Just saw this now but a good read.
Buckner’s career changed in an instant. Up to that moment, he was one of the game’s great unsung hitters. He’d batted better than .300 seven times in his career, winning the 1980 American League batting title. He led the league four times in assists. During that crucial September 1986 playoff run, he carried the team, hitting .340 with eight home runs. All that was soon to be forgotten.
Why was there a night off between game for six and seven?…Rain?
Yes, rainout which pushed game 7 to Monday night….the Giants, in their championship season, were playing at home on MNF that night also.
yeah rain.