Aftermath
The seventh game of the series marked Blue Jays' manager Bobby Cox's last with the team, as he left the organization to become the general manager of the Atlanta Braves.
Amazingly, the Royals went on to win the 1985 World Series against the St.Louis Cardinals by again coming back from a 3–1 series deficit to take the title in seven games.
Ironically, both Danny Jackson and Charlie Leibrandt, heroes of Game 5 and 7 respectively, would become goats for their teams in future postseasons against the Blue Jays. In Game 6 of the 1992 World Series, Leibrandt (playing for the Atlanta Braves) gave up the game-winning double to Dave Winfield in the eleventh inning, becoming the losing pitcher in the series-clincher for the Blue Jays. Jackson would start once again against the Blue Jays in Game 3 of the 1993 World Series for the Philadelphia Phillies, getting shelled for three runs in the first inning and eventually taking the loss.
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“The aftermath of joy is not usually more joy.”
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