World Series 1986

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World Series 1986
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team Victories Regular season
New York Mets 4th 108-54, 66.7%, GA: 21½
Boston Red Sox 3 95-66, 59.0%, GA: 5½
Period: October 18 - October 27, 1986
MVP: Ray Knight (New York)
 <1985 World Series 1987> 
NLCS 1986

The 1986 World Series was the 83rd edition of the finals of Major League Baseball . The champions of the American League , the Boston Red Sox , and the champion of the National League , the New York Mets , faced each other. The Best-Of-Seven series started on October 18 and ended on October 27, 1986 and went over the full number of games.

The Mets won the series 4-3 games, and so won the second and so far last World Series title in the history of the franchise .

The New York infielder Ray Knight was named the MVP of the series .

The way to the World Series

  League Championship Series World Series
                 
East Boston Red Sox 4th    
west California Angels 3  
AL Boston Red Sox 3
  NL New York Mets 4th
East New York Mets 4th
west Houston Astros 2  

Overview of the games

game date guest Score home Score Total status

(BOS-NYM)

Ball park spectator
1 October 18, 1986 Boston Red Sox 1 New York Mets 0 1–0 Shea Stadium 55,076
2 October 19, 1986 Boston Red Sox 9 New York Mets 3 2–0 Shea Stadium 55,076
3 October 21, 1986 New York Mets 7th Boston Red Sox 1 2–1 Fenway Park 33,595
4th October 22, 1986 New York Mets 6th Boston Red Sox 2 2–2 Fenway Park 33,920
5 October 23, 1986 New York Mets 2 Boston Red Sox 4th 3–2 Fenway Park 34,010
6th October 25, 1986 Boston Red Sox 5 New York Mets 6th 3–3 Shea Stadium 55,078
7th October 27, 1986 Boston Red Sox 5 New York Mets 8th 3-4 Shea Stadium 55.032

The games in detail

Game 1

Saturday October 18, 1986 at Shea Stadium in Queens , New York

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
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 4th 1

WP : Bruce Hurst (1–0)   LP : Ron Darling (0–1)   SV : Calvin Schiraldi (1)  

Game 2

Sunday October 19, 1986 at Shea Stadium in Queens, New York

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
Boston 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 9 18th 0
new York 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 8th 1

WP : Steve Crawford (1–0)   LP : Dwight Gooden (0–1)   SV : Bob Stanley (1)  

HRs :   BOS - Dave Henderson (1), Dwight Evans (1)

Game 3

Tuesday October 21, 1986 at Fenway Park in Boston , Massachusetts

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
new York 4th 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 7th 13 0
Boston 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0

WP : Bob Ojeda (1–0)   LP : Oil Can Boyd (0–1)  

HRs :   NYM - Lenny Dykstra (1)

Game 4

Wednesday October 22, 1986 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
new York 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 6th 12 0
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7th 1

WP : Ron Darling (1–1)   LP : Al Nipper (0–1)   SV : Jesse Orosco (1)  

HRs :   NYM - Gary Carter 2 (2), Lenny Dykstra (2)

Game 5

Thursday October 23, 1986 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
new York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 10 1
Boston 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 4th 12 0

WP : Bruce Hurst (2–0)   LP : Dwight Gooden (0–2)  

HRs :   NYM - Tim Teufel (1)

Game 6

Saturday October 25, 1986 at Shea Stadium in Queens, New York

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 R. H E.
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 6th 8th 2

WP : Rick Aguilera (1–0)   LP : Calvin Schiraldi (0–1)  

HRs :   BOS - Dave Henderson (2)

Game 6 went down in baseball history for its dramatic ending. After the Red Sox were leading 5-3 in the 10th inning and had wrested two outs from the Mets , they only needed one out to win their first final since the 1918 World Series . But pitcher Calvin Schiraldi had three successive hits, so that the Mets came up to 5: 4 and Boston coach John McNamara substituted his substitute Bob Stanley for Schiraldi . Stanley started with a wild pitch, so the Mets equalized at 5: 5. Next Mets batsman, Mookie Wilson , hit Stanley's throw, but only produced a harmless scooter that first baseman Bill Buckner should have easily picked up. Instead, the ball rolled between Buckner's legs so that Mets player Ray Knight, who was on third base, scored 6: 5. Major League Baseball voted this game the third largest MLB game of all time.

Game 7

Monday October 27, 1986 at Shea Stadium in Queens, New York

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
Boston 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 9 0
new York 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 X 8th 10 0

WP : Roger McDowell (1–0)   LP : Calvin Schiraldi (0–2)   SV : Jesse Orosco (2)  

HRs :   BOS - Dwight Evans (2), Rich Gedman (1) NYM - Ray Knight (1), Darryl Strawberry (1)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 1986 World Series Game 1 - Boston Red Sox vs. New York Mets . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ 1986 World Series Game 2 - Boston Red Sox vs. New York Mets . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  3. ↑ 1986 World Series Game 3 - New York Mets vs. Boston Red Sox . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  4. ↑ 1986 World Series Game 4 - New York Mets vs. Boston Red Sox . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  5. ↑ 1986 World Series Game 5 - New York Mets vs. Boston Red Sox . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  6. ↑ 1986 World Series Game 6 - Boston Red Sox vs. New York Mets . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  7. ↑ 1986 World Series Game 7 - Boston Red Sox vs. New York Mets . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  8. ↑ MLB 20 Greatest Games , MLB.com