Trying to circumvent the Mariners’ ‘escape clause,’ which is based on attendance at the Kingdome, the King County Council attempts to modify the deal it made with the team. A proposed amendment, making it necessary for the club to play .500 ball before a move could be considered, a record the M’s have never achieved, angers owner George Argyros so much he threatens to move the team out of Seattle.

1985 – The Cards’ John Tudor picks up his 20th win of the season with his Major League-leading 10th shutout, a 5 – 0 four-hitter against the Phillies. It’s the most in 10 years and the most by a lefty since Sandy Koufax in 1963.

Rickey Henderson steals his 75th base of the season in the Yankees’ 10 – 2 win over Detroit, breaking the club record of 74 set by Fritz Maisel in 1914.

1985 – Expos OF Andre Dawson slugs three home runs, including a pair of three-run shots in a 12-run 5th inning, to lead Montreal to a wild 17 – 15 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Dawson joins Willie McCovey as the only players to hit two home runs in one inning on two different occasions, and his six RBIs in one inning ties the major-league record last accomplished by Jim Ray Hart in 1970. The Expo outfielder also went yard twice in the same frame on July 30, 1978.

1985 – In a Boston 7 – 6 win over Detroit, Wade Boggs ties Tris Speaker’s club mark of 222 hits with a single in the 2nd inning. His 5th-inning single, his 185th, sets a new American League record for singles, breaking the mark set by Willie Wilson in 1980. Wade will end with 187, a mark that will stand until 2001.

1985 – The Rangers trade P Dave Stewart to the Phillies for pitcher Rick Surhoff, whose brother B.J. Surhoff was the first pick in the amateur draft in June.

Milwaukee beats New York, 4 – 3, to end the Yankees’ winning streak at 11 games. New York now trails first-place Toronto by 2 1/2 games in the American League East.

Both teams charge onto the Shea Stadium field when George Foster is hit with a first-inning pitch thrown by Cardinal starter Danny Cox, who appeared annoyed by the Mets’ hitter stepping out of the box several times during the at-bat. Minutes after the bench-clearing incident and order is restored, Howard Johnson hits a grand slam to give New York an eventual 5-4 win and a one-game lead over the Redbirds in the tight NL East race.