European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 28, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 it Ain t Over til it s Over royals win 2-1, Force game 7 on org s 9th-inning single by John Nelson Kansas City. To. A a dream came True for Dane Lorg saturday night and moved Hie Kansas any royals within one slap of the ultimate comeback a season of dreamlike comebacks. Lorg drove in iwo runs with a one out Pinch Sini be in the Boling of the ninth inning id rally the a Nak to i " i Victory Over the St.  cardinals and Force a deciding seventh game in the world series. How Many kids Pel the Opportunity to hit in hat situation Orji asked. I be dreamed about it All by life. It s certainly a  the dream of winning a 10th world championship in game 6 turned into a Nightmare for the cardinals who had gone ahead in the eighth in Ning with a Pinch Obi single of their own by Brian Harper. We had the world series won tonight cards manager Whitey Hertag said. I still think we re the team of destiny. We were picked to finish Floc Phol  Dane Lorg Harper s go ahead sin Gle for the cardinals came off royals left hander Char lie Leibrandt. He lost game 2 of the series after taking a two hit shutout into the ninth inning and appeared headed for another cart breaker. He retired the first 15 batters he faced and set Down the cardinals in order six of the first seven innings but stood to be the loser again until Lorg saved the Day for Kansas City. Lorp s hit came off Todd Worrell who had tied a world series record by striking out six consecutive Bat ters in Relief in game 5. The inning included a disputed play at first base a misplay cd foul Ball a botched Sacri fice bunt a passed Ball and an intentional walk. I was t nervous Lorg said. I have to concentrate on other things. I be Pinch hit in other situations. I knew this was the most  with game 7 scheduled for sunday night the royals faced the last hurdle in their comeback of comebacks. They had to do it against the Ace of St. Louis staff John Tudor who was to face the royals Ace Bret Saberhagen. It is the first seventh game matchup of 20-Gamc winners Spike i lfi2 Tudor already has won twice in the series and Saber happen once. 1 he royals came Back from one game behind califor Nia in the final week of the season to win the american league West then rallied from 2-0 and 3-1 deficits lobe Al Toronto in the Al. Playoffs they lost the first iwo games to the cardinals at Home a situation from which no world series team has Ever recovered. Then they fell behind 3-1, a deficit fro which Only five teams have recovered. In started in  royals manager Dick Hows or said. We be had a lot of hit ballgames and a lot of big losses. And we re looking at John Tudor tomorrow so there s no need m gel Loo excited Al. Bui we be Colour inst Guy going  the winning rally saved How scr from More second guessing. He stayed with  one Bailer Loo Long in game 2, despite having bullpen stopper Dan cuts in Berry warming up. Saturday night he passed up the Chance to Pinch hit for Leibrandt Wilh iwo on iwo outland no Szorc in the seventh Jorge Orla started the royals winning rally with an infield single to first base. Jack Clark fielded the Ball and threw to Worrell covering but first base Umpire Don Denkinger ruled Hal Orla Beal Worrell to the bag. The cardinals argued briefly Hal Orta had missed the bag. But he remained there As Sieve Balboni came to bal. Balboni fouled the first pitch High in the air it dropped untouched in from of the royals dugout As Clark and Catcher Darrell Porter converged on it Balboni the Home run hitter who has yet to gel an extra base hit in the postseason fouled off another pitch then lined a single through he left Side that sent Orta to second. Afler Laking Twu balls and then fouling off two bunt attempts Jim Sundburg Laid Down a bunt thai Worrell fielded toward the third base Side. The cardinals Pitcher threw to third to Force Orla on a close play fur the fir Stoul. Onix Conception ran for Balboni who had taken Sec Ond on the Force. A passed Ball by Porlar allowed Boih runners to Advance one base. Pinch Hiller Hal Mcrae was walked intentionally after the passed Ball to bring Lorg to the plate. Lorg look one Pilch out of the strike one before lining a single into right Field that scored both Cuncic scion and Sundburg. Who just Beal the throw from Andy Van sly pc. That bailed Oul How scr. Who annl then had lost his Battle of Pinch Hilling strategy to her of. Herzog had Pinch hit for Hii Starling Pilcher. Danny Cox and in paid off with Harper s soft sailing Blooper into shallow Center Field Hal scored Terry Pond Litun inthe top of the eight. Royals chant we Aren t dead yet Kansas City to. A Dan Quison Berry hardly Ever at a loss for words found it hard to describe How the royals pulled off the game 6 Victory that kept them alive in the world series. It