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The 1986 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1986 season. The 83rd edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the National League (NL) champion New York Mets and the American League (AL) champion Boston Red Sox.
Orosco returned in the ninth to finish the job and struck out the side (1-2-3) crowning the National League reps as World Champions. The heartbreaking loss in Game 6 still remains as the second darkest day in Beantown sports history.
Sep 14, 2022 · 1986 World Series recap. Mets defeat Red Sox, 4 games to 3. September 14th, 2022. The Mets entered the World Series as big favorites, having won 108 games during the regular season.
Oct 26, 2015 · It has been 29 years since the New York Mets won a World Series, but every Mets fan who was alive to see it -- and even most of those who weren't -- can tell a story about that memorable series. We tracked down a number of players from that team to share their favorite memories, as well as some thoughts on the 2015 squad.
- July 19, 1986: Four Mets Spend A Night in A Bar and Behind Bars
- July 22, 1986: 'Base Brawl' in Cincinnati
- August 29, 1986: The Mets Truly Become Rock Stars
- September 17, 1986: Mets Fans Go Crazy
- October 15, 1986: One Wild Pennant-Clinching Ride
- October 25, 1986: A World Series Comeback For The Ages
After suffering a loss in Houston, four Mets players celebrated the birth of infielder Tim Teufel’s first child at Cooter’s Executive Games and Burgers. After spending the night drinking, the Mets wanted to keep the party going after the bar closed at 2 a.m. When Teufel tried to depart with an open beer, however, a uniformed Houston policeman hired...
The Mets threw punches on the diamond as well, and a late July game in Cincinnati turned into a slugfest in more ways than one. In the 10th inning, Reds outfielder Eric Davis, who was pinch-running for player-manager Pete Rose, stole third base and accidentally bumped Mets third baseman Ray Knight when standing up. The pair exchanged words, then sh...
Inspired by the “Super Bowl Shuffle” recorded by the reigning Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears, nine Mets players cut a boastful rap of their own, “Get Metsmerized.” The song, which pledged a title for New York, was recorded after one game in the regular season. The Mets had 161 games remaining. “Get Metsmerized” never threatened the charts, but a...
In sole possession of first place since April 23, the Mets squeezed all the drama out of the pennant race before clinching the National League East title at home with 17 games remaining in the season. While Mets fans prepared to celebrate their team’s first playoff berth in 13 years, general manager Frank Cashen worried about what they might do to ...
Following two pulsating wins at home against the Houston Astros, the Mets took a 3-2 lead as the National League Championship Series returned to the Astrodome. Although ahead in the series, the Mets knew a Game 6 loss would mean Astros ace Mike Scott, who had already defeated them twice in the series, would pitch in the decisive Game 7. Down 3-0, t...
Live from New York, Game 6 of the 1986 World Series was a Saturday night to remember. With the American League champion Boston Red Sox at bat in the top of the first, a soap opera actor in a white jumpsuit parachuted onto the fieldwith a “Go Mets” banner dangling from his ripcord. Boston took a 3-2 lead before the Mets tied the score in the eighth ...
Oct 25, 2011 · The 1986 Mets won the World Series in an exhilarating fashion. Here's a look at Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, played on October 25, 25 years ago.
The first five games of the 1986 World Series featured a wild series of back-and-forth skirmishes. What looked to be a marquee matchup in Game 2 between the Mets’ Dwight Gooden (the NL Rookie of the Year from 1984 and the NL Cy Young Award winner from 1985) and Red Sox’ Roger Clemens (the new phenom du jour after winning the 1986 AL Cy ...
