Index: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Home > 1986 American League Championship Series
The 1986 American League Championship Series was a back-and-forth battle between the Boston Red Sox and the California Angels for the right to advance to the 1986 World Series. The Red Sox came in with a 95-66 record and the AL East division title, while the Angels went 92-70 during the regular season to win the AL West.1 The Early Going
1.1 Game One
Game 1 of the best-of-7 series was played at Fenway Park on October 7, 1986. Angels' left fielder Brian Downing went 2-for-5 with 4 RBIs and Mike Witt pitched a 5-hit complete game, as California cruised to an 8-1 win.
1.2 Game Two
The next day, the tables were turned. Bill Buckner scored the winning run in the 5th inning on a Dwight Evans double, and the Red Sox tacked on insurance runs in the 7th and 8th innings to win 9-2 and tie the series at 1 game all.
1.3 Game Three
The scene switched to Anaheim Stadium, home of the Angels, for Game 3 on October 10. In the 7th inning, Dick Shofield homered for California to give the team a 2-1 lead. Gary Pettis followed shortly thereafter with a two-run home runIn baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run, with no errors on the play that result in the batter achieving extra bases. Home runs are among the most popular aspects of of his own, and the Angels went on to win 5-3. California took a 2-1 series lead.
2 Extra Innings
2.1 Game Four
Roger ClemensWilliam Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio), nicknamed "The Rocket", is among the preeminent Major League baseball pitchers of the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s. Clemens spent most of his childhood in Texas. He attended high school in the, the Game 1 loser, started Game 4 for the Red Sox, and was solid for most of the game. Boston put up a run in the 6th, and two more in the 8th on two hits, a wild pitchIn baseball, a wild pitch (denoted by WP is a pitch that is too high, too low, or too wide of home plate for the catcher to capably field, thereby allowing one or more runners to advance at least one base. A wild pitch usually passes the catcher behind ho, a passed ballIn baseball, a catcher shall be charged with a passed ball when he fails to hold or to control a legally pitched ball which should have been held or controlled with ordinary effort, thereby permitting a runner or runners to advance. A closely related stat, and two errors, but left the bases loaded. In the bottom of the ninth, Doug DeCinces led off with a home run. After the next batter grounded out, Shofield and Bob BooneRobert Raymond Boone (born November 19, 1947) is a former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball who was a four-time All-Star and one of the best defensive catchers in the game's history. Born in San Diego, California, Bob Boone is the son of third singled. After coming within two outs of a complete game, Clemens was removed, and Boone was replaced with a pinch runnerA pinch runner is a baseball player substituted for the specific purpose of replacing a player on base. In the usual case, the pinch runner is faster or otherwise more skilled at base-running than the party for whom the pinch runner has been substituted,. Pettis, batting next, doubled to score Shofield. Ruppert JonesRuppert Sanderson Jones (born March 12, 1955 in Dallas, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Kansas City Royals (1976), Seattle Mariners (1977-79), New York Yankees (1980), San Diego Padres (1982-83), Detroit Tigers (1984 was intentionally walked to load the bases, a fatal mistake, as two batters later, Downing was hit by a pitch, forcing in the tying run.
Angels' relief pitcher Doug Corbett pitched a perfect 10th and 11th innings, and California broke through in the bottom of the 11th. Jerry Narron scored on Bobby Grich's one-out single to score, giving California a 4-3 win and a 3-1 series lead.
Read more »