1985 World Series, Game 7: Cardinals @ Royals

[@Realantlover3586]

Was there in 1985 not long after losing my dad, didn't get to share that moment with him. Thirty years later I got to share the moment with my 8 year old son. Fathers, sons and baseball.

[@adamgross1157]

That’s the great American past time for ya (coming from a mets fan)

[@ChiefsGirlSince1989]

My mom was a huge Royals fan we lost her in Dec 85 I'm glad she saw them win. My little bro passed away in 2012 so he missed the Royals and Chiefs big moments. I cried with happiness.

[@ChiefsGirlSince1989]

@@adamgross1157 I'm a die hard Royals fan but rooted for the Mets once upon a time.

[@adamdorgant9454]

Good to know!!!

[@brentcline4552]

1985 MLB postseason was great! I forgot how bad the Cardinals unraveled in game 7. Anyways I remember being happy for George Brett such a great player finally got his ring!

[@swrpggm]

There I am sitting behind the Royals dugout on a school night watching my Royals win the world series! What a memory.

[@SuperLegendaryj]

Thats my dream, you're so lucky

[@dolphignition7176]

+Patrick White And now here you are today, jumping up and down, screaming that the 30-year drought is finally over, as a part of you takes a trip down Memory Lane!

[@swrpggm]

So happy right now. Watched this team develop over the last few years. They are something special for sure!

[@osamabindrinkin40s]

+Patrick White 30 years later they win the 2015 World Series!!

[@crocodile1313]

A Royals fan my entire life, I was 16 years old when the Royals won it all in 1985 while living in...wait for it...St. Louis!! I watched that game 7 at my girlfriend's house and I honked the horn all the way home! Last October, now at age 46, I was yelling and dancing around my house when my beloved Royals beat the Mets to become world champs once again....and my kids thought I was drunk! LOL

[@evets9141]

Glad I found this. Was there for game 7....right behind home plate...Very top row in nose bleed but it didn't matter....I was there. Completely lost my voice and enjoyed every second.

[@MattRowland]

That's about where I sat for the wild card game in 2014!

[@curtismcneil8695]

I was happy to see both George Brett and Frank White finally get a World Series. They had lost to the Phillies in 1980 and came up short a few times in the middle 70's during the ALCS against the Yankees.

[@adamdorgant9454]

You’re right about that, and the Cardinals Nervous Breakdown in Game 7 was quite a show to watch!!!

[@bobbyodell8676]

That 1980 Royals team was a great team.

[@hanoverfist1008]

I was a kid living in KC in the 1970's. I hated the Yankees, Chris Chambliss most of all! The 1977 Royals was I feel the best team the Royals ever had. They won 102 games that year. Damn Yankees!

[@simplygu]

Over 15 years from 1975-1989... the Kansas City Royals finished in first or second place 13 times. They won 6 division titles, 2 pennants, and 1 World Series.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Very similar to the Braves run.

[@lucientintenebris7331]

simplygu Up to 1985, their last hurrah and final curtain. However, people don't realize how dominating they were. They OWNED that Division. But the ALCS is another ballgame and were dispatched by their many opponents. Angels were their big rivals in that division. Both gave way briefly to the A's of the late 80s and early 90s.

[@DrDoom-wo8hb]

What's more amazing is that they did all of that in one of the smallest markets in the league; given the smaller salaries and television deals pre-1985, perhaps market size was not as impactful. I do not think it's a coincidence as the TV deals and salaries from those deals exploded during the mid-1980s forward, the Kansas Cities, Milwaukees and Cincinattis of MLB began to have a much harder time keeping up with the larger markets. #MLBsalarycap

[@jsd795]

And this was probably the 4th or 5th best team of that run, certainly no higher than 3rd best

[@scott1564]

I don't want to take anything away from the good KC teams of that era, but the fact is, that division during that time, frankly, wasn't any good. There were 28 teams (other than KC) that finished the year with 80 or more wins during the years you mentioned. That's 28 TOTAL out of the 15 years, so right at 2 a year. None finished with over a hundred, and not many finished over 90. Contrast that with what was going on over in the East and in the National League. The Rangers were good for a (short) while. Then, the Angels, then the Twins, then the As, but for the most part, none of them (except for maybe the last year or two) were good all at the same time. The Red Sox, Orioles, Tigers, or even Blue Jays would have likely won more Pennants had they been in the West. For example, in '87, one of the years you illustrated, KC was second, only 2 games off the Twins who won the WS. But they would have finished 5th in the East as an also-ran. 28 teams from the East scored 80 or more wins from '84-89. It was a far better division during that era. KC was a man among boys in the division, and, depending on how they did the scheduling (I never really looked at it closely, so it may not be relevant) it is possibly why they only won 1 title.

[@amschmidlkofer]

Wow, what a performance from Bret Saberhagen! Game 7, and this guy has ice in his veins. Complete game shutout!? 5 hits allowed all game? A classic!

