The 1986 World Series was one for the ages, huh? Finally, the two cities that loathed each other within their own division for decades would get to battle on the world’s biggest stage for the ultimate baseball supremacy. The Boston Red Sox, behind one of the best hitters AND pitchers in baseball, would face off against the scrappy, seemingly always in trouble, New York Mets. The two teams combined for over 200 wins in the regular season, and it was a matchup that saw baseball’s two most polarizing teams go head-to-head.

It certainly was a red carpet list of baseball’s biggest stars. Darryl Strawberry. Dwight Gooden. Keith Hernandez. Gary Carter. Roger Clemens. Wade Boggs. Jim Rice. Dwight Evans. Don Baylor.

And of course Mookie Wilson and Bill Buckner.

Keep reading for how the 86 Series ruined Buckner’s greatness.