Postseason – Page 18 – Society for American Baseball Research

Don Denkinger (TRADING CARD DB)

October 26, 1985: Royals force Game 7 after Cardinals’ collapse in wake of Denkinger’s call

October 27, 1985: Royals rout Cardinals 11-0 in Game 7 to clinch first World Series title

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

October 10, 1987: Local kid Pat Sheridan makes good with ALCS homer for Tigers

October 4, 1988: Mets rally for three in ninth, steal Game 1 of NLCS

October 8, 1988: Mets beat Dodgers, weather in Game 3 to regain control of NLCS

October 12, 1988: Hershiser shutout on two days’ rest sends Dodgers to World Series

October 15, 1988: Kirk Gibson’s ‘impossible’ home run wins World Series opener for Dodgers