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October 11 - George Brett steals the show in Game 3 of the 1985 ALCS
October 11, 1999 -- With the American League
divisional Series between Boston and Cleveland tied at two games apiece, the
Red Sox send Bret Saberhagen out to face Charles Nagy. In an eruption of runs,
both starters find themselves out of the game by the third inning and the game
tied at 8. With the season on the line, Sox manager Jimy Williams summons his
ace, Pedro Martinez from the bullpen.
The electrifying move sent shockwaves through
Jacob’s field since Martinez was removed from Game 1 after 4 innings due to a
strained back, and all expected they had seen the last of Pedro’s incredible
1999 season. Martinez was masterful, striking out eight and walking three
despite having neither his fastball nor changeup at his disposal. Throwing his
curveball almost exclusively, Martinez and the Red Sox won the rubber match of
the ALDS 12-8 in what is cited as one of Martinez’s greatest appearances. Also
memorable in this game was the Indians strategy to intentionally walk shortstop
Nomar Garciapara to face outfielder Troy O’Leary. Twice they walked Nomar and
twice O’Leary returned the favor with a homerun driving in 7 runs for the day.
October 11, 1985, George Brett steals the show in Game 3 of the 1985 American League
Championship Series. Down 2-0 to Toronto in the series, Brett drove
in or scored every Kansas City run, going 4 for 4 with a single, a double, and two home runs. When Brett
wasn’t busy torturing Toronto pitcher Doyle Alexander at the plate, he was
mystifying in the field making a back-handed stop at third base to throw
out a runner at home, and recording the final out to give the Royals a
much-needed 6–5 win; their first in a series that they would win in seven games
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