Saturday, July 15, 2023

Donnie Moore #471

 


This was a difficult episode. Donnie Moore was a veteran reliever and an all star closer in 1985 for the Angels. In 1986 he gave up a pivotal home run in ALCS Game 5 to Dave Henderson. By 1989 he was out of baseball. Within a month, he had mounting money problems, he shot his wife three times, and killed himself. His wife miraculously survived. Many people blamed Donnie's death on that ALCS moment, but it was a culmination of a troubled life. 

Content warning: domestic violence and suicide.

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