certainly is strange How things have gone All year for the Kansas City royals he said. There is no explaining  Quison Berry with l a innings of Relief was the winning Pitcher in saturday s dramatic 2-1 Victory Over the St. Louis cardinals. A Victory sunday night would make the royals who recovered from a 3-1 deficit against Toronto in the Ameri can league playoffs Only the fifth team in world series history to win after falling behind three games to one. They would be the first world series champions Ever to lose games 1 and 2 in their Home Park. Tomorrow night is the biggest game for every player in this room said second baseman Frank White. We seemed to prefer playing under pressure. We be just reached a Point where we believe everything u going to work  Afler Dane Lorg delivered a two run Pinch single in the Bottom of the ninth the royals surged into their clubhouse shouting we Aren t dead yet. We Aren t dead  royals starting Picuci Charlie Leibrandt who look a two hit shutout into the ninth inning of game 2, Only to lose to a four run rally gave up Only four Hils in 1 a innings dui until Lorg delivered with one out in the ninth he was in jeopardy of another heart breaking loss. You have to be Good but sometimes it does t Hurt to be Lucky too Leibrandt said. He said he was mentally prepared for act her huge id Down. I still have to be Happy to pitch in a world series and i will always have Hal memory. There Are of Many Guys Wilh belter records than myself who never had the Chance 1 have gotten this  Quison Berry referred to the sword of Damocles in his Post game comments. That sword has swooped Down to give us All a  it has t lopped off our Heads  he said. Shor Slop buddy Biancalana made two outstanding defensive plays but said he was Noi Bilter Hal manager Dick hawser lifted him for a Pinch hitter in the ninth. That s a move Dick has to make. Afler All i Only Hii. 188 in the regular  Biancalana and other royals insisted thai their history of coming Back from the dead has Given them the Confidence Hal did nol Wane even when they got to within two outs of elimination. It s a terrible thing to say. But it seems to Lake desperate trouble for us to play Well Biancalana said. I Don i know we just have a Confidence we can come Back. When things gel bad Dick never gels upset. He believes in his  sunday s finale pitied each Leam s Besl Pilcher. Kansas cily s 20-Gamc Winner Burcl Sabur Hagen whose wife gave Binh to a son on saturday. Against John Tudor who Al Lowed the royals one run in winning games land. You would think it would be another Well Pilchuk game but you never know while said. I be seen it Hap pen Loo Many limes it could be an x-7  Hal Mcrae fell certain of the outcome. There s one More left and we re going to win it the regular season designated Hitler said. A Phol jubilant Jim Sund Harg h after scoring winning run. Jumping for Joy in Kansas City cards shake off game 6 loss after their game 6 loss saturday night. We Vegol to generate some offence Landrum said. St. Louis has Only 35 hits and a .190 learn baiting Mark in the series. There s one game left. Our pitching has been oils Landing. H s Lime for our bats to come  the Only offensive spark the cardinals could manage saturday was Brian Harper s first series hit a iwo out rib Pinch single in the eighth thai of course was Over shadowed one inning later by former is. Louis Utility Man Dane Lorg s game winning blow for Kansas City. In was a real Good pitch. I just hit in off the handle and it fell in Harper said. I guess it was the biggest of my career. But in would have fell belter if in was a  Todd Worrell the losing is. Louis Pitcher shrugged his shoulders when discussing org s decisive blow. If he hit it a Lillic harder we might have had a play at Home plate Worrell said funny things can happen and i think in showed Longhi. Tomorrow s in and Well be  by faltering in the final inning the cardinals tarnished a record of 91-0 icy had carried in games during which icy had led in the ninth inning this season Worrell also refused to chastise american league Umpire Don Denkinger for a disputed Call Al first base on George Orta s grounder Losart Kansas cily s ninth. The Umpire s Gol the Lasi Call. You Vegol to work around it. I could have Gotlin the next Man to ground Inlo a double play Worrell said. They the umpires arc doing the Bucsi icy can. You be just got logo Wil hic  following what was ruled an infield single for Orta failure by Jack Clark to make a play on Sieve Balboni s pop foul near the royals dugout also proved costly to the cardinals. It was a Cal Chable Ball. In was just misjudged. You can t give the Oiler team another Chance Clark said. Clark like work Roll and Landrum did his Best to keep what could be a devastating St. Louis loss in perspective. It was a game they had to win. We be got our Chanc tomorrow Clark said