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.

Quote of the Series

"...and now the winning run is on third with two outs, three and two to Mookie Wilson...little roller up along first; behind the bag! It gets through Bill Buckner! Here comes Knight and the Mets win it!"--NBC Sports play-by-play announcer Vin Scully

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External links

• 1986 NLCS | Game 1
• 1986 ALCS | Game 5
• 1986 NLCS | Game 6
• 1986 World Series by Baseball Almanac
• History of the World Series - 1986
• 1986 New York Mets
• 1986 Boston Red Sox
• Game 7, Marty Barrett vs. Jesse Orosco: NBC TV version - Vin Scully & Joe Garagiola
• Good To The Very Last Out
• Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments: E-3 on Bill Buckner
• Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments: Dave Henderson's Home Run
• The Bad Guys Won! (Book) 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.

Mookie Wilson's at bat

• CBS Radio version - Jack Buck & Sparky Anderson
• NBC TV version - Vin Scully & Joe Garagiola

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