KCA @ SLN

October 24, 1985

Final Score: KCA 6 - SLN 1

Game Information

Ballpark
Busch Stadium II
Attendance
53,634
Game Duration
172 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
Danny Jackson
Losing Pitcher
Bob Forsch

Umpires

Home Plate
John Shulock
First Base
Jim Quick
Second Base
Don Denkinger
Third Base
Bill Williams

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
70°F
Sky
Night
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None

Line Score

KCA @ SLN — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
KCA 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 11 2
SLN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1

KCA Batting

KCA @ SLN — KCA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Steve Balboni 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Buddy Biancalana 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .667
George Brett 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Danny Jackson 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000
Lynn Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Greg Pryor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pat Sheridan 5 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .400
Lonnie Smith 4 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500
Jim Sundberg 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Frank White 5 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000
Willie Wilson 5 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .400
Team Totals 38 6 11 5 4 15 2 1 0 1 .289

SLN Batting

KCA @ SLN — SLN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Bill Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cesar Cedeno 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jack Clark 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Ivan de Jesus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob Forsch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Brian Harper 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Tom Herr 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Ricky Horton 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jeff Lahti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tito Landrum 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Willie McGee 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Tom Nieto 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Terry Pendleton 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Ozzie Smith 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Todd Worrell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 32 1 5 1 3 5 2 0 0 0 .156

KCA Pitching

KCA @ SLN — KCA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Danny Jackson (W) W 9.0 5 1 1 3 5 0 1.00
Team Totals 9.0 5 1 1 3 5 0 1.00

SLN Pitching

KCA @ SLN — SLN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bill Campbell - 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Bob Forsch (L) L 1.2 5 4 4 1 2 0 21.60
Ricky Horton - 2.0 1 0 0 3 4 0 0.00
Jeff Lahti - 2.0 5 2 1 0 1 0 4.50
Todd Worrell - 2.0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 11 6 5 4 15 0 5.00

Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals, October 24, 1985

This box score records a 6-1 win for the Kansas City Royals over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium II, October 24, 1985 in the World Series. The game information lists attendance of 53,634, a game time of 172 minutes, and a night start. Conditions were recorded as 70 degrees and night skies. The Kansas City Royals' runs came in the first, second, eighth, and ninth innings, 3 of them in the second. The St. Louis Cardinals' only run came in the first inning. The Kansas City Royals had 11 hits and the St. Louis Cardinals 5, with 2 and 1 errors. Danny Jackson was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 5 hits in 9.0 innings. Bob Forsch took the loss after 1.2 innings and 4 runs. Todd Worrell led all pitchers with 6 strikeouts. The St. Louis Cardinals' pitching table lists Bill Campbell, Bob Forsch, Ricky Horton, Jeff Lahti, and Todd Worrell. For the Kansas City Royals, Willie Wilson went 2 for 5 and 2 RBI. Willie McGee led the St. Louis Cardinals at the plate: 2 for 4. The home-plate umpire was John Shulock.

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