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I became a Mets fan back in 1982, when George Foster was traded from the Reds.
Even though Foster didn't have the success he had with the Reds, I still enjoyed seeing him play.
When Foster was let go by the Mets, I was hooked on them. There was so many Great players
on that Mets team. My favorited was Doc Gooden. In his early years with the Mets he was something special.
That 86 Team was a Great team. They had an Excellent pitching staff, and could hit for average, and
Power. In that Series with the Red Sox they truely were the Miracle Mets.
In Game 6, the Sox had the game won, I was so upset, but then it happened,
with 2 outs, 3 straight singles, a Wild Pitch, and Mookie's Grounder through Buckner's legs.
I was jumping up and down, at that moment I knew the Mets would win the Series!!
This page is dedicated to that 86 Series!!
1986 World Series
In their three most recent Series appearances--1946, 1967, and 1975--the Red Sox had battled to a seventh game, only to lose. This time they came within one strike of winning the crown in the sixth game--but wound up losing again in Game Seven.
Boston surprised the favored Mets by taking the first two games in New York. Bruce Hurst (with relief from Calvin Schiraldi in the ninth) pitched a four-hitter. New York's Ron Darling hurled just as well but lost when a seventh-inning walk, a wild pitch, and an error by second baseman Tim Teufel moved Jim Rice around the bases with the game's only run. Game Two, close for three innings, turned into a 9-3 Boston blowout as the Sox racked four of the five Met pitchers for eighteen hits, including home runs by Dave Henderson and Dwight Evans.
When the Series moved to Boston, though, the Mets revived to rap Sox starter Dennis 'Oil Can' Boyd and two relievers for thirteen hits and seven runs (starting with Lenny Dykstra's leadoff home run in the first inning) as former Sox pitcher Bobby Ojeda subdued his old teammates, giving up just one run on five hits in his seven innings of work. The next day Ron Darling redeemed his first-game loss with seven shutout innings as his teammates built him a 6-0 lead (five of the runs scoring on a homer by Lenny Dykstra and a pair from Gary Carter). The game ended at 6-2, with the Series even at two wins apiece.
Boston recovered in its final home appearance, taking a 4-0 lead and holding it until Tim Teufel spoiled Bruce Hurst's try for a second shutout by homering in the eighth inning. Hurst yielded a second run with two out in the ninth, but struck out Lenny Dykstra on three pitches to seal his second win. The ninth inning of Game Six ended with the score tied 3-3. Boston's Dave Henderson led off the tenth with a home run and two more Sox hits made the score 5-3. Boston reliever Calvin Schiraldi retired Wally Backman and Keith Hernandez in the last of the tenth on long flies, and the Mets were down to their final out.
"CONGRATULATIONS RED SOX", the Shea scoreboard flashed. Then a miracle took place. Gary Carter singled. Pinch-hitter Kevin Mitchell laced a single into left field. Ray Knight dropped a 2-strike pitch into shallow right-center, driving in Carter and driving out Schiraldi. Sox reliever Bob Stanley, his replacement, had two strikes on Mookie Wilson when he uncorked a wild pitch all the way to the backstop, plating Kevin Mitchell with the tying run. Two foul balls later, Mookie's grounder went through stiff-legged first baseman Bill Buckner's legs and Ray Knight bounded across the plate with the winning run.
The Red Sox nearly recovered in Game Seven. Second-inning home runs by Dwight Evans and Rich Gedman, a walk, sacrifice, and single gave Boston a 3-0 lead which they held into the sixth inning. But then starter Bruce Hurst lost his touch: four hits and a walk later the score was tied. A succession of five Sox relievers tried to hold the line, but the Mets scored five runs to Boston's two in the final innings for an 8-5 triumph and their second World Championship
Box Scores
Game 1 at Shea, October 18th
Red Sox 000 000 100 1 5 0
Mets 000 000 000 0 4 1
WP: Bruce Hurst (1-0) LP: Ron Darling (0-1)
HR: None.
Attendance: 55,076
Bruce Hurst and Ron Darling were both on top of their games in the series opener.
Tim Teufel's error in the 7th allowed the Sox to score the one run.
Game 2 at Shea, October 19th
Red Sox 003 120 201 9 18 0
Mets 002 010 000 3 8 1
WP: Steve Crawford (1-0) LP: Dwight Gooden (0-1)
HR: D.Henderson-BOS, D.Evans-BOS
Attendance: 55,063
The hyped matchup of Doc Gooden and Roger Clemens was a disappointment,
as Clemens' control was off and Gooden was not sharp at all.
Doc left in the 5th after giving up 6 runs.
Game 3 at Boston, October 21st
Mets 400 000 210 7 13 0
Red Sox 001 000 000 1 5 0
WP: Bobby Ojeda (1-0) LP: Oil Can Boyd (0-1)
HR: L.Dykstra-NY
Attendance: 33,595
Lenny Dykstra led off the game with a homer, sparking a 4-run first,
and Bobby Ojeda and the Mets never looked back, rolling to a 7-1 victory.
