 Ẹ parí gbólóhùn yìí: Ní June 5, 1986, Buckner gba RBI ẹgbẹrún rẹ nínú eré ìdárayá rẹ lórí pápá nínú àdánù 7 sí 5 tí Milwaukee Brewers pàdánù. Ní August 21, ó tún ní hit márùn-ún nínú ìṣẹgun 24-5 lórí Cleveland Indians. Ní oṣù Kẹsán, ó lu.340 pẹlú 8 home runs àti 22 RBI, nígbà tí ó ń pàdánù eré 3 péré láìfi ìrora orúnkún tí kò lọjọ. Dave Stapleton, Red Sox first baseman ṣaaju ki o to gba Buckner, bẹrẹ si ri akoko ti o nṣire diẹ sii bi iyipada idaabobo ti o kẹhin ni Oṣu Kẹsan ati Oṣu Kẹwa. Nibayi, Buckner di agbábọọlù akọọgbá àkọkọ tí ó wọ bàtà Nike tí ó ga jùlọ ní iṣẹ amọdaju láti dín ìfúnpá rẹ kù. Ni akoko yẹn, Buckner lu awọn iṣẹ-ṣiṣe ti o ga julọ 18 home runs, ti o wa ni diẹ sii ju 100 lọ fun akoko keji ni ọna kan, ati pe o jẹ ọmọ ẹgbẹ pataki ti ẹgbẹ ti o ṣẹgun American League East nipasẹ awọn ere 5-1  2. Ó wọlé sí Ìdárayá 5 ti : 1986 American League Championship Series batting just.111 in the Series, and was 0for3 in the game when he singled to start a ninth-inning rally which was capped off by Dave Hendersons famous home run. Oun ni oludije agbaboolu agbaboolu agbaboolu O lọ 3for6 ni awọn ere 2 to kẹhin bi awọn Red Sox ti pada lati eti ipaniyan lati ṣẹgun awọn Angels California ati gba ami ẹyẹ Ajumọṣe Amẹrika. 