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Sunday, October 27, 1985

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1985 World Series

Kansas City wins series 4 - 3

St. Louis Cardinals 0
Kansas City Royals 11
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 4
2 Darryl Motley 3
3 Steve Balboni 2
3 Willie Wilson 2
5 8 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Motley 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Motley 3
2 Steve Balboni 2
2 Lonnie Smith 2
4 Jim Sundberg 1
4 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Brett 1
1 Lonnie Smith 1
1 Willie Wilson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bret Saberhagen 0.40
2 John Tudor 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bret Saberhagen 2
2 Bill Campbell 1
2 Bob Forsch 1
2 Jeff Lahti 1
2 John Tudor 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .370
2 Willie Wilson .367
3 Tito Landrum .360
4 Lonnie Smith .333
5 Steve Balboni .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tito Landrum 1
1 Willie McGee 1
1 Darryl Motley 1
1 Frank White 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank White 6
2 Jack Clark 4
2 Lonnie Smith 4
4 Steve Balboni 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 3
2 Lonnie Smith 2
3 George Brett 1
3 Willie McGee 1
3 2 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 0.50
2 Danny Cox 1.29
3 Danny Jackson 1.69
4 Charlie Leibrandt 2.76
5 John Tudor 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 2
1 John Tudor 2
3 Ken Dayley 1
3 Danny Jackson 1
3 Dan Quisenberry 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Tudor 14
2 Danny Cox 13
3 Danny Jackson 12
4 Charlie Leibrandt 10
4 Bret Saberhagen 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Lahti 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tito Landrum .385
2 George Brett .353
3 Willie Wilson .339
4 Jack Clark .298
5 Lonnie Smith .291

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 3
1 Bill Madlock 3
3 Pat Sheridan 2
4 Jesse Barfield 1
4 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank White 9
2 Jack Clark 8
3 George Brett 7
3 Bill Madlock 7
3 3 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 4
2 Willie McGee 3
2 Lonnie Smith 3
4 Pedro Guerrero 2
4 Ozzie Smith 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Dayley 0.00
2 Danny Jackson 1.04
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.76
4 Danny Cox 1.80
5 Bret Saberhagen 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Tudor 3
2 Tom Henke 2
2 Danny Jackson 2
2 Bret Saberhagen 2
5 12 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Tudor 22
2 Dave Stieb 20
3 Danny Jackson 19
4 Danny Cox 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Dayley 2
2 Jeff Lahti 1
2 Tom Niedenfuer 1
2 Dan Quisenberry 1
2 Todd Worrell 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 99 62 .615 --
Yankees 97 64 .602 2.0
Tigers 84 77 .522 15.0
Orioles 83 78 .516 16.0
Red Sox 81 81 .500 18.5
Brewers 71 90 .441 28.0
Indians 60 102 .370 39.5

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 91 71 .562 --
Angels 90 72 .556 1.0
White Sox 85 77 .525 6.0
Twins 77 85 .475 14.0
Athletics 77 85 .475 14.0
Mariners 74 88 .457 17.0
Rangers 62 99 .385 28.5

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 101 61 .623 --
Mets 98 64 .605 3.0
Expos 84 77 .522 16.5
Cubs 77 84 .478 23.5
Phillies 75 87 .463 26.0
Pirates 57 104 .354 43.5

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 95 67 .586 --
Reds 89 72 .553 5.5
Astros 83 79 .512 12.0
Padres 83 79 .512 12.0
Braves 66 96 .407 29.0
Giants 62 100 .383 33.0