[@adamdorgant9454]

You’re right about that!!!!

[@bobbenbrown123]

Against an amazing Cardinals hitting team with speed.

[@smoothALOE]

@@bobbenbrown123 that Cardinals team was spent. They weren’t hitting that whole series and they had a complete meltdown in Game 7. However, that doesn’t take anything away from this performance.

[@millypoo7713]

And keep in mind, he was only 21 years old.

[@glenbard07]

And he just became a father the day before.

[@F40PH-2CAT]

This Mets fan thoroughly enjoyed this at the time.

[@DoubleStar92]

I love the 85 Royals. Brett being my all time favorite. Also, I own Motley’s home white 1983 jersey and it symbolizes for me this mammoth 2 Run HR that he had to hit twice to count! I’ll never forget this team! Glorious!

[@CHRISROYALSCHIEFSFAN]

I was 10 years old in 85, and when they Won I thought it was the greatest thing that happened in my life! As I was crying with joy! And then I got to see the Royals win it all again in 2015! We may not be very good right now but I love the Royals franchise! G. Brett will always be the Man in my eyes!

[@mrfk9d]

So happy for George Brett. For so many years he was the magic for this team. Only fitting that something magical would include him.☆☆☆☆☆

[@adamdorgant9454]

You’re right about that!!!

[@Canuck204]

Saberhagen was a beast of a pitcher back in the 80's, along side Jack Morris and Dave Stieb.

[@adamdorgant9454]

True!!!

[@DaDitka]

If you were to make a list of the top ten pitchers of all time who are not in the Hall of Fame, I'm convinced Saberhagen should be there. Over 150 wins, won the Cy Young twice, he isn't quite of HoF caliber but if I had a pitcher like him, I sure wouldn't complain!

[@rahubba1]

Way to go K.C.! Thirty years in the waiting to seal another championship title. Congrats Royals, 2015 champions.

[@chrispap4957]

Hopefully history repeats itself and my Buccos who last won the Series in '79 when I was still pooping my pants, can win it in 2019, but that seems unlikely...have lived in Pittsburgh my whole life and the Steelers and Pens don't do it for me...Pitt football, Pitt Hoops, and Buccos are my teams and was 4 months old when Pitt won title in '76 and 3 when Bucs won Series. Would like to see it when I could actually enjoy it...

[@bobheck7303]

Chris, way to much information!

[@djm.326]

@@chrispap4957 I remember around 1976 I was just a little guy and pooped my pants at school. They had to give me these green shorts that didnt fit very good but at least they were clean. The Royals went to the playoffs that year in 76 but I was just to young to know what was going on.

[@bobbenbrown123]

Unfortunately that 2015 World Series championship was at the expense of my favorite team the NEW YORK METS 😢

[@Tornado1994]

@@djm.326 Back To The Future.

[@blackfinjrblackfinjr3555]

Tim Mccarver. I couldn’t stand the guy in the 2000’s but I’ve been rewatching these games and I really like listening to him back in these games. Dude was really smart and I enjoy listening to him on the old Met games too

[@humanbeing2420]

Someone once said that if you asked McCarver for the time he'd explain to you how a clock works.

[@brianbiechele1958]

He still talks too much. I watched the ALCS from this same year, Bob Costas and Tony Kubek. Pure pleasure.

[@RYMAN1321]

30 years later, they do it again.

[@snowywoods1942]

I was watching the Royals beating Toronto 5-0 today... (From the 2015 game)

[@scottgebow6539]

I’m a life-long Red Sox fan ( born and bred in a Boston suburb). I was rooting hard for the Royals to in this series, and was very happy that they won. The following year was heartbreaking for me ( Bill Buckner et al ). Fortunately they finally broke “ The Curse of the Bambino “ in 2004.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

This was the first WS I ever saw. I STILL remember Andujar and Herzog as if it were yesterday. I thought all World Series would go seven games and have crazy drama. Then we get '86 and I think...wow, no wonder baseball is so awesome! Then '87! Finally, it blew up in my face as an A's fan with Gibson's HR in '88...I didn't like the Fall Classic that much for a while. Even the one we won in '89...no one really cared after the quake. Then the sweep in '90...and my boys are still trying to get back.

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

andujar was a mental case. shoulda been arrested

[@bahhumbug9824]

They'll have to do it Vegas now.

[@casheasy]

I just love hearing Al Michaels call any kind of game, but it really is a pleasure to hear him do baseball. And teamed with McCarver and Palmer? Just awesome! And this series was fun to watch, as most in the 80's were. Great clip here. I was just a kid when this took place, but I remember the frustration boiling over in STL due to Denkinger's Game 6 fiasco.

[@my81lowrider]

McCarver, really? No accounting for taste. Thank God he retired

[@TMC1982Part2]

Do you know that Tim McCarver was virtually a last minute replacement for Howard Cosell on ABC's 1985 World Series coverage? Cosell was removed from the booth because he had upset the higher ups at ABC Sports over his book "I Never Played the Game".

