October 22, 1985 World Series Game 3 at Busch Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1985 World Series Game 3
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

Tuesday, October 22, 1985, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:59

Royals

Dick Howser

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

W: B Saberhagen (1-0), L: J Andujar (0-1)

Cardinals

Whitey Herzog

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    5   0   2   2    0   2  .417  .962   19    1   0   2B,CS
  L Jones LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 4.000         1   0   
W Wilson CF                   5   0   2   0    0   2  .385  .770   19    3   0   SB
G Brett 3B                    2   2   2   0    3   0  .400 1.038   24    2   3   IW
F White 2B                    4   2   2   3    1   0  .455 1.538   23    1   3   HR,2B,GDP
P Sheridan RF                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .300   19    1   0   
J Sundberg C                  2   1   1   0    3   0  .222  .795   28    8   2   
S Balboni 1B                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .167  .398   20    9   0   IW
B Biancalana SS               5   1   2   1    0   1  .286  .786   13    1   1   
B Saberhagen P                3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   11    0   0   SH
Totals                       35   6  11   6    8   8              176   27   9

BATTING

2B: L Smith (1, off J Andujar); F White (3, off R Horton).

HR: F White (1, off J Andujar; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SH: B Saberhagen (1, off J Andujar).

IBB: S Balboni (1, by R Horton); G Brett (1, by J Andujar).

TB: F White 6; L Smith 3; G Brett 2; B Biancalana 2; W Wilson 2; J Sundberg.

GIDP: F White (1).

RBI: F White 3 (4); L Smith 2 (2); B Biancalana (1).

2-out RBI: L Smith 2; B Biancalana.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Sundberg-G Brett.

BASERUNNING

SB: W Wilson (2, 2nd base off J Andujar/D Porter).

CS: L Smith (2, 2nd base by J Andujar/D Porter).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W McGee CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .667   16    1   0   SB,CS
O Smith SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .091  .258   12    1   5   
T Herr 2B                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .182  .432   18    2   1   
J Clark 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   3  .273  .697   21    9   0   
A Van Slyke RF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   20    1   0   
T Pendleton 3B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .817   15    0   0   
D Porter C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .384    6    8   1   
T Landrum LF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .455 1.091   13    4   0   
J Andujar P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   1   
  B Campbell P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Jorgensen PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  R Horton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  B Harper PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  K Dayley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   1   6   1    1   8              134   27   8

BATTING

TB: J Clark; O Smith; T Pendleton; T Landrum; W McGee; T Herr.

RBI: J Clark (3).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Herr-J Clark.

BASERUNNING

SB: W McGee (1, 2nd base off B Saberhagen/J Sundberg).

CS: W McGee (1, 3rd base by B Saberhagen/J Sundberg).

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
B Saberhagen, W (1-0)          9     6   1   1    1   8   0   1.00   33  132-88   52·12·24   11· 6· 6· 1     78    -     0.82   0.26
Totals                         9     6   1   1    1   8   0          33  132-88   52·12·24   11· 6· 6· 1           -

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
J Andujar, L (0-1)             4     9   4   4    3   3   1   9.00   22   74-40   24· 6·10    5· 5· 4· 2     28    -     1.27  -0.21
B Campbell                     1     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    4   20-13    5· 3· 5    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.35   0.01
R Horton                       2     2   2   2    2   1   0   9.00   10   35-18   11· 4· 3    4· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.35  -0.05
K Dayley                       2     0   0   0    2   2   0   0.00    8   45-26   13· 5· 8    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9    11   6   6    8   8   1          44  174-97   53·18·26   11· 8· 7· 2           -

J Andujar faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: R Horton (1).

WP: None.

IBB: R Horton (1; S Balboni); J Andujar (1; G Brett).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Jim Quick.

