Darryl Motley
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Darryl Motley (born January 21, 1960 in Muskogee, Oklahoma), is a former professional baseball player who played 6 seasons in the Major Leagues from 1981 and 1983-1987. He played for the Kansas City Royals and Atlanta Braves. In his MLB career, Motley played in 413 games, hit 44 home runs, 324 hits, 159 RBI's, and batted .243.
Motley hit a 2-run home run for the Royals against the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 7 of the 1985 World Series to give Kansas City an early 2-0 lead. Motley's home run into the left field bleachers came on a 3-2 pitch, after he had hit the preceding 3-2 pitch to the same area in the stands, but foul. Motley, upon seeing the ball curve foul, slammed his bat into the home-plate area, breaking it. After selecting a new bat from the bat-boy, Motley delivered the fatal blow to the Cardinals.. He also caught the last out of the series.
