1986 ALCS Game 5 Highlights (Boston Red Sox vs California Angels)

[@212sarge]

This was the greatest baseball game I’ve ever seen. What incredible ebbs and flows in this game. And Al Michaels made what I believe was his finest comment, better than the 1980 hockey win. “If you can take it “ finished off that great comment if I’m remembering correctly.

[@mikepetitti]

As a Cub fan, to this day, I believe the 1986 playoffs were the best playoffs ever. Both LCS were off the hook and the WS was crazy.

[@dominickclaflin5295]

Mike Petitti 1986 and 2004

[@petercole8798]

Steve Bartram. Oh well welcome to the club glad the Cubs won one.

[@azumah]

Absolutely agree. There was a point in all 3 series when I was certain that the eventual winner was going to lose.

[@jonnydanger7181]

Ive always felt the same. And that’s coming from a Cubs fan as well 👍

[@robertryan399]

In totality this was probably the best playoffs of the 69-93 LCS era.

[@jeremycrandall2899]

“Bob Stanley needs three outs” might be the five most dreaded words for any long time Red Sox fan. Lol

[@Colin_1977]

Or…”Bob Stanley comes out of the bullpen.”

[@jasonperlmutter4402]

Truer words were never written.

[@hitchkick2795]

Red Sox fan here: I watched this game on t.v. from my living room in St. Louis, MO and to this day, it was the best baseball game I have ever seen. The two-run home run by Dave Henderson was the biggest home run in Red Sox history ... !

[@penske369]

Al Michaels is a very underrated baseball announcer. What a great job he did on this game!

[@dominickclaflin5295]

Personally I love Al Michaels. But I feel like his best call came from the miracle on ice game

[@penske369]

@Gregory Holden yes, underrated. If you polled people for best baseball announcers of all time, I highly doubt many would put him that high and they should. Underrated or wrongly forgotten, either of those terms/phrases.

[@rckflmg94]

"We go to the 10th - if you can take it" Haha, great line

[@BudSchnelker]

MIchaels was superb at baseball. It's a shame that as the 90's wore on, we were subjected to the never-ending nightmare of Joe Buck and co.

[@scottodonnell7121]

@@rckflmg94 "If you just joined us...Too bad!" That was a brilliant line from that game.

[@chrisboston]

I watched it as a kid on a rare fall weekend in Cape Cod with my parents, amazing game!

[@jgfunk]

Me too! Cape Cod (Barnstable)

[@scottodonnell7121]

Saw it in Middleboro

[@buckminsterfullerene11]

Me too! Falmouth ✌

[@petercole8798]

The greatest game I've ever sat Thur. And I am a die hard Patriots fan. But this game was the most memorable game why I don't know. I sat in Fenway park in 1966 I was in the 4 the grade to sit in the bleachers was 1.25 for Sox games the Patriots were .2.00 loved it. Cokes were 50 cents hot dogs were .50 cents.programs were 75 cents. Go to the history of the new England Patriots you will see Fenway park set up for football. I was crying after this game I was so excited they pulled it out. Thank you for posting this classic heart stopping playoff game.also folks about 5 weeks after this game the Patriots played the Rams there and Tony Eason threw a last effort pass with no time left in the game and right about where Henderson dropped the home run Irving fryer made a great catch to win it for the Patriots. Go to Patriots Rams 1986 here on utube. What a game that was. Love these old classic games. But also loved 6 super bowls and 2004 Sox. What a come back.6+4 = 10 title town.

[@execatty]

I was 19 living in NY as a Mets fan .. If you missed the 1986 alcs and nlcs.. You'll never see anything like it again.. There's no way to describe it

[@briancusack4386]

Agreed.

[@robertosso5210]

you mean alcs and nlcs

[@execatty]

@@robertosso5210 correct 😂 👍

[@robertosso5210]

donnie moore was suppose to have gotten off the hook because the angels should of won in the bottom of the 9th when they had the winning run on 3rd with one out and the idiot 3rd base coach didnt send the runner on that shallow sac fly a fast runner a speedster would of scored and the angels win the pennant

[@jgfunk]

It was unbelievable...

[@BluBlu111]

I was 11 years old and still am traumatized by this game... LoL

[@jamesrivera4947]

Well, they did win the World Series in 2002 😊

[@jasonleetaiwan]

I was 9 and stopped being an Angels fan after this.

[@Mpshfromlowell64]

I was 22 and a Red Sox fan, and I was traumatized by this game; my stomach was in knots. Of course the trauma got worse for me in the World Series that year.....

