July 22, 1986: Mets win extra-inning slugfest with brawl and home run

Rodney Dangerfield is credited with saying, “I went to a fight…
Ron Cey (TRADING CARD DB)

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 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 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,…
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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…
Stan Wasiak (TRADING CARD DB)

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…
Earl Weaver (Trading Card Database)

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

The misery that was the 1986 National League East pennant race…
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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…