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Mets Starting Lineup cf Mookie Wilson 2b Tim Teufel 1b Keith Hernandez c Gary Carter rf Darryl Strawberry 3b Ray Knight lf Kevin Mitchell ss Rafael Santana p Ron Darling October 27, 1986, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY New York Mets 8, Boston Red Sox 5 Red Sox ab r h bi bb so Wade Boggs 3b 4 0 1 1 1 0 Marty Barrett 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 Bill Buckner 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 Jim Rice lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 Dwight Evans rf 4 1 2 3 0 1 Rich Gedman c 4 1 1 1 0 1 Dave Henderson cf 2 1 0 0 1 1 Spike Owen ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 - Don Baylor ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Al Nipper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Steve Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bruce Hurst p 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Tony Armas ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 - Calvin Schiraldi p 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Joe Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Bob Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Ed Romero ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg. Mookie Wilson cf-lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .269 Tim Teufel 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .444 - Wally Backman pr-2b 1 1 0 0 1 0 .333 Keith Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 3 0 0 .231 Gary Carter c 4 0 0 1 0 0 .276 Darryl Strawberry rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .208 Ray Knight 3b 4 2 3 1 0 0 .391 Kevin Mitchell lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 - Lenny Dykstra ph-cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .296 Rafael Santana ss 3 1 1 1 1 1 .250 Ron Darling p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 - Sid Fernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 - Lee Mazzilli ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400 - Roger McDowell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 - Jesse Orosco p 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston Red Sox 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 9 0 New York Mets 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 x 8 10 0 Boston Red Sox ip h r er bb so Bruce Hurst 6.0 4 3 3 1 3 Calvin Schiraldi (L) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 Joe Sambito 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 Bob Stanley 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Al Nipper 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 Steve Crawford 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 New York Mets ip h r er bb so Ron Darling 3.2 6 3 3 1 0 1.53 Sid Fernandez 2.1 0 0 0 1 4 1.35 Roger McDowell (W,1-0) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 4.91 Jesse Orosco (Save,2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Left on base: Red Sox 6, Mets 7 WP: Calvin Schiraldi. 2B: Dwight Evans. HR: Darryl Strawberry (1), Ray Knight (1), Rich Gedman, Dwight Evans. Intentional Walks: Mookie Wilson, Rafael Santana. HBP: Mookie Wilson. SH: Roger McDowell, Bruce Hurst 2. SF: Keith Hernandez.

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Newsday
October 28, 1986

YES!



New York Daily News
October 28, 1986

TITLE TOWN!



New York Daily News
October 28, 1986

BELIEVE



New York Daily News
October 28, 1986

BELIEVE IT!



New York Daily News
October 28, 1986

IT'S MAGIC!



New York Daily News
October 28, 1986

IT'S MAGIC!



New York Daily News
October 28, 1986

GOOD KNIGHT



New York Daily News
October 28, 1986

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