Bill Buckner’s World Series Error (1986)
The 1986 season saw the Boston Red Sox attempt to break the Curse of the Bambino and win their first World Series since 1918. They entered Game 6 with a 3-2 series lead over the New York Mets and took the game into extra innings, where they pulled ahead with two runs scored in the top of the tenth. It all came crashing down in the bottom of the inning when Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner made a costly error on a Mookie Wilson ground ball, allowing the Mets to score the game-winning run and then close out the series in Game 7, ultimately extending Boston’s drought and the alleged curse until 2004.