[@Mpshfromlowell64]

@Gregory Holden Check your math 😁

[@Mpshfromlowell64]

@Gregory Holden Haha, I see what you’re saying! Well, we got there finally…. In fact, we’ve seen ‘em win four! Go Sox!

[@darrellmfume4505]

THIS SERIES, and the 1986 NLCS. were the Greatest playoff series of all time.

[@morrisbuttermaker9154]

Along with the world series

[@jonnydanger7181]

@@morrisbuttermaker9154 yep.

[@michaelallen8508]

I'd call 1986 the greatest postseason of all time between all 3 series

[@JTmakesfunofdiabled-hs9kh]

​@@michaelallen8508yep, with 04 a close 2nd

[@raejae2338]

Greatest game ever. And it’s not even close.

[@chrisod22]

13:30 - Gutsy catch by Downing. Knew he was near the wall and still went full out to get it.

[@ckendall67]

What an unbelievable ballgame. I didn't start following baseball until the '90s but I've seen the highlights of this game and read a lot about this game as well as the whole 1986 postseason. I can only imagine how much a nervous wreck fans were both sides....but particularly Red Sox nation, just when it looked as if their season was all over they stormed back and won this game and the Angels STILL had a chance to win this game even after blowing it in the 9th inning. Incredible drama it must've been for sure. The last 2 games back in Boston turned out to be one-sided for the Sawx who came back & won this series after.

[@walterpickell1999]

Big Sox fan, was in Italy during this series would be out on a balcony at 2-3 am listening on the Armed Forces Radio Station. Also had my brother tape this game which I still have.What an incredible game !! Unfortunately just as Sox fans were shattered in '75,'78 we just added this year to the list after, 1 STRIKE AWAY

[@Colin_1977]

Watched this game with my dad as a kid in Mass. Great memories.

[@bryanwhelan5431]

This is easily one of the greatest playoff games ever. So tense and the quality of play was amazing. Red Sox first baseman Dave Stapleton jumped for joy like they won the World Series as he squeezed the last out even though they still trailed the series 3-2 with the victory. The game was that intense.

[@chrisod22]

I would trade in 4 or 5 Patriots Super Bowls if it meant I could go back in time and see the '86 Sox win the World Series. I was 13 years old in 1986 and I loved that team.

[@jgfunk]

We're same age! We're getting old

[@harryryanjr522]

I remember this game like it was yesterday. I still remember watching this with my dad. What great memories!

[@markdierking9347]

From goat to hero. Time flies. Dave Henderson passed away almost 5 years ago. He lived reallly realy close by in W Seattle and always stopped to flash his smile and say hello. Devoted to his son and the challenges therein, He demonstated compassion and led by example. By my being born in the Bay Area near Oakland and being raised in the San Joaquin Valley near his hometown there, and a college athlete, I could relate to his accomplishments. His presence and humble demeanor is truly missed today. thanks for posting, Dominick Claflin.

[@justinnardine8564]

Hendo brings back a lot of good memories

[@johncassani6780]

I was a six year old Red Sox fan at the time, and I can honestly say that Dave Henderson became one of my favorite players. He’s still remembered very fondly in Boston. Had the Sox won the Series, he would have been an absolute legend, which is something, considering that he had fewer than 30 RBI in his Red Sox regular season career.

[@jasonperlmutter4402]

That game was even better than I remember it being.

[@bob8144]

Agreed. I had forgotten about some of the great defensive plays. What a game.

[@leftenanthiccups.4849]

As an Angel fan who was there, 😔now ,whenever I see opponents loose at the end. I think back to this pain.😪 because I'll never feel that bad for any team, ever....

[@habib8961]

The Chicago Cubs heartbreak in 1984 and 2003 was worse than the 1986 Angels. The curse of the Billy goat was the ultimate and worse curse ever in all of baseball for the Cubs. Even worse than the curse of the Bambino.

[@robfloyd7968]

@@habib8961 Leon Durham. And Bartman.

[@blitztim6416]

I was in the right field stands. So many amazing things happened in this game. The tying run slide at home by Rupert Jones. The crowd exploded. Then.

[@justinnardine8564]

Mike Witt was a stud!

[@markedwards8563]

People focus on Henderson's homerun, but the hero of that game without a doubt was Rich Gedman. He had four hits including a two run homer. He gunned down both runners who tried to steal -- White and Downing. He got on base in the 9th so that Henderson's homer scored two. In the 11th he bunted Baylor over to third and beat out the throw to first. Baylor then scored the winning running on a sacrifice fly. And he caught Crawford, who hardly pitched in the regular season or playoffs. It's too bad he didn't get more recognition for dominating that game.

