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Scrapbook Articles from 1986

	Yankees Great Red Ruffing Is Dead at 80 Newsday, February 20, 1986 Red Ruffing was a Hall-of-Fame pitcher who served on Casey Stengel's 1962 Mets coaching staff.
Tags: Red Ruffing.

	'Stork' Brings Joy to Shea Newsday, July 13, 1986 Unlikely Met legend George Theodore returns to Shea for Oldtimers Day in 1986.
Tags: George Theodore.

	Rusty's big day was -- what else? -- a hit New York Daily News, July 14, 1986 The year after he retired, the Mets honored Rusty Staub at Shea Stadium.
Tags: Rusty Staub.

	Full-Court Press: Darling, Teufel to fight assault charges New York Daily News, July 23, 1986 Ron Darling and Tim Teufel got into some legal trouble in Houston during the 1986 season.
Tags: Ron Darling, Tim Teufel.

	HoJo's 3-run HR wins brawlgame New York Daily News, July 23, 1986 This game between the Mets and the Reds is remembered for the fight at third base between Ray Knight and Eric Davis.
Tags: Howard Johnson, Ray Knight.

	Lenny rolls the dice: Unlikely heroes, Dykstra and Backman New York Daily News, October 12, 1986 Lenny Dykstra and Wally Backman have sparked the Mets to a big win in Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS.
Tags: Wally Backman, Lenny Dykstra.

	Tough as Nails: Dykstra's dramatic home run wins Game 3 Newsday, October 12, 1986 Dykstra's big hit gives the Mets a 6-5 win and a 2-1 edge in the 1986 NLCS against Houston.
Tags: Lenny Dykstra.

	Mets Feel Cheated: Say Scott's a scufflaw after loss that evens series Newsday, October 13, 1986 During the 1986 NLCS, the Mets accuse Houston pither Mike Scott of cheating by scuffing the baseballs.
Tags: Mike Scott.

	Sweet taste of victory New York Daily News, October 16, 1986 Ron Darling's column in the Daily News after the Mets defeated the Astros in the 1986 NLCS. Plus, "Astros' Lanier: We blew it". Houston's manager comments after his team is ousted from the postseason
Tags: Ron Darling.

	Sox Take Game 1: Teufel's error in seventh proves costly to Mets Newsday, October 19, 1986 The Mets lose the first game of the 1986 World Series.
Tags: Tim Teufel.

	Mets Remain Alive: Score 3 in 10th after Sox get 2, force 7th game Newsday, October 26, 1986 An especially dull headline for such a momentous game. (This article was clearly written for an early edition while the game was in progress, so we'll cut Newsday some slack here.)
Tags: Bob Ojeda.

	All the right moves? Managers take heat Boston Globe, October 26, 1986 Coverage of 1986 World Series Game 6, from the other perspective: The Boston Globe.

	Ya gotta reprieve! Be it magic or not, Mets are alive for Game 7 New York Daily News, October 27, 1986 The Mets made a historic comeback in the sixth game of the 1986 World Series.
Tags: Gary Carter, Ray Knight, Mookie Wilson.

	Harrelson saw all the action Poughkeepsie Journal, October 27, 1986 The bottom of the tenth inning of Game Six of the 1986 World Series is surely the most legendary half inning in Mets history. Bud Harrelson was the third base coach as the monumental events unfolded, and in this article he shares his perspective.
Tags: Gary Carter, Bud Harrelson, Ray Knight, Kevin Mitchell.

	Amazin's grace, how sweet it is New York Daily News, October 28, 1986 The Mets have won the World Series. We don't get to say that nearly often enough.

	McReynolds a Met Compadre Newsday, December 12, 1986 The defending World Champion Mets have made a blockbuster multi-player trade with the San Diego Padres, acquiring Kevin McReynolds (and others) and losing Kevin Mitchell (and others).
Tags: Stan Jefferson, Kevin McReynolds, Kevin Mitchell, Gene Walter.

	McReynolds: Mets a cut above Padres New York Daily News, December 13, 1986 Newly acquired Mets outfielder Kevin McReynolds is happy that he'll be playing in New York. The article even includes a photo of him smiling!
Tags: Kevin McReynolds.

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