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1986 World Series Game 6 [19] - Boston Red Sox vs. New York Mets #3 [20] May 1, 2011 Bill Buckner, Mookie Wilson, and Bob Ojeda: 1991 World Series Game 7 [21] - Atlanta Braves vs. Minnesota Twins #2 [22] May 8, 2011 John Smoltz and Jack Morris: 1975 World Series Game 6 [23] - Cincinnati Reds vs. Boston Red Sox [24] #1 [25] May 22, 2011 Johnny ...
The Mets remained the only team to come within one strike of losing a World Series before recovering to become World Champions, until the St. Louis Cardinals did it in 2011. The Mets winning this World Series is the highest-rated single World Series game to date.
He also played in his first World Series that year, which the Dodgers lost to the Oakland Athletics in five games; Buckner hit .250 in the Series, including a home run off Catfish Hunter in Game 3, a 3–2 road loss. [13] In his Dodgers career, Buckner batted .289 with 38 home runs and 277 runs batted in in 773 games. [14]
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[8] The Cardinals eventually rode the momentum of their win to win the NLDS and NLCS on their way to defeating the Texas Rangers for their 11th World Series title. [9] [10] [11] The 2011 season was the final season of the single wild card format, as MLB added second wild card teams to each league starting with the 2012 season.
Rangers manager Ron Washington assured fans the team would bounce back, but the Cardinals won the series finale 6-2 making the Rangers the first team since the 1991-1992 Atlanta Braves to lose ...
This comeback would be even more difficult since the Cubs have to claim the final two games on the road - last done by the Pirates in 1979.
Michael Sergio is an actor who parachuted into Shea Stadium during Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, wearing a sign proclaiming "Go Mets".Immediately arrested, Sergio spent a short time in jail because he would not reveal the name of the pilot who flew him over Queens that evening.