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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…
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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 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 19, 1986: Cubs homers are the difference in win over Giants

The Chicago Cubs led the National League in home runs in 1986,…

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

Rodney Dangerfield is credited with saying, “I went to a fight…
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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…
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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…