October 11 - George Brett steals the show in Game 3 of the 1985 ALCS

October 11, 1999 -- With the American Leaguedivisional Series between Boston and Cleveland tied at two games apiece, theRed Sox send Bret Saberhagen out to face Charles Nagy. In an eruption of runs,both starters find themselves out of the game by the third inning and the gametied at 8. With the season on the line, Sox manager Jimy Williams summons hisace, Pedro Martinez from the bullpen. The electrifying move sent shockwaves throughJacob’s field since Martinez was removed from Game 1 after 4 innings due to astrained back, and all expected they had seen the last of Pedro’s incredible1999 season. Martinez was masterful, striking out eight and walking threedespite having neither his fastball nor changeup at his disposal. Throwing hiscurveball almost exclusively, Martinez and the Red Sox won the rubber match ofthe ALDS 12-8 in what is cited as one of Martinez’s greatest appearances. Alsomemorable in this game was the Indians strategy to intentionally walk shortstopNomar Garciapara to face outfielder Troy O’Leary. Twice they walked Nomar andtwice O’Leary returned the favor with a homerun driving in 7 runs for the day.October 11, 1985, George Brett steals the show in Game 3 of the 1985 American LeagueChampionship Series. Down 2-0 to Toronto in the series, Brett drovein or scored every Kansas City run, going 4 for 4 with a single, a double, and two home runs. When Brettwasn’t busy torturing Toronto pitcher Doyle Alexander at the plate, he wasmystifying in the field making a back-handed stop at third base to throwout a runner at home, and recording the final out to give the Royals amuch-needed 6–5 win; their first in a series that they would win in seven games