- 1986 :
- ---The Boston Red Sox capped one of the greatest comebacks in major league history by defeating the California Angels , 8–1, to win the American League pennant after trailing three games to one in the playoffs.
- ---In the longest postseason game ever played – 4 hours and 42 minutes, the New York Mets clinched their third National League crown beating the Houston Astros at the Astrodome , 7–6, in 16 innings. Trailing 3–0 in the ninth inning, Lenny Dykstra and Ray Knight sparked a rally which sent the game into extra inning, where the Mets won after Jesse Orosco recorded the final Strike Out . The record will be broken in the 2005 season, when Houston defeated the Atlanta Braves in Game Four of the NLDS in a five hours, 50 minutes and 18-inning marathon, to win their Division title.
- 2003 - Steve Bartman , the Cubs fan who deflected a Foul Ball in Game Six of the NLCS , releases a statement explaining his actions. During a weepy apology, the 26-year old human resources company worker asks Cubs fans to redirect their negative energy into for positive support for the team during Game Seven of the series.
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