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Royals
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
October 24, 1985
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals, played on October 24, 1985 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 24, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 24, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Danny Jackson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Forsch |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 53,634 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Shulock 1B: Jim Quick 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Bill Williams |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lonnie Smith | Left Fielder |
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Pat Sheridan | Right Fielder |
| Steve Balboni | First Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Buddy Biancalana | Shortstop |
| Danny Jackson | Pitcher |
| Dick Howser | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie McGee | Center Fielder |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
| Jack Clark | First Baseman |
| Tito Landrum | Left Fielder |
| Cesar Cedeno | Right Fielder |
| Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
| Tom Nieto | Catcher |
| Bob Forsch | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
October 24, 1985
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Forsch
Smith hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Forsch
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Forsch
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Landrum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith moves to third. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
White vs. Forsch
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Sheridan vs. Forsch
Sheridan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Jackson
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jackson
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Jackson
Herr hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Jackson
Clark hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Sheridan. Clark reaches second base with a double. Herr scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Landrum vs. Jackson
Landrum hits a popup, foul, towards first. Balboni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Forsch
Balboni hits a fly ball into right field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Forsch
Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Landrum. Sundberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Biancalana vs. Forsch
Biancalana hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sundberg scores. Biancalana moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Forsch
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Forsch
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Forsch
Wilson hits a fly ball into right center field, beyond the reach of McGee who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple. Biancalana scores. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Horton
Ricky Horton now pitching.
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Horton covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Jackson
Cedeno hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Jackson
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieto vs. Jackson
Nieto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Biancalana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Horton
White strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Horton
Sheridan strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Horton
Balboni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Horton
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Jackson
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Jackson
McGee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Jackson
Jackson fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Jackson. McGee moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Jackson
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herr vs. Jackson
Herr hits a popup towards first. Balboni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Jackson
Clark takes first base on ball four. McGee moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Landrum vs. Jackson
Landrum hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biancalana vs. Horton
Biancalana takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Horton
Jackson bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Horton
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Biancalana moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Horton
There goes Smith. The throw from Nieto and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Horton
Wilson strikes out. Nieto drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Wilson out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Brett vs. Horton
Brett is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
White vs. Campbell
Bill Campbell now pitching.
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Jackson
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Biancalana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Jackson
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Biancalana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Nieto vs. Jackson
Nieto hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Campbell
Sheridan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Campbell covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Campbell
Balboni strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Campbell
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Jackson
Ivan De Jesus pinch hits for Bill Campbell.
De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Jackson
McGee hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Jackson
Jackson fires to first and has McGee trapped. There's the throw to Biancalana who tags McGee for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jackson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Jackson
Herr hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Biancalana vs. Worrell
Todd Worrell now pitching.
Biancalana strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Worrell
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Worrell
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Jackson
Clark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Jackson
Landrum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Jackson
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Worrell
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Worrell
Brett strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Worrell
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Jackson
Pendleton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Nieto vs. Jackson
Nieto strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Jackson
Brian Harper pinch hits for Todd Worrell.
Harper strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Lahti
Jeff Lahti now pitching.
Sheridan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Balboni vs. Lahti
Balboni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sheridan moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Lahti
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it, steps on third, and throws to second for the double play. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Biancalana vs. Lahti
Biancalana hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Lahti
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Smith. Sundberg scores. Biancalana moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Lahti
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Jackson
Lynn Jones now playing left field.
McGee strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jackson
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Jackson
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Biancalana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Lahti
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Lahti
Brett hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. Lahti
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheridan vs. Lahti
Sheridan hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of McGee. Sheridan reaches second base with a double. White goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Balboni vs. Lahti
Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Jackson
Greg Pryor now playing third base.
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Jackson
Landrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Jackson
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Jackson
Pendleton takes first base on ball four. Landrum moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Nieto vs. Jackson
Nieto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Biancalana fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/24/1985 -- Kansas City at St.Louis (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Smith L, lf 4 2 2 0 McGee W, cf 4 0 2 0
Jones L, lf 0 0 0 0 Smith O, ss 3 0 0 0
Wilson W, cf 5 0 2 2 Herr T, 2b 4 1 1 0
Brett G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Clark J, 1b 3 0 1 1
Pryor G, 3b 0 0 0 0 Landrum T, lf 4 0 1 0
White F, 2b 5 1 0 1 Cedeno C, rf 4 0 0 0
Sheridan P, rf 5 0 2 1 Pendleton T, 3b 3 0 0 0
Balboni S, 1b 4 0 1 0 Nieto T, c 4 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 4 2 1 0 Forsch B, p 0 0 0 0
Biancalana B, ss 3 1 2 1 Horton R, p 1 0 0 0
Jackson D, p 4 0 0 0 Campbell B, p 0 0 0 0
DeJesus I, ph 1 0 0 0
Worrell T, p 0 0 0 0
Harper B, ph 1 0 0 0
Lahti J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 11 5 32 1 5 1
Kansas City 130 000 011 -- 6
St.Louis 100 000 000 -- 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson D (W) 9.0 5 1 1 3 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch B (L) 1.2 5 4 4 1 2
Horton R 2.0 1 0 0 3 4
Campbell B 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Worrell T 2.0 0 0 0 0 6
Lahti J 2.0 5 2 1 0 1
E -- Jackson D, Brett G, Smith O
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Kansas City 9, St.Louis 7
2B -- Herr T, Clark J, Sundberg J, Sheridan P
3B -- Wilson W
SB -- Smith L
CS -- McGee W
T -- 2:52
A -- 53634
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