@Gregory Holden yes, underrated. If you polled people for best baseball announcers of all time, I highly doubt many would put him that high and they should. Underrated or wrongly forgotten, either of those terms/phrases.
Red Sox fan here: I watched this game on t.v. from my living room in St. Louis, MO and to this day, it was the best baseball game I have ever seen. The two-run home run by Dave Henderson was the biggest home run in Red Sox history ... !
donnie moore was suppose to have gotten off the hook because the angels should of won in the bottom of the 9th when they had the winning run on 3rd with one out and the idiot 3rd base coach didnt send the runner on that shallow sac fly a fast runner a speedster would of scored and the angels win the pennant
I was 22 and a Red Sox fan, and I was traumatized by this game; my stomach was in knots. Of course the trauma got worse for me in the World Series that year.....
The greatest game I've ever sat Thur. And I am a die hard Patriots fan. But this game was the most memorable game why I don't know. I sat in Fenway park in 1966 I was in the 4 the grade to sit in the bleachers was 1.25 for Sox games the Patriots were .2.00 loved it. Cokes were 50 cents hot dogs were .50 cents.programs were 75 cents. Go to the history of the new England Patriots you will see Fenway park set up for football. I was crying after this game I was so excited they pulled it out. Thank you for posting this classic heart stopping playoff game.also folks about 5 weeks after this game the Patriots played the Rams there and Tony Eason threw a last effort pass with no time left in the game and right about where Henderson dropped the home run Irving fryer made a great catch to win it for the Patriots. Go to Patriots Rams 1986 here on utube. What a game that was. Love these old classic games. But also loved 6 super bowls and 2004 Sox. What a come back.6+4 = 10 title town.
This was the greatest baseball game I’ve ever seen. What incredible ebbs and flows in this game. And Al Michaels made what I believe was his finest comment, better than the 1980 hockey win. “If you can take it “ finished off that great comment if I’m remembering correctly.
What an unbelievable ballgame. I didn't start following baseball until the '90s but I've seen the highlights of this game and read a lot about this game as well as the whole 1986 postseason. I can only imagine how much a nervous wreck fans were both sides....but particularly Red Sox nation, just when it looked as if their season was all over they stormed back and won this game and the Angels STILL had a chance to win this game even after blowing it in the 9th inning. Incredible drama it must've been for sure. The last 2 games back in Boston turned out to be one-sided for the Sawx who came back & won this series after.
Big Sox fan, was in Italy during this series would be out on a balcony at 2-3 am listening on the Armed Forces Radio Station. Also had my brother tape this game which I still have.What an incredible game !! Unfortunately just as Sox fans were shattered in '75,'78 we just added this year to the list after, 1 STRIKE AWAY
I would trade in 4 or 5 Patriots Super Bowls if it meant I could go back in time and see the '86 Sox win the World Series. I was 13 years old in 1986 and I loved that team.
This is easily one of the greatest playoff games ever. So tense and the quality of play was amazing. Red Sox first baseman Dave Stapleton jumped for joy like they won the World Series as he squeezed the last out even though they still trailed the series 3-2 with the victory. The game was that intense.
As an Angel fan who was there, 😔now ,whenever I see opponents loose at the end. I think back to this pain.😪 because I'll never feel that bad for any team, ever....
The Chicago Cubs heartbreak in 1984 and 2003 was worse than the 1986 Angels. The curse of the Billy goat was the ultimate and worse curse ever in all of baseball for the Cubs. Even worse than the curse of the Bambino.
From goat to hero. Time flies. Dave Henderson passed away almost 5 years ago. He lived reallly realy close by in W Seattle and always stopped to flash his smile and say hello. Devoted to his son and the challenges therein, He demonstated compassion and led by example. By my being born in the Bay Area near Oakland and being raised in the San Joaquin Valley near his hometown there, and a college athlete, I could relate to his accomplishments. His presence and humble demeanor is truly missed today. thanks for posting, Dominick Claflin.
I was a six year old Red Sox fan at the time, and I can honestly say that Dave Henderson became one of my favorite players. He’s still remembered very fondly in Boston. Had the Sox won the Series, he would have been an absolute legend, which is something, considering that he had fewer than 30 RBI in his Red Sox regular season career.
Big moment at the time but doesn't seem to matter. If Henderson doesn't hit that homerun the grounder doesn't go thru Buckner's glove, Donnie Moore doesn't commit suicide.
If you read about it, Donnie Moore had a lot of problems at home that bottomed out, and came very close to taking his estranged wife and kids with him. His professional career would have faded anyway whether he gave up the home run or not, and at that point his problems at home would have manifest as they did. I’m sure the home run didn’t help his psyche but the popular narrative that he killed himself over giving up the home run is hyperbole at best
@@TheLocalLtthe manager Gene Mauch should have left Mike Witt in there to complete the game or just start the 9th with Donnie Moore. Why he put that wild idiot left hander in there to face Gedman was beyond me
Gene Mauch overmanaged this game. Witt should have finished. He was the Angels best pitcher but Mauch just had to tinker. You can hear the fans booing him.
If California wins that game and Witt finishes the game, the Angels would have had almost a week off that going to New York to take on the Mets in the first two games of that World Series, would Witt have come right back to start Game 1 of that Series? or would it have been Kirk McCaskill starting Game 1?
By doing the pitching change Mauch took the crowd out of the game. His decision to take Jerry Narron out of the game in the bottom of the ninth also took one of his hottest hitters in the Series out of the lineup.
