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The 1985 Kansas City Royals season was the 17th season in Royals franchise history. It ended with the Royals' first World Series championship over their intra-state rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals . The Royals won the American League West for the second consecutive season and the sixth time in ten years.
The Royals again won 6–1 in Game 5 to send the series back to Kansas City. Game 6 of the series was marred by a controversial call in which first batter and pinch-hitter Jorge Orta , sent a chopping bouncer to the right of Jack Clark .
The 1985 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1985 season.The 82nd edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Kansas City Royals and the National League (NL) champion St. Louis Cardinals.
The 1985 Major League Baseball season ended with the Kansas City Royals defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in the seventh game of the I-70 World Series. Bret Saberhagen, the regular season Cy Young Award winner, was named MVP of the Series. The National League won the All-Star Game for the second straight year.
For 28 consecutive seasons, between the 1985 World Series championship and 2014, the Royals did not qualify to play in the Major League Baseball postseason, one of the longest postseason droughts during baseball's expanded wild-card era. The worst years during this era were from 2002 to 2006, when the Royals had four 100-loss seasons out of five.
The KC-NY rivalry has since faded, but a new chapter will be added this week when the Royals and Yankees meet in an American League Division Series. Here is a look at their playoff history: 1976 ALCS
The 1985 American League Championship Series was a semifinal matchup in Major League Baseball's 1985 postseason played between the Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays from October 8 to 16.
KC will welcome the Los Angeles Angels for a three-game series in KC. All-Star pitcher Seth Lugo is scheduled to start for the Royals in the series opener. The veteran right-hander is 13-7 with a ...