 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mukati mokupera kwemwaka, Oliver akachinjwa nePhillies kuenda kuLos Angeles Dodgers nokuda kwaPat Zachry. Zvadaro, musi waJuly 9, 1985, akatengeswa neLos Angeles Dodgers kuToronto Blue Jays nokuda kwaLen Matuszek. NaBlue Jays, Oliver akaendesa mitambo miviri yekukunda mitambo mumitambo mina yekutanga ye1985 American League Championship Serieskurwisa Kansas City. Zvisinei, maRoyals akaunganidza kuti akunde mitambo mitatu yokupedzisira. Mumutambo wechinomwe uye wekusarudza, Oliver wekuruboshwe akatanga seDH kurwisa Bret Saberhagen wekurudyi. Asi pashure pokurova mitambo mitatu isina zvibodzwa, Saberhagen akabva mumutambo achifarira Charlie Leibrandt, nokudaro achipa maRoyal mukana weplatoon. Cliff Johnson, anorova noruoko rworudyi, anobaya kuti Oliver abate, uye anobuda, achigumisa rally yeBlue Jays. Oliver akabatwa nemakamera eTV achitsamwa achinyemwerera ari mudumba, achiziva kuti usiku hwake - uye sezvakazoitika, mwaka wake nebasa rake - zvakanga zvapera. Oliver akarova.375 nokuda kwezvikwata. 