jim Slaton L: Don Sutton
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
W: Danny Darwin L: Juan Agosto S: Rollie Fingers
Cleveland Indians 6, Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Don Schulze L: Jack Morris S: Tom Waddell
Minnesota Twins 9, Seattle Mariners 5 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Ken Schrom L: Matt Young S: Rick Lysander
Texas Rangers 6, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Arlington Stadium
W: Charlie Hough L: Scott McGregor
Kansas City Royals 2, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Charlie Leibrandt L: Dave Stieb
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Tuesday, April 23rd

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 23, 1985
Houston Astros 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Astrodome
W: Ron Mathis L: John Stuper S: Dave Smith
Montreal Expos 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 (10 inn.) at Stade Olympique
W: Jeff Reardon L: Charles Hudson
Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Mike Bielecki
Atlanta Braves 4, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Rick Mahler L: Mark Thurmond S: Bruce Sutter
San Francisco Giants 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Candlestick Park
W: Mike Krukow L: Fernando Valenzuela
St. Louis Cardinals 8, New York Mets 3 at Busch Stadium II
W: Kurt Kepshire L: Tom Gorman
Oakland Athletics 14, California Angels 9 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Keith Atherton L: Bob Kipper S: Jay Howell
Chicago White Sox 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5 (10 inn.) at Comiskey Park I
W: Bob James L: Rollie Fingers
Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Dan Petry L: Bert Blyleven S: Willie Hernandez
Minnesota Twins 4, Seattle Mariners 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Frank Viola L: Salome Barojas
Boston Red Sox 5, New York Yankees 4 (11 inn.) at Yankee Stadium
W: Bob Ojeda L: Dave Righetti
Baltimore Orioles 11, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium
W: Storm Davis L: Frank Tanana
Kansas City Royals 7, Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Joe Beckwith L: Bill Caudill S: Dan Quisenberry
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Wednesday, April 24th

IN THE NEWS: Pete Vuckovich records his first win for Milwaukee since his Cy Young Award winning season of 1982, pitching seven innings of the Brewers 3–2 win over Chicago. He had been sidelined most of the past two seasons with shoulder problems.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 24, 1985
Cincinnati Reds 8, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome
W: Mario Soto L: Frank DiPino
Montreal Expos 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Stade Olympique
W: Bryn Smith L: John Denny S: Tim Burke
Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Steve Trout L: Rick Rhoden S: Lee Smith
San Diego Padres 3, Atlanta Braves 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: La Marr Hoyt L: Pascual Perez S: Rich Gossage
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park
W: Tom Brennan L: Bill Laskey S: Ken Howell
St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Mets 1 at Busch Stadium II
W: Joaquin Andujar L: Dwight Gooden
Oakland Athletics 6, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Steve McCatty L: Ron Romanick S: Jay Howell
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Britt Burns S: Ray Searage
Cleveland Indians 7, Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Jamie Easterly L: Aurelio Lopez
Minnesota Twins 10, Seattle Mariners 0 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Mike Smithson L: Mike Moore
Boston Red Sox 7, New York Yankees 6 at Yankee Stadium
W: Steve Crawford L: Ron Guidry S: Bob Stanley
Baltimore Orioles 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium
W: Mike Boddicker L: Dave Rozema S: Tippy Martinez
Toronto Blue Jays 10, Kansas City Royals 2 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Luis Leal L: Bret Saberhagen
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Thursday, April 25th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 25, 1985
Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 2 (10 inn.) at Astrodome
W: Zane Smith L: Dave Smith S: Bruce Sutter
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, San Diego Padres 3 at Dodger Stadium
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Eric Show
Montreal Expos 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Stade Olympique
W: Bill Gullickson L: Danny Cox S: Jeff Reardon
San Francisco Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Candlestick Park
W: Mark Davis L: Tom Hume
Baltimore Orioles 7, Cleveland Indians 1 at Memorial Stadium
W: Ken Dixon L: Jose Roman
Milwaukee Brewers 11, Detroit Tigers 7 at County Stadium
W: Bob Gibson L: Bill Scherrer
Minnesota Twins 5, Oakland Athletics 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: John Butcher L: Keith Atherton
New York Yankees 5, Boston Red Sox 1 at Yankee Stadium
W: Phil Niekro L: Bruce Hurst S: Dave Righetti
California Angels 3, Seattle Mariners 0 at Kingdome
W: Mike Witt L: Mark Langston
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Friday, April 26th