[@wpreston86]

The Cardinals were also frustrated by a horrible slump at the wrong time. On paper, they were heavy favorites but they just couldn't get anything going. I won't deny they got screwed by the Denkinger call, but that one call alone didn't lose the series for them.

[@TMC1982Part2]

The Cardinals also didn't have their igniter, Vince Coleman because he broke his leg in a freak tarpaulin accident at Busch Stadium during the NLCS. Also, the Cards' batting in the '85 World Series was pathetic. They only hit a combined batting average of .185. Another thing, during the World Series, you have to win at home. And during the three games in St. Louis, the Royals won two out of those three games, with Games 3 and 5 both being 6-1 games.

[@steveprestegard5151]

@@TMC1982Part2 Turns out dissing your employers in a book is incompatible with career advancement.

[@trollmanable]

This was an incredible game, and overall, an awesome series. Would love to see a rematch. Let's go Royals!

[@go4it764]

I was one of those running around the pitchers mound. Still have some of the dirt. That was an unbelievable game! One that I'll never forget.

[@shack8110]

Lonnie Smith and Terry Pendleton went on to power the Braves to dominate the NL East in the 90s. John Schuerholz and an awesome pitching staff had a hand in that too.

[@bdickerson7898]

Well, part in the East and part in the West. Remember the 1994 MLB divisions realignment.

[@adamdorgant9454]

@@bdickerson7898 Yes, now that you mentioned it!!!

[@wardkitzman5751]

Also Charlie Liebrandt and Bobby Cox, Alejandro Peña too

[@missouri_bassmaster6496]

Go cards. My grandfather worked for Busch Stadium and retired in 1980. My mom would go down to the stadium when she was little and talk to all the players. I have always been interested in baseball and I am a Cardinals fan forever.

[@LqdSanity79]

I remember watching this game with my dad, at six years old. We were rooting for the Cardinals the whole time, but right before the last pitch I bet him $5 that the Royals would win. He took the bet, and paid me. Dad's are awesome. I spent it all on Garbage Pail Kids cards.

[@MattRowland]

This is why comments exist, for posts like to yours! Awesome.

[@briankilmnick4790]

Thank you, so much for downloading this game. I have wanted to see it for 30 years!

[@mlmr11]

I can't believe that through all the great teams the Royals had in the late 70's and early 80's that they only have one world series ring to show for it.

[@adamdorgant9454]

They did win it all again in 2015!!!

[@dash_r_media]

Winning is hard. The Utah Jazz had two all-time greats playing together for 18 years and never won a title. Dan Marino was years ahead of his time as a QB and only went to one Super Bowl, never went back after his second year.

[@elikramer8282]

@@dash_r_media yep. No team in the nfl has ever won 3 SB in a row. The mariners have never been to a World Series. The suns and Timberwolves have never won a nba final. I predict by the time it’s 2150 every team in US will have a championship. Including Detroit.

[@barbarapaparella1833]

@@elikramer8282 lop. Detroit has done pretty well with hockey, football and basketball championships. I think they will win a world series the next century. Lol.

[@barbarapaparella1833]

@@elikramer8282 Tigers won in 84 ??? Your comment is all over the place.

[@bdog1323]

Howser and Quisenberry. two of the hearts of that team!!

[@BillDee002]

Frank White too!

[@xapie128]

I was there. Wildest game I've ever attended. When Andújar was ejected the crowd exploded like no noise I've ever heard!

[@evanhullinger2900]

And the boos were loud as well. Did you hear how loud the Royals fans were booing the Cardinals while they were venting their frustration on the umpire? They wanted the game to get over in a hurry cause the game was already over by this point.

[@adamdorgant9454]

@@evanhullinger2900 Agreed!!!

[@bigpapasmurfz6252]

Forgotten in the frantic finish of Game 6, and the Cardinals embarrassing themselves in Game 7, was the brilliance of Bret Saberhagen. He won Game 3, his team desperate, and down 2 to 0 in the Series. And then the shutout in Game 7. He won the Cy Young later that fall. He was 21 years old. George Brett won his title at last, on the night after the events of Back to the Future LOL. And it was Bret Saberhagen who got it to him.

[@Jiltedin2007]

This game was a definite classic. When I saw this game on TV, I was just laughing on how the Cardinals were getting pissed off throughout the game. And when Joaquin Andujar "Lost it" on the mound, that's what I remembered most of this game. Thank you MLB Classics for uploading this game on You Tube as I will be watching this game for years to come solely for comedic purposes.

[@adamdorgant9454]

More like the Cardinals Nervous Breakdown in Game 7!!!

[@thefoxmccloud2256]

Cardinals RULES!!! The Kings of National League

[@Jiltedin2007]

@@thefoxmccloud2256 Tell that to Atlanta. 😂

[@Jiltedin2007]

@@adamdorgant9454 Is what right?

