▁since ▁no ▁team ▁had ▁ever ▁lost ▁the ▁AL CS ▁after ▁winning ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁games . ▁But ▁Mil w au kee ▁came ▁back ▁to ▁win ▁all ▁three ▁remaining ▁games ▁( in ▁Mil w au kee ) ▁and ▁the ▁AL ▁p enn ant . ▁Some ▁bl amed ▁M auch , ▁who ▁chose ▁to ▁start ▁Tommy ▁John ▁and ▁Bruce ▁K ison , ▁w inners ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁games , ▁in ▁Games ▁ 4 ▁and ▁ 5 ▁on ▁three ▁days ' ▁rest ▁each . ▁M auch ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁John ▁Mc N am ara ▁before ▁being ▁h ired ▁back ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁M auch ' s ▁return ▁to ▁man aging ▁the ▁Ang els ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁they ▁finished ▁ 9 0 – 7 2 , ▁finishing ▁one ▁game ▁behind ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als ▁after ▁being ▁elimin ated ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁to ▁last ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁Ang els ▁again ▁won ▁the ▁Western ▁title ▁after ▁going ▁ 9 2 – 7 0 , ▁and ▁led ▁in ▁the ▁fifth ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁( by ▁now ▁best - of - 7 ) ▁AL CS ▁against ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x , ▁just ▁one ▁strike ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁Fall ▁Classic , ▁but ▁Boston ' s ▁Dave ▁Hend erson ▁hit ▁a ▁home ▁run ▁off ▁Ang els ▁rel ie ver ▁Don nie ▁Moore ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁Red ▁So x ▁ahead . ▁The ▁Ang els ▁tied ▁the ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁bottom