Pat Sheridan is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as an outfielder from 1981, 1983 to 1989, and 1991…..who was a left-handed hitter that was often used in a “platoon” situation with right-handed-hitting Darryl Motley….as a member of the Kansas City Royals’ 1985 World Series champion team that defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games.
In a 9-year MLB career that spanned 876 games….Sheridan compiled a .253 batting average (611-for-2419) with 319 runs….51 home runs….and 257 RBI…..while recording a .983 fielding percentage at all three outfield positions. In 26 postseason games, he hit .174 (12-for-69) with 8 runs, 3 home runs and 6 RBI….with one of his three HR’s being this game winner against the Twins that he hit in game 4 of the 1987 ALCS.