[@philipalt9560]

The Cardinals were still angry about the missed call in the 9th inning of game 6, that on their mind cost them that game. And of course the umpire who missed that call was umpiring home plate in game 7. No matter how good Denkinger was behind the plate in game 7, it was never going to be good enough for the Cardinals and Herzog. I hate the way the Cardinals lost this series, but they got what they deserved. Denkinger’s missed call was only a a small part of the Cardinals collapse. They still could have won game 6, and they could have made a better showing in game 7.

[@tjhooker7483]

When KC gets it right, its spectacular. Chiefs & Royals. Miss you, D. T. Still can't believe it all.

[@smill1985]

Whose D.T.?

[@furnitureconsortium]

@@smill1985 Derrick Thomas, I'm guessing

[@tomdulle1707]

Watching the lockerroom celebration made me miss Mr K. "Reggie, we lose with dignity we win with dignity."

[@33turtles47]

The Cardinals blew a 3-1 lead in the World Series.

[@mrwoods22]

LMAO!!

[@TheMrKobeBryant2012]

And the Warriors did that in the 2016 Finals.

[@windcatcher331]

And the Royals had to overcome a 3-1 deficit against the Blue Jays just to get to the series.

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti1663]

As a Cub fan, that makes me REALLY _sad..._ 😜

[@jhamlin726]

@@windcatcher331 keep crying

[@johnsont963]

watching and enjoying this in 2016........

[@SuperRip7]

I was just a baby when the Royals won the 1985 Game 7.

[@mowingman816]

SuperRip7 I was just 2 😁

[@plawson8577]

@@mowingman816 So was I.

[@DoubleStar92]

Re-watching this. I remember all too well that Oct 27th night. Motley’s crushing foul ball by an inch and on the next pitch crushed it again but this time fair! Route was on!

[@bahhumbug9824]

"Andujar may never recover from the 2nd half of this season." He had a decent season with Oakland after getting traded in the offseason (didn't win 20 games though) but that drug dealing charge did him no favors. The guy who really didn't recover was John Tudor. He never won more than 13 games after 1985 and fell apart again in 1987 in Game 6 with a chance to clinch. He got a WS ring with the Dodgers but he was just 4-3. Decent pitcher with a historic run but just wasn't the man when the pressure was on.

[@gregster61]

The bonus to the Cards' meltdown was the 8th inning announcement that Tudor got stitches from punching a window.

[@adamdorgant9454]

Thanks for Sharing!!!

[@furnitureconsortium]

that's not the only casualty from this game... When Andujar got into the clubhouse, dude went on a rampage.....he grabbed a bat and destroyed the sink and toilet in the visitor's bathroom. Dude was in rage mode. MLB eventually suspended him for the first 10 games of the 1986 season and Andujar had to pay the Royals for a new sink and toilet.

[@BigRedRIP]

After the ugly side of the Cards shows its face: "Ten to nothing. Ten to nothing. Announcers always are trying to sit here figuring out ways to hold an audience. The Cardinals have done it for us." LOL

[@richiebambara3980]

Just an ole fashion Beatdown and a classic meltdown, doesn't get any better than this.

[@adamdorgant9454]

Or as we should say, the Cardinals Nervous Breakdown in Game 7!!!!

[@opantjack]

Darryl Motley's homerun 0:28:05 Jim Sundberg's walk @ 0:49:48 Steve Balboni's single @ 0:53:50 Darryl Motley's single @ 1:20:24 Lonnie Smith's double @ 1:25:30 Willie Wilson's single @ 1:28:46 Frank White's single @ 1:30:44 Joaquin Andujar gets frustrated @ 1:38:50 Bob Forsch's wild pitch @ 1:47:03 top of the ninth @ 2:16:03 last batter Andy Van Slyke @ 2:18:11

[@rushrush1209]

Andujar had won 21 games that year. Although he struggled in the playoffs, it was a major slap in the face to bring him into the final game with his team losing 9-0.

[@adamdorgant9454]

True!!!!

[@MNsportsnut]

Herzog knew Andujar had a temper and was trying to rattle Denkinger.

[@guyinthechat9533]

Wow check out the fro on Al Michaels.

[@josemeda4592]

Zach lol so he did have hair at one time!

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Good ol' Jew fro. I mean no malice by that...but it absolutely was a thing.

[@smoothALOE]

I’m wondering if his hair was naturally that curly or if he had it permed.

[@SharkMinnow]

He's got to be a Jew.

[@adamdorgant9454]

You’re right about that!!!!!

[@melrosieful]

i love how they won, but it seems understated and kept it all in perspective. Now they absolutely go bonkers when they win the world series.

[@gb20051]

After 30 long years, The Royals win the 2015 World Series!!!!!! Go Royals!!!!!! We Took The Crown!!!!!!

