SLN @ KCA

October 20, 1985

Final Score: SLN 4 - KCA 2

Game Information

Ballpark
Kauffman Stadium
Attendance
41,656
Game Duration
164 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
Ken Dayley
Losing Pitcher
Charlie Leibrandt
Save
Jeff Lahti

Umpires

Home Plate
Bill Williams
First Base
Jim McKean
Second Base
Bob Engel
Third Base
John Shulock

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
60°F
Sky
Night
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None

Line Score

SLN @ KCA — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SLN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 6 0
KCA 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0

SLN Batting

SLN @ KCA — SLN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Cesar Cedeno 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jack Clark 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Danny Cox 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Ken Dayley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Brian Harper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tom Herr 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jeff Lahti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tito Landrum 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Willie McGee 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Terry Pendleton 4 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Darrell Porter 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Ozzie Smith 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Andy Van Slyke 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 33 4 6 4 3 6 3 0 0 0 .182

KCA Batting

SLN @ KCA — KCA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Steve Balboni 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Buddy Biancalana 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
George Brett 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Lynn Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Charlie Leibrandt 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Darryl Motley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jorge Orta 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dan Quisenberry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pat Sheridan 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Lonnie Smith 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Jim Sundberg 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Frank White 3 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1.000
Willie Wilson 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
Team Totals 31 2 9 2 3 6 3 0 0 2 .290

SLN Pitching

SLN @ KCA — SLN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Danny Cox - 7.0 7 2 2 3 5 0 2.57
Ken Dayley (W) W 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Jeff Lahti (SV) SV 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 9 2 2 3 6 0 2.00

KCA Pitching

SLN @ KCA — KCA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Charlie Leibrandt (L) L 8.2 6 4 4 2 6 0 4.15
Dan Quisenberry - 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 6 4 4 3 6 0 4.00

St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals, October 20, 1985

On October 20, 1985, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-2 at Kauffman Stadium, a World Series game. Retrosheet records a crowd of 41,656, a game time of 164 minutes, and a night start for this game. The weather notes give 60 degrees and night skies. The St. Louis Cardinals scored 4 in the ninth and nowhere else. The Kansas City Royals scored 2 in the fourth and nowhere else. Hits were 6 for the St. Louis Cardinals and 9 for the Kansas City Royals, with 0 and 0 errors. Ken Dayley was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 1 hit in 1.0 innings. The loss was charged to Charlie Leibrandt after 8.2 innings and 4 runs. The save went to Jeff Lahti. No pitcher struck out more than Charlie Leibrandt, who had 6. The St. Louis Cardinals' pitching table lists Danny Cox, Ken Dayley, and Jeff Lahti. Terry Pendleton led the St. Louis Cardinals at the plate: 2 for 4, 1 double, and 3 RBI. For the Kansas City Royals, Frank White went 3 for 3, 2 doubles, and 1 RBI. Behind the plate was umpire Bill Williams.

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