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October 27, 1986: Mets rally late to beat Red Sox in Game Seven – Society for American Baseball Research
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Bill Buckner: A Little Luck Is 'Not A Bad Thing' In Baseball : NPR
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The ones that got away: Between 1918 and 2004 were 86 years of close calls for Red Sox fans waiting for a World Series win, Local News
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Former MLB All-Star Bill Buckner, 69, dies after battling dementia
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Houston Astros: Revisiting team's history in Game 6 of playoff series
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Bill Buckner's career so much more than error in the 1986 World Series – Reignite my Story
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Uncle Mike's Musings: A Yankees Blog and More: The Curse of Kevin Mitchell: Now 32 Years
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1986 World Series - Wikipedia
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Bill Buckner, 69; long MLB career was overshadowed by World Series gaff