KCA @ TOR

October 09, 1985

Final Score: KCA 5 - TOR 6

Game Information

Ballpark
Exhibition Stadium
Attendance
34,029
Game Duration
219 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Tom Henke
Losing Pitcher
Dan Quisenberry

Umpires

Home Plate
Dale Ford
First Base
Jim Evans
Second Base
Ted Hendry
Third Base
Vic Voltaggio

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
65°F
Sky
Sunny
Wind Direction
ltor

Line Score

KCA @ TOR — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
KCA 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 10 3
TOR 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 6 10 0

KCA Batting

KCA @ TOR — KCA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Steve Balboni 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Buddy Biancalana 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Buddy Black 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
George Brett 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Onix Concepcion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dane Iorg 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hal McRae 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400
Darryl Motley 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Dan Quisenberry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pat Sheridan 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
Lonnie Smith 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Sundberg 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Frank White 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Willie Wilson 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .600
Team Totals 37 5 10 5 4 9 1 0 2 1 .270

TOR Batting

KCA @ TOR — TOR Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Jesse Barfield 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
George Bell 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Tony Fernandez 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Damaso Garcia 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Tom Henke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Garth Iorg 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Cliff Johnson 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .667
Jimmy Key 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dennis Lamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gary Lavelle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lloyd Moseby 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400
Rance Mulliniks 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Al Oliver 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Lou Thornton 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willie Upshaw 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Ernie Whitt 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 37 6 10 6 1 7 1 0 0 1 .270

KCA Pitching

KCA @ TOR — KCA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Buddy Black - 7.0 5 3 2 1 5 0 2.57
Dan Quisenberry (L) L 2.2 5 3 1 0 2 0 3.38
Team Totals 9.2 10 6 3 1 7 0 2.79

TOR Pitching

KCA @ TOR — TOR Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Tom Henke (W) W 3.0 3 2 2 2 4 1 6.00
Jimmy Key - 3.1 7 3 3 1 2 1 8.10
Dennis Lamp - 3.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
Gary Lavelle - 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 10.0 10 5 5 4 9 2 4.50

Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays, October 9, 1985

On October 9, 1985, the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-5 at Exhibition Stadium in the League Championship Series. It was decided by a single run. The information panel shows a crowd of 34,029, a running time of 219 minutes, and a day start. Conditions were recorded as 65 degrees and sunny skies. The Kansas City Royals scored in the third, fourth, ninth, and tenth innings, with the biggest frame a 2-run third. The Toronto Blue Jays' runs came in the fourth, sixth, eighth, and tenth innings, 2 of them in the sixth. The line score runs past nine, to the tenth inning. The Kansas City Royals had 10 hits and the Toronto Blue Jays 10, with 3 and 0 errors. The win went to Tom Henke, allowing 2 earned runs on 3 hits in 3.0 innings. Dan Quisenberry took the loss after 2.2 innings and 3 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Buddy Black, who had 5. The Toronto Blue Jays used Tom Henke, Jimmy Key, Dennis Lamp, and Gary Lavelle on the mound. For the Kansas City Royals, Willie Wilson went 3 for 5, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. The Kansas City Royals got another home run from Pat Sheridan. Cliff Johnson led the Toronto Blue Jays at the plate: 2 for 3, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Jesse Barfield drove in 2 for the Toronto Blue Jays. The home-plate umpire was Dale Ford.

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