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Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish
Former Red Sox hero Dave Henderson died today. He hit one of the biggest playoff home runs in my lifetime, off the Angels Donnie Moore (who never recovered from that and ended up committing suicide later).
He also would have been the hero the Red Sox were waiting for in 1986 as he hit the 2 run HR in game 6 of the 1986 WS to put the Red Sox ahead and needing 3 puts to close. (But Buckner happened-and a few singles prior)
Of a heart attack. Damn. I'll never forget that game. Never.
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I will never forget that game either. I didn't have a rooting interest in either team, but when that game was over I decided I had just watched the greatest game of all time, because of all of the excitement and the drama. If I recall correctly, Dave Henderson made a game saving catch in left field before he hit the game winning home run. I'm sorry to hear he passed away today, just as I was sorry to hear Donnie Moore committed suicide a couple of years later.