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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.
Kauffman Stadium, home stadium for the Royals since 1973. This is a list of seasons completed by the Kansas City Royals, a professional baseball franchise based in Kansas City, Missouri. They formerly played in the American League West until the 1994 realignment, where they now compete in the American League Central Division.
In 1984, K.C. again won the West Division, but were swept in the ALCS by the eventual World champion Detroit Tigers, who won 20 more games during the regular season than the Royals. 1985 saw the Royals post a record of 91–71 (.562) winning another West Division pennant, ahead of the California Angels by a game.
Key: RHOF, Royals Hall of Fame inductee; MSHOF, Missouri Sports Hall of Fame inductee Players in Bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame . Players in Italics have had their numbers retired by the team.
The perfect homestand mark matches a 7-0 showing in 1988 and an 8-0 stand in 1985. The Royals finished 84-77 in 1988 and 91-71 in their World Series title year of 1985. ... of the season, in KC ...
The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They have competed in the American League (AL) since the team began play in 1969, and in the AL Central division since 1994. The team's list of records includes batting and pitching records set in single games, single seasons and careers, by both the ...
According to MLB rules, the Rule 5 Draft allows for teams without a full 40-man roster to select eligible non-40-man roster players from other clubs. Players signed at 18 or younger need to be ...
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.