1986 New York Mets season

; 1986 New York Mets
	World Series Champions; NL Champions; NL East Champions
Major League affiliations
	; National League (since 1962);
	; Eastern Division (since 1969);
Location
	Shea Stadium (since 1964); ; New York (since 1962); ;
Results
Record	108-54 (.667)
Divisional place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	; Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr.;
General manager(s)	Frank Cashen
Manager(s)	Davey Johnson
Local television	; WOR-TV 9; (Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Steve Zabriskie, Rusty Staub); SportsChannel New York; (Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Rusty Staub)
Local radio	; WHN–AM 1050; (Bob Murphy, Gary Thorne, Juan Alicea (SP))
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The 1986 New York Mets season was the Mets' 25th season in the National League. They improved from a 98–64 record in 1985 to finish the season with a franchise record 108–54 record, giving them the division title. They went on to defeat the Houston Astros in six games in the NLCS and the American League champion Boston Red Sox in seven games in the World Series. This is their last championship to date.

Background[edit]

Darryl Strawberry and Ron Darling made their debuts in 1983, followed by Dwight Gooden and Sid Fernandez in 1984, and Lenny Dykstra and Roger McDowell in 1985. The Mets hired Davey Johnson to manage the ballclub in 1984, resulting in a solid season with 90 victories and a second-place finish. The rise continued in 1985, as they netted 98 wins and finished the season only 3 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

In the 1985-86 offseason, general manager Frank Cashen brought in Tim Teufel, a right-handed hitting infielder from the Minnesota Twins and Bob Ojeda, a left-handed pitcher from the Boston Red Sox. The Mets added them to an existing veteran core including along with former MVPs George Foster and Keith Hernandez, veteran catcher Gary Carter and speedsters Wally Backman and Mookie Wilson.

With these acquisitions, many predicted an easy dominance within the division. For once, the pundits were right. During spring training, Davey Johnson said to his players that they were not only going to win, but that they would dominate. That meant winning the division by double-digits. The Mets concluded the season winning a club record 108 games, two out of every three, and finishing the season 21 1/2 games in front of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Offseason[edit]

November 13, 1985: Calvin Schiraldi, Wes Gardner, John Christensen, and La Schelle Tarver were traded by the Mets to the Boston Red Sox for Bob Ojeda, Tom McCarthy, John Mitchell and Chris Bayer (minors).^[1]

November 13, 1985: Kelvin Chapman was released by the New York Mets.^[2]

December 10, 1985: Clint Hurdle was drafted from the Mets by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1985 rule 5 draft.^[3]

January 16, 1986: Ronn Reynolds was traded by the New York Mets with Jeff Bittiger to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rodger Cole and Ronnie Gideon.^[4]

January 16, 1986: Billy Beane, Joe Klink, and Bill Latham were traded by the Mets to the Minnesota Twins for Tim Teufel and Pat Crosby (minors).^[5]

March 4, 1986: Tim Corcoran was signed as a free agent by the Mets.^[6]

Spring training[edit]

The 1986 New York Mets held Spring training at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida for the 25th season.

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

v t e NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Mets	108	54	0.667	—	55–26	53–28
Philadelphia Phillies	86	75	0.534	21½	49–31	37–44
St. Louis Cardinals	79	82	0.491	28½	42–39	37–43
Montreal Expos	78	83	0.484	29½	36–44	42–39
Chicago Cubs	70	90	0.438	37	42–38	28–52
Pittsburgh Pirates	64	98	0.395	44	31–50	33–48

Record vs. opponents[edit]

1986 National League Records v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	9–3	6–12	5–13	10–8	4–7	4–8	4–8	5–7	12–6	7–11	6–6
Chicago	3–9	—	5–7	4–8	6–6	8–10	6–12	9–8	7–11	6–6	6–6	10–7
Cincinnati	12–6	7–5	—	4–14	10–8	7–5	4–8	7–5	10–2	9–9	9–9	7–5
Houston	13–5	8–4	14–4	—	10–8	8–4	5–7	6–6	6–6	10–8	9–9	7–5
Los Angeles	8–10	6–6	8–10	8–10	—	5–7	3–9	5–7	8–4	6–12	8–10	8–4
Montreal	7–4	10–8	5–7	4–8	5–7	—	8–10	8–10	11–7	4–8	5–7	9–9
New York	8–4	12–6	8–4	7–5	9–3	10–8	—	8–10	17–1	10–2	7–5	12–6
Philadelphia	8-4	8–9	5–7	6–6	7–5	10–8	10–8	—	11–7	6–6	9–3	6–12
Pittsburgh	7–5	11–7	2–10	6–6	4–8	7–11	1–17	7–11	—	8–4	4–8	7–11
San Diego	6–12	6–6	9–9	8–10	12–6	8–4	2–10	6–6	4–8	—	8–10	5–7
San Francisco	11–7	6–6	9–9	9–9	10–8	7–5	5–7	3–9	8–4	10–8	—	5–7
St. Louis	6–6	7–10	5–7	5–7	4–8	9–9	6–12	12–6	11–7	7–5	7–5	—

	Record			Games Left
Opponent	Home	Road	Total	Home	Road	Total

NL East
Chicago Cubs	6–3	6–3	12–6	–	–	–
Montreal Expos	5–4	5–4	10–8	–	–	–
Philadelphia Phillies	6–3	2–7	8–10	–	–	–
Pittsburgh Pirates	9–0	8–1	17–1	–	–	–
St. Louis Cardinals	4–5	8–1	12–6	–	–	–
NL West
Atlanta Braves	5–1	3–3	8–4	–	–	–
Cincinnati Reds	2–4	6–0	8–4	–	–	–
Houston Astros	5–1	2–4	7–5	–	–	–
Los Angeles Dodgers	5–1	4–2	9–3	–	–	–
San Diego Padres	5–1	5–1	10–2	–	–	–
San Francisco Giants	3–3	4–2	7–5	–	–	–
Grand Totals	55–26	53–28	108–54	–	–	–

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Pct.

April	16	13	3	.813
May	27	18	9	.667
June	28	19	9	.679
July	27	16	11	.593
August	32	21	11	.656
September	27	16	11	.593
October	5	5	0	1.000
Totals	162	108	54	.667

Notable transactions[edit]

April 1, 1986: Tom Gorman was released by the Mets.^[7]

April 5, 1986: Doug Frobel was traded by the Montreal Expos to the New York Mets for Joe Graves (minors) and Rodger Cole (minors).^[8]

June 2, 1986: 1986 Major League Baseball draft
- Curtis Pride was drafted by the Mets in the 10th round. Player signed June 12, 1986.^[9]
- John Olerud was drafted by the Mets in the 27th round of the 1986 amateur draft, but did not sign.^[10]

June 9, 1986: Tim Corcoran was released by the Mets.^[6]

August 3, 1986: Lee Mazzilli was signed as a free agent by the Mets.^[11]

August 7, 1986: George Foster was released by the Mets.^[12]

August 24, 1986: Alex Diaz was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.^[13]

Month by Month[edit]

April[edit]

The Mets had a rocky start with a 2-3 record (including two extra-inning losses to the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies respectively).^[14] But when the Mets hosted Philadelphia at Shea Stadium a few days later, they kicked off an 11-game winning streak. Their toughest test in this stretch happened in St. Louis. On April 24, Howard Johnson hit a game-tying homer. A few games later, Wally Backman made a series-saving double-play. The Mets finished the month 13-3.

May[edit]

The Mets continued dominating in May. On May 23, 1986, Mookie Wilson had 5 hits in one game versus the San Diego Padres. The turning point for the Mets season came on May 27 when third baseman Ray Knight brawled with Dodgers' pitcher Tom Niedenfuer. This gave the Mets a reputation for playing hard and fighting. Many other teams hated their curtain calls.

