On June 28, 1984 — At Fenway Park Dwight Evans capped hitting tor the cycle by blasting a three-run homer on reliever Edwin Nunez’s first pitch with two outs In the 11th inning, lifting Boston over Seattle. Evans is only the 4th player to accomplish the feat.
Evans broke up the four-hour marathon after errors by third baseman Barry Bonnell and first baseman Alvin Davis, the third and fourth miscues by the Mariners. With runners on second and third, Nunez replaced Paul Mirabella (1-3), the fifth Seattle pitcher.
Evans drilled his 13th homer into the screen in left-center, making him the first Boston player to hit for the cycle since Fred Lynn on May 13, 1980. Evans had doubled in the first, tripled in the third and singled in the 10th. He scored four runs.
The Mariners took the lead with two runs off Bob Stanley (3-d) In the top of the 10th. Pinch-hitter Al Chambers walked with the bases loaded, and Bob Kearney followed with a suicide squeeze bunt
But the Red Sox rallied In the bottom of the 10th as Wade Boggs led off by reaching on an error by Chambers, the left fielder. Evans singled Boggs to third, chasing reliever Mike Stanton. Bob Stoddard retired Jim Rice on a pop-up and struck out Tony Armas, but walked Mike Easler to load the bases, which brought Mlrabella from the bullpen. Bill Buckner then doubled, driving in the two game-tying runs, but Easler was nailed at the plate on the play on right fielder Al Cowens’ throw to catcher Bob Kearney.
