October 23, 1986 World Series Game 5 at Fenway Park Play by Play and Box Score

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1986 World Series Game 5
1986 postseason: WS: NYM-BOS / ALCS: BOS-CAL / NLCS: NYM-HOU

Game 1
BOS  1
@NYM  0
Game 2
BOS  9
@NYM  3
Game 3
NYM  7
@BOS  1
Game 4
NYM  6
@BOS  2
Game 5
BOS  4
NYM  2
Game 6
NYM  6
BOS  5
(10) Game 7
NYM  8
BOS  5

Fenway Park, Attendance: 34,010

Thursday, October 23, 1986, 8:45
Time of Game: 0:00

Mets

Davey Johnson

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  1    2 10  1
Red Sox         0  1  1   0  2  0   0  0  X    4 12  0

W: B Hurst (2-0), L: D Gooden (0-2)

Red Sox

John McNamara

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Dykstra CF                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .333 1.010   18    1   0   
T Teufel 2B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .571 1.714   15    0   2   HR,2B
K Hernandez 1B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .586   17    7   1   
G Carter C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .333 1.047   15    8   0   
D Strawberry RF               4   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .578   18    1   0   
R Knight 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .646   12    1   0   GDP
K Mitchell DH                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .400   12    0   0   
M Wilson LF                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .278  .611   13    4   0   2B
R Santana SS                  2   0   1   1    1   0  .250  .544   10    1   1   SH

D Gooden P                                                               1   2
  S Fernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       35   2  10   2    1   6              130   24   6

BATTING

2B: T Teufel (1, off B Hurst); M Wilson (1, off B Hurst).

HR: T Teufel (1, off B Hurst; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).

SH: R Santana (2, off B Hurst).

TB: T Teufel 6; M Wilson 3; K Hernandez; R Santana; L Dykstra; K Mitchell; D Strawberry; R Knight.

GIDP: R Knight (2).

RBI: R Santana (1); T Teufel (1).

2-out RBI: R Santana.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

E: R Santana (1).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .227  .610   23    1   6   
M Barrett 2B                  4   0   2   0    1   0  .429 1.024   18    3   5   2B
B Buckner 1B                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .174  .348   17    9   1   
  D Stapleton 1B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         2   0   
J Rice LF                     3   1   2   0    1   1  .389 1.078   14    2   0   3B
D Baylor DH                   3   1   1   1    0   2  .200  .633   15    0   0   HBP
D Evans RF                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .278  .825   16    2   0   
R Gedman C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .190  .428   13    6   0   
D Henderson CF                4   1   2   1    0   1  .444 1.228   18    0   0   3B,2B
S Owen SS                     3   0   0   1    0   2  .231  .652   20    1   1   SF

B Hurst P                                                                1   0
Totals                       35   4  12   4    2   8              154   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Barrett (2, off S Fernandez); D Henderson (1, off S Fernandez).

3B: D Henderson (1, off D Gooden); J Rice (1, off D Gooden).

SF: S Owen (1, off D Gooden).

HBP: D Baylor (1, by D Gooden).

TB: D Henderson 5; J Rice 4; M Barrett 3; W Boggs 2; D Evans 2; D Baylor; B Buckner.

RBI: S Owen (2); D Baylor (1); D Henderson (4); D Evans (4).

2-out RBI: D Evans.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Boggs-M Barrett-B Buckner.

BASERUNNING

PO: M Barrett (1st base by D Gooden).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Gooden, L (0-2)              4     9   4   3    2   3   0   8.00   24   93-58   33·10·15   10· 6· 2· 0     31    -     0.94  -0.16
S Fernandez                    4     3   0   0    0   5   0   2.08   15   60-44   25·12· 7    3· 6· 1· 0          2-1    0.25   0.04
Totals                         8    12   4   3    2   8   0          39  153-102  58·22·22   13·12· 3· 0          2-1

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Hurst, W (2-0)               9    10   2   2    1   6   1   1.06   37  130-91   49·12·30   15·13· 2· 0     64    -     1.02   0.39
Totals                         9    10   2   2    1   6   1          37  130-91   49·12·30   15·13· 2· 0           -

D Gooden faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: D Gooden (1; M Barrett, 1st base).

