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| MVP: | Ray Knight (New York) | |||||||||
| Television: | NBC In 2006, a "collector's edition" DVD box set containing the original telecasts of all seven games was issued by Major League Baseball and A&E Home Video. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. The World Series MVP Award is given to the player who most contributes to his team's success in the World Series - the Most Valuable Player. Charles Ray Knight (born December 28 1952, in Albany Georgia) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball player who played in Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is A&E is a cable and Satellite television network with headquarters in Manhattan and offices in Stamford, Atlanta, | |||||||||
| TV announcers: | Vin Scully and Joe Garagiola | |||||||||
| Radio network: | CBS | |||||||||
| Radio announcers: | Jack Buck and Sparky Anderson | |||||||||
| Umpires: | John Kibler (NL), Jim Evans (AL), Harry Wendelstedt (NL), Joe Brinkman (AL), Ed Montague (NL), Dale Ford (AL) | |||||||||
| Future Hall of Famers: | Mets: Gary Carter. A sportscaster, (also sports announcer, sport commentator or sport presenter) is a type of Journalist on Radio and/or Television Vincent Edward "Vin" Scully (born November 29, 1927 in The Bronx, New York) is an American Sportscaster, For this person's son the baseball executive see Joe Garagiola Jr A radio network is a network system which distributes programming to multiple stations simultaneously or slightly delayed for the purpose of extending total Major League Baseball on CBS Radio was the De facto title for the CBS Radio Network 's coverage of Major League Baseball. A sportscaster, (also sports announcer, sport commentator or sport presenter) is a type of Journalist on Radio and/or Television John Francis "Jack" Buck ( August 21, 1924 &ndash June 18, 2002) was an American Sportscaster, best known George Lee "Sparky" Anderson (born February 22, 1934 in Bridgewater South Dakota) is fifth on the all-time list for manager career wins In Baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game including beginning and ending the game enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds making James Bremond Evans (born November 5 1946 in Longview Texas) is a former umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American Harry Hunter Wendelstedt Jr (born July 27 1938 in Baltimore Maryland) is a former umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in Joseph Norbert Brinkman (born April 9 1944 in Little Falls Minnesota) is a former umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the Edward Michael Montague (born November 3 1948 in San Francisco California) is an umpire in Major League Baseball. Robert Dale Ford (born July 6 1942 in Jonesborough Tennessee) is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing the 6th district Gary Edmund Carter (born April 8 1954 nicknamed "Kid" or "Kid Carter" was a Major League Baseball Catcher from 1974-1992 Red Sox: Wade Boggs. Wade Anthony Boggs (born June 15 1958 in Omaha Nebraska) is a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball, primarily with the Boston Red Sox |
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The 1986 World Series pitted the New York Mets against the Boston Red Sox. The 1986 American League Championship Series was a back-and-forth battle between the Boston Red Sox and the California Angels for the right to The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. The National League Championship Series pitted the New York Mets against the Houston Astros. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1985 World Series began on October 19 1985 and ended October 27. The 1987 World Series was played between the Minnesota Twins and the St "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. It was cited in the legend of the "Curse of the Bambino" to explain the error by Bill Buckner in Game 6 that allowed the Mets to extend the series to a 7th game. The Curse of the Bambino was a Superstition cited often jokingly as a reason for the failure of the Boston Red Sox Baseball team to win the World William Joseph "Bill" Buckner (born December 14, 1949) is a former Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago The NL champion Mets eventually beat the AL champion Red Sox, 4 games to 3. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions.
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Background
The New York Mets finished the regular season with a 108-54 record, winning the National League East division by 21½ games over the Philadelphia Phillies. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. The National League East Division is one of Major League Baseball 's six divisions The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. They then won the gut-wrenching 1986 National League Championship Series, 4 games to 2, over the Houston Astros. The National League Championship Series pitted the New York Mets against the Houston Astros. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. The talent of the team was colored by controversy during much of the season, with scrappy players both on and off the field. On July 19, 1986, Mets infielder Tim Teufel and pitchers Rick Aguilera, Bobby Ojeda, and Ron Darling were arrested after fighting with policemen outside a bar in Houston. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Timothy Shawn Teufel (born July 7 1958) is a former Second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Minnesota Twins Richard Warren Aguilera (born December 31, 1961 in San Gabriel California) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Robert Michael Ojeda (born December 17, 1957) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed Pitcher who pitched for the Boston Red Sox Ronald Maurice Darling (born August 19 1960) is an American former right-handed Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Just three days later, they played a game which became a microcosm of their season when two Mets were ejected after a bench-clearing brawl. See also List of baseball jargon Eephus See also Eephus A very slow pitch with a high arcing trajectory A total of three ejections in the game forced starting catcher Gary Carter to play third base, and the Mets to play a pitcher in the outfield, with left-hander Jesse Orosco and righty Roger McDowell alternating between the pitcher's mound and the outfield as needed. Gary Edmund Carter (born April 8 1954 nicknamed "Kid" or "Kid Carter" was a Major League Baseball Catcher from 1974-1992 Jesse Russell Orosco (born April 21, 1957 in) is a former Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who holds the major league record for career Roger Alan McDowell (born December 21 1960) is the Pitching coach of the Atlanta Braves and was a right-handed Relief pitcher for Despite the adversity, they still won the game in the 14th inning. [1] Former NL MVP George Foster was released a few days after the game, based partly on his refusal to move from the Mets' bench during the fracas. The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. George Arthur Foster (born December 1 1948 in Tuscaloosa Alabama) is a former Left fielder and right-handed batter in Major League Baseball
Boston went 95-66 during the season, winning the American League East division by 5½ games over their rivals, the New York Yankees. The American League East Division is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The gritty play of ALCS MVP Marty Barrett and Rich Gedman; clutch hitting from veterans Jim Rice, Wade Boggs, Don Baylor, Dwight Evans and Dave Henderson; and quality starting pitching, especially from 1986 American League MVP and Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens, Bruce Hurst and Oil Can Boyd, pushed the Red Sox to the World Series. The 1986 American League Championship Series was a back-and-forth battle between the Boston Red Sox and the California Angels for the right to Martin Glenn Barrett (born June 23 1958) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman who played with the Boston Red Sox (1982-90 Richard Leo "Rich" Gedman (born September 26, 1959) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher and left-handed batter who played with James Edward Rice (born March 8 1953) is a former Left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the American League 's Wade Anthony Boggs (born June 15 1958 in Omaha Nebraska) is a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball, primarily with the Boston Red Sox Donald Edward Baylor (born June 28, 1949) is a Major League Baseball coach and a former player and manager. Dwight Michael Evans (born November 3, 1951 in Santa Monica California) nicknamed "Dewey" is a former Right fielder and David Lee Henderson (born July 21 1958 in Merced California) nicknamed Hendu, is an American former Major League The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American Right-handed Pitcher in Major Bruce Vee Hurst (born March 24, 1958 in St George Utah) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed Starting pitcher who played The team's defining moment occurred in Game 5 of the 1986 American League Championship Series against the California Angels. The 1986 American League Championship Series was a back-and-forth battle between the Boston Red Sox and the California Angels for the right to The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. With the Angels leading 3 games to 1 in the best-of-7 series and their top reliever Donnie Moore on the mound, the Sox needed a last-out miracle home run from Henderson to survive Game 5; they later loaded the bases and got the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly from Henderson off Moore in the 11th. Donnie Ray Moore ( February 13, 1954 &ndash July 18, 1989) was an American Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball The Angels never recovered from this blow, and with Boston capitalizing on some defensive miscues by the Angels, and clutch performances by some of their big name players (namely Rice and Clemens in the deciding game), the Red Sox clinched the pennant with a seven-game win. See also List of baseball jargon magic number See also Magic number (sports A number that indicates how close a front-running See also List of baseball jargon Cactus League See also Cactus league The group of teams that conduct their pre-season
Summary
NL New York Mets (4) vs. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. AL Boston Red Sox (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | Time of Game |
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| 1 | Red Sox – 1, Mets – 0 | October 18 | Shea Stadium (New York) | 57,908 | 3:18 |
| 2 | Red Sox – 9, Mets – 3 | October 19 | Shea Stadium (New York) | 57,911 | 2:44 |
| 3 | Mets – 7, Red Sox – 1 | October 21 | Fenway Park (Boston) | 33,595 | 3:09 |
| 4 | Mets – 6, Red Sox – 2 | October 22 | Fenway Park (Boston) | 33,920 | 3:22 |
| 5 | Mets – 2, Red Sox – 4 | October 23 | Fenway Park (Boston) | 34,010 | 2:55 |
| 6 | Red Sox – 5, Mets – 6 (10 inn. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid William A Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (ʃeɪ̪ is a Stadium located in the New York City borough New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. William A Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (ʃeɪ̪ is a Stadium located in the New York City borough New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - ) | October 25 | Shea Stadium (New York) | 57,908 | 3:18 |
| 7 | Red Sox – 5, Mets – 8 | October 27 | Shea Stadium (New York) | 57,911 | 2:44 |
Matchups
Game 1
October 18, 1986 at Shea Stadium in New York, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| W: Bruce Hurst (1-0) L: Ron Darling (0-1) S: Calvin Schiraldi (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: none | ||||||||||||
In the opener, Boston's Bruce Hurst dazzled the New Yorkers with his looping curve and forkball, allowing only four hits over eight innings. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a William A Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (ʃeɪ̪ is a Stadium located in the New York City borough New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. William A Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (ʃeɪ̪ is a Stadium located in the New York City borough New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) William A Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (ʃeɪ̪ is a Stadium located in the New York City borough The City of New York Bruce Vee Hurst (born March 24, 1958 in St George Utah) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed Starting pitcher who played Ronald Maurice Darling (born August 19 1960) is an American former right-handed Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Calvin Drew Schiraldi (born June 16, 1962 in Houston Texas) was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Boston Red Sox Bruce Vee Hurst (born March 24, 1958 in St George Utah) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed Starting pitcher who played New York's Ron Darling was equally effective, yielding only an unearned run in the seventh inning on an error by second baseman Tim Teufel. Ronald Maurice Darling (born August 19 1960) is an American former right-handed Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Timothy Shawn Teufel (born July 7 1958) is a former Second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Minnesota Twins That run proved to be the only run of the game, and just as they did in the League Championship Series against Houston, the Mets opened the series with a 1-0 defeat. The National League Championship Series pitted the New York Mets against the Houston Astros. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. (Mets legend Tom Seaver, as a member of the Red Sox, got a large standing ovation from the Shea Stadium fans during the Game 1 introductions. George Thomas Seaver (born November 17, 1944) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball Pitcher who broke into the major leagues in and Seaver did not pitch in the series because of injury. )
Game 2
October 19, 1986 at Shea Stadium in New York, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Boston | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 0 |
| New York | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| W: Steve Crawford (1-0) L: Dwight Gooden (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: BOS – Dave Henderson (1), Dwight Evans (1) | ||||||||||||
After dropping the first game, the Mets turned to young phenom Dwight Gooden in what figured to be a classic matchup with Boston's own young pitching sensation Roger Clemens. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) William A Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (ʃeɪ̪ is a Stadium located in the New York City borough The City of New York Steven Ray Crawford (born April 29, 1958 in Pryor Oklahoma) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for two teams Dwight Eugene Gooden (born November 16, 1964 in Tampa Florida) also known as Doc Gooden or Dr David Lee Henderson (born July 21 1958 in Merced California) nicknamed Hendu, is an American former Major League Dwight Michael Evans (born November 3, 1951 in Santa Monica California) nicknamed "Dewey" is a former Right fielder and Dwight Eugene Gooden (born November 16, 1964 in Tampa Florida) also known as Doc Gooden or Dr William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American Right-handed Pitcher in Major That duel never materialized, as Gooden was shelled for six runs on eight hits over five innings, and Clemens was pulled before pitching five complete innings and did not earn the win.
Game 3
October 21, 1986 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| W: Bob Ojeda (1-0) L: Oil Can Boyd (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYM – Lenny Dykstra (1) | ||||||||||||
The Mets bounced back from their early-series sluggishness in the top of the first inning, when Lenny Dykstra led off with a home run to score the first of four runs for the Mets in the inning. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Robert Michael Ojeda (born December 17, 1957) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed Pitcher who pitched for the Boston Red Sox Leonard Kyle (Lenny Dykstra (ˈdaɪkstɹə born February 10, 1963 in Santa Ana, California, and also known as Nails or The Leonard Kyle (Lenny Dykstra (ˈdaɪkstɹə born February 10, 1963 in Santa Ana, California, and also known as Nails or The After the rocky start, Red Sox starter Oil Can Boyd settled down, but Bob Ojeda pitched well and Boston was unable to overcome their early deficit. Robert Michael Ojeda (born December 17, 1957) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed Pitcher who pitched for the Boston Red Sox
Game 4
October 22, 1986 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| W: Ron Darling (1-1) L: Al Nipper (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYM – Gary Carter (1,2), Lenny Dykstra (2) | ||||||||||||
Gary Carter hit two home runs over the Green Monster and Boston-area native Ron Darling pitched seven shutout innings as the Mets evened the series at two games apiece, continuing his masterful performance throughout the 1986 postseason. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Ronald Maurice Darling (born August 19 1960) is an American former right-handed Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Albert Samuel Nipper (born April 2, 1959) is a Major League Baseball coach and a former pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Gary Edmund Carter (born April 8 1954 nicknamed "Kid" or "Kid Carter" was a Major League Baseball Catcher from 1974-1992 Leonard Kyle (Lenny Dykstra (ˈdaɪkstɹə born February 10, 1963 in Santa Ana, California, and also known as Nails or The Gary Edmund Carter (born April 8 1954 nicknamed "Kid" or "Kid Carter" was a Major League Baseball Catcher from 1974-1992 The Green Monster is the nickname of the thirty-seven-foot two-inch (11 Ronald Maurice Darling (born August 19 1960) is an American former right-handed Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the
Game 5
October 23, 1986 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Boston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| W: Bruce Hurst (2-0) L: Dwight Gooden (0-2) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYM – Tim Teufel (1) | ||||||||||||
Mets ace Dwight Gooden once again struggled, this time surrendering four runs on nine hits in just four innings. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Bruce Vee Hurst (born March 24, 1958 in St George Utah) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed Starting pitcher who played Dwight Eugene Gooden (born November 16, 1964 in Tampa Florida) also known as Doc Gooden or Dr Timothy Shawn Teufel (born July 7 1958) is a former Second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Minnesota Twins Dwight Eugene Gooden (born November 16, 1964 in Tampa Florida) also known as Doc Gooden or Dr Despite a strong relief effort from Sid Fernandez, Bruce Hurst was dominant again, allowing ten hits and just two runs in a complete game win to give Boston a 3-2 series lead heading back to New York. Charles Sidney Fernandez (born October 12, 1962) was a Left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball from to.
