1986 American League Championship Series

The 1986 American League Championship Series was a back-and-forth battle between the Boston Red Sox and the California Angels for the right to advance to the 1986 World Series. The Red Sox came in with a 95-66 record and the AL East division title, while the Angels went 92-70 during the regular season to win the AL West.

Series Summary

Game scores

Visiting team listed first, winning team in bold

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G#, Date

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1, 10/ 7: California 9, Boston 2 (CAL leads 1-0)

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2, 10/ 8: California 1, Boston 8 (Series tied 1-1)

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3, 10/10: Boston 3, California 5 (CAL leads 2-1)

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4, 10/11: Boston 3, California 4 (11 innings, CAL leads 3-1)

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5, 10/12: Boston 7, California 6 (11 innings, CAL leads 3-2)

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6, 10/14: California 4, Boston 10 (Series tied 3-3)

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7, 10/15: California 1, Boston 8 (Boston wins 4-3)

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Line scores

Game 1 at Boston

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CAL 041 000 030 | 8 11 0

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BOS 000 001 000 | 1 5 1

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Game 2 at Boston

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CAL 000 110 000 | 2 11 3

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BOS 110 010 33x | 9 13 2

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Game 3 at California

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BOS 010 000 020 | 3 9 1

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CAL 000 001 310 | 5 8 0

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Game 4 at California

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BOS 000 001 020 00 | 3 6 1

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CAL 000 000 003 01 | 4 11 2

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Game 5 at California

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BOS 020 000 004 01 | 7 12 0

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CAL 001 002 201 00 | 6 13 0

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Game 6 at Boston

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CAL 200 000 110 | 4 11 1

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BOS 205 010 20x | 10 16 1

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Game 7 at Boston

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CAL 000 000 010 | 1 6 2

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BOS 030 400 10x | 8 8 1

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