The New York Mets rallied for three runs with two outs in the 10th inning against the Boston Red Sox to win 6-5 and push the World Series to a decisive seventh game. The tie-breaking run scored on Boston first baseman Bill Buckner's error on Mookie Wilson's slow grounder.
Of course, Buckner gets all of the grief on this matter, but there were others at play...
What about the three straight singles allowed by Calvin Schiraldi?
The wild pitch by Bob Stanley?
Could it be the Cubs batting glove that Buckner was wearing? http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/061018
Too bad his career is basically remembered for one play...
Of course, Buckner gets all of the grief on this matter, but there were others at play...
What about the three straight singles allowed by Calvin Schiraldi?
The wild pitch by Bob Stanley?
Could it be the Cubs batting glove that Buckner was wearing? http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/061018
Too bad his career is basically remembered for one play...
