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1985 Kansas City Royals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1984/1986)
91-71, Finished 1st in AL Western Division
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World Series Champs
Scored 687 runs, Allowed 639 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-76
Managed by Dick Howser

Ballpark: Royals Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,162,717 (5th of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 100, Pitching - 100
  (one-year): Batting - 101, Pitching - 101
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  Won World Series (4-3) over St. Louis Cardinals
Won AL Championship Series (4-3) over Toronto Blue Jays

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1985 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups (1984/1986) / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1.Mon,4/8 vs TOR W (2-1) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Motley Wilson Sheridan Black Orta
2.Wed,4/10 vs TOR L (0-1) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Motley Wilson Sheridan Jackson Orta
3.Thu,4/11 vs TOR L (3-4) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Motley Wilson Sheridan Leibrandt Orta
4.Sat,4/13 vs DET L (1-3) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Motley Wilson Sheridan Black Orta
5.Sun,4/14 vs DET L (1-5) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Motley Wilson Sheridan Saberhagen Orta
6.Tue,4/16 vs BOS W (2-0) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Motley Wilson Sheridan Jackson Orta
7.Wed,4/17 vs BOS W (6-1) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Motley Wilson Sheridan Leibrandt Orta
8.Thu,4/18 vs BOS L (3-4) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Iorg Wilson Sheridan Black Orta
9.Fri,4/19 at DET W (9-2) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Motley Wilson Sheridan Saberhagen Orta
10.Sat,4/20 at DET L (3-4) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Motley Wilson Sheridan Gubicza Orta
11.Sun,4/21 at DET W (3-2) Sundberg Balboni Pryor Brett Concepcion Motley Wilson Sheridan Jackson Orta
12.Mon,4/22 at TOR W (2-0) Sundberg Balboni Pryor Brett Concepcion Motley Wilson Sheridan Leibrandt Orta
13.Tue,4/23 at TOR W (7-6) Sundberg Balboni Pryor Brett Concepcion Motley Wilson Sheridan Black Orta
14.Wed,4/24 at TOR L (2-10) Sundberg Balboni Pryor Brett Concepcion Motley Wilson Sheridan Saberhagen Orta
15.Fri,4/26 at BOS L (2-5) Sundberg Balboni Pryor Brett Concepcion Motley Wilson Sheridan Gubicza Orta
16.Sat,4/27 at BOS W (5-4) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Motley Wilson Sheridan Jackson Orta
17.Sun,4/28 at BOS W (5-2) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Motley Wilson Sheridan Leibrandt Orta
18.Mon,4/29 vs CLE W (3-2)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Motley Wilson Jones Black McRae
19.Tue,4/30 vs CLE W (5-1) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Motley Wilson Sheridan Saberhagen Orta
20.Wed,5/1 vs CLE L (5-6) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Motley Wilson Sheridan Gubicza Orta
21.Fri,5/3 at NYY L (1-7)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Motley Wilson Jones Jackson McRae
22.Sat,5/4 at NYY L (2-5)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Pryor Motley Wilson Jones Leibrandt McRae
23.Sun,5/5 at NYY L (2-6) Wathan Balboni White Brett Biancalana Motley Wilson Sheridan Black Orta
24.Tue,5/7 vs BAL L (2-4) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Motley Wilson Sheridan Saberhagen Orta
25.Wed,5/8 vs BAL W (9-8)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Motley Wilson Jones Jackson McRae
26.Fri,5/10 vs NYY L (4-6)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Motley Wilson Jones Leibrandt McRae
27.Sat,5/11 vs NYY L (3-11)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Motley Wilson Jones Black McRae
28.Sun,5/12 vs NYY W (6-5) Wathan Balboni White Brett Concepcion Iorg Wilson Sheridan Saberhagen Orta
29.Mon,5/13 at BAL W (5-2) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Iorg Wilson Sheridan Jackson Orta
30.Tue,5/14 at BAL W (5-3)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Motley Wilson Jones Gubicza McRae
31.Wed,5/15 at CLE W (5-1) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Iorg Wilson Sheridan Leibrandt Orta
32.Thu,5/16 at CLE W (7-1) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Iorg Wilson Sheridan Black Orta
33.Fri,5/17 at MIL W (3-0) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Iorg Wilson Sheridan Saberhagen Orta
34.Sat,5/18 at MIL L (2-7) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Iorg Wilson Sheridan Jackson Orta
35.Sun,5/19 at MIL L (10-11) Wathan Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Sheridan Gubicza Orta
36.Mon,5/20 at TEX L (7-8)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Motley Leibrandt McRae
37.Tue,5/21 at TEX W (5-0)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Motley Black McRae
