Mets Calendar Classics - Mets Post Season Games Played On This Date: October 19th

 

NY Daily News, 10/20/2006

The Endy Chavez Game - Cards defeat Mets to win 2006 NLCS, Mets stage Amazin' comeback against Braves - lost in extras to lose the 1999 NLCS and Boston takes Game 2 of the 1986 World Series. 

Year: 2006; NLCS Game #7; Tuesday; Oct 19, NYM 1 Vs STL 3; boxscore; WP: Randy Flores; LP: Aaron Heilman; Save: Adam Wainwright; Time: 3:23; Night; Attendance: 56,357; Record: 3-4; L; Cardinals win 2006 NLCS 4 Games to 3.

José Reyes SS: 0 for 5; Paul Lo Duca C: 0 for 4; 1 walk; Anderson Hernández PR: 0 for 0; Carlos Beltrán CF: 1 for 4; 2B; 1 run; 1 walk; 1 K; Carlos Delgado 1B: 0 for 1; 3 walks; 1 K; David Wright 3B: 1 for 4; 1 RBI; 1 K; Shawn Green RF: 0 for 3; IW; 1 walk; 1 K; José Valentín 2B: 1 for 3; HBP; 1 K; Endy Chávez LF: 1 for 4; Óliver Pérez P: 0 for 2; Michael Tucker PH: 0 for 1; Cliff Floyd PH: 0 for 1; 1 K; Óliver Pérez: 6 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 4 hits; 2 walks; 4 Ks; Chad Bradford: 1 inning; no runs; Aaron Heilman, L (0-1): 2 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 2 hits; 1 HR; 1 walk; 3 Ks; 

Mets take a 1-0 lead in the 1st on David Wright's RBI single but don't score again as Jeff Suppan dominates the Mets for the second game in the NLCS with 7 innings, 1 run, 1 ER, 2 hits, 5 walks, 2 Ks.  AFter Endy Chavez saves the game in the botom of the 6th with a leaping grab to rob Scott Rolen of a 2-run homer, Yadier Molina's 2-run homer puts the Cards ahead 3-1 in the 9th.

Mets rally in the bottom of the 9th as Jose Valentin and Endy Chavez lead off with singles.  After pinch hitter Cliff Floyd strikes out and Jose Reyes lines out to CF, Paul Lo Duca is walked to load the bases.  Adam Wainwright freezes Carlos Beltran with a curveball for a called strike 3 and the Cardinals advance to the 2006 World Series.  

NY Post: " Move over Ron Swoboda and Tommie Agee. Endy Chavez may have just passed you by. The 28-year-old reserve outfielder delivered arguably the biggest defensive play in Mets history, and one of the best in postseason history last night in Game 7 of the NLCS. In the end, the catch didn’t lead to a Mets victory because not even Chavez could get to Yadier Molina’s two-run blast in the ninth that gave the Cards a 3-1 win. But when he made the catch in the sixth, it kept the Mets’ hopes alive in a 1-1 game."

Joel Sherman NY Post: "The Mets were the NL’s best team from April to September, but not here in October – largely because their offense played dead for the second time in the NLCS against Jeff Suppan, who was just the kind of righty they had spent April to September ascending to the top of the National League against."

NY Post: "Blame Aaron Heilman if you’d like, but the Mets loaded the bases with one out in the sixth – and didn’t score. They stranded 11 men in Game 7. They batted a measly .208 (11-for-53) with runners in scoring position in the NLCS."

Year: 1999; NLCS Game #6; Tuesday; Oct 19, NYM 9 @ ATL 10; boxscore; 11 Innings; WP: Russ Springer; LP: Kenny Rogers; Time: 4:25; Day; Attendance: 52,335; Record: 2-4; W; Braves win the 1999 NLCS 4 Games to 2.

