<P> In the 1985 regular season the Royals topped the Western Division for the sixth time in ten years, led by Bret Saberhagen's Cy Young Award - winning performance and George Brett's self described best "all around year ." Throughout the ensuing playoffs, the Royals came back from 2 - 0 and 3 - 1 deficits, but managed to win the Series . In game three, with KC down 2 games to 0, George Brett homered twice and doubled off the fence in right field to put Kansas City back into the series . With the Royals down three - games - to - one in the American League Championship Series against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Royals eventually rallied to win the series 4--3 . </P> <P> In the 1985 World Series (nicknamed the "I - 70 Series" because the two teams are both located in the state of Missouri and connected by Interstate 70) against the cross-state St. Louis Cardinals, the Royals again fell behind, three games to one . The key game in their comeback was Game 6 . Facing elimination, the Royals trailed 1--0 in the bottom of the 9th inning, before rallying to score two runs and win . </P> <P> The Royals maintained a reputation as one of the American League West's top teams throughout the late 1980s . The club posted a winning record in three of the four seasons following its 1985 World Series championship, while developing young stars such as Bo Jackson, Tom Gordon, and Kevin Seitzer . The Royals finished the 1989 season with a 92--70 record (third - best in the major leagues) but did not qualify for the playoffs, finishing second in their division behind the eventual World Series champion Oakland Athletics . </P> <P> At the end of the 1989 season, the team boasted a powerhouse pitching rotation, including the AL Cy Young Award - winner Bret Saberhagen (who set franchise record 23 wins that year), two - time All - Star Mark Gubicza (a 15 - game winner in 1989) and 1989 AL Rookie of the Year runner - up Tom Gordon (who won 17 games that year). But the organization felt it was still missing a few necessary pieces to give its divisional rival Oakland Athletics a run for their money . So prior to the 1990 season, the Royals acquired Mark Davis, the 1989 National League Cy Young Award - winner and league leader in saves, signing him to a 4 - year, $13 million contract (the largest annual salary in baseball history at the time). The Royals also signed starting pitcher Storm Davis, who was coming off a career - high 19 - game win season (third - best in the AL), to a three - year $6 million contract . Despite the promising off - season moves, the team suffered critical bullpen injuries while both newly signed Davises experienced lackluster seasons in 1990 . The Royals concluded the season with a 75--86 record, in second - to - last place in the AL West (and with the worst franchise record since 1970). Bo Jackson--the team's potential future franchise player--suffered a devastating hip injury while playing football in the off - season, so the Royals waived him during spring training in 1991 . </P>

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