June[edit]

This month, the shining light came on June 10 against the Phillies when Tim Teufel hit a pinch-hit, game-winning grand slam.^[15]^[16]

July[edit]

On July 3 against Houston, Darryl Strawberry hit a game-tying home run. But it was Ray Knight who won the game with a homer of his own. Dwight Gooden's first half performance was good enough for him to earn the honor of being named starting pitcher for the National League in the All-Star Game in the Astrodome. This game marked the end of a streak where the NL won 13 of the previous 14 games and served as foreshadowing for what would happen next. Later in the month, the Mets lost three of four to the Astros. During this series, four Mets were arrested at a popular nightclub in Houston. Their fortunes improved in a bizarre game in Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium on July 22. In the top of the ninth, Dave Parker dropped the ball that could have been the final out for the Reds, allowing the Mets to tie the game. In the bottom of the tenth, Eric Davis got to third and brawled with Ray Knight. Both men, along with Kevin Mitchell and Mario Soto, were ejected. Johnson was forced to alternate Jesse Orosco and Roger McDowell in the outfield. In the bottom of the twelfth, Carl Willis bunted into a double-play. In the top of the fourteenth, Howard Johnson hit a home run to put the Mets on top.

August[edit]

Former MVP George Foster was released. Former Mets favorite Lee Mazzilli would return. Gary Carter would be injured. While he was gone, the Mets would win 8 of 11 games. The highlight came on August 27 in Jack Murphy Stadium against the Padres when Tim Flannery would hit one into the outfield.^[17] However, it was thrown to home plate to get the runner out at home and eventually Flannery out at third.^[17]

September–October[edit]

In an exhibition game against the Red Sox, Gary Carter would hit a double to test out the Green Monster. When they got to Philadelphia, droves of Mets fans were there to see if they would clinch the NL East.^[18] In fact, they seemed to take up half of Veterans Stadium.^[19] Given what had happened to them when they got swept in a three-game series in Philadelphia preceding the series and not wanting to see visiting teams win a division title on their field,^[18] the Phillies swept the Mets. During the series, Mets fans at Veterans Stadium became unruly and damaged seats in the upper deck (the 700 level).^[20] One Mets fan was arrested after striking at two Philadelphia police officers.^[20] The Phillie Phanatic summed up the Mets being swept by crushing three Mets helmets in front of the Mets dugout during the final game of the series.^[20] The Phillies ended up being the only team in the league to post a winning record against the Mets, going 10-8, with a 7-2 mark at Veterans Stadium. During the post-season awards, the Mets rivalry with the Phillies and that series was played out again, as it was Mike Schmidt of the Phillies who won the National League MVP Award, ahead of the Carter, who finished third, and Keith Hernandez, who finished fourth. It was Schmidt's third career MVP.^[21]

The Mets then split a two-game series St. Louis, trimming the magic number to clinch to 1 on September 16. The following day, they faced Dennis Eckersley and the Chicago Cubs. With a flu-ridden Hernandez, Dave Magadan would be the offensive source of the day. Hernandez would return in the 9th to get the final out.^[22] The champagne would be popped immediately while the fans invaded the field quickly.^[23] The Mets would win a team-record 108 games after defeating the Pirates.^[24]

Schedule and results[edit]

Regular season[edit]

1986 Regular Season Game Log (108–54) (Home: 55–26; Road: 53–28)

April (13–3) (Home: 5–1; Road: 8–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Stadium	Record	Report	Rank	GB	Game Time	Local TV	Local Cable TV	National TV
1	April 8	@ Pirates	4-2	Gooden (1–0)	Reuschel (0–1)		48,962	Three Rivers Stadium	1-0	Boxscore	1	Tied	6:05 PM EST	WOR-TV
	April 10	@ Pirates	Postponed (inclement weather); rescheduled for June 6					Three Rivers Stadium				-½
2	April 11	@ Phillies	9-7	Ojeda (1–0)	Gross (0–1)	Orosco (1)	36,190	Veterans Stadium	2–0	Boxscore	2	-½	7:35 PM EST		SportsChannel New York Plus
3	April 12	@ Phillies	8-9 (14)	Hudson (1–0)	Niemann (0–1)		22,737	Veterans Stadium	2–1	Boxscore	2	-1½	1:20 PM EST			NBC
4	April 13	@ Phillies	2-4	Rawley (1–0)	Aguilera (0–1)		27,691	Veterans Stadium	2–2	Boxscore	3	-1½	3:05 PM EST	WOR-TV		ABC
5	April 14	Cardinals	2-6 (13)	Perry (1–0)	Niemann (0–2)		47,752	Shea Stadium	2–3	Boxscore	4	-2½	1:35 PM EST	WOR-TV
	April 16	Cardinals	Postponed (rain); rescheduled for August 14					Shea Stadium				-2½
	April 17	Cardinals	Postponed (rain); rescheduled for August 17					Shea Stadium				-2½
6	April 18	Phillies	5-2	Darling (1–0)	Carlton (0–2)	Orosco (2)	26,906	Shea Stadium	3-3	Boxscore	3	-2½	7:35 PM EST	WOR-TV
7	April 19	Phillies	3-2	Gooden (2–0)	Rawley (1-1)		38,333	Shea Stadium	4-3	Boxscore	3	-2½	1:35 PM EST		SportsChannel New York
8	April 20	Phillies	8-0	Fernandez (1–0)	Gross (0-2)		41,848	Shea Stadium	5-3	Boxscore	3	-1½	1:35 PM EST	WOR-TV
9	April 21	Pirates	6-5	McDowell (1–0)	Clements (0-1)		10,282	Shea Stadium	6-3	Boxscore	2	-1	7:35 PM EST	WOR-TV
10	April 22	Pirates	7-1	Ojeda (2–0)	Kipper (0-1)		15,668	Shea Stadium	7-3	Boxscore	1	Tied	7:35 PM EST		SportsChannel New York Plus
11	April 24	@ Cardinals	5-4 (10)	McDowell (2–0)	Worrell (0-1)		33,597	Busch Memorial Stadium	8-3	Boxscore	1	+1½	8:35 PM EST		SportsChannel New York Plus
12	April 25	@ Cardinals	9-0	Gooden (3–0)	Horton (0-2)		43,721	Busch Memorial Stadium	9-3	Boxscore	1	+2½	8:35 PM EST	WOR-TV
13	April 26	@ Cardinals	4-3	Fernandez (2–0)	Cox (0-1)	Orosco (3)	44,769	Busch Memorial Stadium	10-3	Boxscore	1	+3½	1:20 PM EST			NBC
14	April 27	@ Cardinals	5-3	Ojeda (3–0)	Tudor (3-1)		39,193	Busch Memorial Stadium	11-3	Boxscore	1	+4	3:05 PM EDT	WOR-TV		ABC
15	April 29	@ Braves	10-5	Berenyi (1–0)	McMurtry (0-1)	McDowell (1)	12,258	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	12-3	Boxscore	1	+4½	5:40 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
16	April 30	@ Braves	8-1	Gooden (4–0)	Johnson (3-1)		23,361	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	13-3	Boxscore	1	+5	7:40 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York Plus

