October 24, 1985 World Series Game 5 at Busch Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1985 World Series Game 5
1985 postseason: WS: KCR-STL / ALCS: KCR-TOR / NLCS: STL-LAD

Game 1
STL  3
@KCR  1
Game 2
STL  4
@KCR  2
Game 3
KCR  6
@STL  1
Game 4
STL  3
KCR  0
Game 5
KCR  6
@STL  1
Game 6
KCR  2
STL  1
Game 7
KCR 11
STL  0

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 53,634

Thursday, October 24, 1985, 7:15
Time of Game: 2:52

Royals

Dick Howser

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  3  0   0  0  0   0  1  1    6 11  2
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  1

W: D Jackson (1-1), L: B Forsch (0-1)

Cardinals

Whitey Herzog

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    4   2   2   0    1   2  .350  .809   26    2   0   SB
  L Jones LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 3.500         0   0   
W Wilson CF                   5   0   2   2    0   2  .364  .819   24    2   0   3B
G Brett 3B                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .844   17    1   1   IW
  G Pryor 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
F White 2B                    5   1   0   1    0   3  .250  .868   21    2   2   
P Sheridan RF                 5   0   2   1    0   2  .200  .533   17    2   0   2B
S Balboni 1B                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .222  .555   15   11   1   
J Sundberg C                  4   2   1   0    0   0  .235  .734   18    6   0   2B,GDP
B Biancalana SS               3   1   2   1    1   1  .333  .833   20    1   5   
D Jackson P                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   17    0   2   
Totals                       38   6  11   5    4  15              175   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Sundberg (2, off B Forsch); P Sheridan (2, off J Lahti).

3B: W Wilson (1, off B Forsch).

IBB: G Brett (2, by R Horton).

TB: W Wilson 4; P Sheridan 3; L Smith 2; J Sundberg 2; B Biancalana 2; S Balboni; G Brett.

GIDP: J Sundberg (1).

RBI: W Wilson 2 (2); F White (5); P Sheridan (1); B Biancalana (2).

2-out RBI: W Wilson 2; P Sheridan.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

E: G Brett (1); D Jackson (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Smith (1, 2nd base off R Horton/T Nieto).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W McGee CF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .368 1.032   17    0   0   CS
O Smith SS                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .063  .274   19    0   1   
T Herr 2B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .222  .633   12    2   1   2B
J Clark 1B                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .294  .812   14    6   2   2B
T Landrum LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .368 1.000   19    1   0   
C Cedeno RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .297   15    1   0   
T Pendleton 3B                3   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .806   14    1   4   
T Nieto C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .167   10   14   1   
B Forsch P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Horton P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    1   0   
  B Campbell P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  I DeJesus PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  T Worrell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Harper PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  J Lahti P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   1   5   1    3   5              129   27   9

BATTING

2B: T Herr (2, off D Jackson); J Clark (2, off D Jackson).

TB: T Herr 2; W McGee 2; J Clark 2; T Landrum.

RBI: J Clark (4).

2-out RBI: J Clark.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Pendleton-T Herr.

E: O Smith (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: W McGee (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by D Jackson).

PO: W McGee (1st base by D Jackson).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Jackson, W (1-1)             9     5   1   1    3   5   0   1.69   35  125-80   55·11·14   14·12· 1· 0     75    -     0.83   0.25
Totals                         9     5   1   1    3   5   0          35  125-80   55·11·14   14·12· 1· 0           -

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Forsch, L (0-1)              1.2   5   4   4    1   2   0  21.60   11   54-31   23· 3· 5    2· 4· 2· 0     30    -     1.18  -0.35
R Horton                       2     1   0   0    3   4   0   4.50   10   40-21   10· 9· 2    3· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.72   0.04
B Campbell                     1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4   15-10    5· 2· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          3-0    0.71   0.06
T Worrell                      2     0   0   0    0   6   0   0.00    6   27-21    8· 9· 4    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.34   0.04
J Lahti                        2     5   2   1    0   1   0   3.00   11   34-23   13· 6· 4    6· 0· 4· 0          0-0    0.25  -0.03
Totals                         9    11   6   5    4  15   0          42  170-106  59·29·18   13· 4· 7· 0          4-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Horton (2; G Brett).