Game 4 at Boston, October 22nd
Mets 000 300 210 6 12 0
Red Sox 000 000 020 2 7 1
WP: Ron Darling (1-1) LP: Al Nipper (0-1)
HR: L.Dykstra-NY, G.Carter-NY 2(2)
Attendance: 33,920
Gary Carter rocked Al Nipper twice for homers and Lenny Dykstra enjoyed a gift homer off of
Dwight Evans' glove as the Mets evened the series at 2 apiece.
Game 5 at Boston, October 23rd
Mets 000 000 011 2 10 1
Red Sox 011 020 00X 4 12 0
WP: Bruce Hurst (1-0) LP: Dwight Gooden (0-2)
HR: T.Teufel-NY
Attendance: 34,010
Dwight Gooden's fastball was MIA again and Bruce Hurst limited the Mets to 2 runs
in a complete game for the Sox.
This was the birth of the "Daaaaryyyyl" chants for Straw.
Game 6 at Shea, October 25th
Red Sox 110 000 100 2 6 8 0
Mets 000 020 010 3 7 11 2
WP: Rick Aguilera (1-0) LP: Calvin Schiraldi (0-1)
HR: D.Henderson-BOS
Attendance: 55,078
One out away from a long winter and watching the BoSox celebrate on the Shea turf,
the Mets pull off a little bit of that famous Met magic to tie the game,
then win when Bill Buckner flubs Mookie's famous ground ball.
Game 7 at Shea, October 27th
Red Sox 030 000 020 5 9 0
Mets 000 003 32X 8 10 0
WP: Roger McDowell (1-0) LP: Calvin Schiraldi (0-2)
HR: D.Evans-BOS, R.Gedman-BOS, R.Knight-NY, D.Strawberry-NY
Attendance: 55,032
Boston got out to an early 3-run lead, but a 2-run double from Hernandez in the 6th
and a dinger from Knight in the 7th sparked the Mets to come back.
Jesse Orosco struck out Marty Barrett to end it and pandemonium ensued.
1986 World Series Statistics
New York Mets
PLAYER/POS
|
G
|
H
|
AB
|
Avg
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
Runs
|
RBI
|
BB
|
SO
|
SB
|
Aguilera,Rick - P
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Backman,Wally - 2B
|
6
|
6
|
18
|
.333
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
Carter,Gary - C
|
7
|
8
|
29
|
.276
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
9
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
Darling,Ron - P
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Dykstra,Lenny - OF
|
7
|
8
|
27
|
.296
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
7
|
0
|
Elster,Kevin - SS
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Fernandez,Sid - P
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Gooden,Dwight - P
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
.500
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Heep,Danny - DH/OF
|
5
|
1
|
11
|
.091
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
Hernandez,Keith - 1B
|
7
|
6
|
26
|
.231
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
Johnson,Howard - 3B/SS
|
2
|
0
|
5
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
Knight,Ray - 3B
|
6
|
9
|
23
|
.391
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
Mazzilli,Lee - OF
|
4
|
2
|
5
|
.400
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
McDowell,Roger - P
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mitchell,Kevin - OF/DH
|
5
|
2
|
8
|
.250
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
Ojeda,Bob - P
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Orosco,Jesse - P
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
1.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Santana,Rafael - SS
|
7
|
5
|
20
|
.250
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
Sisk,Doug - P
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Strawberry,Darryl - OF
|
7
|
5
|
24
|
.208
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
4
|
6
|
3
|
Teufel,Tim - 2B
|
3
|
4
|
9
|
.444
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
Wilson,Mookie - OF
|
7
|
7
|
26
|
.269
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
3
|
Total
|
7
|
65
|
240
|
.271
|
6
|
0
|
7
|
32
|
29
|
21
|
43
|
7
|
Pitcher
|
W
|
L
|
ERA
|
G
|
GS
|
CG
|
SHO
|
SV
|
IP
|
H
|
ER
|
BB
|
SO
|
Aguilera,Rick
|
1
|
0
|
12.00
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3.0
|
8
|
4
|
1
|
4
|
Darling,Ron
|
1
|
1
|
1.53
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
17.2
|
13
|
3
|
10
|
12
|
Fernandez,Sid
|
0
|
0
|
1.35
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6.2
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
10
|
Gooden,Dwight
|
0
|
2
|
8.00
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9.0
|
17
|
8
|
4
|
9
|
McDowell,Roger
|
1
|
0
|
4.91
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7.1
|
10
|
4
|
6
|
2
|
Ojeda,Bob
|
1
|
0
|
2.08
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13.0
|
13
|
3
|
5
|
9
|
Orosco,Jesse
|
0
|
0
|
0.00
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
5.2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
Sisk,Doug
|
0
|
0
|
0.00
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
Total
|
4
|
3
|
3.29
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
63.0
|
69
|
23
|
28
|
53
|