May (18–9) (Home: 9–3; Road: 9–6)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Stadium	Record	Report	Rank	GB	Game Time	Local TV	Local Cable TV	National TV
17	May 1	@ Braves	2–7	Smith (2–2)	Aguilera (0–2)		8,343	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	13–4	Boxscore	1	+4½	5:40 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
18	May 2	@ Reds	8–7	Fernandez (3-0)	Gullickson (0–3)	Orosco (4)	20,677	Riverfront Stadium	14–4	Boxscore	1	+5½	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
19	May 3	@ Reds	4–1	Ojeda (4-0)	Denny (1–3)	Orosco (5)	20,268	Riverfront Stadium	15–4	Boxscore	1	+5½	2:15 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York Plus
20	May 4	@ Reds	7–2	Darling (2-0)	Soto (2–3)	McDowell (2)	25,407	Riverfront Stadium	16–4	Boxscore	1	+5½	2:15 PM EDT	WOR-TV
21	May 6	Astros	4-0	Gooden (5-0)	Knepper (5-1)		41,722	Shea Stadium	17–4	Boxscore	1	+5	7:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
22	May 7	Astros	3-2	Fernandez (4-0)	Ryan (3-4)	Orosco (6)	26,956	Shea Stadium	18–4	Boxscore	1	+5	7:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
23	May 9	Reds	2-1	Ojeda (5-0)	Soto (2-4)	'McDowell (3)	40,744	Shea Stadium	19–4	Boxscore	1	+5	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
24	May 10	Reds	5-1	Darling (3-0)	Browning (0-4)		45,303	Shea Stadium	20–4	Boxscore	1	+5	1:20 PM EDT			NBC
25	May 11	Reds	2-3	Gullickson (2-3)	Gooden (5-1)	Franco (4)	44,236	Shea Stadium	20–5	Boxscore	1	+4	1:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
26	May 12	Braves	1-0	McDowell (3-0)	Assenmacher (1-1)	Shea Stadium	45,303	Shea Stadium	21–5	Boxscore	1	+5	7:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
27	May 13	Braves	3-6	Johnson (4-3)	Aguilera (0-3)	Sutter (2)	29,052	Shea Stadium	21–6	Boxscore	1	+4	7:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
28	May 14	@ Astros	2-6	Knepper (7-1)	Ojeda (5-1)		11,626	Astrodome	21–7	Boxscore	1	+3	8:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
29	May 15	@ Astros	6-2	Darling (4-0)	Ryan (3-5)		13,856	Astrodome	22–7	Boxscore	1	+4	8:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
30	May 16	@ Dodgers	3-4 (11)	Howell (1-2)	Orosco (0-1)		11,626	Dodger Stadium	22–8	Boxscore	1	+3	10:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
31	May 17	@ Dodgers	2-6	Niedenfuer (2-2)	Fernandez (4-1)		39,429	Dodger Stadium	22–9	Boxscore	1	+3	4:05 PM EDT			NBC
32	May 18	@ Dodgers	8-4	Niemann (1-2)	Reuss (2-2)		44,426	Dodger Stadium	23–9	Boxscore	1	+3	3:05 PM EDT	WOR-TV		ABC
33	May 20	@ Giants	2-1	Ojeda (6-1)	LaCoss (4-1)	McDowell (4)	28,837	Candlestick Park	24–9	Boxscore	1	+4	10:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
34	May 21	@ Giants	7-4	Darling (5-0)	Mason (2-4)		18,618	Candlestick Park	25–9	Boxscore	1	+5	3:05 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
35	May 22	@ Giants	2-10	Krukow (6-3)	Gooden (5-2)		27,442	Candlestick Park	25–10	Boxscore	1	+4	4:05 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
36	May 23	@ Padres	4-7	Gossage (3-3)	Orosco (0-2)		22,982	Jack Murphy Stadium	25–11	Boxscore	1	+3	10:05 PM EDT	WOR-TV
37	May 24	@ Padres	5-4	Berenyi (2-0)	Thurmond (2-4)	Orosco (7)	36,679	Jack Murphy Stadium	26–11	Boxscore	1	+3	10:05 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
38	May 25	@ Padres	4-2 (11)	Orosco (1-2)	Lefferts (3-2)		30,296	Jack Murphy Stadium	27–11	Boxscore	1	+4	4:05 PM EDT	WOR-TV
39	May 27	Dodgers	8-1	Darling (6-0)	Welch (3-4)		35,643	Shea Stadium	28–11	Boxscore	1	+4½	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
40	May 28	Dodgers	4-2	Gooden (6-2)	Reuss (2-4)		41,032	Shea Stadium	29–11	Boxscore	1	+5½	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
41	May 29	Dodgers	5-2	Fernandez (5-1)	Valenzuela (7-3)	Orosco (8)	41,080	Shea Stadium	30–11	Boxscore	1	+6	7:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
42	May 30	Giants	8-7 (10)	Orosco (2-2)	Davis (1-3)		38,243	Shea Stadium	31–11	Boxscore	1	+6	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
43	May 31	Giants	3-7	Garrelts (5-5)	Ojeda (6-2)		50,498	Shea Stadium	31–12	Boxscore	1	+6	7:05 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York

June (19–9) (Home: 11–6; Road: 8–3)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Stadium	Record	Report	Rank	GB	Game Time	Local TV	Local Cable TV	National TV
44	June 1	Giants	3-7	Krukow (7-3)	Darling (6-1)		49,041	Shea Stadium	31–13	Boxscore	1	+6	3:05 PM EDT	WOR-TV		ABC
45	June 2	Padres	11-2	Gooden (7-2)	Hoyt (2-2)		28,426	Shea Stadium	32–13	Boxscore	1	+6½	7:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
46	June 3	Padres	4-5	Hawkins (4-4)	Fernandez (5-2)	Gossage (9)	25,196	Shea Stadium	32–14	Boxscore	1	+6½	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
47	June 4	Padres	4-2	McDowell (4-0)	Walter (1-1)		26,735	Shea Stadium	33–14	Boxscore	1	+7½	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
48	June 5	@ Pirates	7-0	Ojeda (7-2)	Kipper (1-5)		8,855	Three Rivers Stadium	34–14	Boxscore	1	+8½	7:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
49	June 6	@ Pirates	1-7	Rhoden (5-3)	Darling (6-2)	Walk (2)	N/A	Three Rivers Stadium	34–15	Boxscore	1	+8	5:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
50	June 6	@ Pirates	10-4	McDowell (5-0)	León (1-3)		15,113	Three Rivers Stadium	35–15	Boxscore	1	+8	8:57 PM EDT	WOR-TV
51	June 7	@ Pirates	6-4	Gooden (8-2)	Reuschel (4-5)	Orosco (9)	29,770	Three Rivers Stadium	36–15	Boxscore	1	+9	7:05 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
52	June 8	@ Pirates	4-3	Fernandez (6-2)	McWilliams (1-4)	Orosco (10)	14,391	Three Rivers Stadium	37–15	Boxscore	1	+9	1:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
53	June 9	Phillies	2-3 (10)	Carman (3-0)	Sisk (0-1)	Bedrosian (8)	26,050	Shea Stadium	37–16	Boxscore	1	+8	7:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
54	June 10	Phillies	8-4 (11)	McDowell (6-0)	Lerch (0-1)		27,472	Shea Stadium	38–16	Boxscore	1	+8	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
55	June 11	Phillies	5-3	Darling (7-2)	Carlton (4-7)	Orosco (11)	27,830	Shea Stadium	39–16	Boxscore	1	+8	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
56	June 13	Pirates	6-5	Orosco (3-2)	Clements (0-2)		37,582	Shea Stadium	40–16	Boxscore	1	+9	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
57	June 14	Pirates	5-1	Fernandez (7-2)	Bielecki (4-4)		47,664	Shea Stadium	41–16	Boxscore	1	+10	1:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
58	June 15	Pirates	4-1	Ojeda (8-2)	Walk (2-3)		N/A	Shea Stadium	42–16	Boxscore	1	+10½	1:05 PM EDT	WOR-TV
59	June 15	Pirates	8-5	Aguilera (1-3)	Kipper (2-6)	McDowell (5)	41,847	Shea Stadium	43–16	Boxscore	1	+10½	4:08 PM EDT	WOR-TV
60	June 16	@ Expos	4-1 (10)	Sisk (1-1)	Reardon (6-4)		16,347	Olympic Stadium	44–16	Boxscore	1	+11½	7:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
61	June 17	@ Expos	2-4	Hesketh (4-4)	Berenyi (2-1)	Burke (4)	20,193	Olympic Stadium	44–17	Boxscore	1	+10½	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
62	June 18	@ Expos	4-7	Youmans (6-5)	Gooden (8-3)	Reardon (16)	22,026	Olympic Stadium	44–18	Boxscore	1	+9½	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
	June 19	Cubs	Postponed (rain); rescheduled for July 29					Shea Stadium				+10
63	June 20	Cubs	10-3	Fernandez (8-2)	Sanderson (3-5)		44,817	Shea Stadium	45–18	Boxscore	1	+10	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
64	June 21	Cubs	6-8	Fontenot (3-2)	Orosco (3-3)		42,566	Shea Stadium	45–19	Boxscore	1	+10	1:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
65	June 22	Cubs	4-2	Darling (8-2)	Sutcliffe (4-9)		46,279	Shea Stadium	46–19	Boxscore	1	+10	1:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
66	June 23	Expos	4-5 (10)	Burke (5-2)	Orosco (3-4)		44,199	Shea Stadium	46–20	Boxscore	1	+9	7:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
67	June 24	Expos	2-6	Smith (5-5)	Berenyi (2-2)	McClure (2)	40,092	Shea Stadium	46–21	Boxscore	1	+8	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
68	June 25	Expos	5-2	Fernandez (9-2)	McGaffigan (5-3)	McDowell (6)	33,030	Shea Stadium	47–21	Boxscore	1	+9	1:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
	June 27	@ Cubs	Postponed (rain); rescheduled for August 6					Wrigley Field				+9½
69	June 28	@ Cubs	5-2	McDowell (7-0)	Fontenot (3-3)		35,152	Wrigley Field	48–21	Boxscore	1	+9½	3:20 PM EDT			NBC
70	June 29	@ Cubs	7-4	Gooden (9-3)	Sutcliffe (4-10)		34,222	Wrigley Field	49–21	Boxscore	1	+9½	2:20 PM EDT	WOR-TV
71	June 30	@ Cardinals	7-0	Ojeda (9-2)	Tudor (6-4)		38,819	Busch Memorial Stadium	50–21	Boxscore	1	+9½	8:05 PM EDT			ABC

