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The Call was a questionable call made by umpire Don Denkinger in Game 6 of the 1985 World Series between the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals on October 26, 1985 at Royals Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
The 1985 World Series is best remembered for an incorrect safe call made by first base umpire Don Denkinger in Game 6. With St. Louis leading the World Series 3-2 and in possession of a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the ninth inning, Denkinger incorrectly called Jorge Orta safe.
Denkinger was the first base umpire in Game 6 of the 1985 World Series. The St. Louis Cardinals led the Kansas City Royals by 3 games to 2 and had taken a 1–0 lead in the eighth inning. The Cardinals had taken the field with a ninth-inning lead 97 times in the 1985 season. They had won 97 times.
Many St. Louis Cardinals fans did not react well to Royals legend George Brett’s summation of the controversial play from Game 6 of the 1985 World Series.
The 1985 World Series was played by National League rules, with no designated hitter, so the Royals were without the regular services of one of their best players, Hal McRae. As they had done in the ALCS, the Royals lost three of their first four games with the Cardinals.
2× World Series champion (1982, 1985) Dane Charles Iorg ( / ˈ ɔːr dʒ / ORJ ; born May 11, 1950) [ 1 ] is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder , who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from ( 1977 – 1986 ) for four teams, including eight seasons spent with the St. Louis Cardinals .
When the series moved to St. Louis, the Royals got on the board with a 6–1 victory in Game 3 thanks to excellent pitching from Bret Saberhagen, however the Cardinals would win Game 4 off a complete-game shutout performance from John Tudor to take a 3–1 series lead. The Royals again won 6–1 in Game 5 to send the series back to Kansas City.
This comeback would be even more difficult since the Cubs have to claim the final two games on the road - last done by the Pirates in 1979.