Almost 30 years later, Rich Gedman still remembers the historic home run. But mostly, he remembers the lighthearted man who hit it.
Dave Henderson, who homered off the bench for the Red Sox to change the course of the 1986 postseason, died yesterday morning after suffering a massive heart attack in Seattle. He had received a kidney transplant a month ago. He was 57.
Back in ’86, a 28-year-old Henderson emerged from the Red Sox dugout to replace injured center fielder Tony Armas. Henderson had been acquired from the Seattle Mariners in August and hit just .