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In 1986, it appeared that the Boston Red Sox's fortunes were about to change. The team's hitting and offense had remained strong with Dwight Evans , Bill Buckner , Don Baylor , and future Hall of Famers Jim Rice and Wade Boggs , who would win 5 batting titles.
Boston went 95–66 during the season, winning the American League East division by 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 games over their biggest nemesis, the New York Yankees, marking the first time since 1904 that the Red Sox and the Yankees finished first and second in the standings.
The 1986 Boston Red Sox season was the 86th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished first in the American League East with a record of 95 wins and 66 losses. After defeating the California Angels in the ALCS , the Red Sox lost the World Series to the New York Mets in seven games.
Early in the 1984 season, the Red Sox were in the market for an upgrade at first base. On May 25, they acquired Buckner from the Cubs for Dennis Eckersley and Mike Brumley. The Red Sox were 19–25 and in sixth place in the American League East at the time of the trade, but improved to 67–51 the rest of the way to finish the season in fourth ...
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Pablo Reyes went 0 for 3 with three strikeouts in his first start of the season at shortstop for the Red Sox, who put Trevor Story on the 10-day injured list before the game with a dislocated left ...
Diehard Boston fans are all too familiar with the "Curse of the Bambino," an 86-year drought during which the Red Sox tried and failed to win the World Series between 1918 and 2004. The team came ...
The 1986 American League Championship Series was a best-of-seven semifinal series in Major League Baseball's 1986 postseason between the Boston Red Sox and the California Angels for the right to advance to the 1986 World Series to face the winner of the 1986 National League Championship Series. The Red Sox came in with a 95–66 record and the ...