🏆 World Series Champions

1985 Kansas City Royals

91-71 • .562 Win% • 1st in AL W

The 1985 Kansas City Royals went 91-71 (.562) finishing 1st in the AL W division. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 687 runs, allowed 639, and played home games at Royals Stadium. Team leaders included Steve Balboni (36 HR, 88 RBI) and Bret Saberhagen (20-6, 2.87 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

91 Wins
71 Losses
.562 Win %
1st Rank
687 R 639 RA
Diff +48

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⚡ Quick Stats

687 Runs Scored
639 Runs Allowed
+48 Run Diff
2,162K Attendance

📈 vs. 1985 AL Average

Batting Avg .251 4% below the 1985 league average (.261)
OBP .312 4% below the 1985 league average (.327)
SLG .400 1% below the 1985 league average (.405)
Team ERA 3.49 16% better than the 1985 league average (4.15)
Runs Scored 687 7% below the 1985 league average (737 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKauffman Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 2,162,715
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Avg per Game 26,374

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1985

Batting Avg

1 George Brett 0.335 2 Jamie Quirk 0.281 3 Willie Wilson 0.278 4 Jorge Orta 0.267 5 Hal McRae 0.259

Home Runs

1 Steve Balboni 36 2 George Brett 30 3 Frank White 22 4 Darryl Motley 17 5 Hal McRae 14

RBI

1 George Brett 112 2 Steve Balboni 88 3 Hal McRae 70 4 Frank White 69 5 Darryl Motley 49
1985 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie Wilson 141 605 87 168 25 21 4 43 29 94 43 0.278
Steve Balboni 160 600 74 146 28 2 36 88 52 166 1 0.243
Frank White 149 563 62 140 25 1 22 69 28 86 10 0.249
George Brett 155 550 108 184 38 5 30 112 103 49 9 0.335
Lonnie Smith 120 448 77 115 23 4 6 41 41 69 40 0.257
Darryl Motley 123 383 45 85 20 1 17 49 18 57 6 0.222
Jim Sundberg 115 367 38 90 12 4 10 35 33 67 0 0.245
Hal McRae 112 320 41 83 19 0 14 70 44 45 0 0.259
Onix Concepcion 131 314 32 64 5 1 2 20 16 29 4 0.204
Jorge Orta 110 300 32 80 21 1 4 45 22 28 2 0.267
Pat Sheridan 78 206 18 47 9 2 3 17 23 38 11 0.228
Lynn Jones 110 152 12 32 7 0 0 9 8 15 0 0.211
John Wathan 60 145 11 34 8 1 1 9 17 15 1 0.234
Buddy Biancalana 81 138 21 26 5 1 1 6 17 34 1 0.188
Dane Iorg 64 130 7 29 9 1 1 21 8 16 0 0.223
Greg Pryor 63 114 8 25 3 0 1 3 8 12 0 0.219
Omar Moreno 24 70 9 17 1 3 2 12 3 8 0 0.243
Jamie Quirk 19 57 3 16 3 1 0 4 2 9 0 0.281
Dave Leeper 15 34 1 3 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0.088
Jim Scranton 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Beckwith 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buddy Black 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Farr 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tony Ferreira 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Gubicza 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Gura 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Hegman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Huismann 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Jackson 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Jones 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike LaCoss 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Leibrandt 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Leonard 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Quisenberry 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bret Saberhagen 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1985

ERA

1 Dan Quisenberry 2.37 2 Charlie Leibrandt 2.69 3 Bret Saberhagen 2.87 4 Steve Farr 3.11 5 Danny Jackson 3.42

Wins

1 Bret Saberhagen 20 2 Charlie Leibrandt 17 3 Mark Gubicza 14 4 Danny Jackson 14 5 Buddy Black 10

Strikeouts

1 Bret Saberhagen 158 2 Buddy Black 122 3 Danny Jackson 114 4 Charlie Leibrandt 108 5 Mark Gubicza 99
1985 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Charlie Leibrandt 17 9 2.69 33 33 0 237.2 223 71 68 108
Bret Saberhagen 20 6 2.87 32 32 0 235.1 211 75 38 158
Danny Jackson 14 12 3.42 32 32 0 208.0 209 79 76 114
Buddy Black 10 15 4.33 33 33 0 205.2 216 99 59 122
Mark Gubicza 14 10 4.06 29 28 0 177.1 160 80 77 99
Dan Quisenberry 8 9 2.37 84 0 37 129.0 142 34 16 54
Joe Beckwith 1 5 4.07 49 0 1 95.0 99 43 32 80
Mike Jones 3 3 4.78 33 1 0 64.0 62 34 39 32
Mike LaCoss 1 1 5.09 21 0 1 40.2 49 23 29 26
Steve Farr 2 1 3.11 16 3 1 37.2 34 13 20 36
Mark Huismann 1 0 1.93 9 0 0 18.2 14 4 3 9
Tony Ferreira 0 0 7.94 2 0 0 5.2 6 5 2 5
Larry Gura 0 0 12.46 3 0 1 4.1 7 6 4 2
Dennis Leonard 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 1

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
KCA def. TOR 4-3
World Series
KCA def. SLN 4-3

👥 Roster (35)

Steve Balboni Joe Beckwith Buddy Biancalana Buddy Black George Brett Onix Concepcion Steve Farr Tony Ferreira Mark Gubicza Larry Gura Bob Hegman Mark Huismann +23 more

35 players

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The 1985 Kansas City Royals in brief

The 1985 Kansas City Royals finished 91-71, a .562 winning percentage, placing 1st in the AL West. That season the Kansas City Royals won the World Series and took the division title. The Kansas City Royals scored 687 runs and allowed 639, a run differential of +48. Against a league average of .261, the 1985 Kansas City Royals batted .251. Pitchers allowed 3.49 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.15.

The home park, Royals Stadium, recorded 2,162,715 in attendance, about 26,374 a game. For power, Steve Balboni led the way with 36 homers. Bret Saberhagen led the pitchers with 20 wins. In the AL Championship Series, the Kansas City Royals beat TOR 4-3. The World Series ended in a win against SLN 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1985 Kansas City Royals

What was the 1985 Kansas City Royals record?
The 1985 Kansas City Royals finished 91-71 (.562 win pct).
Did the 1985 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
Yes. The 1985 Kansas City Royals won the World Series.
Who led the 1985 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
Steve Balboni led the 1985 Kansas City Royals with 36 home runs.
What was the 1985 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 1985 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 3.49.
Where did the 1985 Kansas City Royals play?
The 1985 Kansas City Royals played home games at Royals Stadium.
Who led the 1985 Kansas City Royals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Steve Balboni (36 HR, 88 RBI) and Bret Saberhagen (20-6, 2.87 ERA).
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