People focus on Henderson's homerun, but the hero of that game without a doubt was Rich Gedman. He had four hits including a two run homer. He gunned down both runners who tried to steal -- White and Downing. He got on base in the 9th so that Henderson's homer scored two. In the 11th he bunted Baylor over to third and beat out the throw to first. Baylor then scored the winning running on a sacrifice fly. And he caught Crawford, who hardly pitched in the regular season or playoffs. It's too bad he didn't get more recognition for dominating that game.
I was at Reggie Jackson's last game as an Oakland Athletic on my birthday October 4, 1987 at old Comiskey Park in Chicago as a 14 year old. And he got a base hit in his last major league at bat.
@@roberthuot7887 Thanks Robert. Here's a clip of Reggie's last at bat on my birthday. It was also my first visit to old Comiskey Park. I went there 6 other times before they closed it down in 1991. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cjHT0--NDIM.html
And you managed to get the catch by Downing in at 13:30 that is edited out of many of these packages. Nice job. Agree with the rest. This postseason was the best ever. And what I'd do to have baseball go back to this type game, when Dwight Evans almost guns the runner down at the plate, in that era you didn't have to worry about a plate blockage call.
I remember this day as a little kid. I thought for sure we were going to lose this game, but the Henderson home run was an absolute miracle! Stanley sucked so bad. So big slow and lumbering as a pitcher.
The Angels were up 3-1 in the best of 7 series against the Red Sox and up 5-2 in the 9th inning, 3 outs away from the American League Pennant. After the home run by Baylor, Donnie Moore was brought in with 2 outs in a 5-4 game to face Dave Henderson, 1 out away from the World Series. With the count 0-2, Henderson belted the go ahead home run to put Boston up 6-5. The Angels tie the game in the 9th, but the Red Sox go on to win and forces the series back to Boston. They win Game 6, and massacre the Angels 8-1 in Game 7 to go to the World Series. After being so close, 1 strike away from victory, the Angels go home empty handed. Just days later, the Red Sox felt the same hurt. And Bill Buckner felt it above them all.
@@ckendall67 I know man. I remember watching it. I really felt for his family. Bill Buckner had to move out of state. I know..I'm from Mass. People can be cruel when it comes to sports. Or, anything for that matter!
@@kenbisson5455 At least Buckner was finally forgiven after the Red Sox won in 2004 & 2007, but yeah, Buckner left town because of all the abuse he & his family took for a lot of years following '86.
@@ckendall67 I never blamed Bill B. Without him, we may not even have made it that far. He was awesome in the regular season. True that Bill B. should have been replaced for defensive reasons by Dave Stapleton, a managers call. But, John McNamara wanted to stay with the guys that got them there. However, It was terrible relief pitching from Calvin S. and Bob S. that sealed the deal. And, game 7..they (SOX) were ahead deep into the game and gave up the Ghost. People need to understand that Baseball has a lot of moving parts which contribute to the win. It's too easy and a cop out, to single out one part and assign all the blame to one player, as in the case Donnie M. and Bill B. Shame on the fans for pushing people so hard.
@@hectorlopez1069 I would have more sympathy for him if he weren't such a wife abuser. But he was, and it went on for years apparently. Then he shot her right before he shot himself. SMH!
Best I ever saw. Angels whaling away for the punchout, one strike away, pennant on third base, just couldn't close it out, done. They didn't make that flight back to Boston. Shag Crawford - unsung hero of the game.
The previous year was the first year when the best of 7 was instituted in the LCS. What amazing post-seasons we may have had if that was the case prior to '85.
@@DavidSilva-fq7nt the Mets would have been tired after that 16 inning thriller v Houston two days after that Game 5 hypothetical win v Boston in the ALCS. The Angels would have almost a week off before going to NY for Game 1. I believe the difference would be the managers in the dugout. Davey Johnson v Gene Mauch.
Tell ya what…the Angels May have come up short, but in particular, Brian Downing had himself a helluva series. And he was safe on that steal in the first inning.
When it went to 7 to 6 Sox ,.All of southern Calif knew it was rover,.. We' had seen plenty of these over the years,.. the dodgers should have won 78 Series ,..blew it ,.. Angeles then blew 79,..
I read once that one of the Red Sox players saw Reggie in the dugout take his glasses off just before Henderson's homer. He was preparing for the big celebration on the mound after the third out. What a feeling it must have been after that blast. (In fact, it may have been Hendu, I just can't remember.)
All during this series they TV coverage was focused on the Angels elderly coach Jimmie Reese and him going to the WS but as usual Gene Mauch managed to choke away another pennant.just like he did in 82 and with the Phillies in 1964
My heart stopped the whole game. I've never seen anything like that before. I .lost my voice for 2 days. What a game. Side note about 6 weeks later Tony Eason hit Irving fryer with no time left pats 30 rams 28. Right at the spot where he Henderson drop the ball off his glove. Go to pats rams 1986 fryer caught it on the back of the end zone. Meanwhile patriots 6 SUPER BOWL RINGS 💍. RED SOX 4 THAT SAYS BOSTON IS OR WAS TILTLE TOWN AND I SAW IT WE ALL SAW IT. NO OTHER CITY IN AMERICA CAN SAY THAT. 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥
That stolen base attempt by Downing being called out, he was safe by a mile. Wasn’t even close. I’ve watched a lot of old school baseball clips pre replay challenge and there are sooo many bad calls by umpires. Not to mention that ridiculous outside corner strike call umps would give pitchers back in the day. Some of the “outside corner” strikes Ive seen that they used to be call strikes makes me laugh out loud. They weren’t even close to being strikes.
