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Now, baseball fans know the flip side of the 1986 World Series.
October 25, 1986. Game 6 - New York Mets and Boston Red Sox. 55,078 baseball fans rocking Shea Stadium in Flushing, Queens. History is in the making. The hometown Mets are down to their last strike in the 10th inning.
Mookie Wilson hits a Bob Stanley pitch down the first base line. All appears routine. As soon as Boston first baseman Bill Buckner scoops the ball up and tags the bag, the Red Sox will have won their first Series in 68 years; dating back to 1918.
The ball goes under the very capable veteran s mitt, through his legs into right field, and there will be a Game 7.
How often have Cubs scored a run on a balk? By JohnW53 on May 2, 2021, 6:44am CDT 4
A second out left runners on the corner.
Then, as Wilson began to throw his first pitch to Jason Heyward, he lost his footing, stumbled, held onto the ball. He was called for a balk, allowing the runner from third to score.
It might surprise you to learn that was no less than the
85th time in the Modern Era that the Cubs have scored on a balk.
According to my research, Wilson s balk was the
595th by a pitcher facing the Cubs since 1901, so the 85 that gave the Cubs a run are
Sidelines: Red Sox rainout means answers to questions will have to wait
The Opening Day postponement extends winter by one more day, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
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Members of the Boston Red Sox walk on the field before a March 1 spring training game against the Braves in Fort Myers, Fla.
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Postponed.
This was going to be a column dissecting the Boston Red Sox effort on Opening Day. How did starting pitcher Nate Eovaldi do? Did Bobby Dalbec strike out three times or did he hit one into the sun?
Instead, around 9 a.m. Thursday morning, the Red Sox leadership peeked at the sky and pulled the chute. Opening Day was postponed. In a year in which families across the world have delayed holidays and celebrations, here’s one more. Even though this was weather-related, not pandemic-related, it’s still a disappointment. Now, we wait until Friday to see how the Red Sox fare against the Baltimore Orioles.
1989 Cubs Historical Heroes and Goats: Part 8
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Welcome back to our look back at the 1989 Cubs. I’ve told you from the start that the 1989 season was not one that featured a straight line to the top. I’ve prepared you for ups and downs. In part six of our series, the Cubs suffered some injuries and dropped all five games in the week. They righted the ship though and in part seven, we saw that they won the first five games of the week before dropping the sixth to end the week.
All of the ups and downs had them yo-yoing between first and fourth place before settling into a tie for second at the end of the week, just half a game out of first. As we turn our attention to week eight of the season, we find the Cubs halfway through a two-city, six-game trip. They started out nicely winning two of three in Cincinnati. This week will start out with those final three games and they’ll be played in Houston. For as long as I can remember, Houston was not a