38.Wed,5/22 at TEX W (6-3) Sundberg Balboni Pryor Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Motley Saberhagen Orta
39.Fri,5/24 vs CHW W (8-4)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Motley Jackson McRae
40.Sat,5/25 vs CHW W (3-0) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Sheridan Leibrandt Orta
41.Sun,5/26 vs CHW W (3-2)# Wathan Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Motley Black McRae
42.Mon,5/27 vs TEX W (4-2) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Sheridan Saberhagen Orta
43.Tue,5/28 vs TEX L (1-6) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Sheridan Gubicza Orta
44.Wed,5/29 vs TEX W (6-2) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Sheridan Jackson Orta
45.Thu,5/30 at CHW L (3-4) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Sheridan Leibrandt Orta
46.Fri,5/31 at CHW L (3-8)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Motley Black McRae
47.Sat,6/1 at CHW L (7-8)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Pryor Smith Wilson Motley Saberhagen McRae
48.Sun,6/2 at CHW L (1-4) Wathan Iorg White Brett Pryor Smith Wilson Sheridan Gubicza Orta
49.Tue,6/4 vs MIL W (4-3) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Sheridan Leibrandt Orta
50.Wed,6/5 vs MIL L (2-10)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Motley Black McRae
51.Fri,6/7 at CAL W (6-0) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Sheridan Saberhagen Orta
52.Sat,6/8 at CAL W (4-1) Sundberg Balboni White Pryor Concepcion Smith Wilson Sheridan Gubicza Orta
53.Sun,6/9 at CAL L (0-1) Wathan Balboni White Pryor Concepcion Smith Jones Sheridan Jackson Orta
54.Mon,6/10 at OAK L (1-2)# Sundberg Balboni White Pryor Concepcion Smith Wilson Motley Leibrandt McRae
55.Tue,6/11 at OAK L (3-4) Sundberg Balboni White Pryor Concepcion Smith Wilson Sheridan Black Orta
56.Wed,6/12 at OAK W (3-2) Wathan Balboni White Pryor Concepcion Smith Wilson Sheridan Saberhagen Orta
57.Thu,6/13 at SEA W (4-3)# Sundberg Balboni White Pryor Concepcion Smith Wilson Motley Gubicza McRae
58.Fri,6/14 at SEA L (5-13) Sundberg Balboni White Pryor Concepcion Smith Wilson Sheridan Jackson Orta
59.Sat,6/15 at SEA L (1-2)# Sundberg Balboni White Pryor Concepcion Smith Wilson Motley Leibrandt McRae
60.Sun,6/16 at SEA L (1-2) Wathan Balboni Pryor Brett Biancalana Smith Wilson Sheridan Black Orta
61.Mon,6/17 vs MIN W (10-3)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Motley Saberhagen McRae
62.Tue,6/18 vs MIN W (10-1) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Motley Gubicza Orta
63.Wed,6/19 vs MIN W (3-2)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Smith Wilson Motley Jackson McRae
64.Thu,6/20 vs MIN L (8-11) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Smith Wilson Motley Leibrandt Orta
65.Sat,6/22 vs SEA L (1-2) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Smith Wilson Motley Saberhagen Orta
66.Sun,6/23 vs SEA L (2-8) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Smith Wilson Leeper Black Orta
67.Mon,6/24 at MIN W (12-6)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Motley Gubicza McRae
68.Tue,6/25 at MIN W (3-0) Sundberg Balboni Pryor Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Motley Jackson Orta
69.Wed,6/26 at MIN L (1-2) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Iorg Leibrandt Orta
70.Fri,6/28 vs CAL W (5-4) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Motley Saberhagen Orta
71.Sat,6/29 vs CAL L (1-7) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Leeper Black Orta
72.Sun,6/30 vs CAL W (3-1) Wathan Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Jones Gubicza Orta
73.Mon,7/1 vs OAK L (3-4) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Jones Jackson Orta
74.Tue,7/2 vs OAK W (10-1) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Smith Wilson Leeper Leibrandt Orta
75.Wed,7/3 vs OAK W (3-0) Sundberg Balboni Pryor Brett Biancalana Smith Wilson Motley Saberhagen Orta
76.Thu,7/4 vs BAL L (3-5) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Motley Black Orta
77.Fri,7/5 vs BAL L (3-6) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Motley Gubicza Orta
78.Sat,7/6 vs BAL L (3-8)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Motley Jackson McRae
79.Sun,7/7 vs BAL W (8-4) Wathan Iorg White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Sheridan Leibrandt Orta
80.Mon,7/8 at NYY W (5-2) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Sheridan Saberhagen Orta
81.Tue,7/9 at NYY L (4-6)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Smith Wilson Motley Black McRae
82.Wed,7/10 at NYY L (5-6)# Wathan Balboni White Brett Pryor Smith Wilson Jones Gubicza McRae
83.Thu,7/11 at CLE W (1-0) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Smith Wilson Sheridan Jackson Orta
84.Fri,7/12 at CLE L (4-5)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Smith Wilson Motley Leibrandt McRae
85.Sat,7/13 at CLE W (5-1) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Iorg Wilson Motley Saberhagen Orta
86.Sun,7/14 at CLE W (9-5)# Wathan Balboni White Brett Biancalana Jones Wilson Motley Black McRae
87.