Dane Charles Iorg ( ; born May 11, 1950) is an American former

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and

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, who played in

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(MLB) from (–) for four teams, including eight seasons spent with the

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals hav ...

. While playing for the

Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expans ...

, Iorg produced the game-winning hit in Game 6 of the

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. His brother

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also played in MLB.

Baseball career

Iorg was born in

Eureka, California Eureka (Wiyot: ''Jaroujiji'', Hupa: ''do'-wi-lotl-ding'', Karuk: ''uuth'') is the principal city and county seat of Humboldt County in the Redwood Empire region of California. The city is located on U.S. Route 101 on the shores of Humboldt ...

, and he grew up in the nearby town of Blue Lake. He graduated from

Arcata High School Arcata High School is the primary public high school in Arcata, serving students in grades 9 through 12. It is located in Arcata, California, Arcata, California and is part of the Northern Humboldt Union High School District. History Arcata High ...

, in

Arcata, California Arcata (; Wiyot language, Wiyot: ''Goudi’ni''; Yurok language, Yurok: ''Oket'oh'') is a city adjacent to the Arcata Bay (northern) portion of Humboldt Bay (United States), Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, Humboldt County, Californ ...

. He began his playing career with the

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in April 1977, but by that June the club traded him along with outfielder

Rick Bosetti Richard Alan Bosetti (born August 5, 1953) is an American former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from to for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, and Oakland Athletics. B ...

and pitcher

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to the St. Louis Cardinals for outfielder

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and pitcher

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During the strike-shortened 1981 season, he led the Cardinals with a .327 batting-average. In the

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, Iorg played for the Cardinals, primarily as their World Series

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(the entire 1982 World Series was played under American League rules) and batted .529 with 9 hits in 17 at-bats as the Cardinals defeated the

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in seven games. On July 15, 1984, the Cardinals sold Iorg to the

. Iorg is perhaps best known for his game-winning hit in Game 6 of the

as a member of the

against his old team, St. Louis. The hit came during one of only two at-bats that Iorg received during the series. The Cardinals had led the series three games to two before Game 6; the game is remembered for first-base umpire

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's controversial "safe" call of Royals hitter

Jorge Orta Jorge Orta Núñez (born November 26, 1950) is a Mexican former professional baseball second baseman and outfielder. He played fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1972 to 1987 for the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Los An ...

on a ground ball to lead off the bottom of the ninth. Iorg batted later in the inning with one out and the bases loaded. The Royals trailed, 1–0, until Iorg's single allowed

Onix Concepción Onix Cardona Concepción Cardona (born October 5, 1957), is a Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop. He is the cousin of former MLB player José Lind. Career Concepcion played for two teams during his seven-yea ...

and

Jim Sundberg James Howard Sundberg (born May 18, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player, television sports analyst and executive. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1974 to 1989. A three-time All-Star player, Sundberg estab ...

to score. The Royals went on to win Game 7, 11–0, and give Kansas City their first

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championship.

Personal life

Several members of the Iorg family have played collegiate or professional baseball. Dane's brother

played for the

Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since 1989, the team has played its home games ...

and coached for the

. The brothers played against each other in the

1985 American League Championship Series The 1985 American League Championship Series was played between the Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays from October 8 to 16. Major League Baseball decided to extend the Championship Series in both leagues from its best-of-five (1969� ...

. Iorg's son Seth played baseball for

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and his son Court plays for the school as of 2016.

References

External links

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