SEATTLE – Former major league outfielder Dave Henderson, whose home run against the Angels in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series is one of the most famous home runs in postseason history, died Sunday after suffering a massive heart attack. He was 57.
Henderson died early Sunday morning at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, according to a statement from the Mariners, one of five teams Henderson played for in his career. Henderson underwent a kidney transplant in late October.
Henderson was best known for his home run in the 1986 ALCS for Boston. With the Red Sox one strike from elimination in Game 5, Henderson hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth against the Angels to send the series back to Boston.