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The 1985 National League Championship Series was a best-of-seven playoff series in Major League Baseball’s 1985 postseason played between the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers from October 9–16. It was the 17th NLCS and the first played under the new best-of-seven format. In previous years, the NLCS had been settled by a best-of ...
The 38-year-old Abdul-Jabbar was named MVP of the series, his second Finals MVP award and first since 1971 (back when he was known as Lew Alcindor), averaging 25.7 points, 9.0 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.5 blocks in six games. Worthy averaged 23.7 points for the Lakers, while Magic Johnson scored 18.3 points per game to go along with 14.0 ...
The winner of the NLCS wins the NL pennant and advances to the World Series, MLB's championship series, to play the winner of the American League's (AL) Championship Series. The NLCS began in 1969 as a best-of-five playoff and used this format until 1985, when it changed to a best-of-seven format.
In the only playoff game of the night, the Atlanta Braves can win their first pennant in 22 years with a victory in Game 5 of the NL Championship Series at Dodger Stadium. Max Fried is scheduled ...
The Dodgers, in perhaps the most anticipated season in franchise history, took a giant step toward the World Series by swatting away the San Diego Padres, winning 2-0 in Game 5 of the National ...
It was previously in a 2–3–2 format (the team with the better regular season record plays on its home court in games 1, 2, 6, and 7) during 1949, 1953–1955, and 1985–2013, [9] [10] in a 1–1–1–1–1–1–1 format in 1956 and 1971, [11] [12] and in a 1–2–2–1–1 format in 1975 and 1978.
The 1985 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1985 season. The 82nd edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Kansas City Royals and the National League (NL) champion St. Louis Cardinals. The Royals upset the heavily favored Cardinals in ...
November 1: World Series Game 6 (if necessary) November 2: World Series Game 7 (if necessary) This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2024 MLB playoff schedule: Bracket, dates, time, TV for ...