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The Royals hoped Sheridan, a .300 hitter in the minors, would be their regular right fielder for the 1980s. Given the opportunity, he was unable to put a lock on the job due to his inability to hit lefthanders consistently, and to injuries. Released by the Royals, he won an everyday job in Detroit but remained just a so-so hitter. Teams gave up on his potential when he hit .216 over his last two seasons.

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Each of his three home runs in LCS play came in dramatic situations in winning causes. In 1985 his ninth-inning pinch homer tied Game Two; in Game Seven his long solo shot in the fourth inning for the second run of the game proved important in the Royals' series-clinching 6-2 victory. And with the Tigers in 1987, his two-run, eighth-inning HR won Game Three. Manager Roger Craig denied him a chance to repeat his heroics in the 1989 World Series, benching him in favor of Candy Maldonado. (FO/JT)