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Don Mattingly’s Greatest Season’s Biggest Disappointment

people remember the year 1986, but not all New York baseball fans have fond memories of the year, as the New York Yankees finished second, five-and-a-half games behind the Boston Red Sox.

It was also the year that Don Mattingly finished second to Boston's Wade Boggs in the batting race. Ironically, 1986 was Mattingly's greatest season. It was even better than 1984, when he did win the batting title with a .343 average.

On Sept. 29, 1986, Mattingly was hitless in three at-bats in an 8-1 Yankees win at Yankee Stadium against the Toronto Blue Jays. He was batting .349.

Boggs was 2-for-4 in a 7-5 Red Sox win against the Baltimore Orioles. He was batting .353.

The Yankees were scheduled to visit Fenway Park for the last four ...

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