Rickey Henderson LF: 2 for 5; 2B,SB; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 K; Todd Pratt C: 0 for 0; SF; 1 RBI; Edgardo Alfonzo 2B: 1 for 5; 2B; 1 run; 1 walk; 1 K; John Olerud 1B: 2 for 6; 2 runs; 1 RBI; 1 K; Mike Piazza C: 1 for 4; HR,SF; 1 run; 3 RBIs; 1 K; Shawon Dunston PH: 0 for 1; Robin Ventura 3B: 1 for 6; 2B; 1 run; Darryl Hamilton CF: 3 for 5; 2 RBIs; Roger Cedeño RF: 0 for 2; Benny Agbayani PH-RF-LF: 1 for 1; CS; 2 runs; 2 walks; Rey Ordóñez SS: 0 for 4; SH; 1 K; Pat Mahomes P: 0 for 1; 1 K; Bobby Bonilla PH: 1 for 1; Matt Franco PH: 1 for 1; 2B; 1 run; Melvin Mora PH-RF: 2 for 2; SB; 1 RBI; Al Leiter: 0 inning; 5 runs; 5 ERs; 2 hits; 1 walk; Pat Mahomes: 4 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 1 walk; 1 K; Turk Wendell: 1.2 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 1 hit; 1 walk; 1 K; Dennis Cook: 0.1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; Orel Hershiser: 1 inning; no runs; John Franco, BS (1): 1 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 2 hits; 1 K; Armando Benítez: 2 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 2 hits; 2 walks; 2 Ks; Kenny Rogers, L (0-3): 0.1 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 1 hit; 3 walks; 

Braves scored 5 runs off Al Leiter in the 1st and things looked bleak for the Mets.  But the Amazin's came back with 3 in the 6th, and after the Braves added 2 in the bottom of the 6th, 4 more in the 7th to tie the game highlighted by Mike Piazza's 2 run homer.  Mets took the lead in the 8th on Melvin Mora's RBI single, but Brian Jordan singled off John Franco in the bottom of the inning to tie it right back up.  Todd Pratt's Sac Fly put the Mets up once more in the 10th but Armando Benitez gave up an RBI single to Ozzie Guillen to tie it up once more.  After Gerald Williams led off the 11th against Kenny Rogers, was bunted over to 2nd, and the Mets loaded the bases on intentional walks to Chipper Jones and Brian Jordan, Kenny Rogers walked Andruw Jones and the Braves were headed to the World Series.

Year: 1986; World Series Game #2; Sunday; Oct 19, NYM 3 Vs BOS 9; boxscore; WP: Steve Crawford; LP: Dwight Gooden; Save: Bob Stanley; Time: 3:36; Night; Attendance: 55,063; Record: 0-2; L;

Lenny Dykstra CF: 1 for 3; SH; 1 walk; 1 K; Wally Backman 2B: 2 for 3; CS; 1 run; 1 RBI; 2 walks; Keith Hernandez 1B: 1 for 4; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 K; Gary Carter C: 1 for 4; 1 RBI; 1 K; Darryl Strawberry RF: 0 for 4; 2 Ks; Danny Heep LF: 0 for 2; 1 walk; Lee Mazzilli PH: 0 for 1; Howard Johnson 3B: 0 for 4; 1 K; Rafael Santana SS: 2 for 4; 1 run; 1 K; Dwight Gooden P: 1 for 2; 1 run; Mookie Wilson LF: 0 for 2; 1 K; Dwight Gooden, L (0-2): 5 innings; 6 runs; 5 ERs; 8 hits; 2 HRs; 2 walks; 6 Ks; Rick Aguilera: 1 inning; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 5 hits; 1 walk; 1 K; Jesse Orosco: 2 innings; no runs; 2 hits; 3 Ks; Sid Fernandez: 0.1 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 3 hits; 1 K; Doug Sisk: 0.2 inning; no runs; 1 walk; 1 K; 

Red Sox clubbed 18 hits off Dwight Gooden and 4 relievers to take Game 2 of the 1986 World Series.  After Boston scores 3 in the 3rd off Dwight Gooden on a walk and 3 hits, the Mets came right back and played 2 of their own on RBI singles by Wally Backman and Keith Hernandez off Sox Ace Roger Clemens.  Steve Henderson homered to lead off the 4th to make it 4-2 Sox and Dwight Evans' 2-run shot made it 6-2.  Gary Carter singled in a run in the 5th, but after that the Mets only managed two more singles while Boston padded their lead to 9-3.  Mets would now have to travel to Fenway down 2 Games to none needing to win 2 of 3 to bring the series home to Shea.