1985 Toronto Blue Jays | ||
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American League East Champions | ||
League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium | |
City | Toronto | |
Record | 99–62 (.615) | |
Divisional place | 1st | |
Owners | Labatt Breweries, Imperial Trust, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | |
General managers | Pat Gillick | |
Managers | Bobby Cox | |
Television | CFTO-TV 9 (Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver) The Sports Network (Ken Singleton, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver) | |
Radio | CJCL–AM 1430 (Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek) | |
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The 1985 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's ninth season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing first in the American League East with a record of 99 wins and 62 losses. The win total of 99 is a franchise record, and the division title was the franchise's first.
Despite having the second-best record in Major League Baseball, the Blue Jays collapsed in the American League Championship Series against the Kansas City Royals, blowing a 3–1 series lead and losing in seven games.