
August 18, 1986: Tom Seaver strikes out 7 in his last major-league win
When Tom Seaver pitched his last game in a major-league uniform,…

August 19, 1986: Frank White’s 7 RBIs help Royals overcome Rangers in 11 innings
Motivated by the unusual antics of opposing rookie pitcher Mike…

August 21, 1986: Red Sox offense unleashes ‘havoc and devastation’ on Cleveland
Baseball purists claim to love a 1-0 game settled in extra innings.…

August 23, 1986: Untimely errors play crucial role in Padres’ win over Phillies
Many of the 25,884 fans in San Diego’s Jack Murphy Stadium…

August 28, 1986: Stan Wasiak, King of the Minors, reaches end of the road
Stan Wasiak’s nearly five-decade bus ride in professional baseball…

August 29, 1986: Angels stun Tigers, 13-12, with ninth-inning comeback
The Angels came into the August 29 game with an AL West-leading…

September 4, 1986: Mets, Red Sox play charity game in World Series preview
Looking back on it now, it was something akin to a 1972 moviegoer…

September 12, 1986: Terry Steinbach’s home run in debut overshadowed as Cleveland beats Oakland, 9-3
Minnesota is known for town-team baseball, and one of its cities,…

September 14, 1986: Giants’ Bob Brenly goes from outhouse to the penthouse with 4 errors, 2 home runs
The Braves-Giants game of September 14, 1986, drew only 8,594…

September 17, 1986: Gooden, Magadan lead Mets to first division title in 13 years
“I can’t say enough about it, or savor it enough,” said…

September 19, 1986: Joe Cowley tosses a ‘not impressive’ no-hitter for White Sox
“He did his job. He got 27 outs. ... Not to put Joe Cowley…

September 20, 1986: Rookies John Gibbons and Stan Jefferson propel Mets to win over Phillies
The New York Mets clinched their first postseason berth since…

September 21, 1986: Earl’s last ride: Feisty Weaver gets final career ejection
Earl Weaver did not go gently.
Nearing the end of his disappointing…

September 23, 1986: Eight straight strikeouts for Jim Deshaies
On September 15, 1985, the Houston Astros exchanged pitchers…

September 25, 1986: Astros’ Mike Scott no-hits the Giants to clinch NL West title
Most preseason prognosticators had predicted that Houston would…

September 28, 1986: Strawberry delivers with 11th-inning homer to beat Bucs
The misery that was the 1986 National League East pennant race…

September 29, 1986: Cleveland’s Jay Bell homers in his first major-league at-bat
The 1986 season was winding down, and as far as the Cleveland…

October 5, 1986: Mets cap 108-win regular season as Ron Darling, Sid Fernandez combine for shutout
The mighty New York Mets held a 19-game lead over their closest…

October 7, 1986: Angels roar to win in ALCS opener
The 1986 Boston Red Sox went 95-66 during the regular season,…

October 8, 1986: Sun shines on Red Sox in ALCS Game Two
The Angels were no match for Boston left-hander Bruce Hurst and…

October 10, 1986: Late rally lifts Angels to Game Three win over Red Sox
California starter John Candeleria pitched seven strong innings…

October 11, 1986: Angels move one win closer to World Series
The Angels rallied for three runs in the bottom of the ninth…

October 11, 1986: Lenny Dykstra’s homer wins Game 3 for Mets
“This is a great feeling,” Lenny Dykstra said after the game.…

October 12, 1986: Dave Henderson’s homer keeps Red Sox hopes alive in Game Five
Before there was David Ortiz, there was Dave Henderson. Before…