His two-out, tenth-inning single for the Mets in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, started one of the most improbable rallies in postseason history.

As Danny Haren silenced the Red Sox, the Cardinals tied it with an improbable rally off Bronson Arroyo in the sixth.

Today: The year's most improbable, thrilling and landscape-shifting rallies.

With most of the fans beginning to head for the exits, Indianapolis started an improbable rally.

The score gave the Giants a 27-24 victory, and for the second consecutive game, a sloppy Giants effort had concluded with a stirring, improbable rally.

The wallop stunned the Braves at the end of an improbable and by now historic 10-run rally in the eighth inning that allowed the Mets to shock the Braves, 11-8, at Shea Stadium.

But the Rangers staged an improbable rally.

Tonight, within the shrill confines of Chicago Stadium, Bossy's prophecy proved accurate, and his third-period hat trick fueled a rather improbable five-goal rally and a comeback victory.

He swept his two singles matches against the French before Mikhail Youzhny finished off the victory with an improbable rally from two sets down against Paul-Henri Mathieu in the fifth match.

With Portland leading by 79-64 after three quarters, Chicago made an improbable rally with Jordan on the bench.