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 53,634.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 65° 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. A Van Slyke          RF 
6. J Sundberg           C     6. T Pendleton          3B 
7. S Balboni            1B    7. D Porter             C  
8. B Biancalana         SS    8. T Landrum            LF 
9. B Saberhagen         P     9. J Andujar            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-0  -23  4   22%  74% L Smith         J Andujar       Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Sundberg Scores; Biancalana Scores
   t 5   0  0-2  1--  1   12%  91% F White         J Andujar       Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Brett Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  6   -9%  45% F White         J Andujar       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   b 1   1  0-0  12-  8    8%  50% J Clark         B Saberhagen    Double Play: Strikeout Looking, McGee Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   t 3   2  0-0  123  6   -8%  45% P Sheridan      J Andujar       Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Joaquin Andujar facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  L Smith         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   50%  W Wilson        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      52%  G Brett         Wilson Steals 2B
          -2-  4   54%  " "             Intentional Walk
   OO     12-  6   45%  F White         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  W McGee         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   45%  O Smith         Foul Flyball: 2B
          1--      43%  T Herr          McGee Steals 2B
          -2-  5   42%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-  8   50%  J Clark         Double Play: Strikeout Looking, McGee Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Joaquin Andujar facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   48%  P Sheridan      Flyball: CF
          ---  3   50%  J Sundberg      Single (CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   47%  S Balboni       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   45%  B Biancalana    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   47%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   45%  T Pendleton     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   48%  D Porter        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   50%  T Landrum       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Joaquin Andujar facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   48%  B Saberhagen    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   50%  L Smith         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      46%  W Wilson        Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  5   47%  " "             Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   50%  G Brett         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Wilson to 3B
          1-3  5   53%  F White         Walk; Brett to 2B
   O      123  6   45%  P Sheridan      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   47%  J Andujar       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   49%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  O Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Joaquin Andujar facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   54%  J Sundberg      Walk
   O      1--  6   50%  S Balboni       Lineout: LF
          1--  1   55%  B Biancalana    Single to P; Sundberg to 2B
   O      12-  1   51%  B Saberhagen    Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Sundberg to 3B; Biancalana to 2B
   RR     -23  4   74%  L Smith         Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Sundberg Scores; Biancalana Scores
   O      -2-  1   71%  W Wilson        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Bret Saberhagen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   74%  T Herr          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   76%  J Clark         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   77%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joaquin Andujar facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   79%  G Brett         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  1   91%  F White         Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Brett Scores
                  Bill Campbell replaces Joaquin Andujar pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   90%  P Sheridan      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  7   91%  J Sundberg      Walk
   O      1--  4   90%  S Balboni       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   90%  B Biancalana    Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   91%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   92%  D Porter        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   92%  T Landrum       Single to RF
                  Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Bill Campbell batting 9th
   O      1--  5   93%  M Jorgensen     Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ricky Horton facing 9-1-2
                  Ricky Horton replaces Mike Jorgensen pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   93%  B Saberhagen    Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   92%  L Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   92%  W Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   94%  W McGee         Popfly: 3B
          ---  2   92%  O Smith         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   88%  T Herr          Single to RF (Line Drive); Smith to 2B
   R      12-  2   81%  J Clark         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Smith Scores; Herr to 2B
   O      12-  4   86%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      12-  3   91%  T Pendleton     Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ricky Horton facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   92%  G Brett         Walk
          1--      93%  F White         Balk; Brett to 2B
   R      -2-  4   96%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Brett Scores
   O      -2-  2   95%  P Sheridan      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  5   95%  J Sundberg      Lineout: P
          -2-  4   95%  S Balboni       Intentional Walk
   R      12-  1   98%  B Biancalana    Single to RF (Line Drive); White Scores; Balboni to 3B; Biancalana to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -23  3   97%  B Saberhagen    Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   98%  D Porter        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  5   98%  T Landrum       Strikeout Swinging
                  Brian Harper pinch hits for Ricky Horton batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  B Harper        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Ken Dayley facing 1-2-3
                  Ken Dayley replaces Brian Harper pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   98%  L Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   98%  W Wilson        Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   98%  G Brett         Walk
   O      1--  7   98%  F White         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
                  Lynn Jones replaces Lonnie Smith playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---  1   99%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  O Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  T Herr          Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Ken Dayley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   99%  P Sheridan      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   99%  J Sundberg      Walk
   O      1--  4   99%  S Balboni       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4   99%  B Biancalana    Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5  100%  J Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  T Pendleton     Lineout: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Cardinals 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SLN198510220

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BATTING

PITCHING

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation