October 2, 1985 · 4:33 AM EDT
Biggest lead PIT by 5 · CHC by 3 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1ST Cardinals | 101 | 61 | .623 | — |
2NY Mets | 98 | 64 | .605 | 3.0 |
3WS Nationals | 84 | 77 | .522 | 16.5 |
4CH Cubs | 77 | 84 | .478 | 23.5 |
5PH Phillies | 75 | 87 | .463 | 26.0 |
6PI Pirates | 57 | 104 | .354 | 43.5 |
2B: Orsulak, Almon, Ortiz
HR: Ray, Bream, Ortiz
RBI: Almon, Ray 3, Bream, Reynolds 2, Ortiz
SB: Reynolds
CS: Orsulak
LOB: 17
| BDBob DernierCF | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BHBilly HatcherLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RSRyne Sandberg2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| KMKeith MorelandRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JDJody DavisC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LDLeon Durham1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| RCRon Cey3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DODave OwenSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RSRick SutcliffeP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RHRichie HebnerPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DBDave BeardP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TBThad BosleyPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JBJay BallerP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFRay FontenotP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SD Shawon DunstonSS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
2B: Dernier 2, Davis, Durham
3B: Sandberg
HR: Sandberg
RBI: Sandberg 2, Durham, Owen
SB: Owen
LOB: 16
The Pirates routed the Cubs 9-4 at Wrigley Field.
Rick Rhoden got the win, Rick Sutcliffe took the loss and Cecilio Guante earned the save. Junior Ortiz went 3-for-4 for the Pirates, while Ryne Sandberg went 2-for-5 for the Cubs.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
