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.

Getting there

The Mets had been in a swirl of controversy during the entire season thanks in part to their edgy and rowdy players, but the team went 108-54 during the regular season, easily the best record in baseball, finished the season 20 games ahead of the next National League East division contender, and won the 1986 National League Championship Series, 4 games to 2, over the Houston Astros.

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1986 National League Championship Series - Houston Astros

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The Red Sox, on the other hand, went 95-66 during the season, and played a back-and-forth series against the California Angels in the 1986 American League Championship Series. All but eliminated, the Red Sox stormed back to win the pennant (breaking the hearts of Angels fans as a result) and advance to the World Series.

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California Angels - 1986 American League Championship Series - Angels

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The Red Sox won the first two games of the Series in New York, but the Mets won the next two in Boston. Game 5 went to the Red Sox, leaving them just one game away from their first title since 1918.

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