Boston Fans Source & Resource for Baseball History

Celebrating 154 Consecutive Seasons of Professional Baseball in Boston!

Boston Fans Source & Resource for Baseball History

Celebrating 153 Consecutive Seasons of Professional Baseball in Boston!

This Day in History: 2000-10-23

October 23, 1986: Bruce Hurst held the New York Mets to two runs and the Red Sox won Game Five of the World Series 4-2 before 34,010 fans at Fenway Park; Dave Henderson continued his postseason magic with a double, triple, RBI and run scored as joyful Red Sox fans anticipated a World Championship as Boston headed to Shea Stadium with a 3-2 Series lead.

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