An Oakland mistake helped Boston pick up a run in the seventh, when Boggs was able to take second on a two-out single due to another Henderson error in the outfield. It was 2-1 in the sixth when he came through even more dramatically. Oakland’s era ending was much more surprising.
But in the Division Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled off the feat. Puckett homered in the first. Carew grounded out. This is the moment when most recollection of the 1986 ALCS basically shuts down and the eventual Boston triumph seemed inevitable.
Andersen promptly walked Mark McGwire.
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But the White Sox didn’t handle the situation smartly. Downing and Doug DeCinces opened with singles. One strike from elimination, Henderson homered on the next pitch. Toronto again came back in the sixth, as Moseby singled and Upshaw walked, bringing the tying run to the plate with one out. The hit cut the lead to 9-8 and on a futile throw to third, Ford moved up to second. The A’s had also been here in 1988 and 1990. And once again, it was the Blue Jays who struck first.
Owens grounded to first, but failed to score the run, Barrett popped out and Candelaria escaped. And it would be another chapter to the Angel history of heartbreak. Ford was up and he singled the other way. The Toronto Blue Jays and Oakland A’s were old hands at postseason baseball by the time they met in the 1992 ALCS. After Wilson singled, Brett hit a game-tying home run. The lefthanded-hitting Cooper slapped a line drive into left field. And the World Series has a unique place in the game’s history, as it would be Boston’s turn to connect with a heritage of heartbreak, getting to one strike of winning the World Series before a series of unfortunate events, highlighted by a famous error from Buckner, took it away. Or Dave Henderson's two-out, two strike, ninth-inning home run to beat California -- and send Boston to the World Series -- in 1986? The 1979 ALCS effectively ended at this point. Luis Sanchez was still one of Mauch’s better relievers and he was on the mound in the seventh. Randolph singled to cut the lead to 3-2. It stayed 2-2 into extra innings and both starters were out. After escaping the sixth with the score still 5-3, Black settled in and closed out the remainder of the game with shutout relief.
Baylor then cleared the bases with a triple to make it 4-3, and came in to score on a groundball out by Reggie Jackson. Dan Flaherty It set the stage for a dramatic ninth inning. This time he got credit for an infield hit, but also got the error, from McGwire. Dan Flaherty