∗ For a long time, the 1986 Red Sox were symbols of baseball failure. This was the team that was poised to end the franchise’s championship drought at a “mere” 68 seasons. Those Red Sox led the New ...

For a long time, the 1986 Red Sox were symbols of baseball failure. This was the team that was poised to end the franchise’s championship drought at a “mere” 68 seasons. Those Red Sox led the New York ...

That's how close the 1986 Boston Red Sox came to winning the World Series and ending the franchise's then 68-year championship drought. That's how close they were to winning that infamous Game 6 at ...

BOSTON -- John McNamara, who managed the Boston Red Sox to within one strike of a World Series victory in 1986 before an unprecedented collapse on the field extended the team's championship drought ...

Bill Buckner, the Major League Baseball great most commonly remembered for a crucial error in the 1986 World Series, has died at the age of 69, The Associated Press ...