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October 19, 1986

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Red Sox	9	18	0
Mets	3	8	1

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Red Sox	9	18	0
Mets	3	8	1

Keith Hernandez Postseason Stats

	Game	Postseason
Average	.333	.250
OBP	.500	.351
At Bats	3	32
Hits	1	8
• Singles	1	6
• Doubles	0	1
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	1	5
RBI’s	1	4

Bob Stanley Postseason Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	0

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Shea Stadium - October 19, 1986

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Out

Bob Stanley

Rich Gedman

Dave Stapleton

Marty Barrett

Wade Boggs

Ed Romero

Jim Rice

Dave Henderson

Dwight Evans

Keith Hernandez

Lenny Dykstra

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Boston Red Sox	9	18	0	13
New York Mets	3	8	1	9
Winning Pitcher	Steve Crawford
Losing Pitcher	Dwight Gooden
Save	Bob Stanley
Game Winning RBI	Wade Boggs
Attendance	55,063
Time of Game	3 hours 36 minutes

View Box Score

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanley covering, for the out. Dykstra moves to second.

Bottom 9 Dykstra takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 9 Ed Romero now playing shortstop. Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Rice strikes out.

Top 9 Stapleton hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Doug Sisk now pitching. Barrett is walked intentionally.

Top 9 Boggs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Boggs reaches second base with a double. Henderson scores. Romero moves to third.

Top 9 Ed Romero pinch runs for Spike Owen. Stanley strikes out.

Top 9 Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Henderson moves to second.

Top 9 Sid Fernandez now pitching. Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Santana strikes out.

Bottom 8 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanley covering, for the out.

Bottom 8 Dave Stapleton now playing first base. Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Jesse Orosco. Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Gedman strikes out.

Top 8 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Stapleton moves to third.

Top 8 Dave Stapleton pinch runs for Bill Buckner. Rice hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Stapleton moves to second.

Top 8 Buckner hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Carter strikes out.

Bottom 7 Hernandez strikes out.

Bottom 7 Backman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dykstra moves to second.

Bottom 7 Bob Stanley now pitching. Dykstra hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

Top 7 Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Boggs strikes out.

Top 7 Mike Greenwell pinch hits for Steve Crawford. Jesse Orosco now pitching. Greenwell strikes out.

Top 7 Owen hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Evans scores. Gedman moves to third. Henderson moves to second.

Top 7 Henderson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Rice scores. Evans moves to third. Gedman moves to second.

Top 7 Gedman hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Rice moves to third. Evans moves to second.

Top 7 Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rice moves to second.

Top 7 Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Wilson strikes out.

Bottom 6 Santana hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Buckner strikes out.

Top 6 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boggs moves to second.

Top 6 Boggs takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Rick Aguilera now pitching. Mookie Wilson now playing left field. Crawford hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Heep hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Strawberry strikes out.

Bottom 5 Steve Crawford now pitching. Carter hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Backman scores. Hernandez moves to second.

Bottom 5 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Backman moves to third.

Bottom 5 Backman takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Dykstra hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Owen strikes out.

Top 5 Henderson strikes out.

Top 5 Gedman strikes out.

Top 5 Evans hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 5 Rice hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Gooden hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Clemens covering, for the out.

Bottom 4 Santana hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heep moves to second.

Bottom 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Heep takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Strawberry hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Barrett hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Boggs moves to third.

Top 4 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 4 Clemens bunts towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Backman covering, for the out. Owen moves to second.

Top 4 Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 4 Henderson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 3 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Clemens, and towards Boggs, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Gooden scores. Backman moves to second.

Bottom 3 Backman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Santana scores. Gooden moves to third.

Bottom 3 Dykstra bunts towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. Santana moves to third. Gooden moves to second.

Bottom 3 Gooden bunts towards the mound. Clemens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Santana moves to second.

Bottom 3 Santana hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 3 Gedman strikes out.

Top 3 Evans strikes out.

Top 3 Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Barrett moves to third.

Top 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Boggs scores. Barrett moves to second.

Top 3 Barrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemens scores. Boggs moves to third.

Top 3 Boggs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heep. Boggs reaches second base with a double. Owen scores. Clemens moves to third. That run is unearned.

Top 3 Clemens bunts towards first. Hernandez fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hernandez. Owen moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 3 Owen takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Johnson strikes out.

Bottom 2 Heep hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Strawberry strikes out.

Top 2 Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to second.

Top 2 Evans takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Rice strikes out.

Bottom 1 Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 There goes Backman. The throw from Gedman and he is out, Owen applying the tag.

Bottom 1 Backman takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Dykstra strikes out.

Top 1 Buckner hits a line drive towards short. Santana reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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