Instead of one out, the Royals now had one on and slugger Steve Balboni at the plate. Herzog paid a quick visit to the mound to calm his rookie reliever’s nerves as Jim Sundberg dug in. With one out, Tudor jammed George Brett with a high fastball that Brett tried to hold off, but it hit his bat and rolled toward third base good for an infield single. The remainder of the game was anti-climactic, ending when Andy Van Slyke lifted a fly ball to right field that was corralled by Game 7 hero Darryl Motley. I can honestly say, and I will always say, I thought I had the play right. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. Motley advanced to third when the throw from left got away from Terry Pendleton. Ride on the other hand, threw out a dandy. 2-0 St. Louis. St. Louis imploded in the bottom of the fifth. The ball glanced off his glove and rolled to the backstop, moving both runners into scoring position. John Tudor's complete game shutout put the Cardinals on the verge of winning their second World Series in four years, 3-0. Saberhagen delivered a perfect bunt to move the runners into scoring position. Despite the constant carping about the Denkinger call, the Cardinals only had themselves to blame. Quisenberry sailed through the ninth, only giving up a single to Tito Landrum, who was proving to be a fine replacement for Vince Coleman. I kinda want an Eric Hosmer reunion even though it’s a bad idea, Alex Gordon named a finalist, with a shot to win his eighth Gold Glove, Hulu drops Fox Sports Kansas City, leaving cord-cutters with few options. Game Six returned to Royals Stadium on Saturday evening, October 26th. It was hit to the first baseman. 41,628 fans jammed into the stadium hoping that the Boys in Blue could extend their season to a game seven. They ended this one four for four with a victory over the Cardinals, again by the score of 6-1. Herzog gave the ball to Ricky Horton. See also: Sunday, October 27, 1985 at Royals Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Remember this was before DVR. ), Total Attendance: 327,494   Average Attendance: 46,785 Copyright © 2000-2020 Sports Reference LLC. We go to a seventh!!! On the second pitch, Porter couldn’t get his glove on a late breaking slider. The Royals once again found themselves down two-games-to-nothing and with the series moving back to St. Louis, many overzealous St. Louis fans and civic leaders sensed a sweep. This was also the first World Series that featured commentator Tim McCarver, who called the World Series with Al Michaels and Jim Palmer for ABC. The outcome shifted momentum to the Royals, and in game seven of the Series the next night, Kansas City's Bret Saberhagen pitched an 11-0 shutout. 41,650 fans packed Royals Stadium for the game on a cool 50-degree night. Tudor went full count on the next batter, Darryl Motley, before Motley hit a long blast down the left field line that hooked foul. In a strange twist of fate, the home plate umpire for game seven would be…Don Denkinger. Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. But the bottom of the ninth featured controversy and a collapse by the Cardinals. In the 4th inning of the scoreless game, Kansas City Royals Frank White seemed to have stolen second base but was called out by the umpire. I went immediately to the bag to get what I thought was the best position to call the play. Leibrandt faltered, and only one out from tying the series at one apiece, Leibrandt yielded a bases loaded double to Terry Pendleton that scored three runs and gave the Cardinals a 4-2 win at Royals Stadium. He got two quick strikes on Orta and seemed poised to break the record when Orta slapped a chopper in the gap between Worrell and first baseman Jack Clark. Talk about being conflicted! White worked Tudor for a walk, loading the bases. Game Seven was played on Sunday evening, October 27th. The Royals lost Dick Howser to brain cancer less than two years after the title. The next batter, Frank White, hit a line drive into the left-center gap and beat the throw to second with a headfirst slide. This series was the first where all games would be played in prime time. But the rally stopper was undone when Porter's passed ball allowed the runners to move up and forced Herzog to walk Royals pinch-hitter Hal McRae. With Jim Sundberg at the plate, Andújar twice charged home plate umpire Denkinger to disagree with his strike zone. The Series was popularly known as the "Show-Me Series", or the "I-70 Showdown Series," as both cities are in Missouri, separated by the connecting Interstate 70. White came through with a home run off of Andujar. Here comes the throw...he scores!!! * * * * * "A team has three outs to go to become world champions," Herr says … Willie Wilson beat out a chopper to second, scoring Smith. The Royals countered with their own lefty, Bud Black. Money can be used in exchange for goods and services. The Royals threatened in the seventh, loading the bases with two outs, but Tudor got pinch-hitter Hal McRae to ground out to third. Sitting on my couch in Ft. Morgan, Colorado with my new bride beside me, I could hardly contain my glee as the Cardinals were coming unraveled.

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