In Major League Baseball's 1985 season, the Kansas City Royals won the Western Division of the American League for the second consecutive season and the sixth time in ten years. The team improved their record to 91-71 on the strength of their pitching, led by Bret Saberhagen's Cy Young Award-winning performance. The Royals went on to win the American League Championship Series for just the second time and the World Series for the first time.