HBP: D Gooden (1; D Baylor).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 34,010.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Boston Red Sox                       
1. L Dykstra            CF    1. W Boggs              3B 
2. T Teufel             2B    2. M Barrett            2B 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. B Buckner            1B 
4. G Carter             C     4. J Rice               LF 
5. D Strawberry         RF    5. D Baylor             DH 
6. R Knight             3B    6. D Evans              RF 
7. K Mitchell           DH    7. R Gedman             C  
8. M Wilson             LF    8. D Henderson          CF 
9. R Santana            SS    9. S Owen               SS 

   D Gooden             P        B Hurst              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-1  12-  2   10%  76% D Evans         D Gooden        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Buckner Scores/unER; Rice to 2B
   t 5   1  2-0  -23  4   10%  73% L Dykstra       B Hurst         Strikeout Swinging
   t 5   2  2-0  -23  3    8%  81% T Teufel        B Hurst         Groundout: 3B-1B
   t 5   0  2-0  1--  3   -8%  62% M Wilson        B Hurst         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Mitchell to 2B
   b 1   2  0-0  123  3   -7%  50% D Evans         D Gooden        Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Hurst facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  L Dykstra       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   48%  T Teufel        Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6   51%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B; Teufel to 3B
   O      --3  3   55%  G Carter        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  W Boggs         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   55%  M Barrett       Walk
   O      1--      51%  B Buckner       Barrett Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---  2   52%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   54%  J Rice          Single (Ground Ball); Buckner to 2B
          12-  5   57%  D Baylor        Hit By Pitch; Buckner to 3B; Rice to 2B
   O      123  3   50%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Hurst facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   52%  D Strawberry    Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  7   54%  R Knight        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   55%  K Mitchell      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  R Gedman        Flyball: SS
          ---  5   60%  D Henderson     Triple to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   RO     --3  3   62%  S Owen          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Henderson Scores
   O      ---  4   61%  W Boggs         Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Hurst facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   64%  M Wilson        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   61%  R Santana       Walk
          1--  4   57%  L Dykstra       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Santana to 2B
   O      12-  4   62%  T Teufel        Flyball: LF
   O      12-  3   67%  K Hernandez     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dwight Gooden facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   65%  M Barrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   67%  B Buckner       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Buckner to 1B
          1--  5   70%  J Rice          Walk; Buckner to 2B
   O      12-  3   66%  D Baylor        Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  2   76%  D Evans         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Buckner Scores/unER; Rice to 2B
   O      12-  5   73%  R Gedman        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Bruce Hurst facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   75%  G Carter        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   72%  D Strawberry    Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  2   78%  R Knight        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dwight Gooden facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   77%  D Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   76%  S Owen          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   76%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   78%  M Barrett       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Boggs to 3B
   O      1-3  4   75%  B Buckner       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Bruce Hurst facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   70%  K Mitchell      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
          1--  3   62%  M Wilson        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Mitchell to 2B
   O      12-  2   64%  R Santana       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Mitchell to 3B; Wilson to 2B
   O      -23  4   73%  L Dykstra       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   81%  T Teufel        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   87%  J Rice          Triple to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   R      --3  2   90%  D Baylor        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Rice Scores
          1--  9   93%  D Evans         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Baylor to 3B
                  Sid Fernandez replaces Dwight Gooden pitching
   O      1-3  3   91%  R Gedman        Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  4   95%  D Henderson     Double to LF (Ground Ball); Baylor Scores; Evans to 3B
   O      -23  6   93%  S Owen          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -23  6   92%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Bruce Hurst facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   93%  K Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   94%  G Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   95%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Sid Fernandez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   94%  M Barrett       Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  2   94%  B Buckner       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   94%  J Rice          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Bruce Hurst facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   91%  R Knight        Single to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
   O      1--  4   94%  K Mitchell      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   96%  M Wilson        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   97%  R Santana       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Sid Fernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   97%  D Baylor        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   96%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   96%  R Gedman        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Bruce Hurst facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   98%  L Dykstra       Flyball: SS
   R      ---  3   95%  T Teufel        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
          ---  3   92%  K Hernandez     Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  6   95%  G Carter        Groundout: 2B-1B; Hernandez to 2B
   O      -2-  6   97%  D Strawberry    Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Sid Fernandez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   97%  D Henderson     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   97%  S Owen          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   97%  W Boggs         Single to 2B (Line Drive)
          1--  1   97%  M Barrett       Double to LF (Fly Ball); Boggs to 3B
   O      -23  4   96%  B Buckner       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Bruce Hurst facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Stapleton replaces Bill Buckner playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---  1   99%  R Knight        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  K Mitchell      Flyball: 1B
          ---  5   99%  M Wilson        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   R      -2-  2   96%  R Santana       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Wilson Scores
   O      1--  3  100%  L Dykstra       Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Red Sox 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation