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:1985 Major League Baseball season

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{{Infobox sports season

| title = 1985 MLB season

| league = Major League Baseball

| sport = Baseball

| duration = April 8 – October 27, 1985

| no_of_games = 162

| no_of_teams = 26

| TV = ABC, NBC

| draft = Draft

| draft_link = 1985 Major League Baseball draft

| top_pick = B. J. Surhoff

| top_pick_link = List of first overall MLB draft picks

| picked_by = Milwaukee Brewers

| season = Regular season

| season_champs =

| MVP = NL: Willie McGee (STL)
AL: Don Mattingly (NYY)

| MVP_link = Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award

| playoffs = Postseason

| playoffs_link = 1985 Major League Baseball postseason

| conf1 = AL

| conf1_link = 1985 American League Championship Series

| conf1_champ = Kansas City Royals

| conf1_runner-up = Toronto Blue Jays

| conf2 = NL

| conf2_link = 1985 National League Championship Series

| conf2_champ = St. Louis Cardinals

| conf2_runner-up = Los Angeles Dodgers

| finals = World Series

| finals_link = 1985 World Series

| finals_champ = Kansas City Royals

| finals_runner-up = St. Louis Cardinals

| World_Series_MVP = Bret Saberhagen (KC)

| World_Series_MVP_link = World Series Most Valuable Player Award

| seasonslist = List of Major League Baseball seasons

| seasonslistnames = MLB

| prevseason_link = 1984 Major League Baseball season

| prevseason_year = 1984

| nextseason_link = 1986 Major League Baseball season

| nextseason_year = 1986

}}

{{MLB Team Maps (1982–1988)}}

The 1985 Major League Baseball season ended with the Kansas City Royals defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in the seventh game of the I-70 World Series. Bret Saberhagen, the regular season Cy Young Award winner, was named MVP of the Series. The National League won the All-Star Game for the second straight year.

The League Championship Series playoffs were expanded to a best-of-seven format beginning this year,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vlhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ee8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6821%2C1949999 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=staff and wire reports |title=League playoffs expand to seven games |date=April 4, 1985 |page=C2}} and both leagues ended up settling their pennant winners in more than five games, with the Royals beating the Toronto Blue Jays in seven games, and the Cardinals beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games. This was the first full season for Peter Ueberroth as commissioner.

There was a brief interruption during the regular season. The 1985 Major League Baseball strike occurred August 6 and 7, lasting only two days. The 25 cancelled games were for the most part made up later on in the season on open dates or parts of doubleheaders.

Standings

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=American League=

{{1985 AL East standings|highlight=Toronto Blue Jays}}{{1985 AL West standings|highlight=Kansas City Royals}}

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=National League=

{{1985 NL East standings|highlight=St. Louis Cardinals}}{{1985 NL West standings|highlight=Los Angeles Dodgers}}

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Postseason

{{Main article|1985 Major League Baseball postseason}}

=Bracket=

{{4TeamBracket

| RD1=League Championship Series
(ALCS, NLCS)

| RD2=World Series

| RD1-seed1 = East | RD1-team1=Toronto

| RD1-seed2 = West | RD1-team2=Kansas City

| RD1-score1 = 3 | RD1-score2=4

| RD1-seed3 = East | RD1-team3=St. Louis

| RD1-seed4 = West | RD1-team4=Los Angeles

| RD1-score3 = 4 | RD1-score4=2

| RD2-seed1 = AL | RD2-team1=Kansas City

| RD2-seed2 = NL | RD2-team2=St. Louis

| RD2-score1 = 4 | RD2-score2=3

}}

Managers

Image:1985 Mother's Cookies - Oakland Coliseum.JPG hosting a game at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in 1985.]]

=American League=

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! Team

ManagerNotes
Baltimore Orioles

| Joe Altobelli, Cal Ripken, Sr., Earl Weaver

|

Boston Red Sox

| John McNamara

|First season as Red Sox manager

California Angels

| Gene Mauch

|

Chicago White Sox

| Tony La Russa

|

Cleveland Indians

| Pat Corrales

|

Detroit Tigers

| Sparky Anderson

|

Kansas City Royals

| Dick Howser

| Won World Series

Milwaukee Brewers

| George Bamberger

|First season as Brewers manager

Minnesota Twins

| Billy Gardner, Ray Miller

|

New York Yankees

| Yogi Berra, Billy Martin

|

Oakland Athletics

| Jackie Moore

|

Seattle Mariners

| Chuck Cottier

|Cottier's final season as a Major League manager

Texas Rangers

| Doug Rader, Bobby Valentine

|

Toronto Blue Jays

| Bobby Cox

| Won AL East

=National League=

class="wikitable"

