1980s – Page 14 – Society for American Baseball Research

September 23, 1986: Eight straight strikeouts for Jim Deshaies

September 25, 1986: Astros’ Mike Scott no-hits the Giants to clinch NL West title

September 28, 1986: Strawberry delivers with 11th-inning homer to beat Bucs

Jay Bell (Trading Card Database)

September 29, 1986: Cleveland’s Jay Bell homers in his first major-league at-bat

October 5, 1986: Mets cap 108-win regular season as Ron Darling, Sid Fernandez combine for shutout

October 7, 1986: Angels roar to win in ALCS opener

October 8, 1986: Sun shines on Red Sox in ALCS Game Two

October 10, 1986: Late rally lifts Angels to Game Three win over Red Sox

October 11, 1986: Angels move one win closer to World Series

October 11, 1986: Lenny Dykstra’s homer wins Game 3 for Mets

October 12, 1986: Dave Henderson’s homer keeps Red Sox hopes alive in Game Five

October 14, 1986: Barrett continues hot streak as Red Sox roll in Game Six

October 14, 1986: Gary Carter’s 12th-inning single wins Game 5 of NLCS

October 15, 1986: Red Sox complete epic ALCS comeback over Angels

October 15, 1986: Mets win NLCS thriller in 16 innings

October 18, 1986: Red Sox win World Series opener in wintry weather

October 19, 1986: Clemens-Gooden duel falls flat as Red Sox win Game Two

October 21, 1986: Rested Mets win Game Three behind Bob Ojeda

October 22, 1986: Darling leads Mets to Game Four win, tying World Series 2-2

October 23, 1986: Red Sox take 3-2 lead as World Series heads back to New York

October 25, 1986: ‘A little roller up along first’: Mets win wild Game Six on Buckner error

October 27, 1986: Mets rally late to beat Red Sox in Game Seven

Chili Davis (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 6, 1987: Giants rally for Opening Day extra-inning win over Padres

April 7, 1987: Braves’ Mahler continues opener shutout string with 3-hit gem