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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Red Sox 1980s

Who won the AL MVP in 1986?

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Roger Clemens. He won the Cy Young, too.



Who led the team in saves?

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Bob Stanley. Stanley had 16, Sambito 12, Schiraldi 9, Crawford 4.



Who led the 1986 Sox in home runs?

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Don Baylor. Baylor had 31 and if you sat on the 3b side for any home games, you probably got a foul ball off his bat. Evans had 26, Rice, 20, and Armas 11, he played 120 games.



Who hit the first pitch of the 1986 Red Sox season for a home run against the Detroit Tigers?

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Dwight Evans. The Sox lost 6-5, but Evans' homer was a preview of a great season. All answers were verifed at Major League Baseball History website and The Boston Globe archive files.



Who did the Mets beat in the NL playoffs in a 16 inning game 6 to advance to play the Red Sox in the World Series?

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Houston Astros. Another classic playoff series from 1986. I was rooting for the Astros. Damn Mets.



Joke: 'Did you hear about Bill Buckner? He was so upset about losing the World Series, he ran in front of a bus! Luckily ____________ ' ?

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it went through his legs. That joke started going around shortly after the Series.



In the ALCS, the Angles were winning 3 games to 1, winning game 5, 6 to 2 in the ninth inning, when the Sox scored 4 runs. Who had the 2 memorable home runs in the ninth?

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Don Baylor and Dave Henderson. 'And it's deep, and Downing goes back, and it's GONE! Unbelievable! Hendu kicked butt. And the Sox came back and won on their own, they didn't have to rely on errors, wild pitches and past balls. (Sour grapes!)Donnie Moore eventually blew his brains out because he let up Hendu's homer. Hendu also hit the sac fly that drove in the winning run of that game.



As a pinch hitter and platoon outfielder, Dave Henderson batted .277, with 16 HRS and 54 RBI?

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false. Hendu only played 36 games, batted .196 with 1 HR and 3 RBI. But he hit 'em when they counted with some of the biggest hits of the post season.



According to everone after the fact, what regular seson defensive replacement at first base should have put into game 6 of the World Series?

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Dave Stapleton. Buckner could flat out hit, even when he couldn't walk but McNamara had been using Stapleton as a late inning defensive replacement. Funny thing, the series wasn't over after game 6. The Sox blew game 7, too, but no one remembers that.



'Clemens and Hurst, then expect the worst.' Who were 'the worst'?

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Oil Can Boyd and Al Nipper. Boyd actually had a great season (16-10) and Nip (10-12) had some 'gutsy performances'. Seaver and Bob Woodward had 6 starts each.

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