[@aaronnusbaum8406]

+Jack Holt but the Kansas City Royals had almost no fans before 2014. People call St. Louis the baseball capital because not only are the Cardinals consistently successful, but their fan base has been around for more than two years.

[@aaronnusbaum8406]

+Jack Holt lol good comeback, I wish I knew ahead of time I was talking to a 3rd grader so I'd know to be more polite.

[@lovemuffin1963]

+Jack Holt True no one can tailgate like they do in KC..

[@lovemuffin1963]

+truemetalhead Because fans like ME no longer live in Kansas City been a fan since 77 when I moved there as a teen

[@frankfurlacker5219]

+truemetalhead It's pretty easy to stay loyal when you ALWAYS WIN.

[@10Peter25]

WOW! Watching the Cardinals come unglued in this game! John Tudor, the runner-up in the NL Cy Young voting, suddenly can't find the plate and has to get stitches in his pitching hand after punching a cooling fan. Whitey Herzog gets ejected. Joaquin Andujar gets ejected. The Royals score one run on a bases loaded walk and another on a wild pitch. I remember watching this game live on TV and marveling at how such a good team could unravel so completely. This video certainly brings back memories of that debacle in Kansas City.

[@adamdorgant9454]

More like the Cardinals Nervous Breakdown in Game 7!!!

[@deanjameson74]

Andujar is SUCH a perfect Cardinal. Screaming about two pitches that were WAY inside. One was a good 6-8 inches off the plate. Entitled, self-absorbed jerk=perfect Cardinal.

[@geneseofootball1915]

I'm a 11 years late but 100% agree!!

[@erichaynes7502]

wow, notice how there's only 10-15 seconds between each pitch????!!!!!!!!!! This game was only 2:46 long..now each game takes forever most post season games over 4 hours.

[@joeomalley2835]

I love this Royals team, overcoming two 3 to 1 deficits. Brett was so awesome this year.

[@adamdorgant9454]

Agreed!!!

[@shotguner4258]

Anybody with a brain knows they basically were handed out that WS

[@Hellionrush100]

Crowned World Champs again! 2015!

[@tvpmark]

How many of you have watched this again liked Jim Palmer's humor? For example, he mentioned John Tudor wasn't "razor SHAP" (okay he corrected himself). Also Tim McCarver mentioned "Ducky" Medwick having to be removed from a game because fans were throwing things at him, Palmer asked, "Is that how he got his nickname "Duck"? :}

[@scottcarter5356]

This is my new favorite channel

[@tubenachos]

Bret Saberhagen was unhittable that year.

[@nomju6411]

As far as I can tell, this was the final year they allowed fans to run onto the field after the final out of the World Series. The following year at Shea they had police on horseback lining the perimeter of the field.

[@muzikdude1188]

"If you hadn't f@%#ed it up last night we wouldn't be here!" - Whitey Herzog to Don Denkinger during their argument

[@jamesmatthew3681]

And Don threw Whitey out of the game.

[@dzanier]

Agreed. The whole team suffered a collective nervous breakdown.

[@adamdorgant9454]

More like the Cardinals Nervous Breakdown in Game 7!!!

[@DoubleStar92]

1:36:58 Al Michaels: I don’t know what the definition in Webster’s of EXTREME AGONY is.. but it would have to be being a St. Louis Cardinal down 10-0 at this moment and you’re only in the 5th inning! Lmao!!!!!!

[@tomdulle1707]

A 21-year old World Series MVP and Cy Young award winner. Bo Jackson and David Cone were on the Royals roster the next year. And they haven't been back since. Who knew?

[@bahhumbug9824]

I come from the future and I can assure you the Royals will rise again. Just for 2-3 seasons though unlike the great run in the 70s & 80s but you'll get another WS championship.

[@tomitstube]

al michaels looks like ted bundy. i know cardinal fans will forever say they were robbed in game 6, but few people talk about frank white getting called out on a stolen base in the 4th inning of that game, replay showed he was safe. pat sheridan hit a single 2 pitches later to right, which would have put the royals up 1-0. and let's talk about the cardinals having the all time low batting average of .185, (until 2001) and the lowest number of runs in a 7 game series. and only scoring 1 run in the last 26 innings. *royals won this fair and square.*

[@BAYAREA-kd1ig]

Yeah they had a terrible hitting world series and blew a 3-1 series.

[@adamdorgant9454]

@@BAYAREA-kd1ig True!!!!

[@adamdorgant9454]

Agreed!!!!

[@jasonfrost9294]

Im a royals fan . What lost the cardinals the series on top of all that you mentioned . Coleman didn’t play in the series for the. Cards . But yes the royals earned that one . The cards needed vince and he got hurt by a tarp . If anything cost them the series . It was that .

[@Jiltedin2007]

Yeah, like that '86 Mets, '87 and '91 Twins, '02 Angels and the '11 Cardinals. They all came back home down 3 Games to 2, turned things around and won The World Series.