July (16–11) (Home: 9–6; Road: 7–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Stadium	Record	Report	Rank	GB	Game Time	Local TV	Local Cable TV	National TV
72	July 1	@ Cardinals	2-1	Fernandez (10-2)	Cox (2-6)	McDowell (7)	25,869	Busch Memorial Stadium	51–21	Boxscore	1	+10½	8:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
73	July 2	@ Cardinals	4-3	Sisk (2-1)	Forsch (6-5)	Orosco (12)	29,794	Busch Memorial Stadium	52–21	Boxscore	1	+11½	8:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
74	July 3	Astros	6-5 (10)	Orosco (4-4)	DiPino (1-4)		48,839	Shea Stadium	53–21	Boxscore	1	+12½	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
75	July 4	Astros	2-1	Gooden (10-3)	Smith (1-5)		28,557	Shea Stadium	54–21	Boxscore	1	+12½	1:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
76	July 5	Astros	1-2	Kerfeld (6-1)	McDowell (7-1)		50,939	Shea Stadium	54–22	Boxscore	1	+11½	7:05 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
77	July 6	Astros	5-3	Fernandez (11-2)	Knudson (0-3)	McDowell (8)	31,017	Shea Stadium	55–22	Boxscore	1	+11½	1:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
78	July 7	Reds	6-7	Robinson (7-0)	Niemann (1-3)	Franco (13)	29,265	Shea Stadium	55–23	Boxscore	1	+11½	7:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
79	July 8	Reds	4-5 (10)	Franco (3-4)	McDowell (7-2)		35,803	Shea Stadium	55–24	Boxscore	1	+11½	7:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
80	July 9	Reds	1-11	Browning (7-7)	Gooden (10-4)		38,079	Shea Stadium	55–25	Boxscore	1	+10½	1:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
81	July 10	Braves	5-1	Ojeda (10-2)	Smith (7-10)		34,836	Shea Stadium	56–25	Boxscore	1	+10½	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
82	July 11	Braves	11-0	Fernandez (12-2)	Palmer (5-8)		39,924	Shea Stadium	57–25	Boxscore	1	+11½	8:35 PM EDT			NBC
83	July 12	Braves	10-1	Aguilera (2-3)	Mahler (10-8)		30,899	Shea Stadium	58–25	Boxscore	1	+12½	1:50 PM EDT			NBC
84	July 13	Braves	2-0	Darling (9-2)	Alexander (6-5)		41,128	Shea Stadium	59–25	Boxscore	1	+13½	1:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
July 15: All-Star Game (AL wins—[13])			3–2	Clemens (BOS)	Gooden (NYM)	Aase (BAL)	45,774	Astrodome	Houston, Texas
85	July 17	@ Astros	13-2	Ojeda (11-2)	Ryan (6-7)		21,536	Astrodome	60–25	Boxscore	1	+13½	8:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
86	July 18	@ Astros	0-3	Knepper (11-7)	Darling (9-3)		22,906	Astrodome	60–26	Boxscore	1	+12½	8:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
87	July 19	@ Astros	4-5	Smith (2-6)	McDowell (7-3)		44,502	Astrodome	60–27	Boxscore	1	+12½	8:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
88	July 20	@ Astros	8-9 (15)	Knepper (12-7)	McDowell (7-4)		23,900	Astrodome	60–28	Boxscore	1	+12	3:05 PM EDT	WOR-TV
89	July 21	@ Reds	4-2	Aguilera (3-3)	Soto (3-8)	Orosco (13)	23,827	Riverfront Stadium	61–28	Boxscore	1	+13	8:05 PM EDT			ABC
90	July 22	@ Reds	6-3 (14)	McDowell (8-4)	Willis (1-1)		23,707	Riverfront Stadium	62–28	Boxscore	1	+14	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
91	July 23	@ Reds	3-2	Darling (10-3)	Robinson (7-1)	McDowell (9)	25,496	Riverfront Stadium	63–28	Boxscore	1	+15	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
	July 25	@ Braves	Postponed (rain); rescheduled for July 26					Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium				+15
92	July 26	@ Braves	3-4	Assenmacher (4-2)	McDowell (8-5)		N/A	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	63–29	Boxscore	1	+14½	5:40 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
93	July 26	@ Braves	5-8	Acker (3-4)	Fernandez (12-3)	Garber (12)	44,400	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	63–30	Boxscore	1	+14½	8:46 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
94	July 27	@ Braves	5-1	Aguilera (4-3)	Mahler (10-10)		33,338	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	64–30	Boxscore	1	+15½	2:10 PM EDT	WOR-TV
95	July 28	Cubs	9-2	Ojeda (12-2)	Sanderson (5-7)	McDowell (10)	38,890	Shea Stadium	65–30	Boxscore	1	+16½	7:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
96	July 29	Cubs	3-0	Darling (11-3)	Trout (4-4)		N/A	Shea Stadium	66–30	Boxscore	1	+16½	5:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
97	July 29	Cubs	1-2	Moyer (11-3)	Sisk (2-2)	Smith (18)	45,731	Shea Stadium	66–31	Boxscore	1	+16½	8:21 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
98	July 30	Cubs	3-4	Eckersley (5-6)	Fernandez (12-4)	Smith (19)	35,734	Shea Stadium	66–32	Boxscore	1	+15½	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV

