1986 World Series Game 4: New York Mets 6, Boston Red Sox 2 — Box Score & Highlights (10/22/1986)

 

Final: Mets 6, Red Sox 2

Player of the Game: Gary Carter

The New York Mets defeated the Boston Red Sox, 6-2, at Fenway Park on Wednesday, October 22, 1986. Gary Carter went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI to lead the way. Ron Darling (1-1) earned the win; Al Nipper took the loss; Jesse Orosco (1) picked up the save.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYM	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	6	12	0
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	7	1

New York Mets Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Lenny Dykstra CF	5	1	1	2	0	0	.333
Wally Backman 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	.294
Keith Hernandez 1B	3	0	0	0	1	0	.250
Gary Carter C	4	2	3	3	0	1	.250
Darryl Strawberry RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.222
Ray Knight 3B	4	0	2	1	0	1	.200
Danny Heep DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	.143
Mookie Wilson LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.150
Rafael Santana SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	.194
Totals	36	6	12	6	1	4

BATTING
2B: Strawberry (2, Nipper); Carter (3, Nipper).
HR: Carter 2 (2, 4th inning off Nipper, 1 on, 1 out, 8th inning off Crawford, 0 on, 1 out); Dykstra (3, 7th inning off Crawford, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Backman 2; Carter 10; Dykstra 4; Knight 2; Strawberry 3; Wilson 2.
RBI: Carter 3 (9); Dykstra 2 (6); Knight (4).
2-out RBI: Dykstra 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hernandez; Dykstra.
GIDP: Heep.
Team RISP: 3-for-8.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Backman (2, 2nd base off Nipper/Gedman); Wilson 2 (4, 2nd base off Crawford/Gedman, 2nd base off Stanley/Gedman).
CS: Strawberry (1, 2nd base by Crawford/Gedman).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Wilson (Gedman at 2nd base).

Boston Red Sox Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Wade Boggs 3B	5	0	0	0	0	0	.213
Marty Barrett 2B	4	0	2	0	1	0	.383
Bill Buckner 1B	5	0	0	0	0	0	.196
Jim Rice LF	4	1	1	0	1	2	.217
Don Baylor DH	3	0	0	0	1	1	.303
Dwight Evans RF	3	1	1	1	1	0	.214
Rich Gedman C	4	0	3	0	0	0	.311
Dave Henderson CF	3	0	0	1	0	2	.304
Spike Owen SS	1	0	0	0	2	0	.387
Mike Greenwell PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250
Ed Romero SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	32	2	7	2	7	5

BATTING
2B: Barrett (3, Darling); Gedman (2, Darling); Rice (2, McDowell).
TB: Barrett 3; Evans; Gedman 4; Rice 2.
RBI: Evans (7); Henderson (7).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Boggs 2; Evans 2; Buckner 2.
SF: Henderson.
Team RISP: 1-for-10.
Team LOB: 11.

FIELDING
E: Gedman (1, throw).
Outfield assists: Rice (Carter at home).
DP: 3 (Buckner-Owen-Buckner; Rice-Gedman; Gedman-Barrett).

New York Mets Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Ron Darling (W)	7.0	4	0	0	6	4	1.89
Roger McDowell	0.2	3	2	2	1	0	1.54
Jesse Orosco (SV)	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	2.38

Boston Red Sox Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Al Nipper (L)	6.0	7	3	3	1	2	4.50
Steve Crawford	2.0	4	3	3	0	2	5.06
Bob Stanley	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2.31

Strikeouts

Batter	Pitcher	#	Type	Count	Pitch
Carter	Nipper	5	Called Strike	2-2	—
Henderson	Darling	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	—
Rice	Darling	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	—
Baylor	Darling	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	—
Santana	Nipper	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	—
Henderson	Darling	4	Called Strike	1-2	—
Santana	Crawford	3	Called Strike	0-2	—
Knight	Crawford	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Rice	Orosco	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	—

#: pitch of the at-bat the strikeout came on. Count: the count the pitch was thrown on.

Scoring Plays

T4: Gary Carter hits a home run (1). Wally Backman scores. (NYM 2, BOS 0)

T4: Ray Knight singles on a line drive to center fielder Dave Henderson. Darryl Strawberry scores. (NYM 3, BOS 0)

T7: Lenny Dykstra hits a home run (2). Mookie Wilson scores. (NYM 5, BOS 0)

T8: Gary Carter hits a home run (2). (NYM 6, BOS 0)

B8: Dwight Evans singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lenny Dykstra. Jim Rice scores. (NYM 6, BOS 1)

B8: Dave Henderson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Darryl Strawberry. Dwight Evans scores. (NYM 6, BOS 2)

Statcast

Swing & Misses

Pitcher	#
Ron Darling	10
Al Nipper	5
Steve Crawford	4
Jesse Orosco	2
Roger McDowell	1

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Game Info

Groundouts-flyouts: Darling 2-4; McDowell 0-1; Orosco 2-0; Nipper 4-1; Crawford 0-1; Stanley 0-1.
Batters faced: Darling 30; McDowell 6; Orosco 4; Nipper 24; Crawford 9; Stanley 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Orosco 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Joe Brinkman. 1B: Ed Montague.
First pitch: 8:25 PM.
T: 3:22.
Att: 33,920.
Venue: Fenway Park.
October 22, 1986

Game Highlights

Dykstra's homer off Evans' glove

Carter homers twice in Game 4

Ron Darling's Game 4 start

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Box score data via MLB Stats API. Compiled by MetsNewsLinks.com.