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Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish
Include in that what can only be described as a tragic loss in the ALCS (one strike away in game 5) before Dave Henderson became a temporary household name with that 2 out, 2 strike HR off Donnie Moore in the top of the 9th. (and Dave Henderson, going down the 1st base line, leaped so high as the ball went towards LF, that when he came down, he sprained his ankle.
Donnie Moore never recovered mentally.
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I saw Donnie Moore in spring training with the Royals in Baseball City, FL in 1989, he was a non-roster invitee IIRC. Moore was warming up in the bullpen and pitching coach Frank Funk was walking down the first base line toward us and I asked him "Is that Donnie Moore down there?" And he just nodded.
A few months later, Donnie killed himself.