On the pitch that Mattingly hit the homer on, the catcher didn't even set up to try and frame the pitch. And after Mattingly hits the three-run homer and the credits roll it says 'Twins 8, Yankees 6 Final'. Some fine addition done by the television crew. They should have been fired for not counting a Mattingly game-winning homerun. Unforgivable.
Thank you so much for posting this. In May of 1985, I was two months shy of my 8th birthday. I was just falling in love with the Yankees and I actually remember watching this with my brother. Cool hearing Bill White's voice. Too bad Rizzuto wasn't on the air for this. At the moment of this HR, he was either on the radio side or on the GW Bridge. You have any other WPIX clips from those years?
Joe Cowley?? Lol man this brings back memories. This team was really good. Check Rickey's numbers from this season he was out of this world good (he had a 10 WAR!!!). Unfortunately Toronto was just always a little bit better.
Davis was a Yankee from 79-81 and did very well as a set up man. He relied mainly on a fastball with somewhat of a sidearm motion. With the Twins he saved plenty of games but blew about 10 per year. His pitches were simply too fat. The novelty of the delivery wore off after 1981.
He learned to pull the ball & make use of the short porch in one year of winter ball, in the off season of 1983. His swing had a minimal take back which meant he could wait on the ball & still pull the trigger in time. He didn't have to guess. In his prime, his swing was such that you couldn't throw the ball by him. He wasn't going to be late on pitches even if they were high 90's, & he would move up on the plate in situations like these so an outside pitch was actually pullable.
Wow, I can't believe you have footage of this. Now, if you just had Mattingly's home run against Seattle from the divisional playoffs I'd be a happy man.
I remember staying up to watch the end of that game. Spencer Ross with the play by play. That was former Yankee Ron Davis on the mound. That 1985 Yankee team was one of the best teams to never make the playoffs.
@blking928 In 1985, the Yankees drew 2.2 million fans and ranked 4th in the American League. Also, that was a Monday night game in May, so with school in session, crowds were light. In the 1980s, attendance wasn't anywhere near close to the levels now.
WOW!....On another note why were their empty seats back then? Notice left field pavillion?
stage51manager 1 day ago
On the pitch that Mattingly hit the homer on, the catcher didn't even set up to try and frame the pitch. And after Mattingly hits the three-run homer and the credits roll it says 'Twins 8, Yankees 6 Final'. Some fine addition done by the television crew. They should have been fired for not counting a Mattingly game-winning homerun. Unforgivable.
AlbertEinsteinJr 2 days ago
Awesome!!!...I was at this game...Miss the old stadium....GREAT MEMORIES!!!
bjroberts65 1 week ago
Mattingly in his prime - amazing!!
nycdweller 1 week ago
Thank you so much for posting this. In May of 1985, I was two months shy of my 8th birthday. I was just falling in love with the Yankees and I actually remember watching this with my brother. Cool hearing Bill White's voice. Too bad Rizzuto wasn't on the air for this. At the moment of this HR, he was either on the radio side or on the GW Bridge. You have any other WPIX clips from those years?
sportsfanatic77 1 week ago
@sportsfanatic77 I've come across hours of WPIX clips from Yankees games in 1986 and 1987 that I will start posting within the next few days.
I am glad you enjoyed the game. Like you, I remember watching it as a kid. It's probably the game that cemented by fondness for Mattingly.
ny23ny23ny 1 week ago
Joe Cowley?? Lol man this brings back memories. This team was really good. Check Rickey's numbers from this season he was out of this world good (he had a 10 WAR!!!). Unfortunately Toronto was just always a little bit better.
MikeTorrez83 2 weeks ago
that pitch was right down the pipe with no movement. i think i could of hit a homerun on that pitch.
golfmaniac007 2 weeks ago
@golfmaniac007 You couldn't hit a beach ball off a batting tee, let alone a 94-MPH fastball.
tubage07 2 weeks ago
Davis was a Yankee from 79-81 and did very well as a set up man. He relied mainly on a fastball with somewhat of a sidearm motion. With the Twins he saved plenty of games but blew about 10 per year. His pitches were simply too fat. The novelty of the delivery wore off after 1981.
dzanier 5 days ago
Mattingly says to Davis, "Youuuuuuuuuuuu ........ you're no good."
Don was such a keen hitter because he spent countless hours on batting practice. It payed off.
ThugsRmorons 4 weeks ago
He learned to pull the ball & make use of the short porch in one year of winter ball, in the off season of 1983. His swing had a minimal take back which meant he could wait on the ball & still pull the trigger in time. He didn't have to guess. In his prime, his swing was such that you couldn't throw the ball by him. He wasn't going to be late on pitches even if they were high 90's, & he would move up on the plate in situations like these so an outside pitch was actually pullable.
dzanier 5 days ago
Thanks for this great clip, as a kid, Donnie was the best hitter in the game!
wwegod2724 4 weeks ago
Wow, I can't believe you have footage of this. Now, if you just had Mattingly's home run against Seattle from the divisional playoffs I'd be a happy man.
hzzn 1 month ago
I remember staying up to watch the end of that game. Spencer Ross with the play by play. That was former Yankee Ron Davis on the mound. That 1985 Yankee team was one of the best teams to never make the playoffs.
BillHassel 1 month ago
It was one of the best teams to not make the playoffs, just like you said. George and Billy fucked them up at the end.
dzanier 3 weeks ago
@dzanier It's amazing that both the Mets and Yankees won 98 games in 1985 and neither made the playoffs. Both were DAMM great teams that year.
8644mec 1 week ago
rare footage, thanks for this. mattingly had an incredible stroke.
joedoys 1 month ago
Look at those empty seats!! so much for the "greatest fans in the world:...they were probably at Shea Stadium with Billy Crystal..
blking928 1 month ago
@blking928 In 1985, the Yankees drew 2.2 million fans and ranked 4th in the American League. Also, that was a Monday night game in May, so with school in session, crowds were light. In the 1980s, attendance wasn't anywhere near close to the levels now.
ny23ny23ny 1 month ago 3
@blking928 We won 97 games in 1985. If the current playoff system were in place, we would have made it easily.
And attendance? Really? That's the kind of thing Red Sox fans bragged about before the Curse was broken.
NYerintransit 1 month ago