Historically speaking, Game 6 has been full of memory-making moments

The Giants-Royals World Series has a Game 6 tonight in Kansas City, the fifth time since 2001 that the World Series has had a Game 6.

Is there any chance there will be a more exciting Game 6 than during the 2011 World Series when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Texas Rangers 10-9 after twice being down to their last strike?

In that game, the Cardinals rallied with a run in the eighth, two runs each in the ninth and 10th, and one in the 11th.

The Cardinals' David Freese hit a two-out two-run triple in the ninth inning to tie the game. The Rangers' Josh Hamilton hit a two-run homer in the top of the 10th, but the Cardinals' Lance Berkman hit a game-tying two-out RBI single in the bottom of the inning.

Then Freese hit his walk-off home run to center field in the 11th. The Cardinals won 6-2 in Game 7.

Game 6 of the World Series seems to be a place for history-making magic. Here are some of the best:

* 1975: In Boston, catcher Carlton Fisk's home run in the 12th inning gave the Red Sox a 7-6 win against Cincinnati. The Reds came back to win the World Series in seven games, but Fisk standing on the first base line, waving the ball fair as it sailed over Fenway Park's Green Monster is one of baseball's most indelible images.

* 1985: Cardinals fans won't forget umpire Don Denkinger's blown call in the bottom of the ninth inning in a game St. Louis led 1-0. The Royals' Jorge Orta hit a grounder to the right side. Cards pitcher Todd Worrell covered and took the throw. Denkinger called Orta safe even though replays showed he was out. The Royals rallied and won 2-1. Then they won Game 7. Denkinger returned to St. Louis for the 15-year anniversary of that series, and former Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog gave Denkinger a braille watch. "I blew the call, but there were plenty of chances for the game to turn," Denkinger says.

* 1986: In New York's Shea Stadium, the Mets rallied for three runs in the bottom of the 10th inning to beat the Red Sox 6-5 and force a Game 7, also won by the Mets. This will be forever remembered as the Bill Buckner game.

Here's what happened: The Mets' Wally Backman and Keith Hernandez made outs to start the 10th. The rally started with singles by Gary Carter, pinch-hitter Kevin Mitchell and Ray Knight, now a MASN analyst. Carter scored on Knight's single and with Mookie Wilson at the plate, Mitchell scored on a wild pitch. Then Wilson hit a grounder toward Buckner at first base. The ball rolled through Buckner's legs and Knight scored the winning run.

Buckner couldn't move well. Red Sox manager John McNamara usually replaced Buckner with Dave Stapleton late for defense, but in this case, McNamara wanted Buckner to be on the field when the Red Sox clinched.

It was the third World Series game that ended on an error. The Mets were involved in another when they beat the Orioles 2-1 in Game 4 of the 1969 World Series. Orioles pitcher Pete Richert's errant throw on J.C. Martin's bunt allowed Rod Gaspar to score the winning run.

For years, Buckner couldn't talk about the '86 game. But he's been cheered upon his return to Fenway Park. And he's poked fun at himself when he appeared on HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" with a punchline scene that saw him drop a valuable Babe Ruth autographed baseball out of the window of an apartment building.

* 1991: In Minnesota's Metrodome, the Twins' Kirby Puckett hit a walk-off home run in the 11th inning of Game 6 for a 4-3 win and tied series against Atlanta. The Twins won 1-0 in Game 7 behind Jack Morris' 10 shutout innings. Puckett came up against Braves lefty Charlie Leibrandt and hit the walk-off into the left field seats. Former Oriole Terry Crowley was the Twins hitting coach and told the Pioneer Press in St. Paul, Minn., that Puckett had called his shot. "Puckett told me, 'Crow, if they leave Leibrandt in there, this game is over.' " After the home run, Crowley was one of the first to greet Puckett and Puckett said, "Crow, I told you so."

* 1993: Joe Carter hit a three-run walk-off home run to give the Blue Jays a second consecutive World Series title, winning 8-6 against Philadelphia. Carter's jumping into the air as he rounded the bases at Toronto's SkyDome is legendary. Afterward, he sat in a video room and watched the home run several times. When he emerged from the room, he said, "I just saw what happened, and I still don't believe it." The home run ball didn't make the stands. A stadium worker found it and gave it to Carter.

* 2002: In Anaheim, San Francisco held a 5-0 lead over the Angels, who rallied for six runs in the final two innings. The Angels' Scott Spiezio hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning. In the eighth, Darin Erstad homered and Troy Glaus, the MVP, hit a two-run double for a 6-5 win. The Angels won 4-1 in Game 7.

* 2003: For a few days leading up to Game 6 in Yankee Stadium, Florida manager Jack McKeon was questioned about his use of pitcher Josh Beckett, 23, on three days of rest. McKeon would say there was no problem about pitching Beckett on short rest, and he put off the reporters' questions with lines like, "You guys are beautiful." Beckett shut out the Yankees on five hits in the Marlins' 2-0 series-clinching win at Yankee Stadium. He threw 107 pitches. The final out came when Beckett tagged Jorge Posada on the first base line. Beckett has the ball and glove, just as it was that night in New York. For a long time, the ball and glove sat on a shelf in his garage, the place where he put it when he got home from the series. We assume the historic pieces are safe within a trophy case in his home.