1985 World Series

Kansas City Royals vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Game 4 – October 23, 1985

Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Mo.

Attendance: 56,634

Recap: John Tudor dominated the Kansas City Royals’ lineup in Game 4, throwing the best game of any Cardinals pitcher in the 1985 World Series. Tudor, the St. Louis ace, allowed only five hits (just one for extra bases) and one walk while striking out eight. Offensively, St. Louis finally found their power stroke – Tito Landrum and Willie McGee hit solo home runs early to set the tone for the game. Royals pitcher Bud Black lasted five innings and gave up three runs on four hits. With the win, the Cardinals were just one victory away from securing a World Series title.

Line Score:

TEAM R H E

Kansas City 0 5 1

St. Louis 3 6 0

Winning pitcher: John Tudor

Losing pitcher: Bud Black

Notables: The Royals’ only extra base hit came from the bat of pinch hitter Lynn Jones; Willie McGee had the only multi-hit performance of the game with a home run and a single; Joe Beckwith and Dan Quisenberry combined to pitch three scoreless innings of relief; Tudor’s shutout was the only complete game for the Cardinals’ pitching staff in the series.

Tomorrow: A recap of Game 5.

Matt Kelsey is a Royals writer and the content editor for I-70 Baseball. He can be reached at mattkelsey@i70baseball.com.

1985 World Series

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals

Game 1 – October 19, 1985

Location: Royals Stadium, Kansas City, Mo.

Attendance: 41,650

Recap: The Cardinals rode a strong pitching performance by ace John Tudor to a victory in Game 1 of the 1985 World Series, a low-scoring affair in which the Royals actually out-hit their cross-state rivals. But the Cardinals’ hits came when it counted. Tito Landrum scored a run and collected a double and a single, and Willie Mcgee, Jack Clark and Cesar Cedeno recorded St. Louis RBIs. Steve Balboni drove in the only run for Kansas City, which featured its own strong outing from starting pitcher Danny Jackson, who gave up two runs over seven innings and struck out seven.

Line Score:

TEAM R H E

St. Louis 3 7 1

Kansas City 1 8 0

Winning pitcher: John Tudor

Losing pitcher: Danny Jackson

Save: Todd Worrell

Notables: Cardinals left fielder Tito Landrum went 2 for 4 with a double, the only player with multiple hits on either team; St. Louis’ John Tudor struck out five and gave up one run over 6.2 innings for the victory; Royals utilityman Lynn Jones hit a triple while pinch hitting for shortstop Buddy Biancalana.

Tomorrow: A recap of Game 2.

Matt Kelsey is a Royals writer and the content editor for I-70 Baseball. He can be reached at mattkelsey@i70baseball.com.

* Box score data from Baseball Almanac.