! Team

ManagerNotes
Atlanta Braves

| Eddie Haas, Bobby Wine

|

Chicago Cubs

| Jim Frey

|

Cincinnati Reds

| Pete Rose

|

Houston Astros

| Bob Lillis

|Lillis' final season with the Astros

Los Angeles Dodgers

| Tommy Lasorda

| Won NL West

Montreal Expos

| Buck Rodgers

|

New York Mets

| Davey Johnson

|

Philadelphia Phillies

| John Felske

|First season as Phillies manager

Pittsburgh Pirates

| Chuck Tanner

|

St. Louis Cardinals

| Whitey Herzog

| Won National League Pennant

San Diego Padres

| Dick Williams

|Williams' final season with the Padres

San Francisco Giants

| Jim Davenport, Roger Craig

|

Umpires

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! colspan="8" style="text-align:left; background:#c60c30;color:#fff"| American League Umpires

Name || G || HP || 1B || 2B || 3B || LF || RF
(#22) Larry Barnett1473937333900
(#2) Nick Bremigan1253233312900
(#15) Joe Brinkman1453725343900
(#24) Al Clark1393536343400
(#37) Drew Coble1393634353500
(#12) Terry Cooney1353535313400
(#13) Derryl Cousins1473737363700
(#11) Don Denkinger1443734343900
(#3) Jim Evans1503937363800
(#20) Dale Ford1523940353800
(#19) Rich Garcia1443636363600
(#35) Ted Hendry1493738373700
(#17) John Hirschbeck1002426262400
Rich Humphrey16553300
(#25) Mark Johnson922322242300
(#21) Ken Kaiser1443636363600
(#18) Greg Kosc1453636363700
Tom Leppard29678800
(#36) Tim McClelland1443635373600
(#10) Larry McCoy1503837383700
(#8) Jim McKean1373436353200
(#33) Durwood Merrill1483738324100
(#34) Dan Morrison1493738363800
(#6) Jerry Neudecker1523939363800
(#14) Steve Palermo1503738373800
(#7) Dave Phillips1503837373800
(#23) Rick Reed1473637373700
(#31) Mike Reilly1453637373500
(#27) Rocky Roe1483737353900
Dale Scott1000100
(#29) John Shulock1152831282800
(#4) Marty Springstead1503838353900
Tim Tschida27669600
(#26) Vic Voltaggio1263331323000
(#30) Tim Welke1273332303200
(#28) Larry Young862221222100

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! colspan="8" style="text-align:left; background:#03224c;color:#fff"| National League Umpires

Name || G || HP || 1B || 2B || 3B || LF || RF
Greg Bonin24756600
(#28) Fred Brocklander1503838383600
(#2) Jerry Crawford1393434353600
(#3) Jerry Dale17544400
(#31) Bob Davidson1483737383600
(#12) Gerry Davis1273231323200
(#32) Dana DeMuth842119222200
(#5) Bob Engel1503937373700
(#6) Bruce Froemming1473739353600
(#7) Eric Gregg1323334333200
(#33) Scott Grinder369881100
(#20) Tom Hallion31889600
(#29) Lanny Harris982326262300
(#8) Doug Harvey1453738343600
(#9) John Kibler1353433333500
(#30) Randy Marsh1493637383800
(#10) John McSherry1523838383800
(#11) Ed Montague1513738393700
(#26) Dave Pallone1433437353700
Larry Poncino7222100
(#14) Frank Pulli1463736363700
(#15) Jim Quick1453637353700
(#16) Dutch Rennert1513839363800
(#27) Steve Rippley842121212100
(#17) Paul Runge1473736373700
(#18) Dick Stello1493737373800
(#19) Terry Tata1453637363600
(#21) Harry Wendelstedt1433736333700
(#22) Joe West1503737373900
(#23) Lee Weyer1523936383900
(#24) Bill Williams1543838384000
(#25) Charlie Williams1513839403400

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Awards and honors

{{further|1985 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting}}

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|+

! colspan="3" |Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards

BBWAA Award

!National League

!American League

Rookie of the Year

|Vince Coleman (STL)

|Ozzie Guillen (CWS)

Cy Young Award

|Dwight Gooden (NYM)

|Bret Saberhagen (KC)

Manager of the Year

|Whitey Herzog (STL)

|Bobby Cox (TOR)

Most Valuable Player

|Willie McGee (STL)

|Don Mattingly (NYY)

colspan="3" |Gold Glove Awards
Position

!National League

!American League

Pitcher

|Rick Reuschel (PIT)

|Ron Guidry (NYY)

