1985 American League Championship Series

ALCS (4-3): Kansas City Royals defeated Toronto Blue Jays

• BR 1985 ALCS Summary

Introduction

Umpires

• Dave Phillips, Dale Ford, Jim Evans, Ted Hendry, Vic Voltaggio, Derryl Cousins

Results

Game 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	1
Blue Jays	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	X	6	11	0
WP: Dave Stieb (1-0), LP: Charlie Leibrandt (0-1)
Home Runs: - none

• Attendance: 39,115

Game 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Royals	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	10	3
Blue Jays	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	2	6	10	0
WP: Tom Henke (1-0), LP: Dan Quisenberry (0-1)
Home Runs: KC - Pat Sheridan (1), Willie Wilson (1)

• Attendance: 34,029

Game 3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	13	1
Royals	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	1	X	6	10	1
WP: Steve Farr (1-0), LP: Jim Clancy (0-1)
Home Runs: TOR - Jesse Barfield (1), Rance Mulliniks (1); KC - George Brett 2 (2), Jim Sundberg (1)

• Attendance: 40,224

Game 4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	7	0
Royals	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0
WP: Tom Henke (2-0), LP: Charlie Leibrandt (0-2)
Home Runs: - none

• Attendance: 41,112

Game 5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Royals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	2	8	0
WP: Danny Jackson (1-0), LP: Jimmy Key (0-1)
Home Runs: - none

• Attendance: 40,046

Game 6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals	1	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	5	8	1
Blue Jays	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	8	2
WP: Mark Gubicza (1-0), LP: Doyle Alexander (0-1), SV: Dan Quisenberry (1)
Home Runs: KC - George Brett (3)

• Attendance: 37,557

Game 7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals	0	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	6	8	0
Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	8	1
WP: Charlie Leibrandt (1-2), LP: Dave Stieb (1-1)
Home Runs: KC - Pat Sheridan (2)

• Attendance: 32,084

Further Reading

• Bill James: "A History of Being a Kansas City Baseball Fan", in The 1986 Baseball Abstract, Ballantine Books, New York, NY, 1986, pp. 39-68.

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