August (21–11) (Home: 7–5; Road: 14–6)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Stadium	Record	Report	Rank	GB	Game Time	Local TV	Local Cable TV	National TV
99	August 1	Expos	3-1	Gooden (11-4)	Youmans (10-7)	McDowell (11)	47,883	Shea Stadium	67–32	Boxscore	1	+16½	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
100	August 2	Expos	4-1	Aguilera (5-3)	Sebra (1-2)	Orosco (14)	43,069	Shea Stadium	68–32	Boxscore	1	+17½	7:05 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
101	August 3	Expos	4-3 (10)	McDowell (9-5)	McClure (2-3)		47,167	Shea Stadium	69–32	Boxscore	1	+17½	1:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
102	August 4	@ Cubs	2-4	Eckersley (6-6)	Darling (11-4)	Smith (20)	29,016	Wrigley Field	69–33	Boxscore	1	+17½	4:05 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
103	August 5	@ Cubs	5-8	Smith (7-7)	McDowell (9-6)		28,211	Wrigley Field	69–34	Boxscore	1	+16½	4:05 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
104	August 6	@ Cubs	7-6 (12)	McDowell (10-6)	Frazier (2-4)		N/A	Wrigley Field	70–34	Boxscore	1	+17	1:05 PM EDT	WOR-TV
105	August 6	@ Cubs	7-6	Anderson (1-0)	Trout (4-5)	Orosco (15)	33,343	Wrigley Field	71–34	Boxscore	1	+17	5:37 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York Plus
106	August 7	@ Cubs	12-3	Aguilera (6-3)	Sanderson (5-9)		28,725	Wrigley Field	72–34	Boxscore	1	+17	2:20 PM EDT	WOR-TV
107	August 8	@ Expos	3-5	Smith (8-6)	Ojeda (12-3)	Reardon (26)	21,027	Olympic Stadium	72–35	Boxscore	1	+16	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
108	August 9	@ Expos	10-8	McDowell (11-6)	Reardon (6-7)	Orosco (16)	33,093	Olympic Stadium	73–35	Boxscore	1	+17	7:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
109	August 10	@ Expos	7-2	Fernandez (13-4)	Martínez (1-4)	Anderson (1)	35,743	Olympic Stadium	74–35	Boxscore	1	+18	1:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
110	August 11	@ Phillies	8-4	Gooden (12-4)	Carman (5-4)		43,133	Veterans Stadium	75–35	Boxscore	1	+19	8:05 PM EDT			ABC
111	August 12	@ Phillies	1-3	Gross (8-9)	Aguilera (6-4)		36,442	Veterans Stadium	75–36	Boxscore	1	+18	7:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
112	August 13	@ Phillies	4-8	Ruffin (4-3)	Ojeda (12-4)		39,041	Veterans Stadium	75–37	Boxscore	1	+18	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
113	August 14	Cardinals	4-3	McDowell (12-6)	Worrell (7-9)		N/A	Shea Stadium	76–37	Boxscore	1	+17½	5:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
114	August 14	Cardinals	1-5	Horton (2-3)	Anderson (1-1)		48,949	Shea Stadium	76–38	Boxscore	1	+17½	8:56 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
115	August 15	Cardinals	2-4 (10)	Perry (2-2)	Orosco (4-5)	Worrell (26)	46,780	Shea Stadium	76–39	Boxscore	1	+16	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
116	August 16	Cardinals	1-3 (11)	Mathews (9-3)	McDowell (12-7)	Worrell (27)	44,873	Shea Stadium	76–40	Boxscore	1	+16	2:20 PM EDT			NBC
117	August 17	Cardinals	1-2	Tudor (12-6)	Aguilera (6-5)	Perry (2)	N/A	Shea Stadium	76–41	Boxscore	1	+16½	1:05 PM EDT	WOR-TV
118	August 17	Cardinals	9-2	Niemann (2-3)	Cox (7-10)	McDowell (12)	44,843	Shea Stadium	77–41	Boxscore	1	+16½	4:32 PM EDT	WOR-TV
119	August 18	@ Dodgers	5-4	Ojeda (13-4)	Hershiser (12-9)	McDowell (13)	46,099	Dodger Stadium	78–41	Boxscore	1	+17	8:05 PM EDT			ABC
120	August 19	@ Dodgers	6-4	Darling (12-4)	Valenzuela (15-9)	McDowell (14)	46,977	Dodger Stadium	79–41	Boxscore	1	+18	10:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
121	August 20	@ Dodgers	7-5	Fernandez (14-4)	Powell (2-5)	Orosco (17)	36,738	Dodger Stadium	80–41	Boxscore	1	+18½	8:20 PM EDT			NBC
122	August 22	@ Giants	5-3	Gooden (13-4)	Blue (9-8)	McDowell (15)	30,679	Candlestick Park	81–41	Boxscore	1	+19	11:05 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
123	August 23	@ Giants	3-2	Ojeda (14-4)	Downs (0-4)	McDowell (16)	31,033	Candlestick Park	82–41	Boxscore	1	+20	4:05 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
124	August 24	@ Giants	1-10	Krukow (13-7)	Aguilera (6-6)		31,606	Candlestick Park	82–42	Boxscore	1	+19	4:05 PM EDT	WOR-TV
125	August 25	@ Padres	5-2	Orosco (5-5)	Lefferts (7-5)	McDowell (17)	18,605	Jack Murphy Stadium	83–42	Boxscore	1	+20	8:05 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
126	August 26	@ Padres	11-6	Fernandez (15-4)	Dravecky (9-11)		15,992	Jack Murphy Stadium	84–42	Boxscore	1	+20	10:05 PM EDT	WOR-TV
127	August 27	@ Padres	6-5 (11)	Sisk (3-2)	Gossage (5-7)		19,747	Jack Murphy Stadium	85–42	Boxscore	1	+20	10:05 PM EDT	WOR-TV
128	August 29	Dodgers	2-1	Ojeda (15-4)	Honeycutt (9-9)		45,667	Shea Stadium	86–42	Boxscore	1	+20	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
129	August 30	Dodgers	6-3	Aguilera (7-6)	Hershiser (12-10)	McDowell (18)	44,040	Shea Stadium	87–42	Boxscore	1	+20	2:20 PM EDT			NBC
130	August 31	Dodgers	4-7	Valenzuela (17-9)	Darling (12-5)		45,678	Shea Stadium	87–43	Boxscore	1	+19	1:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV

September (16–11) (Home: 11–4; Road: 5–7)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Stadium	Record	Report	Rank	GB	Game Time	Local TV	Local Cable TV	National TV
131	September 1	Giants	5-2	McDowell (13-7)	Davis (4-5)		44,272	Shea Stadium	88–43	Boxscore	1	+19	1:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
132	September 2	Giants	3-4	Krukow (14-8)	Gooden (13-5)	Garrelts (7)	26,166	Shea Stadium	88–44	Boxscore	1	+19	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
133	September 3	Giants	4-2	Ojeda (16-4)	Mulholland (0-6)		25,851	Shea Stadium	89–44	Boxscore	1	+20	7:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
	September 5	Padres	Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 7					Shea Stadium				+20½
134	September 6	Padres	4-3	Orosco (6-5)	McCullers (7-7)		46,879	Shea Stadium	90–44	Boxscore	1	+20½	2:20 PM EDT			NBC
135	September 7	Padres	7-1	Gooden (14-5)	LaPoint (4-8)		N/A	Shea Stadium	91–44	Boxscore	1	+21	1:05 PM EDT	WOR-TV
136	September 7	Padres	6-5	Sisk (4-2)	Lefferts (7-7)	McDowell (19)	38,630	Shea Stadium	92–44	Boxscore	1	+21	3:54 PM EDT	WOR-TV
137	September 8	Expos	1-9	Sebra (4-3)	Ojeda (16-5)		38,630	Shea Stadium	92–45	Boxscore	1	+21	7:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
138	September 9	Expos	7-9	Burke (9-7)	Orosco (6-6)	Reardon (31)	26,867	Shea Stadium	92–46	Boxscore	1	+21	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
139	September 10	Expos	6-1	Darling (13-5)	Valdez (0-1)		31,934	Shea Stadium	93–46	Boxscore	1	+22	7:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
140	September 12	@ Phillies	3-6	Ruffin (8-3)	Gooden (14-6)	Bedrosian (24)	43,070	Veterans Stadium	93–47	Boxscore	1	+21	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
141	September 13	@ Phillies	5-6	Schatzeder (4-4)	McDowell (13-8)	Bedrosian (25)	47,108	Veterans Stadium	93–48	Boxscore	1	+20	7:05 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
142	September 14	@ Phillies	0-6	Gross (10-11)	Fernandez (15-5)		38,652	Veterans Stadium	93–49	Boxscore	1	+19	1:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
143	September 15	@ Cardinals	0-1 (13)	Worrell (9-10)	McDowell (13-9)		29,566	Busch Memorial Stadium	93–50	Boxscore	1	+18	8:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
144	September 16	@ Cardinals	4-2	Aguilera (8-6)	Conroy (4-9)	Orosco (18)	30,935	Busch Memorial Stadium	94–50	Boxscore	1	+18	8:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
145	September 17	Cubs	4-2	Gooden (15-6)	Eckersley (6-10)		47,823	Shea Stadium	95–50	Boxscore	1	+19	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
146	September 18	Cubs	5-0	Anderson (2-1)	Maddux (1-3)		13,726	Shea Stadium	96–50	Boxscore	1	+19	1:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
147	September 19	Phillies	3-4	Gross (11-11)	Fernandez (15-6)	Bedrosian (27)	35,023	Shea Stadium	96–51	Boxscore	1	+18	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
148	September 20	Phillies	9-5	Darling (14-5)	Hume (4-1)		39,104	Shea Stadium	97–51	Boxscore	1	+19	7:05 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
149	September 21	Phillies	1-7	Freeman (1-0)	Mitchell (0-1)		42,631	Shea Stadium	97–52	Boxscore	1	+18	1:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
150	September 22	Cardinals	5-2	Gooden (16-6)	Forsch (14-9)		25,714	Shea Stadium	98–52	Boxscore	1	+19	7:35 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
151	September 23	Cardinals	9-1	Ojeda (17-5)	Mathews (10-8)	Orosco (19)	11,203	Shea Stadium	99–52	Boxscore	1	+19	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
152	September 24	@ Cubs	2-8	Hall (1-1)	Aguilera (8-7)		6,468	Wrigley Field	99–53	Boxscore	1	+19	2:20 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
153	September 25	@ Cubs	6-5	McDowell (14-9)	Lynch (5-5)	Orosco (20)	8,840	Wrigley Field	100–53	Boxscore	1	+20	2:20 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
154	September 26	@ Pirates	3-1	Fernandez (16-6)	Fansler (0-2)	McDowell (20)	14,080	Three Rivers Stadium	101–53	Boxscore	1	+20	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
155	September 27	@ Pirates	4-2 (11)	Orosco (7-6)	McWilliams (2-11)	Sisk (1)	13,210	Three Rivers Stadium	102–53	Boxscore	1	+20	7:05 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
156	September 28	@ Pirates	4-1 (11)	Aguilera (9-7)	Walk (7-8)		30,606	Three Rivers Stadium	103–53	Boxscore	1	+20	1:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
157	September 30	@ Expos	0-1	Sebra (5-5)	Darling (14-6)		6,068	Olympic Stadium	103–54	Boxscore	1	+19½	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV

October (5–0) (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Stadium	Record	Report	Rank	GB	Game Time	Local TV	Local Cable TV
158	October 1	@ Expos	6-4 (11)	Orosco (8-6)	McClure (4-6)	McDowell (21)	10,740	Olympic Stadium	104–54	Boxscore	1	+20	7:05 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
159	October 2	@ Expos	8-2	Gooden (17-6)	Youmans (13-12)		10,726	Olympic Stadium	105–54	Boxscore	1	+20½	7:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV
	October 3	Pirates	Postponed (rain); rescheduled for October 4					Shea Stadium				+21
160	October 4	Pirates	8-2	Ojeda (18-5)	Fansler (0-3)	Orosco (21)	N/A	Shea Stadium	106–54	Boxscore	1	+21½	1:05 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
161	October 4	Pirates	5-2	Aguilera (10-7)	Patterson (2-3)	McDowell (22)	30,810	Shea Stadium	107–54	Boxscore	1	+21½	3:52 PM EDT		SportsChannel New York
162	October 5	Pirates	9-0	Darling (15-6)	Pena (0-3)	Fernandez (1)	32,170	Shea Stadium	108–54	Boxscore	1	+21½	1:35 PM EDT	WOR-TV

Legend
Mets win	Mets loss	All-Star Game	Game postponed	Clinched

"GB" legend
1st (NL East)	Not in playoff berth	Tied for 1st (NL East)

All times are EASTERN time

Postseason[edit]

1986 Postseason Game Log

National League Championship Series vs. Houston – New York (NL) wins series 4–2

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Attendance	Stadium	Report	Game Time	National TV	National Radio
1	October 8	@ Astros	0-1	Scott (1-0)	Gooden (0-1)	44,131	Astrodome	Boxscore	8:25 PM EDT	ABC	CBS
2	October 9	@ Astros	5-1	Ojeda (1-0)	Ryan (0-1)	44,391	Astrodome	Boxscore	8:20 PM EDT	ABC	CBS
3	October 11	Astros	6-5	Orosco (1-0)	Smith (0-1)	55,052	Shea Stadium	Boxscore	12:10 PM EDT	ABC	CBS
4	October 12	Astros	1-3	Scott (2-0)	Fernandez (0-1)	55,038	Shea Stadium	Boxscore	8:20 PM EDT	ABC	CBS
5	October 14	Astros	2-1 (12)	Orosco (2-0)	Kerfeld (0-1)	54,986	Shea Stadium	Boxscore	1:10 PM EDT	ABC	CBS
6	October 15	@ Astros	7-6 (16)	Orosco (3-0)	López (0-1)	45,718	Astrodome	Boxscore	3:05 PM EDT	ABC	CBS

World Series vs. Boston – New York (NL) wins series 4–3

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Stadium	Report	Game Time	National TV	National Radio
1	October 18	Red Sox	0-1	Hurst (1-0)	Darling (0-1)	Schiraldi (1)	57,908	Shea Stadium	Boxscore	8:30 PM EDT	NBC	CBS
2	October 19	Red Sox	3-9	Crawford (1-0)	Gooden (0-1)	Stanley (1)	57,911	Shea Stadium	Boxscore	8:25 PM EDT	NBC	CBS
3	October 21	@ Red Sox	7-1	Ojeda (1-0)	Boyd (0-1)		33,595	Fenway Park	Boxscore	8:30 PM EDT	NBC	CBS
4	October 22	@ Red Sox	6-2	Darling (1-1)	Nipper (0-1)	Orosco (1)	33,920	Fenway Park	Boxscore	8:25 PM EDT	NBC	CBS
5	October 23	@ Red Sox	2-4	Hurst (2-0)	Gooden (0-2)		34,010	Fenway Park	Boxscore	8:35 PM EDT	NBC	CBS
6	October 25	Red Sox	6-5 (10)	Aguilera (1-0)	Schiraldi (0-1)		57,908	Shea Stadium	Boxscore	8:25 PM EDT	NBC	CBS
7	October 27	Red Sox	8-5	McDowell (1-0)	Schiraldi (0-2)	Orosco (2)	55,032	Shea Stadium	Boxscore	8:10 PM EST	NBC	CBS

Legend
Mets Win	Mets Loss

All times are EASTERN time

All games broadcast on WHN and METS RADIO NETWORK

Some 1986 New York Mets Cable TV broadcasts were carried on SportsChannel New York Plus because of broadcast conflict of (NY Yankees) of (MLB), (New Jersey) of (NBA) and (NY Islanders) of (NHL).

Attendance[edit]

Attendance	Rank
2,767,601	2

Roster[edit]

1986 New York Mets

Roster

Pitchers

38 Rick Aguilera

32 Rick Anderson

31 Bruce Berenyi

12 Ron Darling

50 Sid Fernandez

16 Dwight Gooden

19 Bob Ojeda

26 Terry Leach

36 Ed Lynch

42 Roger McDowell

43 John Mitchell

48 Randy Myers

40 Randy Niemann

47 Jesse Orosco

39 Doug Sisk

Catchers

8 Gary Carter

35 John Gibbons

49 Ed Hearn

33 Barry Lyons

Infielders

6 Wally Backman

29 Tim Corcoran

2 Kevin Elster

17 Keith Hernandez

20 Howard Johnson

22 Ray Knight

29 Dave Magadan

3 Rafael Santana

11 Tim Teufel

Outfielders

4 Lenny Dykstra

15 George Foster

25 Danny Heep

27 Stan Jefferson

13 Lee Mazzilli

7 Kevin Mitchell

18 Darryl Strawberry

1 Mookie Wilson

Manager

5 Davey Johnson

Coaches

23 Bud Harrelson

51 Vern Hoscheit

52 Greg Pavlick

28 Bill Robinson

30 Mel Stottlemyre

Player stats[edit]

= Indicates team leader

Batting[edit]

Starters by position^[25][edit]

Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
C	Gary Carter	132	490	125	.255	24	105	1
1B	Keith Hernandez	149	551	171	.310	13	83	2
2B	Wally Backman	124	387	124	.320	1	27	13
3B	Ray Knight	137	486	145	.298	11	76	2
SS	Rafael Santana	139	394	86	.218	1	28	0
LF	George Foster	72	233	53	.227	13	38	1
CF	Lenny Dykstra	147	431	127	.295	8	45	31
RF	Darryl Strawberry	136	475	123	.259	27	93	28

