The Royals were on top of the world in 1985, but the franchise has gone nowhere but down since then. However, Matt Kelsey says the team could soon be reminding all of us that a world championship in Kansas City is within reach.

Since their loss in the ’85 Series, the Cardinals have faced a number of hurdles. But in 2006, the team reached the mountaintop once again, and now the Redbirds are perennial playoff contenders.

October 27, 1985: The Royals defeated the Cardinals 11-0 in Game 7 of the World Series.

A Cardinals fan’s perspective: It may very well be the most famous moment in I-70 history, but it is past time to forget all about “The Call.”

October 26, 1985: The Royals defeated the Cardinals 2-1 in Game 6 of the World Series.

A Royals fan’s perspective: The 1985 World Series is known for one play, but ‘The Call,’ and the I-70 Series, runs much deeper.

The 1985 World Series is remembered for “The Call,” but the relief pitching throughout all seven games was the real deciding factor.

The Cardinals were in shambles after the 1984 season, but they rallied to put together an impressive and unlikely run to the playoffs.

October 24, 1985: The Royals defeated the Cardinals 6-1 in Game 5 of the World Series.

What does the 1985 World Series mean to a die-hard Cardinals fan… born in 1986?

A Royals fan who wasn’t alive in 1985 looks back and sees how much is different – from salaries to uniforms to hairstyles.

Howser, the beloved manager of the ’85 Royals, lost a struggle with cancer less than two years after the team’s World Series victory.

Whitey Herzog was the leader as well as the heart and soul of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1985.

October 23, 1985: The Cardinals defeated the Royals 3-0 in Game 4 of the World Series.

A fateful event prior to the World Series put the National League Rookie of the Year on the shelf, and Tito Landrum found suddenly found himself in the national spotlight.

October 22, 1985: The Royals defeated the Cardinals 6-1 in Game 3 of the World Series.

The 20-game winner was the MVP and also became a father during the 1985 World Series.

The Royals had one big-name star going into the ’85 World Series. A look back at Kansas City’s Hall of Famer.