| 1985 St. Louis Cardinals | ||
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| National League Champions National League East Champions | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Division | Eastern Division | |
| Ballpark | Busch Memorial Stadium | |
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Record | 101–61 (.623) | |
| Divisional place | 1st | |
| Owners | August "Gussie" Busch | |
| General managers | Dal Maxvill | |
| Managers | Whitey Herzog | |
| Television | KSDK–TV 5 (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph, Al Hrabosky) | |
| Radio | KMOX–AM 1020 (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon) | |
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The St. Louis Cardinals' 1985 season was the team's 104th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 94th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 101–61 during the season (their best record in the Herzog era and all of baseball that year) and finished in first place in the National League East division by three games over the New York Mets. After defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games in the NLCS, they lost in seven games in the World Series to their cross-state rivals, the Kansas City Royals in the I-70 Series. The World Series is known for the infamous "safe" call on the Royals' Jorge Orta by umpire Don Denkinger.
The Cardinals switched back to their traditional gray road uniforms for the first time in ten seasons.
Outfielder Willie McGee won the National League MVP Award this year, batting .353 with 10 home runs and 82 RBIs. Outfielder Vince Coleman won the National League Rookie of the Year Award this year, batting .267 with 107 runs scored and 110 stolen bases. Shortstop Ozzie Smith and McGee both won Gold Gloves this year.
During the 1985 playoffs, the Cardinals used the slogan The Heat Is On, in reference to the song that was released earlier that year.