SABR Digital Library: 1986 Mets/Red Sox: There Was More Than Game Six

The 1986 New York Mets: There Was More Than Game Six
Edited by Leslie Heaphy and Bill Nowlin
Publication Date: March 3, 2016
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-943816-13-2, $39.95

ISBN (ebook): 978-1-943816-12-5, $9.99
8.5″ x 11″, 360 pages

The 1986 Boston Red Sox: There Was More Than Game Six
Edited by Bill Nowlin and Leslie Heaphy
Publication Date: March 3, 2016
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-943816-13-2, $39.95

ISBN (ebook): 978-1-943816-12-5, $9.99
8.5″ x 11″, 415 pages

This two-book companion series focuses on the rivals that met in the 1986 World Series, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Mets, including biographies of every player, coach, broadcaster, and other important figures in baseball’s top organizations that year.

This book on the 1986 season re-tells the story of that year’s classic World Series. After four games, each team had won two away games and neither had won at home. Then the Red Sox won Game Five at Fenway, and were one game away from winning their first World Championship in 86 years. It came to the point they were one pitch away from baseball Nirvana. And then …

Just about everyone knows what happened, but there are takes on it here you might not have read elsewhere. Mostly, this is the story of each of the players, coaches, managers, and broadcasters, their lives in baseball, and the way the 1986 season fit into their lives.

As with many of the books published by SABR, this was a true collaborative effort. There are 74 different SABR members who contributed to making these two books on the Mets and Red Sox a reality. It took us two books to tell the story as well as we wanted. Get your copy of each book for the full story!

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Below: Find player biographies and memorable game stories from 1986 Mets/Red Sox: There Was More Than Game Six:

1986 Mets biographies


1986 Red Sox biographies


1986 Mets Game Recaps

April 18, 1986: Ron Darling shuts down Phillies as Mets begin 11-game winning streak

April 21, 1986: Mets preview October magic by rallying in 8th and 9th for win over Pirates

April 27, 1986: Mets defeat nemesis John Tudor to complete sweep of Cardinals

April 30, 1986: Mets extend winning streak to 11 despite Gooden’s ‘worst game’

April 8, 1986: Gooden’s complete game leads Mets to win on Opening Day

August 4, 1986: Dennis Eckersley, Ron Cey lead Cubs past first-place Mets

August 5, 1986: Jerry Mumphrey’s pinch-hit homer lifts Cubs past first-place Mets

July 11, 1986: Mets brawl, bash Braves behind Gary Carter’s two homers

July 20, 1986: Astros outlast Mets’ rallies, win in 15 innings on controversial call

July 22, 1986: Mets win extra-inning slugfest with brawl and home run

June 10, 1986: Tim Teufel’s pinch-hit grand slam gives Mets the win over Phillies

June 13, 1986: Darryl Strawberry’s walk-off single beats Pirates

May 22, 1986: Mike Krukow and Chili Davis lead Giants over Dwight Gooden, Mets

May 27, 1986: Darling whiffs 12 as Mets brawl with Dodgers

October 11, 1986: Lenny Dykstra’s homer wins Game 3 for Mets

October 14, 1986: Gary Carter’s 12th-inning single wins Game 5 of NLCS

October 15, 1986: Mets win NLCS thriller in 16 innings

October 18, 1986: Red Sox win World Series opener in wintry weather

October 19, 1986: Clemens-Gooden duel falls flat as Red Sox win Game Two

October 21, 1986: Rested Mets win Game Three behind Bob Ojeda

October 22, 1986: Darling leads Mets to Game Four win, tying World Series 2-2

October 23, 1986: Red Sox take 3-2 lead as World Series heads back to New York

October 25, 1986: ‘A little roller up along first’: Mets win wild Game Six on Buckner error

October 27, 1986: Mets rally late to beat Red Sox in Game Seven

October 5, 1986: Mets cap 108-win regular season as Ron Darling, Sid Fernandez combine for shutout

September 17, 1986: Gooden, Magadan lead Mets to first division title in 13 years

September 20, 1986: Rookies John Gibbons and Stan Jefferson propel Mets to win over Phillies

September 28, 1986: Strawberry delivers with 11th-inning homer to beat Bucs

September 4, 1986: Mets, Red Sox play charity game in World Series preview


1986 Red Sox Game Recaps

April 29, 1986: Roger Clemens becomes first pitcher to strike out 20 in nine innings

August 18, 1986: Tom Seaver strikes out 7 in his last major-league win

August 21, 1986: Red Sox offense unleashes ‘havoc and devastation’ on Cleveland

July 10, 1986: Red Sox-Angels game sets ‘new standards of the bizarre’

May 19, 1986: Red Sox win on a walk-off for second game in a row

May 20, 1986: Wade Boggs collects five hits for the Red Sox

May 27, 1986: Eerie fog off Lake Erie gives Red Sox weather-shortened win in Cleveland

October 10, 1986: Late rally lifts Angels to Game Three win over Red Sox

October 11, 1986: Angels move one win closer to World Series

October 12, 1986: Dave Henderson’s homer keeps Red Sox hopes alive in Game Five

October 14, 1986: Barrett continues hot streak as Red Sox roll in Game Six

October 15, 1986: Red Sox complete epic ALCS comeback over Angels

October 18, 1986: Red Sox win World Series opener in wintry weather

October 19, 1986: Clemens-Gooden duel falls flat as Red Sox win Game Two

October 21, 1986: Rested Mets win Game Three behind Bob Ojeda

October 22, 1986: Darling leads Mets to Game Four win, tying World Series 2-2

October 23, 1986: Red Sox take 3-2 lead as World Series heads back to New York

October 25, 1986: ‘A little roller up along first’: Mets win wild Game Six on Buckner error

October 27, 1986: Mets rally late to beat Red Sox in Game Seven

October 7, 1986: Angels roar to win in ALCS opener

October 8, 1986: Sun shines on Red Sox in ALCS Game Two

September 4, 1986: Mets, Red Sox play charity game in World Series preview

 


Contributors: Niall Adler, Malcolm Allen, Will Anderson, Audrey Levi Apfel, Mark Armour, Eric Aron, Tyler Ash, Rich Bogovich, Bob Brady, Frederick C. Bush, Augusto Cardenas, Ralph Carhart, Alan Cohen, Warren Corbett, Rory Costello, John DiFonzo, Alex Edelman, Jeff English, Greg Erion, Dan Fields, T.S. Flynn, James Forr, David Forrester, Irv Goldfarb, John Gregory, Gene Gumbs, Donna L. Halper, Leslie Heaphy, Paul Hensler, Michael Huber, Joanne Hulbert, David Kaiser, Mark Kanter, Maxwell Kates, Jimmy Keenan, Norm King, Lee Kluck, Russ Lake, Bob LeMoine, Len Levin, Dan Levitt, Michael Martell, Shawn Morris, Rod Nelson, Skip Nipper, Bill Nowlin, Armand Peterson, Richard J. Puerzer, David Raglin, Alan Raylesberg, Mike Richard, Carl Riechers, Joel Rippel, Matthew Silverman, Mark Simon, David E. Skelton, Doug Skipper, Curt Smith, Jon Springer, Mark S. Sternman, Andy Sturgill, Cecilia Tan, Joan M. Thomas, Cindy Thomson, Clayton Trutor, Alfonso Tusa, Nick Waddell, Joseph Wancho, Steve West, Dave Williams, Saul Wisnia, Gregory H. Wolf, Allan Wood, and Jack Zerby.

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