See the highlights as sny brings together members of the 1986 new york mets to rewatch game 6 of the 1986 world series against the boston red sox. The last time new york won a world series was of course in 1969 when they were coined the amazin mets or miracle mets. The best of snys 1986 mets world series watch party. Oct 19, 1986 quickly, the mets won the second and third games of that world series, then seaver started the fourth game. The new york mets of the national league ended the 1986 season with a record of 108 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the nls east division. Sep 22, 2016 since that time, millions of baseball fans around the world have subscribed to mlb. College world series summer leagues college awards rpi rankings college people.
It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. The mets scored their third run of the inning on a lenny dykstra single, giving the mets a 74 lead. After dominating the national league with a 10854 record, the. Still to this day, the 1986 world series championship remains the only world series title the mets have won in the last thirtyfour years despite playing in the 2000 world series against the crosstown rival new. This talented, young, and very rowdy team went on to win 108 games and the world series. The 83rd edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff played between the national league nl champion new york mets and the american league al champion boston red sox. Reliever calvin schiraldi had loaded the bases with no outs and had a 30 count on carter, who swung away at the next pitch to hit the fly ball.
The mets and red sox repeatedly won heartstopping, extrainning playoff games to reach the world series. Royals tunein info bobby ojeda, lhp as a mets starter in 1986, ojeda compiled an 185 record with a 2. Came up in september and made the postseason roster based on his. Apr, 2017 yes, the 1986 new york mets were the wildest team everand the city of new york loved them for it. He pitched game 3 of the world series, winning 71, and also started the famous game 6. C gary carter 122 1b keith hernandez 149 2b wally backman 1 3b ray knight 2 ss rafael santa na 7. One of the most famous games in baseball history is game 6 of the 1986 world series. Rick aguilera wally backman gary carter ron darling lenny dykstra kevin elster sid fernandez dwight gooden ed hearn danny heep keith hernandez howard johnson ray knight. As the mets prepare to honor the 1986 world series championship team this. The 1986 new york mets season was the mets 25th season in the national league. In the future, some might call this the greatest game ever played. They went on to defeat the houston astros in six games in the nlcs and the american league champion boston red sox in seven games in the world series.
Mets set alltime world series roster faith and fear in. Can you name every player on the 1986 new york mets world series roster. All autographed items come with a lifetime 100% guarantee and coa from hollywood collectibles or other 3rd party authenticator. The 1986 new york mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1986 season. The mets are honoring the 1986 world series team with a 30th. The 1986 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1986 season. Since that time, millions of baseball fans around the world have subscribed to mlb. A 1986 new york mets roster with uniform numbers, player stats and opening day data. The 1986 national league championship series was a bestofthe seven major league baseball postseason series between the nl east champion new york mets and nl west champion houston astros. Won world series 43 over boston red sox won nl championship series. Thirty years after their dramatic world series title, the 1986 new york mets remain a study in how to make winning ugly look good. Many items that come with a hollywood collectibles coa will have a hologram affixed to them. In one, the mets lenny dykstra hit a walkoff hr, and said he hadnt done that since playing stratomatic.
The new york mets lineup for game 6 of the 1986 world series had power and character on the field, but for the most part trouble off of it. The mets won the series in the seventh game, after overcoming a deficit of two runs with two outs and no one on base. World series new york mets mlb pennants for sale ebay. Who was on the 1986 new york mets world series roster. Clendenon hit a home run in the second inning to give us a 10 lead, he remembered. They improved from a 9864 record in 1985 to finish the season with a franchise record 10854 record, giving them the division title. Oct 27, 2014 since that time, millions of baseball fans around the world have subscribed to mlb. Oct 27, 2015 the mets are making their first appearance in the world series since losing in five games to the new york yankees in 2000. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the. Higginsgetty images the 2015 nlcs wasnt the first time that the mets franchise crushed a desperate fan bases dream at relinquishing decades worth of demons and an infamous curse.
October of 1986 for new york mets fans, it was an unprecedented, unparalleled rollercoaster of emotions stretching from the gripping national league championship series to the unfathomable world series against the boston red sox. New york mets 1986 world series composite hitting statistics. New york mets world series roster announced sports illustrated. May 27, 2016 as the mets prepare to honor the 1986 world series championship team this weekend, heres a look at the past and present of those memorable players and coaches. Tv, the live video streaming product that airs every game in hd to nearly 400 different devices. New york mets 1986 vintage mlb programs for sale ebay. The new york mets of the 1980s, and in particular the team that won a world championship in 1986, represent all that was good and bad about baseball during this decade.
This memorial day weekend, the mets are honoring their last world series championship team, with 1986 weekend, a threeday celebration of one the most beloved and notorious teams in baseball. The mets rallied in the bottom of the 9th inning of game 6, tying the game on a gary carter sacrifice fly. See the article in its original context from october 18, 1986, section 1, page 53 buy reprints. Their last world series victory came in 1986 against the boston red sox. Faf a nearbatting champion, a defending cy young winner and the franchise leaders in saves will all be on the sidelines as the socalled greatest new york mets world series team ever prepares to take on its american league opponent in the.