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Who was the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1985?

Whitey Herzog. The "White Rat" guided the Redbirds to 101 wins that season.

Who managed the Royals in 1985?

Dick Howser. Howser led the Royals to a 91-71 record that season.

What teams did the Royals and Cardinals face in their respective League Championship Series?

Toronto / Los Angeles. The Royals battled the Blue Jays for seven games. The Cards beat the Dodgers in six games with critical home runs by Ozzie Smith and Jack Clark.

During the LCS, Cardinals outfielder Vince Coleman was injured, ending the season for him. What bizarre incident caused him to miss the World Series?

a tarp machine rolled over his leg. Prior to Game Four of the LCS, while warming up, an automatic tarp machine inadvertently started rolling, pinning his left leg.

Who was the starting pitcher for the Cards in Game 1?

John Tudor. Tudor and Worrell teamed up to beat KC, 3-1 on just seven hits. Tudor was outstanding in '85, with a 21-8 record, 10 shutouts, and a 1.93 ERA.

The Cards swept the Royals in the first two games, played in KC?

True. It's true, the Royals were in trouble when they left home down 2 games to none. John Tudor and Danny Cox of the Cards pitched masterfully in those games.

Home runs were kind of scarce in this series, with just four total between the two teams. What Royals infielder hit the first home run of the Series in Game 3?

Frank White. Second baseman Frank White supplied some fireworks for the Royals, with three doubles and six RBI's in the Series.

The Royals evened the series at two games apiece in Game 4?

False. Tudor won his second game of the series, shutting down the Royals on just five hits. Down 3 games to 1 and with one more game in St. Louis, it didn't look good for KC.

In Game 5 the Royals got back on track, winning 6-1 at Busch Stadium. Which KC pitcher held the Cards to just five hits?

Danny Jackson. Jackson had won 14 games in the regular season and another in the LCS.

How many home runs did George Brett hit in the series?

0. Brett hit .370 in the series but had just one double and one RBI. During the regular season he hit .335 with 30 HR and 112 RBI.

Game 6 was something of a turning point in this series, with a controversial call at first base in the ninth inning. Who was the umpire at first base?

Don Denkinger. Denkinger called the Royals baserunner safe and KC went on to score two runs and win the game 2-1. Replays appear to show that the runner was out.

Who was the KC baserunner called safe in the bottom of the ninth inning in Game 6, which started a Royals rally?

Jorge Orta. Orta's hit was fielded cleanly by Jack Clark who tossed it to Worrell covering first. Umpire Denkinger's call rattled the Cards and the Royals capitalized, winning the game 2-1 and forcing Game 7.

Game 6, bottom of the ninth and down 1-0, the Royals load the bases. Howser sends in a pinch hitter to face Todd Worrell. Who was that pinch hitter?

Dane Iorg. Iorg stroked a single to right field, scoring the tying and winning runs. While with the Cards in 1982, Iorg blistered Brewers' pitching in that World Series, hitting .529.

Following the controversy in Game 6, the Cardinals were fuming and two members of the team were ejected from Game 7. Who were they?

Herzog / Andujar. Adding injury to insult, John Tudor punched an electric fan after he was knocked out in the third inning of Game 7. He had to be taken to a local hospital for stitches on his index finger, and the Cards lost the game 11-0.

The Royals came back from 2-0 and 3-1 deficits, to win the World Series in 1985 against a favored team. Who was MVP of the '85 World Series?

Bret Saberhagen. Saberhagen was 2-0 in the series with a miniscule 0.50 ERA, and 10 K's. Just 21 years old, Saberhagen also was the AL Cy Young winner that season. St. Louis pitching started strong, but allowed 19 runs and 35 hits in the last three games.