Catcher

|Tony Peña (PIT)

|Lance Parrish (DET)

First Baseman

|Keith Hernandez (NYM)

|Don Mattingly (NYY)

Second Baseman

|Ryne Sandberg (CHC)

|Lou Whitaker (DET)

Third Baseman

|Tim Wallach (MTL)

|George Brett (KC)

Shortstop

|Ozzie Smith (STL)

|Alfredo Griffin (OAK)

rowspan="3" |Outfielders

|Andre Dawson (MTL)

|Dwight Evans (BOS)

Willie McGee (STL)

|Dwayne Murphy (OAK)

Dale Murphy (ATL)

|Gary Pettis (CAL)
Dave Winfield (NYY)

colspan="3" |Silver Slugger Awards
Pitcher/Designated Hitter

|Rick Rhoden (PIT)

|Don Baylor (NYY)

Catcher

|Gary Carter (NYM)

|Carlton Fisk (CWS)

First Baseman

|Jack Clark (STL)

|Don Mattingly (NYY)

Second Baseman

|Ryne Sandberg (CHC)

|Lou Whitaker (DET)

Third Baseman

|Tim Wallach (MTL)

|George Brett (KC)

Shortstop

|Hubie Brooks (MTL)

|Cal Ripken Jr. (BAL)

rowspan="3" |Outfielders

|Willie McGee (STL)

|George Bell (TOR)

Dale Murphy (ATL)

|Rickey Henderson (NYY)

Dave Parker (CIN)

|Dave Winfield (NYY)

=Other awards=

=Player of the Month=

class="wikitable"
MonthAmerican LeagueNational League
April

| Mike Davis || Dale Murphy

May

| George Brett || Dave Parker

June

| Rickey Henderson || Pedro Guerrero

July

| George Brett || Keith Hernandez

August

| Don Mattingly || Willie McGee

September

| Don Mattingly || Gary Carter

=Pitcher of the Month=

class="wikitable"
MonthAmerican LeagueNational League
April

| Charlie Leibrandt || Fernando Valenzuela

May

| Dave Stieb || Andy Hawkins

June

| Jay Howell || John Tudor

July

| Bret Saberhagen || Fernando Valenzuela

August

| Dave Righetti || Shane Rawley

September

| Charlie Leibrandt || Dwight Gooden

Statistical leaders

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Statistic

! colspan=2 | American League

! colspan=2 | National League

AVGWade Boggs BOS.368Willie McGee STL.353
HRDarrell Evans DET40Dale Murphy ATL37
RBIDon Mattingly NYY145Dave Parker CIN125
WinsRon Guidry NYY22Dwight Gooden NYM24
ERADave Stieb TOR2.48Dwight Gooden NYM1.53
SOBert Blyleven CLE/MIN206Dwight Gooden NYM268
SVDan Quisenberry KC37Jeff Reardon MTL41
SBRickey Henderson NYY80Vince Coleman STL110

All-Star game

  • All-Star Game, July 16 at the Metrodome in Minneapolis: National League, 6–1; LaMarr Hoyt, MVP.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rFhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Fe8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6346%2C896952|work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|agency=Knight-Ridder|title=AL is kept at arm's length |date=July 17, 1985 |page=C1}}

Milestones

  • On August 4, at Yankee Stadium, Tom Seaver won his 300th game as a member of the Chicago White Sox.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6rMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U-8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6440%2C2566897|work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|agency=Associated Press |title=Carew, Seaver have a Super Sunday |date=August 5, 1985 |page=C1}}
  • On August 4, at Anaheim Stadium, Rod Carew got his 3000th hit as a member of the California Angels.
  • On September 11, Pete Rose reached 4,192 hits, breaking Ty Cobb's all-time major league career hits record.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s7wzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=au8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6674%2C6967124 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|agency=(Cincinnati Herald)|last=Richmond |first=Peter |title=Rose finally breaks the Ty |date=September 12, 1985 |page=C1}}
  • On October 6, Phil Niekro won his 300th game and became the oldest pitcher (age 46) to record a shutout as a member of the New York Yankees.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j1lWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Me8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6799%2C4309938|work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|agency=Associated Press |title=Niekro blanks Jays for 300th |date=October 7, 1985 |page=C1}}

Home field attendance and payroll

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style="text-align:center; font-size:larger;"
Team name