[@JoshuaLevinson-us2lg]

What people never talk about the rally by the Red Sox was started by Bill Buckner

[@brockhines]

And you managed to get the catch by Downing in at 13:30 that is edited out of many of these packages. Nice job. Agree with the rest. This postseason was the best ever. And what I'd do to have baseball go back to this type game, when Dwight Evans almost guns the runner down at the plate, in that era you didn't have to worry about a plate blockage call.

[@HabsGeorge]

Big moment at the time but doesn't seem to matter. If Henderson doesn't hit that homerun the grounder doesn't go thru Buckner's glove, Donnie Moore doesn't commit suicide.

[@hectorlopez1069]

This is heartbreaking that the angels pitcher killed himself for that homerun he gave up too. What a sad moment.

[@TheLocalLt]

If you read about it, Donnie Moore had a lot of problems at home that bottomed out, and came very close to taking his estranged wife and kids with him. His professional career would have faded anyway whether he gave up the home run or not, and at that point his problems at home would have manifest as they did. I’m sure the home run didn’t help his psyche but the popular narrative that he killed himself over giving up the home run is hyperbole at best

[@bobbenbrown123]

​@@TheLocalLtthe manager Gene Mauch should have left Mike Witt in there to complete the game or just start the 9th with Donnie Moore. Why he put that wild idiot left hander in there to face Gedman was beyond me

[@olivebranch8986]

Best game ever

[@southamcaballero]

Top 5, along with 2004 ALCS Game 4 and 1975 WS Game 6

[@benedettomansueto4016]

Game #6 1986 World Series New York Mets Baseball ⚾🇺🇸❤️🙏✝️💍💍 Easy in Top 5 greatest games of all time

[@johngeoffrion4590]

My Dad and I watched the last half of this game on TV, and I don't think I ever heard him shout so loud when Hendu hit that homer...

[@roberthuot7887]

At 40 years old Reggie was feeling his age in this game. He looked finished.

[@PrinceTron1]

I was at Reggie Jackson's last game as an Oakland Athletic on my birthday October 4, 1987 at old Comiskey Park in Chicago as a 14 year old. And he got a base hit in his last major league at bat.

[@roberthuot7887]

@@PrinceTron1 nice, great memories for sure.

[@PrinceTron1]

@@roberthuot7887 Thanks Robert. Here's a clip of Reggie's last at bat on my birthday. It was also my first visit to old Comiskey Park. I went there 6 other times before they closed it down in 1991. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZurhWNjYrN3f68

[@victornewman06]

Donnie Moore wasn't the same after that game. RIP

[@hectorlopez1069]

It's heartbreaking for what he did. Poor man.

[@hehhehhuhhuh7014]

@@hectorlopez1069 I would have more sympathy for him if he weren't such a wife abuser. But he was, and it went on for years apparently. Then he shot her right before he shot himself. SMH!

[@bookworm1917]

The outfield wall played such a big part in this game. 1) Tony Armas injured crashing into it. Dave Henderson doesn't enter the game without the Armas injury. 2) Grich's 2-run homer almost caught by Henderson. 3) Jim Rice's back to the wall catch to prevent an extra-base hit. 4) Brian Downing's sensational catch crashing into the wall to rob Ed Romero. And that Anaheim outfield wall was solid concrete, with just thin padding and a plastic bag covering it up.

[@Jondsmusic]

I remember this day as a little kid. I thought for sure we were going to lose this game, but the Henderson home run was an absolute miracle! Stanley sucked so bad. So big slow and lumbering as a pitcher.

[@Jondsmusic]

@Gregory Holden agreed. I watched him choke personally at game five in Fenway.

[@nickcurran3105]

Orange County, California in the 1980s was literally paradise on earth. Man, I miss the country when I watch this clip.

[@pierremajor8712]

I also remember watching this, it was a great series and playoff year!

[@ludvigborga3676]

The previous year was the first year when the best of 7 was instituted in the LCS. What amazing post-seasons we may have had if that was the case prior to '85.

[@christophersamsell1919]

Gene Mauch overmanaged this game. Witt should have finished. He was the Angels best pitcher but Mauch just had to tinker. You can hear the fans booing him.

