On this day in 1985 the Cardinals were robbed because there was no instant replay. That's okay, guys have lost perfect games, no-hitters, etc. due to the lack of replay. I like that replay is used for some things now in baseball.
So Orta was called safe. Do you much about Jorge?
Wow! Orta played from 1972 to 1987. He played his first eight years with the White Sox and his last four years with the Royals. In between he played with Cleveland, Toronto and Los Angeles.
He accumulated 1,619 hits, two all-star selections and two Kellogg's cards.
In the 1985 ALCS he was 0-for-5 and in the World Series he was 1-for-3.
In the disputed game six, Orta was called safe. He advanced to second but was forced out at third in the inning before the Royals won the game on a hit by Dane Iorg. Iorg had only one hit in the entire seven-game series. If not for this hit he'd be known forever as a Cardinal since he played eight years with St. Louis and only two with Kansas City.
Dane's brother Garth played against the Royals in the ALCS as a member of the Blue Jays.
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