The conclusion of Game 6 of the 1986 World Series represents one of the most amazing endings in the history of not just baseball, but all sports big and small. It made household names of a hero and a goat and perpetuated the belief in a curse upon what is now one of the great franchises in pro sports.
How it began
The 108-win New York Mets were favored to win their second World Series and first since 1969, but they would have to do so the hard way. Trailing 3-games-to-2 to the Boston Red Sox, the teams returned to Shea Stadium, where the Boston Red Sox, winners of the first two games, had 24-game winner Roger Clemens pitching.