[@adamdorgant9454]

True!!!!

[@DanConroy78]

The Cardinals embarrassed themselves in this game.

[@ChiefsGirlSince1989]

They still whine about game 5

[@stevesecret2515]

@@ChiefsGirlSince1989 It was game 6 that was tainted by an extraordinarily bad call by an umpire. FYI---A team that has the first batter of the inning reach base safely has a 33% greater change to score opposed to the first batter making an out. Only God knows who would have won game six without the bad call but it is a fact that a bad call increased the odds of the royals scoring by 33%.

[@ChiefsGirlSince1989]

@@stevesecret2515 that's the game I meant..thing is they still had game 7 which they didn't even try they lost 11-0

[@owensnuddster814]

@@ChiefsGirlSince1989 as a die hard Cards fan, im still pretty salty about that game 6 call, that ring was supposed to be ours. But I still agree with u, we just completely embarrassed ourselves in this game 7

[@TMC1982Part2]

This is one of the few occurrences in professional sports that I'm aware of where a winner takes all/do or die game blows up instantaneously for one side. Darryl Motley's home run off of John Tudor undoubtedly, was the tone setter for how the game was going to ultimately play out.

[@mvtv-montanavigilantetv5976]

This is freaky to see for me; thanks. And not just for that amazing series. I was a young unit clerk on duty Game 7 night at St. Luke's Hospital ER Trauma Ctr. FUMING as duty locked me to desk for phones while every other human was crowding the waiting room TVs for the high-drama last innings. NO patients. Can overhear TV blasting; docs, techs, everybody there except me... and hey, a patient? John Tudor for stitches after punching that electric fan. Not place for the story; sorry; rare flashback. He was FUMING WORSE! Ooooboy! Surrounded by GO ROYALS posters didn't help, one on post right by his rolling stretcher. Private docs were prepping; just me and him when a roar from the waiting room: "AND THE ROYALS WIN THE SERIES!" Was literally 5 feet away, lowering self under desk counter as he exploded. Always wanted to ask him if he ever noticed the top of my trembling head. Likely not.

[@adamdorgant9454]

Thanks for Sharing!!!!

[@crocodile1313]

I'd love to have a beer with you and hear that story in person. Thanks for sharing!

[@mvtv-montanavigilantetv5976]

@@crocodile1313 Right on. I wish I had more awareness when that and other things happened. At the time patients had a little card made for charges; disposable. I grabbed his, mounted in a frame then sold to a rat for gas money or something really stupid the year before. Not MUCH of a relic but a valid piece from that incident. 100% serious about NO patients at time. Recall one doc who seemed full of himself, prancing around until pushed to the side when Tudor shows up in a couple black SUVs; their team docs wouldn't let him near. Or ask for his autograph "sign it to the scared guy behind the counter!" cheers.

[@robertmastroianni]

I love it when Andujar came in. It was obvious he wanted to get tossed out.

[@adamdorgant9454]

True!!!!

[@jeffstell9146]

1:10.33 classic opposite field base hit from George Brett. What a swing he had

[@erestube]

If you're a Royals fan, this game is an adrenalin rush.

[@franceswitham8214]

I was in heaven the night of this game.

[@Tornado1994]

@@franceswitham8214 Back To The Future.

[@hollywoodjoe123]

GOD BLESS THE KANSAS CITY ROYALS - !

[@johnolson5538]

What do you call every year they're in the basement?

[@michaelobrien1505]

As a Giants fan, who suffered through the 87 NLCS, where they had Murphys Law screw them over, blank the Red Birds! The raggedy red birds always found a way to be there! The Brewers were blanked over by them as well

[@scottedwards2962]

DICK HOWSER WE WILL MISS YOU. 1936-1987. Dan Quisenberry we will also miss you 193-1998 Two keys from the Championship team we will never forget them

[@melbias5046]

damn, i watched this game and thinking that the royals would go and win another championship and i was 18 at the time and it took 30 years how time has gone by.

[@MaryandMocha]

After MLB said he blew the call after game 6, i'm not sure it was a great idea to let Denkinger call balls and strikes in game 7. The Royals were going to win, because the Cardinals had already decided they lost after game 6.

[@adamdorgant9454]

You’re right about that!!!

[@mitchrc3]

The Sports Illustrated headline said it all: “A Classic Fall in the Fall Classic”

[@adamdorgant9454]

Agreed!!!!

[@baylee03]

1:42:53 - "Andujar may never recover from the second half of this season" - very prophetic words from Tim McCarver, he never pitched the same again and was out of baseball in three years.

[@adamdorgant9454]

You’re right about that!!!!

