On October 24, 1985, Kansas City Royals left-hander Danny Jackson delivered one of the rarest feats in baseball history during Game 5 of the World Series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Facing the St. Louis Cardinals, Jackson struck out three batters on nine consecutive pitches — an immaculate inning — in the seventh inning of a game the Royals would go on to win 6-1.
The performance helped Kansas City climb back into the series after trailing 3-1, and Jackson's immaculate inning remains the only one ever recorded in World Series play. A photograph from that night by Ronald C. Modra captures Jackson in mid-delivery, a moment frozen in postseason lore.
More than three decades later, the inning is still cited as a testament to Jackson's command and the drama of the 1985 Fall Classic, which the Royals ultimately won in seven games.