Game 6
October 25, 1986 at Shea Stadium in New York, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
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| Boston | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| W: Rick Aguilera (1-0) L: Calvin Schiraldi (0-1) | |||||||||||||
| HR: BOS – Dave Henderson (2) | |||||||||||||
In Game 6 [2], Boston took a quick 2-0 lead on RBI base hits from Dwight Evans and Marty Barrett. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) William A Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (ʃeɪ̪ is a Stadium located in the New York City borough The City of New York Richard Warren Aguilera (born December 31, 1961 in San Gabriel California) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Calvin Drew Schiraldi (born June 16, 1962 in Houston Texas) was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Boston Red Sox David Lee Henderson (born July 21 1958 in Merced California) nicknamed Hendu, is an American former Major League Dwight Michael Evans (born November 3, 1951 in Santa Monica California) nicknamed "Dewey" is a former Right fielder and Martin Glenn Barrett (born June 23 1958) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman who played with the Boston Red Sox (1982-90 The Mets tied the score in the fifth inning on a single from Ray Knight and a run-scoring double play by Danny Heep. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during Charles Ray Knight (born December 28 1952, in Albany Georgia) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball player who played in In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching Daniel William Heep (Born July 3, 1957 in San Antonio Texas) is a retired Major League Baseball Outfielder. An error by Knight led to Barrett scoring in the 7th to give Boston a 3-2 lead.
In the top of the eighth, the Red Sox had Dave Henderson on second with one out. David Lee Henderson (born July 21 1958 in Merced California) nicknamed Hendu, is an American former Major League Manager John McNamara sent rookie Mike Greenwell to pinch hit for Roger Clemens in an effort to match Greenwell, a left-handed batter, against the Mets' dominant short-relief man Roger McDowell even as righty slugger Don Baylor sat on the bench; Greenwell struck out and the Sox scored no runs that inning. John McNamara refers to John McNamara (born 1950 an American artist John McNamara, a Baseball manager John Michael Lewis Greenwell (born July 18, 1963 in Louisville Kentucky) is a former Left fielder in Major League Baseball who played Roger Alan McDowell (born December 21 1960) is the Pitching coach of the Atlanta Braves and was a right-handed Relief pitcher for Donald Edward Baylor (born June 28, 1949) is a Major League Baseball coach and a former player and manager. The Mets tied the game on a Gary Carter sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning. Gary Edmund Carter (born April 8 1954 nicknamed "Kid" or "Kid Carter" was a Major League Baseball Catcher from 1974-1992 In Baseball, a batted ball is considered a sacrifice fly if the following four criteria are met There are fewer than two outs when the ball is hit The score remained tied through the ninth inning, forcing the game to go into extras.
In the top of the 10th inning, Dave Henderson homered to give the Sox a lead, and Barrett singled in Wade Boggs to make it 5-3. David Lee Henderson (born July 21 1958 in Merced California) nicknamed Hendu, is an American former Major League Wade Anthony Boggs (born June 15 1958 in Omaha Nebraska) is a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball, primarily with the Boston Red Sox When Wally Backman and Keith Hernandez were retired to start the bottom of the 10th, the Red Sox were one out away from the series victory. Walter 'Wally' Wayne Backman (born September 22, 1959 in Hillsboro Oregon) is a former Major League Baseball player Keith Hernandez (nicknamed "Mex" (born October 20, 1953, in San Francisco California) is a former Major League Baseball First
Down to their final out and down by two runs, the Mets would go on to stage a historic comeback. Gary Carter started the rally with a single to left. Darryl Strawberry's spot would have come up next, however Mets manager Davey Johnson had removed the slugger earlier in the game through a double switch. Darryl Eugene Strawberry (born March 12, 1962) is a former Baseball player who is well-known both for his play on the baseball field and for his controversial David Allen "Yox" Johnson (born January 30 1943 in Orlando Florida) is a former Second baseman, Designated hitter, and Instead, Johnson sent Kevin Mitchell to the plate to pinch hit for pitcher Rick Aguilera. Kevin Darnell Mitchell (born January 13, 1962 in San Diego California) is a former American Major League Baseball Left fielder Richard Warren Aguilera (born December 31, 1961 in San Gabriel California) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Mitchell singled to center field.
