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1985 World Series Trivia Thread

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Chef, Apr 26, 2007.

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  1. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    I still love the story about the argument that got Herzog tossed from the game. Don Denkinger was behind the plate in Game 7 after correctly calling the Orta play at first in Game 6.

    Herzog: "If you hadn't blown that call we wouldn't be here tonight."

    Denkinger: "If your team wasn't hitting .185 we wouldn't be here tonight."
     
    Armchair_QB, Apr 26, 2007
    #25
  2. Chef

    Chef Active Member

    OK......

    We know Motley caught it.........

    RF---Motley
    CF---?
    LF---?
    3B---?
    SS---?
    2B---?
    1B---?
    P----?
    C----?
     
    Chef, Apr 26, 2007
    #26
  3. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

     
    Armchair_QB, Apr 26, 2007
    #27
  4. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198510270KCA
     
    Football_Bat, Apr 26, 2007
    #28
  5. doubledown68

    doubledown68 Active Member

    without looking.. lf.. Lonnie Smith?

    swing and a miss
     
    doubledown68, Apr 26, 2007
    #29
  6. kingcreole

    kingcreole Active Member

    For the first 7 innings or so. Being a horrible defensive player, Lynn Jones usually finished up games in left field.

    Here are two doozies:

    1. Darryl Motley hit Kansas City's second and final homer of the series. Who hit the first one?

    2. Jim Sundberg scored the winning run in Game 6. Who scored the tying run?
     
    kingcreole, Apr 26, 2007
    #30
  7. doubledown68

    doubledown68 Active Member

    Frank White hit the homer, and the tying run was scored by whoever pinch ran for Steve Balboni.
     
    doubledown68, Apr 26, 2007
    #31
  8. qtlaw

    qtlaw Well-Known Member

    From a West Coaster, yeah I remember the Orta moment, but what I remember more than that was how boring it looked on two turf fields with a bunch of slap hitters hitting ground balls. Thank goodness there was the Quis (may he RIP.)
     
    qtlaw, Apr 26, 2007
    #32
  9. KYSportsWriter

    KYSportsWriter Well-Known Member

    I was born that year, but as a Cards fan, it's a year I want to forget.
     
    KYSportsWriter, Apr 26, 2007
    #33
  10. kingcreole

    kingcreole Active Member

    Onix Conceptcion! (sp??)
     
    kingcreole, Apr 26, 2007
    #34
  11. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    There was a show on ESPN Classic a couple weeks ago on the '85 WS called "Five Reasons you can't blame Don Denkinger for the Cardinals losing the '85 World Series" (or some such cumbersome title). Did a very good job of showing that the bad call, like Bartman with the Cubs, was merely one small piece of a teamwide choke.
     
    playthrough, Apr 26, 2007
    #35
  12. doubledown68

    doubledown68 Active Member

    SSSHHHHHHH! St. Louis fans don't want to hear that.
     
    doubledown68, Apr 26, 2007
    #36
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