[@kokojon99]

as a Blue Jays fan, to watch this game 7 hurt to much…to have lost a 3-1 series lead in the ALCS, then to watch them win the whole thing…was horrible thank God for '92-'93

[@generalbullmoose]

Herzog knew darned well what he was doing when he brought Andujar in there. Even before Andujar threw his first pitch, you could see the steam coming out of his head. Whitey knew Andujar was a hothead & would vent all the frustrations. And those two pitches he was protesting about were nowhere close to being strikes. He'd be the type to knock somebody down in that type on instance; I'm surprised we didn't see Sundberg in the dirt.

[@illbarry]

I remember that game and thinking that when he was brought in that its was a stupid move. The game was already out of hand and the Cardinals that year were not a power hitting team that was going to put a lot of runs up to get back in the game.

[@dzanier]

I recall someone once saying that the nation had watched an entire team suffer a collective nervous breakdown. A much as I loved Howser and wanted him to win a WS, you have to feel somewhat for the Cardinals.

[@adamdorgant9454]

@@illbarry True!!!

[@adamdorgant9454]

@@dzanier More like the Cardinals Nervous Breakdown in Game 7!!

[@illbarry]

@@adamdorgant9454 Whitey blew that game. Hard to say if he took Tudor out too soon, he only gave up two hits, but he left the next two pitchers out there way too long, especially when he had Bob Forsch in the pen.

[@Jiltedin2007]

Just the thought of this game brings me chuckles. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@franceswitham8214]

I love to hear All Michaels call a baseball game. First listened to him call the Cincinnati Reds radio games. He was fantastic then, now a master of calling all sports. He had the guts to point out the poor sportsmanship of the Cardinals while Palmer and McCarver excuse it.

[@rollo131]

The difference in this game, besides Saberhagen being sharp and Tudor being lousy, was that Kansas City was thrilled to be playing this game, and St. Louis was super pissed off to have to be playing it. People overstate the importance of intangibles, but in this case that was a huge one.

[@disoriented1]

Hard to imagine...Saberhagen's newborn is 28!...reminds me of being 21 and in KC always having felt inferior to the iconic team on the other side of the state. The Cardinals have a great tradition, but to this day, in a city with a St. Louis AA farm team...I can't really cheer for them because they are the Springfield "Cardinals"...once a Kansas Citian, always a Kansas Citian!

[@bacharles1]

Yep --- and it's also amazing how little Jim Palmer talks. Maybe he spends a lot of time standing in line at the concession stands.

[@evantallent7626]

Royals are about to win in 2015 It's funny the last time we won the World Series is in 1985

[@jackdavis8596]

Glad Royals won, never would have thought it would be almost 30 years later and they wouldn't made it back.

[@alex36burbidge]

I remember the eruption if cheers at school that next day. Go KC!

[@matthewfreystudent7719]

I was born in KC, but adopted and grew up in a small town as a Cards fan. As a Cards fan, I would be upset too. I am not embarrassed with 11 WS wins.

[@SupaflyChimichanga]

Come on Royals, great win tonight against Baltimore hope they continue on and go back to the World Series once again and win it all #takethecrown #kcroyals

[@drygnfyre]

Great series. I didn't realize Kauffman Stadium used to have AstroTurf. Seems likely the Royals will be returning to the Fall Classic...

[@revinhatol]

As by Channels 2 (STL) and 9 (KC), this is the first time came a #MissouriMeltdown

[@xapie128]

From Wikipedia: "Andújar was so furious after being ejected from Game 7 that he demolished a toilet and sink in the visitor's clubhouse bathroom in Royals Stadium with a bat. As a result of this and his conduct toward Denkinger, Andújar was fined $500-the maximum permissible amount at the time-and was suspended for the first 10 games of the following regular season. Andújar was additionally ordered to make restitution for damages."

[@ir10031981]

I predict an all Missouri/ Show Me State/Battle of I-70 World Series in 2015. It shall happen. STL Cardinals and KC Royals are the best teams in MLB right now. If it does happen, it will be the first time in 30 years.

[@ir10031981]

+ir10031981 well I was wrong, and thank God! I was born and raised in Chicago and of course I would root for the Cubs, they beat the Cardinals in the NLDS. Royals, I will root for you until the world series should the Cubs make it, then I will boo you to hell.

[@mitchelmodine9197]

Willie Wilson for the Royals (#6)--fantastic fielding center fielder in 1985. Lorenzo Cain for the Royals (#6)--fantastic fielding center fielder in 2014.

[@wrightway65]

Here we go again...

[@djm.326]

Frank White was safe at second! And Royal runner was safe at home in game one too!

[@eccentricgamer4111]

I hope we get to see another cross-state World Series like this in the near future.

[@adamdorgant9454]

True!!!!

[@LeftyStratPlayer]

THE ROYALS WIN THE PENNANT! THE ROYALS WIN THE PENNANT!!! THE ROYALS WIN THE PENNANT!!!!!

[@my81lowrider]

Sorry, we own that. You owe us royalties and we'll collect that with interest in a couple weeks Signed The San Francisco Giants

[@zatchHBK85]

Aram Attarian If it hadn't been for your SOB pitcher, we would've won that world series. F U!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@BigRedRIP]

+Aram Attarian Actually that was the NEW YORK Giants. But anyway...