Mitchell was followed by Ray Knight, who went down in the count 0-2 leaving the Mets a strike away from elimination. Knight hit the next pitch into center field for a single that scored Carter and advanced Mitchell to third base bringing the score to 5-4 and leaving the tying run only 90 feet away.
The Red Sox replaced pitcher Calvin Schiraldi with the veteran Bob Stanley to face left fielder Mookie Wilson. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Calvin Drew Schiraldi (born June 16, 1962 in Houston Texas) was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Boston Red Sox Robert William "Bob" Stanley (born November 10, 1954) in Portland Maine is a former Major League Baseball right-handed Relief A left fielder (LF is an Outfielder in the sport of Baseball who plays defense in left field. William Hayward "Mookie" Wilson (born February 9 1956) is a former Major League Baseball Center fielder who played with the New On the seventh pitch of the at bat, with a 2-2 count, Stanley's pitch was too far inside and slipped past catcher Rich Gedman for a wild pitch, sending Wilson to the ground and allowing Mitchell to score from third base with the tying run. Richard Leo "Rich" Gedman (born September 26, 1959) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher and left-handed batter who played with Knight moved up to second base on the wild pitch.
With Shea Stadium literally rocking, Wilson stepped back in with a full count and the winning run in scoring position. On the tenth pitch of the at-bat, Wilson hit a slow ground ball up the first base line that appeared to be an easy play for Boston first baseman Bill Buckner. William Joseph "Bill" Buckner (born December 14, 1949) is a former Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago As the speedy Wilson busted out of the box, the ball snuck between the legs of Buckner who was playing on two bad ankles. The ball slipped under his glove, and rolled slowly into right field. Ray Knight grabbed his helmet as he jumped on home plate to win the game in an iconic image of one of the most famous comebacks in World Series history.
Vin Scully's call of the play would quickly become an iconic one to baseball fans, with the normally calm Scully growing increasingly excited:
| “ | So the winning run is at second base, with two outs, three and two to Mookie Wilson. Vincent Edward "Vin" Scully (born November 29, 1927 in The Bronx, New York) is an American Sportscaster, (A) little roller up along first. . . behind the bag! It gets through Buckner! Here comes Knight, and the Mets win it! | ” |
Game 7
October 27, 1986 at Shea Stadium in New York, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Boston | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | x | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| W: Roger McDowell (1-0) L: Calvin Schiraldi (0-2) | ||||||||||||
| HR: BOS – Dwight Evans (2), Rich Gedman (1); NYM – Ray Knight (1), Darryl Strawberry (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 7 was delayed a day because of rain and was played on Monday, October 27. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) William A Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (ʃeɪ̪ is a Stadium located in the New York City borough The City of New York Roger Alan McDowell (born December 21 1960) is the Pitching coach of the Atlanta Braves and was a right-handed Relief pitcher for Calvin Drew Schiraldi (born June 16, 1962 in Houston Texas) was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Boston Red Sox Dwight Michael Evans (born November 3, 1951 in Santa Monica California) nicknamed "Dewey" is a former Right fielder and Richard Leo "Rich" Gedman (born September 26, 1959) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher and left-handed batter who played with Charles Ray Knight (born December 28 1952, in Albany Georgia) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball player who played in Darryl Eugene Strawberry (born March 12, 1962) is a former Baseball player who is well-known both for his play on the baseball field and for his controversial Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. The postponement seemed to work in Boston's favor; not only would it give them an additional day to recover from their crushing defeat in Game 6, but it allowed them to bypass Oil Can Boyd (who had lost to the Mets in Game 3) in the seventh game and give series star Bruce Hurst the start. Things looked promising for Boston in the beginning. After two excellent outings, the Mets' Ron Darling struggled as the Red Sox jumped out to a 3-0 lead. Sid Fernandez, however, delivered another clutch relief performance, retiring seven consecutive hitters while striking out four. Meanwhile, after being held to one hit through five innings, the Mets lineup finally figured out Hurst in the sixth, scoring three runs to tie the game. Ray Knight homered off Calvin Schiraldi leading