1986 World Series

The 1986 World Series, the 83rd playing of the modern championship series in Major League Baseball, was a memorable battle between the New York Mets and the Boston Red Sox which helped to spread the legend of "The Curse of the Bambino" to mass public awareness.

Game 6, October 25

In Game 6 http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/baseballs_best/mlb_bb_gamepage.jsp?story_page=bb_86ws_gm6_bosnym, at Shea Stadium in Flushing Meadows, Boston took a quick 2-0 lead on RBI base hits from Dwight Evans and Marty Barrett. 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 error by Knight led to Barrett scoring in the 7th to give Boston a 3-2 lead, but again the Mets rallied, tying the game on a Gary Carter sacrifice fly. The 3-3 tie forced extra innings.

Related Topics:
Shea Stadium - Flushing Meadows - RBI - Dwight Evans - Marty Barrett - Inning - Ray Knight - Run - Danny Heep - Gary Carter - Sacrifice fly

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In the top of the 10th inning, Dave Henderson homered to pull the Sox within 3 outs of a world championship, and Barrett singled in Wade Boggs to make it a 5-3 lead. When Wally Backman and Keith Hernandez were retired in the bottom of the 10th, the championship seemed at hand.

Related Topics:
Dave Henderson - Wade Boggs - Wally Backman - Keith Hernandez

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Then, Carter singled to left. Pinch hitter Kevin Mitchell singled to center. Knight hit a single that scored Carter and advanced Mitchell to third base, making the score 5-4. The Red Sox replaced pitcher Calvin Schiraldi with Bob Stanley to face left fielder Mookie Wilson. Stanley quickly got two strikes on Wilson. Then, with Boston one strike away from a championship, Stanley threw a wild pitch, and Mitchell scored to tie the game, while Knight advanced to second base. The Red Sox were shocked to have blown the lead with the game all but over, much as they had done to the Angels in the ALCS almost two weeks prior. Wilson fouled off a few pitches, then he hit a roller up the first base line and through the legs of first baseman Bill Buckner. Knight scored the winning run from second, and the Mets stormed the field, as a dejected Buckner walked off.

Related Topics:
Pinch hitter - Kevin Mitchell - Pitcher - Calvin Schiraldi - Bob Stanley - Left fielder - Mookie Wilson - Wild pitch - ALCS - First baseman - Bill Buckner

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Line score

123 456 789 10 R H E

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Red Sox 110 000 100 2 | 5 13 3

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Mets 000 020 010 3 | 6 8 2

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Box score

Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox AB R H RBI BB K PO A

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Boggs 3b 5 2 3 0 1 0 1 0

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Barrett 2b 4 1 3 2 2 0 1 4

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Buckner 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

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Rice lf 5 0 0 0 1 2 5 0

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Evans rf 4 0 1 2 1 0 1 0

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Gedman c 5 0 1 0 0 1 8 0

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Henderson cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 0

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Owen ss 4 1 3 0 0 1 2 2

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Clemens p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

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Greenwell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

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Schiraldi p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

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Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Totals 42 5 13 5 5 7 29 8

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FIELDING -

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DP: 1.

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E: Buckner (1), Evans (1), Gedman (2).

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BATTING -

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2B: Evans (1, off Ojeda); Boggs (3, off Aguilera).

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HR: Henderson (2, 10th inning off Aguilera 0 on, 0 out).

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SH: Owen (1, off McDowell).

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HBP: Buckner (1, by Aguilera).

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IBB: Boggs (1, by McDowell).

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New York Mets

New York Mets AB R H RBI BB K PO A

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Dykstra cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0

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Backman 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 4

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Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0 1 0 6 1

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Carter c 4 1 1 1 0 1 9 0

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Strawberry rf 2 1 0 0 2 0 5 0

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Aguilera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Mitchell ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

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Knight 3b 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 0

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Wilson lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 1

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Santana ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

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Heep ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Elster ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3

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Johnson ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

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Ojeda p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

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McDowell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

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Orosco p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Mazzilli ph,rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0

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Totals 36 6 8 3 4 9 30 11

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FIELDING -

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DP: 1.

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E: Knight (1), Elster (1).

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BATTING -

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SH: Dykstra (2, off Schiraldi); Backman (1, off Schiraldi).

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SF: Carter (1, off Schiraldi).

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IBB: Hernandez (1, by Schiraldi).

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BASERUNNING -

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SB: Strawberry 2 (3, 2nd base off Clemens/Gedman 2).

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Pitching

Boston Red Sox IP H HR R ER BB K

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Clemens 7 4 0 2 1 2 8

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Schiraldi L (0-1) 2.2 4 0 4 3 2 1

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Stanley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Totals 9 8 0 6 4 4 9

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New York Mets IP H HR R ER BB K

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Ojeda 6 8 0 2 2 2 3

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McDowell 1.2 2 0 1 0 3 1

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Orosco 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Aguilera W (1-0) 2 3 1 2 2 0 3

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Totals 10 13 1 5 4 5 7

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WP: Stanley (1).

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HBP: Aguilera (1, Buckner).

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IBB: Schiraldi (1, Hernandez); McDowell (2, Boggs).

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Umpires: Ford (home), Kibler (1B), Evans (2B),

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Wendelstedt (3B), Brinkman (LF), Montague (RF)

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Attendance: 55,078

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Box score and play-by-play from Retrosheet

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