to ground into a double play. Nonetheless, the Red Sox were able to score off Moore in the 11th inning via a sacrifice fly by Henderson. The Angels did not score in the bottom of the 11th, and lost the game 7–6. The defeat left the Angels with a 3–2 series advantage with two more games to play at Fenway Park. However, the Angels lost both games, by scores of 10–4 and 8–1. After Game 5, Moore admitted that he made a bad pitch to Henderson. "I was throwing fastballs and Henderson was fouling them off, so I went with the split-finger, thought maybe I'd catch him off guard, but it was right in his swing." Later career Moore was battling injury at the time of the 1986 American League Championship Series and was never able to remain injury-free afterward. After saving nine more games in 41 appearances over the next two seasons, Moore was released by the Angels. He signed with the Kansas City Royals for the 1989 season, but played only in the minor leagues before being released in June of that year, ending his 14-year career in baseball. Suicide On July 18, 1989, Moore had an argument with his wife Tonya and shot her three times with a .45 pistol. The incident occurred at their Anaheim Hills home, with their three children in the house at the time. Tonya Moore and daughter Demetria, then 17 years of age, fled from the house and Demetria drove her mother to the hospital. Tonya survived the shooting. Back inside the house, still in the presence of at least one of his sons, Moore then put the gun to his head and committed suicide. He was 35. References Further reading The Atlantic: The Myth of the Home Run That Drove an Angels Pitcher to Suicide Bell, Christopher: Scapegoats: Baseballers whose Careers Are Marked by One Fateful Play (c) 2002 McFarland and Company ESPN: The Donnie Moore Story (video) External links Retrosheet Boxscore: 1986 American League Championship Series Game Five Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments (#24) 1954 births 1989 deaths African-American baseball players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela American League All-Stars Atlanta Braves players Baseball players from Texas California Angels players Chicago Cubs players Gulf Coast Cubs players Key West Conchs players Major League Baseball pitchers Midland Cubs players Milwaukee Brewers players Omaha Royals players Palm Springs Angels players Paris Dragons baseball