Mets Calendar Classics - Mets Post Season Games Played On This Date: October 11th

 

Newsday Front Page, 10/12/1986


Lenny Dykstra's Walk-Off homer wins NLCS Game 3 in 1986, David Cone evens up the '88 NLCS, O's take Game 1 of the '69 World Series and Mets start the 2000 NLCS with a win.


Year: 2000; NLCS Game #1; Wednesday; Oct 11, NYM 6 @ STL 2; boxscore; WP: Mike Hampton; LP: Darryl Kile; Time: 3:08; Night; Attendance: 52,255; Record: 1-0; W;


Timo Pérez RF: 1 for 5; 2B,GDP; 1 run; Edgardo Alfonzo 2B: 1 for 3; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; Mike Piazza C: 2 for 4; 2B; 1 RBI; Robin Ventura 3B: 0 for 2; SF; 1 RBI; 1 walk; Todd Zeile 1B: 1 for 4; HR; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 K; Benny Agbayani LF: 1 for 4; Joe McEwing PR-LF: 0 for 0; 1 run; Jay Payton CF: 1 for 4; HR; 1 run; 2 RBIs; Mike Bordick SS: 0 for 3; HBP; Kurt Abbott PR-SS: 0 for 0; Mike Hampton P: 1 for 3; 1 run; Darryl Hamilton PH: 0 for 0; Bubba Trammell PH: 0 for 1; 1 K; Mike Hampton, W (1-1): 7 innings; no runs; 6 hits; 3 walks; 4 Ks; John Franco, H (1): 1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; 1 K; Armando Benítez: 1 inning; 2 runs; 2 hits; 


Mets jump out to a 2-0 lead in the 1st on Mike Piazza's double and Robin Ventura's Sac Fly. Mike Hampton gets his first Post Season win in 5 tries with 7 scoreless innings on 112 pitches.  Up 3-0, Mets put the game away in the top of the 9th as Todd Zeile hits a solo homer and Jay Payton adds a 2-run shot two batters later.  


NY Post: "There was only one super intense moment through the whole evening. The Mets were up 3-0 and Jim Edmonds...was first-pitch swinging, going the other way, lifting a high flyball to deep left...As the possibility of a tie ballgame hung in the air, Agbayani looked shaky as his back went against the wall in front of the Mets’ bullpen. Agbayani said the ball was moving all around, because of the wind...Agbayani gathered himself and made an unconventional looking catch, to his side, just below his left shoulder. It ended the inning."





Year: 1988; NLCS Game #6; Tuesday; Oct 11, NYM 5 @ LAD 1; boxscore; WP: David Cone; LP: Tim Leary; Time: 3:07; Night; Attendance: 55,885; Record: 3-3; W;


Lenny Dykstra CF: 2 for 4; 2B,HBP; 2 runs; Wally Backman 2B: 2 for 4; SB,SH; 1 K; Keith Hernandez 1B: 1 for 5; SB,GDP; 1 RBI; 1 K; Darryl Strawberry RF: 1 for 3; 2 runs; 2 walks; 1 K; Kevin McReynolds LF: 4 for 4; HR,2B,SB,SF; 1 run; 3 RBIs; Gregg Jefferies 3B: 0 for 4; 1 walk; Gary Carter C: 0 for 4; 1 walk; 1 K; Kevin Elster SS: 1 for 3; 2B,IW; 1 RBI; 2 walks; David Cone P: 0 for 4; SH,GDP; David Cone, W (1-1): 9 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 5 hits; 3 walks; 6 Ks; 


David Cone fully rebounds from his Game 2 loss allowing just 1 run in a complete game victory.  Kevin McReynolds goes 4 for 4 with a 2 run homer.  Mets force a game 7 in L.A. 





Year: 1986; NLCS Game #3; Saturday; Oct 11, NYM 6 Vs HOU 5; boxscore; WP: Jesse Orosco; LP: Dave Smith; Time: 2:55; Day; Attendance: 55,052; Record: 2-1; W;


Mookie Wilson CF-LF: 0 for 4; 1 K; Kevin Mitchell LF: 2 for 4; 1 run; Keith Hernandez 1B: 2 for 4; 1 run; Gary Carter C: 0 for 4; 1 run; Darryl Strawberry RF: 2 for 4; HR; 1 run; 3 RBIs; 2 Ks; Ray Knight 3B: 1 for 4; Tim Teufel 2B: 0 for 3; Wally Backman 2B: 1 for 1; 1 run; Rafael Santana SS: 0 for 3; Danny Heep PH: 0 for 1; Ron Darling P: 0 for 1; Lee Mazzilli PH: 1 for 1; Lenny Dykstra PH-CF: 1 for 2; HR; 1 run; 2 RBIs; 1 K; Ron Darling: 5 innings; 4 runs; 4 ERs; 6 hits; 1 HR; 2 walks; 5 Ks; Rick Aguilera: 2 innings; 1 run; 1 hit; 2 walks; 1 K; Jesse Orosco, W (1-0): 2 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 1 walk; 2 Ks; 


With the '86 NLCS moving back to Shea for Game 3, the Astros take a 4-0 lead with 2 in the 1st and 2 more in the 2nd against Ron Darling.  Darryl Strawberry's 3-run homer ties it at 4 in the 6th but Houston goes back in front in the 7th on a walk, a two base error by Ray Knight and a run scoring ground out.  It stays 5-4 until the 9th when Lenny Dykstra's 2 run walk-off homer, wins it for the Mets.



Year: 1969; World Series Game #1; Saturday;  Oct 11, NYM 1 @ BAL 4; boxscore; WP: Cuellar; LP: Seaver; Time: 2:13; DAY; Attendance: 50,429; Record: 0-1; L;


Tommie Agee CF: 0 for 4; GDP; 2 Ks; Bud Harrelson SS: 1 for 3; 1 walk; Cleon Jones LF: 1 for 4; Donn Clendenon 1B: 2 for 4; 2B; 1 run; 2 Ks; Ron Swoboda RF: 1 for 3; 1 walk; 1 K; Ed Charles 3B: 0 for 4; 1 K; Jerry Grote C: 1 for 4; 1 K; Al Weis 2B: 0 for 1; SF; 1 RBI; 2 walks; Tom Seaver P: 0 for 1; 1 K; Duffy Dyer PH: 0 for 1; Rod Gaspar PH: 0 for 1; Art Shamsky PH: 0 for 1; Tom Seaver, L (1-1): 5 innings; 4 runs; 4 ERs; 6 hits; 1 HR; 1 walk; 3 Ks; Don Cardwell: 1 inning; no runs; Ron Taylor: 2 innings; no runs; 1 walk; 3 Ks; 


Orioles take Game 1 of the 1969 World Series as Tom Seaver allows 4 runs over 5 innings starting with Don Buford's homer to lead off the Orioles 1st.  Buford would add an RBI double as part of a 3-run 4th against Tom.  Mike Cuellar gets the complete game win allowing just one run on a Al Weis Sac Fly in the 7th.





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