[@dallasbrubaker6054]

Royalties, eh? The Royals have own that word.

[@secondstring]

That wasn't the Pennant, it was the World Series. The "Pennant" refers to the League Championship(s).

[@lw393]

I just heard Anthony Rizzo, who never makes trouble, get thrown out of a game - it struck me that it would be enjoyable to watch Joaquin Andujar go absolutely insane. I remember watching this live on TV. It may be the angriest any man has ever been on a baseball field.

[@simplygu]

If Andrew McCutchen won the MVP over Paul Goldschmidt in 2013, then George Brett clearly should have won it over Don Mattingly in 1985. Take Brett off of this Royals team who were below average offensively... and the Royals do not win the division. Considering what was around him in the Royals lineup, Brett's .335 AVERAGE with 30 HR 112 RBI 108 RUNS 103 WALKS & league leading .585 SLUGGING were monster stats. Mattingly drove in 145 runs, but Rickey Henderson hitting leadoff for the Yankees could have been considered just as valuable as Mattingly. Henderson scored 146 runs, hit .314, & stole 80 bases in '85. In my opinion Brett was robbed of the MVP, but I am sure he didn't care because he finally got his World Series ring.

[@charlessmith263]

The fireworks after the final out - the people who provided the pyrotechnics - I guess they watched how the people who shot off the fireworks on the final out of the 1974 World Series did it. Then, they tried to imitate something like a final fireworks show for that 1974 series on the 1985 World Series' final out, and it was nearly the same fireworks that Charles Finley (the Oakland GM in 1974) wanted. If he was there in Game 7 when the final-out fireworks exploded, he would have been impressed. Almost similar!

[@rollo131]

You kinda have to feel for John Tudor. A truly brilliant season was completely marred by this miserable performance in the biggest game of the year.

[@mvtv-montanavigilantetv5976]

(TMI alert) Felt for him, too. When not scared! I was a young unit clerk on duty Game 7 night at St. Luke's Hospital ER Trauma Ctr. FUMING as duty locked me to desk for phones while every other human was crowding the waiting room TVs for the high-drama last innings. NO patients. Can overhear TV blasting; docs, techs, everybody there except me... and hey, a patient? John Tudor for stitches after punching that electric fan. Not place for the story; sorry; rare flashback. He was FUMING WORSE! Ooooboy! Surrounded by GO ROYALS posters didn't help, one on post right by his rolling stretcher. Private docs were prepping; just me and him when a roar from the waiting room: "AND THE ROYALS WIN THE SERIES!" Was literally 5 feet away, lowering self under desk counter as he exploded. Always wanted to ask him if he ever noticed the top of my trembling head. Likely not.

[@adamdorgant9454]

@@mvtv-montanavigilantetv5976 Thanks for Sharing!!!!

[@bahhumbug9824]

He had nobody to blame but himself, not inanimate objects. @@mvtv-montanavigilantetv5976

[@paulnguyen8910]

WeFor every title like this won, the public address at Kaufmann plays: "We Are The Champions". 14 games in 2 rounds - the Cardiac Royals did it. They "never say die", and after 17 seasons, the first title.

[@SportsAndHorrorFanatic]

That's the Cardinals fault. A team has to have enough power to overcome one call. Teams get screwed all the time. Until MLB gets instant replay, it's part of the game. You can't let one call get to you like that. You have to overcome it and just control how you play on the field. The call was blown out of proportion anyway. It had little to do with the Royals winning game 6. The Cards never were able to record 2 outs anyway.

[@ryannewazada2102]

This was rout as the Royals flushed the Cardinals by the score of 11-0. Cardinals pitcher, Juaquin Andujar went ballistic to HP Umpire, Don Denkinger on the pitching calls. KC got it going with a two-run homer.

[@jonnydanger7181]

Why did Reggie stop broadcasting? He sounds really good at the mic.

[@TMC1982Part2]

Not that it has any direct relation to your question, but I can't help but think of Gary Bender and what he wrote about Reggie Jackson in his autobiography "Call of the Game". Bender worked with Reggie as well as Joe Morgan for ABC's broadcasts of the 1988 ALCS. Bender spent the entire 1988 season on backup "Monday Night Baseball" games only working with Joe Morgan. Basically, Bender said that Reggie was difficult to cooperate with and seemed insecure. Bender concluded that Reggie's ego is what held him back from being a better broadcaster.

[@jonnydanger7181]

Terrence Clay I can totally see that and I think you’re spot on. Reggie always came off that way towards people.

[@JoetheVMan]

Yet Denkinger replied to the Cardinals, "Well, if you guys weren't hitting .120 in this Series, we wouldn't be here."

[@korionjohnson3147]

Go Cardinals! But I really do respect the Royal :)

[@raulgreen8369]

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