IN THE NEWS: The Dodgers Orel Hershiser pitches his 2nd consecutive shutout, a 2–0 one-hitter against the Padres. San Diego's lone hit is Tony Gwynn's 4th-inning single.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 26, 1985
Houston Astros 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Astrodome
W: Frank DiPino L: Rick Camp
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Diego Padres 0 at Dodger Stadium
W: Orel Hershiser L: Dave Dravecky
Montreal Expos 10, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Stade Olympique
W: David Palmer L: Bob Forsch
New York Mets 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Shea Stadium
W: Ron Darling L: Jose DeLeon
Chicago Cubs 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Jerry Koosman
San Francisco Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Candlestick Park
W: Vida Blue L: Ted Power
Baltimore Orioles 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Memorial Stadium
W: Dennis Martinez L: Vern Ruhle S: Sammy Stewart
Boston Red Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 2 at Fenway Park
W: Roger Clemens L: Mark Gubicza
Chicago White Sox 4, New York Yankees 2 at Comiskey Park I
W: Tom Seaver L: Ed Whitson S: Bob James
Detroit Tigers 1, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium
W: Jack Morris L: Ray Burris
Minnesota Twins 8, Oakland Athletics 7 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Ron Davis L: Keith Atherton
California Angels 11, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome
W: Doug Corbett L: Jim Beattie S: Stew Cliburn
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Texas Rangers 5 at Arlington Stadium
W: Dennis Lamp L: Dave Schmidt S: Bill Caudill
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Saturday, April 27th

IN THE NEWS: Toronto's Willie Aikens cracks a game-tying two run pinch homer in the 9th inning against Texas, and the Blue Jays win 9–8. For Aikens, it is his last ML at bat, as Toronto will send him to Syracuse in three days.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 27, 1985
Atlanta Braves 8, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome
W: Rick Mahler L: Mike Scott
San Diego Padres 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium
W: Andy Hawkins L: Tom Brennan S: Rich Gossage
Montreal Expos 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Stade Olympique
W: Joe Hesketh L: John Tudor S: Bert Roberge
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium
W: Larry McWilliams L: Jesse Orosco S: John Candelaria
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 1 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Shane Rawley L: Scott Sanderson
Cincinnati Reds 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park
W: John Stuper L: Dave LaPoint
Cleveland Indians 10, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium
W: Don Schulze L: Scott McGregor
Kansas City Royals 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park
W: Dan Quisenberry L: Bob Stanley
Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 4 (11 inn.) at Comiskey Park I
W: Gene Nelson L: Bob Shirley
Detroit Tigers 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium
W: Dan Petry L: Danny Darwin S: Willie Hernandez
Minnesota Twins 8, Oakland Athletics 6 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Frank Viola L: Don Sutton S: Ron Davis
California Angels 6, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome
W: Jim Slaton L: Matt Young
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Texas Rangers 8 (10 inn.) at Arlington Stadium
W: Jim Acker L: Dave Stewart S: Bill Caudill
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Sunday, April 28th

IN THE NEWS: After the Yankees lose to the White Sox 4–3 on a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 9th, manager Yogi Berra is replaced by Billy Martin, who begins his 4th term in the job. The bad news is delivered to Yogi by pitching coach Clyde King, and a furious Berra vows to never set foot in Yankee Stadium as long as George Steinbrenner is the owner.

Mickey Hatcher goes 4-for-5 as the Twins post their 8th consecutive win, 10–1 over Oakland. Hatcher was 5-for-5 the day before, giving him a club record nine consecutive hits.

In Billy Martin's first game as New York manager, Larry Parrish belts three home runs to power the Rangers to a 7–5 win over the Yankees. It is Parrish's 4th career 3-HR game but his first in the American League, making him only the 5th player to accomplish the feat in each league. The Yanks lose a homer in the 4th when, with two men on, Bobby Meacham hits a Frank Tanana ball that just reaches the stands. Running hard, Meacham collides with teammate Willie Randolph who was returning to 1B to tag up. Meacham is given a two-run single.

