October 12 in Boston Red Sox History: Dave Henderson hits dramatic homerun to tie game 5 of ALCS (1986)

On October 12, 1986 , the Boston Red Sox stave off elimination with a dramatic win against the California Angels in Game Five of the American League playoffs. The Angels are one strike away from playing in the World Series, when Dave Henderson, who had earlier watched Bobby Grich’s fly ball bounce o

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