[@dannyboy34677]

If California wins that game and Witt finishes the game, the Angels would have had almost a week off that going to New York to take on the Mets in the first two games of that World Series, would Witt have come right back to start Game 1 of that Series? or would it have been Kirk McCaskill starting Game 1?

[@virolo1960]

Witt had just given up a 2 run shot, and the lead was now just one run. It's not a bad move to go to the closer.

[@ChrisDutch]

By doing the pitching change Mauch took the crowd out of the game. His decision to take Jerry Narron out of the game in the bottom of the ninth also took one of his hottest hitters in the Series out of the lineup.

[@michaelsalazar9787]

Seen so many teams and so many baseball games

[@knightwatchman]

Love the old blue B O S T O N road uniforms.

[@TheVCRTimeMachine]

What a great ball game.

[@robfloyd7968]

Best I ever saw. Angels whaling away for the punchout, one strike away, pennant on third base, just couldn't close it out, done. They didn't make that flight back to Boston. Shag Crawford - unsung hero of the game.

[@scottodonnell7121]

@@robfloyd7968 yes they did. This was only game 5.

[@hushpuckena126]

Pity facing Dave Henderson was the defining moment of Donnie Moore's life as he saw it.

[@hectorlopez1069]

Al Michaels has been doing football games for so long. I didn't know he used to do baseball games too in the 80s.

[@redpillfreedom6692]

He hasn't called a baseball game since the 1995 World Series so it's pretty easy to forget he also did baseball.

[@kenq1363]

I like the player’s behavior on the field back then versus todays players.

[@kenq1363]

I’m so glad Al Michaels did this game

[@dougg2012]

The Angels were up 3-1 in the best of 7 series against the Red Sox and up 5-2 in the 9th inning, 3 outs away from the American League Pennant. After the home run by Baylor, Donnie Moore was brought in with 2 outs in a 5-4 game to face Dave Henderson, 1 out away from the World Series. With the count 0-2, Henderson belted the go ahead home run to put Boston up 6-5. The Angels tie the game in the 9th, but the Red Sox go on to win and forces the series back to Boston. They win Game 6, and massacre the Angels 8-1 in Game 7 to go to the World Series. After being so close, 1 strike away from victory, the Angels go home empty handed. Just days later, the Red Sox felt the same hurt. And Bill Buckner felt it above them all.

[@kenbisson5455]

Donnie Moore: Say no More. Peace.

[@ckendall67]

@@kenbisson5455 Donnie Moore never got past this devastating moment. Sadly. And tragically.

[@kenbisson5455]

@@ckendall67 I know man. I remember watching it. I really felt for his family. Bill Buckner had to move out of state. I know..I'm from Mass. People can be cruel when it comes to sports. Or, anything for that matter!

[@ckendall67]

@@kenbisson5455 At least Buckner was finally forgiven after the Red Sox won in 2004 & 2007, but yeah, Buckner left town because of all the abuse he & his family took for a lot of years following '86.

[@kenbisson5455]

@@ckendall67 I never blamed Bill B. Without him, we may not even have made it that far. He was awesome in the regular season. True that Bill B. should have been replaced for defensive reasons by Dave Stapleton, a managers call. But, John McNamara wanted to stay with the guys that got them there. However, It was terrible relief pitching from Calvin S. and Bob S. that sealed the deal. And, game 7..they (SOX) were ahead deep into the game and gave up the Ghost. People need to understand that Baseball has a lot of moving parts which contribute to the win. It's too easy and a cop out, to single out one part and assign all the blame to one player, as in the case Donnie M. and Bill B. Shame on the fans for pushing people so hard.

[@DavidSilva-fq7nt]

Pettis came so close. Lucas hitting Gedman was HUGE. Yes I'm an Angels fan

[@dannyboy34677]

@David Silva say you win that game and Series v Boston, would the Angels have beaten the Mets in that World Series that year?

[@DavidSilva-fq7nt]

@@dannyboy34677 We will never know. It wasn't meant to be. But we won it all in 2002.

[@dannyboy34677]

@@DavidSilva-fq7nt that you did

[@dannyboy34677]

@@DavidSilva-fq7nt the Mets would have been tired after that 16 inning thriller v Houston two days after that Game 5 hypothetical win v Boston in the ALCS. The Angels would have almost a week off before going to NY for Game 1. I believe the difference would be the managers in the dugout. Davey Johnson v Gene Mauch.

[@DavidSilva-fq7nt]

@@dannyboy34677 That's true. Gene Autry would have had his first World Series.

