(2/2) #OTDin1985 If you live in St. Louis, it’s not often you get to see a Cardinals home game on television, but today is one such day! Here it is: youtu.be/SCtuPiCBASM?is=toRx… The #StLCards  (91-56) host Bill Gullickson (13-11) and the Montreal Expos (77-70): Coleman-7 McGee-8 Herr-4 Clark-3 Van Slyke-9 Pendleton-5 Porter-2 Ozzie-6 Tudor (19-8) Tudor started September with 3 straight shutouts, but gave up 4 runs in a victory over Pittsburgh last time out. The Birds need the ace today! In the 1st, Raines leads off with single and steals 2nd. Law grounds out and Andre Dawson flies out, but Hubie Brooks gets a two-out RBI hit. In the 3rd, Gullickson, Raines & Law single to load the bases. Andre Dawson takes Tudor deep to make it Expos 5 - Cardinals 0. In the Cards’ 4th, Van Slyke singles, steals 2nd, goes to 3rd on Pendleton's groundout, and scores on Porter's sac fly to make it 5-1, Montreal. With Kurt Kepshire now pitching for the Birds in the 6th, rookie Andres Galarraga hits his first career home run to make it 6-1, Expos. In the Cards’ half of the 6th, Herr & Clark lead off with singles, and Van Slyke doubles in Herr. Gary Lucas one’s on to pitch, and Pendleton greets Lucas with a 2-run single to draw the Redbirds within two. Landrum grounds out & Ozzie walks to make it 1st & 3rd. Bert Roberge enters to face pinch hitter Cesar Cedeno, and CC singles in a run to make it 6-5 (video below), but Roberge ends Cards rally getting Coleman & McGee. Jeff Lahti enters and retires Montreal in the 7th. Meanwhile, the Mets are trouncing Pittsburgh behind Dwight Gooden, so the Cardinals really need runs! In the bottom of the 7th, Herr leads off with a walk. Jack Clark checks his swing on a 2-2 pitch, and while first base umpire Bob Davidson says he did not go around, The Ripper noticeably felt discomfort in his ribs (which you’ll recall still had him sidelined earlier this week). On the very next pitch though, Clark goes deep to give the Cardinals six unanswered runs and a 7-6 lead! Lahti gets all 3 for a 2nd straight inning in the 8th, and sets down Scot Thompson leading off the 9th. Tim Raines singles and steals 2nd. After Vance Law grounds out for the 2nd out of 9th, Raines steals 3rd. Lahti walks Dawson, and rookie Todd Worrell enters the game and gets Hubie Brooks to secure a second straight comeback win over the Expos (video below). The Cardinals have now won 9 out of 10 and are still two games up on the Mets. Box Score: baseball-reference.com/boxes…

(1/2) #OTDin1985, if you were a baseball fan, you tuned into Mel Allen and “This Week in Baseball” before taking in the #StLCards in the NBC Game of the Week! Here’s the whole show: youtu.be/JKcqTaDXN2k?is=5Hzc…, or if you only have two minutes, check out the portion on the Cardinals in the clip below.