Definitely super to the Yankees' Wyniger.

LMFAOOOOOOOO

I was 11 when I watched this game...also rooting for the Yankees. It was one of the best baseball games I ever watched, and I had mad respect for Fisk making that double play even though it probably caused the Yankees to lose. Funny how that play stuck with me 40 years later that I went on a search for it, and found this video.

But the reason he was able to drive in that many runs is because of Rickey Henderson as the Yankees lead-off hitter. In 1985... Henderson hit .314 with 99 walks, a .419 on base pct., 80 steals in 90 attempts, and scored an incredible 146 runs in 143 games played. Without Henderson, there's no way Mattingly drives in that many runs. Rickey got overlooked for the MVP and it really could have gone to either player. It also could have gone to George Brett who hit .335 with 30 HR & 112 RBI for a mediocre hitting KC team. The eventual '85 WS Champion Royals won their division by just 1 game over the Angels that season. It's easy to see that without Brett, the Royals don't win their division. Meanwhile, the Yankees finished 2nd yet a NY player was still voted as MVP despite the Yankees not even making the playoffs. Mattingly was great, but Rickey Henderson was just as extraordinary as was George Brett. It could have gone to any one of those 3 players. I personally feel Brett should have won it because his team made the playoffs, and he had a lot less help in the lineup compared to Mattingly. As a matter of fact, the Royals were second to last in runs scored in the AL in 1985 with 687. Meanwhile, the Yankees led the AL with 839 runs scored. Again, Brett did not have the players around him the same caliber that Mattingly did.

@@millypoo7713 Of course, that's why it's still a team sport. You can even say that Henderson wouldn't have scored as many runs if it weren't for Mattingly's bat that year. It's a thread that can be pulled many times. Did A-Rod deserve MVP twice in Texas for a last place team? Besides, AL east was a beast during this time & if not for a bad call in the world series in '85 Cards might have won. But could've, would've, should've isn't the history we know. But during this time Mattingly was such a sweet swing to watch.

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@Milly Poo wow, the 1985 yankees were great and I had a Henderson glove in little league...Ricky's new york time with Mattingly, randolph and Winfield should have at least made the playoffs

@@user-dc1dr9kr8x Look at their pitching staff and you'll realize why they didnt make the playoffs. The Yankees always had good lineups in the 80's, but their pitching was at or near the worst in MLB.

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At 3:23:07.

Where’s the “incredible” part?

Back when announcers were boring and just told you what you were watching. I never played major league baseball and I could've done better than Joe Garagiola

Actually not “still”….again not still

Robert Martin Are you sure it was weights? Things that make you go. Hmm!

Russell Guercio yes he is correct, Fisk said it once in a biography. No steroids if that’s what your hinting too. Hopefully you’re being sarcastic.

Dev Rose The gospel according to Fisk. Do you really expect him to say anything different.

Russell Guercio It’s more factual than your false assumption. Why is your opinion be more credible than his??

Dev Rose Based on the numerous players who said they didn't, and ultimately did. True not everyone is lying, but in his case the age that he was in his best shape, better shape at 35, as opposed to 25, in a time when weightlifting in baseball was unheard of, Brian Downing an exception, not capable without some form of P.E.D.

Why was it not a Saturday game

@@kascnef Good question

@@kascnef The next day on Saturday, Tom Seaver won his 300th game.

He played in 3 more games but only 1 more AB

Agree, but he was consistent in calling that a strike for both teams.

Another Mike Stanton who was a right handed reliever. Giancarlo Stanton middle name was Michael nickname Mike.

Lefty pitcher Mike Stanton pitch for the Yankees for three World Series championship teams.

Oscar Gamble weird batting stance.

At 3:15:00.

He's not his dad

Not the 9th and not his father, Num-nuts

@@joeambrose3260 Shut up, turd.

I think you mean he embarrassed his dad’s name entire time he played

@nimfa mcdonald Nah, I was pretty good in tee ball

@nimfa mcdonald I did not know that. Thanks for the info.

August 6 and 7 1985

Nice

That play was emblematic of the later '80s Yankees.

That old stadium was really the best.

