Visitor: Kansas City Royals

Home: St. Louis Cardinals

Date: October 24, 1985

World Series Game 5

Scoring:

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

KC 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 11 2

STL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1

Visitor playmakers:

LF Lonnie Smith, 2B Frank White, CF Willie Wilson, C Jim Sundberg, SS Buddy Biancalana

Home playmakers:

2B Tom Herr, 1B Jack Clark

Network: ABC

Announcers: Al Michaels, Jim Palmer, Tim McCarver

Pregame: No – begins with first pitch

Postgame: No

Commercials: No

Grade: Good. Clumsy commercial edits, minor dropouts throughout. Typical 80’s broadcast quality.

Notes: Danny Jackson stuffed a cork in the Cardinals offense and their celebration hopes with a five-hitter and Willie Wilson keyed an early Royals uprising to force the Series back to Kansas City. D.J. retired the Redbirds in order five times. Tom Herr scores when he and Jack Clark hit back-to-back 2-out doubles. Wilson stroked a two-run triple to highlight a three-run second inning that sent Cardinal starter Bob Forsch to the showers. The St. Louis bullpen shutdown the Royals until the eighth and ninth when KC scored single runs. In the eighth, Jim Sundberg scores when Buddy Biancalana singles, Danny Jackson singles on a broken bat, and Ozzie Smith’s throw to first is off the mark. Frank White scores in the ninth from first base when Pat Sheridan doubles with 2 outs. This game is also memorable because of George Brett sliding into the visitor dugout chasing a foul hit by Terry Pendleton.

Thanks Richard!

Running time: 2:24 (2 discs)