!Wins

!{{abbr|%±|Percent change}}

!Home attendance

!{{abbr|%±|Percent change}}

!{{abbr|Per game|Average home attendance per game}}

!Est. payroll

!{{abbr|%±|Percent change}}

Los Angeles Dodgers{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/attend.shtml|title=Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|95

|20.3%

|3,264,593

|4.1%

|40,304

|$10,967,917

|

New York Mets{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/attend.shtml|title=New York Mets Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|98

|8.9%

|2,761,601

|49.9%

|34,094

|$10,834,762

|

St. Louis Cardinals{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/attend.shtml|title=St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|101

|20.2%

|2,637,563

|29.5%

|32,563

|$11,817,083

|

California Angels{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ANA/attend.shtml|title=Los Angeles Angels Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|90

|11.1%

|2,567,427

|6.8%

|32,499

|$14,427,894

|

Toronto Blue Jays{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/attend.shtml|title=Toronto Blue Jays Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|99

|11.2%

|2,468,925

|17.0%

|30,862

|$9,329,217

|

Detroit Tigers{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/attend.shtml|title=Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|84

| −19.2%

|2,286,609

| −15.5%

|28,230

|$10,348,143

|

New York Yankees{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/attend.shtml|title=New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|97

|11.5%

|2,214,587

|21.6%

|27,682

|$14,238,204

|

San Diego Padres{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/attend.shtml|title=San Diego Padres Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|83

| −9.8%

|2,210,352

|11.4%

|27,288

|$11,191,583

|

Kansas City Royals{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCR/attend.shtml|title=Kansas City Royals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|91

|8.3%

|2,162,717

|19.5%

|26,375

|$10,565,346

|

Chicago Cubs{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/attend.shtml|title=Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|77

| −19.8%

|2,161,534

|2.6%

|26,686

|$12,702,917

|

Baltimore Orioles{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/attend.shtml|title=Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|83

| −2.4%

|2,132,387

|4.2%

|26,326

|$12,085,712

|

Cincinnati Reds{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/attend.shtml|title=Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|89

|27.1%

|1,834,619

|43.8%

|22,650

|$8,359,917

|

Philadelphia Phillies{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/attend.shtml|title=Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|75

| −7.4%

|1,830,350

| −11.3%

|22,597

|$10,644,966

|

Boston Red Sox{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/attend.shtml|title=Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|81

| −5.8%

|1,786,633

|7.5%

|22,057

|$10,897,560

|

Chicago White Sox{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/attend.shtml|title=Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|85

|14.9%

|1,669,888

| −21.9%

|20,616

|$9,846,178

|

Minnesota Twins{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/attend.shtml|title=Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|77

| −4.9%

|1,651,814

|3.3%

|19,664

|$5,764,821

|

Montreal Expos{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSN/attend.shtml|title=Washington Nationals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|84

|7.7%

|1,502,494

| −6.5%

|18,549

|$9,470,166

|

Milwaukee Brewers{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/attend.shtml|title=Milwaukee Brewers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|71

|6.0%

|1,360,265

| −15.4%

|17,003

|$11,284,107

|

Atlanta Braves{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/attend.shtml|title=Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|66

| −17.5%

|1,350,137

| −21.7%

|16,668

|$14,807,000

|

Oakland Athletics{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/attend.shtml|title=Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|77

|0.0%

|1,334,599

| −1.4%

|16,894

|$9,058,606

|

Houston Astros{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/attend.shtml|title=Houston Astros Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|83

|3.8%

|1,184,314

| −3.7%

|14,621

|$9,993,051

|

Seattle Mariners{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/attend.shtml|title=Seattle Mariners Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|74

|0.0%

|1,128,696

|29.7%

|13,599

|$4,613,000

|

Texas Rangers{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TEX/attend.shtml|title=Texas Rangers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|62

| −10.1%

|1,112,497

|0.9%

|13,906

|$7,676,500

|

San Francisco Giants{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/attend.shtml|title=San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|62

| −6.1%

|818,697

| −18.3%

|10,107

|$8,221,714

|

Pittsburgh Pirates{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/attend.shtml|title=Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|57

| −24.0%

|735,900

| −4.9%

|9,199

|$9,267,500

|

Cleveland Indians{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/attend.shtml|title=Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|60

| −20.0%

|655,181

| −10.7%

|8,089

|$6,551,666

Television coverage

class="wikitable"

! Network

Day of weekAnnouncers
ABC

| Monday nights
Sunday afternoons

| Al Michaels, Jim Palmer, Howard Cosell,ABC replaced Howard Cosell with Tim McCarver in the booth alongside Al Michaels and Jim Palmer for the 1985 World Series due to the controversy surrounding Cosell's book, I Never Played the Game. Tim McCarver, Don Drysdale

NBC

| Saturday afternoons

| Vin Scully, Joe Garagiola, Bob Costas, Tony Kubek

References

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External links

  • [https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1985-schedule.shtml 1985 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference]

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