No offense, but how many times do people like you have to be told? Baseball is a business. Renovations are not cheap! Fenway and Wrigley are still around, because their owners can afford the renovations, and they have butts in seats all season long (until 2020). Yankee Stadium was renovated once, it was not going to be renovated a second time. Too many issues. Remember the beam that fell from the upper deck, and crashed into the seats below, back in 1998? The concrete was eroding from within. The place was too cramped, especially in the upper deck. The corridors were too narrow, which made it difficult to get to and from the bathrooms, and getting in and out of the stadium with sellout crowds took forever. They needed a new ballpark in order to be able to have modern amenities, and better crowd control. Getting in and out of the new ballpark is a breeze, compared to the old one. By 2008, it was time for a new ballpark, the old one, sadly, had to go. Circle of life.

@@mcorivervsaf Wrigley Field literally had sections of concrete rotting and falling into the lower deck. They had to install netting under the upper deck to catch the concrete until they could get approval for renovations. ALL the concrete in the lower and upper decks was removed and replaced. The only thing original to the park now is the outside facade, the steel skeleton of the stands, and the brick outfield wall. Too suggest that it was cheaper to build a new ballpark compared to a renovation of the old Yankee stadium is absurd. They could have gutted the stands again just like they did in the 1970s. The new ballpark is a sanitized, modernized, copy of the original. The Yankees had the money and the ability to do what they did in Fenway and Wrigley which are both older and had undergone numerous renovations in the past. To suggest the Yankees couldn't do renovations again, because they had done it once before is silly.

@@TheVCRTimeMachine I hate to be the one to tell you this, but you’re wrong. Ballparks are not built to last forever. If they were, would you want to watch a Yankee game at the Polo Grounds, with its ridiculous dimensions? I’ll bet not. You might want to take a look around Major League Baseball as to why Yankee Stadium had to be replaced. It was turning into an outdated, crumbling relic of the past. Part of owning a ballpark, whether it be the team, or the city, county, or the state, is maintaining infrastructure. The older a ballpark gets, the more expensive it is to maintain. You can’t just throw money at renovations, unless the cost is reasonable. You think this was some knee-jerk reaction to the rest of MLB getting new stadiums? Yankee Stadium was falling apart internally, and no amount of renovation work was going to save it. The 1974-75 renovations allowed it to last until 2008. The beam collapse in ‘98 was a bad omen, and a reminder: They needed a new ballpark. You can only renovate a place enough to the point where it becomes outmoded, and that’s what happened. Yes, it had lots of history, and great moments for fans, but what do you think happened to Tiger Stadium, and Comiskey Park, when they became aged and outmoded? They got replaced with newer parks, and better amenities for fans. Fenway, Wrigley, & Dodger Stadium, are the few exceptions, they are EXEMPT for now, but what about 20 years from now? Will the owners of those ballparks be able to pony up the dough for more renovations? We’ll find out then. Guess what? Sometimes, in order to move forward, you have to build something completely new to replace the old. Welcome to reality. It’s called PROGRESS. Move on.

@nimfa mcdonald Get back to me, when you have something intelligent to say. EDIT: nimfa mcdonald, it looks like KZfaq decided to terminate your account for your harassing behavior. Serves you right! Play stupid games, win stupid prizes! Don’t ever come back!

Future nobody haha

Phillies didn't keep him because he was injured too often. Yankees picking him up was a major blunder.

Me too! I think it was Friday Night Baseball.

I miss all the behind the plate advertising you see today. Sometimes baseball is boring. The ads really spice things up!

If he just slides Berra probably gets a run.

Only reason he plays cause papi is yogi Berra that's it why couldn't he play for the mets

Twins?

Eh, its flyover territory.

SORRY WHITE SOX FANS

click789101112 Shoot

@@jacobs7860 Not an issue. Our team is always forgotten, even in 2005...

Pronounced Ghee-en

@nimfa mcdonald 😎

Lord Satanicus Yep

Wasn’t in regular rotation but it would happen on occasion. Pretty sure they had a Dodgers-Cubs game on a Friday night a couple of weeks after this.

Periodically

believe in the summer months when it was slow, they had some friday night games..also 8/2/85, the same night Delta plane crash in Dallas, which dominated the news

@@AskWlat I believe there was also a Dodgers/Cubs Friday Night Game was in 1986 with a young Jamie Moyer pitching in that game.

OMG SAME DUDE SAME

You meant 300th.

@nimfa mcdonald 700th?