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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.
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.
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 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 ...
He returns hitting .294 with six home runs and 23 RBIs this season. The Royals are excited to welcome his bat back into the lineup. KC had not scored in 22 consecutive innings and had lost 11 of ...
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 1985 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 1985 season. The winners of each division advance to the postseason and face each other in a League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series .
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 ...