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25 years ago tonight.
Game 6 1985 World Series.
The Royals, after dropping the first two games at home (in heartbreaking fashion), went to STL to find fans at the stadium with brooms fully expecting the sweep. But behind great pitching from Brett Saberhagan in Game 3 and a titanic HR by Frank White into the left center field bullpen, the Royals beat Jaoquin Andujar and the Cards 6-1.
Frank's HR went into an area that most fly balls died in the old Busch stadium. That ****ing ball went a mile. I wish I could post the .gif. Frank was the first 2B to bat cleanup in a WS game since Jackie Robinson. And he made Andujar pay with that home run.
The Cards responded in game 4 behind two HR's: One from Willie Magee and one from Tito Landrum. Tudor beat Bud Black. Tudor pitched a great game. So did Bud Black.
Game 5 fell to Danny Jackson. And like in the ALCS he responded again. the Royals scored early and often against Bob Forsch. The result was a 6-1 victory.
Looking back, the Cards were lucky to be alive. They hadn't hit at all. The pitching had been solid. But by game 5 it was obvious that the Royals bats were waking.
So it was on to game 6.
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