PO: D Jackson 2 (1; W McGee, 2nd base (CS); W McGee, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Bill Williams.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 53,634.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 70° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. L Smith              LF    1. W McGee              CF 
2. W Wilson             CF    2. O Smith              SS 
3. G Brett              3B    3. T Herr               2B 
4. F White              2B    4. J Clark              1B 
5. P Sheridan           RF    5. T Landrum            LF 
6. S Balboni            1B    6. C Cedeno             RF 
7. J Sundberg           C     7. T Pendleton          3B 
8. B Biancalana         SS    8. T Nieto              C  
9. D Jackson            P     9. B Forsch             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  1-2  12-  2   18%  79% W Wilson        B Forsch        Triple (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Biancalana Scores; Smith Scores
   b 1   2  1-0  -2-  1  -11%  47% J Clark         D Jackson       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Herr Scores
   t 2   1  1-1  -2-  7   11%  63% B Biancalana    B Forsch        Single to RF (Line Drive); Sundberg Scores; Biancalana to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 3   2  4-1  123  5    8%  83% T Landrum       D Jackson       Foul Flyball: 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  4    6%  59% W Wilson        B Forsch        Single to LF (Line Drive); Smith to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  8   54%  L Smith         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   59%  W Wilson        Single to LF (Line Drive); Smith to 2B
   O      12-  2   59%  G Brett         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF); Smith to 3B; Wilson to 2B
   RO     -23  5   59%  F White         Groundout: SS-1B; Smith Scores
   O      -2-  7   56%  P Sheridan      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Danny Jackson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   59%  W McGee         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   60%  O Smith         Flyball: CF
          ---  3   58%  T Herr          Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to RF Line)
   R      -2-  1   47%  J Clark         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Herr Scores
   O      -2-  5   50%  T Landrum       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Forsch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   48%  S Balboni       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
          ---  4   52%  J Sundberg      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   R      -2-  7   63%  B Biancalana    Single to RF (Line Drive); Sundberg Scores; Biancalana to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-  5   60%  D Jackson       Strikeout Looking
          -2-  7   61%  L Smith         Walk
   RR     12-  2   79%  W Wilson        Triple (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Biancalana Scores; Smith Scores
                  Ricky Horton replaces Bob Forsch pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3  2   77%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B-P
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Danny Jackson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   79%  C Cedeno        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   80%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   81%  T Nieto         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ricky Horton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   80%  F White         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   79%  P Sheridan      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   80%  S Balboni       Walk
   O      1--  3   79%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Danny Jackson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   81%  R Horton        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   78%  W McGee         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      77%  O Smith         McGee Picked off 1B, safe on E1; McGee to 2B
          -2-  4   74%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   79%  T Herr          Popfly: 1B
          12-  4   75%  J Clark         Walk; McGee to 3B; Smith to 2B
   O      123  5   83%  T Landrum       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ricky Horton facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   85%  B Biancalana    Walk
   O      1--  3   83%  D Jackson       Strikeout (foul bunt)
          1--  1   87%  L Smith         Single to RF (Line Drive); Biancalana to 3B
          1-3      88%  W Wilson        Smith Steals 2B
   O      -23  6   84%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   84%  G Brett         Intentional Walk
                  Bill Campbell replaces Ricky Horton pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  5   81%  F White         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Danny Jackson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   83%  C Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   84%  T Pendleton     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   85%  T Nieto         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bill Campbell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   84%  P Sheridan      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   84%  S Balboni       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   83%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Danny Jackson facing 9-1-2
                  Ivan DeJesus pinch hits for Bill Campbell batting 9th
   O      ---  2   85%  I DeJesus       Flyball: RF
          ---  4   83%  W McGee         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      87%  O Smith         McGee Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
          ---  4   85%  " "             Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Smith to 2B
   O      -2-  3   88%  T Herr          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Todd Worrell facing 8-9-1
                  Todd Worrell replaces Ivan DeJesus pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   87%  B Biancalana    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   86%  D Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   86%  L Smith         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Danny Jackson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   88%  J Clark         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---  5   90%  T Landrum       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   91%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Todd Worrell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   90%  W Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   89%  G Brett         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   89%  F White         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Danny Jackson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   92%  T Pendleton     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   93%  T Nieto         Strikeout Looking
                  Brian Harper pinch hits for Todd Worrell batting 9th
   O      ---  3   94%  B Harper        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jeff Lahti facing 5-6-7
                  Jeff Lahti replaces Brian Harper pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   95%  P Sheridan      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   96%  S Balboni       Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Sheridan to 2B
   OO     12-  6   93%  J Sundberg      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B (SS-3B Hole); Sundberg to 1B
          1--  4   94%  B Biancalana    Single to CF (Line Drive); Sundberg to 2B
   R      12-  4   97%  D Jackson       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Sundberg Scores/No RBI/unER; Biancalana to 3B
   O      1-3  5   96%  L Smith         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Danny Jackson facing 1-2-3
                  Lynn Jones replaces Lonnie Smith playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---  5   98%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  O Smith         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   99%  T Herr          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jeff Lahti facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   99%  W Wilson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   99%  G Brett         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   99%  F White         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
   R      1--  1   99%  P Sheridan      Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); White Scores
   O      -2-  2   99%  S Balboni       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Danny Jackson facing 4-5-6
                  Greg Pryor replaces George Brett playing 3B batting 3rd
   O      ---  3  100%  J Clark         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   99%  T Landrum       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5  100%  C Cedeno        Flyball: RF
          1--  5  100%  T Pendleton     Walk; Landrum to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  T Nieto         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Cardinals 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SLN198510240

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation