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The winning run scores! The Mets win it 6–5 with three in the tenth! The ball went right through the legs of Buckner and the Mets with two men out and nobody on have scored three times to bring about a seventh game, which will be played here tomorrow night. Folks, it was unbelievable. An error, right through the legs of Buckner.
Aware of Wilson's speed, Buckner tried to rush the play. As a result, the ball rolled to the left side of his glove, [21] through his legs, and into shallow right field, allowing Ray Knight to score the winning run from second base. [22] Had Buckner fielded the ball with Wilson safe at first, the score would have remained tied for the next Mets ...
On the tenth pitch of the at-bat, [22] Stanley finally got Wilson to put the ball in play, forcing a ground ball to first base. Buckner had been playing near the foul line to give himself a better chance to get the speedy Wilson out on a ground ball, but when he went to field the ball it went under his glove and through his legs into right field.
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Three pitches later, he hit a slow roller to Bill Buckner at first base. Aware of Wilson's speed, Buckner tried to rush the play. As a result, the ball rolled beside his glove, through his legs and into right field, allowing Ray Knight to score the winning run from second base. [14]
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Like the Angels in the ALCS, the Red Sox found themselves one strike away from winning the World Series, yet could not hold the lead. Taking a 5–3 lead into the bottom of the tenth inning of Game 6, the Red Sox gave up three runs, culminating in an infamous ground ball through the legs of Bill Buckner to hand the Mets a 6–5 victory.
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