off the seventh to give the Mets their first lead. The Mets scored two more runs in the inning to go up 6-3. A two-run double in the eighth cut the Met lead to a single run, but Sox reliever Al Nipper gave back those runs in the bottom of the inning on a leadoff home run by Darryl Strawberry and an RBI single by closer Jesse Orosco. Darryl Eugene Strawberry (born March 12, 1962) is a former Baseball player who is well-known both for his play on the baseball field and for his controversial Jesse Russell Orosco (born April 21, 1957 in) is a former Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who holds the major league record for career Orosco worked a 1-2-3 ninth to clinch the title, striking out Marty Barrett swinging for the final out. The sight of Orosco, flinging his glove into the air and falling to his knees in celebration after getting the final out would become an iconic image for Mets fans, and would be featured for years as the final footage shown during the end credits of This Week in Baseball. This Week in Baseball is a weekly Television program, originally designed to show highlights of the previous week's Major League Baseball action
NBC's broadcast of Game 7 garnered a Nielsen rating of 38. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television 9 and a 55 share, making it the highest-rated single World Series game to date. It is also the last World Series game lost by the Red Sox to date, having swept the series in 2004 and again in 2007. The 2004 World Series was the championship series of the 2004 Major League Baseball (MLB season The 2007 World Series, the 103rd edition of Major League Baseball 's championship series, began on Wednesday October 24 and ended on Sunday October
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1986 World Series (4-3): New York Mets (N. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. L. ) over Boston Red Sox (A. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. L. )
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 69 | 4 |
| New York Mets | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 65 | 5 |
| Total Attendance: 321,774 Average Attendance: 45,968 | |||||||||||||
| Winning Player’s Share: – $86,254, Losing Player’s Share – $74,986 *Includes Playoffs and World Series | |||||||||||||
Series quotes
And the Mets are down to their last out. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis.
—Vin Scully (NBC Sports). Vincent Edward "Vin" Scully (born November 29, 1927 in The Bronx, New York) is an American Sportscaster,
And it's going to go to the backstop - here comes Mitchell to score the tying run and Ray Knight is on second base!
—Vin Scully (NBC Sports) calling Mets' pinch hitter Kevin Mitchell scoring the tying run on Bob Stanley's wild pitch. Charles Ray Knight (born December 28 1952, in Albany Georgia) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball player who played in Kevin Darnell Mitchell (born January 13, 1962 in San Diego California) is a former American Major League Baseball Left fielder Robert William "Bob" Stanley (born November 10, 1954) in Portland Maine is a former Major League Baseball right-handed Relief
So the winning run is at second base, with two outs, three and two to Mookie Wilson. William Hayward "Mookie" Wilson (born February 9 1956) is a former Major League Baseball Center fielder who played with the New Little roller up along first; Behind the bag! It gets through Buckner! Here comes Knight and the Mets win it!
—NBC Sports play-by-play announcer Vin Scully calling the final moments of game 6. William Joseph "Bill" Buckner (born December 14, 1949) is a former Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago NBC Sports is the brand used for sports programming on NBC, responsible for the televising of many Sports events on the network Vincent Edward "Vin" Scully (born November 29, 1927 in The Bronx, New York) is an American Sportscaster,
. . . and a ground ball, trickling, its a fair ball. . gets by Buckner!! Rounding third, Knight! The Mets will win the ball game! The Mets win! They win! Unbelievable, the Red Sox in stunned disbelief!
—Bob Murphy and Gary Thorne, respectively, on WHN Radio, radio home of the New York Mets, calling the same moment as Scully above. Robert Allan Murphy ( September 19, 1924 &ndash August 3, 2004) was an American sportscaster who spent 50 years doing Gary Thorne (born June 9 1948 in Bangor Maine) is a Play-by-play Announcer for ESPN and ABC, working Major League Baseball WEPN (1050 kHz branded as 1050 ESPN New York, is a 24-hour Sports radio station in New York City featuring national and local sports talk programs
If one picture is worth a thousand words, then you have seen about a million words, but more than that you have seen an absolutely bizarre finish of Game Six of the 1986 World Series, the Mets are not only alive, they are well, and they will play the Red Sox in Game Seven tomorrow.
