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Bad Decisions: Howser’s 1985 World Series

Bad Decisions: Howser’s 1985 World Series

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Paul White
Jan 10, 2024
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Crazy as it seems now, in the 1985 World Series, Royals manager Dick Howser elected to go with an eight-man pitching staff.

That’s right, eight. Ocho. Not enough pitchers to fill a lineup if need be.

And that wasn’t even the really crazy part, which is this: Of the eight pitchers on the Royals’ roster for the World Series, only six actually pitched.

That’…

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