1986 World Series Game 7: New York Mets 8, Boston Red Sox 5 — Box Score & Highlights (10/27/1986)

 

Final: Mets 8, Red Sox 5

Player of the Game: Ray Knight

The New York Mets defeated the Boston Red Sox, 8-5, at Shea Stadium on Monday, October 27, 1986. Ray Knight went 3-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI to lead the way. Roger McDowell (1-0) earned the win; Calvin Schiraldi took the loss; Jesse Orosco (2) picked up the save.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	9	0
NYM	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	X	8	10	0

Boston Red Sox Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Wade Boggs 3B	4	0	1	1	1	0	.262
Marty Barrett 2B	5	0	1	0	0	1	.400
Bill Buckner 1B	4	1	2	0	0	0	.200
Jim Rice LF	4	1	2	0	0	1	.241
Dwight Evans RF	4	1	2	3	0	1	.259
Rich Gedman C	4	1	1	1	0	1	.276
Dave Henderson CF	2	1	0	0	1	1	.324
Spike Owen SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	.366
Don Baylor PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.297
Al Nipper P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Steve Crawford P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Bruce Hurst P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Tony Armas PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.118
Calvin Schiraldi P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Joe Sambito P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Bob Stanley P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ed Romero SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	33	5	9	5	2	7

BATTING
2B: Evans (3, McDowell).
HR: Evans (3, 2nd inning off Darling, 0 on, 0 out); Gedman (2, 2nd inning off Darling, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Barrett; Boggs; Buckner 2; Evans 6; Gedman 4; Rice 2.
RBI: Boggs (5); Evans 3 (13); Gedman (7).
2-out RBI: Boggs.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Barrett; Buckner; Baylor.
SAC: Hurst 2.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Evans (Hernandez at 2nd base).

New York Mets Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Mookie Wilson LF	3	1	1	0	1	0	.192
Tim Teufel 2B	2	0	0	0	1	1	.333
Wally Backman 2B	1	1	0	0	1	0	.282
Keith Hernandez 1B	4	0	1	3	0	0	.250
Gary Carter C	4	0	0	1	0	0	.214
Darryl Strawberry RF	4	1	1	1	0	0	.217
Ray Knight 3B	4	2	3	1	0	0	.277
Kevin Mitchell LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Lenny Dykstra CF	2	1	1	0	0	0	.300
Rafael Santana SS	3	1	1	1	1	1	.216
Ron Darling P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Sid Fernandez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Lee Mazzilli PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	.300
Roger McDowell P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jesse Orosco P	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.000
Totals	32	8	10	8	4	3

BATTING
HR: Knight (1, 7th inning off Schiraldi, 0 on, 0 out); Strawberry (3, 8th inning off Nipper, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Dykstra; Hernandez; Knight 6; Mazzilli; Orosco; Santana; Strawberry 4; Wilson.
RBI: Carter (11); Hernandez 3 (7); Knight (7); Orosco (1); Santana (2); Strawberry (6).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hernandez 2; Carter.
SAC: McDowell.
SF: Hernandez.
Team RISP: 3-for-7.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Mitchell (Rice at 2nd base).

Boston Red Sox Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Bruce Hurst	6.0	4	3	3	1	3	2.13
Calvin Schiraldi (L)	0.1	3	3	3	0	0	6.30
Joe Sambito	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	9.00
Bob Stanley	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	2.25
Al Nipper	0.1	3	2	2	1	0	7.11
Steve Crawford	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	4.50

New York Mets Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Ron Darling	3.2	6	3	3	1	0	2.78
Sid Fernandez	2.1	0	0	0	1	4	2.84
Roger McDowell (W)	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	2.51
Jesse Orosco (SV)	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	1.98

Strikeouts

Batter	Pitcher	#	Type	Count	Pitch
Santana	Hurst	6	Swinging Strike	2-2	—
Teufel	Hurst	5	Swinging Strike	1-2	—
Rice	Fernandez	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Evans	Fernandez	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Mitchell	Hurst	6	Swinging Strike	1-2	—
Gedman	Fernandez	3	Called Strike	0-2	—
Owen	Fernandez	4	Called Strike	1-2	—
Armas	McDowell	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Henderson	Orosco	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	—
Barrett	Orosco	6	Swinging Strike	2-2	—

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

Scoring Plays

T2: Dwight Evans hits a home run (2). (BOS 1, NYM 0)

T2: Rich Gedman hits a home run (1). (BOS 2, NYM 0)

T2: Wade Boggs singles on a ground ball to center fielder Mookie Wilson. Dave Henderson scores. (BOS 3, NYM 0)

B6: Keith Hernandez singles on a line drive to center fielder Dave Henderson. Lee Mazzilli scores. Mookie Wilson scores. Tim Teufel to 3rd. (BOS 3, NYM 2)

B6: Gary Carter grounds into a force out, right fielder Dwight Evans to shortstop Spike Owen. Wally Backman scores. Keith Hernandez out at 2nd. Gary Carter to 1st. (BOS 3, NYM 3)

B7: Ray Knight hits a home run (1). (BOS 3, NYM 4)

B7: Rafael Santana singles on a ground ball to right fielder Dwight Evans. Lenny Dykstra scores. (BOS 3, NYM 5)

B7: Keith Hernandez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Dave Henderson. Rafael Santana scores. Mookie Wilson to 3rd. (BOS 3, NYM 6)

T8: Dwight Evans doubles (2) on a line drive to right fielder Darryl Strawberry. Bill Buckner scores. Jim Rice scores. (BOS 5, NYM 6)

B8: Darryl Strawberry hits a home run (1). (BOS 5, NYM 7)

B8: Jesse Orosco singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dave Henderson. Ray Knight scores. Rafael Santana to 3rd. (BOS 5, NYM 8)

Statcast

Swing & Misses

Pitcher	#
Sid Fernandez	7
Bruce Hurst	5
Jesse Orosco	5
Steve Crawford	1
Ron Darling	1

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Game Info

WP: Schiraldi.
IBB: Wilson (by Sambito); Santana (by Nipper).
HBP: Henderson (by Darling); Wilson (by Crawford).
Groundouts-flyouts: Hurst 2-2; Schiraldi 1-0; Sambito 0-1; Stanley 0-0; Nipper 0-0; Crawford 1-0; Darling 3-0; Fernandez 0-0; McDowell 0-0; Orosco 0-1.
Batters faced: Hurst 23; Schiraldi 4; Sambito 3; Stanley 1; Nipper 5; Crawford 3; Darling 18; Fernandez 8; McDowell 6; Orosco 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Sambito 1-1; Stanley 2-0; Crawford 2-0; Fernandez 1-0; Orosco 1-0.
Umpires: 3B: Joe Brinkman. LF: Ed Montague.
Weather: 53 degrees, Unknown.
First pitch: 8:15 PM.
T: 3:11.
Att: 55,032.
Venue: Shea Stadium.
October 27, 1986

Game Highlights

Orosco's RBI pads Mets' lead

Mets win 1986 World Series

Orosco's scoreless relief

Hernandez gets Mets on board

Mitchell throws out Rice

Knight's homer breaks tie

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