Darryl Strawberry hits a grand slam in the first inning at New York but it takes another five hours before the Mets score again. Mookie Wilson scores from 3B when Clint Hurdle's grounder went through the legs of Pittsburgh first baseman Jason Thompson for an error in the 18th inning to give the Mets a 5-4 victory in a game that lasts five hours 21 minutes. Lee Tunnell, the Bucs 7th pitcher, takes the loss. A defensive gem by Rusty Staub, robs the Pirates of at least one run in the top of the 18th. Staub, 41, who weighs 230 is pressed into service when the Mets ran out of players in the 12th inning. Staub played right field when right-handed batters came up and left field when left-handed hitters batted. He was playing right in the top of the 18th. With Tunnell on second and two out, pinch hitter Rick Rhoden hits a looping fly ball down the RF line and Staub makes a running catch to save a run. In the bottom of the 18th Gary Carter draws a walk and Wilson, running for him, goes to third on Strawberry's single to right. When Hurdle's grounder went through Thompson, it ends the longest game in three years. Through one stretch in the marathon, in which 43 players were used, Pirate pitchers hold the Mets hitless for 10 innings.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 28, 1985
Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Astrodome
W: Dave Smith L: Terry Forster
San Diego Padres 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium
W: Craig Lefferts L: Fernando Valenzuela S: Rich Gossage
Montreal Expos 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Stade Olympique
W: Steve Rogers L: Kurt Kepshire S: Jeff Reardon
New York Mets 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (18 inn.) at Shea Stadium
W: Tom Gorman L: Lee Tunnell
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Kevin Gross L: Rick Sutcliffe S: Larry Andersen
San Francisco Giants 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 (11 inn.) at Candlestick Park
W: Greg Minton L: Tom Hume
Baltimore Orioles 8, Cleveland Indians 7 at Memorial Stadium
W: Don Aase L: Tom Waddell
Kansas City Royals 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
W: Charlie Leibrandt L: Oil Can Boyd S: Joe Beckwith
Chicago White Sox 4, New York Yankees 3 at Comiskey Park I
W: Britt Burns L: Joe Cowley
Detroit Tigers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium
W: Walt Terrell L: Teddy Higuera
Minnesota Twins 10, Oakland Athletics 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Mike Smithson L: Mike Warren
California Angels 2, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome
W: Tommy John L: Salome Barojas S: Donnie Moore
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium
W: Doyle Alexander L: Mike Mason
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Monday, April 29th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 29, 1985
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Montreal Expos 2 (10 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium
W: Kent Tekulve L: Bert Roberge
California Angels 7, Boston Red Sox 6 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Pat Clements L: Steve Crawford S: Donnie Moore
Kansas City Royals 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Royals Stadium
W: Bud Black L: Neal Heaton S: Dan Quisenberry
Toronto Blue Jays 2, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Luis Leal L: Bill Krueger S: Bill Caudill
Seattle Mariners 9, Milwaukee Brewers 7 (10 inn.) at Kingdome
W: Edwin Nunez L: Ray Searage
Texas Rangers 7, New York Yankees 5 at Arlington Stadium
W: Dave Schmidt L: Ron Guidry S: Dave Rozema
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Tuesday, April 30th

IN THE NEWS: Dale Murphy drives in his 28th and 29th runs of the season in Atlanta's 8–4 win over the Reds, tying Ron Cey's 1977 record for RBI in the month of April.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 30, 1985
Chicago Cubs 3, San Francisco Giants 1 at Wrigley Field
W: Steve Trout L: Bill Laskey S: Lee Smith
Atlanta Braves 8, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Gene Garber L: Jay Tibbs
New York Mets 4, Houston Astros 1 at Shea Stadium
W: Dwight Gooden L: Joe Niekro
Philadelphia Phillies 11, Montreal Expos 0 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Jerry Koosman L: Bill Gullickson
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, San Diego Padres 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Rick Rhoden L: La Marr Hoyt S: Al Holland
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Busch Stadium II
W: Joaquin Andujar L: Jerry Reuss
Baltimore Orioles 9, Chicago White Sox 7 at Memorial Stadium
W: Mike Boddicker L: Floyd Bannister S: Sammy Stewart
California Angels 3, Boston Red Sox 2 (15 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium
W: Stew Cliburn L: Bob Ojeda
Minnesota Twins 11, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
W: John Butcher L: Milt Wilcox
Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Royals Stadium
W: Bret Saberhagen L: Jose Roman
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Dennis Lamp L: Jay Howell S: Jim Acker
Seattle Mariners 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Kingdome
W: Mark Langston L: Bob Gibson S: Edwin Nunez
Texas Rangers 8, New York Yankees 4 at Arlington Stadium
W: Dickie Noles L: Phil Niekro
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