—NBC's Vin Scully, three minutes after Bill Buckner's error. Vincent Edward "Vin" Scully (born November 29, 1927 in The Bronx, New York) is an American Sportscaster, William Joseph "Bill" Buckner (born December 14, 1949) is a former Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago
He struck him out! He struck him out! The Mets have won the World Series! And they're crowd - jamming and crowding all over Jesse Orosco! He's somewhere at the bottom of that pile. Jesse Russell Orosco (born April 21, 1957 in) is a former Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who holds the major league record for career He struck out Marty Barrett. Martin Glenn Barrett (born June 23 1958) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman who played with the Boston Red Sox (1982-90 The dream has come true! The Mets have won the World Series, coming from behind to win the seventh ballgame.
—Bob Murphy calling the final out of the World Series on New York Mets' WHN radio.
The worst nightmare is letting the winning run score on a ground ball going through your legs.
—Red Sox's Bill Buckner being interviewed by ESPN on October 7, 1986 and unknowingly prophesizing his own fate 18 days beforehand. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar)
It is so noisy at Shea you can't even hear the airplanes.
—Vin Scully after Mets' third baseman Ray Knight hit the lead off home run in the bottom of the 7th of Game 7. Charles Ray Knight (born December 28 1952, in Albany Georgia) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball player who played in
It's so quiet in New York you can almost hear Boston!
—Vin Scully in the top of 10th inning of Game 6 after Red Sox's Dave Henderson hit a dramatic home run. David Lee Henderson (born July 21 1958 in Merced California) nicknamed Hendu, is an American former Major League
Notes
References
- Neft, David S. , and Richard M. Cohen. The World Series. 1st ed. New York: St Martins, 1990. (Neft and Cohen 412-418)
- Forman, Sean L. . 1986 World Series. Baseball-Reference. com - Major League Statistics and Information. . Retrieved on 2007-12-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city
External links
- 1986 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com
- 1986 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
- 1986 NLCS: Game 1 at MLB.com
- 1986 ALCS: Game 5 at MLB.com
- 1986 NLCS: Game 6 at MLB.com
- 1986 World Series by Baseball Almanac
- Good To The Very Last Out at SI.com
- 1986 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org
- History of the World Series - 1986 at sportingnews.com
- Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments: Dave Henderson's Home Run at sportingnews.com
- Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments: E-3 on Bill Buckner at sportingnews.com
- 1986 New York Mets at baseballlibrary.com
- 1986 Boston Red Sox at baseballlibrary.com
- Game 7, Marty Barrett vs. Jesse Orosco: NBC TV version - Vin Scully & Joe Garagiola
- Pearlman, Jeff (2004). Jeff Pearlman is an American writer best known for his work on sports The Bad Guys Won: A Season of Brawling, Boozing, Bimbo Chasing, and Championship Baseball with Straw, Doc, Mookie, Nails, the Kid, and the Rest of the 1986 Mets, the Rowdiest Team Ever to Put on a New York Uniform, and Maybe the Best. HarperCollins. HarperCollins is a Publishing company owned by News Corporation. ISBN 0-06-050732-2.
- The Ultimate Mets Database - 1986 World Series
- Re-creating a classic
- Ghost of World Series 1986 still resonates
- See the ball that went through Buckner's legs from the Seth Swirsky Collection
- See a video of the return of the Buckner Ball to Shea Stadium for the 20th Anniversary celebration of the Mets victory
Mookie Wilson's at bat
- CBS Radio version - Jack Buck & Sparky Anderson
- NBC TV version - Vin Scully & Joe Garagiola
- NBC TV version with audio from WHN - Bob Murphy
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