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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College football coverage from Lubbock for The Baylor Lariat
"What Broke Donnie Moore?" on Deadspin
"The Split" on Sports Illustrated
1981 manslaughter story on RetroSimba
1986 ALCS Henderson home run off of Moore
"What Broke Donnie Moore?" on Deadspin
"The Split" on Sports Illustrated
1981 manslaughter story on RetroSimba
1986 ALCS Henderson home run off of Moore
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