Other batters[edit]

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
Mookie Wilson	123	381	110	.289	9	45	25
Kevin Mitchell	108	328	91	.277	12	43	3
Tim Teufel	93	279	69	.247	4	31	1
Howard Johnson	88	220	54	.245	10	39	8
Danny Heep	86	195	55	.282	5	33	1
Ed Hearn	49	136	36	.265	4	10	0
Lee Mazzilli	39	58	16	.276	2	7	1
Kevin Elster	19	30	5	.167	0	0	0
Stan Jefferson	14	24	5	.208	1	3	0
John Gibbons	8	19	9	.474	1	1	0
Dave Magadan	10	18	8	.444	0	3	0
Barry Lyons	6	9	0	.000	0	2	0
Tim Corcoran	6	7	0	.000	0	0	0

Pitching[edit]

Starting pitchers[edit]

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Ron Darling	34	237.0	15	6	2.81	184
Dwight Gooden	33	250.1	17	6	2.84	200
Sid Fernandez	33	204.1	16	6	3.52	200
Bob Ojeda	32	217.1	18	5	2.57	148
Rick Aguilera	28	141.2	10	7	3.88	105

Other pitchers[edit]

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bruce Berenyi	14	39.2	2	2	6.35	30
Randy Myers	10	10.2	0	0	4.22	13
John Mitchell	4	10.0	0	1	3.60	2
Terry Leach	6	6.2	0	0	2.70	4
Ed Lynch	1	1.2	0	0	0.00	1

Relief pitchers[edit]

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO	SV
Roger McDowell	76	128.0	14	9	3.02	65	23
Jesse Orosco	59	81.0	8	6	2.33	62	21
Doug Sisk	41	70.2	4	2	3.06	31	1
Randy Niemann	31	35.2	2	3	3.79	18	0
Rick Anderson	15	49.2	2	1	2.72	21	1

NLCS[edit]

Game 1[edit]

October 8 (Astrodome, Houston)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Houston	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	1	7	1
WP: Mike Scott (1-0) LP: Dwight Gooden (0-1)
HR: NYM – None.; HOU – Glenn Davis (1)

Game 2[edit]

October 9 (Astrodome, Houston)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	5	10	0
Houston	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	10	2
WP: Bob Ojeda (1-0) LP: Nolan Ryan (0-1)
HR: NYM – None.; HOU – None.

Game 3[edit]

October 11 (Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Houston	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	8	1
New York	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	6	10	1
WP: Jesse Orosco (1-0) LP: Dave Smith (0-1)
HR: HOU – Bill Doran (1); NYM – Darryl Strawberry (1), Lenny Dykstra (1)

Game 4[edit]

October 12 (Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Houston	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	4	1
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0
WP: Mike Scott (2-0) LP: Sid Fernandez (0-1)
HR: HOU – Alan Ashby (1), Dickie Thon (1); NYM – None.

Game 5[edit]

October 14 (Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
Houston	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	1
New York	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0
WP: Jesse Orosco (2-0) LP: Charlie Kerfeld (0-1)
HRs: HOU – None. NYM – Darryl Strawberry (2)

Game 6[edit]

October 15 (Astrodome, Houston)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	11	0
Houston	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	6	11	1
WP: Jesse Orosco (3-0) LP: Aurelio López (0-1)
HRs: NYM – None. HOU – Billy Hatcher (1)

World series[edit]

NL New York Mets (4) vs. AL Boston Red Sox (3)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance	Time of Game
1	Red Sox – 1, Mets – 0	October 18	Shea Stadium (New York)	57,908	3:18
2	Red Sox – 9, Mets – 3	October 19	Shea Stadium (New York)	57,911	2:44
3	Mets – 7, Red Sox – 1	October 21	Fenway Park (Boston)	33,595	3:09
4	Mets – 6, Red Sox – 2	October 22	Fenway Park (Boston)	33,920	3:22
5	Mets – 2, Red Sox – 4	October 23	Fenway Park (Boston)	34,010	2:55
6	Red Sox – 5, Mets – 6 (10 inn.)	October 25	Shea Stadium (New York City)	57,908	3:18
7	Red Sox – 5, Mets – 8	October 27	Shea Stadium (New York City)	55,032	2:44

Game Six[edit]

One of the most famous games in baseball history is Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. The Mets rallied in the bottom of the 9th inning of Game 6, tying the game on a Gary Carter sacrifice fly. Reliever Calvin Schiraldi had loaded the bases with no outs and had a 3-0 count on Carter, who swung away at the next pitch to hit the fly ball. In the ninth inning, after a walk and an error put two men on with nobody out, Howard Johnson was sent to the plate to sacrifice the winning run to third. It was then, however, that Mets manager Davey Johnson made his most criticized^{[by whom?]} decision of the series. After Johnson failed in his first bunt attempt, Davey took the bunt off. Johnson ended up striking out, leaving runners at first and second with one out. Lee Mazzilli followed with a deep fly to left that would have won the game had the runner been at third. Lenny Dykstra then flied out for the third out, sending the game to extra innings.

In the top of the 10th inning, Dave Henderson homered to pull the Sox within three outs of a world championship, and Barrett singled in Wade Boggs to make it a 5-3 lead. When Wally Backman and Keith Hernandez were retired to start the bottom of the 10th, the championship seemed at hand. After Hernandez made the second out, he went to the Mets' locker room, took off his uniform, opened a beer and watched the rest of the game on the clubhouse TV, thinking the game and the Series would be over soon. Hernandez, who is superstitious, never left that spot until the game ended.^{[citation needed]}

Then, Carter singled to left. Pinch-hitter Kevin Mitchell then singled to center and Shea Stadium started to get loud. Knight went down in the count 0-2 bringing the Mets to their last strike but he hit the next pitch into center field for a single that scored Carter and advanced Mitchell to third base, making the score 5-4 and bringing Shea back to life. Before his at-bat, Mitchell was on the phone in the locker room making plane reservations to fly home to San Diego, thinking the game would be over. He had already gotten out of his uniform and was in street clothes, and, when he was told he was batting, got off the phone and hurriedly got dressed.^{[citation needed]}

The Red Sox replaced Schiraldi with Bob Stanley to face left fielder Mookie Wilson. Wilson got the count to 2-1 but fouled the fourth pitch away to bring the Mets to their last strike again. He stayed alive fouling off two more Stanley pitches. Then, the seventh pitch sailed towards Wilson's knees sending him to the ground. the ball bounced off catcher Rich Gedman's catchers' mitt and went straight to the backstop. Mitchell scored on the wild pitch (which many thought should have been scored a passed ball) uncontested to tie the game and Shea Stadium erupted while Knight advanced to second base. The Red Sox were shocked to have blown the lead with the game all but over, much as the Angels had done to them in the ALCS almost two weeks earlier.

Wilson fouled off two more pitches to bring the at bat to the tenth pitch. His next hit sent a slow rolling ground ball up the first base line, which appeared to be an easy to field situation. Bill Buckner, with his chronic bad ankles and knees, moved to field the ball in an effort to beat the speedy Wilson to first base, and finish the inning. As he bent over, the ball passed between his legs, under his glove and rolled behind him into right field. Shea Stadium exploded and the Mets' players and fans screamed in excitement. Knight needed to hold his helmet on while jumping towards home plate with the winning run. Buckner and the rest of the Red Sox appeared stunned as they exited the field.

Vin Scully's call of the play would quickly become an iconic one to baseball fans, with the normally calm Scully growing increasingly excited:

“

So the winning run is at second base, with two outs, three and two to Mookie Wilson. (A) little roller up along first... behind the bag! It gets through Buckner! Here comes Knight, and the Mets win it!

”

Scully then remained silent for more than three minutes, letting the pictures and the crowd noise tell the story. Scully resumed with:

“

If one picture is worth a thousand words, you have seen about a million words, but more than that, you have seen an absolutely bizarre finish to Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. The Mets are not only alive, they are well, and they will play the Red Sox in Game 7 tomorrow!