[@rolfbernerske2786]

Just.... Amazing

[@germansanchez1291]

Me gusto mucho. Esa series. 1986

[@GetBenched2010]

Big Dave was dialed in that day.

[@stevemen7272]

back when homeruns meant something. now its homeruns and strike outs.

[@petercole8798]

Home runs or growth hormons. Forget about it.

[@JohnSmith-4U]

I forgot Reggie Jackson in this series!!!! What a game

[@scottodonnell7121]

I read once that one of the Red Sox players saw Reggie in the dugout take his glasses off just before Henderson's homer. He was preparing for the big celebration on the mound after the third out. What a feeling it must have been after that blast. (In fact, it may have been Hendu, I just can't remember.)

[@cowboy68]

Watching this in 2021

[@jbjjones767]

You wish you could just hug Donnie Moore

[@clarkthesharkshow9944]

When it went to 7 to 6 Sox ,.All of southern Calif knew it was rover,.. We' had seen plenty of these over the years,.. the dodgers should have won 78 Series ,..blew it ,.. Angeles then blew 79,..

[@llamatheg0at]

Man, the Sox are looking good this year. I bet this is the year they finally break the Curse of the Bambino!

[@mamaluigi2064]

This one Stings a lot as an Anaheim fan because after this season the next time the Angels made the postseason was 2002

[@adrianfung]

Angel Stadium looks so different here. When was the Reno to open up center field seats and put in the rock formation

[@ericw3229]

All during this series they TV coverage was focused on the Angels elderly coach Jimmie Reese and him going to the WS but as usual Gene Mauch managed to choke away another pennant.just like he did in 82 and with the Phillies in 1964

[@rckflmg94]

I didn't see Gene Mauch throwing any pitches.

[@petercole8798]

My heart stopped the whole game. I've never seen anything like that before. I .lost my voice for 2 days. What a game. Side note about 6 weeks later Tony Eason hit Irving fryer with no time left pats 30 rams 28. Right at the spot where he Henderson drop the ball off his glove. Go to pats rams 1986 fryer caught it on the back of the end zone. Meanwhile patriots 6 SUPER BOWL RINGS 💍. RED SOX 4 THAT SAYS BOSTON IS OR WAS TILTLE TOWN AND I SAW IT WE ALL SAW IT. NO OTHER CITY IN AMERICA CAN SAY THAT. 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

[@1windscape]

Donnie Moore never recovered from that homerun

[@josephambrose2852]

Thank you Mets for not letting those stinkin' Red Sox win the Series

[@Am-Not-Jarvis]

Why were there empty seats in a deciding game of the ALCS?

[@michaelsalazar9787]

l love old angel staudim

[@coverscape]

everything that came AFTER this game was anticlimactic

[@mlbolts72]

Heart breaker 4 halo fans I remember listening and just thinking omg ..no way 😓⚾️

[@matts.3017]

That stolen base attempt by Downing being called out, he was safe by a mile. Wasn’t even close. I’ve watched a lot of old school baseball clips pre replay challenge and there are sooo many bad calls by umpires. Not to mention that ridiculous outside corner strike call umps would give pitchers back in the day. Some of the “outside corner” strikes Ive seen that they used to be call strikes makes me laugh out loud. They weren’t even close to being strikes.

[@johnnguyen270]

From 5:32 to 9:15 to 13::09 From bad goat to Savior to Boston Hero! Hendu!!!

[@mandocalrissian4968]

Wasn’t much of a sell out back in that time, Those Seat we’re probably cheaper than today’s price.

[@TheCybertiger9]

Me and my Dad watched this game when baseball was enjoyable, Today i hardly watch anymore, and my Dad is no longer.

[@robertosso5210]

the 3rd base coach of the angels really messed up by not sending the runner on 3rd with one out in the bottom of the 9th with the shallow sac fly

[@scottodonnell7121]

He messed up in Boston and got a runner tagged out at third. The runner was furious and laid into him right on the field.

[@fasteddie9867]

what a great year for baseball! Nothing has come close since. Poor Gene Mauch. McNamara blew the WS--not Buckner.

[@jgfunk]

1:45 Anyone a lip reader??

[@hehhehhuhhuh7014]

@jgfunk: Yes, he said 'darn'. 😁

[@CWYMAN77]

“Next plane to Boston…”

[@kennethsmith8968]

u had 1 job 1 job.

[@rckflmg94]

hahaha. I heard that from my dad a lot

[@chevisfleming6577]

The Hendu!!

[@Shinobi33]

Those Boston uniforms are ugly but cool looking at the same time.