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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 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.
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.
Game 6 of the 1985 World Series went the Royals’ way because of Denkinger’s blown call. Don Denkinger, whose ‘safe’ call paved way to a KC Royals World Series title, dies at 86 Skip to ...
In 1985, the St. Louis Cardinals met their cross-state rivals Kansas City Royals for the first time in a non-exhibition setting. They won 101 regular-season games and the league behind the MVP performance of center fielder Willie McGee (he led the league in batting (.353), triples (18) and hits (216)), and John Tudor's 21 wins and 10 shutouts.
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 .