”

Had the Red Sox won the World Series, they would have won their first World Series since 1918, in addition to making Boston the first city to win both NBA and World Series championships in the same year.^{[note 1]} As it turned out, the Celtics championship four months before would be the last championship for Boston and for Massachusetts until the New England Patriots, who lost Super Bowl XX to the Chicago Bears in January, won Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002.

Awards and honors[edit]

Ray Knight in 2007 (on right), who scored the winning run in Game 6, was named 1986 World Series MVP.

Ray Knight, Babe Ruth Award

Ray Knight, World Series Most Valuable Player Award

Keith Hernandez, National League First Baseman Gold Glove

Gary Carter, National League Catcher Silver Slugger Award

57th Major League Baseball All-Star Game[edit]

Infielders

Pos	#	Player	League	AB	H	RBI
1B	17	Keith Hernandez	National League Starter	4	0	0

Outfielders

Pos	#	Player	League	AB	H	RBI
RF	18	Darryl Strawberry	National League Starter	2	1	0

Catcher

#	Player	League	AB	H	RBI
8	Gary Carter	National League Starter	3	0	0

Pitchers

#	Player	League	IP	SO
50	Sid Fernandez	National League	1	3
16	Dwight Gooden	National League Starter	3	2

Coach

#	Coach	League	Position
5	Davey Johnson	National League	Third Base Coach

Farm system[edit]

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tidewater Tides	International League	Sam Perlozzo
AA	Jackson Mets	Texas League	Mike Cubbage
A	Lynchburg Mets	Carolina League	Bobby Floyd
A	Columbia Mets	South Atlantic League	Tucker Ashford
A-Short Season	Little Falls Mets	New York–Penn League	Rich Miller
Rookie	Kingsport Mets	Appalachian League	Chuck Hiller

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbia^[26]

Notes[edit]

^ This feat would twice subsequently be achieved by Los Angeles. In 1988, the Los Angeles Lakers won a second consecutive NBA Finals series, whilst the Dodgers won the World Series. In 2002, the Lakers would yet again win the NBA Finals whilst the Angels won the World Series later that year.

References[edit]

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^ "Clint Hurdle page". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2010.

^ "Ronn Reynolds Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.

^ "Billy Beane page". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2010.

^ ^a^b "Tim Corcoran page". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2010.

^ "Tom Gorman page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2010.

^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/frobedo01.shtm

^ "Curtis Pride page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2010.

^ "John Olerud page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2010.

^ "Lee Mazzilli page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2010.

^ "George Foster page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2010.

^ "Alex Diaz page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2010.

^ Durso, Joseph (April 15, 1986). "Johnson Error in 13th Leads to Mets' 6-2 Loss". New York Times. p. A25.

^ Durso, Joseph (June 11, 1986). "Teufel Slams Phils; Yanks Escape; Mets win in 11th, 8-4". New York Times. p. D27.

^ Pascarelli, Peter (June 11, 1986). "Mets Rock Phils on Grand Slam in 11th". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. F1.

^ ^a^b Wolff, Craig (August 28, 1986). "Mets Win in 11 on Gibbons Play". New York Times. p. D19.

^ ^a^b Pascarelli, Peter (September 12, 1986). "Mets Set to Clinch Vs. Phils". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D1.

^ Brehm, Mike (December 30, 2011). "Flyers, Rangers". USA Today. p. E4.

^ ^a^b^c Terry, Robert J.; Lieber, David (September 15, 1986). "30 Vet Seats Smashed by Mets Fans". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. B8.

^ Pascarelli, Peter (November 20, 1986). "Schmidt is National League MVP". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A1.

^ Durso, Joseph (September 18, 1986). "Finally, the Mets achieve the Inevitable Title". New York Times. p. B17.

^ Yannis, Alex (September 18, 1986). "Fans Rip Up Field". New York Times. p. B17.

^ Vecsey, George (October 6, 1986). "Mets Installing Single-Wing Offense?". New York Times. p. C4.

^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/1986.shtml

^ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America.

External links[edit]

1986 New York Mets

1986 New York Mets at Baseball Almanac

1986 Mets: The ballad of Doc and Darryl

Marshall, Ash (March 10, 2010). "Remembering the 1986 New York Mets: The Five Greatest Moments". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 10, 2011.

[26] This feat would twice subsequently be achieved by Los Angeles. In 1988, the Los Angeles Lakers won a second consecutive NBA Finals series, whilst the Dodgers won the World Series. In 2002, the Lakers would yet again win the NBA Finals whilst the Angels won the World Series later that year.

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[2] "Kelvin Chapman Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2010.

[3] "Clint Hurdle page". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2010.

[4] "Ronn Reynolds Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.

[5] "Billy Beane page". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2010.

[corcoran-6] "Tim Corcoran page". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2010.

[7] "Tom Gorman page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2010.

[8] ttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/frobedo01.shtm

[9] "Curtis Pride page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2010.

[10] "John Olerud page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2010.

[11] "Lee Mazzilli page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2010.

[12] "George Foster page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2010.

[13] "Alex Diaz page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2010.

[14] Durso, Joseph (April 15, 1986). "Johnson Error in 13th Leads to Mets' 6-2 Loss". New York Times. p. A25.

[15] Durso, Joseph (June 11, 1986). "Teufel Slams Phils; Yanks Escape; Mets win in 11th, 8-4". New York Times. p. D27.

[16] Pascarelli, Peter (June 11, 1986). "Mets Rock Phils on Grand Slam in 11th". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. F1.

[Flannery-17] Wolff, Craig (August 28, 1986). "Mets Win in 11 on Gibbons Play". New York Times. p. D19.

[PotentialClincher-18] Pascarelli, Peter (September 12, 1986). "Mets Set to Clinch Vs. Phils". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D1.

[19] Brehm, Mike (December 30, 2011). "Flyers, Rangers". USA Today. p. E4.

[VeteransStadium-20] Terry, Robert J.; Lieber, David (September 15, 1986). "30 Vet Seats Smashed by Mets Fans". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. B8.

[21] Pascarelli, Peter (November 20, 1986). "Schmidt is National League MVP". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A1.

[22] Durso, Joseph (September 18, 1986). "Finally, the Mets achieve the Inevitable Title". New York Times. p. B17.

[23] Yannis, Alex (September 18, 1986). "Fans Rip Up Field". New York Times. p. B17.

[24] Vecsey, George (October 6, 1986). "Mets Installing Single-Wing Offense?". New York Times. p. C4.

[25] ttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/1986.shtml

[27] Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America.

v t e 1986 MLB season by team
AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York Toronto
AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Seattle Texas
NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco
1986 MLB draft 1986 All-Star Game 1986 World Series

v t e New York Mets 1986 World Series champions
1 Mookie Wilson 2 Kevin Elster 3 Rafael Santana 4 Lenny Dykstra 6 Wally Backman 7 Kevin Mitchell 8 Gary Carter 11 Tim Teufel 12 Ron Darling 13 Lee Mazzilli 16 Dwight Gooden 17 Keith Hernandez 18 Darryl Strawberry 19 Bob Ojeda 20 Howard Johnson 22 Ray Knight (World Series MVP) 25 Danny Heep 38 Rick Aguilera 39 Doug Sisk 40 Randy Niemann 42 Roger McDowell 47 Jesse Orosco 49 Ed Hearn 50 Sid Fernandez
Manager 5 Davey Johnson Coaches 23 Bud Harrelson 28 Bill Robinson 30 Mel Stottlemyre 51 Vern Hoscheit 52 Greg Pavlick
Regular season National League Championship Series

1986 New York Mets
World Series Champions NL Champions NL East Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1962)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Shea Stadium (since 1964) New York (since 1962)
Results
Record	108-54 (.667)
Divisional place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr.
General manager(s)	Frank Cashen
Manager(s)	Davey Johnson
Local television	WOR-TV 9 (Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Steve Zabriskie, Rusty Staub) SportsChannel New York (Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Rusty Staub)
Local radio	WHN–AM 1050 (Bob Murphy, Gary Thorne, Juan Alicea (SP))
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