
May 7, 1986: Raines, Expos run away with easy win over Phillies
Tim Raines had put away his razor. He was riding an 11-game hit…

May 8, 1986: Seattle skipper Marty Martinez loses only game as Mariners manager
Marty Martinez enjoyed a long and accomplished baseball career…

May 19, 1986: Red Sox win on a walk-off for second game in a row
On Monday night, May 19, 1986, the Boston Red Sox hosted the…

May 20, 1986: Wade Boggs collects five hits for the Red Sox
Wade Boggs registered the first of three five-hit performances…

May 22, 1986: Mike Krukow and Chili Davis lead Giants over Dwight Gooden, Mets
You could understand if the self-assured New York Mets felt more…

May 27, 1986: Eerie fog off Lake Erie gives Red Sox weather-shortened win in Cleveland
It was relatively early in the 1986 season, but when the Boston…

May 27, 1986: Darling whiffs 12 as Mets brawl with Dodgers
The New York Mets were in a bad mood. After bolting out of the…

June 3, 1986: Ted Simmons’s pinch-hit grand slam caps ‘Bomb Squad’ Braves’ 7-run rally against Pirates
The Atlanta Braves fortified their bench in 1986 with a spring-training…

June 6, 1986: Padres manager Steve Boros ejected in pregame meeting after delivering VHS tape of controversial call to umpires
By 1986, San Diego Padres manager Steve Boros and first baseman…

June 10, 1986: Tim Teufel’s pinch-hit grand slam gives Mets the win over Phillies
The New York Mets took sole possession of first place in the…

June 13, 1986: Darryl Strawberry’s walk-off single beats Pirates
“For me, Friday the 13th was a good day.”—Darryl Strawberry…

July 6, 1986: Bob Horner’s four home runs for Braves not enough to beat Expos
The Montreal Expos were finishing up a road trip in Atlanta…

July 10, 1986: Red Sox-Angels game sets ‘new standards of the bizarre’
The 1986 season began with low expectations for Red Sox fans…

July 11, 1986: Mets brawl, bash Braves behind Gary Carter’s two homers
The 1986 Mets led the NL in scoring, but pitching was the club’s…

July 15, 1986: Roger Clemens wins All-Star MVP in hometown Houston; Valenzuela ties Hubbell’s strikeout mark
A crowd of 45,774 attended the 57th All-Star Game, held at the…

July 19, 1986: Cubs homers are the difference in win over Giants
The Chicago Cubs led the National League in home runs in 1986,…

July 20, 1986: Astros outlast Mets’ rallies, win in 15 innings on controversial call
Two high-striving National League clubs – the NL East-runaway…

July 22, 1986: Mets win extra-inning slugfest with brawl and home run
Rodney Dangerfield is credited with saying, “I went to a fight…

August 1, 1986: Twins’ Bert Blyleven notches 3,000th strikeout, Kirby Puckett hits for cycle
A pair of rare events were accomplished by a pair of future Hall…

August 4, 1986: Dennis Eckersley, Ron Cey lead Cubs past first-place Mets
The Chicago Cubs overcame two ejections and the first-place New…

August 5, 1986: Jerry Mumphrey’s pinch-hit homer lifts Cubs past first-place Mets
The New York Mets arrived at Wrigley Field in August 1986 with…

August 6, 1986: Orioles ‘slam’ Rangers with 9-run fourth inning but still lose game
It’s not often that a team hits two grand slams in one game,…

August 10, 1986: Cardinals’ Bob Forsch hits a grand slam and beats Pirates
Bob Forsch spent 15 years as a consistent anchor of the St. Louis…

August 15, 1986: With Mets saga behind him, George Foster homers in first appearance for White Sox
George Foster experienced American League baseball for the first…